Arapahoe led the charge for a host of new teams in this week’s boys soccer rankings, coming in at No. 6 in Class 5A.
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
Fort Collins (4)
8-0-1
84
2
2-0-0
2
Boulder (2)
7-1-1
77
3
1-0-0
3
Denver East (3)
9-1-0
58
1
1-1-0
4
Fairview
7-2-0
56
4
0-1-0
5
Broomfield
8-2-0
49
7
2-0-0
6
Arapahoe
8-1-1
40
–
2-0-0
7
Hinkley
8-1-1
37
10
1-0-1
8
FNE Warriors
8-1-1
30
9
2-0-0
9
Grandview
7-2-0
30
5
2-1-0
10
Legacy
7-2-0
11
–
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Grand Junction 10, Adams City 6, Eaglecrest 3, Monarch 2, Fossil Ridge 1, Rangeview 1.
Dropped out
Fossil Ridge (6), Grand Junction (8).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Air Academy (10)
10-0-0
100
1
2-0-0
2
Niwot
9-0-1
82
2
2-0-0
3
Silver Creek
9-0-1
75
3
2-0-0
4
Sand Creek
10-0-0
59
5
2-0-0
5
The Classical Academy
7-1-0
43
4
2-0-0
6
Montrose
8-2-1
41
8
2-0-0
7
Littleton
9-0-1
38
6
1-0-0
8
Kennedy
9-1-0
37
–
2-0-0
9
Denver North
8-1-0
26
10
1-0-0
10
Windsor
9-0-0
23
7
1-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Golden 14, Durango 5, Skyline 4, Cheyenne Mountain 3.
Dropped out
Durango (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Jefferson Academy (7)
10-0-1
94
1
2-0-0
2
Kent Denver (2)
8-0-1
88
2
2-0-0
3
Liberty Common (1)
10-0-0
66
3
3-0-0
4
Colorado Springs Christian
7-2-0
56
4
3-0-0
5
Colorado Academy
7-2-0
43
5
2-0-0
6
DSST-Stapleton
7-1-0
37
6
0-0-0
7
Eagle Ridge Academy
8-0-0
34
9
0-0-0
8
KIPP Denver Collegiate
7-3-0
17
–
1-0-0
9
Manitou Springs
8-2-1
15
–
2-0-0
10
Delta
9-1-0
14
–
1-0-0
Others receiving votes:
The Academy 13, Faith Christian 11, St. Mary’s 11, Manual 9, Frontier Academy 7, Peak to Peak 7, Aurora West 6, DSST-Green Valley Ranch 6, The Pinnacle 5, James Irwin 4, Arrupe Jesuit 3, Roaring Fork 3, Salida 1.
Dropped out
St. Mary’s (7), The Academy (8), Faith Christian (10).
Five new teams across the three classifications joined this week’s boys soccer rankings.
Included: Grand Junction (5A), Far Northeast (5A), Denver North (4A), Eagle Ridge Academy (3A) and Faith Christian (3A).
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
Denver East (10)
8-0-0
100
1
1-0-0
2
Fort Collins
6-0-1
72
4
2-0-0
3
Boulder
6-1-1
71
2
1-0-0
4
Fairview
7-1-0
61
5
2-0-0
5
Grandview
5-1-0
56
7
1-0-0
6
Fossil Ridge
5-0-1
41
6
1-0-0
7
Broomfield
6-2-0
37
3
1-1-0
8
Grand Junction
9-1-0
27
–
3-0-0
9
FNE Warriors
6-1-1
26
–
2-0-0
10
Hinkley
7-1-0
25
9
3-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Arapahoe 12, Monarch 9, Regis Jesuit 9, Legacy 4.
Dropped out
Monarch (8), Cherry Creek (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Air Academy (8)
8-0-0
70
1
2-0-0
2
Niwot
7-0-1
61
2
1-0-0
3
Silver Creek
7-0-1
49
7
3-0-0
4
The Classical Academy
5-1-0
40
3
1-0-0
5
Sand Creek
8-0-0
30
6
2-0-0
6
Littleton
8-0-1
26
8
1-0-0
7
Windsor
8-0-0
26
4
1-0-0
8
Montrose
6-2-1
24
10
1-0-1
9
Durango
7-1-1
21
5
1-0-1
10
Denver North
7-1-0
18
–
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Cheyenne Mountain 7, Kennedy 7, Golden 6.
Dropped out
Cheyenne Mountain (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Jefferson Academy (7)
8-0-1
97
1
3-0-0
2
Kent Denver (2)
6-0-1
88
2
1-0-0
3
Liberty Common (1)
7-0-0
60
9
3-0-0
4
Colorado Springs Christian
4-2-0
52
3
1-0-0
5
Colorado Academy
5-2-0
40
4
1-0-0
6
DSST-Stapleton
7-1-0
38
6
2-0-0
7
St. Mary’s
6-2-0
27
8
1-1-0
8
The Academy
6-0-2
26
5
1-0-0
9
Eagle Ridge Academy
8-0-0
20
–
1-0-0
10
Faith Christian
3-3-2
16
–
0-2-0
Others receiving votes:
KIPP Denver Collegiate 14, Manitou Springs 13, Delta 12, Aurora West 9, Manual 9, Frontier Academy 7, The Pinnacle 7, DSST-Green Valley Ranch 6, Peak to Peak 5, Arrupe Jesuit 4.
After failing to beat La Junta twice last year, Kent Denver needed this one. And with a late field goal, the top-ranked team in the Class 2A CHSAANow.com football poll got it.
The Sun Devils came away with a 10-7 win over the Tigers to somewhat avenge last year’s defeats, the latter of which came in the 2A state title game.
“Anytime you lose the state championship game you have a bad taste in your mouth,” Kent Denver coach Scott Yates said. “All our kids and coaches wanted to try and erase it.”
The win is the 319th for Yates, who remains tied with West Grand’s Chris Brown for the most in state history.
The Tigers (3-1 overall) jumped out to a 7-0 lead before the end of the first quarter.
But the lead wouldn’t hold.
Kent Denver (4-0) was able to tie the game before halftime and the two teams came out unwilling to give each other any more points.
Still locked in a 7-7 tie, it was Kent Denver who would get the edge as Quinn Voboril kicked a late field goal which proved to be the game winner.
“We had to stop them in order to get the ball with enough time to go down the field. That created a little momentum for us,” Yates said. “It gives you an uplift and said let’s do something with it. We marched the ball down the field pretty well.”
The Sun Devils open league play next week when they hit the road and travel to Elizabeth. The Tigers also begin league play next week, hosting TCA.
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8-man: (8) Hoehne 44, (2) Daypsring Christian 37
Hoehne built a 22-8 lead at halftime, but Dayspring Christian did everything possible to make up ground in the second half. But 22 points in the third quarter alone wasn’t going to cut it.
The Farmers were able to put up 22 more points in the second half and finish off the upset over 8-man’s second-ranked team.
Senior Jacob Yates had 202 yards and two touchdowns for Hoehne. Kyle Rowe also rushed for two scores, and Riley Hudson added one.
Christian Still, a freshman, tossed three touchdown passes for Dayspring Christian — all of them to senior Jimmy Fargo.
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5A: (5) Regis Jesuit 24, (9) Highlands Ranch 0
It took Regis Jesuit almost a full 24 minutes of game time to find the end zone. But after scoring just once in the first half, the Raiders turned up the heat in the second.
They added two touchdowns and field goal to get a big win over a top-10 opponent.
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1A: (3) Strasburg 14, (4) Limon 12
Strasburg handed Limon its first loss of the season on Saturday.
The Indians scored touchdown a in each the first and fourth quarters and that was all that was needed to move to 3-1 on the season.
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8-man: (9) Merino 14, (10) McClave 8
Merino remained undefeated on the year with a 14-8 win over McClave. It’s the first loss for the Cardinals, who broke into the 8-man rankings last week.
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Notables:
No. 3 Cheyenne Wells beat No. 5 Kit Carson in a top-10 game in 6-man, 14-12.
Monarch is now 4-0 following a 14-10 win over Brighton in 4A.
Blayden Fletcher rushed for five touchdowns and 227 yards in North Park’s 47-42 win over Briggsdale. He also had 11 tackles and a sack on defense.
Noah Roper’s great season continues: He had 276 yards and three touchdowns as Erie beat Centaurus 38-13 in 3A. Erie is 4-0.
5A No. 10 Fairview rolled over Prairie View 68-0. Sophomore quarterback Aiden Atkinson threw for 305 yards and three touchdowns. Mariano Kemp, Brian Moreno and Jake Sheerin each rushed for two scores. Sheerin also had a receiving touchdown.
Calvin Pope rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown as Denver East beat Hinkley 50-19 for its first win this season.
Gilpin County improved to 3-1 following a 54-0 win over Belleview Christian.
Thane Duzenack threw a touchdown pass for Mitchell and the Marauders beat Ridge View Academy 22-6 to win their first game this season.
Golden beat Far Northeast 17-14. David O’Connell threw two touchdown passes. Jack Walters recovered two fumbles.
James LaCerte had two touchdowns and 182 yards rushing for Cheyenne Mountain in its 30-7 win over Lincoln.
DJ King threw three touchdowns and had 199 yards passing as Mesa Ridge beat George Washington 49-22. Ju-Wan Edgerton added two rushing scores.
Grant Baker returned an interception 47 yards for a touchdown, and then held up as Colorado Springs Christian beat Valley 7-0.
Denver East (in Class 5A) and Jefferson Academy (in 3A) are the new No. 1 tams in this week’s 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
Denver East (8)
7-0-0
98
2
2-0-0
2
Boulder (1)
5-1-1
82
1
1-1-0
3
Broomfield
5-1-0
71
3
2-0-0
4
Fort Collins
4-0-1
65
4
1-0-0
5
Fairview
5-1-0
53
6
2-0-0
6
Fossil Ridge
4-0-1
52
5
2-0-0
7
Grandview (1)
4-1-0
47
7
1-0-0
8
Monarch
5-0-1
25
–
2-0-0
9
Hinkley
4-1-0
11
–
2-0-0
10
Cherry Creek
3-2-0
9
8
0-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Arapahoe 8, Castle View 8, FNE Warriors 8, Legacy 7, Douglas County 2, Rangeview 2, Grand Junction 1, Regis Jesuit 1.
Dropped out
Douglas County (9), Arapahoe (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Air Academy (8)
6-0-0
80
1
1-0-0
2
Niwot
6-0-1
52
4
2-0-0
3
The Classical Academy
4-1-0
50
3
2-0-0
4
Windsor
7-0-0
49
5
2-0-0
5
Durango
6-1-0
46
2
1-1-0
6
Sand Creek
6-0-0
30
–
2-0-0
7
Silver Creek
4-0-1
25
9
1-0-0
8
Littleton
7-0-1
23
–
3-0-0
9
Cheyenne Mountain
4-3-0
21
7
2-0-0
10
Montrose
5-2-0
17
8
1-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Denver North 13, Battle Mountain 10, Kennedy 9, Golden 8, Vista PEAK Prep 3, Pueblo Centennial 2, Northridge 1, Thomas Jefferson 1.
Dropped out
Battle Mountain (6), Kennedy (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Jefferson Academy (5)
5-0-1
95
2
1-0-1
2
Kent Denver (5)
5-0-1
86
1
2-0-1
3
Colorado Springs Christian
3-2-0
51
6
0-1-0
4
Colorado Academy
4-2-0
49
3
2-1-0
5
The Academy
5-0-2
40
7
2-0-0
6
DSST-Stapleton
5-1-0
39
4
2-1-0
7
KIPP Denver Collegiate
4-3-0
37
5
1-1-0
8
St. Mary’s
5-1-0
31
–
2-0-0
9
Liberty Common
4-0-0
28
8
2-0-0
10
The Pinnacle
5-2-0
17
10
1-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Peak to Peak 16, Faith Christian 10, Aurora West 9, Delta 8, Alamosa 7, Eagle Ridge Academy 6, Manitou Springs 6, James Irwin 3, Vail Mountain 3, Bruce Randolph 2, DSST-Green Valley Ranch 2, Salida 2, William Smith 2, Arrupe Jesuit 1.
Each week, Hinkley football coach Michael Farda preps his kids for a variety of situations that they can see on the football field.
Among them is the victory formation.
Until last Friday night, he hadn’t gotten the chance to make that call. The Thunderbirds beat Thornton 28-18 last week, giving the program its first win since Oct. 15, 2015.
To see his players finally see a reward from all their hard work over the summer and during fall camp is a sight he’ll never forget.
Previous stops: Maypearl (Tex.) assistant (2007-08); South Grand Prairie (Tex.) assistant (2009); Maypearl (Tex.) head coach (2010-11); Joshua (Tex.) defensive coordinator (2012); Venus assistant (2013-15); Hinkley head coach (2016-present).
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Question: Why did you become a coach?
Farda: How much do you got? I was fortunate enough to have my hero, who was my high school football coach. It just so happened that he was also my father.
Really, that’s where it set the stage, I guess, for my love of first of football and then the impact that I was able to feel from coaching.
I’m not trying to be a surrogate father or anything, but if that’s a role that maybe I assume for somebody, I’m okay with that.
I just know what kind of impact my daddy had on me and what kind of experience I had going through his program in high school as a player.
I want to be able to offer that to other kids.
Q: Is that why you coach the way that you coach?
Farda: It’s not an act. When I’m excited, it’s genuine enthusiasm for the kids. It’s a situation where you know what kind of work and time and effort and energy go into it.
It’s hard not to be happy when things kind of work out and you see kids get to display all the energy and tears and blood and hard work that they put into something.
A lot of times, I feel like, especially where we’re at, that a lot of our kids get looked past on occasion. They don’t have the wins necessarily that warrant people to look at their record and look at their games and how they performed.
I feel like they were due. It was a great game for them to show out in from of their fans, parents and friends.
Q: Putting yourself in their shoes, what do you think it’s like to be coached by you?
Farda: I don’t know. Most days I figure maybe they don’t like me too much.
I will say this. (If I’m them) I know that I won’t get lied to. I know that Coach Farda is going to be honest with me. I know that Coach Farda is going to coach me hard. I know that Coach Farda is going to expect excellence. It’s high expectations regardless of genetics or ability or anything like that.
I know Coach Farda is going to lift me up, even if things don’t go our way.
That’s about all I have to offer.
Q: Do you have a favorite memory or moment when it comes to your coaching career?
Farda: Recently, it’s definitely the Thornton game. The moments that I like and enjoy the most are things like getting an invitation to a wedding from a young man who was on my team at my previous head coaching spot.
A phone call from a kid who maybe can’t make film session because he as something going on at home and he trusts me enough to talk about it.
Those are the things that I enjoy most. That confidence, that security. I guess being important enough to a kid that they trust me enough or maybe that I’ve made enough of an impact on their life that they want me around.
That’s pretty rewarding.
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Q: Going back to Friday night, how special was that moment when the clock ran out and you guys had the win?
Farda: The kids and I are all looking around at each other wondering what now?
What do we do now?
It was elation on the sideline.
Every week, when we’re going through Thursday walk-through and we’re going through various situations and scenarios with the kids, one of the things we have on the Thursday walk-though script is the victory formation.
You get to kneel and that time is going to run out and you’re going to win the football game.
Ever since I’ve been here, we’ve never had to call victory formation. The kids were fired up. We had just got the onside kick and we told them, “Guys, we get to run victory. Go. Get the win. Ready, break.”
That was fun.
Oh my gosh, I looked around at the smiles and tears start welling up in your eyes a little bit. They got to run victory. That was cool.
Q: What are you feeling in that moment when you see your quarterback take the knee and you guys have done something in your second game this year that you didn’t get to do last year?
Farda: Pure, unadulterated pride.
Not a pride in terms of success or failure, or wins or losses. But to be able to look at kids, because you’ve been preaching to them for so long to stay the course and keep the faith and grind, and see them jump around and high-fiving each other and just collapse and go to all fours with their helmets off because they’re completely exhausted, and it works out this time.
And though No. 3 Windsor had its chances deep in Pine Creek territory, the Eagles’ defense held firm. The last big play came with 3:57 remaining when Pine Creek intercepted a pass at its own 6-yard-line.
“Our defense stood the test, and had two great stands inside our 20,” coach Todd Miller told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “They kind of bowed their necks and were able to dig in. … Right now, we’re living on our defense.”
This matchup marked the fourth time in the past five seasons that the two teams have met, including twice in the postseason. Pine Creek has won all four matchups.
Pine Creek is now 2-0 after beating 5A ThunderRidge last week. The Eagles host Fountain-Fort Carson next week.
Windsor drops to 1-1, and plays at Broomfield next week.
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5A: (9) Mullen at (3) Regis Jesuit
The Mustangs stunned their rival with a comeback that saw Mullen take the lead for the first time with three seconds left in the game.
Regis Jesuit had led the entire game, and the Raiders were up 39-26 with 2:56 remaining, but Mullen recovered a late fumble on the 47-yard-line, scored on a pass play, and then got an onside kick with 50 seconds remaining.
That set up the winning touchdown, with quarterback Dominic Depizzol throwing a 6-yard touchdown to Alonzo Moon on fourth-and-2. The point-after was good, and that gave the Mustangs the win.
Depizzol had six passing touchdowns, four of which went to Wind Henderson.
Regis Jesuit quarterback Justin Lamb threw three touchdowns. Kiahn Martinez had a rushing TD.
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4A/3A: (10) Pueblo West 36, (5) Pueblo East 14
Pueblo West handed Pueblo East its first in-city loss since 2014.
“They’re a quality program. We knew we were going to have to play a good game,” Cyclones coach Monte Pinkerton told the Scoreboard Show. “We were able to finish a little bit stronger than we did last year, and were able to pull it off.”
The Cyclones were led by their defense on Friday night.
“We’ve got a bunch of guys that just like to fly around,” Pinkerton said.
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Notables
In 2A, No. 1 Kent Denver jumped out to a big halftime lead an never looked back in beating No. 7 Faith Christian 52-33. It was win No. 318 for Sun Devils coach Scott Yates, which extends his state record.
2A No. 8 Platte Valley beat No. 10 Eaton, 41-21. “It turned into a track meet,” Broncos coach Troy Hoffman told the Scoreboard Show.
Salida beat rival Buena Vista 55-7. It marked first time Salida has beat BV since 2010. “Our kids were ready tonight. It was fun to watch them play,” Spartans coach Eric Handke told the Scoreboard Show. “Our offense was really clicking tonight.”
In 3A, No. 4 The Classical Academy got a big win over No. 5 Sterling, 24-7.
1A No. 6 Limon shut out No. 7 Crowley County 27-0.
In a game that was delayed two hours by lightning, No. 8 Fleming topped No. 6 Arickaree/Woodlin 38-32.
Fairview beat its rival, Boulder, 57-20.
Hinkley snapped a 13-game losing streak with a 28-18 win over Thornton.
Greeley Central also snapped a 13-game losing streak, topping Northridge 50-21.
5A No. 1 Valor Christian went on the road and beat Greater Atlanta Christian, a state finalists in Georgia last season, 28-22. In his return from an injury, Eagles quarterback Blake Stenstrom threw three touchdowns and ran for another.
Arapahoe beat its rival, Heritage, 28-13. “We were playing pretty inspired,” Arapahoe coach Mike Campbell told CET Sports after the game.
Rocky Mountain took care of crosstown rival Fossil Ridge, 30-0.
Fruita Monument beat rival Grand Junction 30-7. “Our defense played well all night,” Wildcats coach Todd Casebier told the Scoreboard Show. “Our defense kept us in the game.”
3A No. 9 Noah Roper rushed for three touchdowns as Erie beat Eagle Valley 41-6.
Ralston Valley was supposed to play Ferris (Wash.) on Friday, but the game was cancelled due to poor air quality by wild fires in Washington state.
Air Academy moved up to the No. 1 spot in this week’s Class 4A boys soccer rankings from CHSAANow.com.
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
Boulder (8)
4-0-0
89
1
4-0-0
2
Denver East
3-0-0
77
3
3-0-0
3
Broomfield (1)
2-1-0
74
2
2-1-0
4
Fairview
2-1-0
59
4
2-1-0
5
Fort Collins
3-0-0
45
8
3-0-0
6
Fossil Ridge
0-0-0
39
5
0-0-0
7
Arapahoe
2-0-0
38
6
2-0-0
8
Arvada West
3-0-0
28
–
3-0-0
9
Hinkley
2-0-0
22
–
2-0-0
10
Grandview
1-1-0
10
7
1-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Castle View 4, Ralston Valley 3, FNE Warriors 2, Monarch 2, Doherty 1, Greeley West 1, Smoky Hill 1.
Dropped out
Cherry Creek (9), Ralston Valley (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Air Academy (4)
1-0-0
76
5
1-0-0
2
Durango (4)
2-0-0
73
4
2-0-0
3
The Classical Academy
2-1-0
61
3
2-1-0
4
Niwot
3-0-0
49
–
3-0-0
5
Windsor
4-0-0
42
–
4-0-0
6
Cheyenne Mountain
1-2-0
29
1
1-2-0
7
Battle Mountain
2-1-0
21
2
2-1-0
8
Pueblo West
2-0-0
19
–
2-0-0
9
D’Evelyn
2-1-0
17
6
2-1-0
10
Kennedy
3-0-0
16
–
3-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Montrose 12, Silver Creek 8, Denver North 6, Sand Creek 5, Vista PEAK 3, Steamboat Springs 2, Littleton 1.
Dropped out
Standley Lake (7), Silver Creek (8), Denver West (9), Mullen (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kent Denver (7)
2-0-0
79
1
2-0-0
2
Colorado Academy
2-0-0
60
3
2-0-0
3
Jefferson Academy (1)
1-0-0
58
2
1-0-0
4
Peak to Peak
2-0-0
49
7
2-0-0
5
KIPP
2-1-0
38
5
2-1-0
6
DSST-Stapleton
2-0-0
31
10
2-0-0
7
The Academy
3-0-0
27
–
3-0-0
8
Colorado Springs Christian
3-0-0
26
4
3-0-0
9
Liberty Common
1-0-0
18
–
1-0-0
10
Salida
2-0-0
10
9
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Vail Mountain 8, Faith Christian 6, Manitou Springs 6, Alamosa 5, Machebeuf 5, Bruce Randolph 4, Aurora West 2, Coal Ridge 2, Jefferson 2, Arrupe Jesuit 1, Fountain Valley 1, Manual 1, Pinnacle 1.
The 2017 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.
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Class 5A
(Matt Daniels/MattDanPhoto.com)
Player of the year: Haley Schueppert, Mountain Vista
