Mountain View’s Wes Weber claimed the Class 4A Region 3 tournament in a playoff on Tuesday at Boomerang.
Weber finished his 18 holes at 2-under after shooting 70, tied with Roosevelt’s Tyler Severin. The two players went to a playoff, where Weber claimed the region title on the fourth hole.
Thompson Valley’s Darren Edwards finished third at 1-over, helping his Eagles win the team championship. Thompson Valley won at +13, with scoring rounds from Edwards, Nathan Dwyer (+4) and Chase Corlett (+8).
Palmer Ridge (+20) placed second.
The top two teams per region qualify, along with next 13 individuals.
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4A 2: Hulen tames a tough course.
Cheyenne Mountain’s Keaton Hulen won 4A’s Region 2, shooting a 5-over 76 at a tough course hosted at the Country Club of Colorado.
Green Mountain’s Gabe Goodman and Valor Christian’s Jake Welch tied for second at 8-over.
Valor Christian captured the regional title as a team, shooting a combined +37. Aside from Welch, the Eagles had scoring rounds from Hunter Khan (+14) and Ty Findlow (+15).
Mullen was the second-place team, shooting +47.
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Prairie View (in Class 5A), Holy Family (in 4A) and Basalt (in 3A) all joined their respective softball rankings this week.
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
Eaglecrest (8)
11-1-0
104
1
2-0-0
2
Fossil Ridge
11-1-0
86
3
3-0-0
3
Brighton (2)
12-1-0
80
4
3-0-0
4
Legacy (1)
8-2-0
67
2
1-1-0
5
Arvada West
9-3-0
63
5
2-0-0
6
Mountain Vista
10-2-0
48
6
2-0-0
7
Columbine
8-4-0
28
10
1-1-0
8
Legend
6-6-0
26
7
1-1-0
9
ThunderRidge
9-3-0
24
8
2-1-0
10
Prairie View
11-1-0
20
–
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Mountain Range 19, Cherokee Trail 13, Dakota Ridge 5, Grand Junction Central 5, Hinkley 5, Fort Collins 4, Grandview 3, Loveland 2, Castle View 1, Douglas County 1, Rock Canyon 1.
Dropped out
Cherokee Trail (9).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Valor Christian (9)
11-0-0
108
1
3-0-0
2
Pueblo South (2)
10-0-0
89
2
2-0-0
3
Erie
9-4-0
58
6
2-0-0
4
Mountain View
9-1-1
56
7
2-0-0
5
Pueblo West
7-2-0
54
5
2-0-0
6
Silver Creek
8-4-1
49
3
2-1-0
7
Mullen
7-4-0
48
4
2-0-0
8
Holy Family
9-2-0
33
–
3-0-0
9
Thomas Jefferson
10-1-0
24
9
1-1-0
10
Discovery Canyon
8-3-1
23
8
1-2-0
Others receiving votes:
Golden 15, Conifer 9, Frederick 8, Pueblo Central 7, Air Academy 6, Cheyenne Mountain 6, Rifle 5, D’Evelyn 2, Pueblo County 2, Wheat Ridge 2, Mesa Ridge 1.
Dropped out
Frederick (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Strasburg (6)
7-3-0
107
1
2-1-0
2
Brush (4)
9-1-0
104
3
2-0-0
3
Eaton (2)
9-2-0
102
2
1-2-0
4
Rocky Ford
10-3-0
76
4
2-0-0
5
University
9-2-0
65
6
2-1-0
6
Lamar
8-5-0
55
5
2-1-0
7
Weld Central
9-3-0
38
7
1-1-0
8
La Junta
6-6-0
20
8
1-1-0
9
Basalt
8-2-0
18
–
2-0-0
10
Limon
9-3-0
17
9
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Faith Christian 15, Meeker 15, Valley 7, Cedaredge 5, Sterling 5, Delta 4, The Academy 3, St. Mary’s 2, Burlington 1, Florence 1.
LONGMONT — Raleigh Basart led No. 7 Mountain View softball to a 9-4 upset win against No. 3 Silver Creek.
After Kaley Barker led off the inning with a double, Basart knocked one up the middle to score her and break a 4-4 tie.
“I was nervous, I was shaking up there,” Basart said. “Once I heard my teammates cheering me on, I got that hit down and got my nerves out, and I was good to go.”
Then, in the top of the seventh, Basart fully broke the game open with a two-run homerun.
“I think that’s what really got us cheering and going,” Basart said. “I’ve been struggling with my hitting lately, and finally just hearing my coaches help me out and keep my head in. And wanting to score Kaley Barker; we needed to score her there.”
Added Mountain View head coach Randy Felton: “She’s had a rough game or two lately, but she came back here and had some really big hits. One of her nemesis is that changeup, so for her to be able to sit back on that changeup and drive that was a very positive thing for her.”
Silver Creek pitcher, and Hawaii commit, Jetta Nannen allowed just one hit through the first three innings.
Then, Mountain View got a spark.
“It might take us a time through the order to get a good pitcher like that, but we were fortunate enough to start hitting later,” Randy Felton said. “That’s kind of been our M.O. all season so far. I think we’re pretty deep offensively.”
After Nannen walked the first batter, Izzy Griego laid down a bunt and beat it out. Another walk set up Basart with the bases loaded. Basart grounded out, but a run scored on the play.
“I think what got us through is us coming together more,” Basart said. “We just clicked and we all were having confidence up there. We all saw her a couple times, and were like, ‘Yes, we can hit her. We can do it.’ That’s what got us going.”
Jaycee Schroeder singled up the middle for her second hit of the day and Mountain View led 3-0.
A Nicole Rogers single after Schroeder stole second padded the lead to 4-0.
“We strung a few together when we needed it and put them on the ropes a little bit,” Felton said. “That gave us a little bit of breathing room, but we always know there’s not enough.”
Silver Creek wouldn’t go away as Kendra Green responded with a two-run homerun to deep right-center in the bottom half of the fourth.
(Cannon Casey/CHSAANow.com)
In the fifth, the Raptors threatened again.
“We knew they would always fight back every inning,” Felton said. “We never had that thing in hand when we got a two, three, four run lead.”
A single, error and a bunt single set Nannen up with the bases loaded. And she delivered.
Nannen lined a two-RBI double to right to tie the game.
Peyton Duke saved two more runs from coming in during the fifth with a diving play to end the inning.
Duke’s play set up Basart and Mountain View to take the upset win.
“This will keep our confidence up,” Basart said. “We’ll see Loveland again. And helping us with league. It will help us more with battling and staying up.”
Griego and Barker had doubles off the wall in the top of the seventh to give Mountain View two runs of insurance before Basart went deep, making it 9-4.
“We have nine hitters that can hit at anytime,” Felton said. “It might be the bottom three one game, it might be the top three. Kaley always gets us sparked at catcher. She gets those big hits when we need them.”
Freshman Bailey Carlson was huge on the mound for Mountain View opposing Nannen. Carlson did a great job of limiting damage and hard contact, and getting groundballs.
“Bailey getting to pitch her first real gutty type of interleague, conference kind of deal as a freshman,” Felton said. “That’s her real first big start, and now she knows what this game is all about.”
This week’s softball rankings saw Legend and Columbine (5A), as well as Discovery Canyon and Thomas Jefferson (4A) join the polls.
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
Eaglecrest (8)
9-1-0
97
1
2-0-0
2
Legacy (1)
7-1-0
78
2
0-1-0
3
Fossil Ridge
8-1-0
70
3
2-1-0
4
Brighton (1)
9-1-0
57
5
6-0-0
5
Arvada West
7-3-0
51
6
2-0-0
6
Mountain Vista
8-2-0
33
4
4-2-0
7
Legend
5-5-0
29
–
2-0-0
8
ThunderRidge
7-2-0
28
7
1-0-0
9
Cherokee Trail
7-3-0
27
9
2-0-0
10
Columbine
7-3-0
12
–
4-2-0
Others receiving votes:
Broomfield 11, Loveland 9, Prairie View 8, Horizon 7, Hinkley 5, Mountain Range 5, Castle View 4, Douglas County 4, Fort Collins 4, Fountain-Fort Carson 4, Rock Canyon 3, Bear Creek 2, Pomona 2, Dakota Ridge 1.
Dropped out
Broomfield (8), Fountain-Fort Carson (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Valor Christian (8)
8-0-0
95
1
2-0-0
2
Pueblo South
8-0-0
67
6
1-0-0
3
Silver Creek (1)
6-3-1
59
3
2-0-0
4
Mullen
5-4-0
55
2
1-1-0
5
Pueblo West
5-2-0
51
5
1-0-0
6
Erie
7-4-0
45
4
2-0-0
7
Mountain View
7-1-1
31
7
3-1-0
8
Discovery Canyon
7-1-1
26
–
3-0-0
9
Thomas Jefferson (1)
9-0-0
24
–
6-0-0
10
Frederick
7-3-0
22
9
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
D’Evelyn 14, Wheat Ridge 12, Air Academy 11, Golden 10, Holy Family 7, Berthoud 4, Elizabeth 4, Pueblo County 4, Pueblo Central 3, Cheyenne Mountain 2, Conifer 2, George Washington 2.
Dropped out
D’Evelyn (8), Air Academy (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Strasburg (7)
5-2-0
95
1
2-2-0
2
Eaton (2)
8-0-0
89
2
1-0-0
3
Brush
7-1-0
74
3
4-1-0
4
Rocky Ford (1)
8-3-0
59
5
3-2-0
5
Lamar
6-4-0
54
6
3-0-0
6
University
7-1-0
49
4
3-0-0
7
Weld Central
8-2-0
32
7
4-2-0
8
La Junta
5-5-0
19
8
0-2-0
9
Limon
7-3-0
16
10
3-2-0
10
Faith Christian
4-5-0
15
9
0-2-0
Others receiving votes:
The Academy 10, Valley 10, Sterling 8, Basalt 7, Meeker 6, Cedaredge 5, Burlington 1, St. Mary’s 1.
Greeley West football beat Longmont to move to 2-0 on Thursday night, taking down Class 3A’s top-ranked Trojans.
The game had a weird ending: It was called with 2:39 remaining after the stadium had to be evacuated, according to the Greeley Tribune, because of a gas leak near the stadium.
Afterward, Greeley West posted on its Facebook page that “small leak” had been capped.
“The site is now secure and safe, according to fire authorities,” the school posted. “Sorry for the inconvenience and interruption to tonight’s Greeley West game. The emergency response was quick and safety was secured.”
(greeleywestathletics.com)
This marked the first time since 2009 that Greeley West, which plays in 4A, had beat Longmont. The two teams play annually, and Longmont had won seven-straight games between the two teams.
Longmont actually led 14-0 in the first quarter before Greeley West rallied to tie the game at halftime.
The Trojans again took the lead at 20-14 in the third quarter, but the Spartans scored the game’s final 20 points.
The Spartans are now 2-0, while Longmont fell to 1-1.
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3A/4A: Palisade 28, Montrose 27
The Bulldogs scored 22 second-half points to rally from a 27-6 halftime hole and beat Montrose.
Montrose, which plays in 4A, jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the second quarter, but Palisade adjusted after the break. The rally started late in the third, with a rushing touchdown with 4 minutes to play in the frame.
The Bulldogs, a 3A program, got another rushing score early in the fourth, then took the lead three minutes later on yet another rushing touchdown and a two-point conversion.
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3A: (4) Silver Creek 45, Mountain View 33
Silver Creek exploded for 22 second-quarter points en route to the 45-33 win over Mountain View.
Andreik Knechtel and TJ Blazon each accounted for two touchdowns for the Raptors, according to the Loveland Reporter-Herald. Brandon Harper added a 98-yard kickoff return for a score.
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Notables
David O’Connell threw for 196 yards and four touchdowns as Golden beat Littleton 49-0. Colin Mulligan caught two of those touchdown passes.
Ho-hum, yet another high-scoring affair: Skyline beat Coronado 70-50. Jeremy Hollingsworth and Moses Rivera each had four touchdowns for Skyline, according to GazettePreps.com.
There were five shutouts on Thursday. Aside from Golden over Littleton, Thomas Jefferson beat Pueblo Central 68-0, Cherokee Trail beat Denver East 33-0, Horizon topped Overland 40-0, and Denver North beat Arvada 40-0.
The Eaglecrest Raptors have taken over as the top team in this week’s Class 5A softball rankings.
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
Eaglecrest (7)
7-1-0
96
2
7-1-0
2
Legacy (3)
7-0-0
95
5
7-0-0
3
Fossil Ridge (1)
6-0-0
75
4
6-0-0
4
Mountain Vista
4-0-0
63
–
4-0-0
5
Brighton
3-1-0
57
–
3-1-0
6
Arvada West
5-3-0
49
–
5-3-0
7
ThunderRidge
6-2-0
33
–
6-2-0
8
Broomfield
4-3-0
22
1
4-3-0
9
Cherokee Trail
5-3-0
18
3
5-3-0
10
Fountain-Fort Carson
6-0-0
17
–
6-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Legend 14, Loveland 13, Columbine 11, Fort Collins 9, Horizon 7, Bear Creek 4, Castle View 4, Dakota Ridge 4, Rock Canyon 3, Smoky Hill 3, Hinkley 2, Mountain Range 2, Pomona 2, Prairie View 2, Douglas County 1, Northglenn 1.
Dropped out
Douglas County (6), Legend (7), Grand Junction Central (8), Ralston Valley (9), Rock Canyon (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Valor Christian (7)
6-0-0
78
1
6-0-0
2
Mullen
4-3-0
60
4
4-3-0
3
Silver Creek (1)
4-3-1
51
6
4-3-1
4
Erie
5-4-0
44
5
5-4-0
5
Pueblo West
4-2-0
39
7
4-2-0
6
Pueblo South
7-0-0
34
–
7-0-0
7
Mountain View
4-0-1
33
8
4-0-1
8
D’Evelyn
2-1-0
21
–
2-1-0
9
Frederick
5-3-0
16
9
5-3-0
10
Air Academy
3-4-0
13
2
3-4-0
Others receiving votes:
Thomas Jefferson 10, Pueblo Central 8, Wheat Ridge 8, Discovery Canyon 7, Golden 5, Pueblo East 4, Elizabeth 3, Pueblo County 3, Cheyenne Mountain 1, Durango 1, Holy Family 1.
Dropped out
Wheat Ridge (3), Pueblo Central (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Strasburg (7)
3-0-0
70
1
3-0-0
2
Eaton
7-0-0
59
4
7-0-0
3
Brush
3-0-0
51
3
3-0-0
4
University
4-1-0
38
–
4-1-0
5
Rocky Ford
5-1-0
35
2
5-1-0
6
Lamar
3-4-0
34
5
3-4-0
7
Weld Central
4-0-0
22
–
4-0-0
8
La Junta
5-3-0
21
6
5-3-0
9
Faith Christian
4-3-0
15
10
4-3-0
10
Limon
4-1-0
11
–
4-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Cedaredge 9, The Academy 5, Sterling 4, Valley 4, Fort Lupton 3, Meeker 2, Burlington 1, St. Mary’s 1.
Aspen and Middle Park combined to score 130 points when the two teams opened the year on Friday night. That total sits just outside the CHSAA record book.
“Words can’t explain it,” Peshek told CHSAANow after the game. “Everyone just played out of their mind. The O-line, it wouldn’t have worked without them. It finally clicked for us.”
The two teams were tied at 20 after the first quarter, and knotted at 34 at halftime. Midway through the third quarter, it was 50-50.
But Middle Park didn’t score again in the Class 2A contest, and Aspen sure did.
“That is probably maxes out the highest score that I’ve ever been a part of,” said Peshek, who is now in his third season as Aspen’s starting quarterback. “We run a tempo-style offense, it’s all about tempo, and it gets to the point where it just wears the defense down, to the point where they’re not ready when we’re snapping the ball.”
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4A: (7) Fruita Monument 36, Montrose 35
(Tom Hoganson)
The Wildcats and coach Todd Casebier avenged this loss from a season ago. Casebier spent 10 seasons as the coach at Montrose.
This game was a back-and-forth affair. It featured six lead changes, and saw Fruita Monument rally from down 27-14 at the half, according to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
With 2:15 to play, the Wildcats’ Braeden Graham, a senior, scored a touchdown, and Treyton Queen converted the two-point attempt.
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Notables
In another crazy game, 3A No. 3 Holy Family rallied to beat 4A Mountain View 33-27. The Tigers scored the winning touchdown with 11 seconds remaining, capping a 92-yard drive, according to BoCoPreps.com. “Zero Week is like the Twilight Zone,” Holy Family coach Mike Gabriel told the paper afterward.
Alamosa beat Florence 43-0, and Katy Gallegos was 5-for-6 on her extra points. The senior also plays for the school’s girls soccer team. “We were really happy for Katy, she did an awesome job,” Alamosa coach Dillon McNamee told KSPK afterward. “I think every kick was a little more powerful, and little straighter. We love having a sister on our team, and it’s girl power, absolutely.”
5A No. 1 Valor Christian rallied to beat out-of-state foe Faith Lutheran from Nevada 30-21. The turning point was a crazy option pitch from Luke McCaffrey to Joshia Davis which tied the game at 21. The Eagles added a safety shortly thereafter.
1A No. 2 Meeker rolled to a 40-0 win over Highland. The Cowboys used 26 second-quarter points to grab a 34-0 lead at halftime.
In 8-man, No. 2 Akron beat Granada for the second-straight season. This one came by a 46-14 score.
3A No. 8 Palisade beat Grand Junction Central 20-14 in overtime. It marked the first time the two teams had battled for their new rivalry hardware: The WarDog Trophy.
Pueblo County boys golf shot nine-over as a team to win the Pueblo County invite on Friday at the Cattails Golf Club.
Brock Rodrigues led the Hornets by shooting even par, while Andrew Egan (+3) and Anthony Romero (+6) also had scoring rounds.
Individually, Colorado Academy’s Thomas Messner won the tournament by shooting 1-under. His round included four birdies and an eagle. Rodrigues finished second, while Colorado Academy’s Christian Agelopoulos was third.
Colorado Academy placed second as a team, shooting 10-over.
Montezuma-Cortez (+35) was third, host Alamosa was fourth (+37) and Pagosa Springs (+46) rounded out the top five.
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Thompson Valley, Dwyer capture Northern League match
Thompson Valley cruised to a win at Friday’s Northern League match held at Boomerange.
Nate Dwyer led the Eagles and also won the individual tournament with a 1-under 71. Darren Edwards (+4) and Chase Corlett (+9) also scored for Thompson Valley.
Mountain View’s Wes Weber was runner-up individually at 1-over, while Edwards and Loveland’s Brady Mueller tied for third at 4-over.
Mountain View was second as a team at +30, and Eaton (+35) was third.
Find complete results of all the day’s golf tournaments on this page.
Lamar teammates Brock Reedy and James Clark were able to separate themselves from the pack and battle it out for the individual win at Tuesday’s Burlington Invitational.
Reedy made par on two of his final four holes to finished the day shooting an eight-over-par 78 to claim the victory.
Having the top two golfers on the leaderboard also made it easy for the Savages to bring home the team win. They shot 41-over as a team, 13 strokes better than second place Brush.
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Caridi’s run of birdies gets him a Front Range League win
Josh Caridi’s bogey on the long par-three 15th hole moved him to two-over during Thursday’s Front Range League match. He went on to birdie his final four holes to end the day with a 69, making the Fossil Ridge senior the only golfer to shoot under par (71) at the tournament.
Caridi had been even or over par for 16 of his 18 holes. He didn’t get into red numbers until he made birdie on No. 18, his 17th hole of the day.
The Sabercats also won the team battle, collectively going 18-over.
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Other notes:
Mountain View’s Wes Weber edged Silver Creek’s Garrett Stansel by a stroke to get the win at the Greeley Central Invitational.
Dawson’s Billy Howenstein shot a 69 at the Holy Family Stableford Invitational, grabbing the individual win. Kent Denver had two of the top three individual placers to get the team win.
Strasburg is ranked No. 1 in 3A. (Matt Daniels/MattDanPhoto.com)
The preseason softball rankings from CHSAANow.com are out, and Broomfield (Class 5A), Valor Christian (4A) and Strasburg (3A) are the top-ranked teams.
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 (4)
0-0-0
78
2
Eaglecrest (4)
0-0-0
75
3
Cherokee Trail (2)
0-0-0
60
4
Fossil Ridge
0-0-0
53
5
Legacy
0-0-0
41
6
Douglas County
0-0-0
34
7
Legend
0-0-0
31
8
Grand Junction Central
0-0-0
24
9
Ralston Valley
0-0-0
22
10
Rock Canyon
0-0-0
18
Others receiving votes:
Loveland 15, Brighton 14, Arvada West 13, Cherry Creek 12, Dakota Ridge 11, Grandview 10, Mountain Vista 9, Fort Collins 7, ThunderRidge 7, Hinkley 3, Liberty 3, Vista Ridge 3, Fruita Monument 2, Rampart 2, Castle View 1, Pine Creek 1, Smoky Hill 1.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Valor Christian (9)
0-0-0
92
2
Air Academy
0-0-0
76
3
Wheat Ridge (1)
0-0-0
68
4
Mullen
0-0-0
64
5
Erie
0-0-0
62
6
Silver Creek
0-0-0
50
7
Pueblo West
0-0-0
45
8
Mountain View
0-0-0
35
9
Frederick
0-0-0
22
10
Pueblo Central
0-0-0
12
Others receiving votes:
Discovery Canyon 7, Thomas Jefferson 7, Evergreen 3, D’Evelyn 2, Falcon 2, Pueblo South 2, Berthoud 1.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Strasburg (6)
0-0-0
78
2
Rocky Ford (2)
0-0-0
62
3
Brush
0-0-0
55
4
Eaton
0-0-0
54
5
Lamar
0-0-0
41
6
La Junta
0-0-0
28
7
Valley
0-0-0
27
8
The Academy
0-0-0
26
9
Sterling
0-0-0
24
10
Faith Christian
0-0-0
16
Others receiving votes:
University 7, Delta 6, Meeker 5, Burlington 4, Basalt 3, Limon 2, Cedaredge 1, Weld Central 1.
