Poudre boys soccer picked up a 3-0 win over Eaglecrest on Saturday to open their season 1-0.
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Colorado preps media points out athletes to watch this fall
(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com) As the summer days begin to fade away, it’s nearly time to start looking to the fall. The official start of practice is just weeks away and once the ball gets rolling, the 2019-20 athletic season will consume coaches, athletes and fans for the better part of nine months.
Over the last few weeks, CHSAANow.com has featured returning stat leaders from various sports (football leaders will come next week), but the real question that lingers is who is everyone excited to see?
So we asked.
We shot emails to various outlets throughout the state and asked them who they’re excited to see once competition starts next month while adding a few names of our own.
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The Pueblo Chieftain’s Marcus Hill and Austin White
Athlete: Marvin London Jr.
Year: Senior
School: Pueblo East
Sport: FootballWhy to watch: Marvin London Jr. had a team-high 73 receptions for the Eagles last season. He also had 1,083 yards and seven touchdowns — both second to only Kain Medrano.
Athlete: Samantha Meehan
Year: Senior
School: Pueblo County
Sport: VolleyballWhy to watch: The Hornets senior ran rampant through the South-Central League last season and helped Pueblo County go 10-0 in league play. She led the Hornets with 284 kills, 24 aces. Meehan along with the core of Hornets hope to repeat as S-CL champs this season.
CHSAANow.com’s Dan Mohrmann
Athlete: Trey Jones
Year: Senior
School: Palmer Ridge
Sport: Boys golfWhy to watch: Jones has a little bit of work cut out for him this fall, but in terms of the Colorado Springs area, he’s one of the top returning golfers. He finished tied for 18th at the Class 4A state tournament and this summer tied for 14th in the JGAC Junior PGA Championship on the difficult Blue Course at the Air Force Academy.
9News’ Taylor Temby
Athlete: Katie Fankhouser
Year: Senior
School: Lyons
Sport: Girls Cross CountryWhy to watch: Katie is a phenomenal multi-sport athlete. This fall, the 2018 runner of the year will look to defend her 2A cross-country individual state title, one that helped the Lions claim just their second ever team championship. A side note – she is also the third ranked female junior freestyle kayaker in the WORLD. To say she is competitive would be a huge understatement.
Athlete: Gavin Sawchuk
Year: Sophomore
School: Valor Christian
Sport: FootballWhy to watch: Expect Gavin to carry the same energy and momentum from his freshman season into his sophomore campaign. He put up 13 touchdowns for the Eagles in 2018 – in large part due to his speed. Sawchuk posted the fastest 100m dash time in the Colorado during the spring track and field season, and he already boasts several D1 football offers.
Athlete: Alexisius “Q” Jones
Year: Junior
School: Fountain-Fort Carson
Sport: FootballWhy to watch: Q. Jones had anything but a good ending to his season. In his first year in a Trojan varsity uniform, he amassed 1,738 all-purpose yards. But his season was cut short due to a leg injury. FFC coach Jake Novotny told us this summer that Jones will be ready to go. He’s reportedly getting looks from the University of Colorado and Wyoming and the list is expected to grow upon his return to the field.
The Coloradoan’s Kevin Lytle
Athlete: Nikki McGaffin
Year: Sophomore
School: Fossil Ridge
Sport: SoftballWhy to watch: McGaffin starred in the pitching circle as a freshman in 2018 to help the SaberCats win 21 games. She went 14-1 with a 1.78 ERA (second in 5A), striking out 122 in 90.1 innings pitched.
Athlete: Tate Satterfield
Year: Senior
School: Poudre
Sport: FootballWhy to watch: Satterfield was eighth in 5A in 2018 with 1,238 rush yards, scoring 14 touchdowns on the ground. He’ll be a key part of an experience Poudre team that could challenge for the Front Range League title.
The Durango Herald’s John Livingston
Athlete: Madeleine Burns
Year: Senior
School: Durango High School
Sport: Girls Cross CountryWhy to watch: A year after Burns finished 13th in the 4A girls cross country state race, she is back as a senior looking for a podium finish for the Demons. Last spring, she won the girls 3,200 meter run at the 4A state track and field meet and backed it up with a third-place finish in the 1,600. She broke the school record in the 5K last year the Liberty Bell Invitational and is primed for a big senior season after a summer of competing around the country.
Athlete: Millie O’Ketter
Year: Senior
School: Durango High School
Sport: VolleyballWhy to watch: A senior libero and outside hitter, O’Ketter has already verbally committed to Northern Arizona University to play Division I volleyball. This summer, she competed in the Global Challenge International volleyball tournament in Croatia, helping her team to a 5-2 overall record in the udner-18 division with the lone losses coming to first-place Italy and second-place Netherlands. She led her team with 47 of the squad’s 111 digs and also led the team in serve receive accuracy and was second in assists.
Athlete: Leland Heinicke
Year: Senior
School: Durango High
Sport: Boys soccerWhy to watch: As a junior, Heinicke had a team-high 14 goals and added four assists to help lead the Demons to the fourth seed in the 4A state tournament. At 6-foot-4, Heinicke is dangers when he gets his head on the ball in set pieces, and he has the skill to once again lead Durango on a playoff push.
Other athletes to watch:
Laurin Krings (Loveland softball): The returning 5A player of the year is on a mission to bring home a state championship.
Amelia McCarthy (Cherry Creek field hockey): After falling short in the state championship game last year, McCarthy has the talent to take the Bruins to the top of the field hockey mountain.
Kole Taylor (Grand Junction Central football): Taylor hauled in eight touchdown catches in 2018 and recently committed to LSU. He makes the Warriors an instant threat when he’s on the field.
Cruz Culpepper (Niwot boys cross country): Last year’s 4A champ has ambitions of defending his championship this fall.
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All-state boys track & field teams for the 2019 season
The 2019 all-state boys track and field teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created based upon results at the state meet.
In order to be considered for athlete of the year, they must first have made the all-state team by winning an event.
Athletes of the year were selected based upon their performance at the state meet. Coaches of the year were selected based upon the team champions.
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Class 5A
(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com) Athlete of the year: Cole Sprout, Valor Christian
Coach of the year: Brian Kula, Valor Christian
First Team Name School Year Event(s) David Cardenas Grand Junction Central Senior 800m Brody Dempsey Mountain Vista Senior 4×800 Zion Gordon Regis Jesuit Senior 100m, 110 hurdles Davis Helmerich Mountain Vista Junior 4×800 Max House Valor Christian Freshman 4×100, 4×200 Kaden Keefe Valor Christian Junior 4×100,4×200 Darrian Leu-Pierre Grandview Senior High Jump Joseph Maguire Fort Collins Senior 4×400 Max Manson Monarch Senior Pole Vault Micaylon Moore Fort Collins Senior 4×400, Long Jump, Triple Jump Garrett Nelson Poudre Senior 300 hurdles Drake Nugent Highlands Ranch Senior Shot Put Dane Palazzo Valor Christian Senior 4×100, 4×200 Cian Quiroga Valor Christian Senior Discus Jack Ranson Valor Christian Senior 4×100, 4×200 Ethan Rouse Mountain Vista Senior 4×800 Jack Sheesley Fort Collins Senior 4×400 Cole Sprout Valor Christian Junior 1600m, 3200m Spencer Thurgood Fort Collins Sophomore 4×400 Elijah Williams Gateway Senior 200m Langston Williams Eaglecrest Sophomore 400m Harrison Witt Mountain Vista Sophomore 4×800 [divider]
Class 4A
(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com) Athlete of the year: Luc Andrada, Pueblo East
Coach of the year: Maurice Henriques, Niwot
First Team Name School Year Event(s) Luc Andrada Pueblo East Senior 100m, 200m, 4×100, 4×200 Noah Bodewes Durango Senior 4×800 Cruz Culpepper Niwot Junior 800m, 1600m Samuel Dirkes Silver Creek Senior Shot Put Jensen Douillard Niwot Senior 4×400 Wyatt Ewer Glenwood Springs Senior 300 hurdles Aidan Fitzgerald Durango Senior 4×800 Marcus Flint Durango Senior 4×800 Oscar Flores Pueblo East Freshman 4×200 Zaire Jackson Northfield Senior 110 hurdles Nolan Johan Niwot Senior 4×400 Jack Kenkel Niwot Junior 4×400 Marvin London Pueblo East Junior 4×100 Kain Medrano Pueblo East Senior 4×100, 4×200, Discus Milo Ostwald Niwot Junior 4×400 Cisco Padilla Pueblo West Senior High Jump Joe Padula Pueblo East Senior 4×100, 4×200 Hunter Potrykus Silver Creek Junior Pole Vault Dylan Schubert Thompson Valley Junior 3200m Luke Tichi Durango Junior 4×800 Tyler Williams Standley Lake Senior 400m Brendan Young Canon City Senior Long Jump, Triple Jump [divider]
Class 3A
(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com) Athlete of the year: Yasin Sado, Denver West
Coach of the year: Darwin Horan, Lutheran
First Team Name School Year Event(s) Mason Anthony Elizabeth Senior 300 hurdles, Long Jump Kelita Baroumbaye Gunnison Senior Triple Jump Braden Bartlett Holy Family Senior 4×800 Cole Caskey Lutheran Junior 4×200 Jack Casper Lutheran Junior 4×200 Skye Ciccarelli Woodland Park Senior High Jump Rasce Engelhardt Holy Family Senior 4×800 Nate Hanson Lutheran Senior 110 hurdles David Hawkins Bayfield Senior Shot Put Chad Jackson Alamosa Senior 4×400 Ian Jackson Alamosa Junior 400m, 4×400 Noah Kelly Lutheran Sophomore Pole Vault Devyn Lauer Platte Valley Freshman 4×100 Alex Martinez Holy Family Senior 4×800 Kade McDaniel Platte Valley Sophomore 4×100 Gabe Montes Platte Valley Junior 4×100 Christian Montoya Holy Family Senior 4×800 Jayden Omi Manitou Springs Senior 100m, 200m Jace Pittman Sterling Senior Discus Max Rivkin Lutheran Junior 4×200 Yasin Sado Denver West Junior 800m, 1600m, 3200m Cole Schweizer Alamosa Junior 4×400 Michael Valdez Alamosa Sophomore 4×400 Kameron Varney Lutheran Senior 4×200 Josh Yancey Platte Valley Junior 4×100 [divider]
Class 2A
Athlete of the year: Kellen Kinsella, Vail Christian; Colton Jonjak-Plahn, Lyons
Coach of the year: Mark Roberts, Lyons
First Team Name School Year Event(s) Morgan Arnold Limon Senior 4×400 Luke Bowers Vail Christian Senior 4×200 Michael Burch Clear Creek Senior 4×100 Orin Carnes Fowler Junior 110 hurdles Jake Chrisman Yuma Senior Pole Vault Jaden Evans Telluride Senior 1600m Lucas Gerding Clear Creek Senior 4×100 Ben Griffin Clear Creek Junior 4×100 Celby Hollenbaugh Limon Senior 4×400 Colton Jonjak-Plahn Lyons Senior 800m, 4×800 Kellen Kinsella Vail Christian Senior 200m, 4×200 E.J. Koller Vail Christian Senior 4×200 Jeremiah Leeper Limon Freshman 4×400 Victor Mendoza Yuma Senior Long Jump, Triple Jump Quinn Mitchell Vail Christian Junior 4×200 Nicholas Navarette Hoehne Junior 300 hurdles Brandon Pennell Clear Creek Senior 4×100 Alex Ramos Holly Junior 400m Grant Redmond Soroco Senior High Jump Isaac Roberts Lyons Junior 3200m, 4×800 Braden Sandersfeld Limon Senior 4×400 Jordan Schackelford Lyons Junior 4×800 Caden Showalter Mancos Junior Shot Put, Discus Simon Stone Lyons Junior 4×800 David Trujillo Rocky Ford Senior 100m [divider]
Class 1A
Athlete of the year: Elton Yarger, Stratton/Liberty
Coach of the year: Joe Packard, Heritage Christian
First Team Name School Year Event(s) Jayce Bauer Wiley Senior Shot Put Seth Bruxvoort Heritage Christian Senior 3200m, 4×800 Joel Carpenter Simla Senior 4×100, 4×400 Keaton Case Heritage Christian Senior 4×800 Jade Cass Pawnee Senior High Jump Keylan Dracon Otis Senior Discus Joey Dwyer Simla Sophomore 4×100, 4×400 Arlo Garner Cotopaxi Senior 110 hurdles Christopher Garza Simla Sophomore 4×400 Tommy Harmon Pikes Peak Christian Senior Pole Vault Darias Harms Simla Junior 100m, 4×100 Hunter Hermsen Heritage Christian Senior 4×800 Jaden Johnson Heritage Christian Junior 200m, 4×200 Jarrett Johnson Heritage Christian Freshman 4×200 Levi Kilian Heritage Christian Senior 800m, 1600m, 4×800 Kelsey Montague Simla Junior 4×100, 4×400 Jathan Rentfrow Heritage Christian Junior 4×200 Elton Yarger Stratton/Liberty Senior 400m, Long Jump, Triple Jump Ryan Zrubek Heritage Christian Sophomore 300 hurdles, 4×200 -
Boys track: Pueblo East’s Luc Andrada caps off a terrific weekend; other top performances from the state meet
(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com) LAKEWOOD — Luc Andrada saw a glimpse of the future.
“Before the 4×100, I swear I’ve never been more confident before a race,” Andrada said on the final day of the state track and field championships. “I had a weird gut feeling that we would PR by half a second and win it. That’s what we did.”
Andrada and his teammates capped off a terrific weekend for Pueblo East, claiming the 4A 400-meter relay title in a time of 42.40 seconds.
But, the victory did not come so easily. In the preliminary round, held on Friday, Pueblo East finished 4th with a time of 42.98. Only 0.17 of a second separated Windsor in 1st and Skyline in 5th though.
The senior sprinter knew how close Saturday’s final would be, but Pueblo East had a lightning rod in Andrada as the anchor leg. As long as he could get the baton relatively close to the leaders, he would have a chance of winning.
After all, he was the 4A king of the sprints this season, tallying gold medals in the 100 and 200-meter dashes. Andrada simply has next-level speed.
“We were thankful to be in lane three, so we could see our competition in front of us,” he said.
And, Kain Medrano, Joe Padula, and Marvin London gave Andrada a shot. They were in the thick of the race with one leg to go, but Skyline (42.54, 2nd place) and Canon City (42.63, 3rd) were ahead.
Andrada made it all up in the final 100 meters, causing the Jeffco Stadium crowd to buzz.
He had plenty of spectators chatting about him throughout the final day of competition. His winning times of 10.51 in the 100 and 21.21 in the 200 were slightly wind-aided but very swift.
The 4A 100 state record of 10.53, which Andrada would’ve beaten if his time was wind-legal, has been held since 2000 (Gregg Trigg of Fountain Fort-Carson).
Nevertheless, Andrada put the finishing touches on a memorable prep career, and with style, while also anchoring Pueblo East to a 4×200 relay state crown on Friday.
“They just gave me a chance,” he said of the 4×200. “With a team like that, how can you lose it?”
Medrano, Padula, and Oscar Flores were the other members of that relay as they gave Andrada the baton in a close battle with Pueblo West (runner-up).
For all of Andrada’s accomplishments in football, East was the state runner-up his senior year and the champion in 2016, Medrano has been a decorated athlete as well. He broke the 4A state meet record in discus on Thursday (188-6) and finished runner-up in shot put.
Medrano will soon be a football player for UCLA, while Andrada will compete at Brigham Young University in both football and track.
“He motivates me to be a better person day in and day out,” Andrada said of their friendship. “He’s always pushing me to be better. He deserves every accomplishment.”
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Class 5A
(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com) The Valor Christian boys won their first state championship as a track and field team with 90 points. They also won the girls title as Fort Collins (57 boys points) was the runner-up for both genders.
Cian Quiroga will bring a title back to Valor in the discus (182-4) and Cole Sprout won his second 1,600 crown (4A in 2018) in 4:13. They also earned gold in the 4×100 relay (42.46).
Fort Collins’ Joseph Maguire, the anchor of their 4×400 relay group, just barely edged out Arapahoe at the line as the teams ran 3:18.77 and 3:18.78.
A terrific 110 hurdles showdown between seniors Zion Gordon of Regis Jesuit and Cameron Harris of Brighton produced swift times of 13.85 and 14.03. Gordon, a University of Southern California recruit, won the 5A crown.
Gordon (10.67) got the better of Harris (10.72) again in the 100-meter dash, the next event on Saturday. Both will be competing at the collegiate level as Brighton’s super sprinter signed with Air Force.
Harris was also the runner-up in the 300 hurdles to Garrett Nelson of Poudre (37.16). Nelson’s time was sixth-fastest in Colorado prep history.
Eaglecrest’s Langston Williams will bring a gold medal back to Aurora with his 400 win (48.59).
Monarch’s Max Manson capped his storied career with three pole vault state titles. He cleared 16 feet, 8 inches in his prep finale.
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Class 4A
Niwot needed to finish at least fifth in the final event of the weekend, the 4×400 relay, to capture the team crown over Pueblo East but instead the Cougars won the event in a time of 3:22.86. Niwot bettered Pueblo East 66-60 in the final team standings. The Cougars also won the girls crown.
Zhaire Jackson (Northfield) topped the 110 hurdles field in 14.60 seconds.
Niwot junior Cruz Culpepper smoothly crossed the line in 4:16.69 to earn a 1,600 championship, adding to his 800 crown on Friday and helping Niwot earn a team trophy.
Brendan Young, the pride of Canon City, won a pair of jump titles this weekend (long and triple). He leapt 47 feet, 11 inches in triple jump Saturday.
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Class 3A
(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com) Manitou Springs produced the 100 and 200 champion in Jayden Omi. His times were 10.97 and 22.14 seconds.
Nate Hanson of Lutheran (14.31) was the 110-hurdles champion as the Lions swept the boys (91.5 points) and girls team titles. Mike Ciccio was second in the 400 and Lutheran piled up points with great depth.
Lutheran has won six state titles in boys track and field.
Denver West, with brothers Yasin and Ahmed Sado finishing 1-2 in the 1,600, was the runner-up with 65 points.
Elizabeth’s Mason Anthony, the 3A state record holder in the 300 hurdles, didn’t quite top his best time but still finished 1st in 38.67.
Alamosa won the boys (3:23) and girls (3:58) 4×400 relays, while Ian Jackson and Lilly Lavier were individual 400 champions for Alamosa.
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Class 2A
Lyons boys (68 points) claimed their fifth team title in track and field, but first since 2015. Mancos was the runner-up with 57. Lyons excelled in distance events once again.
Both competitors, Grant Redmond of Soroco and and Jake Chrisman of Yuma, cleared 6 feet, 7 inches in the high jump but Redmond won with fewer attempts. Chrisman was the pole vault gold medal winner on Thursday.
David Trujillo of Rocky Ford was the champion in the 100 with a time of 11.19.
Clear Creek boys won the 4×100 relay (44.10).
Alex Ramos (Holly, 50.14) cruised in the 400.
Jaden Evans of Telluride (4:30.27) held off Isaac Roberts of Lyons (4:30.77) in the 1,600.
Victor Mendoza (20 feet, 10.5 inches) of Yuma was the long jump champion.
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Class 1A
The Heritage Christian boys scored points in bunches, securing the team title again with 148 points. They won in 2018 in much the same way with firepower in distance as Levi Kilian (4:28) and Seth Bruxvoort (4:32) both shattered the 1A State meet record in the 1,600 and were 1st and 2nd.
HCA tallied points in many other events, as well, including the 300 hurdles (Ryan Zrubek, champion) and the 200 (Jaden Johnson, 1st).
Arlo Garner of Cotopaxi (15.48) was the state champion in 110 hurdles.
Elton Yarger of Stratton/Liberty broke the triple jump state record yesterday and clinched the 400 title in 50.61 seconds today.
Pikes Peak Christian’s Tommy Harmon (12-10) climbed higher than anyone in pole vault.
Simla (3:37.82) won the 4×400 relay and finished runner-up in the team standings. Simla also claimed the 4×100 title and Darias Harms was the 100 champion in a new 1A State Meet record of 11.18.
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Wrestling rankings: County Line, Pueblo South and Poudre join
Below are this week’s wrestling rankings from On The Mat.
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On The Mat Wrestling Rankings
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Class 2A RK TEAM PVS 1 Wray 1 2 Rocky Ford 2 3 Paonia 3 4 Cedaredge 4 5 Centauri 8 6 John Mall 6 7 Hotchkiss 9 8 Highland 5 9 County Line – 10 Crowley County 7 Dropped out Lyons (10). Class 3A RK TEAM PVS 1 Alamosa 1 2 Jefferson 3 3 Eaton 2 4 Pagosa Springs 5 5 Eagle Valley 4 6 Valley 8 7 Brush 9 8 Lamar 6 9 Fort Morgan 7 10 Berthoud 10 Dropped out None. Class 4A RK TEAM PVS 1 Pueblo East 2 2 Pueblo County 3 3 Windsor 1 4 Broomfield 4 5 Pueblo Centennial 5 6 Grand Junction Central 7 7 Pueblo South – 8 Thompson Valley 8 9 Longmont 9 10 Pueblo West 10 Dropped out Cheyenne Mountain (6). Class 5A RK TEAM PVS 1 Pomona 1 2 Ponderosa 4 3 Grandview 2 4 Grand Junction 3 5 Brighton 5 6 Legacy 8 7 Rocky Mountain 7 8 Poudre – 9 Monarch 6 10 Castle View 9 Dropped out Arvada West (10). -
All-state football teams for the 2018 season
The 2018 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.
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Class 5A
(Steve Oathout) Player of the year: Aidan Atkinson, Fairview
Coach of the year: Ed McCaffrey, Valor Christian
First Team Name School Year Pos. Elijah Anderson-Taylor Eaglecrest Senior LB/RB Aidan Atkinson Fairview Junior QB Reece Atteberry Eaglecrest Junior OT/DE Jordan Billingsley Grandview Senior RB Logan DeArment Columbine Senior QB/CB Andrew Gentry Columbine Junior G/OT Aidan Ikaika Keanaaina Mullen Junior NG/G Dylan James Eaglecrest Senior QB/RB Austin Johnson Highlands Ranch Senior G/DT Spencer Lambert ThunderRidge Senior RB/CB Carson Lee Cherry Creek Junior OT/C Michael Lynn Cherry Creek Senior OT Kiahn Martinez Regis Jesuit Senior RB Luke McCaffrey Valor Christian Senior QB Barrett Miller Eaglecrest Senior OT/DT Alex Padilla Cherry Creek Senior QB Alec Pell Cherry Creek Senior FB/RB/LB Billy Pospisil Pomona Senior WR/FS Cian Quiroga Valor Christian Senior OT/DT Brad Roberts Ralston Valley Senior RB/LB Roger Rosengarten Valor Christian Junior DT/DE Mason Schultz Grandview Senior OL/OC/DL Cobi Wood Grandview Senior K Ethan Zemla Valor Christian Senior MLB/TE Second Team Name School Year Pos. Alijah Bates Doherty Senior OT/DE Garrett Bishop Pomona Junior OT Henry Blackburn Fairview Junior WR/FS Carson Brantley Cherry Creek Senior FS/SS Cade Bruckman Grandview Junior MLB/FB Corbin Curry Columbine Senior Ben Earnest Columbine Senior OL/DL Ethan Frasier ThunderRidge Senior MLB Matt Greenwald Fairview Senior WR/DB Andrew Grout Castle View Senior OT/DL Jack Howell Valor Christian Sophomore QB/WR/FS Hayden Isenhart Grandview Senior DE/TE Austin Jandik Cherokee Trail Junior DL/MLB Justin Lohrenz Columbine Junior TE/DE Chase Lopez Valor Christian Junior WR/DB/ATH Kevin Lukasiewicz Arapahoe Senior QB/P Chris McEahern Arvada West Senior WR Dylan Morrill Columbine Senior G/DE Colten Muller Pomona Senior WR/QB Maxwell Nwokeuwu ThunderRidge Senior OL/DL Braden Siders Ralston Valley Junior DE Jake Steinmetz Boulder Senior CB/WR Isaac Townsend Ralston Valley Senior DE/TE Honorable mention: JJ Augustus, Eaglecrest, Senior, WR/CB; Tyler Banks, Fairview, Senior, OL/DL; Alex Bishard, Legacy, Senior, G/DT; Grayson Blackmon, Cherry Creek, Junior, DT; Vance Brazile, Cherry Creek, Senior, TE; Manuel Corrales, Westminster, Junior, OL/DL; Brian Crespo, Poudre, Junior, OL; Erik Delgado, Far Northeast Warriors, Senior, K/P; Bryce DesJardins, Fairview, Senior, WR/CB; Elijah Ewing, Denver East, Senior, WR/DB; Aaron Franklin, Denver East, Junior, WR/DB; Ryan Gilmore, ThunderRidge, Senior, QB; Thomas Harries, Ralston Valley, Senior, FS/WR; Zach Heckman, Fossil Ridge, Senior, G/OT; David Hoage, Smoky Hill, Senior, RB/MLB; Pierce Holley, Lakewood, Senior, QB; Cole Jesch, Ralston Valley, Senior, OT/C; Q Jones, Fountain-Fort Carson, Sophomore, RB/FS/SS; Adam Karas, Pomona, Junior, OT; Luke Keefe, Regis Jesuit, Senior, DE/DT; Dakota Key, Legacy, Junior, RB/LB; Casey Knutsen, Fossil Ridge, Senior, SS/RB/P; Colin Lavell, Legend, Senior, OT/G; Ryan Le, Mountain Vista, Senior, G/C; Brady Legault, Arvada West, Senior, G/DT; Devon Lobato, Doherty, Senior, FS; Geno Macias, Regis Jesuit, Senior, LB/SS; JP Martinez, Westminster, Senior, OL/DL; Mikey McClelland, Chaparral, Senior, DT/DE; Raymond Mclaughlin, Fountain-Fort Carson, Senior, C; Kyle Moretti, Pomona, Junior, MLB/FB; Sam Motzkus, ThunderRidge, Senior, DE; Brandy Okeke, Grandview, Senior, DE/LB; Trustin Oliver, Legend, Senior, WR; Lance Opp, Highlands Ranch, Senior, WR/LB; Cole Oster, Castle View, Senior, S/RB; Matt Pando, Northglenn, Senior, C; Dadrian Paris, Horizon, Senior, WR; Cole Parrott, Columbine, Senior, DL/TE/LS; Dayne Prim, Grandview, Senior, WR; Jalon’e Rice, Overland, Senior, WR/CB; Scott Ruckel, ThunderRidge, Senior, WR; Myles Ruiz, Cherokee Trail, Senior, DB/WR; Obasanjo Sanni, Smoky Hill, Junior, RB; Gavin Sawchuk, Valor Christian, Freshman, WR; Ben Schneider, Ralston Valley, Senior, LB/MLB; Liban Shongolo, Adams City, Senior, QB/SS; Malik Sparrow, Cherokee Trail, Senior, RB; Preston Stansel, Boulder, Senior, ATH; Grant Stewartson, Highlands Ranch, Junior, OL/DL; Jack Thiele, Pomona, Senior, SS/CB; Anthony Thomas, Rangeview, Junior, G/DT.
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Class 4A
(David Harvey/ImageProPhotography.com) Player of the year: Zach Weinmaster, Loveland
Coach of the year: Wayne McGinn, Loveland
First Team Name School Year Pos. Garrett Beckman Greeley West Senior OT/G Ryder Blair Ponderosa Senior LB/TE Brenden Bower Loveland Senior C/NG Travis Bretches Loveland Senior DE/G Steven Croell Broomfield Senior QB Bryce Delahoy Rampart Senior RB/NG Ethan Drewes Skyline Senior MLB/OT/DT Chris Eckerman Montrose Senior RB/DB Jered Garcia Dakota Ridge Senior RB Jeremy Hollingsworth Skyline Senior RB Anthony Johnston Chatfield Senior OT/DE Kaden Jolley Fruita Monument Senior DE Riley Kinney Loveland Senior QB Isaiah Meyers Loveland Senior CB/SB David Moore III Pine Creek Junior RB/CB Cody Rakowsky Loveland Senior RB/CB Telvin Townsend Longmont Senior OT/FB Ethan Waite Ponderosa Senior DE/FB Deonte Washington Vista Ridge Senior DE/LB Zach Weinmaster Loveland Senior RB/SS Derek West Greeley West Senior RB/SS Kyle West Skyline Senior WR/LB Charlie Wildermuth Chatfield Senior K/WR Second Team Name School Year Pos. Cade Balleweg Grand Junction Central Senior WR/RB/ATH Hunter Barnes Chatfield Senior RB Sean Boylan Loveland Senior MLB/FB Ryan Capasso Broomfield Senior LB/OT Thomas Ceniceros Montrose Senior DT/OL Matthew Eich Broomfield Sophomore K Drake Engelking Longmont Senior RB/FB Alex France Standley Lake Senior QB/DB Travis Heath Fruita Monument Senior OL/DL Matthew Heitmann Dakota Ridge Junior OL/DL/LS Tanner Hickey Grand Junction Central Senior FS/SS Frankie Ingraldi Widefield Senior RB/LB Kyle Jameson Pueblo West Senior FS/WR Max Lofy Pine Creek Junior ATH LaDarius Mays Coronado Junior RB/FS Collin Morrison Loveland Senior DE Treyton Queen Fruita Monument Senior FB/DE Marc Rocha Standley Lake Senior OL/DL Ryan Ruger Broomfield Senior G/OT Chase Silva Skyline Sophomore QB/FS Levi Taylor Ponderosa Senior OT Jack Walters Golden Senior WR/FS Adam Weaver Pine Creek Senior G/DT Honorable mention: Donovan Andrus, Grand Junction, Senior, DE/OG; Cauy Boulden, Montrose, Senior, WR/DB; Andre Brown, Greeley West, Senior, DE; Blake Bucca, Standley Lake, Senior, OL/DL; Ricky Childers, Skyline, Senior, G/NG; Drake Cortez, Brighton, Senior, WR/RB/CB; Oakley Dehning, Longmont, Senior, QB; Michael Deschene, Loveland, Senior, MLB/FB; Sam Dirks, Silver Creek, Senior, DT/DE; Nick Faraca, Centaurus, Junior, QB; Austin Fiala, Monarch, Junior, RB/MLB; Alex Guzman, Bear Creek, Senior, OT; Isaac Hesse, Skyline, Senior, OT/DL; Kevin Hooks, Cheyenne Mountain, Senior, DB/WR; Soren Howard, Wheat Ridge, Senior, OT/DE/TE; Joe Hufford, Ponderosa, Junior, WR/K/Ret.; Christian Jones, Air Academy, Junior, DL/OL; Noah Karwacki, Vista Peak Prep, Senior, K/P; Emmert Kastendieck, Montrose, Junior, RB/CB; Faleao Leatiota, Mesa Ridge, Senior, NG/C; Jacob Lee, Pueblo West, Senior, DL; Max Marsh, Grand Junction Central, Junior, QB; Braden Martinez, Windsor, Senior, LB/DB; Chandler Mason, Pueblo West, Junior, QB/LB/MLB; Nejon McCray, Denver South, Senior, DE/DT; Kolton Miller, Ponderosa, Sophomore, WR/Ret.; Micaylon Moore, Fort Collins, Senior, WR/DB/Ret.; Gianni Palazzo, Heritage, Senior, QB/SB; Joey Piacenza, Greeley West, Senior, TE/LB; Harlan Potts, Hinkley, Senior, MLB/OT; Elias Rolfe, Pine Creek, Junior, DE; Zach Rush, Fruita Monument, Senior, QB/C; Tyler Schemp, Greeley Central, Senior, OL/DL; Joshua Sharpes, Loveland, Senior, OT; Cole Simmons, Montrose, Junior, OL/LB; Chris Smith, Liberty, Senior, TE/LB; Michael Thompson, Aurora Central, Senior, MLB/TE; Andy Vickery, Heritage, Junior, G/NG; Jack Wathen, Skyline, Senior, WR/LB; Cameron White, Rampart, Senior, G/NG; Elijah Williams, Gateway, Senior, LB/WR.
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Class 3A
(Chris Fehrm/Chris Fehrm Photography) Player of the year: Ty Evans, Palmer Ridge
Coach of the year: Al Melo, Harrison
First Team Name School Year Pos. Griffin Anderson Discovery Canyon Senior K Luc Andrada Pueblo East Senior QB/CB Jason Bruce Palisade Senior RB/CB Gage Clawson Discovery Canyon Junior G/MLB Carl Cox Palisade Junior G/ILB Aidan Cullen Palmer Ridge Senior DE/OT/ATH Jacob Dillon Palmer Ridge Senior DT Ty Evans Palmer Ridge Senior QB Nathan Hackney Erie Senior DT/G Kyle Helbig Holy Family Senior TE/WR/DE Daveon Hunter Thomas Jefferson Junior LB/RB Mitchell Jefferis Palmer Ridge Senior OC Kain Medrano Pueblo East Senior WR/FS Jaymeson Nelms Erie Senior DE/TE Isaiah Padilla Lewis-Palmer Senior G/DT Anthony Roberson II Palmer Ridge Junior CB/SB Dominic Robles Pueblo East Senior DT/OT Noah Roper Erie Senior RB/FS/CB Aumiere Shedrick Harrison Senior RB/DL Jaden Sparks Palmer Ridge Senior WR/MLB Cameron Tucker Palisade Junior QB/FS Evan Walsh Lewis-Palmer Senior RB/CB/Ret. Orlando Westbrook-Sanchez III Harrison Senior QB/DB Second Team Name School Year Pos. Zack Anderson Discovery Canyon Senior QB Spencer Brooks Erie Senior OT/LB Cody Bruce Palmer Ridge Junior OL/DL Braden Christie Pueblo South Senior Julian Custine Erie Senior K/P Brennen DiBella Mead Senior OT Luke Gair Glenwood Springs Senior SB/SS Patrick Gonzales Pueblo East Senior RB/SB/MLB JP Hamer Fort Morgan Senior RB Isaac Linker Fort Morgan Senior QB/MLB Dawson Marcum Durango Senior RB/SS Quinn Meinert Green Mountain Junior LB Ryan Monteleone Discovery Canyon Senior RB/CB Nick Norris Fort Morgan Junior OT Jay Olson Mead Senior TE/DE Logan Robinson Frederick Senior DE/G Jeremiah Runco Pueblo East Senior DT/OT Brandon Samora Pueblo East Senior OT/G/DT Joel Scott Lewis-Palmer Senior TE/LB Keshaun Taylor Thomas Jefferson Junior WR/DB Trey Towndrow Green Mountain Junior QB/RB Miron Washburn Harrison Senior OL/DL Will Woodward Evergreen Senior OL/DL Honorable mention: Joseph Alejo, Palisade, Junior, TE/LB; Austin Ban, Steamboat Springs, Senior, RB/LB; Will Banks, Green Mountain, Junior, DE; Cayden Camper, Pueblo County, Senior, K/P; Dante Ciaravola, Frederick, Senior, RB/SB/WR; Zak Cossette, Eagle Valley, 0, RB/MLB; Sebastian Dalton, Holy Family, Senior, DT/RB; Hector Escobar, Battle Mountain, Senior, DT/OT/LS; Ben Haefeli, Evergreen, Senior, FS/RB/CB; Ben Hersam, Mitchell, Senior, RB/MLB; Jahvell Johnson-Humphrey, George Washington, Senior, WR/CB; Marcus Kemm, Skyview, Senior, CB/SB; Michael Kumlin, Kennedy, Senior, LB/TE; Tanner Leise, Mead, Senior, DE; Matt Lyons, Harrison, Senior, OL/LB; Nico Martin, Pueblo Central, Senior, RB/WR; Nathaniel Mesa, Harrison, Senior, OL/DL; Taylor Morgan, Summit, Senior, DT/OT/G; Gabe Morgan, Canon City, Junior, OL/DL; Cameron Nellor, Thompson Valley, Junior, SB/QB/SS; Buddie Niccoli, Pueblo Centennial, Senior, RB/LB; Gavin Orbus, Holy Family, Senior, OL; Dorian Pacheco, Lutheran, Freshman, RB/LB; Grant Pullen, George Washington, Senior, DE/TE; Alex Rodriguez, Glenwood Springs, Senior, G/DT; Caleb Sherrill, Falcon, Senior, LB/RB; Cole Sniff, Pueblo South, Senior, RB/FB; Max Tafoya, Denver North, Senior, OT/DT; Nick Wall, Roosevelt, Senior, WR/CB; Carver Willis, Durango, Junior, OT/DT.
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Class 2A
(Lance Wendt/LanceWendt.com) Player of the year: Jon Nuschy, La Junta
Coach of the year: Ty Buderus, La Junta
First Team Name School Year Pos. Ty Addington La Junta Senior C/DE Ty Beaman Berthoud Senior DE/OT Vince Deleo Salida Senior MLB/FB/RB Isaac Harris Sterling Senior SB/CB David Hawkins Bayfield Senior LB/RB Kyle Hecker Resurrection Christian Senior OT/MLB Noah Hollander Aspen Senior WR/FS Gryphin Hooper Platte Valley Junior OT/DE Peter Kuppinger Resurrection Christian Senior DE David Nagy Faith Christian Senior RB Jon Nuschy La Junta Senior QB/SS Hunter Paxton Sterling Senior OT/DT Alberto Perez Platte Valley Junior TB/LB/K Jake Reardon Basalt Senior RB/DB Jake Reuss Basalt Senior OL/LB Trevor Reuss Basalt Senior QB/LB Ernesto Rios Platte Valley Senior TB/LB/P Jacob Tafoya La Junta Senior OT/NG Jacob Thielen Faith Christian Senior LB/OL Tanner Vines Rifle Senior RB/MLB Wyatt Warfel Rifle Senior C/DE Trevon Wehrman Platte Valley Senior QB Zane Zuhlke Resurrection Christian Senior FS/WR Second Team Name School Year Pos. Jordan Abbott Faith Christian Senior S/WR Connor Aragon Pagosa Springs Senior RB/MLB Aiden Barrios Delta Senior OL/DL Holt Brashears Salida Senior DE/C Jake Braun D’Evelyn Junior OT/DE Matthew Broughton Montezuma-Cortez Senior FB/LB Brendan Bunting Platte Valley Senior WR/DB Zach Busmente Sterling Junior MLB/OT Ty Garnhart Eaton Senior QB/SS/FS Christian Lamb Faith Christian Senior G Joey Licht Kent Denver Senior QB/DB Isaac Lorenzen Bayfield Senior NG/OT Kyle Lueck Resurrection Christian Senior RB/LB Armondo Martinez Alamosa Senior G/DE Noah Miles D’Evelyn Senior ILB/WR/P Keyon Prior Bayfield Senior RB/CB Alex Riedel Resurrection Christian Senior LB/RB Eli Smith Salida Senior WR/LB Reece Ullery Elizabeth Senior RB/FS John Van Hattem Resurrection Christian Senior OC James Waddles La Junta Senior OT/DE Daniel Westbrook Bayfield Senior DE/OT Josh Yancey Platte Valley Junior WB/DB Honorable mention: Jared Baker, Moffat County, Senior, G/DE; Andrew Borquez, Alameda, Senior, DL/OL; Antonio Chavez, La Junta, Junior, RB/LB; Bryson Cox, Woodland Park, Sophomore, TE/DE; Garrett Craig, The Classical Academy, Senior, OL/DL; Henry Fritzler, Eaton, Senior, DT/G; Hadley Holloway, Bennett, Senior, OT/DT; Dillon Jonsson, Aspen, Senior, OT/DT; Walker Kee, Lamar, Junior; Tyler Kissler, Valley, Senior, CB/WR; Ben Kuhnel, Middle Park, Senior, WR/S/ATH; Dillon Lucas, Prospect Ridge Academy, Senior, RB/LB; John Paul Luebbers, Bishop Machebeuf, Senior, G/DE; Goskany Luquin, Basalt, Senior, DE/OL; Ethan Mackley, Rifle, Junior, G/DE; Ryan Malden, La Junta, Junior, QB/RB; Grady Mandl, The Academy, Senior, WR/CB; Alex Maravilla, Eaton, Senior, MLB/OT; Caleb Miramontes, Delta, Senior, RB/LB; Swayde Noyes, Montezuma-Cortez, Senior, OT/DE; Danny Pelphrey, Berthoud, Senior, WR/DB; Antonio Rivera, Alamosa, Senior, MLB; Riley Romero, La Junta, Senior, WR; Nick Segal, University, Senior, LB/RB; Damian Spell, Coal Ridge, Junior, DT/OG/G; Brady Sullivan, D’Evelyn, Senior, ILB/OG; Angel Villarruel, Englewood, Junior, OL/DL; Mark Walvoord, Kent Denver, Senior, OL/DL; Nick Wellen, Brush, Junior, RB/MLB; Ethan Winden, Weld Central, Senior; Hunter Zentz, Manitou Springs, Senior, WR/CB.
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Class 1A
(Alan Versaw/stoutroadsportspage.com) Player of the year: Cannan Bennett, Limon
Coach of the year: Mike O’Dwyer, Limon
First Team Name School Year Pos. James Amick Meeker Senior DL/OL Cannan Bennett Limon Senior QB/LB Logan Blevins Platte Canyon Senior OT/DT Peyton Brones Colorado Springs Christian Junior MLB/FB Owen Busetti Florence Sophomore MLB/RB Bennie Chacon Centauri Senior OT/DT Adam Chacon Centauri Junior MLB/G Tristan Crowther Centauri Senior DE/WR Eddie Duron Strasburg Senior G/MLB Hauk Hubbard Limon Senior RB/LB Chris Lopez Monte Vista Senior OT/DE Logan Marx Limon Junior OL/DL Greg Olsen Colorado Springs Christian Senior Ryan Phelan Meeker Sophomore QB/DE Braden Sandersfeld Limon Senior WR/DB JC Spence Strasburg Senior FS/RB Kory Tacha Limon Sophomore RB/LB Jesus Trejo Holyoke Senior MLB/RB Luis Villalpando Meeker Senior LB/K/G Trevor Walker Peyton Senior RB/LB Wyatt Warren Strasburg Senior MLB/RB Braden Witzel Burlington Senior Javier Zamora Limon Senior OL/DL Second Team Name School Year Pos. Morgan Arnold Limon Senior OL/DL Chase Beckner Holyoke 0 DT/G Carson Berghuis Wray Junior DE/OT Jaykhale Boiter Jefferson Senior NG/G Cannon Buford Crowley County Senior OT/NG Gabriel Calhoun St. Mary’s Senior ATH Joe Dunn Colorado Springs Christian Sophomore Anthony Felice Paonia Senior RB/LB Daniel Frates Peyton Senior DT/G Jim Gabriel Buena Vista Junior OT/DT Lucas Gerding Clear Creek Senior QB/FS/ATH Josh Gonzales Peyton Senior RB/FS Eli Hanks Meeker Senior RB/LB J.D. Hart Peyton Senior WR/CB Cade Hillman Wray Senior RB/MLB Javier Lancaster Florence Junior OG/NG Zach Martin Centauri Senior WR/CB Deontay Martinez Centauri Senior C/DE Blake Mosenteen Holyoke 0 RB/SS Levi Peterson Paonia Junior OT/DE Kurvonte Rice Jefferson Senior SB/QB Trevor Tinajera Platte Canyon Senior FS/TE Kaidon Wenta Monte Vista Junior RB/LB Honorable mention: Koby Anderson, Highland, Senior, TE/LB; Lukas Baltzer, Colorado Springs Christian, Senior; Rian Chavez, Colorado Springs Christian, Sophomore, MLB; Bert Chrastil, Estes Park, Senior, RB/LB; Taylor Clark, Grand Valley, Senior, DE/TE; Edward Cruz, Cornerstone Christian Academy, Senior, OL/DL; Adrian Diaz De Leon, The Pinnacle, Senior, RB/LB/SS; Zach Dube, Cornerstone Christian Academy, Senior, QB/DL; Abraham Echauri, Center, Freshman, WR/CB/ATH; Jase Lantto, Peyton, Junior, DL/OL; Carlos Lopez, Center, Senior, OT/DT/FB; Ivan Martinez Pantaleon, The Pinnacle, Senior, OL/DL/K; Jacob Miller, St. Mary’s, Junior, WR/DB; Grey Neal, Paonia, Junior, QB/LB; Jonathan Pena, Grand Valley, Senior, RB/SB/SS; Jared Reynolds, Cedaredge, Senior, LB/QB; Ricardo Rocha, Rocky Ford, Junior, OL/DL; Ben Sanchez, Clear Creek, Senior, WR/DB; Trevor Smith, Strasburg, Junior, C/DT; Logan Stewart, Highland, Senior, QB/DB; Chad Sutherland, Strasburg, Junior, G/DT; Daniel Tena, Burlington, Senior; David Trujillo, Rocky Ford, Senior, WR/DB; Wesley Van Matre, John Mall, Junior, RB/LB; Taj VanderLinde, Cedaredge, Senior, DL/OL; Lane Walter, Crowley County, Senior, DE/G; Malaki Walters, Florence, Senior, LB/OG; Quamon Williams, Crowley County, Junior; Luke Yates, Buena Vista, Junior, WR/FS.
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8-man
(Gabriel Christus/Denver Broncos) Player of the year: Layne Green, Sedgwick County
Coach of the year: Chris Michel, Sedgwick County
First Team Name School Year Pos. Eric Alcala Sedgwick County Senior C/DT Luis Dominguez West Grand Senior QB/DB Quinton Flanscha Fowler Senior RB/CB Matt Frank Merino Senior RB/CB Layne Green Sedgwick County Senior RB/DE Jordan Knight West Grand Senior OG/LB Jace Logan Soroco Senior RB/ILB Trysten Moltrer Hoehne Senior RB/DB Shane Montoya Hoehne Junior OL/DL Grady Nielsen Rangely Senior OL/DL Derrick Poss Akron Senior RB/LB Max Quint Merino Senior OL/DL Kyle Rowe Hoehne Senior RB/DE Ethan Walter Sedgwick County Senior Hugh Wheatley West Grand Senior WR/DB Adam Zink Caliche Senior RB/MLB Second Team Name School Year Pos. Braxton Asbell Sargent Sophomore OL/DL Drew Brannan Rangely Senior QB/DB Erick Chaparro Holly Senior RB/ILB/Ret. Kobe Davis Holly Senior DE/QB/WR Beau Dukes Springfield Senior QB/LB Chance Garcia Mancos Senior RB/MLB Tommy Harmon Pikes Peak Christian Senior WR/DE/K CJ Hoff Front Range Christian Senior WR/DB Federico Orozco Hoehne Senior TE/LB Marcos Ramirez West Grand Senior OG/DE Devin Ramirez Rangely Senior RB/DB/QB Austin Stauffer West Grand Senior OG/DE Christian Still Dayspring Christian Academy Sophomore QB/CB Frank Torrez Sargent Senior ATH Justin Traxler Akron Senior QB/S Traevonn Walton Caliche Senior NG/G Honorable mention: Braden Anderson, Haxtun, Senior, WR/LB; Jayce Bauer, Wiley, Senior, C/DE/FB; Chris Bolt, Pikes Peak Christian, Senior, OL/DT; Riley Clayton, Sangre de Cristo, Senior, TB/LB; Zach Dolan, Vail Christian, Senior; Devon Frazier, Las Animas, Senior, LB/OL/K; Nate Freeman, Plateau Valley, Senior, OL/DL; Will Gabriel, Norwood, Senior, RB/LB; Dalton Gartrell, Sanford, Senior, TE/DE; Austin Green, Dove Creek, Senior, G/DE; Darias Harms, Simla, Junior; Terrance Heath, Sedgwick County, Sophomore, WR/TE/DE; Jaden Hottinger, Akron, Senior, RB/CB; Isaia Jarvis, Pikes Peak Christian, Senior, OL/LB; Stephen King, Gilpin County, Sophomore, QB/CB; Drew Lloyd, Front Range Christian, Senior, TE/DL; Brad Mazerall, Simla, Senior; Sean McKinley, Pikes Peak Christian, Junior, RB/LB; Austin Mclean, Dayspring Christian Academy, Junior, DT/G; Keegan Medina, Del Norte, Senior, QB; Mikey Mikita, Calhan, Senior, RB/LB; Tristan Moore, Rangely, Senior, TE/ILB; Breccen Morelli, Mancos, Junior, QB/DE; Bryar Morgan, Elbert, Senior; Brendyn Nordyke, Holly, Senior, NG/OG/RB; Beau Parker, Sedgwick County, Junior; Franchesco Rivera, Hoehne, Junior, OL/DL; Adam Sapp, Custer County, Senior, OL/DL; Thor Schiffer, Fowler, Junior, RB/OL/DL; Brady Shelley, Byers, Senior, CB/WR; Tyshawn Silva, Justice, Senior, ATH/DB/Ret.; Daigen Springer, South Park, Senior, TB/DB; Eli Suiters, Swink, Junior, DL/TE.
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6-man
(Dustin Price/DustinPricePhotography.com) Player of the year: Bryson Long, Peetz
Coach of the year: Toby Kechter, Stratton/Liberty
First Team Name School Year Pos. Bryce Carlstrom North Park Senior ATH T.J. Conaway Kit Carson Senior Cordell Farmer Kit Carson Junior DE/TE Devon Jara Granada Senior QB Walter Jordan Prairie Senior Jaret Lichty Stratton/Liberty Sophomore RB/LB Tyson Lichty Stratton/Liberty Senior QB/LB Bryson Long Peetz Senior RB Sam McGinnis Idalia Senior Bryce Miracle Otis Senior RB Quade Pelton Cheyenne Wells Junior Ethan Richmond Stratton/Liberty Senior RB/TE/DE Second Team Name School Year Pos. Tyler Blickem Briggsdale Junior QB Chris Bryan Kit Carson Senior Jade Cozart Cheyenne Wells Senior Lucas Hart Cheraw Senior RB/LB Duchea High Colorado School for the Deaf Blind Senior QB/S Kyle Klann Flagler/Hi-Plains Senior Levi Shean Stratton/Liberty Senior TE/LB Steven Tunstall Cotopaxi Senior FB/OL/DE Ty Warren La Veta Senior ILB/FB/HB Isaih Wellman Mountain Valley Senior DE/RB/LB Cooper White Peetz Junior RB Eltan Yarger Stratton/Liberty Senior FB/LB Honorable mention: Josh Baca, Granada, Senior, RB; Zayd Banks, Flagler/Hi-Plains, Sophomore; Vincent Bauer, Briggsdale, Senior, FS/WR; Axel Escareno, Manzanola, Junior, FS/QB; Brock Follett, North Park, Junior, RB/DE/LB; Isaac Gonzales, La Veta, Junior, DE/TE/WR; Chris Goss, Fleming, Sophomore, DE/WR; David Hammel, Mountain Valley, Senior, LB/TE/DE; Ty Hunt, Otis, Senior, QB/ILB/S; Cesar Iturralde, Branson/Kim, Senior, RB/FS; Dominic Martinez, Manzanola, Senior, MLB/FB; Coy McDonald, Walsh, Junior, ILB/DB/RB; Ambrosio Mondragon, Sierra Grande, Senior, WR/DE; Trey Moore, Prairie, Senior; Walker Morelock, Deer Trail, Junior, LB/RB; Alex Salazar, Walsh, Senior, RB/LB/C; Caleb Scharsch, Sierra Grande, Sophomore, TB/LB; Greg Tidquist, Genoa-Hugo, Senior, QB/S; Zackary Van Esselstine, Cotopaxi, Junior, C/DE; Brandon Williams, Fleming, Junior, RB/MLB.
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Photos: Poudre girls basketball edges Bear Creek to get its first win of the year
LAKEWOOD — Poudre girls basketball got its first win of the season with a 53-49 victory over Bear Creek on Tuesday.
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All-state softball teams for the 2018 season
The 2018 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.
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Class 5A
(Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com) Player of the year: Laurin Krings, Loveland
Coach of the year: Kristen Shirk, LegendFirst Team Name School Pos. Year Christaana Angelopulos Arvada West SS Senior Delanie Cox Cherokee Trail OF/UTIL Senior Kate Delaney Fossil Ridge P/1B Senior Amanda Hedges ThunderRidge SS Senior Laurin Krings Loveland P/1B/OF Junior Zoey LeCompte Legend – Senior Payton Lincavage Legend – Senior Daysha Mendez Columbine OF Senior Rachel Sabourin Eaglecrest SS Senior Lauren Strathearn Legacy OF Senior Second Team Name School Pos. Year Courtney Beck Brighton OF Senior Olivia Bradley Legend – Senior Jackie Cal Regis Jesuit P/1B Senior Katie Dack-Howell Rock Canyon C/3B Sophomore Elana Gerhard Loveland C/INF Junior Hunter Gilbreath Cherokee Trail C Junior Alley Kim Douglas County 3B/C Senior Mia Moddelmog Fossil Ridge OF Senior Korbe Otis Columbine P/OF Sophomore Yasmine Ybarra Smoky Hill 3B/C/1B Junior Honorable mention: Shayelyn Allen, Senior, Eaglecrest; Peyton Allen, Senior, Monarch; Emmy Anderson, Senior, Fort Collins; Mia Anderson, Senior, Greeley West; Delanie Baker, Senior, Doherty; Linnea Baldner, Sophomore, Broomfield; KarlieAnn Bauer, Senior, Bear Creek; Savannah Behabetz, Senior, Valor Christian; Ava Brouillette, Freshman, Denver South; Audrey Burt, Sophomore, Rock Canyon; Rachel Campbell, Junior, Castle View; Rachel Colwell, Senior, Mountain Range; Domonique Contreras, Senior, Adams City; Alexis Cortez, Senior, Cherokee Trail; Minerva Cruz, Senior, Far Northeast Warriors; Olivia Dampier, Senior, Dakota Ridge; Isabelle DiNapoli, Sophomore, Chatfield; Taryn Dragseth, Senior, Highlands Ranch; Chloe Ewing, Senior, Vista Ridge; Hannah Farley, Junior, Legacy; Gianna Haley, Senior, Arvada West; KT Hoffman, Senior, Cherokee Trail; Haley Hoy, Junior, Castle View; Brianna Jennings, Sophomore, Rampart; Lexi Jorgensen, Freshman, Chaparral; Kayleigh Krueger, Junior, Arapahoe; Annie Landon, Senior, Cherry Creek; Abigail Larsen, Sophomore, Poudre; Halie Litwin, Senior, Brighton; Callissa Lucero, Senior, Northglenn; Isabel Macias, Senior, Regis Jesuit; Gerilyn Martinez, Senior, Pine Creek; Taryn Moan, Senior, Grandview; Alexis Mohr, Horizon; Camryn Mullen, Senior, Prairie View; Mya Murdock, Sophomore, Grand Junction Central; Maddy Murphy, Junior, Lakewood; Cailey Oldemeyer, Senior, Legend; Kiah Parker, Senior, Castle View; Leah Passafiume, Senior, Pine Creek; Tucker Pebley, Senior, Windsor; Nevaeh Ramirez, Junior, Prairie View; Jayda Randle, Sophomore, Rampart; Hadlee Reichert, Sophomore, Broomfield; Savanna Reiners, Senior, Douglas County; Kori Rhoads, Westminster; Analiese Rodriguez, Senior, Northglenn; Annie Rourke, Senior, Mountain Vista; Katie Russell, Senior, Vista PEAK Prep; Aislyn Sharp, Senior, Grand Junction Central; Breck Smith, Senior, Grand Junction; Bridgette Strobl, Senior, ThunderRidge; Logan Taylor, Senior, Legacy; Abri Trujillo, Senior, Ralston Valley; Reese Waggoner, Junior, Eaglecrest; Jordan West, Sophomore, Ralston Valley.
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Class 4A
(Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com) Player of the year: Erin Caviness, Holy Family
Coach of the year: Mitchell Martinez, Holy FamilyFirst Team Name School Pos. Year Raleigh Basart Mountain View 3B Senior Erin Caviness Holy Family P Senior Kayla Harper Silver Creek SS/2B/OF Senior Jaelyn Jackson Thomas Jefferson P/SS/1B Senior Makayla Keck Pueblo South P/1B/OF Senior Makenzie Middleton Golden – Junior Jetta Nannen Silver Creek P/1B/3B Senior Morgan Pantaleo Pueblo County P/1B/OF Senior Kat Sackett Erie – Junior Second Team Name School Pos. Year Ashlynn Balliet Berthoud – Junior Noelle Gardon Holy Family SS/C Junior Brooklyn Horn Kennedy P/SS Sophomore Sarah Jorissen Berthoud – Senior Kamryn Leoffler Mountain View SS/3B/C Senior Anna Martinez Holy Family OF Junior Cassidy Paulson Golden – Senior Katelyn Ralston Cheyenne Mountain P Junior Daija Robbins Thomas Jefferson C/3B Senior Erin Winters Holy Family 1B/UTIL Senior Honorable mention: Mattigan Aga, Sophomore, Green Mountain; Eimy Aguirre, Palisade; Miranda Algien, Senior, Pueblo South; Isabel Alire, Junior, George Washington; Dana Atencio, Widefield; Cora Aubert, Senior, Pueblo East; Elizabeth Betsch, Senior, Conifer; Bailey Carlson, Sophomore, Mountain View; Jasmine Carrasco, Senior, Denver North; Tori Dufour, Senior, Frederick; Sami Edwards, Senior, Discovery Canyon; Grace Gonzales, Senior, Pueblo West; Leslie Gutierrez, Junior, Skyview; Maya Hamilton, Sophomore, Boulder; Kaitlyn Harris, Senior, Rifle; Maddie Kuehl, Sophomore, Silver Creek; Coeli Lamb, Senior, George Washington; Maddie Leach, Senior, Erie; Maya Liester, Senior, Palmer Ridge; Sarye Lopez, Senior, Alameda; Alissa Madrigal, Senior, Discovery Canyon; Ayva McComas, Freshman, Niwot; MaKenna McVay, Senior, Thompson Valley; Makayla Middleton, Junior, Golden; Angeline Mitchell, Junior, Longmont; Charlotte Nuccio, Junior, Evergreen; Abby Padilla, Junior, Pueblo County; Anna Palomar, Senior, Pueblo County; Isabella Porreco, Senior, D’Evelyn; Samantha Powell, Skyline; Carly Powley, Senior, Weld Central; Julia Qualteri, Senior, Ponderosa; Izzy Quezada, Junior, Wheat Ridge; Sloane Quijas, Senior, Erie; Isabella Quintana, Sophomore, Mesa Ridge; Harley Ralston, Senior, Eagle Valley; Madie Rosenthal, Junior, Roosevelt; Aliyah Rothstein, Sophomore, Wheat Ridge; Portia Roybal, Junior, Pueblo West; Nevaeh Santistevan, Junior, Coronado; Sidney Schaffer, Senior, Northridge; Taylor Schleisman, Senior, Elizabeth; Drew Sims, Senior, Conifer; Angela Smith, Sophomore, Air Academy; Addison Spears, Senior, Berthoud; Maggie Swank, Senior, Englewood; Janae Valerio, Senior, Kennedy; Shannon Vivoda, Junior, Pueblo East; Jen Williams, Junior, Erie; Morgan Zanetell, Senior, Evergreen.
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Class 3A
(Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com) Player of the year: Alexis Rayburn, Strasburg
Coach of the year: Michelle Woodard, StrasburgFirst Team Name School Pos. Year Allie Christensen Brush SS/3B Junior McKenzie Connor Faith Christian P/1B Senior Lauren Frink Eaton P/OF Senior Abrianah McGaw Faith Christian SS/INF Senior Mackenzie Pepper St. Mary’s SS Senior Alexis Rayburn Strasburg P/1B Senior Remington Ross Eaton OF Junior Megan Shelton Meeker C/SS Senior Jenna Sutliff Delta SS Senior Second Team Name School Pos. Year Laci Coen Lamar – Senior Marsella Evans Faith Christian C/UTIL Senior Melanie Fye Eaton P/OF Senior Cordelia Hanger The Academy CF/P/UTIL Junior Kyra McFarland University – Junior Rylyn Nelson Sterling INF Junior Peyton Richter St. Mary’s P/OF Senior Darian Riggs Strasburg OF Junior Delaney Wieneke University – Sophomore Honorable mention: Isa Alvarez, Junior, Burlington; Alyssa Alvarez, Sophomore, Peak to Peak; Jacy Archer, Senior, Wray; Ashland Baca, Junior, Strasburg; Bree Bandy, Limon; Brooke Bohler, Senior, Sterling; Aiyana Bravo, Senior, Fort Lupton; Molly Brown, Senior, Holyoke; Sheridan Choat, Senior, Lamar; Emily Crowder, Junior, Alamosa; Jadin Dimeo, Junior, Platte Canyon; Katie Ellis, Junior, Platte Valley; Ashley Evans, Senior, Faith Christian; Sierra Finn, Freshman, James Irwin; Nevaeh Fisher, Senior, La Junta; Presley Frost, Junior, Montezuma-Cortez; Madysen Griffith, Senior, Brush; Destiny Hackney, Sophomore, Riverdale Ridge; Lauren Herman, Freshman, Holyoke; Allie Hobbs, Senior, Eaton; Shelby Hoxie, Senior, Florence; Jenna Jaklich, Limon; Jennifer Jarnigan, Sophomore, Eaton; Baylie Krueger, Sophomore, Rocky Ford; Sami Lane, Senior, Delta; Afton Larsen, Senior, Basalt; Mackenzie Marshall, Senior, Meeker; Keely Porter, Sophomore, Delta; Jamie Rader, Sophomore, Peak to Peak; Ayanna Ramirez, Junior, The Academy; Ashlyn Richardson, Junior, Strasburg; Chantae Rodriguez, Senior, Rocky Ford; Hailee Ruble, Sophomore, Delta; Hannah Schweiger, Sophomore, Lyons; Morgan Smith, Senior, Wray; Gianna Tijerina, Senior, Fort Lupton; Morgan Trechter, Junior, St. Mary’s; Anira Watson, Sheridan.
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OT goal sends Arvada West in second round of 5A boys soccer playoffs
ARVADA — Arvada West sophomore Gabe Schultz’s game-winning shot road the north wind Thursday night at the North Area Athletic Complex.
With the wind at his back, Schultz sailed a shot over the head of Poudre senior goalie Jacob VanDress less than four minutes into overtime in opening round of the Class 5A boys soccer state tournament to give the Wildcats a 2-1 victory.
Poudre senior Blake Knipple, left, and Arvada West junior Judah Johnston get tangled up during the first half Thursday at NAAC. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) “I just touched it, beat a kid and just hit it,” Schultz said of the goal that sends the Wildcats into the round of 16. “There was no open space the whole game. I was surprised I had that much space. I just kind of roofed it. I was so excited.”
Next up for A-West is the winner of the No. 25 Castle View versus No. 8 Arapahoe winner that started an hour later then the first game of a 5A boys soccer double-header at NAAC.
The last playoff win for A-West came back in 2015 when the program advanced to the 5A state quarterfinals. The past two years the Wildcats suffered road losses in the opening round of the state tournament.
Through the first half it looked like the No. 9-seeded Wildcats would be in danger of making it a third straight year of an early playoff exit. No. 24 Poudre held 1-0 lead after the first half. A turnover by the Wildcats led to a scoring chance by freshman Rowan Slater for the Impalas. Slater was able to place a high shot over A-West goalie Latham Kleckner in the 8th minute.
“It was a bit of a slow start. They stuck to the game plan,” A-West coach Troy Gette said. “They played great in the second half. What we hit the post four times. I think it was just a matter of time until we got one in.”
Arvada West senior Evan Keasling (16) scored a big goal in the 62nd minute to tie the game at 1-1 against Poudre. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) Arvada West tied things up in the 62nd minute on a hard low shot to the far post by senior Evan Keasling.
It appeared A-West might have scored in the final minute before halftime on a long shot that hit the cross bar then went off the back of VanDress. However, it was ruled that the ball didn’t completely cross the goal line before VanDress was able to slap the ball away.
The Wildcats entered the postseason on a seven-game winning streak. A-West had outscored it previous seven opponents 21-2.
Poudre pulled off its first winning season since 2014 when the Impalas had their last playoff win. Poudre had just 12 wins over the past three years combined before its resurgent season this season that yielded eight victories.
The Impalas close out the regular season with a 0-3-1 record, but all three losses were to top-10 seeded teams — No. 1 Fairview, No. 2 Boulder and No. 7 Fort Collins — in the 5A state tournament.
“They were so under-rated,” Schultz said of Poudre. “They played the toughest schedule. They should have been a higher seed.”
Arvada West junior Judah Johnston (17) centers a pass before Poudre sophomore Jacob Bee (4) can get a foot on it Thursday night at NAAC. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) -
5A boys tennis: Chatfield’s Christian Holmes takes aim at repeat title
(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com) DENVER — Chatfield’s Christian Holmes is off to a near-flawless start in the Class 5A boys tennis state tournament as he seeks to defend his crown at No. 1 singles.
Holmes, a senior, opened the tournament with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Mountain Vista’s Max Probst in the first round. He then beat Grand Junction’s Cameron Weckerly 6-0, 6-1 in the quarterfinal to secure a spot in Friday’s semifinals.
Holmes is seeking to become the first repeat champion at 5A No. 1 singles since Hayden Sabatka of Highlands Ranch did it in 2011 and 2012.
He will face Arapahoe senior Tyler Landen in the semifinals, which begin at 9 a.m. Landen beat Rock Canyon’s Chris Swanson (6-2, 6-3) and Fairview’s Luke Silverman (6-2, 6-0).
This is the second consecutive season that Landen has reached the semifinals at No. 1 singles; he was in the quarterfinals as a sophomore.
Holmes missed the early part of the season after tearing the meniscus in his right knee, but returned to win his regional last week.
In the other semifinal, Regis Jesuit’s Morgan Schilling will face Cherry Creek’s George Cavo. Both are sophomores.
Cavo, who finished second at No. 3 singles last season, beat Monarch’s Michael Conde (6-4, 6-3) and Poudre’s Jordan Rickard-Peisner (6-1, 6-2) to reach the semifinals.
Schilling beat Heritage’s Chase Walters (6-1, 6-3) and Boulder’s Ryan McCoy (6-2, 6-0) to advance. Schilling lost in the playbacks at No. 1 singles last season.
Schilling led a Regis Jesuit contingent which advanced six of seven positions into the quarterfinals. The Raiders, among the favorites to claim the team crown, are tied for the lead after the first day with 19 points. They last won a state title in 2010.
Perennial power Cherry Creek also has 19 points to lead the field. Defending champion Fairview sits in third with 12 points.
Of note, when Lakewood senior Danny Kingman won his first-round match 6-2, 6-2 against Cherokee Trail sophomore Shawn Springer, it was the first time the school had won a state match since 1972.
Two matches didn’t complete play on Thursday due to rain, and will complete on Friday morning.