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  • Tee times for 5A and 4A girls golf state championships

    Tee times for the first day of girls golf’s state championships in 2016.

    The tournaments for both classifications run May 23-24. Class 5A is held in Aurora, and 4A is in Pueblo.

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    Tee times: 5A | 4A

    Class 5A

    CommonGround Golf Course (Aurora)
    Time Hole Player School
    8:30 am 1 Melia Buckton Legend
    8:30 am 1 Allie Garcia Coronado
    8:30 am 1 Alix Mees Cherokee Trail
    8:30 am 10 Paige Gentry Fossil Ridge
    8:30 am 10 Brooke Kramer Cherokee Trail
    8:30 am 10 Caitlin O’Donnell Grandview
    8:39 am 1 Madi Eurich Coronado
    8:39 am 1 Sarah MacDonald Liberty
    8:39 am 1 Nicole Tedesco Douglas County
    8:39 am 10 Hannah Doran Loveland
    8:39 am 10 Kayla Elder Fossil Ridge
    8:39 am 10 Morgan Ryan Grandview
    8:48 am 1 Kendra George Heritage
    8:48 am 1 Liina Neitenbach Monarch
    8:48 am 1 Amanda Westrick Thornton
    8:48 am 10 Amy Chitkoksoong Grandview
    8:48 am 10 Cammie Fowler Fossil Ridge
    8:48 am 10 Lauren Lehigh Loveland
    8:57 am 1 Delaney Benson Heritage
    8:57 am 1 Sophie Nelsen Fairview
    8:57 am 1 Emma Teuton Monarch
    8:57 am 10 Aili Bundy Loveland
    8:57 am 10 Leigha Devine Fossil Ridge
    8:57 am 10 Morgan Sahm Grandview
    9:06 am 1 Delaney Elliott Monarch
    9:06 am 1 Gabby Esquibel Heritage
    9:06 am 1 Kelsey Webster Fairview
    9:06 am 10 Sloane Cape Highlands Ranch
    9:06 am 10 Hope Kim Broomfield
    9:06 am 10 Kelley Yoshihara Legacy
    9:15 am 1 Carly Gallant Monarch
    9:15 am 1 Joanna Kempton Heritage
    9:15 am 1 Madison McCambridge Fairview
    9:15 am 10 Andrea Hoos Legacy
    9:15 am 10 Anna Roh Broomfield
    9:15 am 10 Izzy Ruiz Highlands Ranch
    9:24 am 1 Stephanie Bang Cherry Creek
    9:24 am 1 Sydney Eye Ralston Valley
    9:24 am 1 Olivia Roper Denver East
    9:24 am 10 Jenna Chun Highlands Ranch
    9:24 am 10 Jennifer Hankins Legacy
    9:24 am 10 Maddie Kern Broomfield
    9:33 am 1 Elena Barboza Denver East
    9:33 am 1 Hannah Fey Cherry Creek
    9:33 am 1 Lexi Mueldener Ralston Valley
    9:33 am 10 Elizabeth Pendleton Pine Creek
    9:33 am 10 Jacq Pepper Arapahoe
    9:33 am 10 Hannah Thornburg Fruita-Monument
    9:42 am 1 Julia Baroth Denver East
    9:42 am 1 Riley McKibbon Ralston Valley
    9:42 am 1 Lexi Ringsby Cherry Creek
    9:42 am 10 Christine Attai Arapahoe
    9:42 am 10 Charlotte Cliatt Palmer
    9:42 am 10 Halley McDonald Pine Creek
    9:51 am 1 Payton Canon Cherry Creek
    9:51 am 1 Sarah Hunt Denver East
    9:51 am 1 Jordan Remley Ralston Valley
    9:51 am 10 Elly Carlson Pine Creek
    9:51 am 10 Emma Hesse Lakewood
    9:51 am 10 Beth Lebar Arapahoe
    10:00 am 1 Brooke Pulver Regis Jesuit
    10:00 am 1 Miranda Schiffbauer Arvada West
    10:00 am 1 Naura Taqiya Rock Canyon
    10:00 am 10 Grace Linderman Mountain Vista
    10:00 am 10 Katie Malcolm Chaparral
    10:00 am 10 Tess Mitchell Columbine
    10:09 am 1 Alexis Chan Rock Canyon
    10:09 am 1 Leigh Robinson Arvada West
    10:09 am 1 Ali Timlin Regis Jesuit
    10:09 am 10 Avery Hill Central-GJ
    10:09 am 10 Callie Kloenne Castle View
    10:09 am 10 Leia Vadeen Northglenn
    10:18 am 1 Amelia Lee Rock Canyon
    10:18 am 1 Reagan Robinson Arvada West
    10:18 am 1 Mary Weinstein Regis Jesuit
    10:18 am 10 Zarena Brown Pomona
    10:18 am 10 Bailey Summers Central-GJ
    10:18 am 10 Duval Sutherland Legend
    10:27 am 1 Brandy McClain Rock Canyon
    10:27 am 1 Jaclyn Murray Regis Jesuit
    10:27 am 1 Ali Peper Arvada West
    10:27 am 10 Tabitha Diehl Mountain Vista
    10:27 am 10 Arielle Keating Rampart
    10:27 am 10 Amisha Singh Smoky Hill


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    Class 4A

    Pueblo Country Club
    Time Hole Player School
    8:30 am 1 McKenna Eddy Elizabeth
    8:30 am 1 Kelsey Rodrigue Mesa Ridge
    8:30 am 10 Autumn Brown Wray
    8:30 am 10 Sarah Rhodes Pueblo West
    8:39 am 1 Kenzie Fontana The Classical Academy
    8:39 am 1 Ashley Macaluso Trinidad
    8:39 am 1 Meghan Witt Mullen
    8:39 am 10 Sam Caricato Pueblo West
    8:39 am 10 Audrey Gunlikson Skyline
    8:39 am 10 Halle Holmes Ponderosa
    8:48 am 1 MaKenzie Andert Mesa Ridge
    8:48 am 1 Alana Hackett Alamosa
    8:48 am 1 Rachel Shaffer Rye
    8:48 am 10 Jorie Anaya Pueblo Centennial
    8:48 am 10 Dani Ortonword Manitou Springs
    8:48 am 10 Madi Rifkin Kent Denver
    8:57 am 1 Shannon Bocquet Discovery Canyon
    8:57 am 1 Brianna Choman Alamosa
    8:57 am 1 Jayden Muro Windsor
    8:57 am 10 Grace Gunlikson Skyline
    8:57 am 10 Faith Mewmaw Durango
    8:57 am 10 Keena Strope Niwot
    9:06 am 1 Jolene Carrica Swink
    9:06 am 1 Emma Moser Northridge
    9:06 am 1 Kinsey Smith Windsor
    9:06 am 10 Nicole Matthews Eagle Valley
    9:06 am 10 Claire McPeak Niwot
    9:06 am 10 Lorenza Rios Pueblo Central
    9:15 am 1 Erin Baum Frederick
    9:15 am 1 Alli Brown Northridge
    9:15 am 1 Jessica Zapf Windsor
    9:15 am 10 Vanessa Johnson Vista Ridge
    9:15 am 10 Courtney Kauffman Standley Lake
    9:15 am 10 Bailey Reed Wray
    9:24 am 1 Nicole Cherry Montrose
    9:24 am 1 Sarah Johnson Windsor
    9:24 am 1 Caitlyn Olson Northridge
    9:24 am 10 Haley Owens Pueblo South
    9:24 am 10 Larissa Roberts Bishop Machebeuf
    9:24 am 10 Dolores Sharaf Aspen
    9:33 am 1 Addie Ekhoff Ponderosa
    9:33 am 1 Corylyn Fetty Pueblo County
    9:33 am 1 Olivia Lopez Vista Peak
    9:33 am 10 Aryn McLaughlin Thompson Valley
    9:33 am 10 Emma Robinson Pueblo Centennial
    9:33 am 10 Cheyanne Williams Cedaredge
    9:42 am 1 Sam Chaney Vista Peak
    9:42 am 1 Sydney Houghton Pueblo County
    9:42 am 1 Caitlin Morgan Rifle
    9:42 am 10 Isabella Morfe Valor Christian
    9:42 am 10 Lauren Murphy Glenwood Springs
    9:42 am 10 Alyson Shuman Palisade
    9:51 am 1 Samantha Colletti Pueblo County
    9:51 am 1 Kylee Shepard Vista Peak
    9:51 am 1 Masi Smith Rifle
    9:51 am 10 Molli Boruff Berthoud
    9:51 am 10 Sarah Hwang St. Mary’s
    9:51 am 10 Kellsey Sample Palmer Ridge
    10:00 am 1 Kyree Conaway Vista Peak
    10:00 am 1 Danyka Fetty Pueblo County
    10:00 am 1 Elly Walters Rifle
    10:00 am 10 Makayla Dahl Valor Christian
    10:00 am 10 Leah Donnelly Wheat Ridge
    10:00 am 10 Meaghan Ireland Florence
    10:09 am 1 Casey Fetters Cheyenne Mountain
    10:09 am 1 Trinity Goderstad Colorado Academy
    10:09 am 1 Alex Hanley Montrose
    10:09 am 10 Natalie Holley Evergreen
    10:09 am 10 Sophia Montoya Pueblo South
    10:09 am 10 Ashlee Sample Palmer Ridge
    10:18 am 1 Ellie Broker Cheyenne Mountain
    10:18 am 1 Cassie Kneen Colorado Academy
    10:18 am 1 Samantha McConnell Golden
    10:18 am 10 Kelsey McKenna Air Academy
    10:18 am 10 Hannah More Mullen
    10:18 am 10 Taylor Sandoval Eagle Valley
    10:27 am 1 Maxine Choi Cheyenne Mountain
    10:27 am 1 Kacey Godwin Colorado Academy
    10:27 am 1 Makena Prey Golden
    10:27 am 10 Marin Halvorsen Kent Denver
    10:27 am 10 Kiselya Plewe Dolores
    10:27 am 10 Erin Sargent Silver Creek
    10:36 am 1 Regina Dillon Cheyenne Mountain
    10:36 am 1 Caroline Jordaan Colorado Academy
    10:36 am 1 Sydney Prey Golden

  • Photos: Cherry Creek baseball wins 5A District 5 to move to state

    AURORA — Cherry Creek baseball, seeded No. 18, advanced to the Class 5A state tournament by winning District 5 on Saturday.

    The Bruins beat No. 15 Grand Junction 11-0, and No. 2 Regis Jesuit 11-0.

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  • District baseball brackets released for first time under RPI system

    Pine Creek baseball team
    Pine Creek is the No. 1 seed in the 5A baseball districts. (Josh Watt/CHSAANow.com)

    Back in January, the Legislative Council approved the recommendation of the CHSAA baseball committee to fast track the use of RPI as the system to determine the playoff fields.

    Wednesday saw the results of that vote for the first time as district brackets for Class 3A through 5A were released. Unlike the Wild Card system used previously, the RPI format takes into account the overall strength of schedule for each team and combines it with their win/loss record to create the field of 32 teams.

    Pine Creek came away with the top overall seed in 5A, and will host this weekend. Other host schools are Regis Jesuit, Lakewood, Heritage, Rock Canyon, Grandview, ThunderRidge and Mullen.

    Rock Canyon, which won last year’s 5A championship, is the No. 5 overall seed and will play Bear Creek in their first game. If they advance they’ll see the winner of Dakota Ridge and Chaparral.

    Three of the final four teams left in last year’s playoff field made it back to the tournament with Grandview landing at No. 6, Chatfield at No. 26. District play will begin this weekend with the state tournament starting next week.

    Click here for the full 5A district brackets.

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    Mountain View leads the way in 4A, taking the top overall spot in the class. They’ll host their district where they will play Roosevelt. The winner of that game will meet the winner of Palisade and The Classical Academy.

    The other host schools in 4A are Canon City, Valor Christian, Windsor, Pueblo West, Fort Morgan, Denver North and Delta.

    Two-time defending state champion Green Mountain did not make it inside the top 32 teams and did not qualify for district play.

    Last year’s runner-up, Lewis-Palmer, drew the No. 26 seed and will head to District 6 and play host Fort Morgan. The potential of a showdown with league rival Palmer Ridge is there as the Bears play Longmont in that same district. Lewis-Palmer swept the season series against the Bears this year.

    Of last years final four teams in the tournament, only Lewis-Palmer and Ponderosa (No. 29) qualified for districts this year.

    Click here for the full 4A district brackets.

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    Defending 3A champion Eaton held strong as the No. 1 team in that class all season and is the No. 1 seed coming into districts. The Reds will face Olathe in their first district game with the winner of that game playing the winner of No. 16 Lutheran and No. 17 The Academy.

    University, St, Mary’s, Lamar, Faith Christian, La Junta, Valley and Kent Denver are the other host teams in 3A.

    All four of last year’s final four teams in the tournament qualified for districts this year. Eaton and University are the top two teams in the brackets, Brush comes in at No. 9 and will play No. 24 Buena Vista in District 2 at Kent Denver and Sterling lands at No. 21 and will play No. 12 Colorado Academy in District 4 at Faith Christian.

    Click here for the full 3A district brackets.

  • Regis Jesuit, Dawson lead the way in boys state lacrosse brackets

    Regis Jesuit Cherry Creek boys lacrosse
    Regis Jesuit heads the field as the No. 1 seed in 5A boys lacrosse. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    The teams that were seen as the top dogs at the end of the boys lacrosse regular season will hold on to their distinctions in the 2016 state tournament.

    Regis Jesuit earned the No. 1 overall seed in the Class 5A boys lacrosse bracket that was released Monday morning. Dawson assumes the top spot in the 4A bracket.

    Defending 5A champion Cherry Creek lands at No. 4 with Mountain Vista and Arapahoe taking the Nos. 2 and 3 spots, respectively.

    The Bruins, Raiders and Golden Eagles all advanced to last year’s Final 4. Kent Denver, the other Final 4 team from 2015, lands at No. 14 this year.

    This year’s bracket sees three fresh faces as Palmer (No. 10), Chaparral (No. 13) and Legend (No. 16) all made it into this year’s tournament after failing to qualify last year.

    First round games for the 2016 5A state lacrosse tournament will be played on Wednesday.

    Click here for the full 5A boys state lacrosse bracket.

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    Dawson School Cheyenne Mountain boys lacrosse
    Dawson is the No. 1 seed in the 4A field. (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    After starting this season 0-3 Valor Christian won 11 of their final 12 games to play up to the No. 2 seed. Following the Eagles are Conifer at No. 3, Windsor and No. 4 and Cheyenne Mountain at No. 5.

    Defending champion Aspen lands at No. 11 and will face No. 6 Air Academy for its first round game.

    Dawson School, Valor Christian and Cheyenne Mountain all joined Aspen in last year’s semifinals and with the layout of the bracket, it’s possible for all those teams to return to that point.

    Like in 5A, there are three teams in this year’s bracket that did not qualify in 2015. Golden lands at No. 7, St. Mary’s is No. 8 and Vail Mountain is the No. 14 team.

    First round games for the 4A tournament will be played on Tuesday.

    Click here for the full 4A boys state lacrosse bracket.

  • Valor Christian boys lacrosse gets second half rally to beat Palmer

    Palmer Valor Christian boys lacrosse
    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    COLORADO SPRINGS — Valor Christian may have found one of the best ways to carry momentum into the Class 4A state lacrosse tournament.

    Down by three goals, halfway through the third quarter, the Eagles exploded on offense, scoring the final four goals of the game to beat Palmer 6-5. The win came against a team from a higher class and on senior night.

    “A couple of guys on the field were keeping level heads and telling us to keep calm,” sophomore midfielder Sean Traynor said. “We knew we were still in because we knew we could come into this game and take on a 5A team.”

    But it was the way in which they took on this 5A team that really stood out.

    The 5A CHSAANow.com No. 5-ranked Terrors (12-3 overall) were coming off a rough loss to Mountain Vista and were honoring their seniors for their final home game. Combined with the fact that the Eagles (11-4) were without their starting goaltender Logan Lee and it would be an easy assumption to make that it would be Palmer’s night.

    But freshman goalie Aiden Columbia was up to the challenge. He surrendered two quick goals to start the second half, giving Palmer a 5-2 lead, but would shut the Terrors out the rest of the way.

    “Our freshman came in and stood on his head,” Eagles coach John Grant said. “I couldn’t be prouder of that young man.”

    The Terrors jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead thanks to Ike Mahan cleaning up a loose ball in front of the Valor net. Traynor tied it up 31 seconds later before Palmer would go on a 4-1 run, taking a 5-2 lead.

    And with that kind of lead and a goalie like Caleb Espinoza in net, a comeback was going to be difficult. But the Eagles kept their heads in the game and their freshman goalie was more than ready for the challenge ahead of him.

    “I was so amped up for today,” Columbia said. “Everybody was a supporting and I was so ready to do this for my teammates and not for myself.”

    He kept his teammates in it and then watched as they began to chip away at the Terrors’ lead. Dalton Ziegler, Grayson Goodyear and Lance Tillman each put one in net to get the game squared away with just over ten minutes remaining in the game.

    A minute later, Traynor took another shot at the net and while Espinoza was able to tip it, the ball still found the net to give Valor the 6-5.

    “I couldn’t have done it without my teammates,” Traynor said. “Both my goals were assisted and without the team we couldn’t get any of the goals that we got.”

    Both teams now await the release of the state brackets, which will happen on Monday.

    It was a tough final two games for the Terrors, but coach Sequoia Bowan knows that playing tough teams down the stretch is only going to make his players battle-tested for next week.

    “Each game we play, we hope to learn from it and grow and get better for the next one,” Bowan said. “We have a lot of things to work on. We have the weekend to work on them and then we’ll see how the seeding works.”

  • No. 2 Mountain Vista boys lacrosse sends a message with blowout win over No. 5 Palmer

    Mountain Vista Palmer boys lacrosse
    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    HIGHLANDS RANCH — After suffering its first loss of the season, the Mountain Vista boys lacrosse had been sent a message: They needed to play better.

    Message received.

    The Golden Eagles came out aggressive on Wednesday and sent a message of their own with a 15-7 win over Palmer to clinch the Douglas County League championship.

    “Our league is stronger than most as far as how many playoff teams it will get,” Golden Eagles coach Jamie Munro said. “But it doesn’t have the elite teams that will just kick the (snot) out of you like a Regis, (Cherry) Creek or Arapahoe. We needed to get beat down, so it was good.”

    The Golden Eagles (13-1 overall, 10-0 Class 5A Douglas County) came into the game ranked No. 2 in the final CHSAANow.com boys lacrosse rankings with only Regis Jesuit standing above them. And unlike in the game against the Raiders, Mountain Vista came out aggressive and put four quick goals on the Terrors (12-2, 8-2).

    Sophomore attacker Jake Govett accounted for two of those four quick scores and was one of two Golden Eagles players to finish the day with a hat trick. Jake Harvey also scored three times, including a laser at the halftime buzzer to give Mountain Vista a 12-1 lead.

    “We knew (Palmer) was a tough team and just came out strong,” Govett said. “We’re getting into the playoffs soon so we just had to get the fire rolling going in.”

    If anything, the win may serve as an eye-opener to teams across the state. The Terrors had climbed up to No. 5 in the state and boast one of the premiere goaltenders in all of lacrosse in Caleb Espinoza.

    But a series of quick strikes put Palmer on its heels and they faced a deficit that soon was too much to overcome.

    “I don’t know what it was,” Palmer coach Sequoia Bowan said. “We picked the wrong day to not play our game, that’s for sure. We need to have a short memory, hit the reset button and get ready to go.”

    A team that will win games based on the strength of its defense, the Terrors went scoreless for the first 18:24 of the first half and had already surrendered nine goals. It was Noah Smith who finally got them on the board.

    But even with an eight-goal lead and momentum on their side, the Golden Eagles didn’t feel like they had the game well in hand.

    “It’s easier to protect a lead then to play from behind,” Mountain Vista goalie Paxton Boyer said. “At the end of the day, no matter how many goals we’re up by, I still have a job to do and the defense still has a job to do.”

    The Golden Eagles have one more crucial non-league game remaining. They host Arapahoe on Friday night at Shea Stadium. The Warriors are right in the mix of the top four teams and with the added pressure of the seniors playing their final game, it will make for a rough night.

    “It’s going to be an emotional one with senior night,” Boyer said. “But we’re going to get back to work tomorrow and be ready.”

    Palmer will also honor its seniors Friday as they host Valor Christian at Garry Berry Stadium.

  • Photos: Dakota Ridge girls lacrosse wins sixth-straight game

    LITTLETON — Dakota Ridge girls lacrosse won its sixth game in a row on Tuesday, defeating Palmer 20-4.

    The Eagles, now 11-2 this season, got eight goals and two assists from Kailee Lammers, and four goals and an assist from Hannah Krats.

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  • Boys lacrosse rankings: Regis Jesuit moves up to No. 1 in 5A

    Regis Jesuit boys lacrosse team
    Regis Jesuit is the new No. 1 team in 5A boys lacrosse. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    With the playoffs right around the corner, there is a new No. 1 in the Class 5A CHSAANow.com boys lacrosse rankings.

    Thanks to a 7-5 win over Mountain Vista on Thursday, Regis Jesuit now sits atop the poll. The Golden Eagles fell one spot to No. 2.

    Arapahoe’s thrilling win over Cherry Creek earned them to the right to move ahead of the Bruins as they are now the No. 3 team in 5A.

    Chaparral cracks into the rankings this week, taking over the No. 10 spot.

    The Dawson School maintained its place as the No. 1 team in 4A thanks in part to a close win over No. 3 Conifer on Wednesday.

    An overtime loss to Cheyenne Mountain hurt Air Academy, but not much as the Kadets fell down one spot to No. 6.

    There were no new teams in this week’s 4A rankings.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

    With the regular season wrapping up this week, these will serve as the final rankings of the regular season. The state tournament brackets will be announced on CHSAANow.com next Monday.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Lacrosse Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Regis Jesuit (6) 9-2 112 3 2-0
    2 Mountain Vista (5) 12-1 111 1 2-1
    3 Arapahoe (1) 11-2 94 4 2-0
    4 Cherry Creek 7-3 91 2 0-1
    5 Palmer 11-1 62 5 2-0
    6 Mullen 9-4 53 7 2-0
    7 Columbine 10-2 46 6 4-0
    8 Monarch 11-2 42 8 2-0
    9 Colorado Academy 11-2 28 9 1-0
    10 Chaparral 9-3 9 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Rock Canyon 6, Grandview 3, Wheat Ridge 2, Highlands Ranch 1.
    Dropped out:
    Rock Canyon (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dawson (10) 11-1 100 1 2-0
    2 Cheyenne Mountain 11-2 88 2 1-0
    3 Conifer 9-1 77 3 1-1
    4 Windsor 11-3 74 4 2-0
    5 Valor Christian 8-4 58 7 3-0
    6 Air Academy 7-5 47 5 0-1
    7 Golden 11-2 37 8 1-0
    8 Steamboat Springs 8-4 35 6 1-1
    9 Thompson Valley 8-6 17 9 1-1
    10 St. Mary’s 8-4 9 10 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Battle Mountain 3, Durango 3, Aspen 1, Littleton 1.
    Dropped out:
    None.

  • Boys lacrosse rankings: Mountain Vista ascends to No. 1 in 5A

    Mountain Vista boys lacrosse team
    Mountain Vista takes over the No. 1 spot in 5A boys lacrosse this week. (Matt Daniels/MattDanPhoto.com)

    A 14-8 win over Cherry Creek earned Mountain Vista the right to be named the No. 1 team in the Class 5A CHSAANow.com boys lacrosse rankings this week.

    The Golden Eagles were able to ride that momentum to wins over Lewis-Palmer and Chaparral, solidifying their spot as the new top team in the class.

    The Bruins fell one spot to No. 2.

    After falling out of the rankings last week, Rock Canyon is back in the mix, coming in at No. 10. They are the only newcomer to this week’s 5A poll.

    The Dawson School still looks like the favorite in 4A and the Mustangs held on to their spot at the top of the rankings.

    Confier was able to get a 14-13 win over Windsor to jump up to No. 3 this week. As a result, Cheyenne Mountain is the new No. 2 team in the poll.

    A big win over Pueblo West helped Air Academy jump to No. 5 ahead of a big showdown with Cheyenne Mountain this week.

    St. Mary’s is the only new team in the rankings as they come in at No. 10.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Lacrosse Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Mountain Vista (12) 10-0 120 2 3-0
    2 Cherry Creek 7-2 107 1 1-1
    3 Regis Jesuit 7-2 94 3 1-0
    4 Arapahoe 9-2 80 4 2-0
    5 Palmer 9-1 67 6 3-0
    6 Columbine 6-2 51 8 0-1
    7 Mullen 7-4 49 7 1-1
    8 Monarch 9-2 39 5 1-1
    9 Colorado Academy 10-2 19 9 2-0
    10 Rock Canyon 7-4 16 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Chaparral 10, Legend 4, Grandview 2, Highlands Ranch 1, Wheat Ridge 1.
    Dropped out:
    Chaparral (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dawson (8) 9-1 80 1 2-0
    2 Cheyenne Mountain 10-2 67 3 1-0
    3 Conifer 8-0 62 4 2-0
    4 Windsor 9-3 61 2 1-1
    5 Air Academy 7-4 42 7 3-0
    6 Steamboat Springs 7-3 38 5 0-0
    7 Valor Christian 5-4 32 8 2-1
    8 Golden 10-2 26 6 1-1
    9 Thompson Valley 7-5 17 9 2-1
    10 St. Mary’s 7-4 6 – 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Durango 5, Battle Mountain 3, Littleton 1.
    Dropped out:
    Battle Mountain (10).

  • Boys lacrosse rankings: Colorado Academy, Chaparral break into 5A’s top-10

    Colorado Academy boys lacrosse team
    Colorado Academy is one of two new teams in this week’s 5A boys lacrosse ranking, joining at No. 9. (Lance Wendt/LanceWendt.com)

    Colorado Academy and Chaparral are starting to get noticed at the right time.

    The Mustangs and the Wolverines each won two crucial games last week and those wins were good enough to get them into the Class 5A CHSAANow.com boys lacrosse rankings.

    Colorado Academy breaks in at No. 9 and Chaparral lands at No. 10.

    An overtime win over Regis Jesuit ensured that Cherry Creek would remain the top team in the rankings. The Raiders stayed put at No. 3, with the loss not affecting their position.

    In fact, the top five teams last week all held on to their spots this week.

    The Dawson School is still the No. 1 team in 4A, taking eight of nine first-place votes.

    Thanks to a comeback win over Golden, Windsor held on to their spot at No. 2.

    Air Academy and Valor Christian each jumped two spots from a week ago with the Kadets coming in at No. 7 and the Eagles landing at No. 8.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Lacrosse Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Cherry Creek (6) 6-1 95 1 2-0
    2 Mountain Vista (3) 7-0 87 2 2-0
    3 Regis Jesuit (2) 6-2 86 3 2-1
    4 Arapahoe 7-2 64 4 4-0
    5 Monarch 8-1 58 5 2-0
    6 Palmer 6-1 49 7 2-0
    7 Mullen 6-3 41 6 2-0
    8 Columbine 6-1 31 10 3-0
    9 Colorado Academy 8-2 15 – 2-0
    10 Chaparral 8-2 9 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Highlands Ranch 5, Rock Canyon 4, Wheat Ridge 3, Grandview 2, Fort Collins 1.
    Dropped out:
    Rock Canyon (8), Highlands Ranch (9).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dawson (8) 7-1 89 1 2-0
    2 Windsor (1) 8-2 77 2 3-0
    3 Cheyenne Mountain 9-2 72 3 2-0
    4 Conifer 6-0 61 4 2-0
    5 Steamboat Springs 7-3 47 6 1-0
    6 Golden 9-1 39 7 0-1
    7 Air Academy 4-4 35 9 2-0
    8 Valor Christian 3-3 25 10 2-0
    9 Thompson Valley 5-4 20 8 1-1
    10 Battle Mountain 4-4 14 5 0-3
    Others receiving votes:
    St. Mary’s 6, Durango 4, Englewood 2, Littleton 2, Aspen 1, Vail Mountain 1.
    Dropped out:
    None.