There is no doubt that Mesa Ridge’s Chloe Welch excels at many things. She averages over 17 points, nearly 10 rebounds and six assists per game for the Grizzlies.
She stands out in the classroom. According to coach Jeff Beatty, she carries a 4.3 grade point average.
But what really sets her apart from the rest of the players that Beatty has either coached or seen this year, is that she’s the best when it comes to rallying her teammates and getting the best out of them as much as she does herself.
“Chloe as a teammate is probably the best player I’ve ever had,” Beatty said. “And I’ve been coaching for 18 years.”
Currently sitting at No. 7 in the Class 4A girls basketball rankings, Mesa Ridge has a shot to claim its first state championship since 2014. An eighth-grader at the time, Welch wasn’t paying that much attention to what was going on with the team.
She came in her first year understanding that the Grizzlies had just come off with a title win. But she didn’t necessarily feel that it was her job to make sure the team stayed at that level.
“I didn’t experience it and I didn’t know any of the girls,” Welch said. “Their state championship didn’t motivate me, I was more focused on taking the team that I had and making it better.”
As a freshman, she averaged about seven points per game. The focal point of the offense was still very much Kylee Shook. For two years, Beatty was fortunate enough to have a couple of the top players in the Colorado Springs area on the same roster.
“To have two of these back-to-back, no one else is going to get that kindness given to them,” Beatty said.
With Shook now gone at Louisville, it has been Welch’s team the last two years. For the 2016-17 season, she led the team in scoring, assists and steals.
The Grizzles advanced to the 4A quarterfinals before losing to Pueblo West. As she has developed over the years, she’s had a general idea of the kind of player she wanted to be by the time she was a senior.
She feels like she fits that mold.
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“I’ve always been working to be who I am,” Welch said. “It’s kind of been expected. I’ve always expected to be at the level I am.”
She doesn’t say that with any carelessness. No matter the situation of any game, it’s easy to see that every bit of success she’s achieved has come through an elite level of work. That’s what made her so appealing to college teams.
Although she’s reached the level of play that she has aimed for, she knows that there is still a lot of improvement needed as she prepares to play at Davidson after she graduates.
“I need prepare a lot more for college,” she said. “I need to get a lot stronger, I need to get my skill sets up and my shot a lot better.”
She has time for everything to come together. And it’s easy to simply throw out stats to show how strong of a basketball player she is, but it’s another to watch her on the court.
From her defense to her ability to create shots for herself or any of her teammates, she certainly passes the eye test. Combined with her leadership abilities on and off the court, she’s a kid that encourages Beatty to work all that much harder so he can send her off to college with a state championship ring.
“You always want that for your kids,” Beatty said. “We have a lot of kids that can score. I think we’re going to be a tough out.”
With someone as talented as Welch on the floor, it will be tough for any time to send the Grizzlies packing when the state tournament starts in about a month.
And if there is anyone in 4A who doesn’t know about Mesa Ridge’s star guard, they will at that time.
D’Evelyn (4A), Denver Christian (2A) and Heritage Christian (1A) all joined their respective girls basketball rankings this week.
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.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Regis Jesuit (5)
10-2
86
1
3-0
2
Ralston Valley (1)
10-1
83
4
1-0
3
Highlands Ranch (2)
11-3
81
2
2-0
4
Grandview (1)
9-3
80
3
2-0
5
Horizon (1)
12-1
70
5
2-0
6
Fruita Monument (1)
12-1
48
6
1-0
7
Fossil Ridge
10-3
42
8
2-0
8
Castle View
12-2
37
9
2-0
9
Lakewood
10-3
35
7
2-0
10
Cherry Creek
9-3
15
10
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Mountain Vista 13, Doherty 5, Fort Collins 4, Fairview 2, Columbine 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pueblo West (13)
10-1
138
1
0-0
2
Golden (2)
12-1
109
2
2-1
3
Holy Family
11-2
99
5
2-0
4
Evergreen
11-1
92
3
2-0
5
Air Academy
11-1
84
6
2-0
6
Valor Christian
10-3
77
4
1-1
7
Mesa Ridge
8-2
62
8
3-0
8
Thomas Jefferson
12-1
59
7
2-0
9
Berthoud
12-1
27
9
1-1
10
D’Evelyn
9-4
20
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Windsor 19, Widefield 10, Mead 8, Pueblo County 6, Rifle 6, Centaurus 3, Skyview 3, The Classical Academy 2, Pueblo South 1.
Dropped out
Windsor (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Centauri (6)
11-0
100
1
2-0
2
St. Mary’s (5)
10-0
99
2
2-0
3
Colorado Springs Christian
9-2
68
3
3-0
4
Pagosa Springs
7-2
62
4
2-0
5
Lamar
8-2
60
6
3-0
6
Kent Denver
9-2
47
7
2-1
7
Resurrection Christian
9-1
46
8
3-0
8
Cedaredge
8-0
33
5
1-0
9
Sterling
5-4
20
10
2-0
10
University
8-2
17
9
0-1
Others receiving votes:
St. Mary’s Academy 14, Delta 8, Jefferson Academy 7, Moffat County 7, Lutheran 5, Weld Central 5, La Junta 3, Eaton 1, Manitou Springs 1, The Vanguard 1, DSST-College View 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (10)
8-0
118
1
1-0
2
Swink (2)
9-1
98
2
2-0
3
Limon
8-0
75
4
1-0
4
Wray
6-2
73
6
2-0
5
Holyoke
10-1
69
3
2-1
6
Simla
7-0
61
5
2-0
7
Del Norte
7-3
39
7
2-0
8
Ignacio
8-0
35
8
3-0
9
Vail Christian
10-0
29
9
2-0
10
Denver Christian
7-3
20
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Ellicott 12, Soroco 8, Haxtun 7, Highland 7, Colorado Springs School 5, Clear Creek 2, Burlington 1, Sanford 1.
Dropped out
Ellicott (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (11)
7-0
128
1
0-0
2
Fleming
8-1
99
2
2-0
3
Briggsdale
8-1
97
3
2-0
4
Kim/Branson (2)
9-1
95
4
0-1
5
Sangre de Cristo
10-0
90
10
3-0
6
La Veta
7-1
51
7
2-0
7
Holly
8-2
40
9
2-0
8
Antonito
7-2
36
5
3-0
9
Eads
8-2
32
6
2-0
10
Heritage Christian
7-2
22
–
1-1
Others receiving votes:
McClave 20, North Park 17, Springfield 15, Cotopaxi 12, De Beque 8, Cheraw 5, Arickaree/Woodlin 2, Wiley 1.
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Regis Jesuit claimed the top spot in this week’s Class 5A girls basketball rankings, the first since the sport returned from its annual winter break.
This week’s newcomers:
Fruita Monument (5A)
Thomas Jefferson (4A)
University and Sterling (3A)
Ellicott (2A)
Eads and La Veta (1A)
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.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Regis Jesuit (5)
7-2
96
2
1-0
2
Highlands Ranch (1)
9-3
94
1
4-2
3
Grandview (2)
7-3
93
3
4-2
4
Ralston Valley (1)
9-1
85
4
4-0
5
Horizon (1)
10-1
67
7
6-1
6
Fruita Monument (2)
11-1
45
–
3-0
7
Lakewood
8-3
43
5
2-1
8
Fossil Ridge
8-3
39
10
3-1
9
Castle View
10-2
38
6
3-2
10
Cherry Creek
6-3
29
9
4-2
Others receiving votes:
Fairview 12, Mountain Vista 7, Doherty 5, Denver East 3, Fort Collins 2, Chaparral 1, Columbine 1.
Dropped out
Fairview (8).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pueblo West (10)
10-1
160
1
5-1
2
Golden (6)
10-0
154
2
2-0
3
Evergreen
9-1
117
3
3-0
4
Valor Christian (2)
9-2
114
4
5-1
5
Holy Family
9-2
93
5
3-1
6
Air Academy
9-1
83
7
2-0
7
Thomas Jefferson
10-1
72
–
1-0
8
Mesa Ridge
5-2
52
6
1-0
9
Berthoud
11-0
50
10
3-0
10
Windsor
6-3
21
9
2-1
Others receiving votes:
Centaurus 17, Widefield 17, D’Evelyn 7, Greeley Central 6, Pueblo South 6, Rifle 6, Pueblo County 5, Mead 4, Standley Lake 3, Skyview 2, Pueblo East 1.
Dropped out
D’Evelyn (8).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Centauri (7)
9-0
118
1
2-0
2
St. Mary’s (5)
8-0
117
2
2-0
3
Colorado Springs Christian (1)
6-2
88
3
2-2
4
Pagosa Springs
5-2
62
5
1-1
5
Cedaredge
7-0
60
10
1-0
6
Lamar
5-2
57
4
0-1
7
Kent Denver
7-1
44
6
0-0
8
Resurrection Christian
6-1
38
7
1-0
9
University
8-1
35
–
2-0
10
Sterling
3-4
16
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Delta 12, Manitou Springs 12, Alamosa 10, Eaton 10, Jefferson Academy 10, Lutheran 5, Weld Central 5, SkyView Academy 4, The Vanguard 4, La Junta 3, Moffat County 3, St. Mary’s Academy 1, DSST-College View 1.
Dropped out
Alamosa (8), Manitou Springs (9).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (10)
7-0
136
1
0-0
2
Swink (2)
7-1
104
2
2-0
3
Holyoke (2)
8-0
92
6
2-0
4
Limon
7-0
87
3
2-0
5
Simla
5-0
69
4
1-0
6
Wray
4-2
65
5
1–1
7
Del Norte
5-3
45
7
0-0
8
Ignacio
5-0
39
8
1-0
9
Vail Christian
8-0
27
9
2-0
10
Ellicott
6-0
25
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Colorado Springs School 15, Dayspring Christian 11, Denver Christian 10, Haxtun 9, Highland 9, Swallows Charter 9, Clear Creek 7, Soroco 3, Paonia 2, Vail Mountain 2, Lyons 1, Rocky Ford 1.
Dropped out
Haxtun (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (10)
7-0
109
1
2-0
2
Fleming
6-1
88
4
3-0
3
Briggsdale
6-1
80
3
1-0
4
Kim/Branson (2)
9-0
75
2
2-0
5
Antonito
4-2
65
7
0-1
6
Eads
6-2
49
–
2-0
7
La Veta
5-1
34
–
1-0
8
Springfield
4-3
27
9
0-1
9
Holly
6-2
23
6
0-0
10
Sangre de Cristo
7-0
22
5
2-0
Others receiving votes:
North Park 14, Wiley 14, Heritage Christian 12, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 10, South Baca 10, McClave 6, Cheraw 5, Cotopaxi 5, Nucla 5, Cheyenne Wells 4, Edison 2, Arickaree/Woodlin 1.
Tim Yount of On The Mat provides weekly wrestling rankings for teams and individuals in all weight classes. To see individual rankings, you can subscribe to On The Mat’s full rankings.
To subscribe via PayPal, choose your subscription option on this page click on the corresponding PayPal button. To subscribe by mail or fax and pay by personal check, click here for a printable subscription form. Email Tim Yount at tim@onthematrankings.com with questions.
To purchase individual weeks of the rankings (as opposed to the entire season), you will need to use the printable subscription form and pay by check. The season ranking subscriptions are offered at a discounted rate.
Tim Yount of On The Mat provides weekly wrestling rankings for teams and individuals in all weight classes. To see individual rankings, you can subscribe to On The Mat’s full rankings.
To subscribe via PayPal, choose your subscription option on this page click on the corresponding PayPal button. To subscribe by mail or fax and pay by personal check, click here for a printable subscription form. Email Tim Yount at tim@onthematrankings.com with questions.
To purchase individual weeks of the rankings (as opposed to the entire season), you will need to use the printable subscription form and pay by check. The season ranking subscriptions are offered at a discounted rate.
Highlands Ranch took over as the No. 1 team in the Class 5A girls basketball rankings this week.
With a relatively light schedule this week, these will be the final rankings prior to the winter break.
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.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Highlands Ranch (8)
5-1
106
2
1-0
2
Regis Jesuit (2)
6-2
93
4
3-0
3
Grandview (1)
3-1
89
1
1-1
4
Ralston Valley
5-1
79
3
2-0
5
Lakewood
6-2
44
8
0-0
6
Castle View
7-0
42
9
3-0
7
Horizon
4-0
41
6
0-0
8
Fairview
4-2
40
5
1-1
9
Cherry Creek
2-1
38
7
0-0
10
Fossil Ridge
5-2
16
10
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Fruita Monument 6, Fort Collins 4, Denver East 3, Columbine 2, Mountain Vista 2.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pueblo West (10)
5-0
136
1
0-0
2
Golden (3)
8-0
116
2
3-0
3
Evergreen (1)
6-1
92
3
2-0
4
Valor Christian
4-1
85
6
1-0
5
Holy Family
6-1
80
5
3-0
6
Mesa Ridge
4-2
67
4
0-0
7
Air Academy
7-1
52
9
2-0
8
D’Evelyn
7-2
37
7
1-1
9
Windsor
4-2
25
10
2-1
10
Berthoud
8-0
22
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Thomas Jefferson 20, Pueblo South 16, Discovery Canyon 8, Pueblo County 7, Centaurus 2, Greeley Central 2, Widefield 2, Standley Lake 1.
Dropped out
Pueblo South (8).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Centauri (6)
7-0
91
1
1-0
2
St. Mary’s (1)
6-0
90
2
2-0
3
Colorado Springs Christian (2)
4-0
84
3
1-0
4
Lamar (1)
5-1
71
4
2-0
5
Pagosa Springs
4-1
63
5
2-0
6
Kent Denver
7-1
32
8
3-0
7
Resurrection Christian
5-1
26
–
1-0
8
Alamosa
4-2
17
10
0-0
9
Manitou Springs
2-3
11
–
1-1
10
Cedaredge
6-0
10
9
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Colorado Academy 9, Liberty Common 9, Moffat County 8, Delta 5, Sterling 5, Grand Valley 4, The Vanguard 4, University 4, Brush 2, Jefferson Academy 2, Eaton 1, Lutheran 1, Prospect Ridge 1.
Dropped out
Moffat County (6), Eaton (7).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (7)
7-0
106
1
2-0
2
Swink (2)
5-1
91
2
2-0
3
Limon
5-0
76
5
2-0
4
Simla
4-0
59
7
2-0
5
Wray
3-3
51
3
0-1
6
Holyoke (2)
6-0
49
9
3-0
7
Del Norte
5-3
47
4
1-0
8
Ignacio
4-0
44
6
1-0
9
Vail Christian
6-0
21
–
1-0
10
Haxtun
4-2
20
10
1-2
Others receiving votes:
Ellicott 12, Paonia 9, Highland 5, Rocky Ford 4, Sanford 4, Denver Christian 2, Soroco 2, Clear Creek 1, Colorado Springs School 1, Lyons 1.
Dropped out
Paonia (8).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (11)
5-0
110
1
3-0
2
Kim/Branson
7-0
81
3
3-0
3
Briggsdale
5-1
74
2
2-1
4
Fleming
3-1
72
4
2-0
5
Sangre de Cristo
5-0
48
5
1-0
6
Holly
6-2
44
–
2-1
7
Antonito
4-1
37
6
0-0
8
Heritage Christian
6-1
25
8
2-1
9
Springfield
4-2
20
–
2-1
10
North Park
5-0
17
–
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Eads 15, La Veta 15, McClave 10, South Baca 7, Centennial 6, Cheraw 6, Wiley 6, Prairie 5, Hi-Plains 4, Arickaree/Woodlin 2, Longmont Christian 1.
Tim Yount of On The Mat provides weekly wrestling rankings for teams and individuals in all weight classes. To see individual rankings, you can subscribe to On The Mat’s full rankings.
To subscribe via PayPal, choose your subscription option on this page click on the corresponding PayPal button. To subscribe by mail or fax and pay by personal check, click here for a printable subscription form. Email Tim Yount at tim@onthematrankings.com with questions.
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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.
Two teams — Centauri and Pueblo West — have taken over the top spots in their respective classifications of the girls basketball rankings this week.
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.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Grandview (7)
2-0
97
1
2-0
2
Highlands Ranch (3)
4-1
86
5
4-1
3
Ralston Valley
3-1
76
6
3-1
4
Regis Jesuit
3-2
66
3
3-2
5
Fairview
3-1
43
9
3-1
6
Horizon
4-0
36
7
4-0
7
Cherry Creek
2-1
35
2
2-1
8
Lakewood
6-2
32
4
6-2
9
Castle View
4-0
28
10
4-0
10
Fossil Ridge
2-2
24
8
2-2
Others receiving votes:
Mountain Vista 11, Fruita Monument 6, Fort Collins 4, Denver East 3, Arapahoe 2, Broomfield 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pueblo West (9)
5-0
145
3
5-0
2
Golden (4)
5-0
140
4
5-0
3
Evergreen (2)
4-1
108
1
4-1
4
Mesa Ridge
4-2
85
5
4-2
5
Holy Family
3-1
82
9
3-1
6
Valor Christian (1)
3-1
79
7
3-1
7
D’Evelyn
6-1
63
8
6-1
8
Pueblo South (1)
2-3
54
2
2-3
9
Air Academy
5-1
50
10
5-1
10
Windsor
2-1
33
6
2-1
Others receiving votes:
Thomas Jefferson 21, Discovery Canyon 19, The Classical Academy 17, Berthoud 11, Pueblo County 9, Rifle 5, Centaurus 4, Pueblo East 4, Palmer Ridge 3, Fort Morgan 1, Littleton 1, Sierra 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Centauri (5)
6-0
89
2
6-0
2
St. Mary’s (1)
4-0
79
3
4-0
3
Colorado Springs Christian (2)
3-0
74
4
3-0
4
Lamar (2)
3-1
65
1
3-1
5
Pagosa Springs
2-1
60
5
2-1
6
Moffat County
4-2
27
9
4-2
7
Eaton
4-1
21
–
4-1
8
Kent Denver
4-1
20
–
4-1
9
Cedaredge
4-0
17
–
4-0
10
Alamosa
4-2
15
–
4-2
Others receiving votes:
Manitou Springs 13, Resurrection Christian 11, Weld Central 10, Colorado Academy 9, University 7, Liberty Common 6, Brush 5, Delta 5, Lutheran 5, Sterling 5, Grand Valley 4, Jefferson Academy 2, Gunnison 1.
Dropped out
Sterling (6), Lutheran (7), Manitou Springs (8), Faith Christian (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (7)
5-0
95
1
5-0
2
Swink (2)
3-1
75
4
3-1
3
Wray
3-2
68
3
3-2
4
Del Norte (1)
4-3
49
2
4-3
5
Limon
3-0
44
7
3-0
6
Ignacio
3-0
37
9
3-0
7
Simla
2-0
35
8
2-0
8
Paonia
3-1
31
5
3-1
9
Holyoke
3-0
26
–
3-0
10
Haxtun
3-0
25
6
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Vail Christian 17, Akron 9, Sanford 9, Ellicott 8, Soroco 5, Denver Christian 4, Burlington 3, Highland 3, Hotchkiss 2, Peyton 2, Clear Creek 1, Lyons 1, Rocky Ford 1.
Dropped out
Lyons (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (11)
2-0
110
1
2-0
2
Briggsdale
3-0
89
3
3-0
3
Kim/Branson
4-0
84
5
4-0
4
Fleming
1-1
66
2
1-1
5
Sangre de Cristo
4-0
36
–
4-0
6
Antonito
4-1
33
4
4-1
7
Wiley
2-1
30
9
2-1
8
Heritage Christian
4-0
28
–
4-0
9
Cheraw
4-1
24
–
4-1
10
McClave
3-1
22
–
3-1
Others receiving votes:
Eads 20, Holly 20, La Veta 12, Springfield 11, Centennial 6, North Park 6, Prairie 5, Arickaree/Woodlin 2, Hi-Plains 1.
Dropped out
Eads (6), La Veta (7), Holly (8), Springfield (10).
