The Season D all-state baseball teams honor the best players in the sport as judged by the leagues and coaches. They are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

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

Player and coach of the year was also selected by a vote of the coaches.

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Class 5A

Player of the year: Radek Birkholz, Valor Christian

Coach of the year: Ron Quintana, Mountain Vista

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Radek Birkholz	Valor Christian	P/SS	Senior
Greysen Carter	Fairview	–	Senior
Alex Champagne	Heritage	SS	Senior
Sam Krysa	Mountain Vista	3B	Senior
Quinton Low	Chatfield	P/1B	Senior
Trevor Moore	Mullen	SS/RHP	Junior
Caden Potter	Valor Christian	3B	Senior
Alec Willis	Regis Jesuit	–	Senior
Blake Young	Mountain Vista	C/DH	Junior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Beau Baldensperger	Cherokee Trail	C/P	Senior
Cale Claridge	Legacy	–	Senior
Joe Clinton	Cherokee Trail	3B/P	Senior
Christian Foutch	Chatfield	P	Junior
Connor Hasse	Denver South	–	Junior
Aaron Kidd	Legend	INF/OF	Junior
Cade Kunz	Heritage	LHP/1B/OF	Sophomore
Evan Magill	Mountain Vista	RHP	Senior
JC Rodriguez	Far Northeast Warriors	OF/C	Senior
Cody Trebelhorn	Cherry Creek	RHP/1B/OF	Junior

Honorable mention:

• Tucker Buniger, UTIL, Fruita Monument, Senior
• Gerardo Caldera, C/P, Adams City, Senior
• Caleb Cancino, C, Castle View, Junior
• Benji Carrington, Rampart, Junior
• Reese Chapman, OF/RHP, Grandview, Junior
• Ty Chapman, SS, Grandview, Senior
• Cade Collins, 2B/SS, Dakota Ridge, Freshman
• Cory Cooper, Denver South, Sophomore
• Carter Dorighi, INF, Cherry Creek, Senior
• Braden Doumer, C/OF/1B, Legend, Junior
• Garrett Dykstra, LHP/1B, Arapahoe, Senior
• Jacob Frazzini, P/1B, Cherokee Trail, Senior
• Matt Glover, Denver South, Senior
• Nathan Gutierrez, LHP/OF, Douglas County, Senior
• Jacob Hill, P/2B, Ralston Valley, Senior
• Liam Hohenstein, OF/RHP, Rock Canyon, Junior
• Chase Jaworsky, SS/2B, Rock Canyon, Sophomore
• Brant Kragel, 1B/P, Valor Christian, Junior
• Cale Lansville, RHP/1B, ThunderRidge, Senior
• Dallas Macias, Regis Jesuit, Junior
• Cort McDaniel, C, Fruita Monument, Senior
• Miguel Medina, CF/P/SS, Hinkley, Senior
• Adam Moser, Fairview, Senior
• Matthew Oberlander, OF/P, Fort Collins, Senior
• Brooks Rodarte, Castle View, Sophomore
• Camden Ross, Broomfield, Junior
• Jeremiah Sanchez, OF/LHP, Pueblo West, Junior
• Jace Schlegel, LHP/1B/OF, Pueblo West, Senior
• Landen Sehr, Legacy, Junior
• Luke Silverman, Fairview, Senior
• Danny Spence, INF/RHP, Pueblo West, Junior
• Tyler Stonebraker, OF/UTIL, Douglas County, Junior
• Tommy Valdez, Broomfield, Senior
• Will Vasseur, INF/RHP, Rocky Mountain, Junior
• Isaac Wachsmann, Regis Jesuit, Junior
• Chris Wallace, Poudre, Senior
• Jacob Weaver, P/SS, Fruita Monument, Senior
• Kody Woods, P/C/3B, Palmer, Senior

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Class 4A

Player of the year: Dom Lopez, Ponderosa

Coach of the year: Bob Maloney, Ponderosa

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Dylan Carey	Ponderosa	SS/P/3B	Junior
Denton Damgaard	Cheyenne Mountain	C	Junior
Carson Fagan	Severance	SS/RHP	Junior
Brad Helton	Cheyenne Mountain	3B/OF/RHP	Senior
Dom Lopez	Ponderosa	1B/P/OF	Senior
Cole Martino	Pueblo County	P/1B/3B	Senior
Nolan McCracken	Windsor	RHP	Senior
Thomas Schreffler	Evergreen	INF/P	Senior
Izaak Siefken	Holy Family	P/2B/SS	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Michael Casillas	Pueblo East	RHP/SS/2B	Sophomore
Jared Delgado	Holy Family	SS/C/2B	Junior
Luke Guarienti	Pueblo South	OF/C	Senior
Blake Hammond	Holy Family	P/2B	Senior
Chase Hartman	Pueblo County	CF/C	Senior
Justin Hudson	Lewis-Palmer	RHP/INF	Senior
Kolton Miller	Ponderosa	2B	Senior
Kyle Miller	Pueblo East	SS/RHP	Senior
Devin Nowells	Longmont	3B/RHP	Senior

Honorable mention:

• Tony Benko, D’Evelyn, Junior
• Bradley Blakemore, CF/LF/RHP, D’Evelyn, Junior
• Nate Bollinger, 3B, Palisade, Senior
• Nolan Boone, INF/P, Montrose, Senior
• Sammy Cabral, Thornton, Senior
• Jimmy Chastain, 1B, Windsor, Senior
• Connor Cooney, CF, Holy Family, Senior
• Derrick Domenico, 3B/SS, Pueblo County, Junior
• Nick Espinola, INF/RHP/OF, Thomas Jefferson, Senior
• Sage Ferguson, P/INF, Elizabeth, Senior
• Connor Frickey, 1B/RHP, Cheyenne Mountain, Junior
• Logan Gross, P/3B/SS, Rifle, Freshman
• Mason Hamlin, 2B/SS, Falcon, Junior
• Nolan Hertzke, RHP/3B, Severance, Sophomore
• George Hogan, SS/P, Evergreen, Senior
• Nolan Hydock, 1B/RHP, Greeley West, Senior
• Carson King, INF/P, Evergreen, Junior
• Cael Langford, Fort Morgan, Senior
• Derek Lukes, C/P/1B, Ponderosa, Junior
• Gage Mestas, Durango, Senior
• Westin Miller, SS, Wheat Ridge, Senior
• Nate Moorehead, INF/P/OF, Falcon, Senior
• Elijah Morales, OF/IF/P, Battle Mountain, Junior
• Isaiah Padilla, INF/P, Denver North, Sophomore
• Anders Page-Roth, SS, Golden, Sophomore
• Holden Pantier, SS/3B, Erie, Sophomore
• Melesio Perez, INF, Palisade, Junior
• Chase Prestwich, Frederick, Senior
• Dakota Pruitt, SS/P, Riverdale Ridge, Senior
• Caleb Ralph, RHP/INF, Lewis-Palmer, Senior
• Coletin Renn, INF/P, Canon City, Junior
• Rocco Salvatore, 1B, Roosevelt, Senior
• Clayton Sanger, 1B/LHP, Falcon, Senior
• Brock Saya, SS/RHP, Roosevelt, Junior
• Dylan Sayler, LF/SS/CF, Mesa Ridge, Senior
• Gavin Shary, INF/OF, Denver North, Junior
• Cole Simms, C/P, Canon City, Senior
• Nick Spidel, P/OF, Elizabeth, Senior
• Andrew Syverson, C/2B, Holy Family, Junior
• Nick Vilims, P/OF, Evergreen, Senior
• Cal Walsh, Durango, Senior
• Nick Weiderholt, OF/1B/LHP, George Washington, Junior
• Briggs Wheatley, Fort Morgan, Junior
• Noah Wicks, C/RHP, Golden, Sophomore
• Cruz Zamudio, C, Frederick, Sophomore

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Class 3A

Player of the year: Ryan Ure, Eaton

Coach of the year: Todd Hernandez, Eaton

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Josh Doerr	Faith Christian	LHP/OF	Senior
Ryan Howard	The Classical Academy	C/INF/RHP	Senior
Nolan Johnson	University	CF	Senior
Walker Martin	Eaton	–	Sophomore
Logan Moser	Eaton	–	Senior
Krece Papierski	Moffat County	–	Senior
Dorian Pacheco	Lutheran	–	Senior
Saxton Sorenson	Lutheran	–	Senior
Ryan Ure	Eaton	–	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Noah Chamblee	Bayfield	1B	Sophomore
Zach Cook	Resurrection Christian	–	Senior
Tyler Duarte	Alamosa	SS/P	Senior
Bradley Frank	Kent Denver	CF/INF	Senior
River Jackson	University	SS	Junior
Marcus Kane	Bennett	–	Senior
Alex Moore	The Classical Academy	CF/RHP/2B	Senior
Kaden Moriarity	Brush	–	Junior
Carson Wolf	Faith Christian	RHP/1B/INF	Senior

Honorable mention:

• Daniel Alvarado, 1B/P, Strasburg, Senior
• Ty Blackmer, 2B/SS/RHP, Montezuma-Cortez, Senior
• Tyler Bowdridge, CF/RHP, Pagosa Springs, Senior
• Elliot Bowen, RHP/C/CF, DSST: Montview, Junior
• Blake Buxton, OF/DH, Lamar, Senior
• Cade Carlson, 2B/INF, Bayfield, Senior
• Dylan Diorio, Sterling, Junior
• Jonah Ellis, Salida, Senior
• Carter Evans, Resurrection Christian, Sophomore
• Davis Evans, C/SS/P, Kent Denver, Senior
• Garrett Everitt, 1B/RHP, Faith Christian, Senior
• Greg Garza, INF, University, Junior
• Ben Greenberg, Colorado Academy, Junior
• Josh Greiving, Lutheran, Senior
• Ty Griffith, Brush, Sophomore
• Isaiah Elliot, CF/INF/RHP, The Academy, Sophomore
• Braden Hallman, C/DH/3B, Montezuma-Cortez, Sophomore
• Bryson Knapp, Resurrection Christian, Senior
• Alex Martinez, C, University, Senior
• Gabi Marmolejo, OF/P, Gunnison, Senior
• Alex Martinez, C, University, Senior
• Andrew Meick, Sterling, Junior
• Jonathan Monroe, LHP/OF/1B, The Academy, Junior
• Wish Moore, Basalt, Junior
• Aaron Morgan, Lutheran, Senior
• Ty Myers, 1B/P, University, Senior
• Ernie Padilla, CF/RHP/UTIL, Montezuma-Cortez, Senior
• Zaymien Peteque, INF/P, La Junta, Senior
• Aaron Rice, Colorado Academy, Senior
• Luke Ruby, Junior, Resurrection Christian
• Cole Schumacher, Eaton, Senior
• Sam Sherry, Basalt, Junior
• Hunter Smilanich, Moffat County, Senior
• Evan Sowards, OF/P, Alamosa, Junior
• Coy Spitz, INF/P/C, Lamar, Junior
• Ryder True, Eaton, Sophomore
• Skylor Wild, Gunnison, Junior

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Class 2A

Player of the year: Kory Tacha, Limon

Coach of the year: Rocky Rockwell, Limon

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Junior Arambula	Wray	C/P/UTIL	Senior
Brock Benz	Rye	SS/RHP/C	Junior
Payton Brown	Sargent	P/SS	Senior
Gaige Hilferty	Limon	–	Senior
AJ Lashley	Peyton	P/INF	Junior
Brennen Meyers	Peyton	INF/P	Senior
Chance Pebley	Highland	–	Senior
Brady Rockwell	Limon	–	Junior
Kory Tacha	Limon	–	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Ky Bandy	Limon	–	Junior
Elijah Crosson	Trinidad	SS/P	Junior
Trey Geyer	Cedaredge	P/SS/OF	Senior
Hunter Gotschall	Calhan	SS/P	Sophomore
Michael Gutierrez	Burlington	–	Senior
Brandon Hussey	Peyton	OF/C/P	Senior
JD McCown	Estes Park	P/SS/1B	Senior
Parker Pene	North Fork	INF/P/C	Junior
Connor Wolf	Dawson School	LHP/UTIL	Junior

Honorable mention:

• Anthony Aldretti, P/OF/C, John Mall, Senior
• Brenton Battista, OF/P/INF, Peyton, Senior
• Haden Camp, INF/P, Buena Vista, Sophomore
• JP Clune, C/RHP, St. Mary’s, Junior
• David Clutter, C/OF, Monte Vista, Junior
• Ben Compton, 1B/3B/RHP, Rye, Senior
• Liam Deming, Meeker, Junior
• Braydon Garcia, Meeker, Senior
• Michael Garza, CF/P, Dolores Huerta Prep, Senior
• Logan Glaser, 2B/3B, Calhan, Senior
• Matthew Gutierrez, Burlington, Sophomore
• Tyler Higgins, Limon, Senior
• Sam Hnizdil, INF/P, Highland, Junior
• Trevin Holland, INF/P, Swink, Junior
• Evan Larrick, County Line [Wiley/McClave], Freshman
• Val Leone, INF/P, Fowler, Senior
• Junior Lopez, 2B/INF, Monte Vista, Senior
• Garrett Oloman, SS/P, Custer County, Sophomore
• TJ Ortiz, 3B/P, Las Animas, Freshman
• Matt Pachl, INF/P, North Fork, Junior
• Nathan Paolucci, INF/P, Swink, Senior
• Dimitri Prisbrey, OF/P, Olathe, Senior
• Cole Reavis, OF, Buena Vista, Junior
• Rafael Ruiz Jr., SS/RHP, Lyons, Senior
• Colby Rupp, 1B/OF, Cedaredge, Senior
• Seattle Schuessler, CF/SS/P, Clear Creek, Senior
• Byron Shawcroft, P/SS, Centauri, Junior
• Cameron Stringfellow, SS/P/OF, Dolores Huerta, Freshman
• Yahir Trejo, SS/2B, Yuma, Junior
• Sam Uyemura, SS/P, Wray, Senior
• Michael Valdez, LF/3B/RHP, Rye, Senior
• Henry VanDenBerg, 1B/P, Denver Christian, Senior
• Bobby Wallace, INF/P/C, South Park, Senior
• Michael Wishowski, P/OF/1B, South Park, Senior

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Class 1A

Player of the year: Jose Magallanes, Holly

Coach of the year: Dayne Eaton, Holly

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Jacob Dube	Flatirons Academy	C/RHP	Senior
Dakota Eaton	Holly	LHP/SS/2B	Junior
Josh Flatt	Dayspring Christian	–	Senior
Jose Magallanes	Holly	C/1B/RHP	Senior
Evan Moll	Flatirons Academy	1B/OF/LHP	Junior
Brigden Parker	Holly	LHP/CF/1B	Senior
JT Pollart	Caliche	–	Senior
Trenton Rowan	Flatirons Academy	UTIL/RHP	Junior
Tyler Wytulka	Nucla	–	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Kole Armstrong	Merino	INF/P/C	Senior
Joey Coates	Rocky Mountain Lutheran	–	Senior
Ty Coleman	Cotopaxi	SS/P	Sophomore
Hayden Gray	Dove Creek	3B/RHP	Senior
Kaden Piel	Merino	INF/P/C	Freshman
Ty Scheler	Cheyenne Wells	–	Sophomore
Cooper Seamon	Stratton	–	Sophomore
Julian Terrazas	Holly	1B/OF/UTIL	Sophomore
Deacon Trenkle	Merino	INF/P/C	Sophomore

Honorable mention:

• Pavel Bernlohr, Evangelical Christian, Senior
• Jaxon Borchardt, Rocky Mountain Lutheran, Senior
• Noah Coddington, Evangelical Christian, Junior
• Dominic Coleman, P/SS, Granada, Junior
• Micah Dannelly, UTIL/RHP, Flatirons Academy, Sophomore
• Brayden Glover, Simla, Sophomore
• Bobby Larsen, Rocky Mountain Lutheran, Senior
• Maguire Lind, Pikes Peak Christian, Junior
• Hatch Nelson, Eads, Senior
• Kevin Purkat, SS/RHP, Dove Creek, Senior
• Tyler Reynolds, P/SS, Otis, Senior
• Gavin Rose, C, Elbert, Junior
• Colton Rowan, INF/RHP, Flatirons Academy, Freshman
• Logan Weimer, Nucla, Senior

The last year of high school athletics has been a mixed bag of emotions. Seasons were postponed and the calendars were adjust as necessary as administrators and coaches were tasked with trudging the waters of an unprecedented global catastrophe.

But kids are resilient and a lot of the athletes around the state took the chance to expand their competitive nature and participate in as many sports as possible.

Strasburg’s Garrett Gerrard was one of them. The onslaught of COVID-19 gave Gerrard the opportunity to compete in new situations and gave him a chance to contribute to high school athletics in a way that is dear to his heart, all after he had been diagnosed with Type I Diabetes.

Gerrard’s mother passed away when he was just two years old, but he’s known his entire life that that she a had a big passion for helping those with special needs. She was involved in the Special Olympics when their family lived in Hawaii. That desire appeared to be hereditary as Gerrard jumped at the chance to help the Strasburg unified bowling team when the season began earlier this year.

“It wasn’t something I was planning on doing from the start,” Gerrard said. “I was planning on taking the chance to just lift weights after school. But from prior experience that I had with special needs children, I just thought back to that and realized it was something I wanted to do.”

His prior experience was working with a special needs baseball camp. He found immense pride in helping the kids find joy in the game and realized it was an experience that he wanted to continue when the opportunity to compete with the unified bowling team.

And he was naturally going to compete wherever he could. He was facing a personal challenge through it all as he got his diabetes diagnosis in his junior rear, right when the pandemic was starting to hit the United States.

“It was in February, right after basketball,” he said. “I didn’t want being a diabetic to be an excuse to not do anything.”

So he powered on and competed in five sports throughout the year.

When football was initially pushed back to Season C in August, Gerrard found himself getting recruited to pick up the golf clubs and join the team on the links.

“Because I didn’t have football, it was my first and only chance to play high school golf,” he said. “I took it and I ended up competing at regionals.”

He didn’t quite qualify for the Class 3A state tournament at Dos Rios in Gunnison, but as luck would have it, the timing worked out well. At the time, COVID numbers had dipped and the CHSAA staff advocated for football to be moved back to the fall.

Gerrard jumped back onto the gridiron and was there when Strasburg advanced to the 1A title game against Limon. From there he went out for basketball. Strasburg made it to the 3A state tournament, but lost to Faith Christian in the first round.

He helped the unified bowling team advance to regionals and then as the weather got (somewhat) better, he was out for the baseball team. He plans on sticking with baseball through the duration of the spring, despite graduating from Strasburg earlier this month.

“It’d be hard to throw away an opportunity at my last chance to play a sport that I’ve played since I was four years old,” Garrett said. “I wanted to embrace my final chance to play one of the sports that I love.”

That’s the epitome of his high school experience his senior year. Despite the challenges thrown his way from COVID, he was there every step of the way for his school and his teammates. And he’ll have a story to tell years down the road when recollecting his high school experience.

“It’ll be a pretty big one,” Garrett said. “One, for having played five sports in one year and also for making it through a pandemic where we weren’t in school every day. I wasn’t able to build that camaraderie with my teammates when I wasn’t sitting in the classroom with them.”

But the kids all did okay. And Garrett has a senior year experience that he’ll never forget.

The 2020-21 all-state boys wrestling teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

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

Scroll down to see the teams, or use the menu below to navigate to the class of your choosing.

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Class 2A

First Team
Name	School	Weight
Caleb Camp	Buena Vista	106
Levi Martin	Mancos	113
Lane Hunsberger	Cedaredge	120
Dale VanMatre	John Mall	126
Oran Huff	Lyons	132
Zach Tittle	Highland	138
Eyan Chavez	Centauri	145
Tyler Collins	Wray	152
Traycer Hall	Hotchkiss	160
Jack Ring	Highland	170
Remington Peterson	Rye	182
Colby Clatterbaugh	Meeker	195
Anthony Miller	Paonia	220
Laith Ibrahim	Wiggins	285

Second Team
Name	School	Weight
Riley Valdez	Centauri	106
Chris Hutchings	Buena Vista	113
Brady Collins	Wray	120
Trey Geyer	Cedaredge	126
Michael Atencio	Rye	132
Anthony Aldretti	John Mall	138
Clint Brown	Peyton	145
Jordan Martin	Centauri	152
Erik Mestas	Centauri	160
Kody Logan	Soroco	170
Trent Elliott	Merino	182
Adam Schulz	Crowley County	195
Harrison Wade	Wray	220
Jose Molina	Wray	285

Honorable Mention:

• Shawn Cordova, Dolores Huerta (106)
• Dillon Eichner, Mancos (106)
• Mario Vigil, Centauri (113)
• Malachi Gallegos, Del Norte (113)
• Joe Zamora, Rocky Ford (120)
• Eddie Bowman, John Mall (120)
• Dezmon Reyes, Rocky Ford (126)
• Jackson Helmke, Buena Vista (126)
• David Arellano, Buena Vista (132)
• AJ Robidoux, Cedaredge (132)
• Lain Yapoujian, Byers (138)
• Dylan Zimmerman, Hayden (138)
• David Gardner, Lyons (145)
• Tach Brewer, Crowley County (145)
• James Brown, Peyton (152)
• Hayden Burr, Sedgwick/Fleming (152)
• Kelton Turner, Meeker (160)
• Joziah Maestas, Rocky Ford (160)
• Payton Wade, Wray (170)
• Haden Camp, Buena Vista (170)
• Pepper Rusher, Wiggins (182)
• Seth Moss, Buena Vista (182)
• Fabian Lopez, Sedgwick/Fleming (195)
• Tai Gay, Dolores Huerta (195)
• JJ Horn, Fowler (220)
• Isaac Mantey, Burlington (220)
• Derek Sanchez, Cedaredge (285)
• Christian Matus, Hotchkiss (285)

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Class 3A

First Team
Name	School	Weight
Dale O`Blia	Mullen	106
Roberto Estrada	Weld Central	113
Davion Chavez	Alamosa	120
D`mitri Garza-Alarcon	Fort Lupton	126
Zach Marrero	Strasburg	132
Brady Hankin	Woodland Park	138
Zane Rankin	Lamar	145
Isaiah Rios	Valley	152
Cameron Lucero	Pagosa Springs	160
Mac Copeland	Bennett	170
Cody DuBois	Bennett	182
Braden Baumgartner	Weld Central	195
Jeremiah Garcia	Platte Valley	220
James Hustoles	James Irwin	285

Second Team
Name	School	Weight
Anthony Isek	Co Springs Christian	106
Royce Uhrig	Gunnison	113
Alex Castaneda	Eaton	120
Brandon Boehm	Florence	126
Trevor Maestas	Alamosa	132
Jamen Onesky	Faith Christian	138
Dylan Tressler	Pagosa Springs	145
Ryan Dirksen	Eaton	152
Cael Langford	Fort Morgan	160
Tanner Baumgartner	Weld Central	170
Cael Jordan	Eaton	182
Colby Runner	Severance	195
Skyler Hill	Pagosa Springs	220
Tanner True	Eaton	285

Honorable Mention:

• Aden Young, Sterling (106)
• Van Hee Jared, Gunnison (106)
• John Faczak, Bennett (113)
• Daniel Soto, Jefferson (113)
• Erik Wyman, Pagosa Springs (120)
• Andrew Kramer, Elizabeth (120)
• Noah Linares, Mullen (126)
• Angelo Lozado, Jefferson (126)
• Johnathan Malovich, Platte Valley (132)
• Will Moneypenny, Berthoud (132)
• Zach Brown, Valley (138)
• Paxton Daggett, University (138)
• Dylan Pickering, Bayfield (145)
• Riley Bornhoft, Sterling (145)
• Brae Bergdolt, Pagosa Springs (152)
• Anthony Abeta, Montezuma-Cortez (152)
• Kaleb Valdez-Lemos, Mullen (160)
• Eddie Lemos, Res. Christian (160)
• Alberto Zelaya, Jefferson (170)
• Drew Johnson, Salida (170)
• Jacob Hustoles, James Irwin (182)
• Wil Aucoin, Pagosa Springs (182)
• Wesley Reeves, Manitou Springs (195)
• Ruben Samuelson, Basalt (195)
• Zayne Stam, Weld Central (220)
• Tanner Eide, Classical Academy (220)
• Aidan Trujillo, Valley (285)
• Sebastian Cortez, University (285)

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Class 4A

First Team
Name	School	Weight
Jackzen Rairdon	Thompson Valley	106
Kobi Johnson	Loveland	113
Eric Griego	Pueblo County	120
Dominic Hargrove	Discovery Canyon	126
Cody Thompson	Loveland	132
Ryan Vigil	Broomfield	138
Vance Vombaur	Windsor	145
Jacob Bierman	Thompson Valley	152
Isaias Estrada	Thomas Jefferson	160
Mitchell Nowlan	Coronado	170
Xavier Freeman	Pueblo East	182
NIco Gagliardi	Cheyenne Mtn	195
Jake Boley	Cheyenne Mtn	220
Matthew Moore	Mesa Ridge	285

Second Team
Name	School	Weight
Zion Mares	Pueblo County	106
Frankie Gallegos	Mesa Ridge	113
Ramon Salazar	Erie	120
Nicholas Grizales	Cheyenne Mtn	126
Weston Dalton	Pueblo East	132
Rudy Lopez	Erie	138
Clayton Robinson	Roosevelt	145
Vincent Fortin-Munoz	Windsor	152
Aydin Rix Mcelhinney	Falcon	160
Hayden Crosson	Pueblo West	170
Bryce Garcia	Pueblo County	182
Raul Martinez	Montrose	195
Morgen Watt	Broomfield	220
Jesse Boley	Cheyenne Mtn	285

Honorable Mention:

• LJ Herburger, Pueblo East (106)
• AJ Alexander Hague, Riverdale Ridge (106)
• Izaiah Padilla, Pueblo County (113)
• Alex Carrillo, Frederick (113)
• Kam Hanel, Thompson Valley (120)
• Bryan Dickerson, Falcon (120)
• Boden White, Pueblo County (126)
• Landon Drury, Falcon (126)
• Roman Smith, Lewis Palmer (132)
• Smokey McClure, Falcon (132)
• Sebastian Freeman, Pueblo East (138)
• Ezavian Ortega, Canon City (138)
• Anthony Flores, Pueblo East (145)
• Raife Manjarrez, Cheyenne Mtn (145)
• Richard Palomar, Pueblo County (152)
• Bronco Hartson, Roosevelt (152)
• Micah Duran, Pueblo West (160)
• Max Coddington, Vista Ridge (160)
• Josiah Aldinger, Falcon (170)
• Dylan Ruane, Discovery Canyon (170)
• Soren Herzog, Cheyenne Mtn (182)
• Ryan Patterson, Falcon (182)
• Gavin Malek, Erie (195)
• Aiden Ray, Windsor (195)
• Donovan Jarmon, Vista Peak (220)
• Javian Hernandez, Central- Grand Junction (220)
• Abraham Garcia, Eagle Valley (285)
• Brandon Van Nooten, Montrose (285)

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Class 5A

First Team
Name	School	Weight
Ane`e Vigil	Prairie View	106
Kenny Sailas	Brighton	113
Jakob Romero	Pomona	120
Elijah Olguin	Pomona	126
Armando Garcia	Denver East	132
Vince Cornella	Monarch	138
Daniel Cardenas	Pomona	145
Antonio Segura	Regis Jesuit	152
Cody Ginther	Fossil Ridge	160
Draygan Colonese	Pine Creek	170
Jacob Badger	Chatfield	182
Jack Forbes	Columbine	195
Franklin Cruz	Pomona	220
Zach Schraeder	Columbine	285

Second Team
Name	School	Weight
Otto Black	Ponderosa	106
Derek Glenn, Jr	Cherokee Trail	113
Jett Strickenberger	Ponderosa	120
Jacob Bostelman	Ponderosa	126
Murphy Menke	Ponderosa	132
Aidan Lenz	Ponderosa	138
Jaron Mahler	Ponderosa	145
Grayston Diblasi	Horizon	152
Kolten Strait	Rocky Mountain	160
Traevin Osborn	Ponderosa	170
Matthew Kinerson	Rocky Mountain	182
Matthew Soderborg	Cherry Creek	195
Dylan BravoPacker	Brighton	220
Jonah Rubadue	Chaparral	285

Honorable Mention:

• Frankie Sanchez Jr., Grandview (106)
• Nico Gonzalez, Northglenn (106)
• Jeramiah steele, Pomona (113)
• Noah Kubala, Chaparral (113)
• Emilio Trujillo-Deen, Monarch (120)
• Tony Garcia Lopez, Poudre (120)
• Dillon Roman, Monarch (126)
• Max Black, Douglas County (126)
• Josiah Parsons, Pomona (132)
• Joey Airola, Fairview (132)
• Isaac Ibarra, Thornton (138)
• Justin Kelchen, Douglas County (138)
• Kierarn Thompson, Grand Junction (145)
• Levi Deaguero, Adams City (145)
• Randy Myers, Ponderosa (152)
• Zack Zuniga, Thornton (152)
• Gage Bernall, Pomona (160)
• Karter Johnson, Ponderosa (160)
• Jacob Judd, Pomona (170)
• Elijah Hamilton, Valor (170)
• Jace Graves, Pine Creek (182)
• Dillon Parker, Fossil Ridge (182)
• Sage Harrison, Poudre (195)
• Haegun Hoffschneider, Ponderosa (195)
• Geoffery Freeman, Chaparral (220)
• Kyle Hanson, Highlands Ranch (220)
• Cade Whish, Fort Collins (285)
• Ryan Aguiar, Douglas County (285)

Belleview Christian (1A) and St. Mary’s (3A) each moved up to No. 1 in their respective boys basketball rankings this week.

The rankings, voted upon by coaches, are the official polls of the Association. They are a factor in the postseason. During the regular season, the poll will release each Monday.

Complete rankings are below.

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CHSAANow.com Boys Basketball Polls

Voted upon by coaches around the state.

First-place votes are in parentheses.

Coaches looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

Class 5A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Cherry Creek (12)	6-0	273	1	2-0
2	Rangeview (2)	7-0	266	2	2-0
3	ThunderRidge (3)	3-0	254	6	2-0
4	Regis Jesuit (3)	6-0	227	4	2-0
5	Chaparral	6-0	213	7	2-0
6	Mountain Vista	5-1	202	3	1-1
7	Fossil Ridge	7-0	158	8	3-0
8	Denver East	7-2	136	–	3-0
9	Overland	5-1	115	8	1-1
10	George Washington	4-2	98	5	1-2
11	Valor Christian (1)	5-2	80	13	3-0
12	Chatfield	7-0	75	–	3-0
13	Eaglecrest	3-2	62	12	2-1
14	Doherty	6-1	54	10	1-1
15	Rampart	5-1	49	–	2-0
Others receiving votes:
Fairview 46, Smoky Hill 35, Rock Canyon 31, Douglas County 24, Vista PEAK 19, Silver Creek 18, Gateway 16, Mullen 15, Ralston Valley 14, Mountain Range 8, Columbine 8, Fountain-Fort Carson 7, Arapahoe 5, Grandview 3, Boulder 3, Legend 2, Highlands Ranch 2, Horizon 1, Far Northeast Warriors 1
Dropped out
Ralston Valley (11), Smoky Hill (14), Rock Canyon (15)

Class 4A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Mead (13)	5-0	333	1	2-0
2	Windsor (6)	6-0	287	2	3-0
3	Longmont (2)	6-0	275	3	4-0
4	Lewis-Palmer	4-1	253	4	3-0
5	Pueblo Central (1)	7-1	203	6	3-1
6	Evergreen	6-1	182	7	1-1
7	Montrose (1)	7-0	172	10	5-0
8	Erie	4-1	144	5	2-0
9	Pueblo South	6-1	131	8	3-0
10	Centaurus	3-3	125	8	2-2
11	Golden	6-2	102	11	2-0
12	Aurora Central	6-1	74	14	6-1
13	Pueblo East	2-2	72	13	1-1
14	Steamboat Springs	5-0	71	–	0-0
15	Green Mountain	5-2	70	12	1-1
Others receiving votes:
Thompson Valley 37, Canon City 32, Frederick 30, Palisade 25, Roosevelt 20, Severance 20, Sand Creek 19, D’Evelyn 19, Mountain View 16, Harrison 15, Denver North 7, Thomas Jefferson 7, Cheyenne Mountain 5, Wheat Ridge 5, Weld Central 4, Holy Family 2, Pueblo Centennial 1, Falcon 1, Durango 1
Dropped out
D’Evelyn (15)

Class 3A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	St. Mary’s (9)	7-0	351	2	3-0
2	Lutheran (15)	5-1	331	1	2-0
3	Manitou Springs	7-0	276	3	3-0
4	Sterling	6-1	244	7	3-0
5	Centauri	6-0	214	5	2-0
6	Faith Christian	4-3	187	4	2-1
7	Colorado Academy	4-0	164	8	0-0
8	Resurrection Christian	4-2	155	6	1-1
9	Manual	4-2	149	11	2-0
10	Kent Denver	6-1	134	8	2-0
11	Coal Ridge	5-1	116	13	3-0
12	Highland	6-1	107	12	2-0
13	Englewood	5-1	82	14	2-0
14	The Pinnacle	8-0	66	–	3-0
15	Strasburg	5-1	61	–	2-0
Others receiving votes:
Buena Vista 48, Colorado Springs Christian 46, Eaton 44, Salida 35, Brush 31, Aspen 21, University 20, Alamosa 18, Estes Park 17, The Vanguard School 10, Bishop Machebeuf 9, Gunnison 9, Bennett 8, Pagosa Springs 8, DSST: Byers 8, DSST: Conservatory Green 6, Arrupe Jesuit 5, Basalt 5, Platte Valley 4, Moffat County 4, Woodland Park 2, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 1, Frontier Academy 1, Liberty Common 1, Fort Lupton 1, Roaring Fork 1
Dropped out
Eaton (10), Buena Vista (15)

Class 2A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Limon (20)	7-0	349	1	2-0
2	Wray (2)	6-0	319	2	3-0
3	Mancos	6-0	271	3	1-0
4	Denver Christian (1)	4-1	216	5	1-0
5	Sanford	5-2	210	7	2-1
6	Yuma	4-3	208	6	2-0
7	Peyton	4-1	197	12	3-0
8	Holly	7-1	188	8	3-1
9	Fowler	4-3	143	4	1-2
10	Wiggins	5-1	111	14	1-1
11	Sedgwick County	5-3	107	8	2-1
12	Meeker	4-1	106	10	1-1
13	Ignacio	4-2	75	11	3-0
14	Crested Butte	3-1	70	13	1-0
15	Soroco (1)	5-1	48	–	2-1
Others receiving votes:
West Grand 40, Monte Vista 34, Holyoke 29, Gilpin County 22, Byers 19, Clear Creek 19, Del Norte 18, Thomas MacLaren 14, Lyons 13, Vail Mountain 11, Dayspring Christian Academy 10, Center 8, Vail Christian 5, Golden View Classical 4, Dolores 4, Rye 4, Cedaredge 3, Atlas Prep 2, South Park 1, Heritage Christian 1, Swallows Charter Academy 1
Dropped out
West Grand (15)

Class 1A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Belleview Christian (16)	7-0	298	2	3-0
2	De Beque (2)	5-1	255	1	0-1
3	Cheraw	7-0	237	6	2-0
4	Primero	7-0	219	5	3-0
5	Merino (1)	4-2	160	4	2-1
6	Evangelical Christian	6-1	157	12	2-0
7	Mile High Academy (2)	0-1	123	3	0-1
8	Haxtun	5-2	118	7	1-1
9	Granada	5-1	111	8	1-1
10	Denver Jewish Day	4-1	94	15	1-0
11	Flatirons Academy	4-1	80	13	1-1
12	Sangre de Cristo	4-1	79	11	1-1
13	Eads	4-1	73	–	1-1
14	Briggsdale	5-2	68	8	2-1
15	Caprock Academy	5-1	66	–	2-0
Others receiving votes:
Cheyenne Wells 61, Simla 61, Genoa-Hugo 52, Denver Waldorf 49, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 38, Kit Carson 28, McClave 17, Kim/Branson 11, Springfield 10, Longmont Christian 10, Sierra Grande 8, Creede 8, Ouray 7, Walsh 7, Elbert 4, Fleming 3, Idalia 3, Dove Creek 2, Prairie 2, Arickaree/Woodlin 1
Dropped out
Cheyenne Wells (10), Kit Carson (14)

The 2020 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 from the results of the coaches’ vote.

Because there will be two football seasons during the 2020-21 school year, this is the all-state football team for Season A. There will be a separate all-state football team released for Season C.

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Class 5A

Player of the year: Myles Purchase, Cherry Creek

Coach of the year: Dave Logan, Cherry Creek

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Al Ashford III	Cherry Creek	CB/WR/FS	Senior
James Betschart	Legend	OL	Senior
Julian Hammond	Cherry Creek	QB	Senior
Gunnar Helm	Cherry Creek	TE	Senior
Jake Hives	Columbine	OL	Senior
Aaron Karas	Pomona	T	Junior
Nick Lyon	Valor Christian	T/DT	Senior
Braden Miller	Eaglecrest	OT	Junior
Liam O’Brien	Fairview	QB	Senior
Seyi Oladipo	Eaglecrest	CB	Senior
Boden Page	Cherry Creek	P	Junior
Grant Page	Fairview	WR	Junior
Chase Penry	Cherry Creek	WR	Senior
Jack Pospisil	Pomona	QB/DB	Senior
Domingo Prince	Cherry Creek	T/G	Senior
Myles Purchase	Cherry Creek	CB/RB	Senior
Leslie Richardson III	Smoky Hill	QB	Senior
Ty Robinson	Eaglecrest	WR/S	Senior
Gavin Sawchuk	Valor Christian	RB	Junior
Mukendi Wa-Kalonji	Grandview	DE	Senior
Arden Walker	Cherry Creek	DE/LB	Senior
Brayden Wood	Fairview	DE	Senior
Gus Zilinskas	Cherry Creek	DT/FB	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Jackson Anderson	Valor Christian	C/DE	Senior
Jay Barry	Fairview	DB	Senior
Austin Brown	Ralston Valley	T/G	Senior
Seth Cromwell	Columbine	FB/MLB	Junior
Caden Dollar	Fossil Ridge	MLB/RB	Senior
Connor Eise	Legend	RB	Senior
George Fitzpatrick	Cherry Creek	T/TE	Junior
Elijah Hamilton	Valor Christian	TE/MLB/TE	Senior
Anthony Harris Jr.	Smoky Hill	WR	Junior
Sam Krysa	Mountain Vista	CB/WR	Senior
Isaac Lacy	Lakewood	DL/OL	Senior
Aidan Lehman	Mullen	K/P	Senior
Mason Maddox	Cherokee Trail	DT/G	Senior
Jake Maikkula	Valor Christian	T/DT	Junior
Malik Majekodunmi	Cherry Creek	LB/DE	Senior
Brannon McGowan	Arapahoe	LT/RG	Junior
Justin Michael	Poudre	T/G/TE	Senior
Jaxon Muma	Legend	S	Senior
Clay Nanke	Regis Jesuit	DE/TE	Senior
Jordan Norwood	Valor Christian	MLB/RB	Junior
Ezekiel Peirce	Arapahoe	RB/LB/MLB	Senior
James Walker II	Cherry Creek	RB	Senior
AJ Zamora	Pomona	RB/LB	Senior

Honorable mention:

• Tanner Arkin, LB/TE, Fossil Ridge, Senior
• Spencer Aye, G, Regis Jesuit, Senior
• Matthew Baer, DE/DT, Regis Jesuit, Senior
• Mike Beeson, T/LS, Horizon, Senior
• Jake Berry, OL, Fairview, Senior
• Charlie Carlston, WR, Ralston Valley, Senior
• Mason Dickerson, FS, Legacy, Junior
• David Dody, RB, Regis Jesuit, Senior
• Jackson Dorr, P, Valor Christian, Senior
• Stone Fletcher, DT/NG, Horizon, Junior
• Blake Haggerty, CB/WR, Castle View, Junior
• Andrew Hale, S/WR, Valor Christian, Junior
• Evan Harrell, CB/SS, Cherokee Trail, Junior
• Jaxon Heil, SS/RB, Mullen, Junior
• Adam Holton, LB/WR, Mountain Vista, Senior
• JuJu Howard, LB, Pomona, Senior
• Wesley Jones, K, Columbine, Junior
• Ryan Kawashima, Cherokee Trail,
• Cole Kesner, C/DT, Highlands Ranch, Senior
• Sean Kidd, RB/SB, Rocky Mountain, Senior
• Tyson Lambert, ILB/TE, ThunderRidge, Senior
• Tyler Larson, WR, Valor Christian, Senior
• JP Luketu, RB, Eaglecrest, Senior
• Connor Mantelli, K/P, Douglas County, Senior
• Colton Martin, DB, Grandview, Senior
• Watson McBride, DE/T, Valor Christian, Senior
• Ren Miller, C/NG, Castle View, Senior
• Chase Muller, RB/DB, Pomona, Junior
• JJ Nelson, CB, Chaparral, Senior
• Cody Pettitt, DE/G, Fossil Ridge, Senior
• Garrett Quenzer, G, Prairie View, Senior
• Ryan Randall, DE, Rocky Mountain, Senior
• Jonah Rubadue, G/DT, Chaparral, Senior
• Michael Runnels, LB/RB, Arvada West, Sophomore
• Luke Sandy, TE/OL/DL, Legend, Junior
• Chris Sarkodie, T, Overland, Senior
• Kalen Shoemaker, QB, Legend, Senior
• Braelon Tate, Legacy, Junior
• Anthony Tocchini, T/C, Regis Jesuit, Senior
• Chase Tompkins, WR/CB/FS, ThunderRidge, Junior
• Jarrell Trahan, RB/CB, Highlands Ranch, Senior
• Nunie Tuitele, DE, Regis Jesuit, Junior
• Kade Unberhagen, Doherty, Senior
• Marc Wessbecker, FS/RB, Castle View, Junior
• Trace Williams-Mitchel, T/DT, Columbine, Junior
• Hunter Wilson, MLB, Cherokee Trail, Senior
• Jack Zilligen, LB, Rock Canyon, Senior

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Class 4A

Player of the year: Zack Rakowsky, Loveland

Coach of the year: Jeff Mauck, Loveland

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Colten Brueggeman	Montrose	OL	Senior
Cale Cormaney	Rampart	QB/FS	Senior
Conroy raymond Dixon-agnew	Loveland	T/NG	Senior
Kaden Dudley	Palmer Ridge	WR/SS	Senior
Hall Edmonds	Broomfield	MLB/RB	Senior
Matthew Eich	Broomfield	K/P	Senior
Beau Freyler	Pine Creek	FS/WR/RB	Senior
Jayden Fuller	Fountain-Fort Carson	G/DE	Senior
Ben Gultig	Dakota Ridge	QB	Senior
Jack Hanenburg	Ponderosa	QB	Senior
Aidan Hockel	Loveland	G/DE	Senior
Zaine Hood	Brighton	DT	Senior
Tanner Jolley	Fruita Monument	DE/T	Senior
Connor Jones	Palmer Ridge	T/G	Junior
Q Jones	Fountain-Fort Carson	RB	Senior
Luke McAllister	Palmer Ridge	QB	Senior
Charlie Offerdahl	Dakota Ridge	DB/RB/KR	Senior
Cael Porter	Ponderosa	RB/S	Senior
Zack Rakowsky	Loveland	QB/S	Senior
Thomas Schneider	Fountain-Fort Carson	T/DE	Senior
Chase Silva	Skyline	QB/FS	Senior
Jason Soderlin	Dakota Ridge	OL	Senior
Joey Treccia	Ponderosa	G	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Justice Brashear	Broomfield	T/G	Senior
Grayden Bridwell	Skyline	SB/SS	Senior
Are’an Burr	Air Academy	MLB/LB	Senior
Anthony Costanzo	Palmer Ridge	FS/WR	Junior
Brayden Dorman	Vista Ridge	QB	Sophomore
Tai Faavae	Fountain-Fort Carson	MLB/RB	Sophomore
Terrance Ferguson	Heritage	WR/TE	Senior
Nico Gagliardi	Cheyenne Mountain	DE/RB/TE	Junior
Mason Galbreath	Dakota Ridge	WR	Senior
Spencer Hardy	Dakota Ridge	DL/FB	Senior
Kevin J allen	Broomfield	OL/DL	Senior
Cameron Jones	Palmer Ridge	DE/TE	Senior
Braden Kramer	Pine Creek	ATH/DL	Junior
Justis Laulu	Vista Ridge	DT/G	Junior
Ian Loomis	Loveland	MLB/FB	Junior
Lukas Moran	Pueblo West	DE	Senior
John Pastore	Erie	T/DT	Junior
Tilo Pena	Dakota Ridge	K	Senior
Jadyn Tafoya	Loveland	ILB/TE/RB	Senior
Armony Trujillo	Fruita Monument		Junior
Mason Veve	Erie	WR/RB	Senior
Conner Waite	Windsor	ILB/OG/LS	Senior
Jaydon Young	Rampart	NG/C	Senior

Honorable mention:

• DJ Allen, WR/DE/TE, Widefield, Junior
• Oscar Aranday, G/DT, Skyline, Senior
• Kaden Arrastia, OL, Dakota Ridge, Senior
• Lamaine Arrington jr, RB/FS, Pueblo West, Junior
• Claudio Austin, Grand Junction Central, Senior
• Austin Bierhaus, CB/LB/TE, Loveland, Senior
• Trent Blundell, RB/DB, Montrose, Senior
• Jake Boley, OLB, Cheyenne Mountain, Senior
• Eli Bowman, WR/FS, Brighton, Senior
• CJ Brown, T/DT, Rampart, Senior
• Braxton Burrows, WR/LB, Widefield, Senior
• Yahir Chairez-Salazar, MLB/RB, Greeley Central, Junior
• JJ Dickerson, K/P, Mesa Ridge, Senior
• Aiden Gaddis, DT, Longmont, Senior
• Isacc Gomez, WR/DB, Thornton, Sophomore
• Jimmy Grace, DL/OL, Monarch, Sophomore
• Austin Griffin, FB, Montrose, Junior
• Jack Hanson, K, Cheyenne Mountain, Senior
• Eric Haslett, MLB/T, Rampart, Senior
• Espin Hernandez, FB/MLB, Fruita Monument, Senior
• Joel Hesse, DT/T/DE, Skyline, Senior
• Daymond Hill Jr., RB, Cheyenne Mountain, Senior
• Eli Hubert, WR/CB, Silver Creek, Junior
• thane humiston, RB/DE, Mesa Ridge, Junior
• Alexis Irizarry, CB/RB, Greeley West, Junior
• Anthony Jay, G/C, Liberty, Senior
• Aiden Johnson, HB/LB/SS, Grand Junction, Senior
• Caleb Johnson, WR, Longmont, Junior
• Joe Killian, WR/RB/C, Loveland, Senior
• Mason Lowe, WR, Chatfield, Sophomore
• Raul Martinez, OL/DL, Montrose, Senior
• Troy McCarthy, RB/LB, Standley Lake, Senior
• Mason Micci, RB/DB, Coronado, Senior
• Carter Motichka, WR, Ponderosa, Senior
• Branyon Murdock, Pine Creek, Senior
• Joe Naple, MLB/ATH, Palmer, Junior
• Keegan Patterson, QB/SS, Longmont, Junior
• Hunter Peck, ILB/OG/FB, Windsor, Senior
• Matthew Ramsey, G/LB, Brighton, Senior
• Marcellus Reed, WR/CB, Palmer Ridge, Senior
• Ray Salvatore, DE/G, Fountain-Fort Carson, Senior
• Eric San Souci, OL/DL, Coronado, Senior
• Christopher Smith, G/DE, Wheat Ridge, Senior
• Jaden Solano, WR/DB, Broomfield, Senior
• Philip Sonntag, T/G, Pueblo West, Senior
• Ryan Toy, OL/DL, Golden, Senior
• Adrian Valenzuela, RB/CB, Bear Creek, Senior
• AJ Wheeler, DL/OL, Broomfield, Senior
• Gavin Whetzal, LB/WR, Pine Creek, Junior
• Tyson Williams, WB/CB/K, Loveland, Junior

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Class 3A

Player of the year: Jordan Woolverton, Durango

Coach of the year: David Vogt, Durango

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Isaac Abramson	Lutheran	C/G	Senior
Nathan Bailey	Mead	RB/LB	Senior
Tommy Brake	Roosevelt	OL/DL	Senior
Andrew Cole	Roosevelt	T	Senior
Ben Finneseth	Durango	WR/SS	Senior
Liam Gray	Holy Family	K/WR	Senior
Luke Guarienti	Pueblo South	WR/FS	Senior
Brig Hartson	Roosevelt	QB/LB	Senior
Trevin Johnson	Holy Family	RB	Senior
Cord Kringlen	Holy Family	OL/DL	Senior
George Longoria	Pueblo South	RB/LB	Senior
Brian Mata	Pueblo South	T	Junior
Dorian Pacheco	Lutheran	RB/MLB	Junior
Ford Pitts	Durango	DE/LB	Senior
Kyler Reimers	Durango	DE	Senior
Ethan Ryan	Durango	G/DT	Senior
Kenny Seriani	Palisade	TE/DE	Senior
Kevin Sjogren	Palisade	TE/LB/LS	Junior
Noah Wagner	Conifer	RB/MLB	Senior
Cooper Walton	Roosevelt	LB/RB	Junior
Brody Welch	Holy Family	OL/DL	Senior
Briggs Wheatley	Fort Morgan	QB	Junior
Jordan Woolverton	Durango	QB/FS	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Lisandro Aguilar	Eagle Valley	ILB/FB	Senior
JJ Armstrong	Green Mountain	T/DT	Senior
Josh Bates	Durango	C/G	Sophomore
Jace Bellah	Pueblo South	QB/CB	Junior
Bennie Edwards	Fort Morgan	G/DT/DT	Senior
Rocco Estes	Durango	DE	Senior
Gavin Garrettson	Mead	QB	Junior
Brenden Harding	Pueblo East	WR/CB/FS	Senior
Chase Hartman	Pueblo County	QB/SS	Senior
Jake Hatton	Lewis-Palmer	OL/DL	Senior
Griffin Lauritano	Evergreen	QB/FS/SS	Senior
Jason Logan	Canon City	OL/DL	Senior
Noah Martens	Evergreen	RB/MLB/SS	Senior
Allen Ortiz	Green Mountain	WR/SS	Senior
Cole Rairick	Lutheran	T/DE	Junior
Alex Rix	Roosevelt	C/G	Senior
Devon Scriber	Discovery Canyon	G/DT	Senior
Hayden Sock	Mead	RB/CB/P	Senior
Keegan Sterkel	Roosevelt	RB/CB	Senior
Justin Trostel	Holy Family	LB	Senior
Gunner Truby	Conifer	MLB/QB/TE	Senior
Gabe Vickers	Fort Morgan	G/MLB	Senior
Michael White	Holy Family	QB	Senior

Honorable mention:

• Buddy Almintakh, DT/G, Pueblo East, Senior
• Ayden Bartko, QB, Niwot, Senior
• Ray Bellotti, DT, Conifer, Senior
• Connor Clancy, K, Discovery Canyon, Senior
• Aidan Collins, WR/FS/RB, Summit, Junior
• Breckin Davis, WR/FS, Lewis-Palmer, Senior
• Patrick Diem, RB/SS, Northridge, Senior
• Zach Hansen, Evergreen, Senior
• Gabe Harrison, QB/DB, Palisade, Senior
• Clay Heffron, TE/DE/WR, Pueblo Central, Senior
• Gavin Howes, DE/OT, Pueblo County, Senior
• Alex Hurr, WR, Mountain View, Senior
• Marshall Jones, OG/ILB, Battle Mountain, Junior
• Cameron Kalaf, QB/SB, Summit, Senior
• Graham Kalaf, G/DL, Summit, Junior
• Aaron Kness, TE/MLB/LS, Northridge, Senior
• William Knight, DT, Durango, Junior
• Cael Langford, RB/MLB, Fort Morgan, Senior
• Reese Lehman, T/DL, Frederick, Senior
• John Lopez, RB/FS, Pueblo South, Senior
• Cayden Mazurek, WR/FS/P, Riverdale Ridge, Senior
• Elijah Morales, ATH/FS, Battle Mountain, Junior
• Tyler Morrison, SS/TE, Eagle Valley, Senior
• Anthony Munoz, DT/G, Roosevelt, Sophomore
• Seth Newton, WR/DB, Canon City, Senior
• Kenneth Pasion, QB/SS/RB, Discovery Canyon, Senior
• Tucker Peterson, WR/FS, Roosevelt, Sophomore
• Mason Rosser, DT/C, Conifer, Junior
• Dylan Ruane, FB/MLB, Discovery Canyon, Senior
• Brady Samaras, LB/FB, Holy Family, Junior
• Josh Smith, OL/DL, Canon City, Senior
• Corby Tecu, RB/LB, Mead, Junior
• Colton Thewes, LB/WR, Lutheran, Senior
• Jeremiah Vasquez, C/DT, Battle Mountain, Senior
• John Wagner, T/DE, Evergreen, Senior
• Craig Wright, WR, Niwot, Junior
• Devan Zahl, QB/DE, Lewis-Palmer, Junior

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Class 2A

Player of the year: Zane Rankin, Lamar

Coach of the year: Zac Lemon, Eaton

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Tanner True	Eaton	DE/C/G	Senior
Brady Albrandt	Sterling	DE/TE	Senior
Tanner Applebee	Resurrection Christian	MLB/RB	Senior
Colbi Braslin	Delta	WR/DL	Senior
Blake Buxton	Lamar	WR/CB	Senior
Nolan Bynum	Delta	QB/SS	Senior
Alex Castaneda	Lamar	DE/G	Senior
Ryan Dirksen	Eaton	DE/RB	Junior
Ethan Florez	Eaton	RB/LB	Junior
Caleb Frink	Moffat County	RB/SS	Senior
James Goff	Delta	OL/ILB	Senior
Jeff Gore	Valley	RB/LB	Senior
Scott Grable	Eaton	QB	Senior
Justin Hawthorne	Resurrection Christian	LB/DE	Junior
Devyn Kincade	Lamar	OL	Senior
Keaton Knaub	Sterling	DT/TE/DE	Senior
Juan Maravilla	Eaton	RB/LB	Senior
Kade McDaniel	Platte Valley		Senior
Tucker Myers	Sterling		Senior
Zane Rankin	Lamar	QB/CB	Senior
Evan Raymond	Pagosa Springs	G/DT	Senior
Holden Tatman	Resurrection Christian	DE	Senior
Alex Vonderharr	Woodland Park	K/P	Junior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Peter Bullett	Berthoud	G/DT	Senior
Kaden Carlson	Platte Valley	OL	Senior
Bryson Cox	Woodland Park	TE/DE	Senior
Daniel Cruz	Moffat County	G/DE	Senior
Luis DeLaTorre	Lamar	K	Senior
Crosby Edwards	Bayfield	QB/WR/CB	Senior
Cesar Hinojos	Brush	FB/DE	Junior
Dylan Jaramillo	Fort Lupton	C/DT	Junior
Jackson Keil	Sterling	WR/FS	Junior
Devyn Lauer	Platte Valley		Junior
Eddie Lemos	Resurrection Christian	S/WR	Junior
Mitch Lewis	Pagosa Springs	WR/SS	Senior
Caden Measner	University	SB/SS	Senior
Weston Meyer	Platte Valley	SB/CB	Junior
Jack Myers	University	T/G	Senior
Salvador Rojas	Eaton	RB/FS	Senior
Peyton Rose	Sterling	WR/FS	Senior
Christian Scandrett	Resurrection Christian	LB/TE	Senior
Corey Scranton	Moffat County	G/DT	Senior
Brad Self	Platte Valley	OL	Senior
Bryce Strang	University	LB/T	Senior
Dylan Tressler	Pagosa Springs	RB/CB	Senior
Morgan Tribbett	Eaton	DE	Sophomore

Honorable mention:

• Damian Antonio Ramos, CB/RB, Lamar, Senior
• Grant Aucoin, QB/MLB, Pagosa Springs, Senior
• Wil Aucoin, RB/DE, Pagosa Springs, Junior
• Shane Bishop, QB, D’Evelyn, Senior
• Brandon Blanco, MLB, Valley, Senior
• Brock Burkholder, WR/CB, Sterling, Senior
• Gage Butler, RB/FS, Eaton, Senior
• Joseph Campagna, RB/MLB, Moffat County, Senior
• Ryan Connelley, Elizabeth, Junior
• Logan Curtis, Platte Valley, Junior
• Kayden Derbigny, DT/T, Fort Lupton, Sophomore
• Dylan Evans, LB/RB, Resurrection Christian, Senior
• Hunter gator Goff, TE/ILB, Delta, Junior
• AJ Goldfain, MLB/FB, Resurrection Christian, Senior
• Pedro Gomez, OL, Lamar, Senior
• Nate Gravagno, WR/LB, Englewood, Senior
• Logan Hafey, DE/T, Moffat County, Junior
• Colton Johnson, RB/LB, Delta, Senior
• Gunner Johnson (labbe), QB/DB, Englewood, Junior
• Cameron Kirwan, T/DE, Middle Park, Senior
• Jayden Lawrence, G/C, Elizabeth, Junior
• Alejandro Maltos-Garcia, QB/SS, Brush, Junior
• Aidan O’Donnell, WR/FS, Pagosa Springs, Senior
• Damian Orozco, DE/LB, Alamosa, Junior
• Sebastian Owens, C/G, Arvada, Senior
• Jace Perez, WR/CB, Elizabeth, Junior
• Servando Perez, QB/SS, Valley, Senior
• Garrett Purman, C/G, Berthoud, Junior
• Braden Roskam, RB/FS, Woodland Park, Senior
• Nathan Scharnhorst, QB/FS, Delta, Junior
• Zayne Stam, Weld Central, Junior
• Taran Teeter, MLB/FB, Moffat County, Junior
• Anthony Torrez, RB/MLB, La Junta, Junior
• Zachary Vaughan, OG/DT, Severance, Junior
• Kyle Wellen, RB, Brush, Junior

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Class 1A

Player of the year: Kory Tacha, Limon

Coach of the year: Mike O’Dwyer, Limon

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Alexis Aguilar	Wray	G/MLB	Senior
Joey Beckner	Holyoke	DE/T	Senior
Matthias Brown	Strasburg	MLB/T	Junior
Owen Busetti	Florence	MLB/RB	Senior
Chance Cannon	Limon	G	Junior
Mason Claunch	Centauri	RB/CB	Junior
Tyler Collins	Wray	QB/FS	Senior
Bijah Cornell	Florence	TE/DE	Senior
Trystan Graf	Strasburg	RB/FS	Senior
A.j. Hemphill	Strasburg	WR/MLB	Senior
Trey Hines	Limon	QB/CB	Junior
Jeremiah Leeper	Limon	RB/LB	Junior
Nico Marchitelli	Gunnison	QB/LB/P	Senior
Christian Matus	Hotchkiss	OT/DT	Senior
Holden Morgan	Highland	RB/LB	Senior
Ryan Phelan	Meeker	QB/DE	Senior
Collin Russell	Strasburg	QB/CB	Senior
Landon Salmans	Wray	C/DT	Senior
Kaysen Schmidt	Limon	DL/OL	Senior
Byron Shawcroft	Centauri	QB/DE	Junior
Miles Sprague	Holyoke	QB/LB	Junior
Kory Tacha	Limon	LB/RB	Senior
Julian Valencia	Strasburg	K/WR	Freshman

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Junior Arambula	Wray	SS/WR	Senior
Ky Bandy	Limon	LB/RB	Junior
Evan Bright	Florence	OL/LB	Senior
Zach Buhr	Centauri	RB/LB	Junior
Alex Carr	Limon	DB/TE	Senior
Rian Chavez	Colorado Springs Christian	DT/G	Senior
Mac Copeland	Bennett	RB/MLB	Senior
Juan Cortes	Yuma	T/DE/DT	Senior
Joe Dunn	Colorado Springs Christian	RB/SS	Senior
Cobi Garcia	Monte Vista	MLB/RB	Senior
Jeiven Gonzalez	Highland	OL/DT	Junior
Traycer Hall	Hotchkiss	FB/ILB	Senior
Coulson Hollembeak	Hotchkiss	DE/G	Junior
Brandon Hussey	Peyton	RB/LB/ILB	Senior
John Jacoby	Bennett	DT/G/T	Senior
Cooper Main	Meeker	G/LB	Senior
Carter Neff	Hotchkiss	C/DE/MLB	Junior
Blaine Peebles	Hotchkiss	FS/P	Junior
Colton Pettit	Highland	TE/LB	Senior
Julian Sullivan	Florence	OL/DL	Senior
Kelton Turner	Meeker	RB/SS	Junior
Tell Wade	Wray	OL/DL	Sophomore
Mordecai White	Hotchkiss	RB/DB	Junior

Honorable mention:

• Carlos Almeida, TE/DT, Center, Senior
• Grant Blackmon, T/DT, Platte Canyon, Senior
• Cooper Brower, C, Rye, Senior
• Sam Buckhanan, OL/ILB/QB, Gunnison, Junior
• Adnex Bumba, DE/LB, Jefferson, Senior
• Shawn Campbell, WR, Ignacio, Junior
• Yahir Chavez, QB/ATH, Hotchkiss, Senior
• Colby Clatterbaugh, RB/MLB, Meeker, Senior
• Zak Cobb, C/DT/ILB, Peyton, Junior
• Brady Collins, WR/NG, Wray, Sophomore
• MIke Dean, DT/DE/T, Platte Canyon, Senior
• Dusty Duran, TE/DE, Monte Vista, Junior
• Nate Early, WR/DB, Banning Lewis Academy, Junior
• Zachary Eskelson, OL/DT, Meeker, Junior
• Dom Felice, TE/DE, Paonia, Senior
• Parker Franz, OL/LB, Burlington, Senior
• Severin Grundvig, ILB/RB, Colorado Springs Christian, Senior
• Gael Guzman, G/DT/K, Bennett, Senior
• Allen Hardey, FS/SS/QB, Platte Canyon, Junior
• Baron Holman, WR/CB, Centauri, Junior
• Cade Killin, DE/T, Holyoke, Junior
• Fletcher Madrid, Del Norte, Senior
• Josh Martinez, QB/DB/WR, Florence, Senior
• Quentin Nolan-Henson, DE/G, Rocky Ford, Senior
• Tyrese Otero, WR/CB/FS, Monte Vista, Senior
• Isaac Peerman, Del Norte, Senior
• Clay Robinson, RB/SS, Yuma, Junior
• Aidyn Shafer, G/DT, Holyoke, Junior
• Wyatt Sprague, WR/SS, Holyoke, Freshman
• Caleb Stockton, Colorado Springs Christian, Senior
• Jack Swanson, WR/FS, Strasburg, Senior
• Iley Tuttle, FS/WR/CB, Peyton, Senior
• Brody Wagner, G/LB, Cedaredge, Senior
• Evan Walls, G/C/T, Prospect Ridge Academy, Senior
• Deklan Wilk, LB, Prospect Ridge Academy, Senior
• Jeremy Woodward, RB/LB, Meeker, Senior

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8-man

Player of the year: Kelton Gartrell, Sanford

Coach of the year: Chris Michel, Sedgwick County

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Derrick Alber	Merino	DE/SE	Junior
Nolan Carlson	Sedgwick County	G/DE	Junior
Jared Ehmke	Sedgwick County	QB	Senior
Trent Elliott	Merino	RB/MLB	Senior
Kaleb Fowler	Sedgwick County		Senior
Andrew Frank	Merino	CB/RB	Senior
Kelton Gartrell	Sanford	RB/MLB	Junior
Hayden Gray	Dove Creek	G/DE	Senior
Omar Guerrero	Sanford	C/NG	Senior
Terrance Heath	Sedgwick County	WR/DE	Senior
Fabian Lopez	Sedgwick County		Senior
Coletin Mazerall	Simla		Senior
Chase Moore	Mancos	RB	Junior
Gabriel Proctor	Fowler	LB/OL	Senior
Christian Still	Dayspring Christian Academy	QB/CB	Senior
Jaciel Villalobos	Sedgwick County	SS/WR	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Jhett Alapai	Elbert	TE/DL	Senior
Jackson Bates	Fowler	HB/DB	Senior
Mason E hanagan	Swink	DT/G/FB	Senior
Brandon Eglinton	Calhan	QB	Senior
Colt Fury	Mancos	G	Senior
Tate Goddard	Sedgwick County	MLB/FB	Senior
Andrew Harris	Pikes Peak Christian	QB/LB/RB	Senior
Josh Holman	Sanford	QB/LB	Junior
Stephen King	Gilpin County	RB/QB/S	Senior
Ethan Larsen	Sanford	WR/DE	Junior
Xavier Livesay	Akron	FB/DL	Junior
Anthony Lujan	Rangely	QB/FB/FB	Senior
Matthew Mendoza	Swink	HB/WR/S	Senior
Brett Price	Sanford	RB	Senior
Adam Schultz	Crowley County		Senior
Ryan Tempel	Haxtun	OL/DL	Senior

Honorable mention:

• Nathaniel Aguilar, Crowley County, Senior
• Hector Almeida, South Park, Senior
• Braxton Asbell, ATH, Sargent, Senior
• Braxton Bates, TE/DB, Fowler, Senior
• Austin Beanland, C/DE, Dove Creek, Senior
• Blake Boulter, QB/DE/LB, Gilpin County, Senior
• Jakob Buller, QB/K/P, West Grand, Senior
• Alejandro Castanon, C/LB, West Grand, Senior
• Wyatt Cook, FB/LB/DE, Holly, Senior
• Christian Cova, WR, Mancos, Senior
• Chorbin Cressler, QB/CB, Dove Creek, Junior
• Austin Davis, OL/MLB, Rangely, Senior
• Brody Despard, RB/DB, Byers, Senior
• Rene Dominguez, RB/KR, West Grand, Senior
• Dakota Eaton, RB/DT/SE, Holly, Junior
• Zachery Edwards, RB/LB, Pikes Peak Christian, Senior
• Jose Garcia, CB/WR, Dolores Huerta Prep, Senior
• Brayden Glover, RB, Simla, Sophomore
• Traevin Jones, TE/LB, Caliche, Senior
• Owen Knode, QB/DB, Haxtun, Junior
• Hayden Lasley, Springfield, Senior
• Jacob Martin, CB/WR, Dayspring Christian Academy, Junior
• Aiden Martinez, McClave, Sophomore
• Keihlin Myers, QB/QB/QB, Rangely, Junior
• Vincent Nowicki, RB/WR/LB, Vail Christian, Junior
• Slater O’Brien, OL/DL, Vail Christian, Senior
• Grayson Pachner, QB/SE, Akron, Senior
• Kage Pepper, ATH, Sargent, Senior
• Monte Pickering, MLB/G, Lyons, Senior
• Gabe Polley, G, Rangely, Senior
• Sam Puderbaugh, OL/DL, Norwood, Senior
• Kevin Rice, DE/G/LB, Swink, Senior
• Isaiha Rivas, LB, Dolores Huerta Prep, Senior
• Damian Romero, QB/DB, Fowler, Senior
• Austin Schake, OG/DE, West Grand, Senior
• Rylee Smith, TE/DE, Fowler, Senior
• Cooper Tixier, G/DE, Wiley, Sophomore
• Tyler Wytulka, QB, Norwood, Senior
• Cade Zordel, RB/LB, Wiley, Senior

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6-man

Player of the year: Brady Kuntz, Fleming

Coach of the year: John King, Fleming

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Damien Barnes	Eads	RB/DE	Senior
Dominic Coleman	Granada	QB/RB/DB	Junior
Kade Comstock	Fleming	QB/S	Senior
Alex Cruz	Stratton/Liberty	FB/DE	Sophomore
Sullivan Farmer	Kit Carson		Senior
Chris Goss	Fleming	LB/RB	Senior
John Hainer	Granada	FB/NG	Sophomore
Tyler Hase	Stratton/Liberty	TE/DE	Senior
Brady Kuntz	Fleming	DE/LB/HB	Senior
Jaret Lichty	Stratton/Liberty	RB/LB	Senior
Evan Worley	Cheyenne Wells		Junior
Arek Wulf	Prairie	RB/DB/ATH	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Layne Brown	Briggsdale	TE/MLB	Senior
Malik Carlson	Briggsdale	RB/LB	Junior
Daniel Escareno	Manzanola	DE/QB/TB	Junior
Cordell Garriott	North Park		Senior
Preston Hernandez	Cheyenne Wells		Senior
Nolan Hill	Peetz		Senior
Andy Long	Prairie	QB/DE/ATH	Junior
Trey Pearce	Cheraw	DB/QB	Senior
Evan Pieper	North Park		Junior
Rogelio Rangel	Cheyenne Wells		Junior
Dalton Sweazy	Hanover	OL/QB/MLB	Junior
Dayne Woodis	Deer Trail		Junior

Honorable mention:

• Gus Andreatta, WR/DE/P, La Veta, Junior
• Richie Atencio, DL/OT, Sierra Grande, Senior
• Dillon Ball, Cheyenne Wells, Junior
• Logan Breyer, TE/DL, Stratton/Liberty, Sophomore
• Isiah Chairez, LB/RB/ATH, Sierra Grande, Junior
• Ty Coleman, Cotopaxi, Sophomore
• Peyton Cranson, Branson/Kim, Sophomore
• Jonathan De Jesus, RB/LB, Weldon Valley, Senior
• Yahir Enriquez, Idalia, Junior
• Junior Flores, RB/LB, Weldon Valley, Senior
• Samuel Koolstra, RB/LB, Arickaree/Woodlin, Junior
• Levi Miller, Genoa-Hugo, Senior
• Wyatt Miller, Genoa-Hugo, Junior
• Kevin Rodriquez, Walsh, Senior
• Nick Schroeder, WR/LB, Hi-Plains, Senior
• Cade Smith, Branson/Kim, Sophomore
• Porter Spady, RB/LB/K, Eads, Freshman
• Salvador Vigil, QB/S/LB, Mountain Valley, Senior
• Tatum White, DB/LB/SB, Cheraw, Junior

Kory Tachha scored an early touchdown to lead Limon to a 28-0 win over Strasburg to claim the Class 1A state football championship.

PUEBLO — Not even a bum ankle was going to stop Kory Tacah on Limon’s first drive of the day. The senior running back and 2019 Class 1A player of the year broke for a 77-yard score, running somewhat gingerly at the end.

No matter. It put the Badgers up early and they never looked back, getting a 28-0 win over Strasburg to claim the 1A football championship for the third year in a row and a state-record 20th time overall.

All three championship wins came over the Indians and Tacha has shined in each one of those games.

He kept his annual tradition going by breaking for that first score and running for 109 yards in the first half alone, even with pain shooting through his ankle.

“I haven’t run that far in over a month,” Tacha said. “It took some work and (my ankle) held up so it was good.”

The Badgers (7-0 overall) controlled the ball with a heavy dose its standard ground game. Jeremiah Leeper and Trey Hines were also factors to help the champs rush for 254 yards in the first two quarters. Hines broke for a 28-yard rushing touchdown on his first carry of the game.

The Limon defense was every bit as impressive, holding the Indians (8-1) scoreless and allowing just 80 yards of total offense in the first half.

“I thought we did a great job with our scheme,” Limon coach Mike O’Dwyer said. “We did a great job putting our defensive backs in position, but in order for that to work you have to stop the run. Our front seven guys were tremendous.”

Leeper added a four-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter to push the lead to 21-0. And he was helped out on the defensive side. Each time Strasburg got into scoring range, the defense made big plays to end any scoring hopes.

On top of Hines’ spectacular day under center, he hauled in a pair of interceptions with the goal of maintaining the shutout.

“The minute we scored early in the first quarter we were playing it like a 0-0 game,” Hines said. “There’s no let up. You always have to think that you have to play as hard as you can and put it all out there.”

Tacha finished the day with 149 rushing yards and a touchdown to claim Most Outstanding Player honors.

Indians quarterback Collin Russell did his best to make something happen for his offense, but getting stopped on a crucial 4th and 1 late in the third quarter demonstrated how unyielding hte Limon defense was all day.

“I wish we could’ve gotten more pressure on that quarterback,” O’Dwyer said. “That kid’s a great athlete so you have to hand it to him.”

This is now the fourth time in the program’s history that Limon has claimed three consecutive championships. The Badgers last accomplished this feat from 2003-05. While three titles has turned into a semi-regular occurrence, it’ll take a long time for 20 overall championships to be matched by any other program.

And in the year 2020 when nothing has been a certainty, a 20th state title is something that O’Dwyer will always remember.

“I never put that together; 20 in 2020,” O’Dwyer said. “I don’t know how to write that script. I didn’t know how to write the script for last year when it was our 100th year and we lost to two teams, Holyoke and Strasburg, and had to beat them in the playoffs. And now this year, it was just a crazy year.”

Like a seasoned championship veteran, O’Dwyer did his best to avoid the traditional water bucket bath before letting his boys have their fun. In his 19 years as coach, he’s had plenty of them. He’s learned that each one comes with the joy of claiming a championship but no matter how many times it happens, they still have a way of feeling special all on their own.

In what must be feeling like a holiday tradition, Mike O’Dwyer and Brian Brown are set to have their respective football teams battle each other for a state championship once again.

The tumultuous and even sometimes bizarre 2020 football season has presented many unusual circumstances for several teams across the state. The one thing that’s not unusual heading into the weekend is that Limon and Strasburg will play in the last game of the year with the Class 1A football title on the line.

In the previous two meetings, the Badgers (6-0 overall) have been the last team standing and the result has been increasing their state record number of team football titles to 19. And while they’re looking to recreate that same feeling of the last two years, Strasburg (8-0) is hoping the third time can be the charm in getting a different result.

“I hope we beat them,” Brown said during the state championship press conference on Tuesday. “It’s always a challenge to play Limon. They’re so well-coached and the thing we notice about the Limon football team is how disciplined they are. They’re always in the right place at the right time.”

In their four regular season games, the Badgers barely had their backs against the wall. The same could be said for their quarterfinal game against Holyoke, a game they won 41-15. They’re doing all this win an experienced group of players, a group that includes last year’s 1A Player of the Year, Kory Tacha. In 2018, Tacha scored both Limon touchdowns in the 13-7 win and last year he scored twice in the first half to lead Limon to back-to-back crowns.

“Kory is one of those players that doesn’t come around very often,” O’Dwyer said. “I’ve been very blessed and very fortunate to have the players that I have.”

Brown can say the same for his Strasburg team. He boasts a senior-heavy group that is just itching for a chance to raise a championship trophy.

Trystan Graf averages 108 rushing yards per game for Strasburg and quarterback Collin Russell has added balance to the team by throwing 13 touchdown passes and running for an additional 11.

Perhaps an advantage for Strasburg heading into this year’s championship game is that the two teams didn’t have their standard regular season clash. Rather than trying to figure out how to beat the Badgers twice, Brown is simply coming up with a plan that will help his boys beat them once.

“When you face a team as much as we face Limon, you kind of know what we each do,” Brown said. “Right now, with what’s happened in previous years and with COVID, going into a championship game on a neutral field is going to be an exciting place to play.”

Strasburg claimed 1A championships in 2016 and 2017 before and is now playing in its fifth straight title game. The 1A football championship is the first leg of a triple-header of championship contests on Saturday. The game is scheduled to kick at 10 a.m.

It was semifinal Saturday as all seven classes were in action. That means that each championship matchup has been set up ahead of next week’s Championship Weekend at CSU Pueblo.

Here is how the day played out.

Browse a database of state football championship games through history at this link.

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Class 5A

Bracket

• Matchup: Cherry Creek vs. Valor Christian
• Kickoff: 12/5, 6 p.m.

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(1) Cherry Creek 35, (4) Pomona 7

Cherry Creek scored on a Hail Mary as the first half ended to turn a one-score game to a 21-7 advantage, and the Bruins’ offense kept it up in the second half as they advanced to a third-straight title game.

Julian Hammond III threw two touchdowns, and star defensive back/offensive threat Myles Purchase had three touchdowns. Cherry Creek’s Gunnar Helm and Chase Penry each had receiving scores.

Cherry Creek, the defending champions, will be making its 19th appearance in a state title game, and third straight.

Find a photo gallery from the game here.

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(2) Valor Christian 45, (3) Legend 0

Already up 14-0 after the first quarter, Valor Christian exploded for 31 second-quarter points as the Eagles advanced to the program’s 10th state title game.

Valor score two rushing touchdowns in the first quarter, including one from Jordan Norwood, and then their special teams (blocked punt return from Mitchell Bigelow) and defense (Luke Meyer’s 17-yard fumble return) added two more scores early in the second.

Jackson Zimmermann added a receiving score, and Gabe Sawchuk scored on the ground.

Valor Christian is 8-1-0 in its previous trips to a championship game.

Find a photo gallery from the game here.

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Class 4A

Bracket

• Matchup: Loveland vs. Palmer Ridge
• Kickoff: 12/4, 6 p.m.

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(4) Loveland 20, (4) Dakota Ridge 14

Loveland scored all of its points in the first half, and its defense held firm to secure a second championship game appearance in three years.

Tyson Williams had a 12-yard rushing touchdown which opened the scoring in the first quarter. After Dakota Ridge took a 7-6 lead, Loveland’s Garrett Harstad scored from 3 yards out.

Then, in the second quarter, Zack Rakowsky broke off a 73-yard rushing score for Loveland.

Loveland moves on to make its 15th championship game appearance.

A complete recap of the game is available here.

Find a photo gallery from the game here.

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(2) Palmer Ridge 28, (6) Fountain-Fort Carson 12

Palmer Ridge is headed to a fourth-consecutive state championship game, but their first in 4A after winning three-straight 3A titles.

Luke McAllister threw three touchdown passes for the Bears, who led 14-6 at halftime, and then had a touchdown each in the third and fourth quarters.

Find a photo gallery from the game here.

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Class 3A

Bracket

• Matchup: Roosevelt vs. Durango
• Kickoff: 12/5, 2 p.m.

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(1) Roosevelt 49, (4) Pueblo South 19

A tight game through the first two quarters, Roosevelt’s Brig Hartson scored from 6 yards out in the final minute of the first half to put his team up 21-13.

Pueblo South’s Jace Bellah scored in the third quarter to cut it to 21-19, but Roosevelt close the game with 28 unanswered points.

This will be Roosevelt’s third championship game appearance, and first since 2015.

A complete recap of the game is available here.

Find a photo gallery from the game here.

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(3) Durango 34, (2) Holy Family 14

Durango built a 21-0 halftime lead, one it extended to 28-0 early in the third quarter as the Demons flexed their muscle in the win.

“The kids just executed our game plan perfectly,” Durango coach David Vogt told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “Our offense just really was rolling.”

Jordan Woolverton led the way for Durango with two rushing touchdowns, a passing score, and an interception on defense. Gage Mestas had two touchdowns: one receiving, and one rushing. Ben Finneseth also added a 40-yard rushing touchdown.

It is Durango’s first appearance in a championship game since 1988, and fourth overall. They are 0-3-1 all-time in title games.

“Every year, that’s our goal: To make it to the state championship,” Vogt said. “To accomplish that, it’s great for everybody who has ever been in the program. Everybody is so happy for the program, and the town is just elated, too.”

Find a photo gallery from the game here.

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Class 2A

Bracket

• Matchup: Eaton vs. Lamar
• Kickoff: 12/4, 2 p.m.

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(5) Eaton 27, (1) Resurrection Christian 13

This will be Eaton’s first appearance in a state championship game since 2003, and the program’s eighth overall. Eaton has won one championship before, in 2000.

“The look on the players’ faces, it’s classic. It just brings tears to your eyes. Excited for them, that their hard work is playing off. You just love to see that look on their faces,” Eaton coach Zac Lemon told the Scoreboard Show.

Eaton led 14-7 at the half, and pushed their lead to 27-7 in the fourth quarter.

“We knew it was going to be a battle in the trenches. It wasn’t easy, but our guys battled,” Lemon said. “We did a little ‘bend, but don’t break.’ Guys played selfless, and excellent.”

Find a photo gallery from the game here.

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(7) Lamar 7, (6) Delta 6

Lamar’s lone score came less than a minute into the second quarter, when Zane Rankin hit Blake Buxton for a 38-yard touchdown. A Luis DeLaTorre extra point immediately after ultimately proved to be the difference in this game.

“Zane put it right on him for the touchdown,” Lamar coach Jason Tice told the Scoreboard Show.

The lead held through halftime and into the third quarter when Delta’s Nathan Scharnhorst scored from 6 yards out with 8 minutes remaining in the quarter. The extra point attempt, though, was not good.

“Our defense stood tall,” Tice said. “The defense really did a nice job today.”

Lamar will head to a title game for the first time since 1963.

“We’ve got great kids. This senior class is remarkable. It’s one of the best senior classes I’ve ever been a part of,” Tice said. “These guys just go out there and they play for one another. As a coach, that’s all you can ask for.”

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Class 1A

Bracket

• Matchup: Limon vs. Strasburg
• Kickoff: 12/5, 10 a.m.

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(1) Limon 24, (4) Wray 14

The Badgers, two-time defending champions, are headed back to the title game.

Tied at halftime, Limon took a 14-7 lead with three minutes to play in the third following a long drive.

“Our kids did a really nice job,” Limon coach Mike O’Dwyer told the Scoreboard Show. “We had talked all week that this game was going to be 3 and 4 and 5 yards, and the team that can sustain that drive and not make mistakes and turn the ball over would win. I really thought our kids did a nice job. We ate up about 8 and a half minutes.”

The Badgers added a field goal early in the fourth to go ahead 17-7.

“To make it a two-score game, you felt a little bit more comfortable,” O’Dwyer said.

Wray cut the lead to 17-14 three minutes later, but Limon sealed the game with a touchdown pass with two minutes remaining.

“It was a great team effort on the defensive side,” O’Dwyer said.

Limon has the most championships of any program in the state, with 19. They have been to a title game 27 times before, also the most in the state.

Find a photo gallery of the game here.

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(2) Strasburg 27, (6) Centauri 14

For the fifth-straight year, Strasburg will head to the championship game. The squad has played Limon each of the past two seasons.

Down 14-0 in the first half, and 14-6 at halftime, Strasburg got a rushing touchdown and a two-point conversion midway through the third quarter to tie things at 14-14. Then, with five minutes to play in the fourth quarter, another rushing score gave Strasburg a 21-14 lead.

“When we got down 14-0, nothing was working for us offensively. Centauri came out and they were flying around the football,” Strasburg coach Brian Brown told the Scoreboard Show. “We told the boys, ‘We’re not used to this, but we got to keep our composure.’ Our boys, they never seem too worried about what the score is. They just know that if they keep doing the things they do best, good things will happen.”

They then sealed the game with a pick-6 with three minutes to play.

Strasburg will be making its seventh appearance in a championship game.

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8-man

Bracket

• Matchup: Sedgwick County vs. Sanford
• Kickoff: 12/3, 6 p.m.

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(1) Sedgwick County 46, (4) Dove Creek 6

The Cougars have advanced to their sixth-straight state title game, and are looking to become just the second program to ever win six consecutive championships. Only Limon has done it before, from 1963-68.

“I think later on down the road, we’ll be able to look back and realize what had happened. Right now, we’re just a one-day-at-a-time team, just like everybody else,” Sedgwick County coach Chris Michel told the Scoreboard Show.

Sedgwick County scored four times on the ground, once through the air, and also had a 64-yard punt return for a score. The Cougars led 40-6 at halftime.

“We do a really good job, when we get some momentum, of capitalizing on that,” Michel said.

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(2) Sanford 16, (6) Merino 14

This marks the first time in program history that Sanford will play for a state football championship.

“Beyond excited,” Sanford coach Joe Cary told the Scoreboard Show. “We’re extremely excited to be able to go and do this.”

Sanford trailed 14-8 at halftime in a physical game. They went ahead 16-14 in the fourth quarter on a speed-option play.

“The kids never dropped their heads,” Cary said. “Never once did they let the doubt creep in. They just fought and fought.”

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6-man

Bracket

• Matchup: Fleming vs. Stratton/Liberty
• Kickoff: 12/3, 2 p.m.

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(1) Fleming 52, (4) Granada 46

It was a shootout back-and-forth kind of game between the two teams that saw a number of lead changes.

Granada led 46-38 in the fourth quarter, but a long touchdown run cut it to 46-44 for Fleming. The Wildcats then took the lead for good on an 8-yard pass.

“It was a great game,” Fleming coach John King told the Scoreboard Show.

Fleming, the defending champion, will head back to the championship game for a second year in a row, and for the seventh time in program history.

“I’m sure it’s going to be one heck of a test for us again,” King said.

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(2) Stratton/Liberty 36, (3) Cheyenne Wells 15

It’ll be a fourth-straight title game appearance for the Knighted Eagles, and a rematch of last year’s title game, won by Fleming.

Against Cheyenne Wells, Stratton/Liberty trailed 15-14 at halftime. They closed with 22 unanswered points.

“I thought we just played harder, with more heart, and more urgency, in the second half,” Stratton/Liberty Toby Kechter told the Scoreboard Show. “The second half, we just ran right at them and we finally found some holes.”

This will be Stratton/Liberty’s 15th championship game in program history.

“We’re excited. You take away our best player Week 2, and our kids really stepped up,” Kechter said. “They played with a lot of heart and desire and want-to.”

After a thrilling week of Colorado playoff football games, teams roll into semifinals this weekend. With upsets in nearly every small-school classification, intriguing matchups have been set as teams prepare to earn a chance to get to the Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl in Pueblo to compete for state football championships.

Here is a look at the semifinal games for the small-school games this weekend.

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Class 2A

• 2A football playoff bracket
• Watch both games on the NFHS Network

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(1) Resurrection Christian at (5) Eaton

Date and time: Nov. 28, 1 p.m.

Breakdown: After five games of not surrendering a point, Resurrection Christian finally allowed a couple of touchdowns to their opponent. The Cougars (6-0) still got a 40-14 win over Moffat County to move on to the 1A semifinals where they’ll travel to Eaton.

Will Schrotenboer threw for 281 yards and four touchdowns last weekend and the Cougars still rushed for 177 yards as a team presenting a very dangerous and balanced offense.

Eaton traveled to Pagosa Springs and got a big 41-7 win over the Pirates to earn the right to host its semifinal game. In order to keep that dangerous Rez offense off the field, Eaton (5-2) will have to lean on its rushing attack. That’s how the team grabbed its upset win over the Pirates.

Ethan Florez rushed for 121 yards and three scores while Scott Grable added 84 yards and another rushing touchdown.

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(7) Lamar at (6) Delta

Date and time: Nov. 28, 1 p.m.

Breakdown: With both teams coming off big upset wins last weekend, the second 2A semifinal brings about an intriguing matchup. Lamar’s shifty quarterback Zane Rankin has shown he has the athleticism to lead his team to something like a win over the defending 2A champs. He rushed for 117 and a touchdown as Lamar (6-1) knocked off Sterling 14-6.

Jesus Reyes led Lamar with 123 rushing yards. Rankin threw a total of one pass in the course of the game and it fell incomplete.

Without Nolan Bynum, Delta was able to travel to Platte Valley and get a 38-6 win over the Broncos. Timothy Horn rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns in the effort. The Panthers (5-1) advanced to the 2A title game a year ago but ultimately lost to Sterling.

A win over Lamar would give them another shot to claim that elusive state championship.

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Class 1A

• 1A football playoff bracket
• Watch both games on the NFHS Network

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(4) Wray at (1) Limon

Date and time: Nov. 28, 1 p.m.

Breakdown: Limon’s quest for a third straight state title is alive after a big 41-15 win over Holyoke in the 1A quarterfinals. Trey Hines completed four of his five passing attempts for 89 yards and a touchdown. The Badgers (5-0) were very balanced on the ground as four players rushed for at least 40 yards.

Kory Tacha and Jeremiah Leeper each ran for 63 yards and a touchdown. Tacha caught Hines’ touchdown pass.

Wray trailed 7-0 after the first quarter last weekend, but a 24-point second quarter sparked the Eagles (6-1) to a 38-13 win over Hotchkiss.

Tyler Collins was outstanding running the ball as he amassed 203 yards and scored four touchdowns. He’ll try to counter Limon’s ground game on Saturday.

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(2) Strasburg at (6) Centauri

Date and time: Nov. 28, 1 p.m.

Breakdown: Second-seeded Strasburg received quite the fight from No. 7 Meeker in the 1A quarterfinals. Strasburg (7-0) came out victorious and we have to refocus their efforts on a Centauri team that upset a solid Florence squad.

Trystan Graf led the ground effort for Strasburg by rushing for 94 yards and two touchdowns. The team totaled five rushing touchdowns in the win over Meeker.

While Florence had two standout backs in Owen Busetti and Jacob Kennedy, Mason Claunch was more than up to the task of carrying the offensive load for the Falcons (7-0). Centauri came away with the 20-17 lead which now earns them a home game in the 1A semifinals.

The Falcons have outscored their opponents 368-32 this year and can certainly claim their second upset win in a row this weekend.

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8-man

8-man football playoff bracket

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(4) Dove Creek at (1) Sedgwick County

Date and time: Nov. 28, 1 p.m.

Breakdown: Sedgwick County liked right at home in its playoff opener. The Cougars (7-0) have not lost a playoff game since Nov. 1, 2014 and are playing like they intend to keep that streak going into 2021.

The Cougars have won consecutive games, the most in the state. They, of course, are seeking a sixth-straight state title — something done only once before, by Limon, from 1963-68.

Dove Creek got off a strong star in its playoff opener against Rangely and rode it to a 30-12 win to advance to the semifinals. In order to take down Sedgwick County the Bulldogs (5-1) will have to lean on the combined rushing attack of Chorbin Cressler and Gage Bailey.

The duo each rushed for at least 120 yards and a touchdown in the win over Rangely and will try to carry that momentum into the semifinals.

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(2) Sanford at (6) Merino

Date and time: Nov. 28, 1 p.m.

Breakdown: Sanford (6-0) opened the playoffs with a 36-28 win over Mancos, a game that was probably a bit closer than it had hoped for. The 28 points for Mancos was the most points Sanford has given up all year so the defense will look to clamp down as it hits the road this week.

Merino pulled off the stunner of the week when it knocked off Fowler, last year’s state runner-up. The 22-6 win over the Grizzlies was the lone upset in the 8-man bracket and adjust the home game slate as the Rams (6-1) will play host to Sanford on Saturday.

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6-man

6-man football playoff bracket

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(4) Granada at (1) Fleming

Date and time: Nov. 28, 1 p.m.

This game will be live on the NFHS Network

Breakdown: Following a big 58-14 win over Kit Carson, the defending 6-man champions are back into the state semifinals. Kade Comstock completed just three passes for 88 yards, but two of them went for touchdowns. Chris Goss and Charles Hobbs each went for over 100 rushing yards and they both scored two touchdowns for the Wildcats.

It was a much better game than what the tandem did against Granada in the final regular season. They combined for 166 rushing yards, although they did each score two touchdowns in the 49-44 win.

Granada had a bit more trouble with Eads than Fleming did with Kit Carson. The Bobcats got the 44-35 win thanks in big part to a 22-point second quarter. They’ll get another crack at Fleming after having one of the best overall performances against the defending champions.

Dominic Coleman threw for 199 yards and two touchdowns while John Hainer ran for a blistering 219 yards and four scores.

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(3) Cheyenne Wells at (2) Stratton/Liberty

Date and time: Nov. 28, 1 p.m.

Breakdown: Stratton/Liberty returns to the semifinals following a comfortable 59-38 win over Briggsdale. Sophomore Alex Cruz ran for 108 yards and a touchdown while catching three passes for 51 yards and a touchdown.

He’ll be key for the Knighted Eagles (5-0) if they plan on returning to the 6-man state title game.

Cheyenne Wells took full advantage of playing at home, getting a 43-22 win over Prairie in the quarterfinals. The Tigers (6-0) are a run-heavy team that will rely on Evan Worely who has averaged over nine yards per carry for the bulk of the year.

They’re also averaging 53 points per game making them one of the top offensive units left on the bracket.