New teams in this week’s volleyball rankings include: Eaglecrest and Chatfield (5A); Ponderosa, Cheyenne Mountain and Coronado (4A); Del Norte (2A); Briggsdale, De Beque and Dove Creek (1A).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Fossil Ridge (4)
0-0
80
1
0-0
2
Chaparral (4)
1-0
76
2
1-0
3
Castle View
0-0
57
6
0-0
4
Cherokee Trail
0-1
54
4
0-1
5
Eaglecrest (1)
2-0
40
–
2-0
6
Rock Canyon
0-0
37
8
0-0
7
Valor Christian
1-0
35
7
1-0
8
Fort Collins
0-0
29
5
0-0
9
Cherry Creek
0-1
27
3
0-1
10
Chatfield
1-0
15
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Denver East 10, Pine Creek 8, Mountain Vista 6, Highlands Ranch 5, Grandview 4, Rampart 4, Fairview 2, Ralston Valley 2, Rocky Mountain 2, Arapahoe 1, Windsor 1.
Dropped out
Rocky Mountain (9), Mountain Vista (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (9)
0-0
90
1
0-0
2
Holy Family
0-0
58
2
0-0
3
Niwot
0-0
57
4
0-0
4
Evergreen
1-0
50
5
1-0
5
Palmer Ridge
1-0
39
3
1-0
6
Pueblo West
0-0
33
8
0-0
7
Ponderosa
2-0
29
–
2-0
8
Air Academy
0-0
20
7
0-0
9
Cheyenne Mountain
0-0
19
–
0-0
10
Coronado
1-0
17
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Thomas Jefferson 15, Discovery Canyon 13, Erie 12, Longmont 11, Battle Mountain 7, Montrose 7, Berthoud 4, Roosevelt 4, Eagle Valley 3, Mead 3, Palisade 2, D’Evelyn 1, Silver Creek 1.
Dropped out
D’Evelyn (6), Longmont (9), Thomas Jefferson (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaton (9)
2-0
99
1
2-0
2
Lutheran
0-0
83
2
0-0
3
University (1)
2-0
82
3
2-0
4
Faith Christian
0-0
66
4
0-0
5
Valley
0-0
64
5
0-0
6
Coal Ridge
0-0
50
7
0-0
7
Platte Valley
0-0
29
10
0-0
8
Resurrection Christian
0-0
25
8
0-0
9
Lamar
1-2
19
9
1-2
10
Centauri
1-1
14
6
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Middle Park 6, The Pinnacle 5, Alamosa 4, Aspen 3, Bayfield 2, Bennett 1, Buena Vista 1, Manitou Springs 1, Pagosa Springs 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (10)
0-0
100
1
0-0
2
Meeker
1-0
68
4
1-0
3
Simla
2-0
67
5
2-0
4
Wiggins
2-0
65
8
2-0
5
Lyons
0-1
60
2
0-1
6
Denver Christian
0-0
55
3
0-0
7
Swink
3-0
48
6
3-0
8
Del Norte
3-1
24
–
3-1
9
Limon
0-0
21
9
0-0
10
Dolores
1-2
13
7
1-2
Others receiving votes:
Rye 6, Ignacio 5, Hotchkiss 4, Union Colony 4, Dayspring Christian 3, Rocky Ford 3, Fowler 2, Highland 1, Vail Mountain 1.
Dropped out
Hoehne (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (8)
0-0
96
1
0-0
2
La Veta (1)
3-0
90
2
3-0
3
Otis
0-0
72
4
0-0
4
Fleming
0-0
67
3
0-0
5
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
0-0
51
6
0-0
6
McClave
0-0
50
5
0-0
7
Briggsdale
4-0
27
–
4-0
8
Wiley
0-0
23
7
0-0
9
De Beque (1)
2-0
16
–
2-0
10
Dove Creek
2-0
12
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Flagler/Hi-Plains 12, Haxtun 11, Sangre de Cristo 11, Merino 10, Springfield 1, Weldon Valley 1.
Dropped out
Haxtun (8), Sangre de Cristo (9), Flagler/Hi-Plains (10).
The preseason football rankings are out ahead of the 2018 season. No. 1 teams include Cherry Creek (5A), Pine Creek (4A), Palmer Ridge (3A), Bayfield (2A), Strasburg (1A), Sedgwick County (8-man) and Stratton/Liberty (6-man).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
The 2018 preseason volleyball rankings are here. Top-ranked teams include Fossil Ridge (5A), Lewis-Palmer (4A), Eaton (3A), Yuma (2A) and Kit Carson (1A).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Discovery Canyon 15, Cheyenne Mountain 14, Ponderosa 9, Erie 7, Roosevelt 7, Pueblo County 6, Berthoud 5, Montrose 5, Durango 4, Battle Mountain 3, Eagle Valley 3, Coronado 2.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Eaton (8)
0-0
98
2
Lutheran (2)
0-0
90
3
University
0-0
70
4
Faith Christian
0-0
62
5
Valley
0-0
44
6
Centauri
0-0
39
7
Coal Ridge
0-0
30
8
Resurrection Christian
0-0
19
9
Lamar
0-0
18
10
Platte Valley
0-0
14
Others receiving votes:
Middle Park 10, Bennett 9, Buena Vista 9, Eagle Ridge Academy 8, Colorado Academy 6, Bishop Machebeuf 5, Pagosa Springs 5, Sterling 5, The Pinnacle 4, Aspen 3, Bayfield 2, Kent Denver 2, Colorado Springs Christian 1, Manitou Springs 1.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Yuma (5)
0-0
86
2
Lyons (2)
0-0
74
3
Denver Christian
0-0
60
4
Meeker (2)
0-0
58
5
Simla
0-0
44
6
Swink
0-0
32
7
Dolores
0-0
25
8
Wiggins
0-0
23
9
Limon
0-0
18
10
Hoehne
0-0
17
Others receiving votes:
Paonia 9, Dayspring Christian 8, Fowler 8, Ignacio 8, Rangely 8, Del Norte 7, Union Colony 4, Byers 2, Sargent 2, Vail Mountain 1, West Grand 1.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Kit Carson (8)
0-0
89
2
La Veta (1)
0-0
68
3
Fleming
0-0
67
4
Otis
0-0
57
5
McClave
0-0
34
6
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
0-0
25
7
Wiley
0-0
22
8
Haxtun
0-0
18
9
Sangre de Cristo
0-0
16
10
Flagler/Hi-Plains
0-0
15
Others receiving votes:
Belleview Christian 14, Springfield 13, Briggsdale 10, Pikes Peak Christian 8, Kim/Branson 7, De Beque 6, Dove Creek 6, Merino 6, Eads 4, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 4, Arickaree 2, North Park 2, Weldon Valley 2.
(Photo courtesy of La Veta volleyball coach Amber Huff)
Things were shaping up nicely in La Veta. The volleyball team had just had a successful summer tournament in Simla and appeared to be on the verge of conditioning itself for a breakout season.
Mother Nature had other ideas.
A man was charged of starting the Spring Fire down near the town of La Veta. But the impact of actions are being felt throughout the community.
La Veta High School no longer hosts summer workouts for its athletes. Instead it serves as a post for firefighting efforts. Status meetings are held in the gym. Tents are set up throughout the football field.
Coaches and athletes now have bigger concerns than trying to play their respective games at a higher level.
“We’d have open gym,” athletic director and girls basketball coach Greg King said. “We’d have kids in the gym working out. We’d have teams attending camps. Volleyball would be going strong. They had a tournament planned at home.
(Photo courtesy of La Veta volleyball coach Amber Huff)
“Our football coaches would have the weight room open, they’d be doing agilities in the gym,” King added. “That gym is open from 5-9 every day with kids doing something. Now it is what it is. It’s full of concerned citizens and there are meetings every day at 6 p.m. just to give updates on the fire and the progress of the firefight.
“FEMA’s here now and it’s just something that’s almost surreal.”
As of Friday, the Spring Fire had grown to over 108,000 acres. According to the Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center (an interagency department that includes the National Forest Service), the fire is now the second-largest in state history behind the Hayman Fire of 2002.
That means the athletic ambitions of the kids now take a back seat to the needs of helping their community.
“I haven’t seen much of the kids since this has started,” King said. “We were supposed to go to another camp and I had most of my girls call and say they were helping people round their cattle up and helping people move their animals. The kids were volunteering and those kinds of things.”
The same can be said for the aforementioned volleyball team. Coach Amber Huff was happy to see the progress the team had made earlier in the summer. She was working with new setters and the overall feeling with the team is that it will be competitive in 2018.
That feeling might be more essential now. A competitive team on any court or field can play a crucial role in helping a small community move beyond such a devastating event.
(Photo courtesy of La Veta volleyball coach Amber Huff)
“In a small community it’s all centered around the school and all activities,” King said. “Athletics, plays band concerts, those things. In the fall it will be football and volleyball and hopefully we can come to a new normalcy and help the community. Those are therapeutic types of things.”
With the fire reaching full containment, it appears that things will be able to shift back to some level of normalcy.
King says the school’s leadership will meet soon to plot how to move forward. Athletics will play a big role in helping the community recover, there just aren’t specific plans yet on how that will happen.
But on top of volunteering with community efforts, the athletes will play a major role in helping the town recover. And in the eyes of a man like King, a coach trying to develop kids into positive young adults, this summer will certainly impact their mentality as members of a team.
“The sense of community that you try to build as a team (will be felt),” he said. “This is a community effort from the kids to the parents and the people here helping us. I think you can take that to the next level.”
Support for the Spring Fire can still be made here through the Red Cross.
(Photo courtesy of La Veta volleyball coach Amber Huff)(Photo courtesy of La Veta volleyball coach Amber Huff)
Moffat County (3A), Denver Christian (2A) and Highland (2A) each joined this week’s girls basketball rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Regis Jesuit (7)
16-3
101
1
2-0
2
Horizon (2)
18-1
91
2
2-0
3
Grandview (1)
15-3
81
3
2-0
4
Highlands Ranch
16-4
67
4
2-0
5
Ralston Valley
16-2
64
5
2-0
6
Lakewood
16-3
62
6
2-0
7
Fruita Monument (1)
18-2
40
8
2-1
8
Castle View
17-3
31
7
1-1
9
Cherry Creek
14-4
28
9
2-0
10
Fossil Ridge
14-5
22
10
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Fort Collins 7, Doherty 6, Fairview 3, Mountain Vista 2.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pueblo West (17)
18-1
170
1
3-0
2
Holy Family
17-2
130
3
2-0
3
Evergreen
16-2
117
2
1-1
4
Air Academy
18-1
113
4
2-0
5
Mesa Ridge
15-2
94
6
2-0
6
Golden
16-3
89
5
1-1
7
Valor Christian
15-4
88
7
2-0
8
Windsor
15-4
49
8
3-0
9
D’Evelyn
13-6
28
9
1-1
10
Thomas Jefferson
17-2
24
10
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Widefield 13, Pueblo South 8, Centaurus 5, Pueblo County 2, Rifle 2, Mead 1, Skyview 1, Thompson Valley 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
St. Mary’s (9)
15-0
108
1
2-0
2
Pagosa Springs
14-2
87
4
2-0
3
Colorado Springs Christian (1)
15-2
86
2
2-0
4
Centauri
16-1
78
3
2-0
5
Lamar
13-3
66
5
2-0
6
Kent Denver (1)
14-2
59
6
2-0
7
Sterling
12-4
36
9
2-0
8
Eaton
15-2
29
10
2-0
9
Cedaredge
13-1
16
8
2-0
10
Moffat County
12-3
9
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Manitou Springs 6, Resurrection Christian 5, Eagle Ridge 4, Colorado Academy 3, Jefferson Academy 3, La Junta 3, Lutheran 2, St. Mary’s Academy 2, Alamosa 1, Delta 1, DSST-College View 1.
Three new teams broke into the girls basketball rankings this week: Eaton (3A), Paonia (2A) and Haxtun (2A).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Regis Jesuit (8)
14-3
111
1
1-0
2
Horizon (3)
16-1
107
5
2-0
3
Grandview (2)
13-3
96
3
2-0
4
Highlands Ranch
14-4
92
4
1-1
5
Ralston Valley
14-2
78
2
2-1
6
Lakewood
14-3
64
8
2-0
7
Castle View
16-2
48
6
2-0
8
Fruita Monument
16-1
46
7
1-0
9
Cherry Creek
12-4
31
10
2-0
10
Fossil Ridge
13-4
27
9
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Fort Collins 6, Doherty 4, Mountain Vista 4, Columbine 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pueblo West (14)
15-1
158
1
2-0
2
Evergreen (2)
15-1
130
4
2-0
3
Holy Family
15-2
128
2
2-0
4
Air Academy
16-1
99
5
3-0
5
Golden
15-2
95
3
1-1
6
Mesa Ridge
13-2
73
6
3-0
7
Valor Christian
13-4
65
7
2-0
8
Windsor
12-4
43
8
2-0
9
D’Evelyn
12-5
27
10
1-1
10
Thomas Jefferson
15-2
24
9
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Widefield 22, Pueblo South 4, Rifle 3, Centaurus 2, Mountain View 2, Pueblo County 2, Greeley Central 1, Mead 1, Skyview 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
St. Mary’s (10)
13-0
127
1
2-0
2
Colorado Springs Christian (1)
13-2
108
3
2-0
3
Centauri (1)
14-1
98
2
1-1
4
Pagosa Springs (1)
12-2
96
4
2-0
5
Lamar
11-3
68
5
1-1
6
Kent Denver
12-2
55
7
1-0
7
Resurrection Christian
13-1
43
8
2-0
8
Cedaredge
11-1
35
6
1-1
9
Sterling
10-4
29
9
2-0
10
Eaton
13-2
15
–
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Jefferson Academy 11, Manitou Springs 6, Lutheran 5, Moffat County 5, Grand Valley 4, Delta 3, Alamosa 2, St. Mary’s Academy 2, University 2, DSST-College View 1.
Dropped out
University (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (9)
13-0
107
1
3-0
2
Wray
11-3
76
3
2-1
3
Swink
12-2
66
2
1-1
4
Del Norte (1)
11-3
65
6
2-0
5
Limon
11-1
38
5
1-1
6
Holyoke
12-2
35
4
2-0
7
Paonia
9-5
33
–
1-2
8
Haxtun
8-4
30
–
1-0
9
Simla
11-1
29
7
3-0
10
Ignacio
11-0
25
8
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Denver Christian 20, Lyons 15, Soroco 15, Evangelical Christian 10, Highland 8, Akron 7, Meeker 7, Clear Creek 5, Ellicott 5, Sanford 5, Burlington 3, Center 1.
Dropped out
Denver Christian (9), Soroco (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (15)
13-0
159
1
4-0
2
Fleming
12-1
137
3
2-0
3
Kim/Branson (1)
11-2
112
2
0-1
4
Briggsdale
11-2
109
4
0-1
5
Sangre de Cristo
13-1
94
5
1-0
6
Holly
10-4
67
6
1-2
7
Springfield
8-4
57
10
1-1
8
Antonito
10-3
44
7
2-0
9
Heritage Christian
11-2
41
8
2-0
10
La Veta
11-2
31
9
4-0
Others receiving votes:
Eads 23, McClave 22, Sierra Grande 11, North Park 10, Wiley 7, Cheraw 4, Cotopaxi 4, Belleview Christian 3.
AURORA — The members of the 2017 CHSAA Hall of Fame were inducted during a ceremony on Wednesday night at the Radisson Hotel Denver Southeast.
Tricia Bader-Binford (Roaring Fork), Jenny Coalson (Ellicott) Joe Silva (Fruita Monument), Bobbi Brown-Vandenberg (Boulder), Don Kimble (Limon), Ken Shaw (Regis Jesuit), Kent Smith (Boulder/Highlands Ranch/Ponderosa), Brian Richmond (Fort Collins) and L. D. Elarton (Lamar) were all inducted on Wednesday.
The nine new members are the 29th in the history of the CHSAA Hall of Fame, which was started in 1989.
Bader-Binford spoke for the class at the conclusion of the ceremony, saying, “This is an honor that we share with our communities. It is clear that we achieved because people believed in us. People believed in us, they supported us, they provided us the chance to be great.”
“The opportunities CHSAA has provided has changed each of us for the better,” Bader-Binford added.
Tricia Bader Binford (Roaring Fork HS): A three-sport athlete – basketball, volleyball and track – Bader was a five-time state track champion, three-time all-state basketball player and led the Rams to the 1989, 1990 and 1991 state basketball titles. She was a three-time all-state player and the player of the year as a senior.
She won the 1991 Rocky Mountain News’ Steinmark Award and RHS has named its “Three-Sport Athlete Award” after her.
A former WNBA and Australian professional player, Bader is the head coach at Montana State where she was the Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year in 2015-16.
As great as she was on the court, she was equally great off it, maintaining great character, and inspiring many young women in rural communities to become involved in sports.
A girls’ coach for 32 years in Colorado and Wisconsin, Brown was the architect of one of the strongest girls’ basketball programs in Colorado.
Her BHS teams were 182-28, winning the 1984, 1986, 1989 (undefeated), 1990 and 1991 state titles. Her 1985 and 1992 teams finished second. She also took a leave of absence in the middle of her Boulder tenure to finish her graduate studies.
A former CU basketball player, was also an assistant varsity football coach in 1990, coaching wide receivers and defensive backs. She coached at Fairview and Boulder from 1981 until 1992.
She was Coach of the Year by The Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News and Boulder Daily Camera five times.
She is currently the Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI) women’s basketball coach.
Jenny Coalson (Ellicott HS): Coalson was a three-sport athlete at Ellicott, leading her team to two state basketball championships and winning four state individual track titles, while placing 10 more times.
She won the triple jump as a freshman, the 200 meters and shot put as a junior, along with winning the long jump as a senior. The 2A Basketball Player of the Year twice in basketball, Coalson was all-state in basketball (twice) and volleyball (once).
She was selected to the CCGS and CHSCA All-State Teams in both sports as a senior. In addition, she is a Little Britches world champion rodeo performer.
She won the 1995 Rocky Mountain News’ Steinmark Award She went on to play and excel in basketball at Kansas State.
Eldon “L.D.” Elarton (Lamar Schools): One of the state’s most respected administrators, Elarton’s career as a student participant, teacher, coach and administrator was steeped in Lamar.
A native of the community, he played baseball, basketball and football, was student body president and an all-state participant for LHS. After college, he returned home to teach and coach, starting in 1968 and moved up the ranks, serving as teacher, assistant principal, principal, finance director and superintendent.
As a coach, Elarton earned Baseball Coach of the Year honors in the Will Rogers League at Widefield High School. Once returning to Lamar, he initiated the Academic Letter Award, host numerous CHSAA Music and Speech events, while the school’s baseball, wrestling and girls’ basketball teams won 10 state titles among them. He was active on the state and national scene through CASE and NASSP.
Don Kimble (Limon HS): A music teacher who established one of the finest music programs, the late Don Kimble taught music for the Badgers for 29 years after one year at Flagler.
His bands received 26 first division ratings in state large group festivals, both in performance and sight-reading. The marching band also won state recognition in 1977 for its field performances.
Kimble directed four different bands at Limon, the fourth-grade band, fifth-grade beginning band, the Cadet Band (6, 7 & 8 graders) and the Senior High School Band. He taught Music Appreciation and took his pep bands to many out-of-town athletic contests. He was also assigned three choirs to conduct.
Kimble was a master at balancing the demands for his students between athletics and his music programs.
Brian Richmond (Fort Collins): One of the state’s top gymnastics coaches and judge, Richmond coached high school for 17 years, but has been a high school judge since 1971.
He coached gymnastics at four high schools – Jefferson, Poudre, Fort Collins and Thompson Valley – with the PHS team winning the 1984 title and runners up in 1985.
A former CSU gymnast and coach, Richmond became one of the top judges in the state, as well as one the national and international scene. He judged 20 CHSAA boys’ state meets and has been a mainstay with the girls’ state meet, having worked 35 of those. He has judged on the national and international stage.
He was inducted in the National Gymnastics Judges Association Hall of Fame in 2011.
Ken Shaw (Merino, Yuma, Sterling, Rocky Mountain, Smoky Hill, Regis Jesuit HS): One of the state’s legendary athletes who become one of Colorado’s top prep basketball coaches, Shaw guided his Merino team to a pair of state tiles, while going undefeated.
He was a prolific high school athlete at Merino, and held the career scoring record when his career was over. That mark has since been broken, but Shaw’s name still dots the basketball record book as a player. Additionally, Shaw was a standout football player, and has his name in that sport’s record book.
As a coach, his teams have won more than 710 games and he guided Regis to three straight 5A championships. His teams also won titles two other times, at Yuma and Sterling.
His teams have a record 29 the state tournament appearances.
Joe Silva (Fruita Monument HS): A Bronze Star Recipient in Vietnam, Silva was a three-time state wrestling champion for Fruita Monument and compiled a 58-0-2 mark in his career.
In 12 state matches, opponents scored just 6 points on him. He also participated in football and baseball.
He is a former District 51 Teacher of the Year and taught 29 years at Fruita Middle School. During that time, he, along with 2016 inductee Ray Coca and others broadcast the Western Slope State Championship matches on radio and television.
From 1963-65, Fruita enjoyed much success in wrestling, baseball and football. The constant on these teams was Silva. The school won two wrestling team titles and the football team was state runner up twice and baseball once over the period.
Kent Smith (Boulder, Ponderosa, Aurora Central, Highlands Ranch, La Veta, Alamosa): Having just retired after 53 years of coaching, Smith is one of the state’s top coaches, regardless of sport. And, he is noted for his integrity and ability to build better people through activities.
He has been the head boys’ basketball coach at Boulder and Ponderosa, the head cross country coach at Ponderosa and Highlands Ranch, as well as the head boys’ soccer coach at Aurora Central. Additionally, he served as head girls’ basketball coach at La Veta and Alamosa.
His teams have won state titles in basketball (twice at Boulder) and cross country (six times at Highlands Ranch). He runs a dog and horse rescue ranch near Walsenburg.
St. Mary’s has taken over the top spot in the Class 3A girls basketball rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Regis Jesuit (5)
13-3
84
1
3-1
2
Ralston Valley (1)
12-1
83
2
2-0
3
Grandview
11-3
76
4
2-0
4
Highlands Ranch (1)
13-3
73
3
2-0
5
Horizon (1)
14-1
71
5
2-0
6
Castle View
14-2
45
8
2-0
7
Fruita Monument (2)
15-1
40
6
3-0
8
Lakewood
12-3
31
9
2-0
9
Fossil Ridge
11-4
24
7
1-1
10
Cherry Creek
10-4
19
10
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Fort Collins 2, Chaparral 1, Doherty 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pueblo West (13)
13-1
130
1
3-0
2
Holy Family
13-2
89
3
2-0
3
Golden
14-1
87
2
2-0
4
Evergreen
13-1
85
4
2-0
5
Air Academy
13-1
78
5
2-0
6
Mesa Ridge
10-2
57
7
2-0
7
Valor Christian
11-4
54
6
1-1
8
Windsor
10-4
36
–
3-0
9
Thomas Jefferson
13-2
30
8
1-1
10
D’Evelyn
11-4
27
10
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Widefield 12, Harrison 8, Berthoud 7, Rifle 7, Pueblo South 5, Mullen 2, Greeley Central 1.
Dropped out
Berthoud (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
St. Mary’s (6)
11-0
105
2
1-0
2
Centauri (5)
13-0
98
1
2-0
3
Colorado Springs Christian
11-2
86
3
2-0
4
Pagosa Springs
10-2
63
4
3-0
5
Lamar
10-2
62
5
2-0
6
Cedaredge
10-0
55
8
2-0
7
Kent Denver
11-2
39
6
2-0
8
Resurrection Christian
11-1
32
7
2-0
9
Sterling
8-4
16
9
3-0
10
University
10-2
12
10
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Jefferson Academy 10, Moffat County 9, Manitou Springs 7, Lutheran 5, Delta 3, Alamosa 2, Eaton 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (10)
10-0
118
1
2-0
2
Swink (2)
11-1
99
2
2-0
3
Wray
9-2
83
4
3-0
4
Holyoke
10-2
68
5
0-1
5
Limon
10-0
62
3
2-0
6
Del Norte
9-3
59
7
2-0
7
Simla
8-1
43
6
1-1
8
Ignacio
10-0
29
8
2-0
9
Denver Christian
10-3
27
10
3-0
10
Soroco
9-3
25
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Highland 20, Meeker 6, Calhan 5, Haxtun 5, Colorado Springs School 3, Ellicott 3, Burlington 1, Rangley 1, Rocky Ford 1, Sanford 1, Vail Christian 1.
Dropped out
Vail Christian (9).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (13)
9-0
148
1
2-0
2
Kim/Branson (2)
11-1
122
4
2-0
3
Fleming
10-1
116
2
2-0
4
Briggsdale
11-1
113
3
3-0
5
Sangre de Cristo
12-1
84
5
2-1
6
Holly
9-2
70
7
1-0
7
Antonito
8-3
40
8
1-1
8
Heritage Christian
9-2
36
10
2-0
9
La Veta
7-2
30
6
0-1
10
Springfield
7-3
25
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
McClave 24, Cotopaxi 12, North Park 12, Eads 10, Sierra Grande 7, Wiley 7, De Beque 6, Arickaree/Woodlin 4, Cheraw 4, Cheyenne Wells 4, Belleview Christian 3, Longmont Christian 2, Weldon Valley 1.
