Five teams joined this week’s boys soccer rankings: Hinkley (5A); Durango, Kennedy and Pueblo West (4A); and The Academy (3A).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Broomfield (4)
1-0-0
72
1
1-0-0
2
Boulder (2)
2-0-0
70
4
2-0-0
3
Denver East
0-0-0
58
3
0-0-0
4
Fort Collins
1-0-0
45
2
1-0-0
5
Grandview (1)
2-0-0
43
5
2-0-0
6
Fairview
2-0-0
28
6
2-0-0
7
Arapahoe (1)
1-0-0
27
7
1-0-0
8
Cherry Creek
0-1-0
17
8
0-1-0
9
Far Northeast
0-1-0
15
9
0-1-0
10
Hinkley
0-0-0
11
–
0-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Legacy 10, Legend 8, Doherty 5, Overland 5, Rampart 5, Adams City 4, Westminster 4, Cherokee Trail 3, Grand Junction 3, Ralston Valley 3, Pine Creek 2, Liberty 1, Rangeview 1.
Dropped out
Grand Junction (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Air Academy (6)
1-1-0
76
1
1-1-0
2
Centaurus (1)
0-0-0
61
2
0-0-0
3
Niwot
1-0-0
54
3
1-0-0
4
The Classical Academy
0-0-0
46
4
0-0-0
5
Durango (1)
2-0-0
40
–
2-0-0
6
Denver North
0-0-0
29
5
0-0-0
7
Kennedy
1-0-0
21
–
1-0-0
8
Skyline
0-1-0
19
6
0-1-0
9
Littleton
1-0-0
17
8
1-0-0
10
Pueblo West
3-0-0
14
–
3-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Battle Mountain 10, Green Mountain 8, Montrose 7, Palmer Ridge 7, Sand Creek 7, Cheyenne Mountain 5, Silver Creek 5, Mullen 3, Thomas Jefferson 3, Discovery Canyon 2, Lewis-Palmer 2, Coronado 1, Northfield 1, Pueblo Centennial 1, Steamboat Springs 1.
The preseason football rankings are out ahead of the 2018 season. No. 1 teams include Cherry Creek (5A), Pine Creek (4A), Palmer Ridge (3A), Bayfield (2A), Strasburg (1A), Sedgwick County (8-man) and Stratton/Liberty (6-man).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Broomfield (5A), Air Academy (4A), Liberty Common (3A) and Dawson School (2A) are on top of the preseason rankings in boys soccer this season.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Broomfield (7)
0-0-0
95
2
Fort Collins
0-0-0
74
3
Denver East (2)
0-0-0
67
4
Boulder
0-0-0
58
5
Grandview (1)
0-0-0
57
6
Fairview
0-0-0
49
7
Arapahoe
0-0-0
46
8
Cherry Creek
0-0-0
33
9
Far Northeast
0-0-0
23
10
Grand Junction
0-0-0
18
Others receiving votes:
Legacy 9, Rangeview 6, Fossil Ridge 3, Regis Jesuit 3, Mountain Vista 2, Ralston Valley 2, Rock Canyon 2, Aurora Central 1, Hinkley 1, Legend 1.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Air Academy (6)
0-0-0
78
2
Centaurus (2)
0-0-0
74
3
Niwot
0-0-0
58
4
The Classical Academy
0-0-0
45
5
Denver North
0-0-0
41
6
Skyline
0-0-0
37
7
Montrose
0-0-0
30
8
Littleton
0-0-0
18
9
Battle Mountain
0-0-0
13
10
Steamboat Springs
0-0-0
10
Others receiving votes:
Durango 8, Cheyenne Mountain 6, Kennedy 6, Standley Lake 6, Silver Creek 4, Sand Creek 3, Pueblo Centennial 2, Thomas Jefferson 1.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Liberty Common (8)
0-0-0
94
2
Kent Denver
0-0-0
83
3
Colorado Springs Christian (1)
0-0-0
76
4
Colorado Academy
0-0-0
75
5
Jefferson Academy (1)
0-0-0
51
6
Peak to Peak
0-0-0
28
7
KIPP Denver
0-0-0
20
8
Salida
0-0-0
16
9
Arrupe Jesuit
0-0-0
15
10
Roaring Fork
0-0-0
13
Others receiving votes:
Coal Ridge 11, Delta 10, St. Mary’s 10, Vail Mountain 10, DSST: Stapleton 9, The Academy 9, Atlas Prep 6, Manitou Springs 4, Lutheran 3, The Pinnacle 3, Faith Christian 2, SkyView Academy 2.
The 2018 all-state girls soccer teams honor the best players in the sport as judged by the leagues and coaches. They are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a vote of head coaches.
Player and coach of the year was also selected by a vote of the coaches.
DENVER — Greeley Central’s Andrew Alirez knows the feeling of winning a state wrestling championship. He’s experienced it twice and is aiming for his third. At this year’s state tournament at Pepsi Center, he’s hoping he’s not alone. His older cousin Zeke, a senior, placed third a year ago, but has yet to claim a championship.
But this could be the year they do it together. Andrew pinned Falcon’s Adrian Garcia in one minute, 20 seconds and Zeke pinned Pueblo South’s Joe Deville in 3:55. The hunt is one for the siblings.
“We train hard,” Andrew said. “We just try to represent our city and we’re pushing each other every day. Zeke’s really tough. He’s a great wrestler. You guys don’t see what I see. He’s tough. In my opinion, this year should be his year.”
As a junior, Andrew’s potential third title will hold more significance from a state-wide perspective. But no matter what he’s doing or where he is, his focus is always directed Zeke’s way and hoping for the same level of success.
“Even last week in regionals during my finals match, he’s in his match clapping so we’re just really there for each other,” Zeke said.
The duo will compete in the Class 4A quarterfinals Friday morning and should they win, they’ll advance to the semifinal will be held Friday night.
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Greenwood’s quest for a fourth title begins
Jacob Greenwood. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
Jacob Greenwood, the Poudre senior in search of a fourth state championship, started his state tournament off with a win.
Greenwood beat Ralston Valley junior Colton Frost-Bryant via a tech fall, 20-4, in the second period. He will face Erik Cumley of Legend in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Greenwood is seeking to become the 21st four-time champion in state history. The state tournament has featured a four-time champion each of the past four seasons.
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Two-time champs pushing for a third
Brendon Garcia. (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)
Six other wrestlers began their quests for a third championship with a win in the first round on Thursday night:
Pueblo County’s Brendon Garcia, a junior at 4A 106, pinned Thompson Valley’s Kameron Hanel in 3:13.
Malik Heinselman, a Castle View senior at 5A 120, pinned ThunderRidge’s Aiden Okamura in 1:50.
Pomona junior Theorius Robison pinned Douglas County’s Jared Cabunoc in 2:51 at 5A 132.
Josiah Rider, a Grand Junction senior at 5A 152, pinned Ponderosa’s Kayden Johnson in 1:02. Rider is now 33-0 this season.
Lakewood’s Gabriel Dinette won his first-round match with a pin in 1:18.
Ponderosa junior Cohl Schultz pinned Arapahoe’s Jason Washington in 40 seconds. Schultz, who won a world championship in September, is now 46-0 in the 5A heavyweight division.
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Notables
Pueblo East heads the 4A team race with 34 points. Defending champion Pueblo County is second (29) and Windsor (26) is third. Discovery Canyon and Greeley Central are tied for fourth with 21 points.
Broomfield’s Michael DeCamillis gave his team the lead after the first day with a pin in the final match of the night. The Eagles have 30 points. Defending champ Pomona (28 points) is second, and is followed by Grand Junction (27), Poudre (24) and Grandview (22.5).
The 120-pound bracket in 4A is one to watch, with two returning champions in the field. Pueblo East’s Jace Trujillo won a 113-pound title in 2016, Pueblo County’s Josiah Nava won a 106-pound championship in 2015. In addition, Discovery Canyon’s Patrick Allis was a finalist at 106 last season. All three advanced to the quarterfinals.
4A’s 126-pound division is also loaded, with returning champions Josh Nira of Greeley Central (who won 113 last season) and Windsor’s Dominick Serrano (120) in the field.
Roosevelt’s Ethan Hays pinned his first-round opponent in 21 seconds at 4A 113. That is the fastest of the tournament so far.
Douglas County’s Micah Smith had the fastest pin in the 5A prelims. He took down Fruita Monument’s Levi Womack in 28 seconds.
Pomona’s Colton Yapoujian beat Rampart’s Benjamin Bancroft in 38 seconds. Yapoujian won the 5A 120 title last season.
Pueblo East’s Zion Freeman had a pin in 23 seconds, beating Skyline’s Angel Perez in 4A 182.
The 2017 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 head coaches across the state.
Players were placed onto the first-team, second-team and honorable mention based upon the number of votes they received. In 5A-1A, spots were reserved for linemen and one kicker/punter, while 8-man reserved spots for linemen.
CHSAA does not determine who makes or doesn’t make the team; they are created entirely from the results of the coaches’ vote.
