The 2015-16 all-state boys basketball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a week-long vote of coaches.

A specific player of the year vote was held in each class, as was a vote for coach of the year.
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Class 5A

Player of the year: De’Ron Davis, Overland

Coach of the year: John Olander, Eaglecrest

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
De’Ron Davis	Overland	PF/C	Senior
Sam Masten	Rock Canyon	PG/SG	Sophomore
Tyrei Randall	Rangeview	W	Senior
Jervae Robinson	Overland	PG/SG	Senior
Colbey Ross	Eaglecrest	PG/SG	Junior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Braxton Bertolette	Fossil Ridge		Junior
Austin Mueller	ThunderRidge	SF	Senior
Cameron Pearson	Chatfield	PG	Senior
David Thornton	Cherokee Trail	F	Senior
Clay Verk	ThunderRidge	PF	Senior

Honorable mention: Jake Belknapp, Junior, Mountain Vista; Elijah Blake, Junior, Rangeview; Dalven Brushier, Senior, Doherty; Jack Buckmelter, Senior, Denver East; Danny Garrick, Senior, Legend; Will Halfon, Senior, Cherry Creek; Daylen Kountz, Sophomore, George Washington; Jaizec Lottie, Junior, Cherokee Trail; Riley Matticks, Senior, Legend; Luke Neff, Senior, Arvada West; Kolton Peterson, Junior, Lakewood; Elijah Reed, Senior, Rangeview; Landon Taliaferro, Senior, Boulder; Dallas Walton, Senior, Arvada West.

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Class 4A

Player of the year: David Simental, Pueblo West

Coach of the year: Bobby Tyler, Pueblo West

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Justinian Jessup	Longmont	W	Senior
Hunter Maldonado	Vista Ridge	F	Junior
Michael Ranson	Pueblo Central	PG/SG	Senior
Jalen Sanders	Valor Christian	P	Junior
David Simental	Pueblo West	PG	Junior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Cameron Horning	Glenwood Springs	G	Senior
CJ Jennings	Sierra	PG	Junior
Maleek Johnson	Pueblo South	SG	Senior
D’Shawn Schwartz	Sand Creek		Junior
Jonathan Scott	Lewis-Palmer	G	Senior

Honorable mention: Noah Baldwin, Senior, Windsor; Joey Bauderer, Senior, Skyview; Chudier Bile, Senior, Denver South; Ryan Blodgett, Senior, Golden; Quincy Bryant, Senior, Mitchell; Luis Carreon, Senior, Rifle; Orion Clay, Senior, Durango; Alex Hawkins, Senior, Vista PEAK Prep; Jake Hornick, Senior, Thompson Valley; Charlie Hovasse, Senior, Lewis-Palmer; Kayle Knuckles, Junior, Valor Christian; Walker Korell, Senior, Mead; Trey McBride, Sophomore, Fort Morgan; Andy Nelson, Senior, Holy Family; Michael Scheid, Senior, Windsor; Braden Shirley, Senior, Pueblo West; Nieyeme Smyer-williams, Sophomore, Pueblo West; Patrick Vasquez, Senior, Fort Lupton.

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Class 3A

Player of the year: Justin Bassey, Colorado Academy

Coach of the year: Mark Engesser, Colorado Springs Christian

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Justin Bassey	Colorado Academy	G	Senior
Justin Engesser	Colorado Springs Christian		Junior
Gabe Hegarty	Faith Christian		Senior
Samuel Howard	Colorado Springs Christian		Senior
Maximo Medina	Denver Science & Tech Stapleton	SG/PG	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Ryan Brubacher	Alamosa	SF	Junior
Marco Garcia	Alamosa	PF	Senior
Christian Hyatt	Colorado Academy	G	Senior
Ellis Jones	DSST: Green Valley Ranch	G	Senior
Jesus Martinez	The Pinnacle	P	Senior
John Parker	Grand Valley	PG/SG	Senior

Honorable mention: Briar Erskine, Senior, Pagosa Springs; Karl Giesselman, Senior, Bennett; Brad Lutz, Senior, Middle Park; Conner Martin, Junior, Strasburg; Josh Mohammed, Senior, James Irwin; Ben Pratt, Senior, Frontier Academy; Lucas Rodholm, Junior, Manitou Springs; Josh VanVleet, Senior, Liberty Common; Jimmy Velten, Senior, St. Mary’s; Robert Williams, Junior, Sheridan; Will Willis, Junior, Lutheran; Peter Wilson, Senior, Colorado Springs Christian.

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Class 2A

Player of the year: Miles Caldon, Sanford

Coach of the year: Rhett Larsen, Sanford

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Miles Caldon	Sanford	SG	Senior
Chance Canty	Sanford	PF	Senior
Tanner Ervin	Resurrection Christian	G	Junior
Jesus Loya	Holyoke	G	Senior
Tyler Woodhams	Sedgwick County		Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Luke Fick	Resurrection Christian	G	Senior
Jason George	Simla	F	Senior
Connor Hale	Rye	SG/PG	Senior
Wyatt Hayes	Ignacio	PG	Senior
Morgan Murray	Ellicott	PG/G	Senior

Honorable mention: Devonte Chartier-Holmes, Senior, Burlington; Bradley Clabey, Sophomore, Crowley County; Nathaniel Cook, Senior, Evangelical Christian; Eric Logan, Senior, Soroco; Cole McKinley, Senior, Sedgwick County; Ivan Mendoza, Senior, West Grand; Jonathan Montanez, Senior, Rocky Ford; Griffen Peterson, Senior, Sanford; Dagan Rienks, Junior, Paonia; Cole Rouse, Junior, Highland; Matt Thieman, Senior, Simla; Taylor Walters, Senior, Paonia; Wyatt Workman, Senior, Haxtun.

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Class 1A

Player of the year: Jaxon King, Fleming

Coach of the year: Thomas Hessler, Fleming

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Gray Hill	Shining Mountain	F/F	Senior
Jaxon King	Fleming	G	Junior
Blake Meredith	Fleming	F	Senior
Caleb Preston	Ouray		Senior
Yaniel Vidal	Holly		Junior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Sigi Avalos	Holly		Junior
Jordan Cothran	Rocky Mountain Lutheran		Senior
Christian Dellamaestra	Wiley		Junior
Kendall Pelton	Cheyenne Wells		Junior
Joey Stahley	Fleming	G	Senior
Alex Vandenbark	Fleming	F	Junior

Honorable mention: Chase Boulter, Senior, Gilpin County; Durham Clark, Senior, Edison; Cody Dalton, Senior, Hanover; Caden Eastin, Senior, Wiley; Jordan Ernst, Senior, Dove Creek; Eric Frank, Senior, Edison; Ravi Inmon, Junior, Ouray; Brad Johnson, Junior, Kit Carson; Antun Maricevic, Senior, Longmont Christian; Braulio Martinez, Senior, Hanover; Eli Sievert, Senior, Rocky Mountain Lutheran; Brett Wilson, Senior, South Baca.

Palisade had a key fourth-down stop near the goal-line in the fourth quarter as the fifth-ranked Bulldogs upset No. 3 Holy Family 42-34 in a huge Class 3A football game on Friday evening.

PD Riddle ran for two touchdowns and threw for another, while Prescott Price and Isaac Maestas each had two touchdowns.

“It was like an arena football game,” Palisade coach Joe Ramunno told Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show on Friday. “We had to take away possessions, and we were able to do that.”

The game tilted back-and-forth throughout, though Palisade never trailed. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter, and that proved to be the difference.

“That’s what we knew we had to do, because they are so potent offensively,” Ramunno said. “They came back, though. They brought it back to 28-21 at the half. … We just knew we had to keep a possession ahead as much as we could, but they made a run for it there at the end.”

Holy Family quarterback Chris Helbig, who set the state passing record two weeks ago, continued his torrid early-season pace. He threw for three more touchdowns on Friday night, giving him 16 over three consecutive games. That breaks the previous record of 15 set by Grand Junction’s Doug Musgrave in 1988.

Trailing 35-28 late in the fourth quarter, Holy Family marched down to the Palisade 5-yard-line, but the Bulldogs turned away the high-powered offense. Palisade scored on Maestas’ 87-yard touchdown on its next drive.

“They had a great drive going on, and our defense really stepped up to get a great finish on it,” Ramunno said. “We were able to stop that fourth-down conversion, and then just a just a few plays later, Isaac was able to get into the end zone.

“It was a big turnaround for us. They were going in to tie it up, and we ended up getting it back to (a 14-point lead).”

Holy Family again cut into the lead to make it 45-34 with 55 seconds to play, but couldn’t recover an onside kick and Palisade was able to hang on.

Maestas rushed for more than 200 yards for Palisade.

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5A: Mullen 38, (2) Pomona 31 (OT)

Mullen rallied from down 24-13 in the third quarter to eventually take a 28-24 lead over the second-ranked Panthers with seven minutes remaining.

Pomona went up 31-28 with a minute remaining, and then Mullen hit a field goal to send it to overtime.

Once there, the Mustangs pulled off the biggest upset of the young season.

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5A: Arapahoe 17, (5) Grandview 14

#93 RaPue hits field goal to take the lead 17-14. 1:20 to play! @neildevlin @CHSAA @ahswarriors pic.twitter.com/eC2QAIKfkb

— Arapahoe Athletics (@ArapSports) September 19, 2015

Arapahoe pulled off the upset thanks to the above field goal with a little over a minute to play.

The Warriors led 7-0 at the half after Mitch Pennetta’s fumble recovery for a score. Grandview tied it up, but then Pete Mitchell hit Connor Williams for a 69-yard passing touchdown to give Arapahoe another lead.

Arapahoe is now 3-0, including two wins over ranked teams.

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6-man: (1) Fleming 66, (3) Pawnee 22

Fleming was up 24-6 at the half, then exploded in the second half to take the important 6-man matchup.

“We came out aggressively,” Wildcats coach John King told the Scoreboard Show. “We just executed really well. We kind of went right at them and actually probably ran the ball more tonight than we have been lately.”

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5A: (7) Regis Jesuit 19, (9) Cherokee Trail  14

The Raiders jumped out to a 13-0 lead at halftime, and held on for the important top-10 win.

Cherokee Trail cut it to 13-7 in the third quarter, but Regis Jesuit pushed it back to 19-7 midway through the fourth quarter.

The Cougars did score again in the final minutes, but Regis Jesuit got a game-ending interception.

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5A: Horizon 18, (8) Fairview 14

Horizon rallied from a 14-0 hole to score the game’s final 18 points and pull the upset.

The Hawks cut into that lead to make it 14-12 at half, then took the lead on Jared Jiron’s 1-yard touchdown with 2:15 to go in the third quarter.

Horizon made a goal-line stand in the fourth quarter, and then recovered a muffed punt with two minutes left to hold on and win.

The Knights had won 20 consecutive games in the regular season prior to Friday’s loss.

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4A/3A: (9) Palmer Ridge 48, (9) Lewis Palmer 14

Isaiah Sanders threw for 440 yards and four touchdowns as Palmer Ridge won General Palmer’s Cup over its rival.

Palmer Ridge (3-0) stretched its lead to 28-0 before Lewis-Palmer finally got on the board, and then cruised from there.

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Notables

• A total of five top-10 teams in Class 5A have lost (so far) this week, including four to unranked opponents.
• Mountain View beat rival Loveland for the first time ever, 38-28. It was the team’s ninth meeting.
• No. 4 Windsor easily handled Fort Collins in a good 4A matchup, 30-6.
• 1A No. 8 Rye shutout 2A No. 10 Trinidad 45-0.
• Pueblo South upset No. 8 Wheat Ridge in 4A, 42-35.
• Another upset, this one in 2A: Pueblo County over No. 8 Florence 14-0.
• No. 2 Eads handled No. 9 Cheyenne Wells in 6-man, 60-12.
• In coach Todd Casebier’s return to Montrose, his former team beat Fruita Monument 31-7.
• 5A No. 4 Valor Christian went to Utah and beat East 26-10.
• Nate Renfrew had the game-winning extra point in overtime as Air Academy beat Widefield 40-39 in 4A.
• West Grand football coach Chris Brown won his 300th career game last week. Friday, he got No. 301 in a 46-32 win over Gilpin County.
• Pueblo West beat Falcon 34-26 in 4A.
• Wiggins took down 1A No. 10 Crowley County, 27-20.

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More coverage

• Aguilar won its first football game in 10 years by beating Antonito. “It’s been something spectacular,” coach Joseph Porras said.
• 2A No. 6 La Junta forced five turnovers in a win over No. 2 Eaton.
• Elway Tubbs had a huge game as 4A No. 5 Vista Ridge rolled past No. 7 Ponderosa.
• Another big night, this one from Conlan Berger, as 4A No. 2 Longmont beat Broomfield.
• Westminster football is now 3-0 for the first time since 2001. Photos from that game.
• This week’s top-10 scoreboard.
• A complete scoreboard for Week 3, as well as Saturday’s games.
• Replay the night.

The 2015 all-state baseball teams honor the best players in the sport as judged by the leagues and coaches. They are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues and coaches, and then a vote of coaches. Players had to be first-team all-league in order to be on the all-state ballot.

Players and coaches of the year were also selected by a vote of the coaches.

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

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Class 5A

Player of the year: Ryan Madden, Fairview

Coach of the year: Matt Johnson, Chatfield

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Cole Anderson	Rocky Mountain	OF	Senior
Bryce Dietz	Rock Canyon	RHP	Senior
Chris Givin	Rock Canyon	SS/RHP	Senior
Blake Goldsberry	Cherry Creek	3B	Senior
Ryan Madden	Fairview	INF/RHP	Senior
JR McDermott	Smoky Hill	P/UTIL	Senior
Marc Mumper	Mountain Vista	SS/RHP	Senior
Nick Shumpert	Highlands Ranch	SS	Senior
Logan Soole	Monarch	P/CF	Senior
Kyle Winkler	Chatfield	SS	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Wyatt Cross	Legacy	C/1B	Senior
Maverick Handley	Mullen	C/INF	Junior
Sean O’Dell	Chatfield	CF/P/2B	Senior
Greg Pickett	Legend	OF/RHP	Senior
Kyle Reisman	Rocky Mountain	1B	Senior
Peyton Remy	Legend	RHP/OF	Senior
Aeneas Roberson	Cherry Creek	OF	Senior
Tim Ryan	Fairview	OF/RHP	Senior
Brent Schwarz	Regis Jesuit	RHP	Senior

Honorable mention: Chad Bell, Rocky Mountain, INF, Senior; Kolby Bonato, Bear Creek, 3B/C, Senior; Dominik Castiglione, Horizon, INF, Senior; Danny Collins, Lakewood, 1B/P, Senior; Quin Cotton, Regis Jesuit, OF, Junior; Conner Deeds, Pine Creek, INF/RHP, Senior; Brandon Formby, Mountain Vista, 3B/RHP, Senior; Gavin Gifford, Brighton, 1B/P, Junior; Keifer Glau, Grandview, OF/P, Senior; Trevor Kehe, Lakewood, OF/C, Senior; Peter McEvoy, Pine Creek, INF, Senior; Joe Millar, Ralston Valley, LHP, Senior; Jared Montoya, Douglas County, SS/RHP, Senior; Conner Nantkes, Cherokee Trail, LHP/OF, Sophomore; Tanner O’Tremba, Cherry Creek, OF, Freshman; Dylan Row, Fruita Monument, SS, Senior; Sam Schroeder, Fruita Monument, P/OF, Junior; Josh Schumacher, Rangeview, 2B, Junior; Josh White, Rock Canyon, 2B/OF/RHP, Senior

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Class 4A

Player of the year: Cole Shetterly, Green Mountain

Coach of the year: Brad Madden, Green Mountain

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Cameron Brown	D’Evelyn	OF/P	Junior
Casey Dunlap	Durango	SS/RHP	Senior
Reid Effrein	Green Mountain	2B/SS	Senior
Willie Harris	Wheat Ridge	CF	Senior
Bryan King	Ponderosa	P/OF	Senior
Kyle Leahy	Erie	RHP/INF	Senior
Josh Ramirez	Green Mountain	P/OF/1B	Senior
Talon Schaller	Green Mountain	P/3B	Senior
Cole Shetterly	Green Mountain	SS/P	Senior
Paul Tillotson	Lewis-Palmer	RHP/OF/3B	Junior
Grant Witherspoon	D’Evelyn	OF/P/1B	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Zane Begano	Erie	INF/RHP	Senior
Andrew Bowles	Palisade	C/SS	Senior
Cole Brandon	Windsor	LHP/1B	Senior
Austin Brown	Holy Family	LHP/1B/CF	Senior
Diego Garcia	Wheat Ridge	3B/P	Senior
Matt Helmreich	D’Evelyn	C	Senior
Chase Mathis	Mesa Ridge	INF/P	Senior
Jared Mews	Canon City	CF	Senior
Alec Moens	Evergreen	SS/P	Senior
Brian Tims	Lewis-Palmer	2B/SS	Senior

Honorable mention: Sonny Arellano, Pueblo East, RHP/1B, Senior; Brandon Barringer, Skyview, C, Senior; Logan Beatty, Mesa Ridge, INF/P, Senior; Colin Cicere, Lewis-Palmer, RHP/OF, Senior; Ryan DeMoudt, Berthoud, INF, Senior; Mitchell Gray, Summit, RHP/3B/OF, Senior; Jake Greenwalt, Windsor, RHP/3B, Junior; Kyle Greenwell, Northridge, C/RHP, Senior; Jacob Hein, Discovery Canyon, P/OF, Senior; Derek Horn, Delta, P, Senior; Dane Kapande, Evergreen, 2B/SS, Junior; Nic Lacayo, Cheyenne Mountain, C, Senior; Brandon Maes, Pueblo South, C/3B, Junior; D.J. Medina, Kennedy, P/INF, Senior; Chase Nieslanik, Glenwood Springs, LHP, Senior; Dylan Norsen, Mountain View, P/OF/INF, Sophomore; Mason Peterson, Longmont, 2B/C, Junior; Hunter Roberts, Alameda, 2B/OF, Junior; Christian Robles, Denver North, OF, Junior; Cooper Rothe, Longmont, CF, Junior; Layton Stutsman, Rifle, OF, Senior; Jeffrey Torres, Thomas Jefferson, OF/RHP, Senior; Chase Trujillo, Pueblo West, OF, Senior; Isaiah Volcic, Widefield, SS/P/INF, Senior; Austin Wood, Silver Creek, 1B/RHP, Junior; Easton Woods, Palisade, P, Senior

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Class 3A

Player of the year: Lane Greiman, Eaton

Coach of the year: Kevin Fergus, Brush

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Brevin Baessler	University	P/SS/P	Senior
Luke Bote	Faith Christian	C/P/INF	Senior
Matt Burkart	Eaton	SS/RHP	Junior
Carter Chacon	Valley	P/INF	Senior
Darin Cook	Lamar	INF/P	Senior
Lane Greiman	Eaton	RHP/INF	Senior
Ryan Koehler	Eaton	LHP/OF	Senior
Alec Petterson	Brush	C/P	Senior
Kyle Rosenbrock	Brush	SS/P	Senior
Brady Tedesco	Eaton	LHP/OF	Senior
Jacob Thiessen	Sterling	P/INF/UTIL	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Payton Chacon	Valley	C/P	Senior
Calvin Corey	Olathe	INF/P	Senior
Mikey Gutierrez	Brush	INF	Senior
Tyler Husmann	Alamosa	LF	Senior
Nick Kakavas	Peak to Peak	P/1B	Senior
Kelton McCoy	Bayfield	C/RHP/INF	Junior
Will McKissick	Kent Denver	OF/P	Junior
Braydon Peif	University	P/2B	Senior
Zane Phelps	Bayfield	3B/RHP/C	Junior
AJ Stephens	Faith Christian	1B/P/OF	Junior

Honorable mention: Colby Archuleta, Gunnison, C, Junior; Phillip Chadwick, Moffat County, UTIL/P, Senior; Trevor Close, Buena Vista, P/SS, Senior; Donovan Contreraz, Sheridan, P/INF, Junior; Kaleb Hansen, Lamar, INF, Senior; Ty Hanzlicek, Valley, INF/OF/P, Junior; Dusty Kaan, Sterling, CF/P, Senior; Tyler Manzanares, Pagosa Springs, P/INF/3B, Senior; Christopher Martin, Centauri, SS/OF, Junior; Joe Mondragon, Eaton, 1B/OF, Junior; Nathan Vaughn, Lutheran, RHP/UTIL/DH, Senior; Jake Vieira, Lutheran, OF/UTIL/RHP, Senior; Cole Whitaker, Kent Denver, SS/3B/P, Senior; Brady Wilson, Gunnison, INF/P, Junior

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Class 2A

Player of the year: Trenton Hughes, Rye

Coach of the year: Stacey Graham, Rye

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Trenton Hughes	Rye	P/1B	Senior
Ryan Miller	Burlington	P/INF	Senior
Luke Mondt	Resurrection Christian	SS/RHP	Senior
Cody Norris	Kiowa/Simla	P/C/INF	Senior
Luis Ortiz, Jr.	Rye	SS/P/C	Senior
Devan Rupe	Hotchkiss	P/CF	Senior
Maclain Smiley	Kiowa/Simla	P/INF	Senior
Joe Stephen	Limon	RHP/SS	Junior
Tyler Woodhams	Sedgwick County	RHP	Junior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Mitchell Bates	Kiowa/Simla	P/C/INF	Senior
Bailey Benz	Rye	C	Sophomore
Jett County	Burlington	P/INF	Sophomore
Chance Dunker	Sedgwick County	RHP	Junior
Caden Eastin	County Line (Wiley/McClave)	LHP/CF	Junior
Evan Finley	Peyton	P/INF/C	Junior
Cesar Gonzalez	Hotchkiss	P/SS	Junior
Trevor Smith	Paonia	3B/C/RHP	Sophomore
Taylor Thoman	Peyton	P/UTIL	Junior
Jake Tomcheck	Resurrection Christian	LHP/OF/1B	Junior

Honorable mention: Kaleb Bayles, Hotchkiss, 1B/OF, Senior; Bryce Buhr, Crowley County, CF/SS/P, Junior; Miles Caldon, Sanford, C/UTIL/RHP, Junior; Tristen Cesko, Limon, P/INF, Senior; Jonathon Cowles, Dayspring Christian Academy, C/P/SS, Sophomore; Christian Dellamaestra, County Line (Wiley/McClave), P/3B, Sophomore; Tanner Fulkerson, Dawson School, SS/RHP, Junior; Garrett Harper, Ellicott, C/INF/P, Senior; Raul Hurtado, Byers, SS/RHP, Senior; Spencer Kelly, Calhan, 2B/SS, Junior; Bryar Kirkland, Swink, INF/P, Junior; Michael Lopez, Las Animas, LHP/CF/RF, Senior; Ryan Nolin, Yuma, C, Junior; Kasey Nusbaum, Kiowa/Simla, P/C/INF, Junior; Alex Stiens, Center, P/SS/INF, Senior; McCabe Taylor, Paonia, OF/2B, Senior; Steven Weber, County Line (Wiley/McClave), P/C/INF, Sophomore

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Class 1A

Player of the year: Jordan Ernst, Dove Creek

Coach of the year: Curtis Garver, Dove Creek

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Cordell Burton	Stratton	OF	Senior
Jordan Ernst	Dove Creek	SS/2B/P	Junior
Jacob Hodge	Community Christian	P	Senior
Ricardo Juarez	Holly	P/INF	Sophomore
Paul Kidder	Community Christian	P	Sophomore
Jaxon King	Fleming	SS/P	Sophomore
Mason Mizokami	Sierra Grande	SS/P	Senior
Alex Ogas	Dove Creek	C	Senior
Kyle Schultz	Dove Creek	SS/2B/P	Junior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Flint Corliss	Stratton	P/INF/C	Senior
Carlos Diaz	Cornerstone Christian Academy	INF/P/OF	Senior
Dalton Dziedzic	Gilpin County	P	Senior
Tyler Fields	Cornerstone Christian Academy	C/INF/P	Junior
Spencer Gatlin	Dove Creek	1B/DH	Junior
Ryan Keoller	Granada	P	Sophomore
Derek Kibel	Dove Creek	CF	Freshman
Koy Palmer	Granada	C	Senior
Mason Pierce	Holly	INF/UTIL/P	Senior
Quinten Richards	Cotopaxi	1B/P	Senior
Tyler Rouse	Eads	SS/P/C	Senior
Jeb Schroder	Springfield	P/INF/UTIL	Senior
Eli Sievert	Rocky Mountain Lutheran	INF/P	Junior
Marc Solis	Eads	3B/SS/P	Junior

Another week, another new team atop the Class 5A baseball rankings.

Rocky Mountain became the latest team to ascend to the top of CHSAANow.com’s poll this week when the Lobos received eight of the 15 first-place votes and edged No. 2 Mountain Vista. Cherry Creek, the former No. 1, fell to third this week.

Rocky is the third team to lead the 5A ranking this season following preseason No. 1 Regis Jesuit and Creek.

Fairview stayed put at fourth in this week’s poll, and Grandview stayed at fifth. Behind them, three new teams joined: No. 6 Monarch (6-0-1), No. 7 Fruita Monument (12-0) and No. 9 Heritage (7-2).

ThunderRidge is No. 8 this week, while Regis is No. 10.

In 1A, there’s also a new No. 1. Eads takes over after getting four of the eight first-place votes. Former No. 1 Holly dropped to third. Community Christian is second.

That 1A poll added Granada (No. 8) and Cornerstone Christian (No. 9).

The other No. 1 teams stayed the same this week. Those are Green Mountain (4A), Eaton (3A) and Resurrection Christian (2A).

Other newcomers include No. 9 Wheat Ridge in 4A; No. 8 La Junta and No. 9 Bayfield in 3A; and No. 9 Ellicott in 2A.

The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Baseball Polls

Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

Class 5A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Rocky Mountain (8)	4-3	135	2	3-3
2	Mountain Vista (3)	6-2	133	3	4-2
3	Cherry Creek (3)	5-1	124	1	1-0
4	Fairview (1)	7-2	86	4	4-2
5	Grandview	5-2	85	5	4-2
6	Monarch	6-0	43	–	4-0
7	Fruita Monument	12-0	34	–	4-0
8	ThunderRidge	4-5	33	7	3-4
9	Heritage	7-2	28	–	4-2
10	Regis Jesuit	3-6	27	6	1-3
Others receiving votes:
Mullen 26, Denver East 22, Pine Creek 21, Rock Canyon 19, Columbine 13, Ralston Valley 10, Highlands Ranch 5, Arapahoe 4, Grand Junction Central 4, Legend 4.
Dropped out
Pine Creek (8), Arapahoe (9), Ralston Valley (10).

Class 4A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Green Mountain (6)	5-2	107	1	2-2
2	Pueblo West (2)	10-1	104	2	5-1
3	D’Evelyn (3)	10-0	99	6	6-0
4	Evergreen (1)	6-1	73	8	4-1
5	Lewis-Palmer	7-2	60	3	6-2
6	Montrose	7-2	52	5	2-1
7	Windsor	8-2	36	10	4-1
8	Valor Christian	3-5	32	4	1-4
9	Wheat Ridge	5-3	24	–	5-1
10	Pueblo East	8-2	20	7	3-1
Others receiving votes:
Palisade 13, Canon City 9, Air Academy 7, Erie 7, Ponderosa 6, Elizabeth 5, Skyview 5, Mesa Ridge 4, Durango 3, Silver Creek 3, Cheyenne Mountain 1, Longmont 1.
Dropped out
Silver Creek (9).

Class 3A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Eaton (8)	7-0	97	1	7-0
2	Lamar (2)	7-1	91	2	4-0
3	University	6-1	73	3	4-1
4	Brush	6-1	55	7	2-0
5	Gunnison	7-1	41	8	5-1
6	Sterling	6-2	40	6	2-2
7	Faith Christian	3-4	35	5	2-3
8	La Junta	6-3	29	–	3-2
9	Bayfield	5-2	27	–	4-1
10	Manitou Springs	7-1	23	9	4-1
Others receiving votes:
Valley 18, Bruce Randolph 10, Kent Denver 5, Olathe 4, St. Mary’s 2.
Dropped out
Kent Denver (4), Valley (10).

Class 2A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Resurrection Christian (6)	5-1	94	1	5-1
2	Rye (4)	7-0	93	2	4-0
3	Sedgwick County	6-0	82	3	4-0
4	Las Animas	8-1	50	8	3-1
5	Hotchkiss	7-2	46	6	4-1
6	Paonia	9-2	45	9	6-1
7	Dayspring Christian	5-1	37	7	3-1
8	Denver Christian	1-1	32	4	0-0
9	Ellicott	8-1	24	–	4-1
10	Haxtun	8-3	15	10	4-3
Others receiving votes:
Swink 12, McClave/Wiley 8, Dolores 5, Yuma 5, Lyons 2, Sanford 1.
Dropped out
Swink (5).

Class 1A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Eads (4)	5-2	72	4	4-0
2	Community Christian (3)	9-1	65	2	5-0
3	Holly	4-2	60	1	3-2
4	Gilpin County	3-1	50	5	1-1
5	Cheyenne Wells	2-2	31	6	1-1
6	Dove Creek	2-4	29	3	2-2
7	Peetz	2-2	23	9	2-2
8	Granada	1-3	18	–	1-3
9	Cornerstone Christian (1)	1-2	16	–	1-1
10	Sierra Grande	1-1	15	10	0-1
Others receiving votes:
Springfield 14, Fleming 12, Nucla 10, Manzanola 9, Antonito 8, Denver Jewish Day 7, Longmont Christian 2, Weldon Valley 2.
Dropped out
Nucla (7), Fleming (8).

After beating two ranked teams last week, including then-No. 1 Regis Jesuit, Cherry Creek has taken over atop CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A baseball rankings.

The Bruins beat Regis Jesuit on Monday and then-No. 4 Legend on Wednesday, giving them three wins over ranked teams so far this season. They did drop a 5-1 decision to then-No. 10 Mountain Vista on Friday.

However, voters still gave Cherry Creek eight of the 15 first-place votes that were cast this week, and the Bruins totalled 124 points to lead the poll. Rocky Mountain and Mountain Vista each got three first-place votes; those two teams are No. 2 and 3, respectively.

Fairview received the other first-place vote, and moved up one spot to fourth this week. Grandview, which got a big win over then-No. 6 ThunderRidge on Friday, rounds out the top five.

Regis Jesuit fell from No. 1 to No. 6, ThunderRidge is No. 7, and three newcomers complete 5A’s ranking this week: No. 8 Pine Creek, No. 9 Arapahoe and No. 10 Ralston Valley.

There’s also a new No. 1 team in 1A, where Holly takes over. The other No. 1 teams — Green Mountain (4A), Eaton (3A) and Resurrection Christian (2A) — remained the same this week.

With many programs heading out of state for spring break, or simply taking time off, the next rankings will release on April 6.

The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Baseball Polls

Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

Class 5A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Cherry Creek (8)	4-1	124	2	2-1
2	Rocky Mountain (3)	1-0	119	3	1-0
3	Mountain Vista (3)	2-0	112	10	2-0
4	Fairview (1)	3-0	109	5	2-0
5	Grandview	1-0	63	7	1-0
6	Regis Jesuit	2-3	60	1	0-3
7	ThunderRidge	1-1	44	6	1-1
8	Pine Creek	2-0	32	–	1-0
9	Arapahoe	2-0	29	–	2-0
10	Ralston Valley	2-0	25	–	1-0
Others receiving votes:
Columbine 18, Fruita Monument 13, Highlands Ranch 13, Lincoln 10, Rock Canyon 9, Cherokee Trail 8, Chatfield 7, Heritage 7, Legend 6, Denver East 5, Grand Junction 5, Monarch 3, Horizon 2, Chaparral 1, Eaglecrest 1.
Dropped out
Legend (4), Chatfield (8), Columbine (9).

Class 4A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Green Mountain (10)	3-0	100	1	2-0
2	Pueblo West	5-0	82	3	1-0
3	Lewis-Palmer	1-0	65	4	1-0
4	Valor Christian	2-1	60	6	2-0
5	Montrose	5-1	50	2	2-1
6	D’Evelyn	4-0	41	–	4-0
7	Pueblo East	5-1	38	5	2-1
8	Evergreen	2-0	31	–	2-0
9	Silver Creek	3-0	20	–	1-0
10	Windsor	4-1	14	–	3-0
Others receiving votes:
Elizabeth 8, Mead 7, Skyview 7, Pueblo South 6, Air Academy 5, Canon City 4, Erie 4, Holy Family 3, Ponderosa 3, Longmont 1, Palisade 1.
Dropped out
Ponderosa (7), Mountain View (8), Wheat Ridge (9), Palmer Ridge (10).

Class 3A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Eaton (7)	0-0	86	1	0-0
2	Lamar (1)	3-1	74	3	2-1
3	University (1)	2-0	58	4	2-0
4	Kent Denver	4-1	56	6	3-1
5	Faith Christian	1-1	51	2	0-1
6	Sterling (1)	4-0	47	5	3-0
7	Brush	4-1	39	7	2-1
8	Gunnison	2-0	30	9	2-0
9	Manitou Springs	3-0	20	–	3-0
10	Valley	3-3	15	8	2-2
Others receiving votes:
Bayfield 12, Trinidad 11, Platte Valley 9, Bruce Randolph 7, La Junta 6, Olathe 6, Strasburg 6, Colorado Academy 5, Sheridan 4, St. Mary’s 3, Alamosa 2, Pagosa Springs 2, Lutheran 1.
Dropped out
La Junta (10).

Class 2A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Resurrection Christian (9)	0-0	99	1	0-0
2	Rye (1)	3-0	87	2	3-0
3	Sedgwick County	2-0	66	3	2-0
4	Denver Christian	1-1	44	4	1-1
5	Swink	0-0	40	7	0-0
6	Hotchkiss	3-1	35	5	2-0
7	Dayspring Christian	2-0	34	9	0-0
8	Las Animas	5-0	28	–	3-0
9	Paonia	3-1	22	–	2-0
10	Haxtun	4-0	18	–	4-0
Others receiving votes:
Peyton 16, Rocky Ford 13, Dolores 10, Limon 9, Custer County 7, Ellicott 6, Yuma 6, Kiowa 4, Byers 2, Holyoke 2, Center 1, Fowler 1.
Dropped out
Rocky Ford (6), Holyoke (8), Dolores (10).

Class 1A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Holly (4)	1-0	73	3	1-0
2	Community Christian (2)	4-1	54	–	3-1
3	Dove Creek (1)	0-2	46	1	0-2
4	Eads	1-2	44	2	1-2
5	Gilpin County (1)	2-0	38	–	2-0
6	Cheyenne Wells	1-1	35	–	1-1
7	Nucla	0-0	31	5	0-0
8	Fleming	0-0	23	10	0-0
9	Peetz	0-0	22	8	0-0
10	Sierra Grande	1-0	18	–	1-0
Others receiving votes:
Springfield 14, Antonito 13, Granada 9, Elbert 8, Primero 3, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 3, Weldon Valley 3, Stratton/Liberty 2, Cotopaxi 1.
Dropped out
Stratton/Liberty (4), Elbert (6), Cornerstone Christian (7), Springfield (9).

The 2014 football season begins on Thursday.

This season, for the first time, schools did not need special permission to play during Zero Week. There are 32 games in total.

See the full schedule below.

Away	Home	Date	Time	Class
Chatfield	Everglades (Fla.)	Thurs.	6:30 p.m.	5A
Monarch	McArthur (Fla.)	Thurs.	6:30 p.m.	5A
Wheat Ridge	Pueblo Central	Thurs.	7 p.m.	4A-3A
Denver North	Thomas Jefferson	Fri.	6 p.m.	3A
Hinkley	Aurora Central	Fri.	6 p.m.	5A-4A
Heritage	Boynton Beach (Fla.)	Fri.	6:30 p.m.	5A
Grand Junction	Montrose	Fri.	7 p.m.	5A-4A
Fountain-Fort Carson	Columbine	Fri.	7 p.m.	5A
Valor Christian	Bonneville (Idaho)	Fri.	7 p.m.	5A
Longmont	Pueblo East	Fri.	7 p.m.	4A-3A
Roosevelt	Thompson Valley	Fri.	7 p.m.	4A-3A
Palmer	Coronado	Fri.	7 p.m.	4A
Pueblo Centennial	Pine Creek	Fri.	7 p.m.	4A
Littleton	Golden	Fri.	7 p.m.	4A
Sterling	Elizabeth	Fri.	7 p.m.	3A-2A
Moffat County	Rifle	Fri.	7 p.m.	3A-2A
The Classical Academy	Delta	Fri.	7 p.m.	3A
Fort Lupton	Centaurus	Fri.	7 p.m.	3A
Resurrection Christian	Platte Valley	Fri.	7 p.m.	2A-1A
Aspen	Montezuma-Cortez	Fri.	7 p.m.	2A
KIPP Collegiate	Manual	Fri.	7 p.m.	2A
Ignacio	Hotchkiss	Fri.	7 p.m.	1A
Las Animas	Haxtun	Fri.	7 p.m.	8-man
Sargent	Springfield	Fri.	7 p.m.	8-man
Del Norte	Rangely	Fri.	7 p.m.	8-man
Peyton	Denver West	Sat.	1 p.m.	2A-1A
Estes Park	Valley	Sat.	1 p.m.	2A-1A
Clear Creek	Byers	Sat.	1 p.m.	1A
Rye	Meeker	Sat.	1 p.m.	1A
Sierra Grande	Cripple Creek-Victor	Sat.	1 p.m.	8-man
Sanford	Gilpin County	Sat.	1 p.m.	8-man
Mitchell	Arvada	Sat.	3 p.m.	3A
Sierra	La Junta	Sat.	7 p.m.	3A-2A
Overland	Smoky Hill	Sat.	6:30 p.m.	5A

The 2014 football league and classification alignment, as set by the football committee, and approved by CLOC and the legislative council.

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man

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Class 5A

* – Denotes playing up

Centennial (6)
School	Enrollment
Cherokee Trail	2,633
Cherry Creek	3,512
Eaglecrest	2,513
Grandview	2,588
Overland	2,282
Valor Christian *	847

Continental North (6)
School	Enrollment
Rock Canyon	1,948
Fruita Monument	1,706
Highlands Ranch *	1,608
Mountain Vista	2,100
ThunderRidge	2,019
Regis Jesuit *	1,408

Continental South (6)
School	Enrollment
Castle View	1,850
Doherty	2,064
Fountain-Fort Carson	1,714
Legend	1,978
Chaparral	2,105
Douglas County	1,824

Flatirons (8)
School	Enrollment
Boulder	1,939
Brighton	1,841
Denver East	2,433
Montbello	2,160
Northglenn	1,796
Prairie View	1,794
Thornton	1,770
Westminster	2,390

Front Range (8)
School	Enrollment
Fairview	2,128
Fossil Ridge	2,090
Horizon	1,917
Legacy	2,178
Monarch	1,624
Mountain Range	1,964
Poudre	1,780
Rocky Mountain	1,934

Jeffco (8)
School	Enrollment
Arvada West	1,703
Bear Creek	1,729
Chatfield	1,805
Columbine	1,660
Lakewood	2,091
Pomona *	1,448
Ralston Valley	1,748
Mullen *	723

South Metro (7)
School	Enrollment
Arapahoe	2,188
Gateway	1,680
Heritage	1,668
Hinkley	1,923
Rangeview	2,305
Grand Junction	1,694
Smoky Hill	2,141

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Class 4A

** – Denotes playing down
# – Must qualify in the 5A playoffs

Foothills (6)
School	Enrollment
Falcon	1,253
Mesa Ridge	1,330
Montrose	1,361
Sand Creek	1,231
Vista Ridge	1,239
Widefield	1,240

Longs Peak (6)
School	Enrollment
Adams City **	1,768
Greeley West	1,518
Longmont	1,180
Loveland	1,521
Thompson Valley	1,238
Windsor	1,225

Mountain (6)
School	Enrollment
Aurora Central **	2,084
Denver South	1,380
G. Washington	1,436
Golden	1,289
Standley Lake	1,344
Wheat Ridge	1,307

Northern (6)
School	Enrollment
Broomfield	1,428
Fort Collins	1,517
Greeley Central	1,407
Mountain View	1,180
Silver Creek	1,129
Skyline	1,352

Pikes Peak (6)
School	Enrollment
Air Academy	1,402
Durango	1,075
Liberty	1,576
Palmer Ridge	1,095
Pine Creek	1,467
Rampart	1,524

Plains (6)
School	Enrollment
Dakota Ridge	1,545
Green Mountain	1,105
Ponderosa	1,161
J.F. Kennedy	1,259
Lincoln	1,517
Littleton	1,383

Southern (6)
School	Enrollment
Cheyenne Mountain	1,309
Coronado	1,498
Palmer #	1,986
Pueblo Centennial	1,251
Pueblo South	1,357
Pueblo West	1,368

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Class 3A

* – Denotes playing up
** – Denotes playing down

Colorado 7 (8)
School	Enrollment
Elizabeth	762
Englewood	611
Fort Lupton	601
Fort Morgan	892
Lutheran *	329
Skyview	780
Vista Peak	877
Weld Central	609

Metro North (6)
School	Enrollment
Centaurus	1,017
Arvada	905
Conifer	819
D’Evelyn	642
Evergreen	1,009
Thomas Jefferson	1,027

Northern (8)
School	Enrollment
Berthoud	678
Erie	770
Frederick	969
Holy Family	619
Mead	767
Niwot **	1,311
Northridge	1,046
Roosevelt	817

South Central (5)
School	Enrollment
The Classical Academy	618
Pueblo Central	827
Pueblo County	833
Pueblo East	1,030
Sierra	877

Southern (6)
School	Enrollment
Canon City	1,019
Discovery Canyon	1,009
Harrison	815
Lewis-Palmer	1,033
Mitchell **	1,215
Woodland Park	881

Western Slope (8)
School	Enrollment
Delta	626
Eagle Valley	711
Glenwood Springs	797
Central G.J. **	1,452
Palisade	1,049
Rifle	720
Steamboat Springs	645
Summit	770

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Class 2A

* – Denotes playing up
** – Denotes playing down
# – Must qualify in 3A playoffs

Colorado (8)
School	Enrollment
Alameda **	884
Denver North **	680
Denver West	576
Faith Christian	413
Kent Denver	465
Machebeuf	353
Manual	406
Ridge View *	296

Frontier (8)
School	Enrollment
The Academy	520
Bennett *	286
Jefferson	396
KIPP	354
Middle Park	331
The Pinnacle	537
Sheridan	333
Strasburg	357

Patriot (6)
School	Enrollment
Brush	442
Eaton	502
Platte Valley	333
Sterling	565
University	531
Valley	528

Tri-Peaks (6)
School	Enrollment
Florence	465
La Junta	367
Lamar	416
Manitou Springs	520
St. Mary’s	308
Trinidad *	236

Western Slope North (6)
School	Enrollment
Aspen	555
Basalt	373
Coal Ridge	547
Moffat County	504
Roaring Fork	333
Battle Mountain #	794

Western Slope South (6)
School	Enrollment
Bayfield	368
Gunnison	326
Olathe	351
Pagosa Springs	395
Montezuma Cortez**	664
Alamosa	506

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Class 1A

* – Denotes playing up
** – Denotes playing down
# – Must qualify in 2A playoffs

Metro (8)
School	Enrollment
Clear Creek	224
Cornerstone Christian*	61
Denver Christian	142
Estes Park #	333
Front Range Christian	179
Lyons	221
Platte Canyon	299
Resurrection Christian	216

North Central (6)
School	Enrollment
Burlington	232
Highland	239
Holyoke	176
Wiggins	158
Wray	195
Yuma	225

South Central (6)
School	Enrollment
Byers	158
Calhan	141
Crowley County	140
C.S. Christian	280
Limon	136
Rocky Ford	200

Southern Peaks (6)
School	Enrollment
Centauri	269
Center	178
Dolores	208
Ignacio	217
John Mall *	116
Monte Vista	256

Tri-Peaks (6)
School	Enrollment
Buena Vista	248
Dolores Huerta	273
Ellicott	227
Peyton	217
Rye	225
Salida	295

Western Slope (6)
School	Enrollment
Cedaredge	239
Grand Valley	291
Hotchkiss	212
Lake County	292
Meeker	190
Paonia	148

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8-man

* – Denotes playing up
** – Denotes playing down

Arkansas Valley (6)
School	Enrollment
Granada *	65
Holly	77
Las Animas	109
McClave	89
Springfield	92
Wiley *	75

Central (9)
School	Enrollment
Elbert *	61
Gilpin County *	74
Justice	116
Longmont Christian*	69
Nederland **	185
R.M. Lutheran *	66
Vail Christian	113
West Grand	130
Pikes Peak Christian *	66

Mountain (7)
School	Enrollment
Del Norte	135
Dove Creek *	74
Mancos	111
Sanford	108
Sangre de Cristo	87
Sargent	119
Sierra Grande	84

Plains (6)
School	Enrollment
Akron	117
Caliche	93
Dayspring Christian	107
Haxtun	97
Merino	106
Sedgwick County	104

Southern (7)
School	Enrollment
Custer County	135
Cripple Creek/Victor	115
Fowler	114
Hoehne	121
Kiowa	113
Simla	102
Swink	102

Western Slope (6)
School	Enrollment
Hayden	113
Norwood	77
Nucla *	57
Plateau Valley *	72
Rangely	117
Soroco	105

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6-man

** – Denotes playing down

Central (6)
School	Enrollment
Colorado Deaf & Blind	59
Deer Trail	39
Genoa-Hugo	47
Hanover	57
Miami-Yoder **	83
South Park **	104

East Central (7)
School	Enrollment
Arickaree/Woodlin	33
Bethune	42
Flagler	48
Hi-Plains	45
Idalia	29
Otis	52
Stratton/Liberty	62

North (7)
School	Enrollment
Briggsdale	55
Fleming	73
North Park	56
Pawnee	28
Peetz	72
Prairie	56
Weldon Valley	58

Southeast (6)
School	Enrollment
Cheraw	62
Cheyenne Wells	48
Eads	54
Kit Carson	32
Manzanola	58
Walsh	50

Southwest (6)
School	Enrollment
Aguilar	25
Antonito **	79
Cotopaxi	51
La Veta	53
Mountain Valley	37
Primero	56

In mid-February, Chatfield sent out a release announcing the hire of baseball coach Brandon Stone.

Stone was up against it. Chatfield’s first game was exactly 30 days away.

Well, Stone’s Chargers are now 11-0, and sit atop Class 5A baseball’s Wild Card points by a sizable margin. Through the weekend’s games, Chatfield has 114.091 points; second-place Regis Jesuit is at 111.364, third-place ThunderRidge has 109.000.

We’re only at the midpoint of the 2014 season, but Chatfield is just two wins away from matching its entire total from all of last season, when the Chargers went 13-10.

Still, that record is somewhat deceiving. Chatfield cruised through the district round to reach the final eight last year (where they went 0-2). Now, they’re carrying the momentum on through to this spring.

Leading the way has been junior Kyle Winkler, who is batting .559 with a team-high 18 RBIs, five doubles and a home run. It’s a dangerous lineup, which features seven players hitting .390 or above, and five kids with double-digit RBIs. The latter group doesn’t even include Blake Moore, who has three home runs.

The staff, led by a trio of seniors, has been good, too. Nick Chamberlain has a 1.33 ERA in a team-high 21 innings pitched. Patrick Barder carries a 2.58 ERA in 19 innings, while Travis Schnoor is at 3.50 in 12 innings.

Chatfield hasn’t won a game in the final eight since 2008. Does that change this year?

Pomona OL commits to CU

Pomona senior-to-be Dillon Middlemiss committed to the University of Colorado on Saturday.

It had apparently been a goal of his since middle school. From his Twitter account:

Throwback to middle school. I set a goal and achieved it. Today I verbally committed to CU #gobuffs #DungeonFamily pic.twitter.com/BB43Ad3wh2

— Dillon Middlemiss (@big__d75) April 12, 2014

He’s the third local football player from the class of 2015 to commit publicly thus far. Pine Creek defensive back Avery Anderson and Valor Christian defensive back Eric Lee have both pledged to Nebraska.

Middlemiss is 6-foot-5 and 275 pounds.

Valor Christian football’s national schedule

Next season, Valor Christian football will play against East High School out of Salt Lake City, Utah, according to NationalHSFootball.com.

East went 13-1 last season, with the lone loss coming in the Class 4A championship game. The Leopards feature senior-to-be Christian Folau, a linebacker who has committed to Stanford.

The two teams will play on Sept. 5 at Valor.

It is the third out-of-state team the Eagles will play next season. They’ll open up at Bonneville, Idaho, on Aug. 22 (Zero Week), before returning home to play Pomona on Aug. 29. The East game is the following week, and then Valor — a five-time defending champion across classes 5A, 4A and 3A — hosts Chandler (Ariz.) on Sept. 12.

Denver East’s Carey gets his own day

Gov. John Hickenlooper and Rep. Angela Williams proclaimed April 10 “Rudy Carey Day” for the Denver East coach.

Here’s a picture our Tom Robinson snapped at the announcement last week:

Short stuff:

• Denver East guard Dom Collier was an honorable mention All-American pick by MaxPreps.
• On a related note, Collier’s Angels finished at No. 10 in MaxPreps’ national rankings. It’s the highest finish for a boys team in this state since the ranking started in 2005-06.
• Regis Jesuit’s girls basketball team finished at No. 11 in those same rankings. It, too, is the highest finish ever for a girls team from Colorado. That ranking started in 2005-06, as well.
• Cherry Creek baseball coach Marc Johnson won the 700th game of his career on Wednesday. Friday, the Bruins’ Brian Perry won his 200th as boys lacrosse coach.
• Here’s a quick roundup of recent football coaching hires. Included: Rod Dobbs at Chaparral, Jeff Krumlauf at Doherty, Brian Tinker at Fossil Ridge and Craig Ball at Gilpin County. As always, here’s our football coaching changes tracker.
• Manitou Springs may be the next to fill its vacancy, according to our Dan Mohrmann. The school interviewed candidates on Friday.
• April’s Legislative Council meeting is Thursday. This post will take you through the ins and outs of what will be voted on and discussed. Among the topics are a potential 5A football seeding committee. Find the full agenda, including PDFs of all proposals, here.
• Here’s an interesting take on youth sports from Changing The Game Project, where they examine “an adult driven, hyper competitive race to the top in both academics and athletics that serves the needs of the adults, but rarely the kids.” This culture, they argue, “produces bitter athletes who get hurt, burnout, and quit sports altogether.”

A complete schedule and scoreboard for girls basketball’s top-10 teams this week.

• Live scoreboard
• Full schedule and scoreboard of this week’s games
• Complete CHSAANow.com rankings

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A
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Class 5A
1	Regis Jesuit	21-2
	Tues: W 91-31 at Douglas County
	Thurs: W 106-34 vs. Ponderosa
2	Grandview	21-2
	Wed: W 60-44 at Arapahoe
	Fri: W 49-42 vs. (6) Cherry Creek
3	Lakewood	22-1
	Tues: W 56-37 at Standley Lake
	Fri: W 71-57 at Dakota Ridge
4	Mountain Vista	19-4
	Tues: W 67-50 vs. Legend
	Thurs: L 46-77 at (7) Highlands Ranch
5	Fossil Ridge	22-1
	Tues: W 46-32 at Fort Collins
	Thurs: W 62-40 at Loveland
6	Cherry Creek	20-3
	Wed: W 54-30 vs. Overland
	Fri: L 42-49 at (2) Grandview
7	Highlands Ranch	19-4
	Tues: W 96-32 at Ponderosa
	Thurs: W 77-46 vs. (4) Mountain Vista
8	Rock Canyon	16-7
	Tues: W 71-31 vs. Heritage
	Thurs: L 46-57 vs. (9) ThunderRidge
	Fri: L 79-86 at (4A 8) D’Evelyn
9	ThunderRidge	17-6
	Tues: W 63-52 at Castle View
	Thurs: W 57-46 at (8) Rock Canyon
10	Poudre	17-5
	Tues: W 50-34 at Rocky Mountain

Class 4A
1	Broomfield	23-0
	Tues: W 81-22 at Centaurus
	Fri: W 94-46 vs. Niwot
2	Mesa Ridge	23-0
	Thurs: W 60-20 at Mitchell
3	Pueblo South	21-2
	Tues: W 71-48 vs. (10) Pueblo West
	Fri: L 49-52 vs. Pueblo East
4	Sand Creek	20-3
	Tues: W 68-30 at Lewis-Palmer
	Fri: W 64-38 vs. Falcon
5	Valor Christian	20-3
	Thurs: W 72-48 at Montbello
	Fri: W 71-40 vs. Sierra
6	Elizabeth	20-2
	Tues: W 66-25 at Fort Lupton
	Fri: W 66-27 at Englewood
	Sat: vs. Falcon
7	Glenwood Springs	19-1
	Off this week.
8	D’Evelyn	19-4
	Tues: W 63-17 vs. Wheat Ridge
	Thurs: W 66-30 vs. Arvada
	Fri: W 86-79 vs. (5A 8) Rock Canyon
9	Palmer Ridge	20-3
	Tues: W 57-48 at Falcon
	Fri: W 61-18 vs. Cheyenne Mountain
10	Pueblo West	16-7
	Tues: L 48-71 at (3) Pueblo South
	Fri: L 59-72 at Canon City

Class 3A
1	Holy Family	18-1
	Tues: W 69-21 at Kent Denver
2	Pagosa Springs	19-0
	Tues: W 46-26 vs. Sanford
	Thurs: W 51-18 vs. Monte Vista
3	Lamar	19-0
	Off this week.
4	Sterling	16-3
	Tues: W 65-41 vs. Brush
5	Peak to Peak	15-4
	Fri: W 60-39 at Manual
6	Eaton	15-4
	Tues: W 45-31 at (9) Platte Valley
7	Strasburg	16-3
	Tues: W 43-38 vs. Valley
8	Grand Valley	15-3
	Tues: W 78-14 at Basalt
	Sat: at Moffat County
9	Platte Valley	14-5
	Tues: L 31-45 vs. (6) Eaton
10	Trinidad	14-5
	Tues: W 47-25 at James Irwin

Class 2A
1	Lutheran	17-1
	Tues: W 57-25 at University
	Fri: W 68-24 at Byers
2	Peyton	18-1
	Fri: W 76-37 vs. Evangelical Christian
3	Yuma	18-1
	Thurs: W 56-27 at Hi-Plains
4	Akron	16-3
	Tues: W 66-30 at Wiggins
	Thurs: W 73-45 at Holyoke
	Fri: W 53-30 vs. Merino
5	Hoehne	17-1
	Tues: W 63-37 vs. Fowler
6	Meeker	17-2
	Tues: W 41-18 at Rangely
7	Liberty Common	17-1
	Tues: W 48-31 at Union Colony
8	Sangre de Cristo	14-4
	Fri: L 34-49 vs. Sanford
	Sat: at Cripple Creek-Victor
9	Paonia	15-4
	Tues: W 74-31 vs. Hotchkiss
10	Heritage Christian	17-2
	Tues: W 45-35 at Dayspring Christian

Class 1A
1	Caliche	17-1
	Fri: W 62-34 at Haxtun
	Sat: vs. Pawnee
2	Eads	17-1
	Fri: W 43-27 vs. McClave
3	Idalia	17-0
	Tues: at Liberty/Stratton
	Thurs: W 50-49 at Wray
4	Norwood	17-1
	Fri: W 45-12 vs. Ignacio
5	Briggsdale	15-3
	Thurs: W 49-42 vs. Merino
	Fri: W 39-36 at (7) Prairie
6	Dove Creek	15-3
	Sat: at Nucla
7	Prairie	14-5
	Thurs: L 41-44 vs. Fleming
	Fri: L 36-39 vs. (5) Briggsdale
8	Kit Carson	12-6
	Fri: W 63-26 vs. Cheyenne Wells
	Sat: at Cheraw
9	South Baca	14-4
	Thurs: W 53-47 vs. Springfield
	Sat: at Primero
10	Gilpin County	15-4
	Off this week.

Poudre, winner of its past five games, has joined this week’s CHSAANow.com 5A girls basketball ranking.

The Impalas are now 16-5 and are ranked No. 10.

Regis Jesuit continued to lead the ranking, as the Raiders have all season long. In fact, the top-6 all stayed the same this week, including No. 2 Grandview, No. 3 Lakewood, No. 4 Mountain Vista, No. 5 Fossil Ridge and No. 6 Cherry Creek.

Highlands Ranch moved up to No. 7 from No. 9 and Rock Canyon from No. 10 to No. 8. ThunderRidge dropped one place to ninth.

Each of the other four No. 1 teams stayed put, too. Those are Broomfield (4A), Holy Family (3A), Lutheran (2A) and Caliche (1A).

With the regular season ending this weekend, these will serve as the final rankings of the season.

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

Class 5A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Regis Jesuit (19)	19-2	190	1	2-0
2	Grandview	19-2	171	2	2-0
3	Lakewood	20-1	121	3	1-0
4	Mountain Vista	18-3	116	4	2-0
5	Fossil Ridge	20-1	109	5	2-0
6	Cherry Creek	19-2	85	6	3-0
7	Highlands Ranch	17-4	70	9	2-0
8	Rock Canyon	15-5	67	10	1-1
9	ThunderRidge	15-6	56	8	1-1
10	Poudre	16-5	20	–	3-0
Others receiving votes:
Horizon 16, Castle View 15, Grand Junction 3, Rampart 3, Denver East 2, Ralston Valley 1.
Dropped out
Castle View (7).

Class 4A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Broomfield (14)	21-0	149	1	2-0
2	Mesa Ridge (1)	22-0	132	2	3-0
3	Pueblo South	20-1	124	3	1-0
4	Sand Creek	18-3	93	4	3-0
5	Valor Christian	18-3	83	5	1-0
6	Elizabeth	18-2	74	6	2-0
7	Glenwood Springs	19-1	60	7	2-1
8	D’Evelyn	16-4	42	9	2-0
9	Palmer Ridge	18-3	32	10	2-0
10	Pueblo West	16-5	23	8	1-1
Others receiving votes:
Green Mountain 6, Silver Creek 4, Longmont 3.
Dropped out
None.

Class 3A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Holy Family (10)	17-1	143	1	1-0
2	Pagosa Springs (5)	17-0	137	2	3-0
3	Lamar	19-0	124	3	3-0
4	Sterling	15-3	87	5	3-0
5	Peak to Peak	14-4	84	4	2-0
6	Eaton	14-4	54	9	2-0
7	Strasburg	15-3	53	6	1-0
8	Grand Valley	14-3	52	8	2-0
9	Platte Valley	14-4	36	7	2-1
10	Trinidad	13-5	14	10	1-1
Others receiving votes:
Centauri 11, Olathe 10, Salida 7, Alamosa 4, Manitou Springs 4, St. Mary’s 4, Bishop Machebeuf 2.
Dropped out
None.

Class 2A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Lutheran (10)	15-1	118	1	1-0
2	Peyton (2)	17-1	104	2	3-0
3	Yuma	17-1	98	3	3-0
4	Akron	13-3	69	4	1-1
5	Hoehne	16-1	67	5	2-0
6	Meeker	16-2	63	6	2-0
7	Liberty Common	16-1	45	8	2-0
8	Sangre de Cristo	14-3	37	9	2-0
9	Paonia	14-4	31	7	2-1
10	Heritage Christian	16-2	9	10	1-1
Others receiving votes:
The Vanguard 8, Simla 6, Rye 3, Del Norte 2.
Dropped out
None.

Class 1A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Caliche (7)	16-1	88	1	2-1
2	Eads (2)	16-1	79	2	2-0
3	Idalia	16-0	67	3	1-0
4	Norwood	16-1	64	4	3-0
5	Briggsdale	13-3	52	5	1-1
6	Dove Creek	15-3	48	6	2-1
7	Prairie	14-3	39	8	3-0
8	Kit Carson	11-6	23	7	1-1
9	South Baca	13-4	17	9	0-1
10	Gilpin County	15-4	9	10	1-1
Others receiving votes:
Liberty/Stratton 4, Belleview Christian 2, McClave 2, Centennial 1.
Dropped out
None.