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.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Chaparral (6)
0-0
86
2
Cherokee Trail (2)
0-0
80
3
Valor Christian (1)
0-0
59
4
Eaglecrest
0-0
49
5
Cherry Creek
0-0
47
6
Fort Collins
0-0
41
7
Grandview
0-0
37
8
Chatfield
0-0
22
9
Mountain Vista
0-0
19
10
Fossil Ridge
0-0
15
Others receiving votes:
Rampart 11, Windsor 9, Adams City 5, Rocky Mountain 4, Columbine 3, Pine Creek 3, Rock Canyon 3, Legend 2.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Lewis-Palmer (9)
0-0
95
2
Holy Family
0-0
64
3
Longmont
0-0
61
4
Niwot
0-0
57
5
Palmer Ridge
0-0
38
6
Discovery Canyon
0-0
37
7
Mead (1)
0-0
35
8
Cheyenne Mountain
0-0
32
9
Silver Creek
0-0
31
10
Ponderosa
0-0
21
Others receiving votes:
Evergreen 17, Berthoud 14, Pueblo West 10, Air Academy 9, Thomas Jefferson 9, Erie 5, Montrose 5, Coronado 4, Palisade 3, George Washington 2, Mullen 1.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Lutheran (8)
0-0
88
2
Eaton
0-0
73
3
Colorado Springs Christian (1)
0-0
70
4
Alamosa
0-0
46
5
Faith Christian
0-0
42
6
Sterling
0-0
40
7
University
0-0
36
8
Platte Valley
0-0
33
9
Resurrection Christian
0-0
20
10
Valley
0-0
17
Others receiving votes:
Lamar 7, Bishop Machebeuf 5, Centauri 4, Pagosa Springs 4, Delta 3, La Junta 2, Middle Park 2, St. Mary’s 2, Peak to Peak 1.
Monday marked the official start of the 2019 fall sports season as boys golf teams took to driving ranges and putting greens to start refining their games.
This means the start for team sports is right around the corner. As we have all summer, we have taken a look at stat leaders from a year ago that will be returning to their sports this season. Last week we highlighted the returning offensive stars on the football field. This week, it’s onto the defense.
As teams get closer to strapping on the pads for real, here is a look at some names to watch on the defensive side of the ball.
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Tackles
Arvada West’s Elijah Olson was nothing short of ball hawk last year. His 153 were good enough to place him fifth in the state across all classifications. He returns in 2019 as the top tackler both in the state and in Class 5A. Fossil Ridge’s Caden Dollar and Lakewood’s Luke Hittle (both incoming juniors) also recorded solid numbers last year, totaling 119 and 116 tackles, respectively.
In 4A, Montrose’s Cole Simmons made 144 tackles last year. Ponderosa’s Ben Beecher wasn’t far behind with 124 but a big name to watch will be Greeley Central’s Yahir Chairez-Salazar who fifth in the classification with 116 tackles. Chairez-Salazar will be a sophomore in 2019.
Heavy tackling numbers weren’t just reserved for the large schools. Merino’s Trent Elliott recorded 143 of them as just a sophomore which tops all returning 8-man players. In 6-man, Cheyenne Wells’ Quade Pelton made 141 tackles proving himself as one of the top defensive players in a classification known more for heavy offensive numbers.
Mead’s Devon Edwards led all returning 3A players with 147 tackles in 2018. Platte Valley’s Josh Yancey was best among 2A returners with 117 and Monte Vista’s Cobi Garcia totaled 116 to top all 1A players coming back in 2019.
Sacks
Across all classifications, no player that’s returning this year registered more sacks than Swink’s Noah Zumwalt. His 14 from last season ranked sixth in the entire state and he is back in 2019 to once again terrorize 8-man quarterbacks.
The 6-man class has a pair of pass rushers that are looking to put up solid numbers once again this fall. Stratton/Liberty’s Trevor Frank recorded 11 sacks last year which ranked him No. 3 in the class. Fleming’s Brady Kuntz was right behind him with 10.
Cherokee Trail’s Kobe Thompson recorded 11, leading all 5A players returning in 2019. ThunderRidge’s Kaden Stewart was just a half-sack away from tying Thompson’s 11.
Green Mountain’s Will Banks and Pueblo East’s Brandon Hall each had eight sacks to lead the pack of 3A players returning in 2019.
The 4A class had three players match those eight sacks. Vista Ridge’s Emmanuel Taylor, Air Academy’s Aidan Diller and Standley Lake’s Jaren Cosby are all anxious to get after opposing quarterbacks this fall.
Resurrection Christian’s Tanner Applebee and Alamosa’s Cash Mueller each recorded seven sacks last season to lead all 2A returners.
Colorado Springs Christian’s Rian Chavez had 6.5 sacks last year and will enter the season as 1A’s biggest pass rushing threat.
Interceptions
In 2018, Regis Jesuit’s Bryce Parson’s subscribed to the theory that the opposing team can’t score if it doesn’t have the ball. He picked off 10 passes last year and will enter the 2019 season as the only player to record double-digit interception numbers a year ago.
He was nearly matched by Palmer Ridge’s Kaden Dudley who picked off nine passes while helping the Bears win the 3A state title. His defensive output will be challenged by Mead’s Trey Ward who grabbed eight interceptions last year.
Lamar’s Damian Ramos and Bishop Machebeuf’s Jack Farmer will each be back this year after picking off eight passes in 2A. They were tied for second in the category across the entire class last year making them a big threat should opposing teams take to the air with them on the field.
Dove Creek’s Gauge Thompson led all 8-man returners with seven picks and that number was matched in 6-man by Stratton/Liberty’s Jaret Lichty.
Jefferon’s Devon Kemp and Holyoke’s Luis Chafino each picked off six passes to top 1A’s returning players.
Interceptions were spread around 4A as three players who will take the field in 2019 pulled down five of them. Gateway’s Lanier Deruso, Rampart’s Cale Cormaney and Montrose’s Aaron Dietrich will look to defend the skies once again this fall.
Northridge 23, Mountain View 15, Pueblo South 12, Centaurus 11, Denver North 11, Palmer Ridge 5, Standley Lake 4, Canon City 2, Golden 1, Wheat Ridge 1.
Dropped out:
Golden (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
University (10)
7-0
100
1
4-0
2
Sterling
5-1
76
3
3-1
3
Delta
7-2
66
7
1-0
4
Platte Valley
6-2
54
9
3-2
5
Eaton
2-2
46
2
0-1
6
Peak to Peak
3-1
39
5
0-0
7
La Junta
5-1
32
–
3-1
8
Colorado Academy
3-1
29
–
0-0
9
Kent Denver
1-0
28
6
0-0
10
Resurrection Christian
4-2
20
8
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Faith Christian 16, Brush 12, Prospect Ridge 12, St. Mary’s 10, Bayfield 5, Valley 5.
The 2018-19 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 and wrestlers of the year were selected by the Colorado High School Coaches Association at the state meet.
Scroll down to see the teams, or use the menu below to navigate to the class of your choosing.
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Class 5A
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Wrestler of the year: Cohlton Schultz, Ponderosa
Coach of the year: Sam Federico, Pomona
First team
Name
Year
School
Weight
Daniel Cardenas
Freshman
Pomona
120
Vince Cornella
Sophomore
Monarch
113
Franklin Cruz
Sophomore
Pomona
182
Alec Hargreaves
Junior
Rocky Mountain
195
Austin McFadden
Senior
Prairie View
152
Justin Pacheco
Senior
Pomona
132
Kenny Sailas
Sophomore
Brighton
106
Marquez Salazar
Senior
Adams City
160
Fabian Santillan
Senior
Grandview
138
Cohlton Schultz
Senior
Ponderosa
285
Mosha Schwartz
Senior
Ponderosa
126
Antonio Segura
Sophomore
Regis Jesuit
145
Jay Skalecki
Senior
Grand Junction
170
Hunter Tobiasson
Senior
Grand Junction
220
Second team
Name
Year
School
Weight
Joey Airola
Freshman
Boulder
106
Keegan Bailey
Senior
Fruita Monument
195
Tyson Beauperthuy
Junior
Doherty
152
Kai Blake
Senior
Cherry Creek
170
Joshua Deaguero
Junior
Adams City
138
Armando Garcia
Sophomore
Denver East
113
Sam Hart
Sophomore
Cherokee Trail
220
Joey Joiner
Junior
Legacy
145
Austin Kelchen
Senior
Douglas County
160
Colin Lavell
Senior
Legend
285
Jaron Mahler
Sophomore
Ponderosa
120
Randy Myers
Sophomore
Castle View
132
Jake Welch
Senior
Valor Christian
182
Wyatt Yapoujian
Junior
Pomona
126
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Class 4A
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Wrestler of the year: Andrew Alirez, Greeley Central
Highlands Ranch (5A), Air Academy (4A), Colorado Springs Christian (3A), Del Norte (2A) and Kit Carson (1A) have all stayed on top of 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.
Ponderosa 17, Green Mountain 16, Pueblo East 9, Skyline 5, Eagle Valley 3, George Washington 3, Sierra 3, Skyview 2, Thomas Jefferson 2, Pueblo County 1, Thompson Valley 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Colorado Springs Christian (12)
18-0
129
1
2-0
2
St. Mary’s
17-1
110
2
2-0
3
Pagosa Springs (1)
15-2
107
3
1-0
4
Delta
16-1
88
4
2-0
5
Eaton
17-1
74
5
2-0
6
Alamosa
14-5
51
7
1-1
7
Centauri
13-5
43
6
1-1
8
Lutheran
13-4
31
8
2-0
9
Platte Valley
16-2
29
9
3-0
10
The Academy
17-1
23
10
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Moffat County 22, Cedaredge 4, Grand Valley 2, Manitou Springs 1, SkyView Academy 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Del Norte (8)
17-0
106
1
2-0
2
Limon (2)
17-1
90
3
3-0
3
Wray (1)
15-2
82
2
2-0
4
Swink
16-1
72
4
2-0
5
Yuma
14-3
62
6
3-0
6
Heritage Christian
17-0
56
5
2-0
7
Meeker
17-1
52
7
3-0
8
Rye
17-1
36
9
2-0
9
Peyton
13-3
14
–
2-0
10
Soroco
15-3
13
10
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Holyoke 9, Simla 9, Sanford 3, Ignacio 1.
Dropped out
Simla (8).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (15)
17-0
151
1
1-0
2
South Baca
16-0
133
2
2-0
3
Briggsdale
16-1
106
3
1-0
4
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
15-2
101
4
1-1
5
Sangre de Cristo
15-2
96
5
3-0
6
Fleming
15-3
74
7
2-0
7
Haxtun
14-4
62
6
2-1
8
De Beque
14-3
38
8
2-0
9
Cotopaxi
16-2
25
9
2-0
10
North Park
13-3
21
10
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Springfield 14, Longmont Christian 12, Sierra Grande 10, Wiley 10, Belleview Christian 7, Cheraw 7, Lone Star 6, Hanover 5, Elbert 1, Merino 1.
Lutheran (4A) and North Park (1A) have each joined this week’s girls basketball rankings.
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 (9)
18-1
134
1
4-0
2
Regis Jesuit (5)
17-2
131
2
4-1
3
Grandview
16-3
110
3
4-0
4
Cherry Creek
14-4
92
4
4-0
5
Fossil Ridge
16-2
84
5
4-1
6
Valor Christian
17-2
73
6
4-0
7
Horizon
15-4
53
7
3-0
8
Broomfield
16-3
38
9
4-0
9
Ralston Valley
13-5
33
8
3-1
10
Vista Peak
17-1
10
10
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Windsor 6, Mountain Vista 4, Legend 2.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Air Academy (17)
18-0
178
1
6-0
2
Pueblo West (1)
17-2
149
2
4-0
3
Pueblo South
16-2
131
3
3-1
4
Evergreen
14-3
113
4
3-1
5
Mullen
12-7
85
5
3-1
6
Holy Family
13-5
81
6
6-0
7
Greeley Central
18-1
60
7
5-0
8
Montrose
17-2
56
8
3-0
9
Berthoud
16-3
43
10
5-1
10
Mesa Ridge
15-3
40
9
5-0
Others receiving votes:
Ponderosa 15, Green Mountain 9, Pueblo East 9, Skyline 7, Eagle Valley 3, Sierra 3, Roosevelt 2, Thomas Jefferson 2, Denver West 1, D’Evelyn 1, Pueblo County 1, Thompson Valley 1.
Highlands Ranch girls basketball has moved up to the No. 1 spot in this week’s Class 5A rankings.
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)
16-1
133
2
2-0
2
Regis Jesuit (6)
15-2
126
1
2-1
3
Grandview
14-3
107
3
2-0
4
Cherry Creek
12-4
90
4
2-0
5
Fossil Ridge
14-1
87
5
2-0
6
Valor Christian
15-2
82
6
2-0
7
Horizon
13-4
42
7
1-0
8
Ralston Valley
11-5
33
8
1-1
9
Broomfield
14-3
31
9
2-0
10
Vista Peak
15-1
21
10
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Windsor 10, Grand Junction 5, Doherty 1, Legend 1, Mountain Vista 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Air Academy (17)
15-0
170
1
3-0
2
Pueblo West
15-2
139
3
2-0
3
Pueblo South
14-2
124
2
1-1
4
Evergreen
13-3
105
4
2-1
5
Mullen
10-7
83
5
1-1
6
Holy Family
10-5
71
7
3-0
7
Greeley Central
15-1
59
6
2-0
8
Montrose
16-2
57
8
2-0
9
Mesa Ridge
12-3
41
10
2-0
10
Berthoud
13-3
37
9
2-1
Others receiving votes:
Ponderosa 11, D’Evelyn 9, Pueblo East 9, Skyline 5, Sierra 4, Eagle Valley 3, Denver North 2, Green Mountain 2, Pueblo County 2, Thomas Jefferson 1, Thompson Valley 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Colorado Springs Christian (10)
13-0
109
1
2-0
2
St. Mary’s (1)
13-1
94
2
2-1
3
Pagosa Springs
12-2
79
3
2-0
4
Delta
12-1
71
4
2-0
5
Eaton
14-1
68
6
2-0
6
Centauri
10-3
47
5
0-1
7
The Academy
13-1
28
7
3-0
8
Alamosa
11-4
24
–
3-0
9
Platte Valley
12-2
24
9
3-0
10
Moffat County
11-3
20
10
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Lutheran 16, Grand Valley 8, Colorado Academy 5, Resurrection Christian 4, SkyView Academy 4, Prospect Ridge 2, Machebeuf 1, University 1.
Sierra Grande 10, Springfield 10, Longmont Christian 8, Cheraw 7, North Park 6, Belleview Christian 5, Hanover 5, Lone Star 4, Shining Mountain Waldorf 3, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 1.