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.
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)
Voted upon by coaches around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings are part of the postseason seeding process.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Vista PEAK Prep (6)
1-0
61
1
1-0
2
Fort Collins
1-0
48
8
1-0
3
Denver South (1)
1-0
47
5
1-0
4
Rangeview (1)
1-0
43
3
1-0
5
Northglenn
1-0
24
1-0
6
Far Northeast
0-0
20
6
0-0
7
Denver East
0-1
17
2
0-1
8
Westminster
0-1
12
4
0-1
Others receiving votes:
Boulder 11, Mountain Range 5
Dropped out
Boulder (7)
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Harrison (2)
1-0
44
2
1-0
2
Thomas Jefferson (2)
1-0
40
1
1-0
3
Centaurus (1)
1-0
28
–
1-0
4
Aurora Central
1-0
25
7
1-0
5
Falcon
0-1
23
3
0-1
6
Kennedy
1-0
21
–
1-0
7
Skyview
0-0
12
6
0-0
8
Lincoln (1)
0-1
8
5
0-1
Others receiving votes:
Denver North 6, Sierra 5, Gateway 3, George Washington 1
Dropped out
Denver North (4), Gateway (8)
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Rifle (2)
1-0
48
2
1-0
2
Basalt (4)
1-0
46
1
1-0
3
The Classical Academy (1)
1-0
44
3
1-0
4
Glenwood Springs
1-0
39
6
1-0
5
The Academy
1-0
18
–
1-0
6
Sand Creek
1-0
16
–
1-0
7
Faith Christian
0-1
11
4
0-1
8
Salida
0-1
9
–
0-1
Others receiving votes:
Kent Denver 5, Denver West 5, Northfield 5, Montezuma-Cortez 4, Aspen 2
This week’s boys soccer rankings have been released.
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 around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings are part of the postseason seeding process.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Broomfield (11)
0-0
209
1
0-0
2
Boulder (4)
0-0
201
2
0-0
3
Regis Jesuit (3)
0-0
187
3
0-0
4
Fairview
0-0
126
6
0-0
5
Arapahoe (1)
1-0
120
8
1-0
6
Grandview
0-0
118
5
0-0
7
Pine Creek
2-0
94
10
2-0
8
Legacy
0-0
85
7
0-0
9
Cherry Creek
0-1
70
4
0-1
10
Arvada West
1-0
68
11
1-0
11
Denver East
0-0
62
8
0-0
12
Castle View
0-0
58
–
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Rampart 50, Far Northeast Warriors 32, Fort Collins 25, Mountain Vista 22, Rock Canyon 14, Overland 12, Rocky Mountain 12, Gateway 12, Valor Christian 10, Bear Creek 9, Adams City 8, Ralston Valley 7, Smoky Hill 7, Prairie View 6, Eaglecrest 4, Rangeview 4, Ponderosa 3, Liberty 2, Legend 1
Dropped out
Rampart (12)
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Air Academy (11)
0-0
288
1
0-0
2
Skyview (8)
0-0
268
2
0-0
3
Battle Mountain (3)
1-0
208
5
1-0
4
Lewis-Palmer (1)
0-0
193
4
0-0
5
Golden
1-0
161
3
1-0
6
Denver North
0-0
148
6
0-0
7
Alameda (1)
2-0
114
11
2-0
8
The Classical Academy (1)
1-0
93
12
1-0
9
Pueblo Centennial
2-0
75
10
2-0
10
Niwot
1-0
73
–
1-0
11
Holy Family
0-0
71
8
0-0
12
Mullen
0-0
50
–
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Discovery Canyon 46, Windsor 43, Northfield 40, Centaurus 38, Evergreen 32, Regis Groff 26, Cheyenne Mountain 25, Glenwood Springs 20, Thomas Jefferson 20, Grand Junction 16, Erie 15, Greeley West 12, Northridge 12, Thompson Valley 10, Montrose 9, Greeley Central 9, Standley Lake 9, Littleton 8, Harrison 7, Wheat Ridge 6, Palmer Ridge 6, Pueblo West 5, Elizabeth 5, Steamboat Springs 4, Durango 4, Pueblo Central 4, D’Evelyn 3, George Washington 3, Denver West 2, Loveland 2, Lincoln 1
Dropped out
Discovery Canyon (7), Centaurus (8)
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Colorado Academy (4)
1-0
121
1
1-0
2
Kent Denver (5)
0-0
110
2
0-0
3
Liberty Common
1-0
106
7
1-0
4
Salida
1-0
73
3
1-0
5
Delta (1)
1-0
66
–
1-0
6
Faith Christian
0-0
64
6
0-0
7
Coal Ridge (2)
1-0
59
10
1-0
8
Atlas Preparatory School
0-0
44
4
0-0
9
Arrupe Jesuit
0-0
33
8
0-0
10
Jefferson Academy
0-0
27
–
0-0
11
Roaring Fork
0-1
26
5
0-1
12
Frontier Academy
1-0
22
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Palisade 16, DSST: Byers 16, Aurora West College Prep Academy 15, Manitou Springs 14, Lutheran 13, Alamosa 13, Colorado Springs Christian 12, The Academy 12, Middle Park 11, Vail Mountain 11, KIPP Denver Collegiate 11, Lamar 8, DSST: College View 6, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 6, Peak to Peak 5, Fort Lupton 4, SkyView Academy 3, DSST: Montview 2, Basalt 2, Aspen 2, Bennett 2, Arvada 1
Dropped out
Aurora West College Prep Academy (8), Aspen (11), Lutheran (12)
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Denver Christian (2)
1-0
78
2
1-0
2
Dawson School (1)
0-0
62
4
0-0
3
Ridgway (1)
0-2
56
1
0-2
4
Fountain Valley (2)
0-0
53
3
0-0
5
Crested Butte (1)
2-0
45
6
2-0
6
Telluride
1-0
42
5
1-0
7
Thomas MacLaren School
0-0
32
12
0-0
8
Lotus School For Excellence
0-0
28
8
0-0
9
Colorado Rocky Mountain
1-1
27
7
1-1
10
Mile High Academy
0-0
22
8
0-0
11
Colorado Springs School
0-0
21
–
0-0
12
Heritage Christian
0-0
19
11
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Loveland Classical 15, The Vanguard School 10, Evangelical Christian 10, Dolores Huerta Prep 8, Ellicott 7, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 7, Beth Eden Baptist 2, Campion Academy 1, Lake County 1
LOVELAND — All night it just felt like someone was going to score with a man advantage. That worked out well for Crested Butte’s Jack Lambert and also scared him late in the third period.
Lambert scored a power play goal then was sent to the penalty box and watched as Cheyenne Mountain frantically tried to tie the game. But it couldn’t be done. Lambert’s goal was the game winner as No. 1 Crested Butte advanced to the Class 4A hockey championship game with a 4-2 win over No. 4 Cheyenne Mountain at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland.
Cheyenne Mountain got on the board early thanks to a Wyatt Furda goal. But the Titans weren’t phased and knew they had plenty of time to battle back.
“It’s happened a couple of times this season where we’ve been down in the first period, even down in the second period,” Lambert said. “We all know what we can do when we have our heads up. When our heads are down, we collapse.”
They kept their heads up after that first Cheyenne Mountain goal. Rowan Piccaro tied the game two minutes later then added a goal in the second period to give the Titans a 2-1 lead.
Noah Bonnett got the equalizer at 5:48 in the third period on an overtime goal. An interference call on Denton Damgaard gave the Titans a man advantage and Lambert was quick to take advantage, scoring just 23 seconds into the power play.
“I was just thinking don’t miss,” Lambert said. “Fortunately enough, I didn’t.”
He got sent to the penalty box soon after and watched nervously as Cheyenne Mountain did everything possible to tie the game, but to no avail.
This is the first state championship game in program history for Crested Butte.
(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)
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(3) Battle Mountain 2, (2) Kent Denver 0
The first 4A state title game in Colorado history was solidified as Battle Mountain advanaced with a 12-0 win over Kent Denver.
Carter Large jammed a loose puck into the Kent Denver net at at 6:09 in the first period and Nate Bishop scored with just over 10 minutes remaining in the third. That was more than enough for Huskies goalie Logan Gremmer.
Gremmer faced 23 shots and stopped them all to give Battle Mountain a much-desired rematch against Crested Butte. The Titans beat the Huskies 5-1 back on March 9, the final game of the regular season for both teams.
The win on Thursday was the first time all year that Battle Mountain had shut an opponent out.
For the Huskies, this is their third trip to a state hockey championship game. They played for titles in 2002 and 2008. Each time they lost by just a goal, first to Cheyenne Mountain then to Regis Jesuit.
Neither Battle Mountain or Crested Butte have won a state hockey championship so either way, history will be when the puck drops for the game at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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.
[divider]
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
