This week’s boys soccer rankings have been released.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Voted upon by coaches around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings are part of the postseason seeding process.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Broomfield (11)
0-0
209
1
0-0
2
Boulder (4)
0-0
201
2
0-0
3
Regis Jesuit (3)
0-0
187
3
0-0
4
Fairview
0-0
126
6
0-0
5
Arapahoe (1)
1-0
120
8
1-0
6
Grandview
0-0
118
5
0-0
7
Pine Creek
2-0
94
10
2-0
8
Legacy
0-0
85
7
0-0
9
Cherry Creek
0-1
70
4
0-1
10
Arvada West
1-0
68
11
1-0
11
Denver East
0-0
62
8
0-0
12
Castle View
0-0
58
–
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Rampart 50, Far Northeast Warriors 32, Fort Collins 25, Mountain Vista 22, Rock Canyon 14, Overland 12, Rocky Mountain 12, Gateway 12, Valor Christian 10, Bear Creek 9, Adams City 8, Ralston Valley 7, Smoky Hill 7, Prairie View 6, Eaglecrest 4, Rangeview 4, Ponderosa 3, Liberty 2, Legend 1
Dropped out
Rampart (12)
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Air Academy (11)
0-0
288
1
0-0
2
Skyview (8)
0-0
268
2
0-0
3
Battle Mountain (3)
1-0
208
5
1-0
4
Lewis-Palmer (1)
0-0
193
4
0-0
5
Golden
1-0
161
3
1-0
6
Denver North
0-0
148
6
0-0
7
Alameda (1)
2-0
114
11
2-0
8
The Classical Academy (1)
1-0
93
12
1-0
9
Pueblo Centennial
2-0
75
10
2-0
10
Niwot
1-0
73
–
1-0
11
Holy Family
0-0
71
8
0-0
12
Mullen
0-0
50
–
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Discovery Canyon 46, Windsor 43, Northfield 40, Centaurus 38, Evergreen 32, Regis Groff 26, Cheyenne Mountain 25, Glenwood Springs 20, Thomas Jefferson 20, Grand Junction 16, Erie 15, Greeley West 12, Northridge 12, Thompson Valley 10, Montrose 9, Greeley Central 9, Standley Lake 9, Littleton 8, Harrison 7, Wheat Ridge 6, Palmer Ridge 6, Pueblo West 5, Elizabeth 5, Steamboat Springs 4, Durango 4, Pueblo Central 4, D’Evelyn 3, George Washington 3, Denver West 2, Loveland 2, Lincoln 1
Dropped out
Discovery Canyon (7), Centaurus (8)
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Colorado Academy (4)
1-0
121
1
1-0
2
Kent Denver (5)
0-0
110
2
0-0
3
Liberty Common
1-0
106
7
1-0
4
Salida
1-0
73
3
1-0
5
Delta (1)
1-0
66
–
1-0
6
Faith Christian
0-0
64
6
0-0
7
Coal Ridge (2)
1-0
59
10
1-0
8
Atlas Preparatory School
0-0
44
4
0-0
9
Arrupe Jesuit
0-0
33
8
0-0
10
Jefferson Academy
0-0
27
–
0-0
11
Roaring Fork
0-1
26
5
0-1
12
Frontier Academy
1-0
22
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Palisade 16, DSST: Byers 16, Aurora West College Prep Academy 15, Manitou Springs 14, Lutheran 13, Alamosa 13, Colorado Springs Christian 12, The Academy 12, Middle Park 11, Vail Mountain 11, KIPP Denver Collegiate 11, Lamar 8, DSST: College View 6, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 6, Peak to Peak 5, Fort Lupton 4, SkyView Academy 3, DSST: Montview 2, Basalt 2, Aspen 2, Bennett 2, Arvada 1
Dropped out
Aurora West College Prep Academy (8), Aspen (11), Lutheran (12)
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Denver Christian (2)
1-0
78
2
1-0
2
Dawson School (1)
0-0
62
4
0-0
3
Ridgway (1)
0-2
56
1
0-2
4
Fountain Valley (2)
0-0
53
3
0-0
5
Crested Butte (1)
2-0
45
6
2-0
6
Telluride
1-0
42
5
1-0
7
Thomas MacLaren School
0-0
32
12
0-0
8
Lotus School For Excellence
0-0
28
8
0-0
9
Colorado Rocky Mountain
1-1
27
7
1-1
10
Mile High Academy
0-0
22
8
0-0
11
Colorado Springs School
0-0
21
–
0-0
12
Heritage Christian
0-0
19
11
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Loveland Classical 15, The Vanguard School 10, Evangelical Christian 10, Dolores Huerta Prep 8, Ellicott 7, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 7, Beth Eden Baptist 2, Campion Academy 1, Lake County 1
The preseason boys soccer rankings are out, and they are led by Broomfield (5A), Air Academy (5A), Colorado Academy (3A) and Ridgway (2A).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Voted upon by coaches around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings are part of the postseason seeding process.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Broomfield (12)
0-0
219
2
Boulder (2)
0-0
202
3
Regis Jesuit (1)
0-0
182
4
Cherry Creek
0-0
151
5
Grandview
0-0
129
6
Fairview
0-0
119
7
Legacy
0-0
103
8
Arapahoe
0-0
99
9
Denver East
0-0
83
10
Pine Creek
0-0
82
11
Arvada West
0-0
78
12
Rampart
0-0
57
13
Castle View
0-0
53
14
Fort Collins
0-0
49
15
Mountain Vista
0-0
40
Others receiving votes:
Ralston Valley 36, Far Northeast Warriors 31, Rock Canyon 31, Rocky Mountain 30, Valor Christian 17, Rangeview 16, Overland 16, Eaglecrest 14, Chatfield 11, Smoky Hill 10, Adams City 10, Cherokee Trail 9, Fossil Ridge 8, Legend 7, Gateway 6, Vista PEAK Prep 5, Highlands Ranch 4, Aurora Central 3, Columbine 3, Douglas County 2, Bear Creek 2, Liberty 2, Hinkley 1
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Air Academy (5)
0-0
197
2
Skyview (5)
0-0
190
3
Golden (1)
0-0
170
4
Lewis-Palmer (2)
0-0
150
5
Battle Mountain
0-0
149
6
Denver North
0-0
141
7
Discovery Canyon
0-0
100
8
Centaurus
0-0
80
9
Holy Family
0-0
79
10
Pueblo Centennial
0-0
73
11
Alameda
0-0
66
12
The Classical Academy
0-0
56
13
Niwot
0-0
52
14
Northfield (1)
0-0
46
15
Mullen
0-0
37
Others receiving votes:
Regis Groff 26, Thomas Jefferson 24, Durango 23, Glenwood Springs 22, Cheyenne Mountain 20, Montrose 19, Standley Lake 14, Erie 12, Pueblo West 11, George Washington 7, Denver West 7, Steamboat Springs 7, Loveland 7, Lincoln 4, Littleton 3, Palmer Ridge 3, Kennedy 2, Woodland Park 2, Grand Junction 1
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Colorado Academy (2)
0-0
136
2
Kent Denver (4)
0-0
128
3
Salida (1)
0-0
96
4
Atlas Preparatory School (1)
0-0
88
5
Roaring Fork
0-0
81
6
Faith Christian
0-0
77
7
Liberty Common
0-0
66
8
Arrupe Jesuit
0-0
56
9
Aurora West College Prep Academy
0-0
52
10
Coal Ridge
0-0
44
11
Aspen (1)
0-0
39
12
Lutheran
0-0
35
13
Manitou Springs (1)
0-0
34
14
Jefferson Academy
0-0
28
15
Vail Mountain
0-0
25
Others receiving votes:
KIPP Denver Collegiate 19, Alamosa 18, Delta 17, Fort Lupton 16, Peak to Peak 15, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 14, Colorado Springs Christian 13, DSST: Montview 13, DSST: Byers 11, The Academy 10, Eagle Ridge Academy 10, DSST: Conservatory Green 9, Pagosa Springs 8, SkyView Academy 7, Middle Park 6, Frontier Academy 6, Lamar 4, St. Mary’s 4, Arvada 4, Basalt 3, Strive Prep – Smart Academy 3, Prospect Ridge Academy 2, Estes Park 2, Bishop Machebeuf 1
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Ridgway (3)
0-0
75
2
Denver Christian
0-0
74
3
Fountain Valley (2)
0-0
71
4
Dawson School (1)
0-0
69
5
Telluride
0-0
58
6
Crested Butte
0-0
55
7
Colorado Rocky Mountain
0-0
54
8
Mile High Academy
0-0
43
9
Lotus School For Excellence
0-0
37
10
Loveland Classical
0-0
32
11
Heritage Christian
0-0
28
12
Thomas MacLaren School
0-0
27
13
Colorado Springs School
0-0
25
14
Campion Academy
0-0
15
15
Rocky Mountain Lutheran
0-0
11
Others receiving votes:
Addenbrooke Classical Academy 8, Dolores Huerta Prep 8, The Vanguard School 6, Caprock Academy 6, Ellicott 5, Beth Eden Baptist 5, Lake County 4, Front Range Christian 3, Union Colony Prep 1
The 2020 all-state football 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 vote of head coaches across the state.
Players were placed onto the first-team, second-team and honorable mention based upon the number of votes they received. In 5A-1A, spots were reserved for linemen and one kicker/punter, while 8-man reserved spots for linemen.
CHSAA does not determine who makes or doesn’t make the team; they are created from the results of the coaches’ vote.
Because there will be two football seasons during the 2020-21 school year, this is the all-state football team for Season A. There will be a separate all-state football team released for Season C.
The 2020 all-state softball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These team were created following a process where the coaches voted upon a list of nominees. Players who were named first-team all-league are eligible for the all-state ballot.
Coaches also voted specifically for player and coach of the year.
COLORADO SPRINGS – The end of the Class 4A boys cross country race was the talk of the course on Saturday morning.
In the final stretch as they approached the finish, Niwot’s Zane Bergen and Green Mountain’s Grahm Tuohy-Gados were in close pursuit of one another. Roughly 50 feet from the finish, the two got tangled up and Bergen fell to the ground before regaining his feet and finishing.
So while Tuohy-Gados crossed first, with Bergen just behind, Tuohy-Gados was disqualified for impeding a runner. It meant Bergen won the state title.
Even though he fell, Bergen’s time of 15 minutes, 29.5 seconds still set the 4A course record, which was previously held by former Niwot teammate Cruz Culpepper.
“It was a pretty physical race the whole way,” Bergen said. “I knew I had a shot to catch him when we were coming into the stadium. I got cut off when I tried to pass him and got tangled up and I fell. But I just knew I had to get up and finish the race for the team.”
Paced by Bergen’s late-race efforts, the Niwot boys won the team championship with a score of 36 and well ahead of runner-up Cheyenne Mountain.
In fact, the Cougars took home both the 4A boys and girls team trophies for the second year in a row. For the Niwot girls, it was their third straight year winning the team title. This time, it was a freshman, Mia Prok, who led the way with a runner-up finish and a time of 18:02.4 that helped the Cougars beat Battle Mountain by 38 points with a team score of 55.
Ahead of Prok’s impressive freshman debut was an even more impressive finish by Air Academy freshman Bethany Michalak. Leading the Kadets to a third-place team placing, Michalak won the girls 4A race with a time of 17:59.1.
“It was an incredibly hard race today,” Michalak said. “It was really hot and there wasn’t a ton of shade but I’m really happy with how it turned out. Me and Mia have raced against each other in club a lot, so I knew she was a really amazing runner and a great competitor. With her and Samantha Blair (Eagle Valley), I knew there was going some great competition.
COLORADO SPRINGS — Gavin Hutter is hoping he’s the start of something much bigger. Sand Creek hasn’t been known for its tennis program and has actually been shut out of the Class 4A state boys tennis tournament for the last six years.
He changed all that on Thursday when he advanced to the 4A Region 6 No. 1 singles championship match. No matter the result, Sand Creek had a qualifier for the first time since 2014.
Hutter battled for three sets but fell to Cheyenne Mountain’s Robbie Metz 6-2, 2-6, 6-0 to come away as the runner-up. As a sophomore, he’ll have two more chances at regional titles but it’s his advancement to state that he hopes will light a spark for his program.
“I’m trying to grow this program here,” Hutter said. “We’ve been overshadowed by so many teams for such a long time. It’s time we put our name on the map.”
Coach Pam Rogers sees Hutter as a kid that can get Sand Creek’s name on the tennis map. Despite his youth, he’s one of the more experienced kids in the program and sets the tone from a leadership perspective on and off the court.
She explains it in a way that makes playing with Hutter both challenging and enticing.
He’s the kind of kid of that gets his teammates wanting to improve and wanting to live up to the standard that he sets for himself and for the team.
“I’m a captain as a sophomore,” he said. “I’ve been told that’s pretty impressive. I think the guys like me and I’m trying to do the best I can to be a good leader.”
Unfortunately he’ll be the only member of his team playing at next week’s state tennis tournament at Pueblo City Park. He knows the competition there will be better than anything he’s seen this year and points to regionals and a tough Cheyenne Mountain team as a reason that he may just surprise some people.
If his match against Metz is any indication, Hutter doesn’t plan on being an easy win for anyone playing at state.
“He’s a tough player,” Hutter said. “He’s one of the toughest players I’ve played against all season. Cheyenne Mountain is a really good school and playing against these players will help me do the best I can at state.”
Cheyenne Mountain came away the big winner of the day, claiming regional championships in all seven positions. The team heads to Pueblo with a full squad full intent on defending the state championship it won a year ago.
Air Academy played for six championships and will send every position except for No. 1 singles to state next week.
As for Hutter, he’s excited to compete at Pueblo City Park and step on the court with the best players in the state. It’s a fitting end to a successful season for him.
“This year has been a lot of fun,” he said. “These matches are fun. High school tennis is a ton of fun. Even if I win or lose, I’m having fun the entire time.”
