MONTROSE — The tenth-ranked Montrose baseball team got a walk-off single from Kaden James to beat Montezuma-Cortez 6-5 on Friday. Joe Kastendieck scored the winning run.
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Photos: Vocal Music Gala at DU
DENVER — This year’s Vocal Music Gala was at the University of Denver’s Newman Center for the Performing Arts on Friday evening.
Taking part this year were Discovery Canyon, Montezuma-Cortez, Doherty, Mountain View, Rifle, Lutheran, Prairie View, Castle View, Greeley Cental, and Eaton.
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Vocal Music Gala set for May 1 at DU
(Bethany Brookens/CHSAANow.com) AURORA — The fifth-annual CHSAA Vocal Music Gala is slated for Friday, May 1, at the University of Denver’s Newman Center for the Performing Arts beginning at 6 p.m.
Twelve of the state’s top choirs are scheduled to appear, including groups from the following high schools: Discovery Canyon, Montezuma-Cortez, Doherty, Mountain View, Lewis-Palmer, Rifle, Lutheran, Prairie View, Castle View, Greeley Central and Eaton. The Newman Center is located at 2344 East Iliff Avenue on the DU campus.
Each of the performing groups earned their right to take the stage on May 1 after their performances during the CHSAA Large Group Music Festivals which have professionally-trained vocal music judges evaluating and rating each group. Those selected were among the top-rated groups across the state.
Tickets are $10 for adults, with K-12 students and Senior Citizens (60 & over) $7. DU Pioneer Card holders are $5. On-site parking is $8 per vehicle (cash only). Please note that persons needing accommodations for a disability should call the box office as early as possible.
Tickets can be purchased prior to the event at the Newman Center Box Office, which is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. or online at newmantix.com.
For additional information, please contact Bethany Brookens at the CHSAA office.
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Photos: Montrose girls soccer shuts out Montezuma-Cortez
MONTROSE — Montrose girls soccer pushed its early-season record to 6-1 this year with a 4-0 win over Montezuma-Cortez on Saturday.
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All-state wrestling teams for 2014-15 season
The 2014-15 all-state wrestling teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created based upon results at the state meet. Coaches of the year were selected by team performance at the state meet, as well.
Wrestlers of the year were determined by a formula which took the following information into account: season record; season winning percentage; type of wins at state (pin, tech fall, major decision); and strength of a weight classification’s bracket (based upon returning placers).
Scroll down to see the teams, or use the menu below to navigate to the class of your choosing.
Class 5A
Wrestler of the year: Jacob Trujillo, Grand Junction
Coach of the year: Ron Granieri, Arvada West
First Team Name School Year Weight Dane Drimmer Chaparral Senior 285 Matt Finesilver Cherry Creek Junior 132 Jacob Greenwood Poudre Freshman 126 Tomas Gutierrez Pomona Junior 113 Dayton Marvel Pomona Freshman 106 Danny Murphy Rocky Mountain Senior 145 Isaac Rider Grand Junction Senior 138 Devin Rothrock Arvada West Senior 220 Konnor Schmidt Rocky Mountain Senior 182 Jacob Seely Fruita Monument Senior 195 Payton Tawater Arvada West Senior 152 Travis Torres Pomona Senior 120 Deyaun Trueblood Pomona Junior 170 Jacob Trujillo Grand Junction Senior 160 Class 4A
Wrestler of the year: Hunter Willits, Pueblo County
Coach of the year: Dave Juergensen, Thompson Valley
First Team Name School Year Weight David Eusea Thompson Valley Senior 195 Morgan Fogg Thompson Valley Junior 113 Ben Hewson Thompson Valley Senior 152 Vlad Kazakov Thompson Valley Junior 120 Joe Keller Windsor Senior 182 Toby McBride Fort Morgan Junior 220 Josiah Nava Pueblo County Freshman 106 Jacob Robles Pueblo East Junior 285 Chris Sandoval Pueblo County Sophomore 126 Parker Simington Thompson Valley Junior 160 Bronson Spies Conifer Senior 145 Sam Turner Discovery Canyon Junior 132 Hunter Willits Pueblo County Sophomore 138 Austin Zuniga Pueblo South Senior 170 Class 3A
Wrestler of the year: Jimmy Fate, Berthoud
Coach of the year: Mike Caciari, Valley
First Team Name School Year Weight Sage Budd Mead Senior 132 Joe Carwin Brush Senior 285 Conrad Cole Brush Senior 126 Joel Contreras Sterling Senior 152 Isaiah DeLaCerda Alamosa Sophomore 106 Chad Ellis Berthoud Junior 170 Jimmy Fate Berthoud Junior 145 Marcus Garcia Dolores Huerta Junior 195 Andrew Jaramillo Platte Valley Senior 120 Seager Oliver Montezuma-Cortez Senior 182 Jacob Ornelas Fort Lupton Senior 220 Dalton Robertson Weld Central Junior 160 Jody Sandoval II Fort Lupton Sophomore 113 Ryan Waite Platte Valley Senior 138 Class 2A
Wrestler of the year: Bo Pipher, Paonia
Coach of the year: Mike Jurney, Rocky Ford
First Team Name School Year Weight Jonathan Andreatta John Mall Sophomore 113 Jareb Aziz Centauri Senior 195 Austin Coy Swink Senior 132 Nate Finnell Rocky Ford Senior 220 Talon Harris Norwood/Nucla Senior 120 Jayden Hilferty Limon Junior 285 Bryce McCracken Crowley County Senior 152 Zach Milner Paonia Senior 160 Ryan Nordyke Holly Senior 145 Bo Pipher Paonia Junior 138 Jesse Reed Paonia Senior 126 Jacob Rodriguez Rocky Ford Sophomore 106 TJ Shelton Meeker Junior 170 Keegan Wentz Buena Vista Junior 182 -
Trio of defending wrestling champs move down a class
Jimmy Fate of Berthoud and Dimitris Flores of Mullen wrestle in a 145-pound bout. More photos. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com) DENVER — Sage Budd, Jimmy Fate and Seager Oliver found themselves in the same unique situation coming into this weekends state wrestling tournament. Each one of them is a defending 4A champion. This year, they’re all wrestling at the 3A.
Budd (Mead), Fate (Berthoud) and Oliver (Montezuma-Cortez) all wrestle at schools that dropped in classification for the 2014-15 school year. None of the wrestlers seemed to have any problems adjusting to the difference in classes as all three won their opening bouts and advanced to Friday’s quarterfinals.
“(I’ve noticed) there are different wrestling styles,” Budd said after his 4-0 decision victory. “Mostly during the season we wrestled 4A and 5A teams, so our schedule was pretty tough. The only time I had seen 3A was in regionals and some matches in between. The 3A wrestlers are no joke.”
As a defending champion, each wrestler knows they can’t take their competition lightly. But dropping in classification has given them a level of built-in confidence as they walked onto the floor at Pepsi Center.
And it showed when the whistles blew and their matches began. After Budd’s decision victory, Fate and Oliver both advanced via pinball.
Sage Budd of Mead and Kaylen Montoya of Lama wrestle. More photos. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com) “For me it gives me a little bit of confidence,” Fate said. “When your able to go out there with that level of confidence and the other guy doesn’t have it, it gives you an advantage. It let’s me wrestle my style and inflict my style on my opponent.”
And inflict his style he did. In his first state match in the 3A class, Fate pinned Mullen’s Dimitris Flores at 1:13.
The ease of the victories in no way reflects that these three wrestlers will just coast their way to another state championship. An enrollment cutoff in the offseason evened the playing field in terms of the number of schools that would compete in each class. Under the old rules, there would have been 38 teams competing in 3A. With the new cutoff, 53 schools now compete at the 3A level.
It might be easy to look at these defending 4A champions advancing with ease and simply point to them competing at a lower class. But the reality for them and countless other wrestlers is that the 3A became significantly more difficult.
“Compared to last year, 3A was weak as (heck),” Oliver said. “It wasn’t even. But now 3A is a lot tougher.”
But not tough enough to deter the three defending champions from 4A. All three will be back at Pepsi Center for the 10 a.m. quarterfinals session.
It will be the second-straight day in which the wrestlers have had to adjust to starting in the early session. They had previously started later in the day with the 4A and 5A groups, which go on last in the first two days.
“It was a little more hectic after weigh-ins,” Fate said. “We tried to get into our hotel and we couldn’t so we got here late and were scrambling to get ready. But we got a good warmup in, so it overall wasn’t too much of a difference.”
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On The Mat’s wrestling rankings at the break
A ton of new teams grace this week’s On The Mat wrestling rankings, thanks in large part to an expansion to 15 ranked teams per classification.
Each of the four No. 1 teams stayed the same. Those are Arvada West (5A), Thompson Valley (4A), Brush (3A) and Paonia (2A).
Complete team rankings for all classes are below.
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Class 2A RK TEAM PVS 1 Paonia 1 2 Meeker 4 3 Rocky Ford 3 4 Centauri 2 5 Norwood/Nucla 5 6 Swink 10 7 Ignacio – 8 Sedgwick County/Fleming – 9 Holly – 10 Wray – 11 Baca County 11 12 Monte Vista 8 13 Burlington 7 14 Crowley County – 15 Hayden – Dropped out Hotchkiss (6), Buena Vista (9). Class 3A RK TEAM PVS 1 Brush 1 2 Valley 2 3 Lamar 3 4 Dolores Huerta 6 5 Delta 5 6 Fort Lupton 4 7 Sterling 8 8 Sheridan – 9 Platte Valley 11 10 Berthoud 10 11 Alamosa – 12 Holy Family 9 13 Mead – 14 Olathe – 15 Montezuma Cortez – Dropped out Strasburg (7). Class 4A RK TEAM PVS 1 Thompson Valley 1 2 Windsor 3 3 Pueblo County 2 4 Pueblo East 4 5 Greeley Central 5 6 Air Academy 10 7 Pueblo West – 8 Discovery Canyon 7 9 Fort Morgan – 10 Pueblo South 6 11 Pueblo Centennial 8 12 Glenwood Springs – 13 Mesa Ridge 9 14 Canon City – 15 Mountain View – Dropped out None. Class 5A RK TEAM PVS 1 Arvada West 1 2 Pomona 3 3 Grand Junction 4 4 Pine Creek 2 5 Mountain Range 8 6 Cherry Creek – 7 Coronado 6 8 Rocky Mountain 5 9 Ponderosa 7 10 Fruita Monument – 11 Adams City 10 12 Grandview – 13 Northglenn – 14 Chaparral – 15 Lakewood – Dropped out Poudre (9). -
All-state football teams for 2014 season
The 2014 all-state football players of the year. From left, Josh Odom of Pine Creek (4A), Kyle Leoffler of Arickaree/Woodlin (6-man), Austin Yahn of Caliche (8-man), Taylor Walters of Paonia (1A), Daniel Martin of Pueblo East (3A), Kyle Rosenbrock of Brush (2A) and Milo Hall of Cherry Creek (5A). (Photos: Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com; Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com; Mark Adams; Jeffrey Tucker/MaxPreps; courtesy of Paonia) The 2014 all-state football teams 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 coaches.
Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man
Class 5A
Player of the year: Milo Hall, Cherry Creek
Coach of the year: Dave Logan, Cherry Creek
First Team Name School Year Pos. Peter Anderson Eaglecrest Senior WR Austin Conway Overland Senior QB Johnny Feauto Fairview Senior QB/CB Salofi Gaoa Rocky Mountain Senior T Milo Hall Cherry Creek Senior RB Olabisi Johnson Bear Creek Senior CB/WR Todd Jones Boulder Junior RB/SS Carlo Kemp Fairview Junior DE/OT/RB Alex Kinney Rocky Mountain Senior K/P Cameron Knight Grandview Senior DB Scotty Leach Ralston Valley Senior G/C Eric Lee Jr. Valor Christian Senior DB/ATH Tim Lynott Regis Jesuit Senior OG/C Isaac Marquez Pomona Senior CB/SB Dillon Middlemiss Pomona Senior T Mike Morean Cherry Creek Senior DB Jake Moretti Pomona Sophomore TE/T/DE Chukwuma Obinnah Grandview Senior RB/SS Wesley Ogsbury Denver East Senior WR/CB/FS Brady Opp Valor Christian Senior OL/DL James Parker Cherry Creek Senior G/DE Collin Root Ralston Valley Senior TE/DE/K Elijah Ross Eaglecrest Senior QB/CB Tim Ryan Fairview Senior DB/WR Frank Umu Heritage Senior DT/OL Andrew Wingard Ralston Valley Senior RB/DB/RET Second Team Name School Year Pos. Trevaun Arnold Bear Creek Senior FS/WR TeQuan Baker Doherty Junior RB/CB Alec Barnes Regis Jesuit Junior LB Jordan Bostick Valor Christian Senior DE Ben Burnett Prairie View Senior DE Danny Collins Lakewood Senior QB/MLB/TE Keifer Glau Grandview Senior SS Willie Hayes Grandview Senior T Ryan Hommel Rock Canyon Senior QB David Imola Cherry Creek Junior DT/T DJ Leatimua Fountain-Fort Carson Senior LB Justice Littrell Doherty Senior MLB/SS Henry Lyon Cherry Creek Senior K Jack Maly Regis Jesuit Senior T Max McDonald Rocky Mountain Senior MLB Patrick Moody Chaparral Sophomore MLB Joseph Parker Cherry Creek Senior WR Connor Pierson Pomona Senior C Kevin Prosser Overland Senior WR/LB RJ Ramirez Prairie View Senior RB Andres Robles Regis Jesuit Senior C Morgan Smith Grandview Senior TE Jordan Smith Fountain-Fort Carson Senior LB Darrian Stickney Doherty Senior LB Charles Tigner Fountain-Fort Carson Senior RB/P Jonathan Van Diest Cherry Creek Sophomore DE Anthony Vessa Ralston Valley Senior NG/LB Class 4A
Player of the year: Josh Odom, Pine Creek
Coach of the year: Doug Johnson, Longmont
First Team Name School Year Pos. Wyatt Aaberg Falcon Senior RB/LB Avery Anderson Pine Creek Senior ATH Zach Barwick Dakota Ridge Senior K/P Alex Delacroix Greeley West Senior RB/LB JoJo Domann Pine Creek Junior LB/SS/P Connor Durant Standley Lake Senior WR/DB/K Zach Fees Fort Collins Senior MLB Isaiah Fields Falcon Junior RB/DB Cooper Gardner Broomfield Senior OL/DL Sean Glenn Longmont Senior T Parker Hammond Pine Creek Senior TE/DE Quincy Kindred Pueblo Centennial Senior RB/DB Jake Lauber Fort Collins Senior OL/DL Sam Long Pine Creek Senior T/G/C Jeremy Lujan Dakota Ridge Junior RB Matt Maestas Montrose Senior OL/DL Austin Micci Coronado Senior RB/SS Josh Odom Pine Creek Senior MLB/RB Isiah Pannunzio Pueblo South Junior TE/DE Mike Rocha Montrose Senior FB/LB Clint Sigg Longmont Senior QB Nate Spinuzzi Pueblo South Senior QB Brandon Summer Pueblo West Senior MLB/P Trevonte Tasco Denver South Senior HB Blake Whitsell Broomfield Senior DL/OL Jack Wibbels Pine Creek Junior DE Second Team Name School Year Pos. Lotoni Afuhaamago Coronado Senior OL/DL Tristan Bailey Rampart Senior K/P Adam Baumann Mountain View Senior QB Conlan Berger Longmont Junior RB Tanner Bohm Windsor Senior QB Eddie Bratton Falcon Senior DL/OL Adam Brown Air Academy Senior QB/FS Zach Castellucci Pueblo South Junior OL/DL Nick Cohn Dakota Ridge Senior WR/RET Zeb Foster Coronado Senior LB/FB Ben Freeman Fort Collins Junior OL/DL Austin Hartman Silver Creek Senior WR/DB Brock Howes Dakota Ridge Senior DL Cayden James Montrose Senior OL/DL Cody Johnson Windsor Senior LB/RB Adrian King George Washington Junior TE/MLB Nathan Leithead Pine Creek Junior MLB Austin Lopez Palmer Senior MLB/FB James Maxie Ponderosa Senior RB/LB Kyler Sigsbee Fort Collins Senior QB/ATH Bryson Smith Pueblo South Senior OL/DL Corte Tapia Windsor Sophomore ILB/DE Jeff Vela Falcon Senior FB/LB Class 3A
Player of the year: Daniel Martin, Pueblo East
Coach of the year: David Ramirez, Pueblo East
First Team Name School Year Pos. Sonny Arellano Pueblo East Senior RB/LB Jamil Bond Lutheran Senior RB/DB Brock Clark Rifle Senior RB/MLB/P Joshua Clausen Lutheran Senior WR/LB Willy Clements Holy Family Senior T/DT Coby Cline Elizabeth Senior C/NG Brody Cypress Lutheran Senior OL/DL Bruno Derose Pueblo East Junior TE/LB Michael Devries Centaurus Senior DE/DT Lalo Diaz-Alvarez Pueblo East Junior OL/DL Dylan Draper Discovery Canyon Senior WR/LB Jay Frye Northridge Senior WR/SS Donny Garcia Pueblo East Senior OL/DL Marcus Garcia Delta Senior OL/DL Franny Gonzales Fort Morgan Junior K Alex Gould Rifle Senior G/LB Chris Helbig Holy Family Junior QB/CB Daniel Martin Pueblo East Junior QB/DB Toby McBride Fort Morgan Junior FB/DE Andrew Miranda Lutheran Senior OL/DL Davis Price Evergreen Junior K/P Brian Reed Evergreen Senior RB/LB/MLB Kevin Ribarich Pueblo East Senior WR/DB Austin Shepherd Rifle Senior G/MLB Bryson Torres Pueblo East Sophomore RB/DB James Willis Lutheran Senior QB/DB Ryan Younggreen Holy Family Senior SS/RB Second Team Name School Year Pos. Alonso Archuletta Roosevelt Junior OL/DL Beau Beattie Discovery Canyon Junior OL/DL Cameron Brown D’Evelyn Junior WR/DB Mitch Carter Discovery Canyon Senior WR/DB/K Marcus Cassin Evergreen Senior TE/MLB/WR Isaac Charlson Discovery Canyon Senior OL/DL Marques Combs Palisade Senior WR/DB Brendan Edgerley Lutheran Senior TE/LB/P Brenden Fulton Northridge Senior QB/FS Andrew Hall Discovery Canyon Senior QB/CB Chico Hernandez Roosevelt Senior G/DT Derek Horn Delta Senior RB/FS Tate Kembel Fort Morgan Sophomore RB Eric Kembel Fort Morgan Senior C Greysen Lincoln Evergreen Senior DE/TE/OL Isaac Maestas Palisade Sophomore RB/LB Alex Mai Fort Morgan Junior OG/NG Zach Manchester Canon City Junior WR Alex Nemmers Lutheran Senior WB/DB/RET Jonny Ponce Delta Junior RB/FS Nathan Putallaz Roosevelt Senior T/G/C Anselmo Quezada Palisade Senior OL/DL Trenton Stringari Canon City Senior RB/WR Jesse Unruh Northridge Senior T/DE Jack White Holy Family Senior T Class 2A
Player of the year: Kyle Rosenbrock, Brush
Coach of the year: Randy Dreitz, Brush
First Team Name School Year Pos. Joe Carwin Brush Senior OL/DL Garrett Coalson Eaton Senior TE/LB Shane Coombs Strasburg Senior G/DE Connor Dooley Kent Denver Junior DT/LB Gordon Ellis Kent Denver Senior QB/FS Ryan Fitzgerald Aspen Senior RB/FS Jaden Franklin Kent Denver Senior RB/CB Daniel Frantz Platte Valley Senior WR/QB/CB Brent Gilliland Sterling Senior G/DT Michael Gutierrez Brush Senior RB/LB Randy Haley Montezuma-Cortez Senior RB/ILB John Heaphey Aspen Senior K/P Michael Howard Gunnison Senior FB/MLB Parker Joens Platte Valley Junior T/DE Bryce Johnson Faith Christian Senior C/DT Ryan Lawhead Eaton Senior OL/DL Kolt McDaniel Platte Valley Senior WB/LB Will McKissick Kent Denver Junior RB/MLB Brian Nichols Strasburg Senior WR/DE/SS Alec Petterson Brush Senior WR/RB/DB Jose Rodriquez Brush Senior OL/DL Ethan Rose Sterling Senior WR/FS Kyle Rosenbrock Brush Senior RB/QB/MLB Carl Schmidt Kent Denver Junior T/DT Jacob Smith Strasburg Senior RB/LB/MLB Darren Troudt Eaton Senior WR/DB Brady Wilson Gunnison Junior RB/LB Second Team Name School Year Pos. Draven Adame Lamar Senior QB/DB Cameron Alexander Brush Senior WR/DB Ben Breier St. Mary’s Senior RB/LB/RET Aubry Brown Bayfield Senior OG/DE Cole Bryant La Junta Junior QB Casey Edens Eaton Senior CB Niko Guzman Brush Senior WR/DB Grant Harkness Faith Christian Senior – Kyle Hicks Lamar Senior RB/LB Elijah Huff Manual Senior RB/LB Anthony Ibarra Platte Valley Junior G/DE Nick Koch Gunnison Senior G/K Quinton Kopang Bennett Senior FS/TE/RET Jake Levy Basalt Senior TE/DE Brett Loyd Moffat County Junior FB/MLB Mitchell Martin Strasburg Junior QB/CB Lane Masar Florence Senior FB Danny McGee Manitou Springs Senior TE/DE Ty Percival Gunnison Junior – Victor Perez Montezuma-Cortez Junior T/DT Zane Phelps Bayfield Junior RB/DE Reilly Rastello Kent Denver Senior WR/LB Seth Rodriquez Bennett Senior FS/QB/WB Colby Salisbury Lamar Senior TE/DB Jake Sanders Faith Christian Senior WR Clay Shaver Brush Junior TE/DE Patrick Telck St. Mary’s Senior WR/DB/RET Joao Thives Denver North Junior K/P Jake Wallin Gunnison Senior QB Zane Westbrook Bayfield Senior OT/NG Luke Wilson Kent Denver Junior FB Zeke Zuelke Bennett Junior LB/OG Class 1A
Player of the year: Taylor Walters, Paonia
Coach of the year: Brent McRae, Paonia
First Team Name School Year Pos. Jareb Aziz Centauri Senior ILB/RB Hank Bode Platte Canyon Junior RB Bryce Buhr Crowley County Junior – Trevor Close Buena Vista Senior RB/FS Sabyn Diamond Buena Vista Junior G/DT Dylan Geisler Paonia Senior G/DT Zakk James Buena Vista Senior WR/LB KC Jarvies Centauri Senior QB/CB Kerigan Kappel Limon Senior RB/DB Josh Kimball Paonia Senior OL Tyler Kimble Limon Senior OL/DL Bryce McCracken Crowley County Senior RB/MLB Luke Mondt Resurrection Christian Senior QB/DB/K Colton Newcomb Salida Senior WR/DB/K Jake Phelan Meeker Senior QB/DB Nathan Rivale Buena Vista Senior T/DT Logan Schopp Paonia Senior – TJ Shelton Meeker Junior RB/LB Joel Simianer Paonia Senior TE/DE Javonte’ Stewart Ellicott Senior QB/SS Martin Torres Burlington Senior – Taylor Walters Paonia Junior – Austin Walton Resurrection Christian Senior OL/DL Keegan Wentz Buena Vista Junior QB/LB Michael Wilcoxson Buena Vista Senior G/LB Mitchell Wilson Centauri Senior MLB/WR Trey Zupancic Rye Junior RB/DB Second Team Name School Year Pos. Josh Altman Paonia Senior CB Matthew Barnes Monte Vista Senior G/ILB Beau Beckman Wray Junior DB/RB Devin Christian Limon Junior OL/DL Jacob Crist Ellicott Senior WR/LB Luke Cross Resurrection Christian Junior MLB Austin Dinis Wiggins Junior WR/S Eric Dominguez Estes Park Senior K Christian Dubois Resurrection Christian Senior OL/DL Cooper Eggleston Buena Vista Junior TE/FS Nate Finnell Rocky Ford Senior OL/DL Jayden Hilferty Limon Junior OL/DL Raul Lopez Meeker Senior WR/DB Nate Lowe Salida Senior QB/LB Luke Meier Limon Senior FB/LB James Richardson Centauri Senior LB/RB Taylor Rider Wiggins Senior TE/DE Cade Schulz Wray Senior RB/DL Dillon Stinson Rye Senior OL/DL Duncan Turnbull Hotchkiss Senior FB/ILB Cooper Ward Resurrection Christian Junior WR/DB/ATH 8-man
Player of the year: Austin Yahn, Caliche
Coach of the year: Paul Zink, Caliche
First Team Name School Year Pos. Cade Carver Norwood Senior OL/DL Jared Clarkson Akron Senior RB/CB Joel Contreras Caliche Senior – Brody Donoho Dayspring Christian Academy Senior C/NG Trace Elliot Merino Senior OL/DL Dalton Harris Granada Senior C/DE Tre Jensen Granada Junior RB/DB Kylar Mai Dayspring Christian Academy Senior RB/LB Vinnie Moltrer Hoehne Senior OL/DL Tyler Moltrer Hoehne Senior RB/DB Cody Norris Simla Senior QB/WR/CB Koy Palmer Granada Senior QB/DB Anthony Payne Hoehne Sophomore OL/DL Robert Quick Springfield Senior OL/DL Gabriel Rocha Granada Senior OL Mitch Sides Dayspring Christian Academy Junior OL/DE Bruce Taylor Caliche Junior – Ryan Walther Caliche Senior – Austin Yahn Caliche Senior – Second Team Name School Year Pos. Isaac Aragon Fowler Senior G/C/DT Marcelino Baptista Merino Senior RB/CB Alex Davis Vail Christian Junior TE/SE/DE Spencer Gatlin Dove Creek Junior DL/OL Jason George Simla Junior WR/TE/DE Kyler Hamacher Simla Senior WR Christian Hersberger Dayspring Christian Academy Senior TE/CB Rafe Hutches Springfield Junior RB/LB Jorden Jole Merino Senior RB/LB Angelo Kirkwood Dayspring Christian Academy Senior RB/LB Blaine Larson Fowler Senior QB/RB/DE Damian Nieblas Norwood Senior OL/DL Riley Samber Akron Senior – Seth Silver Hoehne Senior RB/DB Cody Terrell Norwood Senior OL/DE Matt Thieman Simla Junior G/NG TJ Trujillo McClave Senior – Joey Younkerman Sargent Junior C/DL 6-man
Player of the year: Kyle Leoffler, Arickaree/Woodlin
Coach of the year: David Saffer, Arickaree/Woodlin
First Team Name School Year Pos. Jason Allacher Otis Senior DT/QB Cordell Burton Stratton/Liberty Senior FB/LB Adrian Cereceres North Park Senior FB/MLB Jaxon Crawford Kit Carson Sophomore OL/DE Dylan Dixon Eads Junior RB/S Luke Duggan Pawnee Junior DB/RB/RET Caine Farmer Kit Carson Junior RB/LB Bradey Holtz Peetz Senior – Isaiah Koolstra Arickaree/Woodlin Senior RB/DB Ben Lambrecht Fleming Junior – Kyle Leoffler Arickaree/Woodlin Senior RB/LB Trent Leoffler Arickaree/Woodlin Junior QB/DB Luke Loflin Walsh Senior RB/DB Jordan Nelson Peetz Junior – Tyler Rouse Eads Senior QB/DE/S Garrett Shaffer Arickaree/Woodlin Senior TE/LB Second Team Name School Year Pos. JD Chenoweth Walsh Senior QB/DB Chase Flynn Stratton/Liberty Sophomore OL/DL/K Tristan Headrick Cheraw Junior LB/OL Erick Ijams Hanover Senior TB/DL Dustin Koehler Hanover Senior OL/QB/MLB Reagan Lane Eads Junior FB/LB Delbert Mccracken Weldon Valley Senior HB/DE Tanner Patterson Otis Sophomore QB/LB Titus Sharpe Walsh Senior OL/DL Marco Solis Kit Carson Junior RB/LB Joesph Stahley Fleming Junior – Alex Vandenbark Fleming Sophomore – Cody Wilson Peetz Sophomore – Nathan Witt Flagler Senior – -
Football roundup: Rocky Mountain holds firm to hold on and beat ThunderRidge
Rocky Mountain coach Mark Brook, pictured during a game earlier this season, led his squad to a win over ThunderRidge in the 5A football playoffs. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com) ThunderRidge stood on Rocky Mountain’s 3-yard-line with one second to play. Score a touchdown, and you win.
Well, for Rocky, it was, hold firm and you win. The No. 2-seeded Lobos did just that, notching a sack on the final play to preserve a 7-3 win over No. 7 ThunderRidge in the first round of the Class 5A football playoffs.
“We couldn’t get things going offensively, but we battled back at the end and we were able to make a stop when we needed to,” Rocky Mountain coach Mark Brook told Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show. “It was pretty darn close.”
The game’s only touchdown came when Rocky’s Tausolia Liufau recovered a fumble in the end zone in the second quarter.
“I was on a blitz and saw Scottie (Creighton) knock the ball out,” Liufau told the Fort Collins Coloradoan. “It was a great play by him. I just jumped on it in the endzone.”
Rocky Mountain will play Fountain-Fort Carson in the second round. The Trojans beat Westminster 35-6 on Friday night.
“I know for a fact that that’s an athletically gifted team,” Brook said. “They have a couple of people who are really special, and that’s a hard-nosed football team.”
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2A playoffs: (7) Montezuma-Cortez 40, (10) St. Mary’s 37
In the lone 2A playoff game of the night, Montezuma-Cortez built up a 33-7 lead at halftime, only to watch it slowly evaporate in the third quarter, and again the fourth.
Eventually, St. Mary’s rattled off 30 unanswered points to take a 37-33 lead with two minutes remaining. But Montezuma-Cortez was able to rally itself for the win.
“We thought we had it in the bag at the halftime, and I told our kids, ‘We have one more half.’ They didn’t show up until the last two minutes of that game,” Montezuma-Cortez coach Casey Coulter told the Scoreboard Show. “It was a wild one.
“We came out flat (in the second half). And hat’s off to St. Mary’s,” Coulter said. “I mean they were a different team in the second half. They did everything right, we did everything wrong. And you can’t do that. We got lucky.”
According to Colorado Preps, it is the first postseason win for Montezuma-Cortez in 57 years.
The Panthers will play the winner of Saturday’s game between No. 2 Kent Denver and No. 15 La Junta in the second round.
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3A: (1) Discovery Canyon 34, (10) Canon City 31 (OT)
The top-ranked Thunder narrowly escaped the upset in this one.
Canon City actually had a shot at a winning field goal in the final seconds of regulation, but the kicking team couldn’t get lined up in time before the clock ran out.
In overtime, Canon City kicked a field goal — and then Discovery Canyon’s Spencer Chambers scored the winning 1-yard touchdown on the ensuing possession.
With the win, Discovery Canyon is likely to end up as No. 1 in the final Wild Card points. The 3A bracket will be set on Sunday.
Canon City wide receiver Zach Manchester had 18 catches in the game, according to the Canon City Daily Record. That is the fourth-highest mark in state history.
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3A: Delta 27, (8) Palisade 24 (OT)
Likely needing a win to make the 3A playoff field, Delta first tied the game with a 21-yard field goal from Abraham Ontiveros with 20 seconds left in regulation.
Ontiveros then hit a second field goal in overtime to pull off the upset.
“We got to about the 3 (yard-line) and couldn’t quite get it in (during regulation), and (Ontiveros) banged it in,” Delta coach Ben Johnson told the Scoreboard Show. “Then in overtime, we had intercepted a pass, so we ran it a couple of times and lined him up in the middle, and he hit that one through.
“He’s just a good, clutch kid and he made some big plays for us.”
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5A playoffs: (2) Fairview 41, (7) Castle View 21
Fairview’s Johnny Feauto (17) celebrates with teammates after winning Friday night. More photos. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com) For a little while, Fairview looked to be in a bit of trouble.
Heading into the fourth quarter, the second-seeded Knights led No. 7 Castle View just 20-13 and faced 4th-and-1 at their own 47.
Well, junior Carlo Kemp rumbled for 20 yards to pick up that first down. Two plays later, Jason Harvey scored — and Fairview exhaled.
“We did a nice job of overcoming some things tonight,” Kemp told BoCoPreps.com after the game.
Fairview quarterback Johnny Feauto threw for 395 yards and two touchdowns, according to the paper.
The Knights advance to play No. 3 Overland in the next round. The Trailblazers beat No. 6 Denver East 45-21 on Friday night.
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5A playoffs: (2) Valor Christian 48, (7) Horizon 12
This one, too, had the makings of an upset early.
Valor Christian led just 7-6 late in the second quarter, but a 15-yard touchdown pass from Dylan McCaffrey to Sid Turnbull-Fraser just before the half made it 14-6 at the break.
The Eagles then scored on their first possession of the second half, and got an interception return for a touchdown from Eric Lee Jr. on Horizon’s first drive to break the game open.
McCaffrey finished 18-of-23 passing for 166 yards and three touchdowns, while Stone Watson rushed for 158 yards on 17 carries.
Brian Dawkins Jr. also had an interception for Valor, his fourth of the season.
Valor Christian will next play Mountain Vista, which beat Cherokee Trail in the first round.
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Notables
- Greeley West staved off near disaster with a game-winning stop in overtime. Loveland nearly pulled off an upset in regulation, but a short field goal missed wide. In overtime, after Alex Silva’s 28-yard kick, the Spartans’ defense sacked Loveland quarterback Ayden Eberhardt on fourth down to preserve the win. Had Greeley West lost to the Indians (3-7), it was in danger from dropping out of the 4A playoff field. With the win, it appears safe.
- No. 5 Lakewood beat No. 4 Prairie View in the 5A playoffs, 27-9. Prairie actually led 3-0 at halftime. “I think our kids were a little uptight in the first half,” Lakewood coach Jeff Braun told the Scoreboard Show. “I just told them, ‘Relax. We’ll make a few adjustments and we’ll go play.’ … Once we got up on them 7-3, the momentum swung to our side.”
- Also in the 5A playoffs, Columbine, a No. 5 seed, handled No. 4 Rangeview 48-7.
- Eaglecrest pulled away from Legacy with a 28-point fourth quarter to win a 5A playoff game, 49-27. It was another No. 5 seed beating a No. 4.
- The lone No. 4 seed to win in the 5A playoffs was Bear Creek, which beat No. 5 Fossil Ridge 42-16.
- Those upsets noted, higher-seeded teams in the 5A playoffs are 12-3 to this point.
- Grandview, a No. 1 seed, rolled Brighton 51-0. Five different players had rushing touchdowns for the Wolves, led by Chuk Obinnah’s two.
- There was just one playoff game Friday night in 1A: No. 2 Buena Vista beat No. 15 Hotchkiss, 41-7.
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- No. 3 Mountain Vista silenced a few critics with a 24-14 win over No. 6 Cherokee Trail in 5A’s first round.
- Andrew Wingard had himself a field day in No. 1 Ralston Valley’s 48-0 win over No. 8 Grand Junction, also in the 5A playoffs.
- Photos of Fairview’s win over Castle View.
- Regis Jesuit, a No. 2 seed in 5A, handled No. 7 Monarch 48-7. Here’s a photo gallery from the game.
- More photos, these ones from Overland’s win over Denver East.
- A gallery from Eaglecrest’s win over Legacy.
- Photos from Fountain-Fort Carson’s win over Westminster.
- No. 1-seeded Cherry Creek jumped all over No. 8 Chaparral in the 5A playoffs.
- Brackets: 5A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man
- Home site determinations for next weekend’s playoff games.
- Top-10 scoreboard for 3A and 4A, which end their regular season this week.
- Full scoreboard from Friday night, and Saturday’s games.
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4A volleyball regional tournament brackets
A complete schedule for the Class 4A regional volleyball tournaments in 2014.
Order of play at each regional: Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2.
All regional winners advance to the state tournament. Regional champions are in bold.
Printable bracket: Download PDF
Go to region: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12
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Region 1 Site: Lewis-Palmer HS Date: Nov. 1, 10 a.m. Seed School W L 1 Lewis-Palmer 2 0 24 The Classical Academy 0 2 36 Weld Central 1 1 Schedule Lewis-Palmer def. Weld Central, 3-0 (25-15, 25-9, 25-12) Weld Central def. The Classical Academy, 3-1 (25-22, 11-25, 25-21, 25-22) Lewis-Palmer def. The Classical Academy, 3-0 (25-13, 25-13, 25-7) Region 2 Site: Ponderosa HS Date: Nov. 1, 10 a.m. Seed School W L 2 Ponderosa 2 0 23 Littleton 1 1 35 Falcon 0 2 Schedule Ponderosa def. Falcon, 3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-17) Littleton def. Falcon, 3-2 (22-25, 20-25, 28-26, 25-13, 15-11) Ponderosa def. Littleton, 3-0 (25-8, 25-22, 25-12) Region 3 Site: Cheyenne Mountain HS Date: Nov. 1, 10:30 a.m. Seed School W L 3 Cheyenne Mountain 2 0 22 Green Mountain 1 1 34 Canon City 0 2 Schedule Cheyenne Mountain def. Canon City, 3-0 (25-12, 25-18, 25-13) Green Mountain def. Canon City, 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-20) Cheyenne Mountain def. Green Mountain, 3-0 (25-9, 25-10, 25-14) Region 4 Site: Montrose HS Date: Nov. 1, 10 a.m. Seed School W L 4 Montrose 2 0 21 D’Evelyn 1 1 33 Thompson Valley 0 2 Schedule Montrose def. Thompson Valley, 3-0 (25-3, 25-20, 25-17) D’Evelyn def. Thompson Valley, 3-1 (25-15, 20-25, 25-22, 25-21) Montrose def. D’Evelyn, 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-22) Region 5 Site: Valor Christian HS Date: Nov. 1, 10 a.m. Seed School W L 5 Valor Christian 2 0 20 Thomas Jefferson 1 1 32 Discovery Canyon 0 2 Schedule Valor Christian def. Discovery Canyon, 3-0 (25-15, 25-8, 25-12) Thomas Jefferson def. Discovery Canyon, 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-23) Valor Christian def. Thomas Jefferson, 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-23) Region 6 Site: Mullen HS Date: Nov. 1, 10 a.m. Seed School W L 6 Mullen 2 0 19 Roosevelt 1 1 31 Fort Lupton 0 1 Schedule Mullen def. Fort Lupton, 3-0 Roosevelt def. Fort Lupton, 3-0 Mullen def. Roosevelt, 3-0 Region 7 Site: Mead HS Date: Nov. 1, 10 a.m. Seed School W L 7 Mead 2 0 18 Montezuma-Cortez 0 2 30 Evergreen 1 1 Schedule Mead def. Evergreen, 3-1 (16-25, 25-20, 25-18, 26-17) Evergreen def. Montezuma-Cortez, 3-2 Mead def. Montezuma-Cortez, 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-22) Region 8 Site: Berthoud HS Date: Nov. 1, 10 a.m. Seed School W L 8 Berthoud 2 0 17 Durango 1 1 29 Mesa Ridge 0 2 Schedule Berthoud def. Mesa Ridge, 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-17) Durango def. Mesa Ridge, 3-2 Berthoud def. Durango, 3-1 Region 9 Site: Battle Mountain HS Date: Nov. 1, 1 p.m. Seed School W L 9 Battle Mountain 2 0 16 Mountain View 1 1 28 Windsor 0 2 Schedule Battle Mountain def. Windsor, 3-0 Mountain View def. Windsor, 3-0 (25-9, 25-13, 25-23) Battle Mountain def. Mountain View, 3-2 Region 10 Site: Pueblo West HS Date: Nov. 1, 10 a.m. Seed School W L 10 Pueblo West 2 0 15 Steamboat Springs 0 2 27 Longmont 1 1 Schedule Pueblo West def. Longmont, 3-1 (25-23, 26-24, 18-25, 25-22) Longmont def. Steamboat Springs, 3-1 (17-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-22) Pueblo West def. Steamboat Springs, 3-0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-23) Region 11 Site: Niwot HS Date: Nov. 1, 10 a.m. Seed School W L 11 Niwot 2 0 14 Elizabeth 1 1 26 Delta 0 2 Schedule Niwot def. Delta, 3-1 Elizabeth def. Delta, 3-0 Niwot def. Elizabeth, 3-0 Region 12 Site: Air Academy HS Date: Nov. 1, 10:30 a.m. Seed School W L 12 Air Academy 2 0 13 Eagle Valley 1 1 25 Pueblo East 0 2 Schedule Air Academy def. Pueblo East, 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-10) Eagle Valley def. Pueblo East, 3-1 (25-8, 25-18, 15-25, 30-28) Air Academy def. Eagle Valley, 3-0 [divider]
CHSAA regional seeding/pairing procedure
1. All league champions will automatically earn a berth to regionals.
2. The remaining teams (up to 36) will be selected based on the MaxPreps Rankings published at the end of the regular season.
3. Teams will then be seeded on the CHSAA regional seeding criteria:
- The MaxPreps rankings will be the primary consideration
- The CHSAA Seeding Committee will only make changes based on splitting up league opponents and geographical considerations (if and when possible)
4. Teams seeded Nos. 1-12 will host regionals.
5. All regional winners will automatically advance to the state champions
