The 2014 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 coaches, and then a vote of coaches.

Players of the year were also selected by a vote of the coaches.

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Class 5A

Columbine sophomore Tatum Barton, left, is the 5A girls soccer player of the year. (Dennis Pleuss)

Player of the year: Tatum Barton, Columbine

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Class 4A

Broomfield senior Brittney Stark, right, is the 4A girls soccer player of the year. (Pam Wagner)

Player of the year: Brittney Stark, Broomfield

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Class 3A

Colorado Academy junior Marin McCoy is the 3A girls soccer player of the year. (Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com)

Player of the year: Marin McCoy, Colorado Academy

The 2014 all-state baseball 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 coaches, and then a vote of coaches.

Players of the year were also selected by a vote of the coaches.

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Class 5A

Carl Stajduhar of Rocky Mountain is the 5A baseball player of the year. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

Player of the year: Carl Stajduhar, Rocky Mountain

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Class 4A

Green Mountain’s Josh Ramirez is the 4A baseball player of the year. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

Player of the year: Josh Ramirez, Green Mountain

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Class 3A

Holy Family’s Devlin Granberg is the 3A baseball player of the year. (Pam Wagner)

Player of the year: Devlin Granberg, Holy Family

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Class 2A

Chase Dunker of Sedgwick County is the 2A baseball player of the year. (Courtesy Dunker family)

Player of the year: Chase Dunker, Sedgwick County

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Class 1A

Caliche’s Mitch Davidson is the 1A baseball player of the year. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

Player of the year: Mitch Davison, Caliche

Denver East’s Dom Collier, center, is the player of the year in 5A. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

The 2013-14 all-state boys basketball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues and coaches, and then a vote of coaches.

The players who received the most votes in their classification were selected as the player of the year in their class.

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Class 5A

Player of the year: Dominique Collier, Denver East

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Class 4A

Player of the year: Ghassan Nehme, Cheyenne Mountain

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Class 3A

Player of the year: David Sommers, Holy Family

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Class 2A

Player of the year: Brady Baer, Akron

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Class 1A

Player of the year: Avery Marzolf, Hi-Plains

Regis Jesuit’s Diani Akigbogun is the 5A girls basketball player of the year. (Ray Chen/arrayphoto.com)

The 2013-14 all-state girls basketball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues and coaches, and then a vote of coaches.

The players who received the most votes in their classification were selected as the player of the year in their class.

Those players of the year: Regis Jesuit’s Diani Akigbogun (5A), Mesa Ridge’s Gabby Purnell (4A), Holy Family’s Katie Chavez (3A), Akron’s Jordan Baer (2A) and South Baca’s Allyson Grahn (1A).

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Class 5A

Player of the year: Diani Akigbogun, Regis Jesuit

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Class 4A

Player of the year: Gabby Purnell, Mesa Ridge

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Class 3A

Player of the year: Katie Chavez, Holy Family

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Class 2A

Player of the year: Jordan Baer, Akron

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Class 1A

Player of the year: Allyson Grahn, South Baca

(Diane Schuck)

AIR FORCE ACADEMY — Last year in the Class 3A boys state basketball tournament, Holy Family was given a lesson by Eaton.

The Tigers, who came in as the top-seeded team in this year’s edition, have a different mind-set.

They jumped out to a 14-0 lead in Thursday’s quarterfinals and kept building as they advanced to the semis with a convincing 70-40 victory over Brush.

“We were definitely prepared,” junior guard Luke Golter said.

Were they ever. He was among the leaders in that aspect.

Golter was electric from the outside, nailing a trio of 3-pointers en route to a game-high 23 points.

“We’ve been talking about playing in the big arena,” Tigers coach Pete Villecco said of preparing for the Great 8 at the Air Force Academy.

Holy Family had played in the previous two state tournaments but is still seeking the state title. They got off to a strong start not only by scoring quickly.

“We told the kids to find their feet,” Villecco said of focusing on shooting form.

They also did it by forcing Bruch into misses on its first nine tries.

“Win every possession – that’s what our mind-set is,” Golter said.

Golter washardly the only offensive contributor for the Tigers. Ryan Willis had 18 points, 12 coming from beyond the arc, and Chris Helbig added 11.

“We have so many weapons,” Golter said.

Holy Family’s boys and girls teams both come in as the top seeds in the Great 8. That, Velleccio said, is great for the school.

“The spirit in the building is at an all-time high,” Velleccio said.

It’s given both teams motivation. Golter said that what the boys team needs to keep the run going.

“Just play with the same swagger,” he said of the goal of keeping the confidence level up.

The Tigers play Colorado Springs Christian at 5:30 in Friday evening’s first boys semifinal.

“Our expectations are that we’re going to work our tails off,” Velleccio vowed.

Colorado Academy 67, Moffat County 62

The Class 3A boys state basketball tournament kicked off with a barnburner at the Air Force Academy Thursday morning.

Colorado Academy overcame a nine-point second-half deficit to overtake Moffat County down the stretch 67-62.

The lead changed hands three times in the final minute and a half with Chris Kuelling’s 3-pointer with 32 seconds remaining giving the Mustangs the lead for good. Colorado Academy sealed the win with a steal and basket by Christian Hyatt with seconds remaining.

Jack Buckmelter led the Mustangs with 28 points, offsetting a matching performance by Moffat County’s Kort Hathhorn.

Colorado Springs Christian 69, Denver Science & Tech 49

With three scorers in double figures, the Lions stretched a 32-19 halftime lead into a comfortable victory.

Justin Engesser paced the Lions with 17 points; Dante Fewell added 12 and Nic Doherty 11.

Deron Harrell led all scorers with 19 for the Knights while Nathaniel Cox chipped in 16.

Faith Christian 50, Manitou Springs 30

The Eagles led throughout, holding an eight-point halftime advantage which grew to 37-25 entering the fourth quarter.

Two players were particularly dominant on the offensive end, Gabriel Hegarty scoring from the outside and Grant Harkness doing damage underneath. Hegarty led all scorers with 13 points; Harkness chipped in 12 and pulled down a game-high six rebounds.

Chase Megyeri paced the Mustangs with 12 points and five boards.

Faith Christian goes up against Colorado Academy in Friday’s late semifinal at 8:30 p.m. Manitou Springs and Moffat County play a 1:15 p.m. consolation game.

With one week to go in the regular season, Fossil Ridge nearly overtook Denver East atop the Class 5A basketball rankings.

Nearly.

The SaberCats remained in the No. 2 spot despite the fact that both schools received 10 first-place votes. Denver East, though, held on to its top ranking by one overall point.

The Angels have been No. 1 all season, save for one week in mid-January when Fossil Ridge led the poll.

Mountain Vista stayed put at No. 3 this week, and continued to be followed by No. 4 Regis Jesuit and No. 5 Eaglecrest.

Overland bumped up on place to No. 6, while Highlands Ranch went from No. 10 to No. 7 after going 2-0 last week.

Arapahoe dropped two spots to No. 8, Rangeview is the poll’s lone newcomer at No. 9, and Grand Junction rounds out the ranking at No. 10.

The Centennial and Continental leagues both have three teams in the top-10 this week. The Denver Prep, Front Range and East Metro and Southwestern all have one ranked team.

Elsewhere, the 1A poll has a new No. 1 team. Hi-Plains took over for Caliche after receiving eight of the 11 first-place votes in that class. Hi-Plains went 3-0 last week, while Caliche went 1-2, though both losses were to ranked 2A teams.

That ranking added No. 9 Cheraw and No. 10 Briggsdale.

Jefferson Academy moved up to No. 3 in 3A this week. (Pam Wagner)

The No. 1 teams in 4A (Valor Christian), 3A (Holy Family) and 2A (Ignacio) stayed the same this week.

The 4A poll added No. 9 Cheyenne Mountain and No. 10 Denver West. 3A added No. 7 Denver Science & Tech and No. 10 Platte Valley.

Holyoke (No. 9) and Meeker (No. 10) were the new teams in the 2A ranking this week.

As the regular season ends for all classes this week, these will be the final rankings of the season.

Complete polls for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Boys Basketball Polls

Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

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A complete schedule and scoreboard for boys basketball’s top-10 teams this week.

• Live scoreboard
• Full schedule and scoreboard of this week’s games
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Denver East received 13 of the 20 first-place votes this week. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

Denver East’s grip on the No. 1 spot in Class 5A boys basketball continues to grow tighter.

In this week’s CHSAANow.com rankings, the Angels received 13 of the 20 first-place votes. Last week, Denver East received 12 of 20.

The Angels are now 11-0 in Colorado, and have an average margin of victory of 19.8 points in those games. That includes a 3-point win over Cherry Creek on Dec. 13 and a one-point win over Eaglecrest on Dec. 16.

Since January, Denver East is winning in-state games by an average of 24.6 points.

Still, Fossil Ridge remains ever present. The second-ranked SaberCats are now 17-0, and received the other seven first-place votes this week. They are the only other team to be ranked No. 1 this season, holding that spot for one week in mid-January.

Mountain Vista moved up one place to No. 3 after a big week that included a 60-58 win over No. 5 Regis Jesuit at the buzzer.

Eaglecrest is No. 4 this week, and Regis Jesuit remained at No. 5. Arapahoe bumped up two places to No. 6, as did Monarch, which is now No. 7.

Overland is No. 8, Highlands Ranch is No. 9 and Chatfield is the lone newcomer at No. 10.

Other new teams this week: No. 10 Denver South (4A), No. 10 Denver Science & Tech (3A), No. 9 Simla (2A) and No. 9 Primero (1A).

Valor Christian stayed atop its ranking in 4A, as did Holy Family (3A), Ignacio (2A) and Caliche (1A).

Complete polls for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Boys Basketball Polls

Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

A complete schedule and scoreboard for boys basketball’s top-10 teams this week.

• Live scoreboard
• Full schedule and scoreboard of this week’s games
• Complete CHSAANow.com rankings

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A
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Regis Jesuit begins 2013-14 atop the 5A girls basketball poll. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

Regis Jesuit is the unanimous No. 1 selection in CHSAANow.com’s preseason girls basketball ranking in 5A.

The poll, released on Monday, featured 18 first-place votes. The Raiders received each one. And it makes sense: Regis Jesuit did not graduate any players from last year’s team which won the title. The squad also has six seniors committed to Division I schools, including Diani Akigbogun (Texas) and Justine Hall (Purdue).

Highlands Ranch, last season’s 5A runner-up, is No. 2 in the preseason ranking. Arapahoe is third, Grandview is fourth and Rock Canyon rounds out the top-5.

Monarch, with coach Gail Hook returning from a one-year hiatus, is sixth. Castle View is seventh, ThunderRidge is eighth, Cherry Creek is ninth and Poudre is tenth.

Holy Family is ranked No. 1 in 3A girls basketball. Broomfield is No. 1 in 4A. (Pam Wagner)

In 4A, Broomfield heads the preseason poll. The Eagles reached last year’s semifinals, where they lost to eventual champion Pueblo South by three points. Pueblo South begins the season ranked No. 2.

Holy Family is on top of the 3A ranking. The Tigers won last year’s championship.

The 2A poll is headed by Yuma, even though the Indians received three first-place votes to Akron’s four. Akron beat Yuma in last season’s title game, and is ranked second.

Caliche is the preseason No. 1 team in 1A. The Buffaloes lost in last season’s quarterfinals. Defending champion Wiley is unranked to begin the season.

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

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