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DENVER — The members of the 2018 CHSAA Hall of Fame were inducted during a ceremony on Wednesday night at the Denver Marriott Tech Center.

The inductees: Scott Elarton (Lamar), Jack Klapper (Denver East), Bart Stevens (Flagler), Patty Childress (Otis, Palisade, Grandview), Morton Dickson (Woodland Park), Terri Ward (Niwot), and the 1999 Columbine football team.

They are the 30th class in the history of the Hall of Fame, which began in 1989.

Columbine football coach Andy Lowry spoke on behalf of the class, saying, “We all appreciate CHSAA and this evening, and the humbling award we received this night. What a great honor this is.”

Biographies of each of the new members are included below. With their inclusion, CHSAA’s Hall of Fame now has 204 members.

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PATTY CHILDRESS (Otis, Palisade, Grandview) – [Coach/Sponsor]

Longtime volleyball coach who posted a 493-170 career coaching record. Her teams won 5 state titles, finished second five times and had another two final 4 appearances.

She has earned numerous coaching honors from the Colorado High School Coaches Association and the Sportswomen of Colorado.

She was coach of the year 8 times and was the Dave Sanders Award recipient in 2013.

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MORTON DICKSON (Woodland Park) – [Coach/Sponsor]

Morton Dickson was a vocal music teacher for Woodland Park for 34 years, during which time his programs were one of the most active and successful ones in the CHSAA Music Festivals.

Rarely did his programs receive any rating lower than “Superior.” His students regularly earned top spots in the CMEA All-State Choir.

He continues to judge the CHSAA festivals.

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SCOTT ELARTON (Lamar) – [Student Participant]

One of the state’s most dominating prep athletes, Elarton’s baseball team won four consecutive state titles and were runners-up twice in basketball.

He was named Player of the Year six times, four in baseball and twice in basketball.

He earned Prep All-America honors in baseball.

He was a first round selection in the 1994 MLB amateur draft by the Houston Astros, and played professional baseball for 19 years, 10 of those in the major leagues.

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JACK KLAPPER (Denver East) – [Student Participant]

One of the state’s most dominating tennis players, Klapper won three No. 1 singles championship (only 3-year high schools back then) and was just the second player to ever do so.

The other one is in the CHSAA Hall of Fame. He led his team to three straight state team titles under CHSAA Hall of Fame member Bill Weimar.

Following high school, Klapper played tennis and squash at MIT. He has been a neurologist in Denver for the past 50 years.

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BART STEVENS (Flagler) – [Student Participant]

One of the state’s top small school athletes, Stevens led Flagler High School to a 45-5 football record and was named the A8 Player of the Year twice.

He was a four-time all-state selection in football and ran for 1,956 yards, threw for 4,559 yards, scoring 25 times on the ground and had 67 TD passes. He played basketball for two years and medaled at the state tournament twice.

He played collegiately at CSU-Pueblo and then became a teacher, coach and administrator.

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TERRI WARD (CCGS/Niwot) – [Significant Contributor]

Dedicated to girls’ sports, Ward has been the constant driver and facilitator for the Colorado Coaches of Girls Sports.

Her tireless efforts on behalf of young female athletes is unsurpassed in Colorado.  A teacher and coach at Niwot, Ward has been at the center of many activities benefiting and enhancing opportunities for the girls’ athletes of state.

She has been a fixture for women’s leadership throughout her career with CCGS, Sportswomen of Colorado, Niwot High School and many volunteer activities at the state and national level.

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COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 1999 – [Team]

April 20, 2019 is the 20th Anniversary of the Columbine shootings. Its impact on the world, nation, state and community was immense and devastating.

People across the globe followed the Columbine football team, watching the healing process and resiliency of that school and, in particular, its football team. Media scrutiny was overwhelming and the pressure on the team incredible.

The team beat Cherry Creek 21-14, and head coach Andy Lowry was coach of the year and three players made the All-Colorado team that year, more than any other school.

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.

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Class 5A

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Player of the year: Max Borghi, Pomona

Coach of the year: Jay Madden, Pomona

Honorable mention: Michael Allen, Pomona, Junior, DE; Josiah Allen-Clark, Rangeview, Senior, WR/FS; Dominic Bettini, Highlands Ranch, Junior, RB/CB; Jack Boyer, Arvada West, Senior, DL; Marcellous Burton, Far Northeast Warriors, Senior, OT/DL; Tony Cass, Arvada West, Junior, RB/DB; Damien Cearns, Mullen, Sophomore, TB/C/ATH; Cade Chapman, Rock Canyon, Senior, OL/DL; Kyante Christian, Eaglecrest, Senior, OLB/FB; Nicholas Clancy, Douglas County, Senior, MLB/T; Spencer Clark, Boulder, Senior, OL/DL; Jaion Colbert, Overland, Senior, RB/LB; Julian Cooks, Doherty, Senior, RB/MLB; Tristan Dietz, Chaparral, Senior, MLB; Jeffrey Erickson, Fairview, Senior, LB; Alexander Flowers, Denver East, Senior, QB/DB; Joe Fox, Doherty, Junior, QB/P; Joe Golden, Doherty, Senior, TE/DT; Axel Gonzalez, Bear Creek, Junior, P; Ben Hildebrand, Mountain Vista, Senior, G/C; David Hoage, Smoky Hill, Junior, RB/FB; Aidan Ikaika keanaaina, Mullen, Sophomore, NG/G; Cody Ingraham, Westminster, Senior, DE/TE; Hayden Isenhart, Grandview, Junior, DL/DE/TE; Thomas Jenkins, Grandview, Senior, LB; Drew Johnson, Pomona, Senior, G; Tanner Kimminau, Pomona, Senior, DE; Carson Lee, Cherry Creek, Sophomore, T; Bryce Levinson, Mountain Range, Senior, RB/FS; Alec Lewis, Legacy, Senior, QB; Marcus Libera, Legacy, Senior, DE; Spencer Lovell, Rocky Mountain, Senior, G/C; Ryan Lynch, Legacy, Senior, WR/CB; Kenny Maes, Pomona, Senior, FS/RB; Jaden Martinez, Horizon, Junior, NG; Weston Mayer, Poudre, Senior, OL/ILB; Mikey McClelland, Chaparral, Junior, DT/DE; Caden Meis, Legend, Junior, OLB/RB; Nathan Meyer, Fossil Ridge, Senior, DE/TE; Robert Miller, Lakewood, Senior, DE/OT; Ted Mullin, Columbine, Senior; Carl Olivas, Castle View, Senior, G/DT; Patrick Roe, Regis Jesuit, Senior, CB; Riley Schell, Arapahoe, Senior, DT; Mason Schultz, Grandview, Junior, OL/C; Jarren Sly, Fountain-Fort Carson, Senior, MLB/OLB; Tristan Smith, Mountain Vista, Senior, WR; Conner Snow, Columbine, Senior, RB/CB; Koby Soden, Fairview, Senior, OL/DT; Pierce Thrasher, Regis Jesuit, Senior, K; Kenny Wantings, Eaglecrest, Senior; Isaac Wilson, Chaparral, Junior, OLB.

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Class 4A

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Player of the year: Marcell Barbee, Pueblo South

Coach of the year: Ryan Goddard, Pueblo South

Honorable mention: Jesse Anzar, Pueblo South, Senior; Connor Apodaca, Windsor, Senior, QB; Jared Aragon, Pueblo West, Senior; Justin Baker, Standley Lake, Senior, OL/DL; Sean Boylan, Loveland, Junior, FB/ILB; Matthew Brouillette, Heritage, Senior, MLB/RB; Ben Cole, Monarch, Senior, TE/T; Nathan Cole, Windsor, Senior, OLB; Zach Cooper, Vista Ridge, Senior, G/NG; Drake Cortez, Brighton, Junior, WR/RB; Xavier Delk, Gateway, Senior, QB; Justin Dwinell, Coronado, Senior, WR/P; Caleb Egbert, Montrose, Senior, QB/FS; Diego Gallardo, Skyline, Senior, G; Cory Gallegos, Montrose, Senior, DT/G; Tanner Garner, Broomfield, Senior, SB/FS; Ben Garner, Wheat Ridge, Senior, K; Gavin Gines, Dakota Ridge, Senior, DE/NG; Nick Gossage, Liberty, Senior, G/DT; Logan Heeren, Standley Lake, Senior, RB/LB; Cole Ingersoll, Chatfield, Senior, WR/CB; Dawson Kennedy, Golden, Senior, MLB/FB; Coby Kiefer, Greeley Central, Senior, OT/DE; Jake Leone, Fort Collins, Senior, TE/LB/LS; Max Lofy, Pine Creek, Sophomore, ATH; Dillon Marlow, Coronado, Senior, DE/T; Brandon Martin, Denver South, Senior, QB/DB; Isaiah Meyers, Loveland, Junior, CB; Rylee Ollivierre, Air Academy, Senior, TE; Treyton Queen, Fruita Monument, Junior, FB; Brandon Ramirez, Windsor, Senior, SB/RB/K; Sontee Ramirez, Vista Ridge, Junior, OT/DL; Zach Rush, Fruita Monument, Junior, QB/C; Landon Sibley, Monarch, Senior, SS; JT Skalecki, Grand Junction, Junior, OLB; Nieyeme Smeyer-Williams, Pueblo West, Senior, SB/RB; Parker Stephens, Pueblo South, Senior; Ty Webber, Standley Lake, Senior, RB/DB; Derek West, Greeley West, Junior, RB/SS; Kyle West, Skyline, Junior, WR/OLB; Brett Yackey, Greeley Central, Senior, RB/MLB/K; Tyler Zoesch, Heritage, Senior, RB/MLB; Anthony Zubiate, Grand Junction Central, Junior, SS.

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Class 3A

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Player of the year: Ty Evans, Palmer Ridge

Coach of the year: Tom Pulford, Palmer Ridge

Honorable mention: Mitchel Ballage, Falcon, Senior, WR; Connor Balliet, Berthoud, Senior, T/DE; Trent Beall, Roosevelt, Junior, QB/FS; Sebastian Benavidez, Pueblo East, Senior, RB/K; Jeremiah Blackwood, Vista PEAK Prep, Junior, RB/OLB; Xaiver Brown, Sierra, Senior, RB/MLB; Jake Bukovitch, Battle Mountain, 0; Dieudonne Chea, Lewis-Palmer, Senior, RB/CB; Kahlil Clark, Thomas Jefferson, Senior, QB/DB; Samuel Cole, Thomas Jefferson, Junior, OL/DL; Nic Crosbie, Evergreen, Senior, RB/DB/OLB; Mikey DeRock, Roosevelt, Senior, DE/TE; Jae’vin Douglas, Thomas Jefferson, Senior, WR/OLB/DB; Mason Edwards, Evergreen, Senior, RB/DT; Drake Engelking, Longmont, Junior, RB/FB; Devon Fresquez, Denver North, Senior, TE/LB; Dante Garcia, Pueblo County, Senior, G/DT; Luis Garcia, Fort Morgan, Senior; Zac Hanenberg, Canon City, Senior, QB/DB; Vale Hildebrand, Summit, Senior, WR/FS; Dylan Koretko, Roosevelt, Senior, DT/DE; Ryan LaVanchy, Mead, Senior, WR/CB; Isaac Linker, Fort Morgan, Junior, QB/MLB; Andre Norman, Lutheran, Sophomore, WR/DB; Matt Olson, Frederick, Senior, SS/RB; Isaiah Padilla, Lewis-Palmer, Junior, NG/C; Oswaldo Padilla, Skyview, Senior, DB/WR; Nick Paone, Longmont, Senior, CB/WR; Mac Post, Centaurus, Senior, MLB/RB; Kasim Rana, Conifer, Senior, MLB/RB; Trevor Riters, Silver Creek, Senior, TE/DE; Jason Schneider, Longmont, Senior, DT/DE; Camron Shepherd, Rifle, Senior; Shaden Siegfreid, Lutheran, Senior, MLB/RB; Jaden Sparks, Palmer Ridge, Junior, WR/MLB; Tristan Tafoya, Green Mountain, Junior, WR/FS; Bryce Tezak, Canon City, Senior, OL/DL; Cameron Tucker, Palisade, Sophomore, QB/FS; Andrew Ware, Mitchell, Senior, WR/CB; Orlando Westbrook, Harrison, Junior, QB/DB; Tristan White, Harrison, Senior, TE/DL; D’Sean Wright, Kennedy, Senior, DE/G.
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Class 2A

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Player of the year: Jon Nuschy, La Junta

Coach of the year: Gary Heide, Bayfield

Honorable mention: Zach Archuleta, La Junta, Junior, WR; Kyle Bahnsen, University, Senior, DT/T; Taylor Blackburn, Englewood, Senior, RB/WR/OLB; Ethan Boyles, The Classical Academy, Junior, QB; Matthew Broughton, Montezuma-Cortez, Junior, DB/HB; Fernando Chavez, Bishop Machebeuf, Senior, CB/RB; Ian Cone, Sterling, Junior, T/DE; Alberto Cruz, Denver West, Senior, G/DT; Chad Dines, D’Evelyn, Senior, QB; Joshua Flanagan, Valley, Senior, MLB/FB; Perrion Gray, Sheridan, Senior, MLB/RB; Jace Gwynn, Manitou Springs, Senior, RB/CB; Austin Hall, Lamar, Senior, C/DT; Kyle Hecker, Resurrection Christian, Junior, G/LB; Noah Hollander, Aspen, Junior, WR/FS; Sevrin Kaess, Salida, Senior, WR/CB; Dixon Lawson, Florence, Senior, OLB/QB/K; Seven Lindsey, Kent Denver, Senior, RB/DE; Dalton Lucero, Pagosa Springs, Senior, G/DT; Josh Maes, Arvada, Senior, G; Brady Miller, The Classical Academy, Senior, OLB/TE; Dyson Oquist, La Junta, Senior; Sebastian Palacios, Alamosa, Senior, TE/OLB; Josh Reeder, Delta, Senior, OL/DE; Cole Sienknecht, Manitou Springs, Senior, QB/CB; Derek Sims, Weld Central, Junior, OLB/RB; Eli Smith, Salida, Junior, WR/OLB; Eric Smith, Platte Valley, Senior, WB/OLB; Dax Snooks, Bayfield, Senior, CB/WR; Brendon Starr, Delta, Senior, RB/LB; Jacob Thielen, Faith Christian, Junior, OG/ILB; Raul Torres, Basalt, Senior, TE/DE; Reece Ullery, Elizabeth, Junior, FS/RB; Jack Vannice, D’Evelyn, Senior, DL/OL; Tyler Walls, Prospect Ridge Academy, Senior, MLB/C; Blake Weimer, Middle Park, Senior, RB/DB; Nick Wellen, Brush, Sophomore, RB/OLB/MLB; Malcolm White, Denver West, Senior, RB/MLB; Sebastian Zehnder, Platte Valley, Senior, CB/WR.

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Class 1A

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Player of the year: Hunter Bergstrom, Strasburg

Coach of the year: Jeff Giger, Strasburg

Honorable mention: Kyle Ager, Ellicott, Senior, OL/DL; James Amick, Meeker, Junior, OT/DT; Jensen Brower, Rye, Senior, DE/OT; Ethan Carlson, Cornerstone Christian Academy, Senior, WR/LB; Hayden Carter, Crowley County, Senior, TE/LB; Craig Claunch, Cedaredge, Senior, RB/DB; Stephen Clutter, Monte Vista, Senior, WR/CB; Ryan Dikken, Platte Canyon, Senior, TE/DE; Joseph Emmer, Vail Christian, Senior, WR/CB; Greg Garcia, Rocky Ford, Senior, OL/DL; George Gothman, Clear Creek, Senior, LB/OL; Jordan Greager, Colorado Springs Christian, Senior; Jonah Hanson, Burlington, Senior; Mark Hawkins, Clear Creek, Senior, OL/DL; Cade Hillman, Wray, Junior, RB/MLB; Devin Hines, Highland, Junior, OL/LB; Charlie Jones, Manual, Senior, G/DE; Brayden Kelch, Cornerstone Christian Academy, Senior, RB/LB; Travis Kerrigan, Lake County, Senior, OL/DL; Jake Laurienti, Lyons, Senior, RB/MLB; Hayden McGinnis, Buena Vista, Senior, OL/DL; Forest Pejsa, Dolores, Junior, RB/LB; Cedric Perea, Monte Vista, Senior, T/NG; Levi Peterson, Paonia, Sophomore, OL/DL; Justin Purkat, Dolores, Senior, QB/DB; Nik Rastatter, Estes Park, Senior, WR/CB; Carlos Romo, Rocky Ford, Senior, WR/DB; Jacob Tuufuli, Ellicott, Senior, OL/DL; Tyler Vigil, Monte Vista, Junior, RB/CB; Lane Walter, Crowley County, Junior, DE/TE; Jordan Yates, Buena Vista, Senior, OLB/WR/TE.

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8-man

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Player of the year: Layne Green, Sedgwick County

Coach of the year: Chris Michel, Sedgwick County

Honorable mention: Jack Ball, Gilpin County, Senior, QB/CB; Ian Beckett, McClave, Senior; Riley Boydstun, Rangely, Junior, OL/DL; Hunter Brier, Norwood, Senior, WR; Cade Conger, Merino, Sophomore, QB/CB; Ken Cox, McClave, Senior; Luis Dominguez, West Grand, Junior, ATH/DB; Riley Elliott, South Park, Senior; Will Gabriel, Norwood, Junior, QB/DE; Manny Gomez, Gilpin County, Senior, OL/LB; Charlie Hahm, Rocky Mountain Lutheran, Senior, RB/DB; Riley Hudson, Hoehne, Senior, RB/DB; Devon Jara, Granada, Junior, QB; David Kinsey, Custer County, Senior, TE/DE; Carlos Lopez, Sargent, Junior, OL/C/DL; CJ Onesky, Rocky Mountain Lutheran, Senior, LB/RB/OG; Casey Orange, Mancos, Junior, C/NG; Carlos Parra, Del Norte, Senior, WR/DB; Trey Redner, Swink, Senior; Tate Rohr, Wiley, Senior, TE/OLB; Ryan Schaefer, Haxtun, Senior, TE/OLB/DE; Brand Sharp, Fowler, Senior, RB/CB; Garrett St Clair, Hayden, Senior, QB/CB; Titus Unruh, Fowler, Senior; Hugh Wheatley, West Grand, Junior, ATH/DB; Andrew Zemlicka, Rocky Mountain Lutheran, Senior, QB/DB/LB.

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6-man

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Player of the year: Logan Sircy, Peetz

Coach of the year: Scott Sorensen, Peetz

Honorable mention: Dakota Aragon, Sierra Grande, Senior, RB/S; Bryce Carlstrom, North Park, Junior, DB/TE/QB; Toby Cockerham, Briggsdale, Junior, RB/OLB; T.J. Conaway, Kit Carson, Junior; Damian Hernandez, Eads, Senior, TE/LB; Walter Jordan, Prairie, Junior; Kyle Klann, Flagler, Junior; Nicholas Knutson, Genoa-Hugo, Senior, RB/S; Sam McGinnis, Idalia, Junior, OL/LB; Raulito Minchaca, Sierra Grande, Senior, WR/DE; Beau Roth, Cheyenne Wells, Senior; Noah Scheimer, Cheyenne Wells, Senior; Matthew Tanner, Fleming, Senior; Tyler Thorn, Otis, Senior; Owen Voll, Cotopaxi, Senior; Kurt Voll, Cotopaxi, Senior.

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Pueblo Central football snapped a 15-game losing streak on Saturday.

Nico Martin ran for three touchdowns as Pueblo Central beat Glenwood Springs 27-17.

The Wildcats grabbed a 21-7 lead in the second half, but the Demons were able to battle back and pull to within four points thanks to a 30-yard field goal.

But just as he had been the hero on offense all day, Martin shut down any hopes that Glenwood had of making a full comeback as he picked off a pass late in the fourth quarter to seal the win.

And just like that our boys get their first W in 15 games…with plenty more on the way #OA ⚪️ pic.twitter.com/njnraBscy9

— Orman Army (@OrmanArmy) September 30, 2017

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5A: Far Northeast 45, Adams City 14

The Warriors are now 3-2 after snapping a two-game losing streak.

Their three wins this season under new coach Tony Lindsay Sr. match the program’s combined total wins from 2014-16.

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Notables

• Bradley Clabey had three passing touchdowns and two more rushing to help 1A No. 9 Crowley County beat Rocky Ford 40-8.
• Noah Williams rushed for four touchdowns as 2A No. 10 Basalt shut out Steamboat Springs 48-0.
• Trevor Milne had 132 yards and three touchdowns rushing, Ryan Davis added three total touchdowns, and 8-man No. 9 Sargent beat Sangre de Cristo 58-0.
• Tre Fehringer threw three touchdowns, Hunter White rushed for two, and 6-man No. 1 Peetz beat Briggsdale 49-8.
• 1A No. 7 Platte Canyon is 4-0 following a 43-22 win over Vail Christian.
• 8-man No. 7 Fowler moved to 5-0 with a 52-0 win over Custer County.
• 6-man No. 5 Prairie is also 5-0. The Mustangs beat Primero 63-0.
• 6-man No. 6 Kit Carson beat Flagler 38-14. The Wildcats are 4-1.
• Buena Vista picked up its first win this season by beating Lake County 42-16.

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More coverage:

• Denver North football has won five games for just the third time since 1996.
• An updated top-10 scoreboard after Week 5 games.
• All scores from this week’s games.
• Updated RPI standings for all classes.
• A roundup of Friday’s games.
• A roundup of Thursday’s games.

Castle View (No. 4), Fort Collins (No. 6) and Highlands Ranch (No. 9) shook-up a new-look poll in Class 5A volleyball this week.

The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Volleyball Polls

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.

A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 1of the 2017 season.

• Live scoreboard
• Complete CHSAANow.com rankings
• Full schedule and scoreboard of this week’s games
• Follow all the action live beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday

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A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Zero Week of the 2017 season.

• Live scoreboard
• Complete CHSAANow.com rankings
• Full schedule and scoreboard of this week’s games
• Follow all the action live beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday

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Kit Carson is No. 1 in 1A. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

No surprise: Four of the five defending champions are ranked No. 1 in CHSAANow.com’s preseason volleyball rankings.

The lone exception is Kit Carson, which is top-ranked in Class 1A after finishing runner-up to Fleming last 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.

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Volleyball Polls

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.

Kent Denver is No. 1 in 2A. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

Six of the seven defending champions lead CHSAANow.com’s preseason football rankings.

The lone non-champion to head a classification’s poll is Kent Denver, which is No. 1 in Class 2A.

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.

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Football Polls

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.

The 2016-17 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 then a week-long vote of coaches.

A specific player of the year vote was held in each class, as was a vote for coach of the year.

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Class 5A

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Player of the year: Colbey Ross, Eaglecrest

Coach of the year: John Olander, Eaglecrest

Honorable mention: William Becker, Smoky Hill, Junior; Jake Belknapp, Mountain Vista, Senior; Aaris Bonds, Far Northeast Warriors, Senior; Brevin Brimble, Doherty, Senior; Ronnie Degray III, Chaparral, Sophomore; LeChaun Duhart, Grandview, Senior; Jackson Ehrlin, Rampart, Senior; Blake Fields, Legend, Senior; Kenny Foster, Smoky Hill, Sophomore; Jaizec Lottie, Cherokee Trail, Senior; Kyle Lukasiewicz, Arapahoe, Senior; Joe Miks, Chatfield, Senior; Iseri Palacio, Fort Collins, Senior; Kolton Peterson, Lakewood, Senior; Jacob Pfaffinger, Fort Collins, Senior; Colin Rardin, Rock Canyon, Senior; Titus Reed, Chatfield, Senior; Jacob Storey, Lakewood, Senior.

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Class 4A

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Player of the year: Jalen Sanders, Valor Christian

Coach of the year: Troy Pachner, Valor Christian

Honorable mention: Tanner Baird, Holy Family, Sophomore; Adam Barber, Niwot, Senior; Angelo Battistelli, Lewis-Palmer, Senior; Travis Cowan, Wheat Ridge, Senior; Charles Dinegar, D’Evelyn, Junior; Trent Dykema, Silver Creek, Junior; Marquise Johnson, Vista PEAK Prep, Senior; Te’Rae Johnson, Vista PEAK Prep, Junior; Tate Kembel, Fort Morgan, Senior; Oscar Maldonado, Northridge, Senior; Dan McLean, Palisade, Senior; Dylan Mileto, Mesa Ridge, Senior; Ravel Moody, Thomas Jefferson, Senior; CJ Olson, D’Evelyn, Senior; Chase Rogers, Evergreen, Junior; Sam Schlegel, Silver Creek, Senior; Reginald Vaughan, Pueblo Centennial, Senior; Jake Wilson, Pueblo County, Senior; Marcus Winston, Pueblo East, Junior; Steven Wyman, Durango, Senior.

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Class 3A

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Player of the year: Justin Engesser, Colorado Springs Christian

Coach of the year: Mike Holloway, Sterling

Honorable mention: Samuel Bafukila, Lotus School, Senior; Jaedon Bowles, Manual, Sophomore; Beau Byers, Delta, Senior; Cade Carroll, Buena Vista, Junior; James Doyle, Kent Denver, Sophomore; Jordan Ehlert, Middle Park, Senior; Seth Fuqua, The Vanguard, Sophomore; Hunter Gerber, Coal Ridge, Senior; Kyler Hensel, Bishop Machebeuf, Senior; Brandon Herrera, Coal Ridge, Junior; Zach Hidalgo, Frontier Academy, Junior; Wade Kellogg, Sterling, Senior; Reece Mettler, Weld Central, Senior; Izak Natividad, University, Senior; Jon Nuschy, La Junta, Sophomore; Stanley Owusu, DSST: Green Valley Ranch, Junior; Aldo Pinela, Roaring Fork, Senior; Alex Rodriquez, The Academy, Senior; Will Willis, Lutheran, Senior; Zach Wismer, Colorado Springs Christian, Senior.

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Class 2A

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Player of the year: Chad Mikelson, Sedgwick County

Coach of the year: Scott Dille, Holyoke

Honorable mention: Zack Allen, Hotchkiss, Senior; Kade Brantingham, Norwood, Senior; Conner Brown, Cripple Creek-Victor, Senior; Bradley Carnes-Clabey, Crowley County, Junior; Jett County, Burlington, Senior; Gage Gellerman, Peyton, Senior; Jordan Herder, Akron, Senior; Tre Lewis, Merino, Senior; Marcus Mazerall, Simla, Senior; Casey McDaniel, Sanford, Senior; Sebastian Moritz, Vail Christian, Junior; Samuel Perkett, Evangelical Christian, Senior; Alexander Proctor, Fowler, Senior; Leo Prosser, Calhan, Senior; Xavier Ramirez, Dolores Huerta Prep, Senior; Colby Simpson, Paonia, Senior; Jeff Stevenson, Del Norte, Senior; Jorge Venzor, Center, Senior.

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Class 1A

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Player of the year: Yaniel Vidal, Holly

Coach of the year: Dusty Heck, Holly

Honorable mention: Joey Archuleta, Primero, Junior; Ritchie Archuleta, Centennial, Senior; Ilan Gibson, Rocky Mountain Lutheran, Senior; Cullen Glosson, Otis, Sophomore; Ty Hunt, Otis, Sophomore; Ravi Inmon, Ouray, Senior; Cameron Jauregui, Longmont Christian, Senior; Cameron Klann, Flagler, Senior; Derek Lucero, Sierra Grande, Senior; Thomas Manuel, Walsh, Junior; Landon Morehead, Kiowa, Senior; Caden Parker, Eads, Senior; Arthur Rodriguez, Sierra Grande, Junior; Wesley Shade, Rocky Mountain Lutheran, Senior; Noah Stein, Front Range Baptist, Senior; Darian Wagner, Arickaree/Woodlin, Senior; Dylan Wilkins, Weldon Valley, Senior.

The Legislative Council is going to be busy this April.

Already a big meeting because of the scheduled introduction of new commissioner Rhonda Blanford-Green, the representatives will be voting on a wide variety of important proposals. Perhaps the most visible is the proposed addition of boys volleyball as a sanctioned sport.

There’s also basketball’s proposed mercy rule, a proposal about co-op programs, one dealing with violating game contracts, and plenty more.

Full information about the April Legislative Council meeting, including an agenda and all proposals, is posted here. We’ll break it all down below.

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Boys volleyball seeks sanctioning

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Boys volleyball has long sought sanctioning from CHSAA, and this is actually the third official campaign from representatives of the sport. The Tri-Peaks League is sponsoring the proposal.

The administrative proposal seeking to amend the CLOC report will be among the first voted on at the April meeting. It is seeking to add boys volleyball as a spring sport, and have it immediately enter with two classifications that are based upon skill rather than enrollment. (This would kind of build on hockey’s tiered alignment, though that is within a single classification.)

According to the proposal, there are 50 teams currently competing as club high school teams. A recent survey of member schools indicated that 93 schools would consider adding a team, and 107 supported the sport’s sanctioning.

However, a group of boys volleyball representatives made a presentation to the CHSAA equity committee in January, and while the committee was impressed, it ultimately did not endorse sanctioning.

In a letter after that meeting, the equity committee cited data that showed that 81 percent of schools “responded that by adding this sport, their proportionality numbers would either be negatively affected or their school’s proportionality would become out of compliance.” Proportionality deals with the balance of boys and girls sports as mandated by Title IX.

Because of that, boys volleyball may face an uphill battle for sanctioning from the Legislative Council.

If boys volleyball is added — the vote will take a simple majority to pass — Colorado would become the 25th state to sanction it. CHSAA hasn’t added a sport since boys and girls lacrosse and field hockey were added from 1997-99.

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Proposal would clarify co-op programs

(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

Last fall, the Hi-Plains football team won the 6-man championship.

Along the way, it underwent its fair share of scrutiny from its fellow schools and fans of opposing teams because it appeared to be reaping the benefits of a co-op program without actually forming a co-op — which would have forced it to combine enrollment numbers, and, as a result, move up to 8-man.

Well, the Board of Directors has forwarded a proposal to the Legislative Council dealing with co-op programs. Coincidence? Probably not.

To be fair, the Hi-Plains situation, which involved Flagler and bussing kids from one school to the other, drew a microscope because the team won a championship. As commissioner Paul Angelico said in December, “It’s more widespread than just these two schools.”

But, here we are.

This proposal clarifies what a school may not do if it doesn’t offer a program. It makes it so schools cannot:

• Dictate to which school a student must go if his/her school does not offer a program
• Provide transportation to that school for the student(s)
• Make an informal agreement between schools in regard to which school will offer a program and which will not
• Provide the receiving school with any funds, equipment, facilities, etc., for the student(s) going to play at that school
• Provide any physical support except to provide transcripts for eligibility checks

The rationale behind this proposal states that the state law which allows students to participate at other schools if their school doesn’t offer a program “is clear that where a student may play shall be the decision of the student and student’s parents, not the school that is sending the student.”

Furthermore, it adds that “small school athletics face enough challenges without schools using the law to gain a competitive advantage by dictation where students play sports and providing financial and transportation support for that student.”

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Committee reports to be voted on, including basketball’s mercy rule

(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

As usual, individual sport committees have been meeting over the past few months and making their recommendations to the Legislative Council.

Included is basketball’s sportsmanship rule, which would institute a running clock when the score margin is 35 points or more after three quarters.

The basketball committee forwarded that proposal to the Legislative Council during its February meeting, along with a change to the regional format in Class 2A.

Earlier, we’d reported that a separate proposal would penalize violation of the sportsmanship rule. That proposal was not actually forwarded to the Legislative Council, and thus will not be voted on.

Along with this committee recommendation is a separate proposal from the Board of Directors that would penalize violation of the sportsmanship rule. If a team exceeds the 35-point margin more than three times in a season, it would be placed on restriction, along with their head coach.

Elsewhere:

• Hockey is seeking to add new programs at Chaparral and Woodland Park. It also wants to slightly amend its postseason waiver process.
• Spirit is seeking to separate the 4A/5A co-ed division into separate 4A and 5A divisions.

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Violating game contracts to be considered

Another proposal revolves around game contracts and creates penalties for not honoring the agreement.

Currently, bylaw 2860.1 reads that “member schools are expected to honor game contracts.” This would amend that bylaw to read that they “shall honor game contracts,” so long as they are written and signed by the principal or athletic director of each school. 

For a first violation of breaking as contract, a school would be placed on probation and required to pay a $500 reimbursement “to the offended school within 45 days.” A second violation would place the school on restriction, meaning none of their athletic programs could compete in the postseason, and require a reimbursement of $1,000 to the other school, as well as a “mandatory meeting with the CHSAA office with a penalty to be determined.”

Additionally, if a school doesn’t pay a fine to the other school within 45 days, it will be “placed on restriction.” The “penalty is non-appealable.”

It’s worth noting that the penalty “will only be applicable for varsity-level teams.”

The proposal was forwarded by the Board of Directors in response to a number of member schools who have identified what they feel is an increasing trend.

It requires a majority approval to pass.

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Notables

• A proposal dealing with football equipment dates was sent by the Board of Directors. It deals with using equipment and commercial and college camps, and it’s probably easier to just link the proposal itself.
• The Frontier League has forwarded an amendment to change basketball’s RPI percentages. The basketball committee is not in support of the amendment, which hasn’t been analyzed or discussed using official data.