The unbeaten season continues for Class 5A No. 3 Columbine football after getting a 38-22 win over Lakewood on Friday.
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No. 4 Pomona football shuts out Lakewood in Jeffco League opener
LAKEWOOD — In a shortened prep football season with a 6-game regular season and eight teams qualifying for the postseason there is no room for error.
“We just have to keep plowing ahead,” Pomona coach Jay Madden said after the Panthers’ Class 5A Jeffco League opener Thursday night at Jeffco Stadium. “Every week is like a playoff game because you never know where you are going to be at the end of the year.”
Pomona senior AJ Zamora (5) tries to bring down Lakewood quarterback Max Schadler during the first quarter Thursday at Jeffco Stadium. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) Pomona — No. 4 in the CHSAANow.com football rankings — took care of business against Lakewood on Thursday night. The Panthers rolled to a 42-0 victory. It was the second straight shutout win for Pomona, who defeated Chaparral 35-0 last week.
“Our defense is really looking good this year,” Pomona senior linebacker AJ Zamora said.
Pomona’s defense was impressive allowing just one Lakewood first down on the Tigers’ first six drives of the first half. Pomona junior Dante Kirklin intercepted Lakewood quarterback Max Schadler in the third quarter that set up Zamora’s 2-yard touchdown run that pushed Pomona’s lead to 42-0.
“I thought the kids really flew around tonight,” Madden said of his defense. “If they play that fast they are fun to watch.”
Pomona senior Jack Pospisil was also fun to watch. One of the top wide receivers in the state now turned quarterback for Pomona rushed for touchdowns of 50 and 7 yards, along with throwing a 43-yard touchdown pass to junior Isaiah Alvarez to open up a 21-0 lead in the first half.
“That was actually the first touchdown pass I’ve ever thrown in a game,” said Pospisil of his touchdown pass to Alvarez.
Pomona senior quarterback Jack Pospisil ran for a pair of first half touchdowns in the Panthers’ victory over Lakewood at Jeffco Stadium. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) Pospisil has rushed for six touchdowns on the season to give a different dimension to the Panthers’ offense.
“He (Pospisil) has a great arm,” Madden said. “He just runs the show. He keeps the other team off balance because they need to think about him every single play. When he gets in the clear he isn’t going to get caught.”
Seniors Ian Dexter, Ben Cruz and Zamora all had touchdowns runs to help Pomona (2-0 record, 1-0 in league) induce a running clock with a 42-0 lead with 3:42 remaining in the third quarter.
“We have really been focusing and practicing hard,” Pospisil said. “Everyone is super into it this year. Everyone is playing for the team and not themselves.”
Pomona continues conference play with the Panthers hosting rival and No. 5 Ralston Valley (2-0, 1-0) at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, at the North Area Athletic Complex. The Mustangs took a 21-3 league win over Mullen on Thursday night in their conference opener at NAAC.
“We are super excited,” Zamora said of facing Ralston Valley, who has won its last two meeting against the Panthers. “Two years in a row we have lost to them. We are going to come out, hit them in the mouth and take away their run game.”
Lakewood’s competition doesn’t get any easier. The Tigers (0-2, 0-1) face No. 2 Columbine next Friday night at Jeffco Stadium.
“Our road is not easy. Our league is not easy,” Lakewood coach Jeff Braun said about facing last year’s state runner-up. “I just want my kids to come back and compete.”
Pomona senior Jack Pospisil breaks free for a 50-yard touchdown run in the opening minutes Thursday against Lakewood. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) -
All-state boys golf teams for the 2020 season
The 2020 all-state boys golf teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created based upon results at the state championships.
The athletes who won championships at their classification were named golfers of the year.
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Class 5A
(Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) Player of the year: Lucas Schulte, Valor Christian
Coach of the year: Justen Byler, Valor Christian
First Team Name Year School Graham Dzengelewski Senior Arapahoe Wesley Erling Sophomore Pine Creek Charlie Flaxbeard Sophomore Cherry Creek Trey Kirschner Senior Ralston Valley Ryan Liao Senior Lakewood Gage Messingham Junior Ralston Valley Jeff Nelson Senior Prairie View Ryan Occhionero Senior Regis Jesuit Lucas Schulte Senior Valor Christian Hayden Woelk Junior Liberty Second Team Name Year School Jack Armstrong Junior Valor Christian Owen Cornmesser Senior Fossil Ridge Nick Fallin Senior Rock Canyon Teddy Hummel Senior Regis Jesuit Will Kates Junior Arapahoe Nathan Kim Freshman Rock Canyon Caleb Michaels Sophomore Monarch Alex Rogers Junior Fossil Ridge Charlie Tucker Freshman Rock Canyon Tyler Tyson Senior Arvada West Colin Young Sophomore Valor Christian Honorable mention:
- Langdon Bradley, Valor Christian
- Luke Cushman, Castle View
- Drex Duffy, Columbine
- Kade Hayward, Fruita Monument
- Thomas Hicks, Cherry Creek
- Casey Jacobsen, Castle View
- Grant Juergens, Arapahoe
- Aiden Krusoe, Highlands Ranch
- Max Lange, Lakewood
- Jack Larson, Ralston Valley
- Ty Nelson, Rocky Mountain
- Ryan Parker, Legend
- Josh Stouder, Fruita Monument
- Kenny VanWormer, Grandview
- Matthew Wilkinson, Arapahoe
- Liam Wood, Regis Jesuit
- Andrew Wright, Castle View
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Class 4A
(Paul Soriano) Player of the year: Jordan Jennings, Montrose
Coach of the year: John Carricato, Cheyenne Mountain
First Team Name Year School Traejan Andrews Junior Northridge Jake Chesler Junior Frederick Mario Dino Senior Mullen Jordan Jennings Senior Montrose Rhett Johnson Senior Mullen Jack Mitchell Senior Evergreen Connor Moberly Senior Cheyenne Mountain Toby Salinas Senior Pueblo West Carter Surofchek Sophomore Cheyenne Mountain Hunter Swanson Junior Northfield Second Team Name Year School Jake Crawford Junior Eagle Valley Dakota Dolph Senior Conifer Oliver Gibbons Senior Green Mountain Campbell Grage Junior Cheyenne Mountain Ben Harding Sophomore Silver Creek Thomas Herholtz Sophomore Cheyenne Mountain Noah Keller Junior Coronado Reese Knox Sophomore Falcon Brentyn Paiz Junior Windsor Ryan Vaver Senior Centaurus Noah Wagner Sophomore Pueblo West Johnny Williams Senior Ponderosa Honorable mention:
- Landon Ball, Windsor
- Will Balliet, Riverdale Ridge
- Ryley Cibula, Summit
- Adam Gannon, Longmont
- Brock Golden, Ponderosa
- Justin Hudson, Lewis-Palmer
- Jake Legg, Montrose
- Gregory Lewis, Lewis-Palmer
- Tyler Nakos, Summit
- Jack Policaro, Green Mountain
- Noah Richmond, Montrose
- Travis Seitz, Steamboat Springs
- Levi Tichi, Durango
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Class 3A
(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com) Player of the year: Nic Pevny, Aspen
Coach of the year: Beth Folsom, Colorado Academy
First Team Name Year School Stewie Bruce Freshman Vail Mountain Luke Calvin Senior St. Marys Connor Downey Junior Vail Christian Garrett Exelbert Freshman Basalt Trey Kuntz Senior Sterling Lance Peters Senior Primero Nic Pevny Junior Aspen Thayer Plewe Sophomore Montezuma Cortez Tayleb Schaefer Junior Sterling J.T. Timmers Sophomore Colorado Academy Jeffrey Zhou Senior Kent Denver Second Team Name Year School Ross Anderson Sophomore Vail Christian Jacob Dietrich Junior Kent Denver Jacob Gilbert Junior Strasburg Jackson Lowe Sophomore Lutheran Max Noffsinger Senior Frontier Academy Jack Pashel Junior Colorado Academy Peter Stinar Senior St. Marys Bo Turnage Junior Colorado Academy Braden Wedel Junior Stratton Honorable mention:
- dave andujo, Moffat County
- Jason Arbuckle, Prospect Ridge
- Brendan Archer, Kent Denver
- Justin Brunner, Montezuma Cortez
- Jacob Buckendorf, Resurrection Christian
- Jimmy Clark, Lamar
- RJ Davis, St. Marys
- Chance Donlon, Rye
- Jackson Grace, Holy Family
- Austin Guerette, Severance
- Tiki Jaffe, Vail Mountain
- AJ Papajohn, Lutheran
- Hunter Salani, Vail Mountain
- Tyler Sims, Basalt
- Skylor Wild, Gunnison
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Photos: Highlands Ranch football edges Lakewood in season opener
Highlands Ranch football got its first win of the season Friday night, edging out Lakewood in a 17-14 thriller.
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Photos: Chatfield softball moves to 5A Final 4 by beating Lakewood
Chatfield softball beat Lakewood 2-1 on Thursday to advance to the Class 5A Final 4.
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Softball rankings: Final coaches poll of the season released
(Lisa Hayes/StillOfTheMomentPhotography.com) The final softball coaches poll of the season was released on Sunday afternoon, ahead of the seeding meeting at 6 p.m.
The polls, voted upon by head coaches around the state, will serve as part of the seeding criteria in softball this season.
Complete rankings for each class are below.
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CHSAANow.com Softball Polls
Voted upon by coaches around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings will factor into postseason seeding. More information is available here.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS 1 Rock Canyon (11) 15-1-0 146 1 2 Broomfield (1) 15-1-0 122 2 3 Chatfield (1) 13-3-0 114 3 4 Fossil Ridge 13-3-0 86 4 5 Smoky Hill (1) 15-1-0 73 5 6 Horizon 15-1-0 58 7 7 Lakewood (1) 13-3-0 54 6 8 Cherokee Trail 14-2-0 50 – 9 Grand Junction Central 13-3-0 49 9 10 Legend 12-4-0 43 8 Others receiving votes: Douglas County 10, Brighton 5, Legacy 4, Ralston Valley 3, Regis Jesuit 3, Prairie View 2, Rocky Mountain 2, Arapahoe 1. Dropped out Legacy (10). Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS 1 Wheat Ridge (12) 15-1-0 138 1 T2 D’Evelyn 15-1-0 107 3 T2 Holy Family 14-2-0 107 4 4 Mead (1) 14-2-0 90 2 5 Silver Creek 11-5-0 62 7 6 Riverdale Ridge 14-2-0 59 5 7 Conifer 13-3-0 44 6 8 Roosevelt 14-2-0 41 8 9 Frederick 11-5-0 34 9 10 Pueblo Central (1) 11-5-0 25 – Others receiving votes: Pueblo South 17, Northfield 15, Erie 9, Mullen 7, Air Academy 4, Pueblo Centennial 4, Northridge 3, Palisade 2, Bear Creek 1, Elizabeth 1. Dropped out Pueblo South (10). Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS 1 Eaton (7) 14-2-0 119 1 2 University 13-3-0 98 2 3 Lutheran (3) 14-1-0 87 5 4 Rocky Ford (1) 15-1-0 84 3 5 Lyons 13-3-0 69 4 6 Burlington 11-3-0 57 8 7 Fort Lupton (1) 15-1-0 49 7 8 Limon 13-3-0 46 6 9 Strasburg 8-7-0 25 9 T10 La Junta 11-5-0 23 – T10 Delta 12-4-0 23 – Others receiving votes: Basalt 8, Sterling 7, Brush 5, Cedaredge 4, The Academy 4, Weld Central 3, Lamar 2, Montezuma-Cortez 2. Dropped out Sterling (10). -
Chatfield and Dakota Ridge grab team titles at 5A Jeffco League XC Championships
ARVADA — Pomona sophomore Emma Stutzman added to her growing resume Friday afternoon during the Class 5A Jeffco League Cross Country Championships.
Stutzman easily cruised to the girls individual title with a time of 18 minutes, 57.7 seconds on the grounds of the Standley Lake Basketball Barn near Stoney Creek Golf Course in north Arvada.
Chatfield freshman Reese Tucker helped the Chargers bring home the 5A Jeffco League girls team title. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) “It means a lot because last year I came in third and blew the finish a little bit,” said Stutzman, who broke the school cross country record at Pomona earlier this season. “It feels really good to be able to win this one.”
The sophomore didn’t mind the several surface changes and uneven ground of the new course that hosted the 4A Jeffco League championships the day before.
“It was good. It’s a nice course. It was kind of lonely, but you just got to work with you got,” said Stutzman, who’s time was nearly 40 seconds faster that second-place. “It hits home a little bit. I train a lot in the mountains. It was nice to have a similar surface and not have a concrete course.”
Chatfield grabbed the team title with 55 points. Freshmen Reese Tucker (2nd) and Aspen Webb (4th) led the Chargers to the team victory.
Now it’s onto regionals next week. Stutzman and the Panthers will head to Monarch High School for the 5A Region 3 meet on Thursday, Oct. 8.
“It’s definitely to win regionals,” Stutzman said of her goal next week.
Dakota Ridge senior Jacob White is alone as he nears the finish-line during the 5A Jeffco League XC Championships on Friday. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) On the boys side, Dakota Ridge senior Jacob White continued his winning ways. The three-time state placer grabbed his first individual conference title with a time of 15:52.1.
“I just ran,” said White, who was all by himself for the majority of the race defeating the rest of the field by nearly a minute. “I feel ready for regionals.”
Dakota Ridge grabbed it third straight 5A Jeffco team title with four runners — White, Ethan Straub, Chance Heisler and Silas Thompson — all finishing in the Top-10. Ralston Valley boys finished second with seniors James Ramey (2nd) and Jack Donze (4th) leading the way for the Mustangs.
White is looking forward the facing some tough competition at the 5A Region 1 meet Friday, Oct. 9, at Clement Park. Mountain Vista senior Harrison Witt will give White a good gage of where he is at heading into state.
“It will be so much fun. I can’t wait for next week,” White said. “It will truly be something.”
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Photos: No. 6 Lakewood softball tops Columbine
Savana Corthell homered as part of a 3-for-4 day as No. 6 Lakewood softball beat Columbine 6-2 on Wednesday.
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Cross country team rankings by region
(Brent Murphy/brentmurphyphoto.com) The 2020 cross country regional fields will be determined, in part, by a coaches poll within each region.
The official vote will be held this coming weekend. The coaches held a trial vote last weekend, and the results of that vote is below.
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Region 1 (Boys) Rank Team Points 1 Heritage Christian 123 2 Lyons 107 3 Yuma 90 4 Wiggins 73 5 Lake Couty 56 6 Byers 53 7 Twin Peaks Charter 52 8 Clear Creek 51 9 Front Range Christian 41 10 Dawson School 40 11 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 33 12 Strasburg 31 13 Merino 24 14 Shining Mountain 22 15 Nederland 19 16 Aurora West College Prep 14 17 Highland 12 18 Front Range Baptist 11 Region 1 (Girls) Rank Team Points 1 Heritage Christian 108 2 Lyons 82 3 Lake Couty 81 4 Yuma 73 5 Clear Creek 64 5 Strasburg 64 7 Shining Mountain 51 8 Merino 40 9 Byers 39 10 Wiggins 34 11 Aurora West College Prep 28 12 Nederland 22 13 Dawson School 20 14 Highland 16 14 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 16 16 Front Range Baptist 14 16 Front Range Christian 14 18 Twin Peaks Charter 11 Region 2 (Boys) Rank Team Points 1 Golden View Classical Academy 80 2 Peyton 78 3 Lotus School for Excellence 71 4 Wray 57 5 Vanguard 51 6 Colorado Springs Christian 46 7 Limon 41 8 Ellicott 40 9 Dolores Huerta 20 10 Addenbrooke Classical 16 11 Colorado Springs School 14 12 Denver Christian 8 13 Denver Academy 5 14 Fountain Valley 4 15 CIVA Charter 3 16 Two Roads Charter 2 17 Pikes Peak Christian 1 18 Denver Academy of Torah 0 18 Stratton/Liberty 0 Region 2 (Girls) Rank Team Points 1 Wray 82 2 Golden View Classical Academy 76 3 Colorado Springs Christian 71 4 Peyton 60 4 Vanguard 60 6 Ellicott 48 7 Limon 41 8 Denver Christian 35 9 Colorado Springs School 26 10 Stratton/Liberty 14 11 Lotus School for Excellence 10 12 Addenbrooke Classical 3 12 Fountain Valley 3 12 Pikes Peak Christian 3 15 Denver Academy of Torah 2 16 CIVA Charter 0 16 Denver Academy 0 16 Dolores Huerta 0 16 Two Roads Charter 0 Region 3 (Boys) Rank Team Points 1 Rocky Ford 68 2 Buena Vista 67 3 Thomas MacLaren 59 4 St. Mary’s 57 5 Centauri 56 6 Sargent 43 7 Platte Canyon 31 8 Custer County 29 9 Rye 27 10 Antonito 24 11 Monte Vista 19 12 Center 14 13 Sierra Grande 13 14 Centennial 9 15 Kim 8 16 Cripple Creek-Victor 7 17 Del Norte 5 18 Moffat 3 19 Primero 1 Region 3 (Girls) Rank Team Points 1 Buena Vista 48 2 Centauri 44 3 Rocky Ford 40 4 Rye 36 5 Platte Canyon 30 6 Custer County 24 7 Thomas MacLaren 20 8 St. Mary’s 18 8 Springfield 18 10 Antonito 12 11 Del Norte 4 11 Sierra Grande 4 13 Kim 3 13 Moffat 3 15 Sargent 2 16 Center 1 17 Centennial 0 17 Cripple Creek-Victor 0 17 Monte Vista 0 Region 4 (Boys) Rank Team Points 1 Caprock Academy 154 2 Meeker 130 3 Grand Valley 129 4 Ouray 119 5 Olathe 107 6 Paonia 99 7 Crested Butte Community 77 8 Colorado Rocky Mountain School 68 8 West Grand 68 10 Rangely 34 11 Soroco 28 12 Dolores 23 13 Mancos 17 14 Ignacio 12 15 Telluride 11 16 Hotchkiss 10 17 DeBeque 5 18 Lake City 1 Region 4 (Girls) Rank Team Points 1 Ignacio 159 2 West Grand 149 3 Soroco 138 4 Meeker 120 5 Caprock Academy 119 6 Hotchkiss 116 7 Paonia 87 8 Colorado Rocky Mountain School 84 9 Telluride 52 10 Crested Butte Community 49 11 Mancos 45 12 Rangely 31 13 Ouray 15 14 Olathe 4 15 Dolores 1 15 Grand Valley 1 17 DeBeque 0 17 Lake City 0 [/cbtab][cbtab title=”Class 3A”]
Region 1 (Boys) Rank Team Points 1 Alamosa 47 2 Aspen 39 2 Gunnison 39 4 Moffat County 28 5 Basalt 25 5 Coal Ridge 25 7 Rifle 24 8 Pagosa Springs 18 9 Delta 13 10 Bayfield 12 11 Montezuma-Cortez 4 12 Middle Park 1 Region 1 (Girls) Rank Team Points 1 Basalt 39 2 Aspen 35 3 Alamosa 34 4 Moffat County 25 5 Delta 23 6 Gunnison 20 7 Pagosa Springs 17 8 Coal Ridge 12 9 Middle Park 6 10 Montezuma-Cortez 4 10 Rifle 4 12 Bayfield 1 Region 2 (Boys) Rank Team Points 1 The Classical Academy 80 2 Salida 68 3 Lutheran 59 4 Woodland Park 55 5 Elizabeth 45 6 Manitou Springs 42 7 Harrison 26 8 Lamar 23 9 Banning Lewis Prep 15 10 La Junta 12 11 James Irwin 8 12 Sierra 4 13 Florence 3 Region 2 (Girls) Rank Team Points 1 The Classical Academy 60 2 Elizabeth 53 3 Salida 49 4 Lutheran 40 5 Woodland Park 30 6 Lamar 26 7 Manitou Springs 22 8 James Irwin 17 9 Florence 13 10 Sierra 8 11 Banning Lewis Prep 6 11 Harrison 6 Region 3 (Boys) Rank Team Points 1 Holy Family 100 2 Jefferson Academy 89 3 Peak to Peak 80 4 Prospect Ridge 68 5 Stargate 59 6 DSST: Conservatory Green 49 7 The Academy 41 8 Arvada 35 9 Arrupe Jesuit 31 10 DSST: Montview 25 11 The Pinnacle 14 12 DSST: Green Valley Ranch 6 13 Denver West 5 14 Lincoln 3 Region 3 (Girls) Rank Team Points 1 Holy Family 85 2 Jefferson Academy 71 3 Peak to Peak 63 4 Prospect Ridge 54 5 Stargate 53 6 The Academy 42 7 DSST: Montview 38 8 The Pinnacle 23 9 Arrupe Jesuit 21 10 Denver West 20 11 Arvada 16 12 DSST: Green Valley Ranch 4 13 Lincoln 3 14 DSST: Conservatory Green 2 Region 4 (Boys) Rank Team Points 1 Frontier Academy 119 2 Liberty Common 109 3 Berthoud 86 4 Northridge 80 5 Brush 69 6 Eaton 56 7 Estes Park 52 8 University 38 9 Resurrection Christian 26 10 Severance 13 11 Valley 11 12 Platte Valley 1 Region 4 (Girls) Rank Team Points 1 Berthoud 104 2 Liberty Common 102 3 Frontier Academy 86 4 University 69 5 Northridge 68 6 Brush 54 7 Estes Park 49 8 Resurrection Christian 33 9 Eaton 24 10 Severance 14 11 Platte Valley 2 Region 5 (Boys) Rank Team Points 1 Faith Christian 54 2 Colorado Academy 47 3 D’Evelyn 43 4 Kent Denver 39 5 SkyView Academy 38 6 Machebeuf 33 7 Ridge View Academy 17 8 DSST: Byers 13 8 Englewood 13 10 DSST: College View 12 11 Jefferson 8 11 Sheridan 8 13 Englewood/St. Mary’s Academy 3 14 KIPP Denver Collegiate 1 14 STRIVE Prep – Smart 1 Region 5 (Girls) Rank Team Points 1 D’Evelyn 27 2 Faith Christian 25 3 Colorado Academy 23 4 Machebeuf 21 5 Englewood/St. Mary’s Academy 16 6 Kent Denver 12 7 Sheridan 9 8 Jefferson 7 9 Ridge View Academy 6 9 SkyView Academy 6 11 Englewood 5 12 DSST: Byers 3 12 KIPP Denver Collegiate 3 14 DSST: College View 2 [/cbtab][cbtab title=”Class 4A”]
Region 1 (Boys) Rank Team Points 1 Battle Mountain 74 2 Conifer 73 3 Grand Junction Central 70 4 Eagle Valley 57 5 Green Mountain 52 6 Mullen 46 7 Golden 30 8 Evergreen 26 9 Grand Junction 20 10 Summit 18 11 Steamboat Springs 14 12 Palisade 9 13 Glenwood Springs 6 Region 1 (Girls) Rank Team Points 1 Battle Mountain 69 2 Eagle Valley 47 2 Golden 47 4 Glenwood Springs 41 5 Evergreen 33 6 Palisade 32 7 Green Mountain 25 8 Mullen 24 9 Grand Junction Central 19 10 Grand Junction 18 11 Summit 14 12 Conifer 9 13 Steamboat Springs 7 Region 2 (Boys) Rank Team Points 1 Air Academy 74 2 Palmer Ridge 70 3 Palmer 57 4 Lewis-Palmer 55 5 Coronado 46 5 Littleton 46 7 Falcon 39 8 Discovery Canyon 34 9 Ponderosa 23 9 Wheat Ridge 23 11 Aurora Central 12 12 Sand Creek 10 13 Gateway 6 Region 2 (Girls) Rank Team Points 1 Air Academy 89 2 Palmer Ridge 69 3 Discovery Canyon 62 4 Lewis-Palmer 58 5 Coronado 50 6 Littleton 37 6 Palmer 37 8 Falcon 21 9 Ponderosa 20 10 Wheat Ridge 19 11 Aurora Central 14 12 Gateway 10 13 Sand Creek 9 Region 3 (Boys) Rank Team Points 1 Centaurus 52 2 Niwot 49 3 Denver South 43 4 George Washington 39 5 Denver North 31 6 Northfield 25 6 Standley Lake 25 8 Thomas Jefferson 21 9 Vista Peak 17 10 Regis Groff 11 10 Skyview 11 12 Alameda 6 Region 3 (Girls) Rank Team Points 1 Niwot 70 2 George Washington 59 3 Centaurus 56 3 Northfield 56 5 Denver South 47 6 Standley Lake 37 7 Denver North 34 8 Thomas Jefferson 25 9 Vista Peak 23 10 Regis Groff 15 11 Skyview 11 12 Alameda 7 Region 4 (Boys) Rank Team Points 1 Thompson Valley 108 2 Mead 107 3 Longmont 94 4 Mountain View 77 5 Erie 65 6 Thornton 57 7 Riverdale Ridge 41 8 Silver Creek 40 9 Roosevelt 29 10 Greeley Central 18 11 Fort Morgan 11 12 Frederick 6 13 Windsor 5 14 Skyline 2 Region 4 (Girls) Rank Team Points 1 Silver Creek 127 2 Thompson Valley 115 3 Roosevelt 91 4 Erie 87 5 Mead 82 6 Longmont 64 7 Mountain View 58 8 Riverdale Ridge 31 9 Fort Morgan 28 10 Windsor 17 11 Frederick 6 11 Skyline 6 13 Greeley Central 2 14 Thornton 1 Region 5 (Boys) Rank Team Points 1 Cheyenne Mountain 70 2 Durango 62 3 Montrose 47 4 Mesa Ridge 45 5 Widefield 41 6 Pueblo South 38 7 Pueblo West 35 8 Canon City 16 8 Pueblo County 16 10 Pueblo Centennial 9 11 Pueblo East 5 12 Mitchell 1 Region 5 (Girls) Rank Team Points 1 Durango 66 2 Cheyenne Mountain 61 3 Pueblo West 56 4 Montrose 43 5 Mesa Ridge 34 6 Pueblo County 32 7 Pueblo South 29 8 Widefield 28 9 Canon City 23 10 Pueblo Centennial 6 10 Pueblo East 6 12 Mitchell 1 [/cbtab][cbtab title=”Class 5A”]
Region 1 (Boys) Rank Team Points 1 Cherokee Trail 83 2 Cherry Creek 81 3 Arapahoe 70 4 Grandview 69 5 Regis Jesuit 45 5 Smoky Hill 45 7 Eaglecrest 43 8 Overland 25 9 Rangeview 23 10 Hinkley 11 Region 1 (Girls) Rank Team Points 1 Cherry Creek 83 2 Arapahoe 81 3 Cherokee Trail 76 4 Regis Jesuit 62 5 Grandview 55 6 Smoky Hill 41 7 Eaglecrest 40 8 Rangeview 27 9 Hinkley 17 10 Overland 13 Region 2 (Boys) Rank Team Points 1 Mountain Vista 30 2 Dakota Ridge 26 3 Heritage 25 4 Valor Christian 21 5 Arvada West 16 6 Fruita Monument 15 7 Highlands Ranch 11 8 Chatfield 8 9 ThunderRidge 7 10 Lakewood 5 11 Columbine 1 Region 2 (Girls) Rank Team Points 1 Valor Christian 60 2 Mountain Vista 55 3 Heritage 47 4 Chatfield 46 5 Dakota Ridge 42 6 Fruita Monument 41 7 Columbine 31 8 ThunderRidge 22 9 Arvada West 16 10 Lakewood 13 11 Highlands Ranch 7 12 Bear Creek 5 Region 3 (Boys) Rank Team Points 1 Boulder 69 1 Ralston Valley 69 3 Fairview 67 4 Legacy 57 5 Broomfield 52 6 Denver East 41 7 Monarch 33 8 Pomona 28 9 Northglenn 10 10 Adams City 7 10 Westminster 7 Region 3 (Girls) Rank Team Points 1 Broomfield 70 1 Fairview 70 3 Denver East 58 4 Boulder 54 5 Monarch 53 6 Legacy 37 7 Pomona 36 8 Ralston Valley 33 9 Northglenn 14 10 Westminster 9 11 Adams City 6 Region 4 (Boys) Rank Team Points 1 Fossil Ridge 68 2 Rocky Mountain 64 3 Poudre 51 4 Horizon 49 5 Fort Collins 46 6 Loveland 36 7 Mountain Range 27 8 Brighton 22 9 Greeley West 11 10 Prairie View 9 11 Far Northeast 2 Region 4 (Girls) Rank Team Points 1 Loveland 69 2 Fossil Ridge 64 3 Rocky Mountain 54 4 Fort Collins 45 5 Brighton 40 6 Horizon 34 7 Poudre 33 8 Mountain Range 20 9 Greeley West 14 10 Prairie View 10 11 Far Northeast 2 Region 5 (Boys) Rank Team Points 1 Chaparral 56 2 Liberty 53 3 Rock Canyon 45 4 Pine Creek 40 5 Castle View 39 6 Rampart 35 7 Douglas County 18 8 Doherty 14 8 Legend 14 10 Fountain-Fort Carson 11 11 Vista Ridge 5 Region 5 (Girls) Rank Team Points 1 Pine Creek 68 2 Douglas County 50 3 Chaparral 49 4 Rock Canyon 48 5 Castle View 42 6 Rampart 39 7 Doherty 26 8 Fountain-Fort Carson 24 9 Vista Ridge 18 10 Legend 11 11 Liberty 10 [/cbtab][/cbtabs]
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Boys golf: Breaking down each state tournament heading into Monday’s start
(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com) State championship season rolls on as the boys golf tournaments are set to begin play on Monday. The Class 5A tournament will take place at Rolling Hills in Lakewood, the 4A tournament will be played at the Country Club of Colorado in Colorado Springs and the 3A tournament is at Dos Rios in Gunnison.
Each classification has several standout teams as well as multiple teams that can battle for a team state championship. Below is breakdown of what to expect at each tournament when the boys start launching them Monday morning.
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Class 5A
(Brad Cochi/For CHSAANow.com) Course: Rolling Hills Golf Course in Lakewood
2019 individual champion: Will Kates (Arapahoe)
2019 team champion: Fairview
Weather forecast: Sunny, temperatures in high 70’s (both days)
Outlook: The 5A tournament might have some of the best talent the state has on display. Cherry Creek sophomore Charlie Flaxbeard and teammate TJ Hicks both shot career rounds at regionals and will take a lot of momentum into state. Combined with the veteran presences that players like Kates and teammate Matthew Wilkinson bring and it could make for a fun two-day battle at Rolling Hills. The team race between Cherry Creek, Arapahoe, Lakewood and Ralston Valley should also be fun to track.
Others to watch: Ralston Valley’s Gage Messingham is the top-ranked 5A player according to iWanamker rankings, Lakewood’s Ryan Liao has finished in the top four in the last two years of the 5A tournament and Prairie View’s Jeff Nelson has put together some of the best rounds in the state during the course of the regular season.
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Class 4A
(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com) Course: Country Club of Colorado in Colorado Springs
2019 individual champion: Micah Stangebye (Montrose)
2019 team champion: Montrose
Weather forecast: Sunny, temperatures in mid-to-high 70’s (both days)
Outlook: After winning the last three team championships, Montrose is going to have its work cut out for it this year. Micah Stangebye is gone but Jordan Jennings has done a great job of leading the team as a senior. The individual race should be an intriguing one as Discovery Canyon’s Kaden Ford and Northfield’s Hunter Swanson return after tying for second place. Lewis-Palmer’s Greg Lewis was right there as a sophomore and has only gotten better in the last year. The team race could come down to host Cheyenne Mountain battling it out with the likes of Mullen, Pueblo West and Windsor.
Others to watchk: Falcon’s Reese Knox has been on fire lately as has Coronado’s Noah Keller. Frederick’s Jake Chesler has been steady all year and Durango junior Levi Tichi has found himself under par on several occasions.
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(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com) Class 3A
Course: Dos Rios Country Club in Gunnison
2019 individual champion: Westin Pals (Lutheran)
2019 team champion: Lutheran
Weather forecast: Sunny, temperatures in low 70’s (both days)
Outlook: The 3A tournament certainly brings the most collective talent from the widest range across the state. Aspen’s Nic Pevny finished with in a three-way tie for third with Kent Denver’s Jeffrey Zhou and Stering’s Tayleb Schaefer at the end of last year’s tournament. All three competitors are back which means the second day of the tournament could look more like a men’s club Friday night shootout than a final round of stroke play. Aspen, Kent Denver, St. Mary’s, Sterling and Vail Christian will all have a shot to make a run at a team title and it could be the results on the first day that could put either of those teams in the driver seat.
Others to watchk: Montezuma-Cortez’s Thayer Plewe has more poise on a golf course as a sophomore than most men have in their 30’s. He’s looking to keep his hand steady and play his way into contention. Primero’s Lance Peters has shown no fear when feeling the need to pull driver out of his bag. The narrow fairways of Dos Rios might give some players pause before going for the big dog, but if Peters has a spot in mind and needs driver to get there, he’ll waste no time swinging away.