Class 4A No. 10 Evergreen boys soccer got a goal in each half to get a competitive 2-1 win over Alameda on Saturday.
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Boys soccer rankings: Three new teams take over top spots
Three new teams – Regis Jesuit, Skyview and Crested Butte – jumped up to No. 1 in their respective classifications.
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.
Complete rankings for each class are below.
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CHSAANow.com Boys Soccer Polls
Voted upon by coaches around the state. These rankings are part of the postseason seeding process.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Regis Jesuit (14) 3-0 244 2 1-0 2 Arvada West (5) 4-0 227 4 0-0 3 Fairview (1) 3-0 188 5 3-0 4 Legacy (3) 4-1 180 8 2-1 5 Boulder (2) 2-1 168 1 1-1 6 Denver East (2) 3-0 140 11 2-0 7 Grandview 4-1 135 8 2-0 8 Castle View 4-0 125 10 3-0 9 Arapahoe 4-1 87 3 1-1 10 Pine Creek 3-1 83 7 0-1 11 Adams City (1) 2-0 74 0-0 12 Liberty 3-0 68 – 1-0 Others receiving votes: Legend 53, Broomfield 45, Rangeview 43, Fossil Ridge 41, Cherry Creek 29, Valor Christian 25, Mountain Vista 24, Rock Canyon 23, Hinkley 22, Rocky Mountain 21, Bear Creek 19, Gateway 17, Aurora Central 16, Fort Collins 15, Lakewood 13, Rampart 13, Far Northeast Warriors 8, Prairie View 7, Poudre 6, Westminster 6, Vista PEAK Prep 5, Denver South 4, Brighton 4, Northglenn 3, Eaglecrest 1, Overland 1, Pomona 1 Dropped out Broomfield (6), Cherry Creek (12) Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Skyview (13) 2-0 267 2 1-0 2 Lewis-Palmer (3) 4-1 263 6 3-0 3 Battle Mountain (2) 6-0 245 3 3-0 4 Windsor (4) 8-0 209 8 3-0 5 Mullen (1) 4-0 185 8 2-0 6 Niwot 6-0 158 12 3-0 7 Air Academy (3) 3-1 134 1 2-1 8 The Classical Academy (1) 3-0 133 7 1-0 9 Golden (1) 3-0 101 4 0-0 10 Evergreen 2-0 94 11 0-0 11 Denver North (1) 4-1 83 5 2-1 12 Regis Groff (1) 3-1 76 – 2-0 Others receiving votes: Pueblo West 69, Holy Family 35, Erie 31, Northridge 27, Northfield 26, Alameda 25, George Washington 24, Cheyenne Mountain 24, Pueblo Centennial 21, Standley Lake 17, Centaurus 15, Discovery Canyon 12, Thomas Jefferson 11, Mesa Ridge 10, Littleton 7, Falcon 7, Wheat Ridge 6, Pueblo Central 5, Green Mountain 4, Harrison 4, Palmer Ridge 3, Montrose 3, Frederick 2, Pueblo South 1, D’Evelyn 1, Durango 1, Glenwood Springs 1 Dropped out Holy Family (10) Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Colorado Academy (15) 5-0 240 1 2-0 2 Liberty Common (2) 4-0 210 2 2-0 3 Coal Ridge (2) 3-0 157 3 1-0 4 KIPP Denver Collegiate 5-0 118 6 2-0 5 Lamar (1) 3-0 117 – 2-0 6 Faith Christian 2-1 101 5 0-0 7 Alamosa (1) 3-0 82 – 1-0 8 Salida 2-1 75 4 1-1 9 Middle Park 4-0 66 12 1-0 10 Jefferson Academy 1-1 63 8 1-1 11 Lutheran 2-0 55 – 2-0 12 Manitou Springs 2-0 46 – 2-0 Others receiving votes: Arrupe Jesuit 42, Kent Denver 35, Atlas Preparatory School 34, DSST: Conservatory Green 33, Aurora West College Prep Academy 28, Peak to Peak 28, The Academy 23, Delta 16, Vail Mountain 15, Colorado Springs Christian 10, Frontier Academy 7, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 6, Montezuma-Cortez 6, Manual 6, Basalt 6, Bishop Machebeuf 6, Pagosa Springs 3, Palisade 2, Roaring Fork 1, Sterling 1 Dropped out Kent Denver (7), Arrupe Jesuit (8), Atlas Preparatory School (10), Delta (11) Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Crested Butte (3) 4-0 64 2 1-0 2 Fountain Valley (2) 2-0 57 6 2-0 3 Denver Christian (1) 1-0 55 1 0-0 4 Telluride 3-1 49 4 2-0 5 Dawson School 2-1 43 3 2-1 6 Loveland Classical 2-0 42 8 1-0 7 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 1-1 35 10 0-0 8 Thomas MacLaren School 1-1 23 7 1-1 9 Heritage Christian 1-1 18 12 1-1 10 Colorado Rocky Mountain 1-2 16 11 0-1 11 Lotus School For Excellence 1-3 15 0-1 12 The Vanguard School 2-1 13 8 1-1 Others receiving votes: Ridgway 11, Colorado Springs School 9, Beth Eden Baptist 5, Ellicott 5, Mile High Academy 4, Front Range Christian 2, Lake County 1, Evangelical Christian 1 Dropped out Ridgway (5) -
All-state skiing teams for the 2020-21 season
(Erika Krainz) The 2020-21 all-state skiing teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created by the Colorado High School Ski League.
Skimeister is a season-long event conducted by the Ski League which honors the top skier in both disciplines.
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Boys
Skimeister: Christian Kelly, Aspen
Classic Name School Taiga Moore Aspen Ferguson St John Eagle Valley Sumner Cotton Steamboat Springs Sullivan Middaugh Battle Mountain Jace Peters Lake County Grahm Tuohy-Gaydos Evergreen Cole Flashner Vail Mountain Noah Wheeless Aspen Giant Slalom Name School Chase Kelly Aspen James Lahrman Steamboat Springs Toby Scarpella Durango Will Bettenhausen Battle Mountain Connor Stephen Aspen Mackay Pattison Vail Mountain Davis Colon Aspen Sasha Forman Aspen Skate Name School Taiga Moore Aspen Ferguson St John Eagle Valley Noah Wheeless Aspen Zach Footer Evergreen Corbin Carpenter Aspen Cole Flashner Vail Mountain Graydon Walker Middle Park Christian Kelly Aspen Slalom Name School Chase Kelly Aspen James Lahrman Steamboat Springs Davis Colon Aspen James Kelly Aspen Toby Scarpella Durango Connor Stephen Aspen Stanley Buzek Nederland McCarthy Dorf Vail Mountain [divider]
Girls
Skimeister: Zoe Bennett Manke, Steamboat Springs
Classic Name School Rose Horning Lake County Lola Villafranco Colorado Rocky Mountain Izzy Glackin Vail Mountain Tai-lee Smith Summit Elsie Weiss Aspen Zoe Bennett-Manke Steamboat Springs Sloan Phillips Evergreen Eva McDonough Aspen Giant Slalom Name School Ella Snyder Summit Jenna Sheldon Summit Stella Sherlock Aspen Robin Pavelich Battle Mountain Cate Simpson Aspen Emma Kate Burns Vail Mountain Maddy Hicks Aspen Ella Wiser Middle Park Skate Name School Elsie Weiss Aspen Rose Horning Lake County Eva McDonough Aspen Zoe Bennett-Manke Steamboat Springs Elliot Pribramsky Vail Mountain Tai-lee Smith Summit Kylie Kenny Aspen Izzy Glackin Vail Mountain Slalom Name School Olyvia Snyder Summit Jenna Sheldon Summit Stella Sherlock Aspen Cate Simpson Aspen Camille Thompson Summit Paige Petersen Summit Ella Wiser Middle Park Maddy Hicks Aspen -
Video: Jeffco Preps With Pleuss (April)
Jeffco Preps With Pleuss is a monthly roundup of Jeffco prep highlights hosted by Dennis Pleuss, Jeffco Public Schools’ sports information director. The Season B sports wrapped up in March. The highlight of the winter season in Jeffco was without question girls and boys wrestling. Chatfield and Pomona were dominate in the first CHSAA sanctioned girls wrestling state tournament. The Chargers won the team title and the Panthers grabbed a pair of individual titles. On the boys side, Pomona captured yet another Class 5A state team championship. Pomona, Chatfield and Columbine all grabbed individual state titles to finish off the wrestling season. Evergreen’s girls swim team won its third straight Class 3A state team championship. Green Mountain’s girls basketball team made another Class 4A state semifinal appearance.
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Boys soccer rankings: Boulder moves up to No. 1 in 5A
Boulder has taken over atop the Class 5A boys soccer coaches poll.
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.
Complete rankings for each class are below.
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CHSAANow.com Boys Soccer Polls
Voted upon by coaches around the state. These rankings are part of the postseason seeding process.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Boulder (14) 1-0 255 2 1-0 2 Regis Jesuit (6) 2-0 213 3 2-0 3 Arapahoe 3-0 180 5 2-0 4 Arvada West (1) 4-0 163 10 3-0 5 Fairview (1) 0-0 151 4 0-0 6 Broomfield (1) 1-1 139 1 1-1 7 Pine Creek 3-0 133 7 1-0 8 Legacy (1) 2-0 130 8 2-0 9 Grandview 2-1 100 6 2-1 10 Castle View 1-0 82 12 1-0 11 Denver East 1-0 81 11 1-0 12 Cherry Creek 2-2 79 8 2-1 Others receiving votes: Fossil Ridge 62, Rock Canyon 38, Adams City 21, Rangeview 18, Rocky Mountain 18, Far Northeast Warriors 14, Mountain Vista 12, Hinkley 12, Overland 12, Gateway 11, Rampart 11, Prairie View 10, Fort Collins 10, Poudre 8, Vista PEAK Prep 8, Bear Creek 8, Ponderosa 7, Smoky Hill 7, Northglenn 6, Aurora Central 4, Lakewood 4, Columbine 4, Valor Christian 4, Liberty 3, Chatfield 3, Skyline 3, Ralston Valley 2, Highlands Ranch 1, Pomona 1 Dropped out Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Air Academy (9) 1-0 221 1 1-0 2 Skyview (7) 1-0 210 2 1-0 3 Battle Mountain (3) 3-0 166 3 2-0 4 Golden 3-0 146 5 2-0 5 Denver North 2-0 139 6 2-0 6 Lewis-Palmer 1-1 126 4 1-1 7 The Classical Academy (1) 2-0 96 8 1-0 8 Mullen (1) 2-0 87 12 2-0 9 Windsor 5-0 70 3-0 10 Holy Family 2-0 63 11 2-0 11 Evergreen 2-0 57 – 1-0 12 Niwot 3-0 48 10 2-0 Others receiving votes: Erie 28, Northfield 27, Pueblo Centennial 25, Alameda 23, Centaurus 22, Discovery Canyon 20, Grand Junction 16, Pueblo West 16, Montrose 13, George Washington 12, Thomas Jefferson 12, Cheyenne Mountain 12, Regis Groff 10, Steamboat Springs 8, Standley Lake 8, Harrison 7, Glenwood Springs 7, Northridge 6, Palmer Ridge 4, Durango 3, Denver West 3, Mesa Ridge 2, D’Evelyn 2, Littleton 1 Dropped out Alameda (7), Pueblo Centennial (8) Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Colorado Academy (13) 3-0 189 1 2-0 2 Liberty Common (2) 2-0 151 3 1-0 3 Coal Ridge (2) 2-0 96 7 1-0 4 Salida 1-0 94 4 0-0 5 Faith Christian 2-1 78 6 2-1 6 KIPP Denver Collegiate 3-0 67 – 3-0 7 Kent Denver 0-2 66 2 0-2 8 Jefferson Academy 0-0 52 10 0-0 9 Arrupe Jesuit 1-0 49 8 1-0 10 Atlas Preparatory School 0-0 47 8 0-0 11 Delta 1-0 45 5 0-0 12 Middle Park 3-0 38 – 2-0 Others receiving votes: Lamar 37, Alamosa 36, DSST: Byers 34, Aurora West College Prep Academy 34, Roaring Fork 34, DSST: Conservatory Green 27, Peak to Peak 26, Vail Mountain 21, Palisade 18, Frontier Academy 16, Manitou Springs 16, Colorado Springs Christian 10, The Academy 10, Manual 9, Basalt 8, Lutheran 6, The Pinnacle 5, Prospect Ridge Academy 3, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 2, Pagosa Springs 1, Fort Lupton 1 Dropped out Roaring Fork (11), Frontier Academy (12) Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Denver Christian (3) 1-0 89 1 0-0 2 Crested Butte (2) 3-0 68 5 1-0 3 Dawson School (1) 0-0 60 2 0-0 4 Telluride 1-1 56 6 0-1 5 Ridgway 1-2 50 3 1-0 6 Fountain Valley (2) 0-0 39 4 0-0 7 Thomas MacLaren School 0-0 38 7 0-0 8 Loveland Classical 1-0 29 1-0 9 The Vanguard School 1-0 26 0-0 10 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 1-1 25 – 1-0 11 Colorado Rocky Mountain 1-1 24 8 0-0 12 Heritage Christian 0-0 23 12 0-0 Others receiving votes: Lotus School For Excellence 22, Beth Eden Baptist 16, Mile High Academy 16, Evangelical Christian 11, Ellicott 11, Colorado Springs School 10, Front Range Christian 6, Dolores Huerta Prep 4, Lake County 1 Dropped out Lotus School For Excellence (8), Mile High Academy (10), Colorado Springs School (11) -
Dunks and 3-pointers reign in Jeffco HS Senior Basketball game
LAKEWOOD — Valor Christian senior Amondo Miller’s final dunk finished off a fun night Thursday at the Gold Crown Fieldhouse.
The Blue squad took a 130-124 victory in the boys’ Jeffco High School Senior Basketball Game. The annual game featuring the top seniors in the Class 5A and 4A Jeffco Leagues didn’t take place last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
While dunks and optional defense was in full force, the 3-point shooting was particularly sharp by the co-MVPs. Columbine senior Garrett Rogers and Wheat Ridge senior Westin Miller poured in seven 3-pointers each to lead both of their teams in scoring.
Valor senior Amondo Miller goes up for a dunk Thursday night. Miller had 25 points for in the Blue’s 130-124 victory. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) “I was just shooting and having a good time,” said Rogers, who had a game-high 29 points. “I appreciate Gold Crown for putting this on. It was amazing.”
The Blue squad actually trailed 97-91 heading into the final 10-minute quarter. However, the Blue team scored 39 points in the final quarter to win going away. Green Mountain senior Austin Peterson got hot from 3-point range hitting a trio from long range in the final quarter.
Valor’s Miller and AJ Kula combined for 14 points in the final quarter and Rogers canned a pair of 3-pointers for good measure to pull out the come-from-behind victory.
“It was just really fun playing with all the guys. You play them during league and you know them because of club,” Rogers said. “It is always a great time getting out there and playing together.”
Wheat Ridge senior Westin Miller watches the ball after releasing a 3-pointer Thursday night. Miller had seven 3-pointers on his way to MVP honors for the White squad. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) Wheat Ridge’s Miller started the game off with a 3-pointer in the opening seconds. The Farmer has being getting ready for the upcoming high school baseball season, but getting one last chance on the hardwood with fellow Wheat Ridge teammate Dominic Cross was special.
“It was awesome. I got to play one more basketball game,” said Miller, who has signed to play baseball next school year at Regis University. “I’ve been practicing baseball, so it was nice to get back out on the court. Most of us are competitors, but when it comes to this they are your teammates now.”
There were more than 40 3-pointers made in the game. Almost every time down the court it was either a bomb from long range or a driving dunk.
“It was a good shooting night for both of us,” Miller said of him and Rogers combining for 14 3-pointers. “I had no idea who he was at first, but he was ripping every shot he took.”
Green Mountain senior Austin Peterson tries to beat Evergreen senior Griffin Lauritano (13) off the dribble Thursday night. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) Lakewood’s Michael Bennett, Dakota Ridge’s Gino Corridori, Bear Creek’s Liam Franks, Evergreen’s Griffin Lauritano and Jared Stiller, Cross along with Westin Miller were all in double-digits for the White squad coached by Evergreen’s boys basketball coach Jeff Dolan.
Rogers and Amondo Miller combined for over 50 points. Ralston Valley’s Blake Butvidas, D’Evelyn’s Luke Kjellsen, Kula and Peterson all reach double-digit points for the victorious Blue team.
It marked the end of the prep basketball season in Jeffco that had its challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It shows how much we have progressed through this tough time,” Rogers said of having the game return to close out the basketball season.
Columbine senior Garrett Rogers was the leading scorer pouring in 29 points, including seven 3-pointers, during the boys’ Jeffco High School Senior Basketball Game on Thursday night at the Gold Crown Fieldhouse. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) -
3A girls swimming & diving: Evergreen wins third-straight state championship
(Paul Soriano/CHSAANow.com) THORNTON — Evergreen overcame many obstacles to claim its third-straight Class 3A girls swimming and diving state championship Tuesday at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center.
The Cougars took second place in each of the last two races en route to 360 points. Aspen finished in second place (273), followed by Glenwood Springs (254) and Holy Family (219.5).
“It has been a crazy season, but it has been incredibly rewarding,” said Evergreen head coach Liz Hudd, now in her 21st season. “We had a way smaller team. We had girls that came back from illness, came back from not being able to swim because they couldn’t get into the water … and they brought it in the end.
“The girls just did their job,” she explained. “Some of them had best swims, some of them didn’t. But they just were resilient, and consistent and they did an amazing job. I have to hand it to them. They really picked it up at the end, and that’s when we were able to pull away with it.”
It marked the fifth-ever girls swim and dive state championship for Evergreen, which also won 4A titles in 2014 and 2015.
“It’s my first! It’s super-exciting!” said freshman Finley Anderson, who finished second in the 100 backstroke and fourth in the 100 butterfly.
“It was different from anything else that I’ve done. But it was an experience that I will never forget. It was so fun being in here and racing and being a part of such an amazing team. There was definitely some pressure to win a third, but it made me go faster; it made us push each other.”
Evergreen wasn’t the only big winner Tuesday.
(Paul Soriano) Berthoud’s Jamie Dellwardt captured a pair of state championships on the day.
She blazed to a title in the 200 freestyle. The senior recorded a time of 1:54.51 to finish ahead of Jolie Kim of Kent Denver (1:55.93), last year’s champion in the event, and Tuva Siegel of Denver North (1:58.28).
Dellwardt earned her second state championship with the top time in the 100 backstroke (56.91). Anderson finished second (57.31) while Holy Family’s Abigail Philipsen placed third (58.28).
Discovery Canyon junior Victoria Sanders began the day with a state championship in diving. Her score of 479.35 gave her the win over Holy Family’s Mary Kate Cavanaugh (432.30) and Libby Claassen of Glenwood Springs (420.70) and marked the third-straight diving state championship for Discovery Canyon. Rachel Alexander won the event in 2019 and 2020.
Aspen won the first relay event, the 200 medley. The Skiers (Lilly Huggard, Emily Kinney, Kayla Tehrani and Bennett Jones) swam to a mark of 1:49.76 to easily outpace Evergreen (1.51.76) and Glenwood Springs (1:51.92).
Caitlin Crysel of St. Mary’s Academy, cruised to an easy victory in the 200 Individual Medley. The freshman posted a time of 2:06.62 to finish ahead of Bennett Jones of Aspen (2:10.06) and Pueblo County’s Kandi Liberato (2:14.04).
Kalie Linden of St. Mary’s Academy was the top athlete in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.52. Discovery Canyon’s Eden Nolan finished second in 24.85, followed by Tehrani (25.01).
Tehrani then flew to a victory in the 100 butterfly with a time of 57.37 to edge Crysel (57.46) and Caitlin Beery of Thomas Jefferson (58.18).
In the 100 freestyle, Siegel won the state championship with a time of 53.35. Linden finished second (54.42) and Gunnison’s Ashlynd Harris placed third (54.74).
(Paul Soriano) Kim improved on her second-place finish in the 200 freestyle with a state championship in the 500 freestyle. Kim, a senior, posted a time of 5:08.76 to win the event for the second-consecutive year. Beery finished second with a time of 5:09.46, while Amelie Ogilby of Glenwood Springs finished third (5:09.47).
In one of the most exciting races of the day, St. Mary’s Academy edged Aspen in the 200 freestyle relay. The Pirates (Crysel, Ella Yearsley, Charlotte Gaudet and Linden) earned a time of 1:40.73 to win the state championship, while the Skiers touched in 1:40.79
Isabella Kuzbek of Manitou Springs was the top-seed in the 100 breaststroke heading into the meet, and she did not disappoint. The senior captured her first state championship with a time of 1:07.36. Alyssa Cook of Evergreen finished second in 1:07.95, followed by Jillian Carlson of Delta (1:08.10), last year’s champion in the event.
D’Evelyn capped the evening with a stunning win in the 400 freestyle relay. Sammy Skrzekut, Kati Livingood, Ayla Pierce and Ava Anderson teamed up to post a time of 3:42.91. Evergreen’s Anderson, Kileigh Ackerman, Cook and Taylor Jacobson finished second in 3:43.06, followed by Glenwood Springs (Amy Madsen, Ogilby, Ellie MacPherson and Kylee Smith) in 3:44.21.
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2021 3A Girls Swimming and Diving State Champions
- Diving: Victoria Sanders, Discovery Canyon
- 200 Medley Relay: Aspen
- 200 Freestyle: Jamie Dellwardt, Berthoud
- 200 Individual Medley: Caitlin Crysel, St. Mary’s Academy
- 50 Freestyle: Kalie Linden, St. Mary’s Academy
- 100 Butterfly: Kayla Tehrani, Aspen
- 100 Freestyle: Tuva Siegel, Denver North
- 500 Freestyle: Jolie Kim, Kent Denver
- 200 Freestyle Relay: St. Mary’s Academy
- 100 Backstroke: Jamie Dellwardt, Berthoud
- 100 Breaststroke: Isabella Kuzbek, Manitou Springs
- 400 Freestyle Relay: D’Evelyn
- Team: Evergreen
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Final boys basketball coaches poll released
(Austin Hogan-McCool) The final boys basketball coaches polls of season are out as part of the process for seeding the state basketball tournaments.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches, are the official polls of the Association. They are a factor in the postseason. Each vote went through an audit process.
Complete rankings are below.
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CHSAANow.com Boys Basketball Polls
Voted upon by coaches around the state.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Cherry Creek (20) 14-0 314 1 3-0 2 Rangeview (1) 13-0 271 3 2-0 3 Regis Jesuit 12-1 269 2 1-1 4 ThunderRidge 8-2 231 4 3-0 5 Chaparral 10-3 228 5 2-1 6 Fossil Ridge 13-1 190 8 2-0 7 George Washington 9-3 171 6 0-1 8 Mountain Vista 10-4 142 7 1-2 9 Denver East 10-3 127 8 0-0 10 Eaglecrest 9-4 115 12 2-1 11 Fairview 11-3 83 10 1-1 12 Douglas County 9-4 60 – 2-0 13 Rock Canyon 8-4 57 15 2-0 14 Smoky Hill 9-5 54 – 3-0 15 Fountain-Fort Carson 9-2 53 13 1-1 Others receiving votes: Valor Christian 51, Doherty 19, Mullen 18, Overland 16, Rampart 15, Silver Creek 11, Chatfield 10, Horizon 8, Vista PEAK Prep 3, Arapahoe 2, Ralston Valley 1, Rocky Mountain 1 Dropped out Valor Christian (11), Chatfield (14) Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Windsor (19) 12-1 309 1 3-0 2 Longmont 10-3 249 2 1-2 3 Lewis-Palmer 10-2 235 6 3-0 4 Mead 10-3 228 5 4-0 5 Montrose 14-0 220 4 2-0 6 Pueblo Central (1) 12-2 204 3 1-1 7 Pueblo South 12-2 145 14 2-0 8 Golden 12-2 143 10 2-0 8 Steamboat Springs (1) 14-0 143 8 4-0 10 Evergreen 11-3 139 8 2-0 11 Erie 6-2 111 7 0-0 12 Holy Family 9-5 109 12 3-0 13 Green Mountain 10-4 73 11 0-2 14 Thompson Valley 10-4 62 – 2-1 15 Centaurus 4-4 44 15 0-0 Others receiving votes: Aurora Central 33, D’Evelyn 14, Coronado 13, Pueblo East 11, Thomas Jefferson 11, Sand Creek 8, Palisade 4, Canon City 4, Frederick 3, Elizabeth 2, Mountain View 1, Falcon 1, Pueblo County 1 Dropped out Aurora Central (13) Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 St. Mary’s (14) 13-0 416 1 4-0 2 Lutheran (14) 12-1 407 2 2-0 3 Sterling (1) 13-1 363 3 3-0 4 Manitou Springs 13-1 321 4 2-1 5 Manual 11-3 256 5 3-1 6 Centauri 12-1 251 6 2-0 7 Faith Christian 8-4 203 7 1-1 8 Englewood 13-1 180 10 4-0 9 Aspen 12-1 160 13 2-0 10 Resurrection Christian 8-3 150 8 0-0 11 Highland 13-1 144 11 3-0 12 Colorado Academy 8-1 134 8 1-0 13 Coal Ridge 11-3 106 12 2-1 14 Kent Denver 10-4 85 14 2-0 15 Colorado Springs Christian 11-3 67 – 3-1 Others receiving votes: The Pinnacle 58, Gunnison 50, Salida 32, Brush 28, Strasburg 24, University 11, Bishop Machebeuf 9, Alamosa 6, Estes Park 5, DSST: Conservatory Green 3, Fort Lupton 3, Eaton 2, DSST: College View 1, Middle Park 1, Basalt 1, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 1, Bennett 1, Buena Vista 1 Dropped out The Pinnacle (15) Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Wray (19) 12-0 285 1 0-0 2 Limon 13-1 258 2 3-0 3 Peyton 11-1 244 3 3-0 4 Denver Christian 12-2 194 4 3-1 5 Yuma 7-3 192 6 0-0 6 Holly 13-1 179 7 1-0 7 Sanford 9-4 165 5 1-1 8 Mancos 12-2 145 8 2-1 9 Ignacio 12-2 143 8 3-0 10 Sedgwick County 10-4 113 10 1-0 11 Del Norte 11-3 100 – 2-0 12 Fowler 8-6 50 12 0-2 13 Meeker 10-4 45 11 2-1 14 Wiggins 9-5 43 13 2-1 15 Thomas MacLaren School 6-2 25 – 0-0 Others receiving votes: Monte Vista 18, Crested Butte 17, Lake County 14, Vail Christian 11, Lyons 10, Atlas Preparatory School 10, Vail Mountain 5, Byers 4, Dayspring Christian Academy 4, Holyoke 2, Custer County 1, Cedaredge 1, Rye 1, Golden View Classical Academy 1 Dropped out Crested Butte (14) Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Belleview Christian (12) 12-0 213 1 0-0 2 De Beque (1) 13-1 199 2 3-0 3 Merino (1) 10-4 157 5 3-0 4 Granada (1) 13-1 153 6 2-0 5 Cheraw 13-1 151 3 1-1 6 Primero 11-1 146 4 3-0 7 Mile High Academy 8-2 131 8 2-0 8 Caprock Academy 11-3 123 7 0-2 9 Briggsdale 10-2 97 11 2-0 10 Haxtun 9-5 81 10 1-1 11 Denver Jewish Day 8-2 70 13 2-0 12 Evangelical Christian 9-4 62 8 1-2 13 Sangre de Cristo 9-3 59 12 1-0 14 Genoa-Hugo/Karval 10-3 31 – 2-0 15 Kim/Branson 10-4 29 – 2-1 Others receiving votes: Eads 27, Longmont Christian 12, Simla 10, Flatirons Academy 10, Sierra Grande 8, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 7, Elbert 6, Denver Waldorf 6, Fleming 4, Cheyenne Wells 4, Pikes Peak Christian 2, Hi-Plains 1, Dove Creek 1 Dropped out Eads (15) -
4A No. 1 Green Mountain girls basketball completes undefeated regular season
LAKEWOOD — Green Mountain junior Olivia Sears gave potential girls basketball playoff opponents something else to worry about in the Rams’ regular-season finale.
The Rams’ point guard drained five 3-pointers on her way to a career-high 17 points as Green Mountain defeated Evergreen 60-25 on Wednesday night.
“That’s never happened,” Sears said of her career-high five 3-pointers in one game. “I’ve never made that many 3s before. I was surprised.”
Green Mountain junior Avery Oaster (24) looks for an open teammate as Evergreen sophomore Jackie Donoho (11) plays tight defense. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) It wasn’t much of a surprise that Green Mountain (14-0 record) — No. 1 in the latest CHSAANow.com Class 4A rankings — completed the program’s first undefeated regular-season record to add to its back-to-back Class 4A Jeffco League titles.
The Rams have won every game by double-digit points this year and have a 28-game conference winning streak dating back to the 2018-19 season.
“It’s really nice to see all our hard work pay off,” Green Mountain’s lone senior Courtney Hank said of the Rams going 14-0 during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s definitely scary not knowing if we are going to have another practice or game, but it made us work that much harder. I’m really looking forward to seeing how far we go this year.”
The formula of inside-outside offensively and a lockdown defense worked to a tee against Evergreen (10-4). Hank and junior Avery Oaster dominated in the paint early. Sears and sophomore Jayda Maves lit it up from 3-point range to give the Rams a commanding 38-8 lead at halftime.
Maves scored all of her 15 points in the first half. Sears got it going in the second quarter with a pair of 3-pointers and a driving layup. Junior Morgan Falconer came off the bench to hit a 3-pointer as the Rams had five straight field goals that were all 3-pointers in the second quarter.
“The inside-outside balance is so huge because we feel like we have an answer for a number of different defenses,” Green Mountain coach Darren Pitzner said. “We still have a lot of work to do, but I’m really happy about the career game for (Sears) and all the hard work she has put in.”
Hank went back to work down low in the second half to finish with 13 points, while Sears remained hot with a trio of 3-pointers after the break.
“A lot of players have stepped up this year,” Hank said. “It’s fun to work it inside and then you have a lot of shooters on the perimeter. Since we are so diverse and well-balanced that has contributed on how well we’ve done this season.”
The Cougars had their 4-game winning streak snapped in its regular-season finale before the start of the playoffs. However, Evergreen coach Maddy Hornecker believes her squad to take a lot away from the loss.
“I learned about how we want to play for the playoffs,” Hornecker said. “We came in here with nothing to lose.”
Evergreen junior Anna Jermano (4) and Green Mountain junior Shea Murphy (14) battle for a rebound Wednesday night at Green Mountain High School. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) Hornecker had a front-row seat being an assistant coach on Evergreen’s back-to-back 4A state championship teams in 2017 and 2018. She knows what it takes to win a state title.
“Obviously, all of us 4A Jeffco coaches were like, ‘How can get Green Mountain there?’ We want them to represent our conference,” Hornecker said. “What I have learned is the combination of a really good guard and a really good post. Green Mountain has two really good guards and two really good guards. That combination I hope carries them. I wish them nothing but the best.”
Pitzner said he appreciates all the support he has received from his fellow 4A Jeffco coaches leading up to the start of the state tournament that beings Tuesday, March 9.
“There are great coaches who have become friends in the this league. I love how we all support each other,” said Pitzner, who added that Evergreen has always been a tough opponent through the years and are all ways well-coached.
Green Mountain turns its attentions to the postseason and likely one of the top seeds for the 4A state tournament. With all games except the state title games Friday, March 19, at the World Arena in Colorado Springs being played at the higher-seed, the Rams likely will get a chance to play on their home court throughout the playoffs.
The Rams last loss came last season in the 4A state semifinals against Holy Family at the Denver Coliseum.
“There is nothing better than playing on your home court in your home jersey and home fans,” Hank said. “It will definitely give us a step up on our opponents.”
Pitzner said he will put valuable use to a handful of practices before the Rams’ playoff opener.
“We don’t want to take a breath of relief, but we are going to reset a little bit,” Pitzner said. “It is nice to be one of the first teams in the state to get your 14 games in.”
Green Mountain is actually the lone undefeated 4A team in the state. Falcon lost its first game of the year on Wednesday night to Columbine to leave the Rams as the only 14-0 girls team in 4A.
“We just have to be all-in, focused and sharp,” Sears said looking head of the Rams’ playoff run. “We have to be sharp in practices too.”
Green Mountain sophomore Jayda Maves sets up for a 3-pointer during the first half Wednesday night against Evergreen. Maves had a trio of 3-pointers in the first half in the Rams’ 60-25 victory to end Green Mountain’s regular season as the lone undefeated team in Class 4A. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) -
Girls swimming rankings: Evergreen new No. 1 in 3A; Rock Canyon joins in 5A
This week’s girls swimming rankings are below.
These team rankings are created from the top marks of the season so far which have been entered in MaxPreps. They are compiled by PrepSwimCo.com.
In addition, the top individual marks of the season to date are compiled here.
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PrepSwimCo.com Girls Swimming & Diving Rankings
Class 3A RK TEAM PVS 1 Evergreen 3 2 Glenwood Springs 1 3 Holy Family 2 4 Aspen 4 5 Pueblo County 5 6 Discovery Canyon 10 7 Gunnison 6 8 Liberty Common 7 9 St. Mary’s Academy 8 10 Green Mountain 9 Dropped out None. Class 4A RK TEAM PVS 1 Heritage 1 2 Rampart 5 3 Niwot 2 4 Mullen 3 5 Pine Creek 4 6 Windsor 8 7 Cheyenne Mountain 9 8 Broomfield 6 9 Silver Creek 7 10 Longmont 10 Dropped out None. Class 5A RK TEAM PVS 1 Fairview 1 2 Cherry Creek 2 3 Regis Jesuit 3 4 Fossil Ridge 4 5 Lewis-Palmer 5 6 Legacy 6 7 Grandview 8 8 Arapahoe 7 9 Chatfield 9 10 Rock Canyon – Dropped out Valor Christian (10)