Rampart has risen to the top of this week’s Class 5A boys soccer rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Voted upon by coaches and select 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
Rampart (6)
9-0-0
74
3
3-0-0
2
Boulder (1)
6-2-0
69
7
2-0-0
3
Legacy
7-1-0
66
1
2-1-0
4
Broomfield (1)
7-1-0
64
2
2-1-0
5
Grandview
6-1-2
49
4
0-0-1
6
Fairview (1)
6-2-0
41
5
2-1-0
7
Arvada West
8-2-0
37
–
3-0-0
8
Regis Jesuit
5-1-1
22
8
2-1-0
9
Cherry Creek
6-2-2
19
10
0-0-1
10
Fossil Ridge
4-3-0
12
6
0-2-0
Others receiving votes:
Valor Christian 9, Denver East 6, Eaglecrest 6, Poudre 5, Bear Creek 4, Gateway 4, Ralston Valley 4, Smoky Hill 2, Arapahoe 1, Pine Creek 1.
Dropped out
Eaglecrest (9).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Battle Mountain (7)
8-0-1
95
1
1-0-1
2
Golden (2)
8-1-1
83
3
2-0-0
3
Alameda
8-0-0
61
10
1-0-0
4
Loveland (1)
8-0-0
57
7
1-0-0
5
Silver Creek
4-1-2
53
6
1-0-0
6
Skyview
6-0-1
51
4
0-0-0
7
Discovery Canyon
7-1-0
42
9
2-0-0
8
Glenwood Springs
6-0-2
38
–
1-0-1
9
Air Academy
5-3-0
29
8
1-1-0
10
Regis Groff
6-2-0
24
2
0-2-0
Others receiving votes:
Palmer Ridge 10, Pueblo East 3, Pueblo Centennial 2, The Classical Academy 2.
Dropped out
Palmer Ridge (5).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kent Denver (6)
9-0-0
105
1
1-0-0
2
Salida (5)
8-0-0
104
2
2-0-0
3
Delta
7-2-0
71
5
1-1-0
4
Atlas Preparatory School
7-0-0
62
3
2-0-0
5
Roaring Fork
5-1-1
48
4
1-0-0
6
Aurora West College Prep Academy
7-1-0
47
9
2-0-0
7
Faith Christian
5-2-1
38
7
1-1-0
8
Colorado Academy
5-2-0
37
6
1-0-0
9
Liberty Common
3-1-0
29
10
2-0-0
10
Lutheran
6-2-0
11
8
2-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Vail Mountain 10, KIPP Denver Collegiate 9, Middle Park 9, Fort Lupton 6, Arrupe Jesuit 5, The Academy 4, Manitou Springs 3, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 2, Jefferson Academy 2, Coal Ridge 1, DSST: Byers 1, Lamar 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Fountain Valley (5)
6-1-0
29
1
1-0-0
2
Crested Butte (1)
8-2-1
20
2
2-0-0
3
Denver Christian
5-3-0
13
3
2-0-0
4
Dawson School
6-2-1
9
4
2-0-0
5
Ridgway
5-0-2
7
5
1-0-1
Others receiving votes:
Campion Academy 4, Colorado Rocky Mountain 3, Heritage Christian 3, Telluride 2.
Battle Mountain is the new No. 1 team in Class 4A girls soccer.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Voted upon by coaches and select 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
Arapahoe (3)
5-0-0
63
1
3-0-0
2
Fairview (1)
3-0-0
59
8
2-0-0
3
Grandview
4-1-1
54
2
1-1-0
4
Legacy
2-0-0
50
3
1-0-0
5
Bear Creek (3)
4-0-0
49
10
1-0-0
6
Broomfield (1)
2-0-0
47
4
1-0-0
7
Far Northeast Warriors
2-0-0
45
5
0-0-0
8
Cherry Creek (1)
4-1-0
36
6
1-1-0
9
Rampart (1)
3-0-0
27
–
1-0-0
10
Boulder
2-1-0
22
7
1-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Fossil Ridge 20, Smoky Hill 15, Regis Jesuit 13, Denver East 10, Arvada West 9, Castle View 5, Lakewood 4, Eaglecrest 3, Liberty 3, Ralston Valley 3, Aurora Central 2, Gateway 2, Mountain Vista 2, Rock Canyon 2, Windsor 2, Chatfield 1, Palmer 1, Valor Christian 1.
Dropped out
Arvada West (9).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Battle Mountain (2)
2-0-0
82
4
0-0-0
2
Air Academy (2)
2-1-0
72
3
1-0-0
3
Palmer Ridge (3)
3-0-0
61
–
2-0-0
4
Loveland (1)
4-0-0
55
10
2-0-0
5
Skyview (1)
3-0-0
51
5
2-0-0
6
Northfield
3-0-0
37
–
1-0-0
7
The Classical Academy
1-1-0
36
2
1-1-0
8
Green Mountain
4-1-0
31
–
1-0-0
9
Alameda
3-0-0
28
–
2-0-0
10
Denver North
1-0-1
24
6
1-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Centaurus 22, Pueblo Centennial 20, Discovery Canyon 14, Glenwood Springs 14, Skyline 10, Regis Groff 10, Rifle 9, Cheyenne Mountain 8, Erie 6, Pueblo East 5, Pueblo West 3, Silver Creek 3, Palisade 2, D’Evelyn 1, Golden 1.
Dropped out
Pueblo Centennial (1), Centaurus (7), Glenwood Springs (8), Golden (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kent Denver (6)
3-0-0
82
1
1-0-0
2
Colorado Academy (1)
2-0-0
65
2
2-0-0
3
Roaring Fork
3-0-0
54
4
2-0-0
4
Atlas Preparatory School (1)
2-0-0
49
6
0-0-0
5
Salida
2-0-0
44
7
1-0-0
6
Delta
3-1-0
35
5
1-1-0
7
Liberty Common
0-0-0
27
3
0-0-0
8
The Academy
1-0-0
19
10
0-0-0
9
Faith Christian
1-0-1
17
8
0-0-1
10
Arrupe Jesuit
2-1-0
16
9
1-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Lutheran 13, Jefferson Academy 11, KIPP Denver Collegiate 10, Bishop Machebeuf 9, Coal Ridge 8, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 6, Jefferson 6, Frontier Academy 5, Aurora West College Prep Academy 3, DSST: College View 3, Lamar 3, Manitou Springs 3, Strive Prep – Smart Academy 3, Middle Park 2, Vail Mountain 1, Valley 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Crested Butte (2)
3-0-0
22
1
0-0-0
2
Telluride (2)
2-0-0
15
3
1-0-0
3
Denver Christian
1-2-0
11
5
0-1-0
4
Fountain Valley (1)
3-0-0
9
2
2-0-0
5
Dawson School
1-1-1
8
4
0-1-1
Others receiving votes:
Denver Academy 5, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 4, Ridgway 1.
Pueblo Centennial has pushed up to No. 1 in this week’s 4A boys soccer rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Voted upon by coaches and select 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
Arapahoe (7)
2-0-0
90
1
2-0-0
2
Grandview
3-0-1
85
3
3-0-1
3
Legacy (1)
1-0-0
72
5
1-0-0
4
Broomfield (1)
1-0-0
61
4
1-0-0
5
Far Northeast Warriors
2-0-0
59
–
2-0-0
6
Cherry Creek (1)
3-0-0
56
10
3-0-0
7
Boulder
1-1-0
52
2
1-1-0
8
Fairview (1)
1-0-0
46
6
1-0-0
9
Arvada West
2-0-0
45
7
2-0-0
10
Bear Creek (1)
3-0-0
27
–
3-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Denver East 17, Fossil Ridge 17, Regis Jesuit 8, Castle View 5, Rock Canyon 5, Ralston Valley 3, Windsor 3, Aurora Central 2, Mountain Vista 2, Valor Christian 2, Eaglecrest 1, Palmer 1, Rampart 1.
Dropped out
Fort Collins (8), Denver East (9).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pueblo Centennial (2)
2-0-0
72
5
2-0-0
2
The Classical Academy (4)
0-0-0
69
3
0-0-0
3
Air Academy (3)
1-1-0
60
1
1-1-0
4
Battle Mountain
2-0-0
56
7
2-0-0
5
Skyview
1-0-0
47
4
1-0-0
6
Denver North
0-0-1
45
2
0-0-1
7
Centaurus
1-0-0
31
9
1-0-0
8
Glenwood Springs
1-0-1
21
6
1-0-1
9
Golden
1-0-0
17
10
1-0-0
10
Loveland
2-0-0
14
–
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Northfield 13, Green Mountain 10, Erie 6, Discovery Canyon 5, Greeley Central 5, Pueblo East 5, Pueblo West 4, Durango 3, Skyline 3, Cheyenne Mountain 2, Evergreen 2, Niwot 2, Palisade 2, D’Evelyn 1.
Dropped out
Durango (8).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kent Denver (8)
2-0-0
80
1
2-0-0
2
Colorado Academy
0-0-0
68
2
0-0-0
3
Liberty Common
0-0-0
61
3
0-0-0
4
Roaring Fork
1-0-0
43
5
1-0-0
5
Delta
2-0-0
41
4
2-0-0
6
Atlas Preparatory School
2-0-0
38
8
2-0-0
7
Salida
1-0-0
32
6
1-0-0
8
Faith Christian
1-0-0
26
9
1-0-0
9
Arrupe Jesuit
1-0-0
16
–
1-0-0
10
The Academy
1-0-0
14
–
1-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Lamar 6, Lutheran 3, Manitou Springs 3, Fort Lupton 3, Jefferson Academy 2, Middle Park 2, Peak to Peak 1, Vail Mountain 1.
Dropped out
Colorado Springs Christian (7), Jefferson Academy (10).
Stratton/Liberty was clinging to a 14-12 lead over Kit Carson in the waning moments of the first half.
Then Kit Carson scored just as the second quarter ended to take a 18-14 lead at the break. And they kept scoring, going up 40-14 after three quarters, and eventually securing a 48-14 win.
The Wildcats scored 38 unanswered points, including a 30-0 margin in the second half.
“The first half, we had a lot of mental lapses,” Kit Carson coach Curt Connelley told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “We had, it seemed like, about 10 penalties. The second half we put things together and had a great run.”
Jayden McCombs-Farmer helped lead the way for Kit Carson with 155 yards rushing and two touchdowns, and a defensive effort that had him all over the field. Sullivan Farmer also threw three touchdown passes, and Peter Hornung had a receiving score.
It means the second-ranked Wildcats will likely take over atop the polls for preseason No. 1 Stratton/Liberty. It also means Kit Carson got some measure of revenge for last year’s 6-man championship game, which Stratton/Liberty won by defeating the Wildcats.
“It was one of the main things we kept talking about: Last time were were at Stratton, we got our butts whipped a little bit,” Connelley said.
Jarret Lichty, Stratton/Liberty’s top offensive weapon and the returning player of the year in 6-man, missed the game with an MCL sprain.
In the loss, Trevor Frank had a rushing score and a receiving touchdown for Stratton/Liberty.
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4A: (8) Pueblo South 49, (9) Holy Family 25
Pueblo South has grown into a more experienced team this season, and it showed in their opener.
The Colts, who started the 2018 campaign 0-4 with a young roster, began 2019 with a huge top-10 win. Jackson Dickerson had two receiving scores, and returned a punt for a touchdown, and Logan Petit threw three touchdown passes for the Colts.
“Just really proud of the way our kids played, such good effort,” Pueblo South coach Ryan Goddard told the Scoreboard Show. “We turned them over a few times, which was key for us defensively. Our kids on the defensive side played really well.”
Of his offense, Goddard said, “We played pretty efficiently on offense. We had a little trouble getting going on the ground game, but having an experienced quarterback was helpful for us. … We spread the ball around and had some success through the air, then got the running game going.”
Pueblo West got a huge statement win to open the season, on the road, no less — and they started early.
The Cyclones scored on their first two plays from scrimmage, built a 35-0 lead, and then rolled to a top-10 win.
“We really challenged our kids to start fast, and they did that,” Pueblo West coach Clint Buderus told the Scoreboard Show. “It was a good way to start. The kids have put in a lot of work in the offseason, and they were ready to go.”
Chandler Mason had four total touchdowns for Pueblo West, including a 65-yard rushing touchdown on the team’s opening play from scrimmage, and a 93-yard passing touchdown on their second.
Dawson Menegatti had two scores, one receiving and another on a fumble recovery.
It was a great debut for new coach Shawn Marsh and his son, Max, Eaglecrest’s starting quarterback.
Max Marsh, who transferred over from Grand Junction Central when his dad was hired in the offseason, accounted for three touchdowns — two rushing and one passing — as Eaglecrest broke open a 13-13 tie in the second half and start off its season 1-0.
“He had a couple of big runs, and made some plays,” Shawn Marsh said on the Scoreboard Show. “It ended up being a good night.”
Eaglecrest built a 13-7 lead at halftime, and then Highlands Ranch tied it at 13-13 following their opening drive of the second half when Jake Rubley threw his second touchdown of the day. Both went to Konor Lathrop.
Madj Barakat gave Eaglecrest the lead, this time for good, later in the third quarter when he stripped Rubley of the ball at the 30-yard-line and returned the fumble for a score.
Eaglecrest sealed the game with a screen play on 4th-and-5 from the Highlands Ranch 28 that brought the ball inside the 10 with two minutes to play.
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Notables
A number of games in the Denver metro area endured multiple lightning delays, causing some games to not finish up until after 11 p.m.
Adams City snapped a 17-game losing streak on Friday with a 17-9 win over Skyview. The Eagles hadn’t won since Sept. 2017.
In 2A, Sterling knocked off No. 4 Resurrection Christian 13-7 in overtime. The game was scoreless through three quarters, before Sterling grabbed a 7-0 lead midway through the fourth quarter. Resurrection Christian tied the game with 1:55 to play, and then Sterling won in OT after recovering a fumble on their defensive possession. “It was a lot of fun tonight,” Sterling coach Rob Busmente told the Scoreboard Show. “Both teams were in it and had there moments. It was kinda going back and forth … and we battled to the end.”
Roosevelt knocked off No. 2 Pueblo East in 3A, 38-21.
In 6-man, No. 3 Fleming topped No. 7 Idalia 65-12.
Another top-10 matchup in 6-man, where No. 5 Flagler/Hi-Plains held off No. 9 Briggsdale 40-39.
Sedgwick County is seeking a fifth-straight 8-man championship, and the Cougars beat Simla 46-0 to being their 2019 campaign.
Defending 5A champion Valor Christian opened its season with a 56-6 win over Charlotte (N.C.) Christian. Gavin Sawchuk rushed for two touchdowns, and Cole Bott found Kaiden Keefe for two passing scores. And the Eagles got a visit from alum Christian McCaffrey:
As the 2019 season is set to begin, the boys soccer preseason rankings were released on Monday.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Voted upon by coaches and select 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
Arapahoe (2)
0-0-0
74
7
0-0-0
2
Boulder (2)
0-0-0
68
2
0-0-0
3
Grandview
0-0-0
65
4
0-0-0
4
Broomfield (3)
0-0-0
63
–
0-0-0
5
Legacy (2)
0-0-0
61
6
0-0-0
6
Fairview (1)
0-0-0
59
1
0-0-0
7
Arvada West
0-0-0
39
–
0-0-0
8
Fort Collins
0-0-0
33
8
0-0-0
9
Denver East
0-0-0
28
3
0-0-0
10
Cherry Creek
0-0-0
11
–
0-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Cherokee Trail 10, Mountain Vista 9, Rampart 7, Regis Jesuit 6, Rangeview 5, Rock Canyon 4, Smoky Hill 3, Aurora Central 2, Gateway 2, Ralston Valley 1.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Air Academy (9)
0-0-0
90
1
0-0-0
2
Denver North
0-0-0
79
6
0-0-0
3
The Classical Academy
0-0-0
61
8
0-0-0
4
Skyview
0-0-0
49
3
0-0-0
5
Pueblo Centennial
0-0-0
46
5
0-0-0
6
Glenwood Springs
0-0-0
32
–
0-0-0
7
Battle Mountain
0-0-0
26
4
0-0-0
8
Durango
0-0-0
22
2
0-0-0
9
Centaurus
0-0-0
18
7
0-0-0
10
Golden
0-0-0
17
9
0-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Skyline 15, Silver Creek 13, Kennedy 8, Cheyenne Mountain 5, Regis Groff 5, Evergreen 3, Mullen 3, Holy Family 2, Pueblo West 1.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kent Denver (9)
0-0-0
99
1
0-0-0
2
Colorado Academy
0-0-0
80
4
0-0-0
3
Liberty Common (1)
0-0-0
75
5
0-0-0
4
Delta
0-0-0
53
7
0-0-0
5
Roaring Fork
0-0-0
45
3
0-0-0
6
Salida
0-0-0
36
10
0-0-0
7
Colorado Springs Christian
0-0-0
31
–
0-0-0
8
Atlas Preparatory School
0-0-0
28
–
0-0-0
9
Faith Christian
0-0-0
24
9
0-0-0
10
Jefferson Academy
0-0-0
20
–
0-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Arrupe Jesuit 18, The Academy 17, Vail Mountain 10, Peak to Peak 8, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 2, Stargate School 2, Aurora West College Prep Academy 1, Strive Prep – Smart Academy 1.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Crested Butte (2)
0-0-0
27
1
0-0-0
2
Denver Christian (3)
0-0-0
26
3
0-0-0
3
Dawson School (1)
0-0-0
20
4
0-0-0
4
Telluride
0-0-0
15
5
0-0-0
5
Fountain Valley (1)
0-0-0
13
2
0-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Mile High Academy 2, Heritage Christian 1, Ridgway 1.
The 2019 all-state baseball teams honor the best players in the sport as judged by the leagues and coaches. They are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a vote of head coaches.
Player and coach of the year was also selected by a vote of the coaches.
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Class 5A
Mountain Vista’s Sam Ireland. (Tim Bourke)
Player of the year: Sam Ireland, Mountain Vista
Coach of the year: Matt Darr, Regis Jesuit
First Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Riley Cornelio
Pine Creek
RHP/INF
Senior
Sam Ireland
Mountain Vista
RHP/3B/1B
Senior
AJ Jergensen
Ralston Valley
OF
Senior
Geno Macias
Regis Jesuit
Senior
Brice Martinez
Cherry Creek
Jack Moss
Cherry Creek
Drew Stahl
Mountain Vista
INF
Senior
Jacob Thompsen
Regis Jesuit
Junior
Caden Wagner
Regis Jesuit
Senior
Second Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Justin Boyd
Legend
SS/CF
Senior
Jose Cintron
Overland
3B/2B/INF
Senior
Peter Goldy
Grandview
RHP/1B
Senior
Calvin Hunt
Ralston Valley
RHP
Senior
Cale Lansville
ThunderRidge
Grant Magill
Mountain Vista
C
Senior
Nathan Mitchell
Cherry Creek
Ryan Stohr
Dakota Ridge
RHP/1B
Senior
Patrick Strawbridge
Regis Jesuit
Senior
Case Williams
Douglas County
RHP/3B/1B
Junior
Honorable mention:
Trey Adams, Ralston Valley, INF/RHP, Senior
Simon Baumgardt, Lakewood, P/SS, Senior
Radek Birkholz, Valor Christian, P/INF, Sophomore
Zach Boone, Castle View, CF/LF, Senior
Clay Burke, Mountain Vista, RHP/1B, Senior
Jake Campbell, Rocky Mountain, P/1B, Senior
Tony Castonguay, Grandview, C/3B, Junior
Pete Chronowski, Heritage, LHP, Senior
Kellen Cox, Cherokee Trail
Garrett Crawford, Overland, OF/RHP, Junior
Clay Cutter, Cherry Creek
John Emerson, Denver East, CF/LHP/SS, Senior
Chase Esplin, Legacy, Junior
Matt Glover, Denver South, RHP/OF/SS, Sophomore
Jake Greiving, Legend, C/OF/3B, Senior
Josh Hojnowski, Grandview, RHP/3B, Senior
Ben Horwith, Douglas County, Senior
Owen Lockner, Windsor, Senior
Jayden Martinez, Grandview, OF, Senior
Braden Martinez, Windsor, Senior
Bryce Matthews, Chaparral, OF, Senior
Ryan McKown, Chaparral, OF, Senior
Mason Mitchell, Heritage, OF/RHP, Senior
Justin Moehlenpah, Horizon, LHP/OF, Senior
Ben Perla, Cherry Creek
Jaren Piepho, Rocky Mountain, C, Senior
Kevin Pipich, Rock Canyon, RHP/1B, Senior
J.C. Rodriguez, Far Northeast Warriors, Sophomore
Jacob Roybal, Chatfield, P/OF, Junior
Teddy Schoenfeld, Boulder, Senior
Macully Sehr, Legacy, Sophomore
Colby Shade, Fort Collins, OF, Junior
Derek Shaver, Grand Junction, Senior
Blake Templeton, Fort Collins, SS/RHP, Junior
Diego Velasquez, Smoky Hill, P/1B/OF, Junior
Ben Whipple, Valor Christian, RHP/1B, Sophomore
Tristan Wolf, Mountain Range
Matt Zaccaro, Bear Creek, OF/P, Senior
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Class 4A
Pueblo West’s Tyler Barth. (Bobby Stevens/MaxPreps)
Player of the year: Tyler Barth, Pueblo West
Coach of the year: Dan Sanchez, Pueblo West
First Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Lincoln Andrews
Canon City
INF/P
Senior
Aaron Arcilise
Wheat Ridge
RHP/INF
Senior
Tyler Barth
Pueblo West
Senior
Aaron Berkhoff
Cheyenne Mountain
INF
Senior
Charlie Deeds
Palmer Ridge
SS/RHP/2B
Senior
Nate Denniston
Pueblo West
Senior
Kyle Jameson
Pueblo West
Senior
Collin Kringlen
Holy Family
1B/RHP
Senior
Spencer Rich
Silver Creek
Senior
Second Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Tayler Aguilar
Northridge
CF
Senior
Brodie Blackford
Pueblo West
Junior
Jayden Cordova
Pueblo West
Senior
JP Hamer
Fort Morgan
Senior
Ben McLaughlin
Golden
SS/RHP
Junior
Brady Renck
Longmont
2B/SS/P
Senior
Jason Shuger
Lewis-Palmer
P/INF
Senior
John Thoren
Erie
Michael Wegleitner
Silver Creek
Junior
Honorable mention:
Zach Becker, Holy Family, SS/2B/RHP, Senior
Johnny Behm, Lewis-Palmer, /OF, Senior
Dominic Bronk, Wheat Ridge, 3B/RHP, Junior
Angel Carlos, Lincoln, Senior
Tyler Declusin, Pueblo West, Senior
Devin Dodson, Cheyenne Mountain, C/RHP, Junior
Tyler Dollahan, Glenwood Springs, Senior
Garrett Flaagan, Eagle Valley
Avery Fulford, Conifer, Senior
Michael Guber, George Washington, UTIL/RHP, Senior
Chris Gumeson, Longmont, RF/C/INF, Senior
Tyler Hrin, Thomas Jefferson, OF/1B/LHP, Freshman
Charlie Jackson, Silver Creek, Junior
William Kapner, Evergreen, 2B/1B, Junior
Emmert Kastendieck, Montrose, OF, Junior
Noah Lasecki, The Classical Academy, 1B/P, Senior
Isaac Linker, Fort Morgan, Senior
Cesar Loma, Greeley Central, 3B/RHP/C, Senior
Seth Lucero, Denver North, SS/RHP/OF, Senior
Nico Martin, Pueblo Central, CF, Senior
Parker Martin, Coronado, C/INF/OF, Senior
Cole Martino, Pueblo County, P/1B/3B, Sophomore
Bryce McKee, Coronado, SS/UTIL/RHP, Senior
Kolton Miller, Ponderosa, Sophomore
Adam Muniz, Pueblo Central, 3B/SS/2B, Senior
Corey Musch, Skyview, CF/LF, Senior
Cameron Nellor, Thompson Valley, SS/P/UTIL, Junior
The 2019 all-state girls soccer teams honor the best players in the sport as judged by the leagues and coaches. They are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a vote of head coaches.
Player and coach of the year was also selected by a vote of the coaches.
A roundup of Jeffco prep highlights from April with Dennis Pleuss, Jeffco Public Schools’ Communication Specialist. This month’s edition features a trio of Jeffco League soccer games involving Wheat Ridge, Chatfield, Ralston Valley, Columbine and Arvada West, along with baseball action between Wheat Ridge and Arvada West. Lacrosse in Jeffco has heated up. Ralston Valley defeated Golden in boys lacrosse, while Chatfield girls lacrosse dominated in non-league action. We also give a reminder to all of how spring weather in Colorado treats prep sports.
LAKEWOOD — It was a nice blend of senior experience and young talent that led Wheat Ridge’s girls soccer in the goal scoring department Monday night.
Senior Molly Kratzer and freshman Emily Browne both scored a hat-trick (three goals) against Skyview in the first game back from spring break for the undefeated Farmers (6-0 record).
Wheat Ridge midfielders Anna Mallec (11) and Olivia Spetnagel (12) work the ball upfield during the Farmers’ 10-2 victory Monday against Skyview. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
“It’s a nice mix,” Wheat Ridge coach Dan Watkins said of hat-tricks by a senior and freshman. “We are trying to work on some things to free her (Kratzer) and she is doing a nice job of being able to put the balls away. Emily had some great finishes tonight. I’m really excited for her as a freshman. She is going to be good for us.”
Wheat Ridge — No. 2 in the newest CHSAANow.com Class 4A girls soccer rankings that were released Monday morning — cruised to a 10-2 victory over Skyview (2-4 record) at Lakewood Memorial Field.
Kratzer actually had a penalty kick saved by Skyview goalie Jackie Galvan in the 2nd minute, but the Regis University commit scored back-to-back goals in the opening 10 minutes to give the Farmers a 2-0 lead.
“We want to be as good as we can be,” Kratzer said. “We want to win as much as we can. I think all of these girls know how to work for each other. We lay it out on the line every single game.”
Browne, who is coming back after an early-season ankle injury, finished off the first half with back-to-back goals herself. Wheat Ridge took a 4-1 lead at halftime.
“It was amazing,” Browne said of her first career high school hat-trick. “Girls were working for me and creating the plays for me.”
Browne scored her third goal in the 50th minute. Kratzer netted her 14th goal of the season to finish off her hat-trick in the 67th minute. Junior Anna Mallec, sophomore Samantha Jackson and senior goalie Logan Duford all added second-half goals.
Wheat Ridge senior Molly Kratzer (9) is one of the top scorers in Class 4A with 14 goals through six games. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
Duford finished off the scoring coming out of her net to take a penalty kick that the Farmers were awarded in the 78th minute.
Skyview senior Yadira Ramos Gurrola netted both of the Wolverines’ goals on penalty kicks in the 18th and 63rd minutes.
“We’ve got a lot of new players this year so I think it’s been a nice balance,” Watkins said of the schedule heading into the tough 4A Jeffco League. “We’ve been tested. I’m obviously very pleased with the start we’ve had.”
Wheat Ridge heads to Greeley tomorrow (Tuesday, April 2) to face Northridge before heading into conference play next week. The Farmers start 4A Jeffco League play against old nemesis Evergreen.
Evergreen and Wheat Ridge square off at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, at the North Area Athletic Complex in Arvada.
“They have knocked us out,” Watkins said of the league opener against Evergreen. “A very talented team. Peter (Evergreen coach Peter Jeans) is a fantastic coach and they are always well organized. We’ll have our hands full.”
The Cougars have ended the Farmers’ season the last two years. Evergreen defeated Wheat Ridge in the second round of the 4A state tournament last year and in the state quarterfinals in 2017.
Wheat Ridge sophomore Whitney Clark (16) battles with Skyview senior Virginia Navarro during the first half Monday at Lakewood Memorial Field. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
Watkins added that the Farmers will be up for the challenge with a tough conference start with Evergreen, followed up by D’Evelyn.
“We know we have a hard league,” Browne said. “We are just building up. If we keep playing hard and improving, we’ll have a chance.”
It was a special night for Watkins. The team honored Watkins at halftime for coaching his 300th girls varsity game at Wheat Ridge.
“You get into it, you love the game and you like working with kids,” Watkins said after notching his 218th career victory coaching Wheat Ridge’s girls soccer program since 2003. “It’s a great program, a great community and so fun to be apart of.”
Watkins has been named Coach of the Year not only in Jeffco, but regionally and nationally during his nearly two decade coaching career. He guided the Farmers’ to back-to-back 4A girls soccer state titles in 2009 and 2010.
“It was super meaningful,” Kratzer said of being apart of Watkins coaching his 300th game. “It was such a big deal because he’s been such a big part of the program and done so much for us. He is the best coach I’ve ever played for.”
Wheat Ridge senior Molly Kratzer (9) beats Skyview senior Alyssa Maldonado to the ball on her way to a goal Monday at Lakewood Memorial Field. The Farmers took a 10-2 victory with Kratzer and Emily Browne both scoring hat-tricks for Wheat Ridge. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
