The 2018 all-state girls track and field teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These teams were created based upon results at the state meet.

In order to be considered for athlete of the year, they must first have made the all-state team by winning an event.

Athletes of the year were selected based upon their performance at the state meet. Coaches of the year were selected based upon the team champions.

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Class 5A

Athlete of the year: Arria Minor, Denver East

Coach of the year: Chris Faust, Cherokee Trail

First Team
Name	School	Year	Event(s)
Syanne Algee	Denver East	Senior	4×100 relay, 4×200 relay
Aumni Ashby	Cherry Creek	Senior	Triple Jump
Kameryn Brown	Grandview	Sophomore	4×400 relay
Anna Clayton	Denver East	Senior	Medley relay
Saniya Craft	Grandview	Freshman	4×400 relay
Lauren Felknor	Broomfield	Sophomore	4×800 relay
Jenna Fitzsimmons	Mountain Vista	Sophomore	1600m
Kylee Harr	Grandview	Senior	High Jump
Isabella Horton	Denver East	Senior	4×200 relay, Medley relay
Sydnee Larkin	Cherokee Trail	Senior	Long Jump
Helen Maley	Denver East	Junior	4×200 relay
Mia Manson	Monarch	Sophomore	Pole Vault
Michelle McDonald	Denver East	Freshman	4×100 relay, 4×200 relay, Medley relay
Gabriella McDonald	Rocky Mountain	Senior	Shot Put, Discus
Kaitlyn Mercer	Grandview	Junior	4×400 relay
Arria Minor	Denver East	Senior	100m, 200m, 400m
Katelyn Mitchem	Broomfield	Senior	4×800 relay
Madison Mooney	Broomfield	Senior	4×800 relay
Marlena Preigh	Fairview	Junior	800m
Kyairra Reigh	Denver East	Freshman	4×100 relay, Medley relay
Emily Sloan	Rock Canyon	Senior	100 hurdles, 200m
Sydney Swanker	Broomfield	Sophomore	4×800 relay
Lily Williams	Grandview	Sophomore	400m, 4×400 relay

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Class 4A

Athlete of the year: Anna Hall, Valor Christian

Coach of the year: Brian Kula, Valor Christian

First Team
Name	School	Year	Event(s)
Rylee Anderson	Silver Creek	Senior	High Jump
Joslin Blair	Eagle Valley	Sophomore	1600m
Renee Choksey	Mead	Senior	Medley relay
Kinley Coe	Cheyenne Mountain	Senior	4×100 relay
Logan Derock	Roosevelt	Junior	Shot Put, Discus
Lauren Gale	Discovery Canyon	Senior	100m, 200m, 400m
Abbey Glynn	Mead	Junior	Medley relay
Abigail Gray	Silver Creek	Senior	Pole Vault
Destiny Grimes	Valor Christian	Junior	4×200 relay
Anna Hall	Valor Christian	Junior	100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, Long Jump, 200m
Emma Hanson	Cheyenne Mountain	Junior	4×100 relay
Lizzy Harding	Battle Mountain	Junior	4×800 relay
Naomi Harding	Battle Mountain	Junior	4×800 relay
Gabrielle Hyatt	Cheyenne Mountain	Junior	4×100 relay
Taylor James	Niwot	Freshman	800m, 4×400 relay
Alexa Jamison	Valor Christian	Senior	4×200 relay
Bianca Lopez	Valor Christian	Senior	4×200 relay
Camille Peisner	Valor Christian	Freshman	4×200 relay
Kelia Portis	Niwot	Sophomore	4×400 relay
Sydney Postle	Mead	Senior	Medley relay
Alex Raichart	Battle Mountain	Senior	4×800 relay
Liberty Ricca	Discovery Canyon	Junior	3200m
Aaliyah Ricketts	Widefield	Junior	Triple Jump
Alexis Rosas	Mead	Senior	Medley relay
Maggie Smith	Niwot	Junior	4×400 relay
Erika Timbang	Niwot	Junior	4×400 relay
Gabby Trueblood	Battle Mountain	Senior	4×800 relay
Ashlyn Ventimiglia	Cheyenne Mountain	Junior	4×100 relay

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Class 3A

Athlete of the year: Maya Evans, Lutheran

Coach of the year: Tim Daggett, The Classical Academy

First Team
Name	School	Year	Event(s)
Amaya Atencio	Alamosa	Junior	Shot Put
Regan Aurich	Lutheran	Sophomore	Medley relay
Madi Bottin	Lutheran	Senior	Medley relay
Tiana Bradfield	Peak to Peak	Junior	4×800 relay
Alexandria Burns	Sierra	Senior	Triple Jump
Maggi Congdon	Steamboat Springs	Sophomore	800m, 1600m
Shenna Daum	The Classical Academy	Sophomore	4×100 relay
Esther Diza-Mbelolo	D’Evelyn	Junior	100 hurdles
Hannah Ellis	Frontier Academy	Senior	3200m
Maya Evans	Lutheran	Senior	100m, 200m, Long Jump
Esther Eyberg	The Classical Academy	Sophomore	4×200 relay, 4×100 relay
Rachel Gaona	The Classical Academy	Sophomore	4×200 relay, 4×100 relay
Jenna Howard	Peak to Peak	Junior	4×800 relay
Jordan Lanning	Bayfield	Junior	High Jump
Emily Lavier	Alamosa	Freshman	4×400 relay
Lilly Lavier	Alamosa	Sophomore	4×400 relay
Ashten Loeks	Elizabeth	Junior	300 hurdles
Quinn McConnell	Peak to Peak	Junior	4×800 relay
Keena Murphy	Pagosa Springs	Senior	Discus
Allyssa Romero	Alamosa	Sophomore	4×400 relay
Anna Shults	Peak to Peak	Junior	4×800 relay
Tara Sowards	Alamosa	Senior	4×400 relay
Chantae Steele	The Classical Academy	Junior	4×200 relay
Nyah Streib	Lutheran	Junior	Medley relay
Katie Sundrup	Lutheran	Freshman	Medley relay
Claudia Valenzuela	The Classical Academy	Senior	4×200 relay, 4×100 relay
Erika Willis	The Classical Academy	Senior	Pole Vault
Aryelle Wright	Montezuma-Cortez	Junior	400m

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Class 2A

Athlete of the year: Remington Ross, Highland; Kaiya Firor, Hotchkiss

Coach of the year: Eric Lind, Highland

First Team
Name	School	Year	Event(s)
Alex Bauer	Burlington	Senior	Shot Put
Kiana Brausch	Vail Christian	Sophomore	4×400 relay
Mikaela Capalby	Denver Christian	Senior	Medley relay
Ineke Cordova	Denver Christian	Senior	Medley relay
Annika Deanda	Peyton	Sophomore	4×200 relay, 4×100 relay
Catherine Donoho	Vail Christian	Sophomore	4×400 relay
Mariana Engleby	Vail Christian	Sophomore	4×400 relay
Baylee Farris	Peyton	Freshman	4×200 relay, 4×100 relay
Zoe Fierer	Denver Christian	Freshman	Medley relay
Kaiya Firor	Hotchkiss	Junior	400m, 300 hurdles
Soleil Gaylord	Telluride	Senior	1600m, 3200m
Brooke Hillman	Paonia	Senior	4×800 relay
Kaylee Kearse	Peyton	Junior	800m, 4×200 relay, 4×100 relay
Katie Kurz	Dayspring Christian	Senior	High Jump
Logan Kuskie	Lyons	Sophomore	Pole Vault
Poppy Lightfoot	Paonia	Junior	4×800 relay
McKenna Palmer	Paonia	Senior	Triple Jump
Randi Rapke	Paonia	Senior	4×800 relay
Tawny Roberts	Paonia	Freshman	4×800 relay
Remington Ross	Highland	Sophomore	100m, 200m
Mattie Rossi	Soroco	Senior	100 hurdles
Madeline Schuemann	Peyton	Freshman	4×200 relay, 4×100 relay
Megan Shelton	Meeker	Junior	Discus
Kendelle Smith	Vail Christian	Freshman	4×400 relay
Taeryn Trumper	Holyoke	Sophomore	Long Jump
Monika Williams	Denver Christian	Junior	Medley relay

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Class 1A

Athlete of the year: Faith Novess, De Beque

Coach of the year: Tyler Haughness, Shining Mountain

First Team
Name	School	Year	Event(s)
Zoe Alberti	Springfield	Junior	4×200 relay, 4×400 relay
Payton Arbuthnot	Springfield	Freshman	4×100 relay, 4×400 relay
Madison Clark	Plateau Valley	Freshman	4×800 relay
Matalynn Dawson	Miami-Yoder	Senior	Triple Jump
Cahlea Dennison	Plateau Valley	Freshman	4×800 relay
Brinlyn Dukes	Springfield	Freshman	4×400 relay
Benisa Ellis	Springfield	Sophomore	400m, 4×400 relay, Medley relay
Marina Flandrick	Shining Mountain	Senior	Pole Vault
Heather Graham	Genoa-Hugo	Senior	Shot Put
Rebecca Hittle	Plateau Valley	Freshman	4×800 relay
Macie Holmes	Plateau Valley	Sophomore	4×800 relay
Zariah Mason	Kim	Senior	100m
Julia Mondragon	Springfield	Sophomore	4×100 relay, Medley relay
Faith Novess	De Beque	Junior	200m, 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles
Kylie Parks	Springfield	Sophomore	4×100 relay, 4×200 relay, Medley relay
Audrey Rau	Springfield	Junior	4×100 relay, 4×200 relay, Medley relay
Jerraldawn Rector	Simla	Senior	High Jump, Long Jump
Emma Schaefer	Shining Mountain	Senior	1600m, 3200m, 800m
Mariah Smith	Eads	Senior	Discus
Leeann Wagner	Heritage Christian	Senior	800m
Jayci Westphal	Springfield	Senior	4×200 relay

LAKEWOOD — Emily Sloan knows Class 4A’s top hurdler well.

Nearly a decade ago, Sloan and Anna Hall were already teammates in a club track program. They have been great friends ever since.

Now donning the black and gold of Rock Canyon and the blue and white of Valor Christian, the tandem has flourished into Colorado’s premier hurdlers.

During the state track preliminary rounds of the 300 hurdles at Jeffco Stadium, Sloan saw her friend break her Colorado record with a time of 40.76 seconds, bettering the Jaguar’s time of 40.77 last week at the Continental League Championships. Then, Sloan managed to flip the script on Hall and take her record back in her 5A prelim with a new all-classification best of 40.60.

In a terrific display of sportsmanship and a sign of the friends’ bond, Hall cheered loudly on the infield during Sloan’s attempt at the feat.

“I definitely had extra motivation going into that race, because Anna’s my best friend,” Sloan, a senior, said. “I’m happy she got it, but I definitely wanted to take it back from her. She’s a great competitor though. We’ll push each other throughout the years.

“We’re sisters almost.”

Sloan and Hall, still only a junior, tallied the second and third best times in the nation for the 2018 season. As impressive as Friday’s hurdle races happened to be, the prep stars have a laundry list of other accomplishments.

Sloan chose to sign with the University of Oregon, having already claimed four state titles (three in a row in 100 hurdles) going into her final season for the Jaguars.

“It’s been a dream school of mine since I was little,” she said. “I knew that would be the best place to give me a shot at my goals.”

She has ambitions of winning an individual and team national championship at Oregon, but before she embarks on even greater goals she’ll be putting the final touches on an illustrious prep career on Saturday in the 100 hurdles (No. 1 seed), 300 hurdles, and 200 (No. 2 seed at 23.93 seconds).

As for Hall, the junior has been a national champion indoors in the high jump and pentathlon, along with being tabbed the defending state champion in both hurdles in 4A.

On top of that, she claimed her first long jump state crown on Friday with a mark of 18 feet, 9.75 inches. Valor Christian’s latest elite female in track could have a flurry of accomplishments coming her way at the prep level and beyond.

As usual, the 4A and 5A competitions delivered plenty of eye-opening performances. Denver East girls continued their domination in sprints with a time of 46.51 seconds in the 400-meter relay in prelims, tying the state record held by George Washington from 2007. Later on in the meet, despite not running Arria Minor in the final, the Angels won the 800 relay (1:40.25).

Denver East and Grandview both shattered the all-classification state records (previously held by George Washington) in the 800 meter sprint medley relay with marks of 1:42.62 and 1:42.89. Freshman Kyairra Reigh ran the 400 anchor leg for East.

The beauty of track and field is that times and marks never lie though. With competitors from all five classifications testing themselves against the state’s finest athletes at Jeffco Stadium, small school competitors sometimes prove themselves as the best in Colorado.

Soroco senior Ben Kelley shattered the 2A state record in the 800 three consecutive seasons at Jeffco Stadium (1:55.61 in 2016, 1:54.75 in 2017, 1:52.77 in 2018). He also broke the classification record in the 1,600 with a time of 4:17.23 at the St. Vrain Invite last week, a best time held by Paul Roberts of Lyons in 2016 (4:17.35).

Kelley also claimed state crowns in cross country as a senior, the 1,600 as a junior, and the 3,200 as a junior. He has chosen to pursue collegiate running at Columbia University in the Ivy League.

Oh, and the sensational Soroco harrier even ran the fastest 800 time in all classifications on Friday. Kelley feels inspired by the town he lives in.

“I come from a super small community,” he said. “We have less than 90 kids in our school, so we’re practically 1A. We’re like a family. We get a lot of support from the community. Even the teachers, people who aren’t necessarily associated with athletics, they always keep up with it.”

The state track and field meet will resume at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.

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Class 5A notes:

• Fairview junior Marlena Preigh (2:09.19) fended off Broomfield senior Madison Mooney (2:10.19) and Highlands Ranch sophomore Bryce Johansen (2:10.55) in the 800-meter run.
• Grandview senior Kylee Harr (5-10) won high jump with an impressive mark.
• Landon Rast, a senior for the Legend Titans, won the 800 in 1:53.03.
• Fountain-Fort Carson boys (1:26.53) beat a game Cherry Creek (1:26.65) contingent in the 800 relay. Fountain also finished first in prelims of the 1,600 relay (3:17.85).

Class 4A notes:

• Valor Christian girls won the 800 relay (1:41.89). They might also claim the team title on Saturday.
• Discovery Canyon junior Liberty Ricca (10:57) and Valor Christian sophomore Cole Sprout (9:22) topped all competitors in the 3,200 races.
• Mead girls (1:45.17) continued their high-level relay performances with a sprint medley championship.
• Niwot freshman Taylor James (2:13.55) strided away from everyone in the two-lap 800 final. Former Niwot great Elise Cranny holds the classification state meet record with a time of 2:08.
• Vista Ridge senior Raymon Harper has been terrific in all three jumps, finishing first in long jump (23-3) and second in high jump (6-9). He was also the winner of the triple jump on Thursday.
• Garrett Martin, a Standley Lake veteran, cleared 6 feet, 10 inches to conquer high jump.
• Pine Creek boys were victorious in the 800 relay (1:28.07).
• Silver Creek superstar James Lee (1:54.25) is a back-to-back 800 state champion.

Class 3A notes:          

• TCA senior Erika Willis, the sister of Colorado record holder Andrea, broke her own 3A state meet record in pole vault. Last season she cleared 12-5, but this year 12-9 won it over Platte Canyon’s Hayley Rayburn (12-6).
• The Classical Academy also won the girls 800 relay (1:43.91).
• Sierra senior Alexandria Burns brought a triple jump title back to Colorado Springs with a mark of 36-5.
• Maggi Congdon of Steamboat Springs (2:14) and Rasce Englehardt (1:56.41) claimed the 800 crowns. Denver West sophomore Yasin Sado (1:56.45) was barely second in the two-lapper.
• Pagosa Springs senior Keena Murphy (127-10) topped the field in girls discus.
• Faith Christian senior Reece Davidson finished first in another throwing event (53-4.50 in shot put).
• Lutheran boys broke a 16-year record held by Yuma in the 800 relay with a blistering 1:28.01. The previous 3A record was 1:28.31. Lutheran girls won the sprint medley relay as well (1:49.43).
• Bayfield senior Carl Heide (38.36) shattered the 3A state meet record in the 300 hurdles. The record was from 1995 and held by Ben Myers of Colorado Springs Christian (38.39).

Class 2A notes:

• Telluride senior Soleil Gaylord (11:16) won her third consecutive title in the 3,200 with a 37-second winning margin.
• Monika Williams anchored Denver Christian to a victorious sprint medley relay (1:51.67).
• Peyton junior Kaylee Kearse (2:18) pulled away from the field in the 800. Peyton also won the 800 relay in 1:48.93.
• Logan Kuskie of Lyons continued a family tradition of success in pole vault with a gold medal (11-2).
• Holyoke sophomore Taeryn Trumper (18-1.75) was the long jump champion.
• Burlington senior Alex Bauer won girls shot put (39-2.25).
• Cedaredge (1:32.02) claimed the boys 800 relay.
• Rocky Ford senior Cody Danley (9:42) put his foot on the gas in the final 1,600 as Lyons sophomore Isaac Roberts (9:55) and Custer County freshman Micah Zeller (10:04) showed plenty of distance promise for future years while rounding out the top three in the 3,200.
• Brady Lenz of Sanford outperformed everyone in triple jump (43-2.5).
• Crowley County junior Lane Walter (160-1) was terrific in boys discus.
• Jake Chrisman of Yuma won pole vault (13-4).

Class 1A notes:

• Springfield nipped the 1A state record in the girls sprint medley relay with a time of 1:53.88. JT Borunda also won boys discus (136-6) for Springfield. They were also champions in the girls 800 relay (1:50.89).
• Heritage Christian once again dominated distance events as Leeann Wagner (2:25) and Levi Kilian (1:59.13) crushed the 800 races. Isaiah Bowsher finished runner-up in the 800 as well.
• 43-1.5 won boys triple jump (Jade Cass of Pawnee).
• Genoa-Hugo swept gold and silver in girls shot put as Heather Graham (39-5.5) and Ryely Smartt (36-8) were first and second.
• Matalynn Dawson (Miami-Yoder) was impressive in triple jump with a mark of 34-6.
• Jerraldawn Rector of Simla (5-1) beat Dawson in a jump-off in the girls high jump discipline as both cleared 5-1.
• Plateau Valley (10:28.66) shattered the 1A girls state record in the 3,200 relay. Heritage Christian boys did the same (8:23.44).
• Haxtun boys (1:32.93) broke the classification record in the 800 relay.

Belleview Christian won its first football game since 2012 on Saturday.

The Bruins beat Miami-Yoder 18-14 during their homecoming contest. It was their first victory since Oct. 6, 2012 against Justice — five years and one day ago.

The 8-man football program started in the fall of 2012, and went 2-6. Belleview Christian was then 0-7 in 2013, and didn’t field a team in 2014 nor 2015. The Bruins returned to the field last season, and went 0-6. 

It means Saturday’s win, which was the first varsity win for second-year coach Darius Oller, also snapped a 17-game losing streak.

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Notables:

• Coaches Scott Yates (Kent Denver) and Chris Brown (West Grand) remained tied atop Colorado’s all-times wins list this week as both of their teams won. Kent Denver beat Ridge View Academy on Friday, and West Grand beat Plateau Valley 46-0 on Saturday.
• In a 6-man game that was delayed from Friday night because of a faulty light, No. 2 Stratton/Liberty cruised to a 53-6 win over No. 3 Cheyenne Wells.
• 5A No. 10 Highlands Ranch (5-1) handed Lakewood (5-1) its first loss this season with a 35-28 victory.
• 4A No. 9 Pueblo South is now 5-1 following a 42-14 win over Grand Junction Central.
• 2A No. 2 Bayfield rolled to a 56-12 win over Montezuma-Cortez.
• 1A No. 1 Bennett continued its roll, beating Vail Christian 52-8. Bennett is averaging 54.5 points per game.
• 1A No. 3 Strasburg is 5-1 after a 57-20 win over Byers.
• 1A No. 2 Meeker is 6-0 after beating Grand Valley 34-7.
• 6-man No. 6 Kit Carson rolled to a 77-0 win over Branson/Kim. Kit Carson is now 5-1.
• 6-man No. 10 Genoa-Hugo is 4-2 after beating Edison 73-25.
• Far Northeast edged out a win over city foe Denver East in 5A, 28-27.

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More coverage:

• An injury to QB Ryan Marquez tampered 5A No. 3 Pomona’s big win over Rock Canyon.
• An updated top-10 football scoreboard after Week 6 games.
• All scores from Week 6 games.
• Updated RPI standings for all classes.
• A roundup of Friday’s games.
• A roundup of Thursday’s games.

For now, Kent Denver’s Scott Yates is sitting alone atop the state’s all-time football coaching wins record.

With the Class 3A No. 1 Sun Devils’ 59-0 win over Prospect Ridge Academy, Yates grabbed win No. 316, putting him one game ahead of West Grand’s Chris Brown.

The Mustangs are in action next week when they travel to Sanford to open their open.

It was Brown who set the state’s all-time wins record last year with a 32-12 win over the same Sanford team in Week 1.

He sat two games ahead of Yates, but a deep playoff run helped the Kent Denver coach match the wins total at the end of the 2016 season.

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6-Man: North Park 31, (2) Fleming 25

North Park held a six-point lead with less than nine minutes to go in the fourth quarter, but the Fleming was able to tie it but.

But it was all for naught.

A North Park touchdown with three seconds remaining sealed the upset victory.

With the win, North Park should climb into the new CHSAANow.com football rankings that will be released on Labor Day weekend.

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Notables

• 5A No. 9 Highlands Ranch jumped out to a quick lead and rode it to a 53-7 win over Smoky Hill.
• In 8-man, Soroco found itself on the winning end of a Zero Week shootout, beating Caliche 48-26.
• Ignacio closed the gap from last year’s loss against Ellicott, but the Thunderhawks still got a 34-16 win on Saturday in 1A.
• In one of the best games of the day, Las Animas beat Miami-Yoder 22-19 in 8-man.

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More coverage

• Bishop Machebeuf’s Fernando Chavez scored in bunches in a 48-0 win over Pinnacle
• Photos from the Kent Denver-Prospect Ridge Academy game.
• Here’s how top-10 teams fared this week.
• A full scoreboard from all games during Zero Week.

The 2015 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 coaches.

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man

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Class 5A

Player of the year: Dylan McCaffrey, Valor Christian

Coach of the year: Jay Madden, Pomona

First Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Hayden Blubaugh	Grandview	Junior	RB
Max Borghi	Pomona	Sophomore	RB/CB
Robert Congel	Cherry Creek	Senior	OL
Javier Craft	Cherry Creek	Senior	CB/WR/FS
Noah Elliss	Valor Christian	Junior	OL/DL
Ace Escobedo	Regis Jesuit	Senior	DT/NG
JT Gentry	Columbine	Senior	OT/DE
Mikey Griebel	Columbine	Junior	RB/CB
Alijah Halliburton	Overland	Senior	S
David Imola	Cherry Creek	Senior	DT/OT
Todd Jones	Boulder	Senior	RB/SS
Carlo Kemp	Fairview	Senior	LB/RB
Jarred Kendziorski	Valor Christian	Senior	K/P
Elijah Leyva	Pomona	Senior	MLB/TE
Jake Lowry	Columbine	Senior	QB
Matt Lynch	Legacy	Senior	QB
Santino Marchiol	Cherry Creek	Junior	LB/FB
Dominic Marquez	Pomona	Senior	DT/OG
Dylan McCaffrey	Valor Christian	Junior	QB
Jake Moretti	Pomona	Junior	OL
Dillon Reinkensmeyer	Valor Christian	Senior	OL/DL
Ashton Torres	Cherokee Trail	Senior	OT/OG
Jonathan Van diest	Cherry Creek	Junior	DE/LB
Ben Waters	Valor Christian	Senior	WR/DB

Second Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
TeQuan Baker	Doherty	Senior	RB/CB
Maurice Barley	Chatfield	Senior	DE/DT
Dawson Cranmer	Chaparral	Senior	DE/LB
Ford Edwards	Chaparral	Senior	K
Zach Gomez	Arvada West	Senior	DE
Cameron Gonzales	Pomona	Junior	RB/LB
Raymond Haas	Arapahoe	Senior	FS/WR
Jake L’heureux	Boulder	Senior	WR/CB
Marcus McElroy Jr	Mullen	Junior	RB
Pete Mitchell	Arapahoe	Senior	QB
John Monnahan	Ralston Valley	Senior	OC/DT
Hassani Moore	Denver East	Senior	WR
Luke Morrone	Arapahoe	Senior	MLB/DE
Robert Moss	Grandview	Junior	OG/NG
Dillon Pace	Westminster	Senior	RB/FS
Tim Pless	Heritage	Senior	WR/CB
Joe Richart	Grandview	Senior	NG
Gerardo Rodriguez	Westminster	Senior	OG/DT
DeAndre Shorts	Grandview	Senior	MLB
Braden Smith	Lakewood	Senior	CB/RB
Matthew Steele	Doherty	Senior	OC/OT
Jack Stoll	Regis Jesuit	Senior	TE
Tommy Wakefield	Fairview	Junior	WR
Matt Yockey	Mountain Vista	Senior	NG

Honorable mention: Mitchel Anderson, Mountain Vista, Senior, K; Broden Baker, Legend, Senior, OG/OT; Isiahia Banks, Mullen, Junior, FS/WR; Derek Coleman, Legacy, Senior, TE/DL; Trevor Elser, Monarch, Junior, K/P; Elijah Larry, Horizon, Senior, DL/FB; Nolan Laufenberg, Castle View, Junior, OT/DT; Dalton Lawrence, Rock Canyon, Senior, OG/LS/DL; Ashton Mansur, Columbine, Junior, OT; George Marpaung, Rangeview, Senior, OG/DT; Ryan Marquez, Pomona, Sophomore, QB/CB; Brandon Micale, Pomona, Junior, DT; Cedric Moreno, Grandview, Senior, DE; Matt Peppercorn, Regis Jesuit, Senior, OT/OG; Drew Petit, Brighton, Senior, DT/DE; Logan Richards, Rocky Mountain, Senior, OT/OG; Kyle Rush, Ralston Valley, Senior, RB; Koby Soden, Fairview, Sophomore, OL; Dalton Thorpe, Heritage, Senior, TE/DE/P; Clayton Voytilla, Fruita Monument, Senior, OOT/DT; Darian Williams, Eaglecrest, Senior, WR.

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Class 4A

Player of the year: JoJo Domann, Pine Creek

Coach of the year: Chris Jones, Windsor

First Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Conlan Berger	Longmont	Senior	RB/WR
Bryce Devries	Pine Creek	Senior	OL
JoJo Domann	Pine Creek	Senior	SS/WR
Charles Dunkelman	Loveland	Senior	RB/MLB
Ayden Eberhardt	Loveland	Senior	QB
Storm Fox	Windsor	Junior	DE/DT
Jake Grimm	Ponderosa	Senior	OL/DL
Nolan Lanckriet	Windsor	Senior	OG/OC/ILB
Marcus Lindsay	Denver South	Junior	RB/MLB
Jeremy Lujan	Dakota Ridge	Senior	RB/KR
Lawrence Mayberry	Durango	Senior	RB/SS
Isiah Pannunzio	Pueblo South	Senior	TE/DE
Brad Peeples	Windsor	Junior	QB/WB
Louie Quinones	Vista Ridge	Senior	RB
Teriek Roberts	Denver South	Senior	OT/DL
Cooper Rothe	Longmont	Senior	CB/K
Isaiah Sanders	Palmer Ridge	Senior	QB/FS
Sean Schumacher	Longmont	Senior	OC
Conner Stewart	Vista Ridge	Senior	OT/DE
Zach Swartwout	Loveland	Junior	DE
Corte Tapia	Windsor	Junior	ILB/DE/TE
Elway Tubbs	Vista Ridge	Senior	QB
Jack Wibbels	Pine Creek	Senior	DE/LB

Second Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Marquis Arrington	Coronado	Senior	RB/CB/SS
Lucas Baken	Durango	Senior	WR
Sam Bostak	Fort Collins	Senior	DL/RB
Matt Brady	Ponderosa	Senior	TE/DL
Matt Caesar	Dakota Ridge	Senior	OL
Tayler Clifton	Pine Creek	Senior	DL
Keegan Cryder	Dakota Ridge	Junior	OT/DE
Zack Culter	Wheat Ridge	Senior	OG/DL
Justin Curtis	Thompson Valley	Senior	OG/DE
Xavier Dreiling	Wheat Ridge	Senior	MLB/DE
Logan Goodner	Longmont	Senior	MLB/RB
Dremond Griffin	Denver South	Junior	ATH/DB
Brannan Hafer	Pine Creek	Senior	OL
Adrian King	George Washington	Senior	TE/MLB
Zach Moser	Windsor	Junior	WB/WR
Kacin Nowlin	Pine Creek	Senior	LB/LS
Micheal Retland	Aurora Central	Senior	TB/DE
Donovan Roker	Greeley West	Junior	OC/DE
Landon Schmidt	Windsor	Senior	FS/WB/KR
Matt Seal	Wheat Ridge	Senior	K
AJ Sena	Pueblo Centennial	Senior	QB/CB
Kahseem Stevenson	Denver South	Junior	DT/OL/LB
Nicco Young	Wheat Ridge	Senior	QB/CB

Honorable mention: Zac Alwais, Palmer Ridge, Senior, OG/NG; Fransicos Aranda, Aurora Central, Junior, RB/LB; Michael Benz, Pueblo South, Senior; Mike Berg, Thompson Valley, Junior, LB/RB; Wyatt Bishop, Montrose, Senior, OL/LB; Adam Burtschi, Rampart, Junior, OG/DT; Jon Curti, Palmer, Senior, QB/LB; Ben Freeman, Fort Collins, Senior, OG/DE; Efren Hernandez, Greeley Central, Senior, RB/DB; Laitham Johnson, Durango, Senior, OT/DE; Anthony Kasper, Silver Creek, Senior, RB/DB; Dennis Landry, Mountain View, Senior, QB; Hunter Meade, Widefield, Junior, OT; Ty Murphy, Falcon, Senior, QB; Carter Ortiz, Pueblo West, Senior, FB/MLB; Ben Quinones, Standley Lake, Senior, OL/DL; George Silvanic, Palmer Ridge, Senior, DE/OT/K; Ryan Strabala, Coronado, Senior, MLB/OT; Eli Sullivan, Longmont, Senior, WR/RB; Zach Thatcher, Pueblo Centennial, Senior, OG/OT.

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Class 3A

Player of the year: Daniel Martin, Pueblo East

Coach of the year: Lee Meisner, Pueblo East

First Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Alonso Archuleta	Roosevelt	Senior	OT/NG
Beau Beattie	Discovery Canyon	Senior	OC/DT
Luke Bethany	The Classical Academy	Senior	DT/OG
Joe Brendemihl	Roosevelt	Senior	OG
Owen Burke	D’Evelyn	Senior	QB
Matt Call	Discovery Canyon	Senior	QB/ILB
Stephen Davignon	Delta	Senior	OG/DE
Charlie Davis	D’Evelyn	Senior	WR/DB
Bruno DeRose	Pueblo East	Senior	MLB/FB
Gerardo Diaz	Pueblo East	Senior	DL/OL
James Doyle	D’Evelyn	Senior	MLB/OL
Joey Fox	Evergreen	Senior	DT/OG/LB
Chris Helbig	Holy Family	Senior	QB/CB
Tate Kembel	Fort Morgan	Junior
Ty Leyba	Rifle	Senior	RB/SS
Isaac Maestas	Palisade	Junior	RB/LB
Alex Mai	Fort Morgan	Senior	NG
Daniel Martin	Pueblo East	Senior	QB/CB/P
Toby McBride	Fort Morgan	Senior	FB/DE
Nick Pavlik	Lewis-Palmer	Senior	SB/CB
Jonny Ponce	Delta	Senior	RB/FS
Davis Price	Evergreen	Senior	K/P
Ricardo Young	Lutheran	Senior	OL/DL

Second Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Tyler Baack	Evergreen	Senior	OT/DE
Jacob Barker	Conifer	Senior	OL/DL
Tyler Bosshardt	Rifle	Senior	SB/CB
Josh Cusworth	Pueblo County	Senior	DT/OT
Will Domier	Holy Family	Senior	DE/FB
Franny Gonzalez	Fort Morgan	Senior	K
Jayce Hall	The Classical Academy	Senior	RB/FS/ATH
Dylan Holt	Vista Peak Prep	Junior	WR/CB
C.J Jacquet	Mead	Senior	OG
Trey McBride	Fort Morgan	Sophomore
Alex Miller	The Classical Academy	Senior	FS/WB
Carlos Ortega	Roosevelt	Senior	RB
Daniel Pangelinan	Harrison	Senior	OL/DL
Joey Paradiso	Pueblo County	Senior	SB/QB
Cole Petrovics	Evergreen	Senior	MLB/FB
Beau Priegnitz	Evergreen	Senior	DE/OL/SS
PD Riddle	Palisade	Junior	QB/LB
Jacob Robles	Pueblo East	Senior	DL/OL
Frank Rosales	Fort Morgan	Senior	MLB
Jack Roy	Discovery Canyon	Junior	OC/ILB
Livan Santander	Delta	Junior	OL/DL
Matt Sorenson	Palisade	Senior	QB/LB/WR
Andrew Vigil	Centaurus	Senior	WR/CB

Honorable mention: Seth Ausman, Evergreen, Senior, WR/SS/CB; Donavaughn Baucom, Thomas Jefferson, Junior, ILB; Tristan Brown, Delta, Junior, RB/LB; Deyvon Butler, Skyview, Sophomore, RB; Beau Byers, Delta, Junior, WR/CB; Anders Carlson, The Classical Academy, Junior, K/P; Colton Cline, Elizabeth, Senior, RB/LB; Jake Dack, Lutheran, Junior, OL/DL; Jamie Gray, Berthoud, Senior, OL/ILB; James Hardy, Evergreen, Senior, RB/PR/KR; Alonzo Lopez, Northridge, Junior, RB/LB; Christian Majszak, Roosevelt, Senior, MLB/LB; Ryan Oliver, Lewis-Palmer, Junior, OG/DT; Kyle Peterson, The Classical Academy, Senior, OOT/ILB; Mike Ranson, Pueblo Central, Senior, QB/WR; Dylan Reifeis, Evergreen, Senior, QB; Orlondo Rivera, Roosevelt, Senior, WR/FS; Kole Roberts, Delta, Junior, QB/FS; Devin Schmidt, Roosevelt, Senior, DL/OL; Patrick Vasquez, Fort Lupton, Senior, QB/SS; Daulton Wilkinson, Weld Central, Junior, OL/DL.

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Class 2A

Player of the year: Kelton McCoy, Bayfield

Coach of the year: Gary Heide, Bayfield

First Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Zane Alsdorf	Bennett	Senior	RB/DT
Cole Bryant	La Junta	Senior	QB
Jake Busmente	Sterling	Senior	TE/MLB
Trai (Larry) Crook	The Academy	Senior	K/P
Kyle Florian	Platte Valley	Senior	OT
Taed Heydinger	Bayfield	Senior	WR/CB
Matt Hoffman	Platte Valley	Senior	WB/SS
Parker Joens	Platte Valley	Senior	OT/DE/TE
Kyle Killough	Bayfield	Senior	OT/MLB
Tanner Kramer	Eaton	Senior	OC/MLB
Rusty Lohr	Eaton	Senior	FB/LB
Noah Loutherback	Bayfield	Senior	OT/DE
Mitchell Martin	Strasburg	Senior	QB/LB
Kelton McCoy	Bayfield	Senior	QB/ILB
Will McKissick	Kent Denver	Senior	RB/MLB
Zane Phelps	Bayfield	Senior	RB/SS
Austin Reitzenstein	Platte Valley	Senior	OL/DL
Carl Schmidt	Kent Denver	Senior	DT/OT
Tanner Schwindt	Platte Valley	Senior	QB
Clay Shaver	Brush	Senior	ATH/LB
Zach Spears	The Academy	Senior	OL/DL
William Wallace	Strasburg	Junior	OT/DT
Matt Wells	Kent Denver	Senior	OT/DT

Second Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Cade Becker	Bennett	Junior	DE/FB
AJ DeBerard	The Pinnacle	Senior	OT/LB
Marco Garcia	Alamosa	Senior	RB/FS/QB
Parker Gilliland	Platte Valley	Senior	CB/WR
Juan Gomez	Valley	Senior	RB/DT/NG
Anthony Ibarra	Platte Valley	Senior	OL/DL
Colton Ingram	Eaton	Senior	FB/LB
Arnoldo Maltos-Garcia	Brush	Senior	QB/S/CB
Brody McGhehey	Bayfield	Senior	RB/CB
Michael Mitchek	Sterling	Senior	MLB/QB
Tynan Muehlemeyer	Faith Christian	Senior	OT/DT
Trevor Olsen	Faith Christian	Senior	RB/CB
Rafael Pasillas	The Pinnacle	Senior	WR/CB
Stelios Peroulis	Moffat County	Senior	OG/NG
Jesse Rodriquez	Bennett	Sophomore	QB/RB/CB
Isaiah Sanchez	The Academy	Junior	WR/DB/ATH
Justin Schatz	Kent Denver	Senior	WR/CB
Grant Spofford	Kent Denver	Senior	WR/DE/K
Brady Springer	Moffat County	Senior	OG/DT
Dillon Vanhoutan	Florence	Senior	MLB/OT
Tristan Volk	Brush	Senior	OG/DE
Sam Westbrook	Bayfield	Junior	C/NG
Luke Wilson	Kent Denver	Senior	MLB/FB

Honorable mention: Eric Allen, St. Mary’s, Senior, OG/DL; Dax Bender, La Junta, Junior; Wyatt Buhr, La Junta, Sophomore; Conrado Dolores, Roaring Fork, Senior, OL/LB; Reid Hall, Brush, Senior, TE/DE; Chase Keep, Battle Mountain, Senior, WR/DB/K; Joe Martinez, La Junta, Junior; Daniel Martinez, Sheridan, Senior, WR/FS; Ruben Moya, Alameda, Senior, MLB/RB; Tristan Niskanen, Aspen, Senior, TE/DE; Randy Woodward, Brush, Senior, OT/DE; Zeke Zuhlke, Bennett, Senior, MLB/OG.

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Class 1A

Player of the year: Keegan Wentz, Buena Vista

Coach of the year: Matt Flavin, Buena Vista

First Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Bryce Buhr	Crowley County	Senior	RB/ATH/DB
Cody Coleman	Buena Vista	Senior	OG/DT
Willy Darling	Paonia	Senior	DT/OL
Sabyn Diamond	Buena Vista	Senior	OG/DT
Cooper Eggleston	Buena Vista	Senior	RB/FS
Justin Engesser	Colorado Springs Christian	Junior	QB/DB
Luke Fick	Resurrection Christian	Senior	WR/FS/ATH
Michael Gump	Crowley County	Senior	OT
Trenton Hendricks	Limon	Senior	OL/DL
Jayden Hilferty	Limon	Senior	OL/DL
Jeramiah Hillman	Paonia	Senior
Nathan Howell	Resurrection Christian	Senior	OL/DL
Tyler Illgen	Meeker	Junior	OL/DL/OG
Braden Kappel	Limon	Junior	WR/DB
Warren Minerich	Paonia	Senior	OT/DT/OG
Kaeson Risner	Wiggins	Senior	QB
Matt Schmitt	Resurrection Christian	Senior	OL/LB
Jarod Seery	Ellicott	Senior	WR/DB
TJ Shelton	Meeker	Senior	RB/FS
Trevor Smith	Paonia	Junior	MLB/TE
Michael Stevenson	Resurrection Christian	Junior	K/QB/DB
Taylor Walters	Paonia	Senior	QB/LB/RB
Keegan Wentz	Buena Vista	Senior	QB/ILB
Trey Zupancic	Rye	Senior	RB/SS

Second Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Evan Anderson	Resurrection Christian	Senior	RB/DB
Kevin Bailey	Rye	Junior	QB/LB
Jack Baroni	Buena Vista	Junior	OG/MLB
Keenan Barr	Buena Vista	Senior	FB/MLB
Eryk Bauer	Crowley County	Senior	WR/DE
John-Mark Boucher	Colorado Springs Christian	Senior	OL/DL
Jacob Chrestensen	Salida	Senior	RB/LB/P
Jett County	Burlington	Junior	WR
Matthew Davidson	Ellicott	Junior	QB/DB
Austin Dinis	Wiggins	Senior	WR
Keith Dunagan	Crowley County	Junior	NG
Jake Dunn	Colorado Springs Christian	Senior	WR/DB
Ethan Fritchman	Cedaredge	Senior	OL/DE
Dakota Howe	Ellicott	Senior	OL/DL
Justis Marshall	Burlington	Junior	RB
Jason Murphy	John Mall	Junior	OG/DT
Allan Ochoa	Monte Vista	Senior	NG/OG
Connor Peterson	Platte Canyon	Junior	DT
Devon Pontine	Meeker	Senior	WR/LB
Dagan Rienks	Paonia	Junior	TE/S/QB
Morgan Tooley-Prater	Rye	Senior	DT/OG
Michael Valdez	Monte Vista	Senior	QB/RB/MLB
Josh Yates	Buena Vista	Senior	WR/LB

Honorable mention: Caleb Barnes, Crowley County, Senior, OL; Nic Bauman, Cornerstone Christian Academy, Senior, OL/DL; Cass Chisholm, Front Range Christian, Senior, K; Keshaun Duran, Monte Vista, Junior, QB/FS/P; Benjamin Freer, Colorado Springs Christian, Senior, OL/DL; John Hecker, Resurrection Christian, Senior, WR/DL; Rian James, Highland, Senior, TE/WR/DE; Wade Katzdorn, Hotchkiss, Junior, RB/MLB/LB; Wyatt Lee, Peyton, Senior, MLB/RB; Cyrus Malek-Madani, Paonia, Sophomore, MLB; Brendan Mayden, Holyoke, Junior, OL/ILB; Hayden McGinnis, Buena Vista, Sophomore, OL/DL; Taylor Mussard, Platte Canyon, Senior; David Nance, Wiggins, Junior, OG; Isaac Tadla, Platte Canyon, Junior, MLB/OG.

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8-man

Player of the year: Trey Walter, Sedgwick County

Coach of the year: Chris Michel, Sedgwick County

First Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Brandon Anderson	Sedgwick County	Senior
Levi Basler	Akron	Junior	RB/S
Austin Couch	Akron	Senior	RB/CB
Kordell Gueck	Haxtun	Senior	QB/CB
Rafe Hutches	Springfield	Senior	RB
Tre Jensen	Granada	Senior	RB/DB
Cole McKinley	Sedgwick County	Senior
Chad Mikelson	Sedgwick County	Junior
Bridger Reese	Akron	Junior	RB/DL
Seth Schneider	Sedgwick County	Senior
Mitch Sides	Dayspring Christian	Senior	OL/DL
Brock Stortenbecker	Sedgwick County	Senior
Trey Walter	Sedgwick County	Senior
Tyler Woodhams	Sedgwick County	Senior
Wyatt Workman	Haxtun	Senior	TE/DE
Joey Younkerman	Sargent	Senior	ATH

Second Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Trenton Armintrout	Norwood	Junior	QB/OC
Gavin Bicknell	Dayspring Christian	Senior	RB/LB
Cordell Curtis	Sargent	Senior	ATH
Caden Eastin	Wiley	Senior
Dillon Fisher	Springfield	Senior	QB
Jacob Gabriel	Kiowa	Senior	QB/LB
Spencer Gatlin	Dove Creek	Senior	G/NG
Jason George	Simla	Senior	WR/TE/DE
Justin Hacsi	Sargent	Junior	ATH
Tyler Hottinger	Akron	Senior	TE/DE
Damian Nieblas	Norwood	Senior	DL/OL/K
Hunter Robins	Hoehne	Junior	RB/DE/TE
Drew Schendel	Merino	Senior	OL/DL
Bruce Taylor	Caliche	Senior
Matt Thieman	Simla	Senior	OC/DE
Caleb Urwiller	Dayspring Christian	Junior	RB/LB

Honorable mention: Andy Borunda, Springfield, Senior, OG; TJ Daughenbaugh, Kiowa, Senior, WR/DE; Jacob Elsberry, Hoehne, Senior, WR/DB; Jake Garnas, Sedgwick County, Senior; Darrion Gibbs, Akron, Senior, RB/CB; Brandon Hazlitt, Hoehne, Senior, WR/DB; Kyle Kreutzer, Hoehne, Junior, TE/DE; Dustin Poss, Akron, Junior, OL/DE; Cade Rober, Sedgwick County, Junior; Devyn Rummel, Norwood, Junior, RB; Jesse Waller, Hoehne, Junior, OL/DL; Tanner Watson, Akron, Senior, RB/CB.

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6-man

Player of the year: Dylan Dixon, Eads

Coach of the year: Dustin Uhland, Eads

First Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Dylan Dixon	Eads	Senior	RB/S
Luke Duggan	Pawnee	Senior	DB/RB
Caine Farmer	Kit Carson	Senior	RB/DE
Wyatt Kolman	Arickaree/Woodlin	Senior
Ben Lambrecht	Fleming	Senior	DE/TE/FB
Reagan Lane	Eads	Senior	FB/LB
Trent Leoffler	Arickaree/Woodlin	Senior
Trenton Mitchek	Eads	Senior	TE/LB/DE
Jordan Nelson	Peetz	Senior
Logan Vach	Briggsdale	Senior	RB/LB
Alex Vandenbark	Fleming	Junior	FB/MLB
Darian Wagner	Arickaree/Woodlin	Junior

Second Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Tristen Cesko	Flagler	Senior
Jaxon Crawford	Kit Carson	Junior	TE/DB
Justin Duran	Cheraw	Senior	LB/QB
Tristan Headrick	Cheraw	Senior	LB/OL
Cody Hurtado	Genoa-Hugo/Karval	Senior	LB/RB
Jaxon King	Fleming	Junior	QB/LB
Brandon Kohl	Cotopaxi	Senior
Cody Simpson	Aguilar	Senior	RB/S/FS
Marco Solis	Kit Carson	Senior	TE/LB
Joesph Stahley	Fleming	Senior	RB/S
Julian Trujillo	Primero	Senior	RB/ILB
Fred Turner	Eads	Junior	OC/NG
Trevor Warren	La Veta	Junior

Honorable mention: Chase Clements, Miami-Yoder, Junior, RB/LB/OG; Cody Dalton, Hanover, Senior, FB/S/PR; Cole Dunkin, South Park, Senior; Chase Flynn, Stratton/Liberty, Junior, OL/DL/K; Conagher Jones, Arickaree/Woodlin, Senior; Zack Rueb, Briggsdale, Senior, QB/S; Brandon Stewart, Mountain Valley, Junior, TB/LB/QB.

Fort Collins trailed Broomfield 21-10 at halftime, but rallied for a 30-21 win on Friday night.

“At halftime … it wasn’t really a matter of X’s and O’s and we kind of knew that from a coaching standpoint,” Fort Collins coach Eric Rice told Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show. “It was just more a matter of not finishing plays that we had the opportunity to.

“And so our very spirited message at halftime to the guys was, ‘Sometimes winning a football game is about playing with heart and just playing with a lot of courage.’ I really think that’s all it really took for us to get better in the second half.”

The third-ranked Lambkins actually led 10-7 with five minutes to play in the second quarter, but Broomfield struck for two quick touchdowns in a span of two-and-a-half minutes to take a 21-10 advantage into halftime.

Fort Collins responded with a touchdown on its opening drive of the second half — a 5-yard run from Kyler Sigsbee capped it.

William Bridges then gave the Lambkins a 24-21 lead later in the third quarter, and Sigsbee added another touchdown, his third of the game, with 7:16 remaining in the game to seal things.

“Really, really proud of our kids for showing their true character that they’re bunch of fighters and they got a lot of heart and they got a lot of courage and found a way to get a win tonight,” Rice said. “I actually look at tonight, and being down at halftime, as a very positive thing for us in the long run, because we might find ourselves in the playoffs here in a couple of weeks down at halftime, and we’re going to be able to draw back on this experience and say, ‘We’ve been there before.'”

The win sealed the Class 4A Northern League title for the Lambkins.

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5A: Overland 50, Cherokee Trail 48 (OT)

A back-and-forth game all night long, it was fitting that this one ended up in overtime.

The game featured seven ties or lead changes, but it was Ahjon White’s score on fourth-and-goal from the 2 and Austin Conway’s subsequent two-point conversion that proved to be the difference.

Overland had leads of 14-0, 22-14, 28-20 and 36-28. Each time, Cherokee Trail battled back. The Cougars actually took at 42-36 lead in the fourth quarter, but it was Overland’s turn to respond. Josh Wright’s 20-yard touchdown with 5:26 to play tied the game.

Overland had a chance to win it with 2.8 seconds to play, but missed a field goal and the teams went to overtime.

In OT, the Trailblazers got the ball first and White scored his fourth total touchdown of the night on the fourth-down try. Conway then got the conversion on a run. It was Overland’s fifth two-point attempt of the night; they ended up converting three of them.

Cherokee Trail also scored on a fourth-and-goal from the two, but couldn’t convert for two.

Conway finished 22-of-26 with 256 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 108 yards

Cherokee Trail’s Izaiah Lottie had a big night with three touchdowns.

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1A: (8) Centauri 42, (6) Monte Vista 6

The Falcons cruised to an easy win over the Pirates.

“We played well and we played together and we were able to get a big victory against a league rival and a good team,” coach Kyle Forster told the Scoreboard Show after the game. “Our first four games were against four quality teams. Three of them are in the top-4. We learned a lot early, and we were able to put it together tonight.”

Centauri closed the regular season with five-straight wins.

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Short stuff

• The playoff brackets for classes 5A, 2A, 1A, 8-man and 6-man are due out Sunday. There’s no exact time set for a release, but brackets will publish on CHSAANow.com as they are finalized. Expect late morning, mid-afternoon.
• The latest Wild Card point standings won’t publish until either late Saturday night or early Sunday morning.
• Speaking of Wild Card points: Manual was the beneficiary of a forfeit from Ridge View Academy earlier this week. It moved them all the way up to No. 9 in the 2A Wild Card points. But following a loss to previously winless Machebeuf on Friday night, Manual dropped to No. 15. It must hold on tight in hopes it makes the 2A playoff field.
• Lyons wideout Austin Myers had 314 yards receiving in a win over Clear Creek on Friday night, according to BoCoPreps.com. That’s the fourth-highest single-game mark in state history.
• Northridge upset 3A No. 9 Berthoud, 32-20.
• Also in 3A, No. 6 Rifle held off Glenwood Springs 20-13. “As usual, we traveled well,” Rifle coach Damon Wells told the Scoreboard Show. “It was a full house. It was pretty loud. I think sometimes in the mountains in Colorado on Friday nights in the fall, it’s a pretty special environment.”
• 2A’s top-ranked team, Brush, rolled to a 43-29 win over No. 10 Eaton.
• St. Mary’s, No. 9 in 2A, won a rivalry game with Manitou Springs, 28-18. St. Mary’s went 1-8 last season; they’re now 7-2 in 2014. “These kids are riding high right now, playing well,” coach Nic Olney told the Scoreboard Show.
• Here’s another good turnaround: Littleton is 5-4 after beating Ponderosa 21-19. The Lions started 1-4. They won the 4A Plains League as a result. “This is our second fall being together,” coach Kurt Krantz told the Scoreboard Show. “The kids are believing in what we’re doing. They’re starting to understand what this is about.”
• Rangeview won the 5A South Metro League with a 29-7 win over Heritage. “I really like where our team’s at,” coach Dave Gonzales told the Scoreboard Show. “We kind of found our identity tonight. That’s kind of the team we’ve been waiting on to show up for a few weeks. Finally, everybody’s healthy and we’re kind of in a good little run.”
• A few top-10 matchups in 8-man: No. 2 Caliche beat No. 5 Merino 37-14; No. 4 Akron beat No. 10 Sedgwick County 60-21; and No. 7 Granada beat No. 6 Springfield 28-12.
• 6-man’s crossover games began play. Among the winners were Arickaree/Woodlin (66-0 over Miami-Yoder), Walsh (83-32 over Flagler), Fleming (48-6 over Otis) and Peetz (79-32 over Stratton/Liberty). Peetz’s win assures the classification of a new champion this year. Stratton/Liberty won the 2013 crown.

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More coverage

• 5A No. 1 Grandview handed Valor Christian it’s second-straight loss.
• 5A No. 4 Pomona survived a wild game with Chatfield. “It wasn’t even controlled chaos,” coach Jay Madden said. “It was pure chaos.”
• This week’s top-10 scoreboard.
• Replay the night with our live coverage.

The official list of crossover games for 6-man football in Week 9. Note that these are regular season games.

Home	Away	Day	Time
Walsh	Flagler	Friday	6 p.m.
Fleming	Otis	Friday	7 p.m.
Peetz	Stratton/Liberty	Friday	7 p.m.
Arickaree/Woodlin	Miami-Yoder	Friday	7 p.m.
Mountain Valley	North Park	Saturday	1 p.m.
Eads	Genoa-Hugo	Saturday	1 p.m.
Hanover	Cheyenne Wells	Saturday	1 p.m.
Kit Carson	Pawnee	Saturday	2 p.m.

The 2014 football league and classification alignment, as set by the football committee, and approved by CLOC and the legislative council.

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man

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Class 5A

* – Denotes playing up

Centennial (6)
School	Enrollment
Cherokee Trail	2,633
Cherry Creek	3,512
Eaglecrest	2,513
Grandview	2,588
Overland	2,282
Valor Christian *	847

Continental North (6)
School	Enrollment
Rock Canyon	1,948
Fruita Monument	1,706
Highlands Ranch *	1,608
Mountain Vista	2,100
ThunderRidge	2,019
Regis Jesuit *	1,408

Continental South (6)
School	Enrollment
Castle View	1,850
Doherty	2,064
Fountain-Fort Carson	1,714
Legend	1,978
Chaparral	2,105
Douglas County	1,824

Flatirons (8)
School	Enrollment
Boulder	1,939
Brighton	1,841
Denver East	2,433
Montbello	2,160
Northglenn	1,796
Prairie View	1,794
Thornton	1,770
Westminster	2,390

Front Range (8)
School	Enrollment
Fairview	2,128
Fossil Ridge	2,090
Horizon	1,917
Legacy	2,178
Monarch	1,624
Mountain Range	1,964
Poudre	1,780
Rocky Mountain	1,934

Jeffco (8)
School	Enrollment
Arvada West	1,703
Bear Creek	1,729
Chatfield	1,805
Columbine	1,660
Lakewood	2,091
Pomona *	1,448
Ralston Valley	1,748
Mullen *	723

South Metro (7)
School	Enrollment
Arapahoe	2,188
Gateway	1,680
Heritage	1,668
Hinkley	1,923
Rangeview	2,305
Grand Junction	1,694
Smoky Hill	2,141

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Class 4A

** – Denotes playing down
# – Must qualify in the 5A playoffs

Foothills (6)
School	Enrollment
Falcon	1,253
Mesa Ridge	1,330
Montrose	1,361
Sand Creek	1,231
Vista Ridge	1,239
Widefield	1,240

Longs Peak (6)
School	Enrollment
Adams City **	1,768
Greeley West	1,518
Longmont	1,180
Loveland	1,521
Thompson Valley	1,238
Windsor	1,225

Mountain (6)
School	Enrollment
Aurora Central **	2,084
Denver South	1,380
G. Washington	1,436
Golden	1,289
Standley Lake	1,344
Wheat Ridge	1,307

Northern (6)
School	Enrollment
Broomfield	1,428
Fort Collins	1,517
Greeley Central	1,407
Mountain View	1,180
Silver Creek	1,129
Skyline	1,352

Pikes Peak (6)
School	Enrollment
Air Academy	1,402
Durango	1,075
Liberty	1,576
Palmer Ridge	1,095
Pine Creek	1,467
Rampart	1,524

Plains (6)
School	Enrollment
Dakota Ridge	1,545
Green Mountain	1,105
Ponderosa	1,161
J.F. Kennedy	1,259
Lincoln	1,517
Littleton	1,383

Southern (6)
School	Enrollment
Cheyenne Mountain	1,309
Coronado	1,498
Palmer #	1,986
Pueblo Centennial	1,251
Pueblo South	1,357
Pueblo West	1,368

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Class 3A

* – Denotes playing up
** – Denotes playing down

Colorado 7 (8)
School	Enrollment
Elizabeth	762
Englewood	611
Fort Lupton	601
Fort Morgan	892
Lutheran *	329
Skyview	780
Vista Peak	877
Weld Central	609

Metro North (6)
School	Enrollment
Centaurus	1,017
Arvada	905
Conifer	819
D’Evelyn	642
Evergreen	1,009
Thomas Jefferson	1,027

Northern (8)
School	Enrollment
Berthoud	678
Erie	770
Frederick	969
Holy Family	619
Mead	767
Niwot **	1,311
Northridge	1,046
Roosevelt	817

South Central (5)
School	Enrollment
The Classical Academy	618
Pueblo Central	827
Pueblo County	833
Pueblo East	1,030
Sierra	877

Southern (6)
School	Enrollment
Canon City	1,019
Discovery Canyon	1,009
Harrison	815
Lewis-Palmer	1,033
Mitchell **	1,215
Woodland Park	881

Western Slope (8)
School	Enrollment
Delta	626
Eagle Valley	711
Glenwood Springs	797
Central G.J. **	1,452
Palisade	1,049
Rifle	720
Steamboat Springs	645
Summit	770

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Class 2A

* – Denotes playing up
** – Denotes playing down
# – Must qualify in 3A playoffs

Colorado (8)
School	Enrollment
Alameda **	884
Denver North **	680
Denver West	576
Faith Christian	413
Kent Denver	465
Machebeuf	353
Manual	406
Ridge View *	296

Frontier (8)
School	Enrollment
The Academy	520
Bennett *	286
Jefferson	396
KIPP	354
Middle Park	331
The Pinnacle	537
Sheridan	333
Strasburg	357

Patriot (6)
School	Enrollment
Brush	442
Eaton	502
Platte Valley	333
Sterling	565
University	531
Valley	528

Tri-Peaks (6)
School	Enrollment
Florence	465
La Junta	367
Lamar	416
Manitou Springs	520
St. Mary’s	308
Trinidad *	236

Western Slope North (6)
School	Enrollment
Aspen	555
Basalt	373
Coal Ridge	547
Moffat County	504
Roaring Fork	333
Battle Mountain #	794

Western Slope South (6)
School	Enrollment
Bayfield	368
Gunnison	326
Olathe	351
Pagosa Springs	395
Montezuma Cortez**	664
Alamosa	506

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Class 1A

* – Denotes playing up
** – Denotes playing down
# – Must qualify in 2A playoffs

Metro (8)
School	Enrollment
Clear Creek	224
Cornerstone Christian*	61
Denver Christian	142
Estes Park #	333
Front Range Christian	179
Lyons	221
Platte Canyon	299
Resurrection Christian	216

North Central (6)
School	Enrollment
Burlington	232
Highland	239
Holyoke	176
Wiggins	158
Wray	195
Yuma	225

South Central (6)
School	Enrollment
Byers	158
Calhan	141
Crowley County	140
C.S. Christian	280
Limon	136
Rocky Ford	200

Southern Peaks (6)
School	Enrollment
Centauri	269
Center	178
Dolores	208
Ignacio	217
John Mall *	116
Monte Vista	256

Tri-Peaks (6)
School	Enrollment
Buena Vista	248
Dolores Huerta	273
Ellicott	227
Peyton	217
Rye	225
Salida	295

Western Slope (6)
School	Enrollment
Cedaredge	239
Grand Valley	291
Hotchkiss	212
Lake County	292
Meeker	190
Paonia	148

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8-man

* – Denotes playing up
** – Denotes playing down

Arkansas Valley (6)
School	Enrollment
Granada *	65
Holly	77
Las Animas	109
McClave	89
Springfield	92
Wiley *	75

Central (9)
School	Enrollment
Elbert *	61
Gilpin County *	74
Justice	116
Longmont Christian*	69
Nederland **	185
R.M. Lutheran *	66
Vail Christian	113
West Grand	130
Pikes Peak Christian *	66

Mountain (7)
School	Enrollment
Del Norte	135
Dove Creek *	74
Mancos	111
Sanford	108
Sangre de Cristo	87
Sargent	119
Sierra Grande	84

Plains (6)
School	Enrollment
Akron	117
Caliche	93
Dayspring Christian	107
Haxtun	97
Merino	106
Sedgwick County	104

Southern (7)
School	Enrollment
Custer County	135
Cripple Creek/Victor	115
Fowler	114
Hoehne	121
Kiowa	113
Simla	102
Swink	102

Western Slope (6)
School	Enrollment
Hayden	113
Norwood	77
Nucla *	57
Plateau Valley *	72
Rangely	117
Soroco	105

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6-man

** – Denotes playing down

Central (6)
School	Enrollment
Colorado Deaf & Blind	59
Deer Trail	39
Genoa-Hugo	47
Hanover	57
Miami-Yoder **	83
South Park **	104

East Central (7)
School	Enrollment
Arickaree/Woodlin	33
Bethune	42
Flagler	48
Hi-Plains	45
Idalia	29
Otis	52
Stratton/Liberty	62

North (7)
School	Enrollment
Briggsdale	55
Fleming	73
North Park	56
Pawnee	28
Peetz	72
Prairie	56
Weldon Valley	58

Southeast (6)
School	Enrollment
Cheraw	62
Cheyenne Wells	48
Eads	54
Kit Carson	32
Manzanola	58
Walsh	50

Southwest (6)
School	Enrollment
Aguilar	25
Antonito **	79
Cotopaxi	51
La Veta	53
Mountain Valley	37
Primero	56

AURORA — Valor Christian’s athletic programs will reside in the Jefferson County League for the 2014-16 cycle.

The school, which is independent of a league during the current two-year cycle, had requested to join the Centennial League. And though the Centennial previously denied Valor’s request through a vote at a league meeting, there was still a chance that move would be approved at Tuesday’s Classification and League Organizing Committee (CLOC) meeting.

However, at the meeting, CLOC voted to not approve Valor’s move to the Centennial. Instead, through a 6-4 vote, it placed the Eagles in the Class 5A Jeffco League. Valor previously played in the 4A Jeffco from 2010-12. Their teams will continue to compete at the 4A level.

“That’s our job: to put them in a league. They had to be in a league,” CLOC chair Tom Arensdorf said after the meeting. “Every member has the right to be in a league after they’ve done their probationary period. They were not placed in a league two years ago … because basically their membership was in jeopardy. We felt it was best at that time not to put them in a league. No one wanted them, but the reasons for not wanting them were based on past issues that were pretty valid.

“In this past two-year cycle, Valor has done a lot of things to correct those issues. And they deserve to be placed in a league. That’s this committee’s job, to get them in a league.”

So Valor, finally, has a league for all of it’s sports — excepting football, which is still awaiting a conference. (That alignment will be finalized later in November.)

But that doesn’t mean it was easy.

Valor athletic director Rod Sherman spoke briefly at the meeting about the reasons his school sought to join the Centennial. He also said, in part, “We believe now is the time for Valor’s transition from an independent status to being a full-time member of a league. It would be an honor for us to be a member of the Centennial League; there’s much we can learn. We believe we have respected the process of being placed and we humbly request placement in the Centennial League.”

A long discussion ensued, with Centennial and Jeffco reps also speaking, and emphasizing Valor Christian’s private status. Then, CHSAA commissioner Paul Angelico spoke up.

“We’ve had a public-private school discussion going on for over two years now,” Angelico said. “I’m afraid I’m to blame for that because I wanted that to be an open and above-board discussion, rather than all the back-biting that was going on behind the scenes. If I would have known that it would have turned into this bickering that will never end, I think I would have stopped it … and not allowed it to start. There’s no end to this.

“A couple of points I need to make: There is no written or unwritten policy of any sort regarding public and private schools and league placement,” Angelico continued. “Secondly, in the last 24 months, I would say to you, that since that discussion started, it’s not the private schools I’m worried about. … The private school people have heard loudly your message of discontent. Their response has been one of that I can’t complain about. Whatever it takes to be above-board and avoid issues, they’re doing. That applies to Valor doubly. They’ve hired a consultant, they’ve done everything I’ve asked. To the point that last night, in our discussions, we talked about, ‘Well Valor had four ADs show up at the (All-School) Summit.’ I said, ‘Yeah, they did. I told them to, and they did what they were told.’

“I think we have our priorities goofed up and have kind of started turning around what we’re supposed to be about,” he added. “This isn’t a public/private school issue. I hear loudly that it’s an issue about unfair advantage or differences in schools. … Frankly, I would just like to get this conversation back to what it’s about: somebody needs a home. The fact that they’re a public or private school is not the reason you place them in a conference. Nor has it ever been. Let’s talk about what’s the best fit.

“The association has certainly survived with several public and private schools together in the same league. I just want to center this. This becomes a ‘Who can win the argument?’ not, ‘What’s the best thing?’ And I think we need to go back to what are we supposed to be doing here. The committee is charged with placing a school, and they will place a school, and they’ll have to do it to somebody’s chagrin.”

Shortly after, the committee broke into a private session, and then for lunch. When they came back, the vote on Valor request to join the Centennial League was quickly called. Three CLOC members abstained, three voted in favor of the request, and seven against.

Moments later, committee member Rich Wildenhaus from Erie proposed moving Valor to the 5A Jeffco League. There was no discussion from the audience, and the vote ended with six agreeing with the move, four against it and three abstaining. The entire process was swift.

“Honestly, that surprised me,” Arensdorf said afterward. “Over the last two days, we probably discussed this issue as a committee for three-and-a-half hours — because whatever decision was made by the committee was going to be unpopular with some schools and cause some angst within leagues. There is no perfect fit.

“We went through a process that, if the first request did not pass, we — as a committee, it’s our responsibility to come up with something before the end of the day. And different committee members had different proposals,” he continued. “I was surprised that we finished that quickly. And I was surprised there was no feedback from the floor when that proposal was made by Richie Wildenhaus. I didn’t know what to expect at that point, because, as a committee, no one felt comfortable with any solution. There were no solutions that were going to make everybody happy.

“But, in the end, it is what it is, and all these people are professionals and they’ll deal with what they have to deal with and hopefully make the best situation for all the kids that participate in those programs.”

Valor Christian did approach Jeffco about joining the league prior to the CLOC meeting. Jeffco has 5A and 4A leagues.

“Right now, the CLOC committee voted for them to be in 5A Jeffco. I think that discussion still needs to happen,” Jim Thyfault, Jefferson County’s district athletic director, and a member of CLOC, said after the meeting. “Since we do have a 4A option, I think that needs to be discussed.

“I respect Rod Sherman and the people at Valor, I really do. They were in our league before. And, you know what? We’ll all be very professional about it, and I’m sure they will be, too.”

CLOC’s actions on Tuesday still need to be confirmed by the Legislative Council in January.

More league changes

Earlier, Burlington’s request to join the Lower Platte League was denied. That league had previously voted 9-0 against allowing Burlington admittance. CLOC voted 11-2 against overruling that vote. So Burlington will stay in the Union Pacific League.

Approved league changes:

• Broomfield (Northern to Front Range)
• Canon City (South Central to Colorado Springs Metro)
• The Classical Academy (Tri-Peaks to Colorado Springs Metro)
• Clear Creek (3A Frontier to 2A Frontier)
• Ellicott (Tri-Peaks to Black Forest)
• Highland (Patriot to Mile High)
• Holy Family (Metro to Tri-Valley)
• Littleton (Continental to Jeffco)
• Lyons (Patriot to Mile High)
• Manzanola (Southeastern to High Plains)
• Northridge (Tri-Valley to Northern)
• Skyview Academy (Independent to Metro 3A)
• Swallows Charter Academy (Independent to Santa Fe)
• Twin Peaks Charter (New school, joining Mile High)
• Vanguard (Black Forest to Tri-Peaks)

New members

Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy’s request for membership was denied. The school has a unique schedule to allow its students to train on the mountain during the week — training from 8 a.m. to noon, and then attending classes from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. each Tuesday through Friday during the winter.

However, after a lengthy discussion, the committee said they were uneasy going down the road of adding a sports academy as a member.

“It seems so fundamentally different than what our membership is now,” said committee member Mark Kanagy, Windsor’s athletic director.

The committee did approve membership for Caprock Charter Academy in Grand Junction, as well as Denver School of Science & Technology – Green Valley Ranch, and Venture Preparatory School in Denver.

Playdowns

The overwhelming majority of playdowns were approved, save for Abraham Lincoln football (5A to 4A), Estes Park football (2A to 1A) and Palmer football (5A to 4A). Approved playdowns:

• Adams City football (5A to 4A)
• Alameda football (5A to 4A)
• Antonito football (8-man to 6-man)
• Aurora Central football (5A to 4A)
• Boulder softball (5A to 4A)
• Centaurus volleyball (4A to 3A)
• Central (Grand Junction) football (4A to 3A)
• Civa Charter boys/girls basketbal, volleyball (2A to 1A)
• Denver North football (3A to 2A)
• Dolores Huerta girls basketball (3A to 2A)
• Greeley Central softball (4A to 3A)
• Greeley West boys soccer (5A to 4A)
• Miami-Yoder football (8-man to 6-man)
• Mitchell football (4A to 3A)
• Montbello girls soccer (5A to 4A)
• Montezuma-Cortez soccer (4A to 3A)
• Montezuma-Cortez football (3A to 2A)
• Nederland football (1A to 8-man)
• Niwot football (4A to 3A)
• Rifle boys/girls soccer (4A to 3A)
• Roosevelt boys soccer (4A to 3A)
• Skyline softball (4A to 3A)
• South Park football (8-man to 6-man)

Noteable

The committee set the 1A/2A cutoff at 92 students. So schools with 92 and below will be 1A in basketball and all other sports, while those with 93-240 students will be 2A.

Next week, the Classification and League Organizing Committee will finalize the alignment for the 2014-16 cycle. The agenda, released today, revealed a number of interesting situations the committee will discuss next Tuesday.

If you missed our Q&A with CLOC chair Tom Arensdorf, it’s a good way to get caught up on how CLOC works.

That said, let’s dive in.

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League Changes (pdf)

Valor Christian may soon find a home for its non-football sports. The school has requested to join the Centennial League, but it is worth noting that Valor’s teams would remain in Class 4A.

Though a Centennial League vote has already said no — basing it on Mullen’s decision to remain in the league — it shows how strong the Eagles’ desire is to get in a league that they are willing to join arguably the toughest 5A league as a 4A school.

Aside from that, though, the Centennial League schools are in close proximity of Valor Christian. The furthest school would be Cherokee Trail at a little more than 19 miles away.

A “no” vote from the league doesn’t necessarily mean the move won’t happen — it just means it won’t be as easy as league changes other schools are making. CLOC has the final say on league alignment. If Valor’s move is approved, it would give a nine-team Centennial League two private schools.

Additionally, of note:

• Broomfield is seeking to move from the Northern to the Front Range League. Both leagues have signed off on the move, which is sparked by the Eagles’ move to 5A in all sports but football.
• Canon City and The Classical Academy are both seeking entrance to the 4A Colorado Springs Metro League. TCA’s move is because enrollment numbers are bumping the school up to 4A.
• Holy Family is hoping to move from the Patriot to the Mile High League because of an enrollment bump which has them going to 3A.
• Littleton is seeking a change from the 5A Continental to 4A Jefferson County. This is another move on the heels of a class change.

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Playdown requests (pdf)

Among the schools that have requested to play down in certain sports:

• Adams City football (5A to 4A)
• Aurora Central football (5A to 4A)
• Boulder softball (5A to 4A)
• Central (G.J.) football (4A to 3A)
• Denver North football (3A to 2A)
• Greeley West boys soccer (5A to 4A)
• Miami-Yoder football (8-man to 6-man) as well as baseball, boys/girls basketball and volleyball (2A to 1A)
• Montbello girls soccer (5A to 4A)
• Montezuma-Cortez football (3A to 2A)
• Nederland football (1A to 8-man)
• Niwot football (4A to 3A)
• South Park football (8-man to 6-man)

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Other notes:

• Four new schools are seeking membership. They are: Caprock Charter Academy in Grand Junction, which is seeking to join either the San Juan or Western Slope League at the 1A or 2A level; Denver School of Science & Technology – Green Valley Ranch, which is hoping to join the Metro, Frontier or Confluence leagues in 3A; Venture Preparatory School in Denver, which will be 3A; and the Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy, which still needs to determine its classification. Based on the enrollment, however, Vail Ski & Snowboard will likely be 1A or 2A.
• In addition, there are 14 schools which have either inquired about CHSAA membership or have been sent information regarding membership.