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Aurora – Greeley Central used a huge fourth quarter to beat Windsor on the road 61-53. The Wildcats trailed by one going into the final period, then outscored the Wizards 22-13 to pull away for an eight-point win Saturday at the Vista PEAK Invitational.

Sam Perez scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds – seven of them offensive – to lead Central, which also got 12 points, five rebounds and two assists from Xavier Bonham.

Tyler McGinnis and Kirk Relford each dropped 13 points for Windsor, but Relford shot just 3 of 10 from beyond the arc. Jake Hammond dished seven assists for the Wizards but equaled that in turnovers.

Central is 1-2, and Windsor is 0-3 after the loss.

GCHS – Sam Perez 7 4-5 20; Xavier Bonham 5 1-2 12; Jaren Lesser 3 3-5 9; Shukuru Rushanika 1 5-6 8; Spencer Conway 2 1-2 7; Hayden Smith 0 3-4 3; Jackson Hayslip 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 17-26 61

WHS – Tyler McGinnis 6 0-2 13; Kirk Relford 5 0-0 13; Jack Hardy 4 0-1 8; Brennen Seyboldt 3 0-0 7; Jake Hammond 2 2-4 6; Andy Evans 1 1-2 3; Luke Tannel 0 1-4 1. Totals 22 4-13 53

3-point field goals – GCHS 6 (Perez 2, Conway 2, Bonham 1, Rushanika 1); WHS 5 (Relford 3, McGinnis 1, Seyboldt 1).

Total fouls – GCHS 18; WHS 23.

Dayspring Christian 49, Limon 37: In Kiowa, Dayspring Christian wrapped up an undefeated Kiowa tournament with a solid win over Limon.

Eagles coach Jason Fast praised his team’s defense in the first half, which limited Limon to 10 points.

Jonathan Cowles led Dayspring with 15 points, including three 3-pointers.

The Eagles are 2-0 after the win.

DCA – Jonathan Cowles 5 2-4 15; Caleb Urwiller 4 1-4 9; Jimmy Fargo 2 3-9 7; Nathan Crawford 1 3-4 6; Dylan Losh 2 2-4 6; Koby Anderson 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 11-27 49

3-point field goals – DCA 4 (Cowles 3, Crawford 1).

Total fouls – DCA 12.

Frontier Academy 71, Ridge View Academy 65: In Bennett, Frontier Academy weathered a late storm from Ridge View Academy and improved to 3-0.

Zach Hidalgo continued his hot scoring to begin the season with 24 points. He also added 11 rebounds for the Wolverines.

Jordan Morgan scored 15 points and grabbed nine boards, and Hunter Umholtz also contributed 10 points.

FAHS – Zach Hidalgo 10 3-4 24; Jordan Morgan 5 3-7 15; Hunter Umholtz 3 4-6 10; Tayler Aguilar 2 2-2 8; Keegan Pike 2 0-1 5; Grant Shade 1 2-2 5; Dylan Krause 2 0-2 4. Totals 25 14-24 71

3-point field goals -FAHS 7 (Morgan 2, Aguilar 2, Pike 1, Hidalgo 1, Shade 1).

Total fouls – FAHS 16

Highland 53, Yuma 26: In Yuma, Highland used a dominant defensive performance to start its season 3-0.

The Huskies limited Yuma to fewer than 10 points in each of the final three quarters. They had 19 steals as a team.

“We were able to put pressure on Yuma’s guards and generate some turnovers, which helped us convert some easy scores,” Highland coach Efren Perez said in an email.

Cole Rouse led the team with 17 points and four assists – he also grabbed seven boards – but Koby Anderson was the star, dropping 16 points, 11 rebounds and six steals.

HHS – Cole Rouse 7 1-2 17; Koby Anderson 7 2-4 16; Reese Anderson 5 0-0 10; Will Overton 2 1-5 6; Trey Allmon 2 0-1 4. Totals 23 4-14 53

3-point field goals – HHS 3 (Rouse 2, Overton 1).

Total fouls – HHS 16.

Greeley West 76, Gering 72: In Sidney, Neb., Greeley West won its second game in a row to finish the early-season Western Conference Tournament 2-1.

Andre Sepeda led the Spartans with 24 points, including three 3-pointers, and Darren Delacroix contributed 14 points.

West coach Brett Cloepfil said that the Spartans gave up a few big runs in the middle of the game, and almost blew a big lead, but still held on.

“Our young guys played through adversity and did a good job of finishing the game,” Cloepfil said.

GWHS – Andre Sepeda 7 7-11 24; Darren Delacroix 5 4-4 14; Hunter Miller 4 2-3 11; Tommy Gonzales 4 0-2 9; Brody Clark 3 2-2 8; Oscar Flores 2 0-0 4; Santiago 2 0-0 4. Totals 28 15-21 76

3-point field goals – GWHS 5 (Sepdeda 3, Miller 1, Gonzales 1).

Total fouls – GWHS 22.

EATON – Eaton improved to 3-0 with a sloppy, 39-22 win over Platte Valley. Eaton shot just 32 percent from the field in victory, but it was enough Friday in the Northern Colorado Roundball Classic.

“It was a typical early season game and wasn’t the prettiest game by any means but I was proud of our effort,” Eaton coach Todd Hernandez said in an email.

But Eaton forced 17 steals, including six by Courtney Leafgren.

Platte Valley fell to 1-2.

PVHS – Michaela Hill 1 2-2 4, Shea Walters 0 0-0 0, Jacey Reinert 1 0-0 2, Lindsay Niederkorn 1 2-5 4, Cammi Hawkins 1 0-0 2, Abby Carlson 0 0-0 0, Allison Walters 0 0-0 0, Hope Hecht 0 0-2 0, Jamie Kasper 4 2-2 10, Faith Fetzer 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 6-11 22

EHS – Jayde Contreras 2 4-4 8; Allie Hobbs 3 1-2 7; Brynn Millett 2 2-2 7; Courtney Leafgren 1 3-6 5; Sydney Booth 2 0-0 4; Alexis Lamoreaux 2 0-3 4; Faith Butler 0 2-2 2; Bailie Duncan 0 2-4 2. Totals 12 14-25 34

3-point field goals – PVHS 0; EHS 1 (Millett 1).

Total fouls – PVHS 20; EHS 15 (Lamoreaux fouled out).

Thomas Jefferson 43, Greeley Central 40 (OT): In Aurora, Greeley Central lost an achingly close game to wrap up their season-opening Bison Bash Tournament.

The Wildcats led Thomas Jefferson by six points with less than a minute left, and Thomas Jefferson hadn’t hit a 3-pointer all game – until it buried two in that last minute to force overtime.

Central only scored two points in the extra frame. Wildcats coach Juliet Sheets said that her team had trouble boxing out, and that they gave up those 3s at the end because they tried to run their offense instead of killing clock.

Korina Ramirez scored 16 points and dished five assists, Naomi Hidalgo scored 15 and Maddie Willers added six points and eight rebounds.

Central finished its early season tournament 1-2.

GCHS – Korina Ramirez 7 0-0 16; Naomi Hidalgo 7 1-1 15; Maddie Willers 1 4-6 6; Stacia Alderidge 1 0-0 2; Hattie Sheets 0 1-2 1. Totals 16 6-9 43

3-point field goals – GCHS 2 (Ramirez 2).

Total fouls – GCHS 14 (Hidalgo fouled out).

Yuma 34, Highland 23: In Ault, Highland struggled mightily against a stout Yuma defense and lost its first game of the season.

The Huskies couldn’t manage more than seven points in any quarter. Their leading scorer, Maison Tolle, dropped only five points.

Still coach Steve Latuda said that his team played well on defense, particularly Izzy Himmel, who grabbed nine rebounds and three steals.

Highland is now 2-1.

HHS – Maison Tolle 0 5-6 5; Courtney Kilian 2 0-0 4; Mariah Davemport 2 0-0 4; Katie Pettit 1 0-0 3; Lauren Frink 1 0-0 3; Izzy Himmel 1 0-0 2. Totals 7 7-10 23

3-point field goals – HHS 2 (Frink 1, Pettit 1).

Total fouls – HHS 13.

Kiowa 59, Dayspring Christian 41: In Kiowa, Dayspring Christian handled a tough Kiowa full-court press but couldn’t contain enough of Kiowa’s shooting to win.

Megan Roberts scored 27 points and added seven blocks, five rebounds and three steals for the Eagles. Brooke Shenkenberg added 11 points and played what coach Tina Beauvais called “really tenacious” defense.

DCA – Megan Roberts 11 4-9 27; Brooke Shenkenberg 3 5-9 11; Kelsi Donoho 1 0-0 3; 15 9-19 TP. Totals FG FT-FTA TP

3-point field goals – DCA 2 (Roberts 1 Donoho 1).

Total fouls – DCA 12.

Estes Park 48, Valley 42: In Estes Park, foul trouble, and clutch free-throw shooting by Estes Park, prevented Valley from coming back to win.

The Vikings’ four leading scorers – Priscilla Lozoya (14 points), Kendra Sotelo (8), Gabby Rios (7) and Kenzie Ray (6) – all fouled out.

Valley coach Ashley Van Slyke said that her team had to foul to get back into the game, but they couldn’t complete the comeback with their best players on the bench.

The Vikings are now 1-2.

VHS – Priscilla Lozoya 6 1-2 14; Kendra Sotelo 2 4-11 8; Gabby Rios 3 1-2 7; Kenzie Ray 3 0-0 6; Vanessa Salazar 1 2-2 4; Jolene Rutherford 0 3-4 3. Totals 15 11-21 42

3-point field goals – VHS 1 (Lozoya 1).

Total fouls – VHS 24 (Lozoya, Rios, Sotelo, Ray fouled out).

Windsor 53, Vista Peak 47: In Aurora, Windsor improved to 3-0 this season behind a near triple-double from Michaela Moran. She scored 18 points and added seven rebounds and eight steals.

The Wizards only outscored Vista Peak in one quarter – the first, when they got out to a 20-3 lead – but it was enough, as Vista Peak could never quite catch up.

WHS – Michaela Moran 4 9-13 18; Adalyn Vergara 2 4-8 8; Ally Kennis 3 1-5 7; Sam Greene 2 1-4 5; Hanna Koza 2 0-0 5; Karly Mathern 2 0-0 4. Totals 17 17-36 53

3-point field goals – WHS 2 (Koza 1, Moran 1).

Total fouls – WHS 23 (Kennis fouled out).

GILCREST – Led by senior Rilea Driscoll and junior Hunter Waterman, Windsor (233 points) placed second behind Mountain Range (315) in the 13-team Valley Invitational on Saturday.

Driscoll won the 200-yard freestyle with a Class 4A state-qualifying time of 2 minutes, 6.92 seconds. Driscoll also won the 500 freestyle with a state-qualifying time of 5:45.11.

Her Windsor teammate, Waterman, won the 50 freestyle with a 4A-qualifying time of 26.40. She was second in the 100 breaststroke with a state-qualifying time of 1:13.12.

Driscoll anchored and Waterman led off the Wizards’ state-qualifying, runner-up 400 freestyle relay team (4:00.71).

Greeley West freshman Grace Chahal continued her stellar start to her high school career, winning the 200 individual medley (2:26.39). She also had a fourth-place performance in the 100 backstroke (1:06.79).

The Spartans (143) were fourth in the team standings. Greeley Central and host Valley tied for eighth with 57 points apiece.

Eaton (14) was 11th.

Team Scores – Mountain Range 315, Windsor 233, Niwot 211, Greeley West 143, Centaurus 130, Pueblo County 94, Holyoke 63, Greeley Central 57, Valley 57, Silver Creek 19, Eaton 14, Skyline 12, Longmont 11.

200-yard medley relay – MRHS 2:00.16*; WHS (Reilly Scheffling, Hunter Waterman, Jocelyn Petersen, Rilea Driscoll) 2:02.62**; Niwot 2:02.62**; 200 freestyle – Rilea Driscoll, W, 2:06.92**; Gonzales, MR, 2:12.86***; Mara Johnson, GW, 2:17.25; ; 200 individual medley – Grace Chahal, GW, 2:26.39***; Shunk, C, 2:27.38**; Walton, MR, 2:27.67; 50 freestyle – Waterman, W, 26.40**; Balman, N, 26.69***; Vu, N, 26.94***; 1-meter diving – Jackson, MR, 526.60; Barkow, N, 464.80; Hellenberg, S, 349.40; 100 butterfly – DeBelle, MR, 1:03.17**; Krinsky, PC, 1:07.60***; Ella Reintsma, W, 1:10.30; 100 freestyle – Balman, N, 58.85***; Jepson, N, 59.60***; Krogmeier, HF, 1:01.47; 500 freestyle – Driscoll, W, 5:45.11**; Walton, MR, 6:02.84***; Johnson, GW, 6:04.34***; 200 freestyle relay – NHS 1:48.74**; WHS (Peterson, Katelyn Miller, Aria Witt, Reintsma) 1:53.41***; MRHS 1:57.36; 100 backstroke – Gonzales, MR, 1:04.37**; Jepson, N, 1:05.36**; Riley, C, 1:05.47**; 100 breaststroke – DeBelle, MR, 1:12.95**; Waterman, W, 1:13.12**; Witt, W, 1:15.13**; 400 freestyle relay – MRHS 3:58.42*; WHS (Waterman, Reintsma, Grace Drake, Driscoll) 4:00.71; CHS 4:06.28***.

* 5A state-qualifying standard

** 4A state-qualifying standard

*** 3A state-qualifying standard

Fort Lupton – In its first action of the season, three-time defending Class 3A champion Valley scored 137 points to finish as the runner-up to 5A Grandview (167) in the eighth-team Fort Lupton Invitational on Saturday.

The Vikings had eight wrestlers place fourth or higher, including individual champions Brandon Damian (138 pounds), defending state champion Aaron Trujillo (145), Jaziah Whaley (152) and Josh Flanagan (170).

Host Fort Lupton (110 points) placed fourth as a team. Greeley West (103) was fifth, and Northridge (59) placed eighth.

The Bluedevils had two individual champions: Jacob Duran (106) and two-time defending state champion Jody Sandoval II (132).

Greeley West senior Xavier Vasquez won the 195-pound title.

Team Scores – Grandview 167, Valley 137, Erie 114, Fort Lupton 110, Greeley West 103, Centaurus 102, Frederick 62, Northridge 59.

Placewinners

106 pounds – Jacob Duran, FL; Tory Bean, V; Wyatt Carpenter, N; Dion Velasquez, GW; 113 – Giovani Federico, GV; Noah Damian, V; Curtis Federico Harris, GW; Derrian Jamaillo, FL; 120 – Fabian Santillan, GV; Adam Evertz, E; Fabian Gallegos, GW; Gabe Carillo, F; 126 – Carlos Vigil, unattached, GV; Sean-Tyler Curell, E; Matt Frye, GV; Cody Ayres, F; 132 – Jody Sandoval II, FL; Armando Santillan, GV; Adrian Rincon, E; Cole Hoffman, F; A; 138 – Brandon Damian, V; Jaylen Torrez, FL; Dylan Ranieri, GV; Jonah Sanders, F; 145 – Aaron Trujillo, V; Ernie Quintana, E; Gabe Faraca, C; Rodrigo Perez, GW; 152 – Jaziah Whaley, V; Atriba Obitka, C; Quintin Hyrup, E; Victor Rangel, F; 160 – Grady Colgan, GV; Robbie Saldi, F; Witt Unruh, E; Koby Galicia, FL; 170 – Josh Flanagan, V; Angel Mata, C; Victor Rangel, F; AJ Garcia, FL; 182 – Zach Roper, E; Michael Gutierrez, GW; Brodie Lavene, GV; Logan Burdett, F; 195 – Xavier Vasquez, GW; Carlos Rodriguez, V; Ruben Portillo, E; Jake Longstreth, F; 220 – Michael Castro, F; Lake Sands, GW; Justin Peacemaker, GV; 285 – Gabe Baumgartner, GV; Andrew Adame, FL; Tristan Stoos, V; Lorenzo Vasquez, unattached, FL.

Windsor places second at home dual tournament: In Windsor, the Wizards went 4-1 in duals but lost in the first-place dual, 36-29, to Scottsbluff.

Windsor picked up a 60-24 win against Fort Morgan, a 64-12 win against Horizon, a 61-11 victory against Thompson Valley, and a 55-19 win against Rocky Mountain.

At 138/145 pounds, defending state champion Chris Sandoval went 5-0 with three pins and two technical falls.

At 170, Gage Trusty went 5-0, including a pin and two forfeit wins. Jacob Parker went 5-0 at 106 with four pins and a forfeit.

At 113, defending state champion Will VomBaur went 5-0 with four pins and a forfeit win. At 120/126, Dominick Serrano went 5-0 with four pins.

At 126/132, Braden Peninger went 5-0 with two pins, a major decision and two forfeit wins.

Team Scores – Scottsbluff, Windsor, Rocky Mountain, Poudre, Cherokee Trail, Thompson Valley, Legacy, Fort Morgan, Loveland, Horizon.

Chuck Annand Invitational: In Akron, Platte Valley led a crop of Weld teams that comported themselves well at the Chuck Anand Invitational wrestling tournament.

The Broncos won the tournament with a score of 211.5, more than 70 points ahead of second-place Eaton. Colton Orcutt (113), Dylan Yancey (132) and Zach Waite (152) won their weight classes for the Platte Valley.

Colton Bruckridge (138), Adrian Rodriguez (145) and Jeremiah Land (220) were runner-ups, and Varrion Ciddio (126) and Joseph Crockroft (285) finished third. Edgar Duran was fourth at 120 pounds.

For Eaton, Jake Sandau won the 182-pound class. Toby Gavette (106) and Robert Guzman (195) came in second, Braeson Lewis (160) and Braedy Sturdevant (182) were third and Hayden Gavette (126), Ariel Rodriguez (145) and Connor Moos (170) were fourth.

“When it got time to score bonus points, we didn’t score enough,” Eaton coach Tony Mustari said. “We wrestled well, but we have a long way to go. We’re making silly mistakes that are costing us points and matches.”

Highland had one winner – Logan Lewis at 106 pounds. Dante Chiricingo (113) and Bryson Fogg (160) finished second, while Skyler Score (132) was third and Juancito Lucero (220) and Cody Johnson (285) were fourth.

Greeley Central didn’t have a winner – many of its wrestlers were wrestling in a dual against Pueblo County – but the Wildcats had a runner up in Ben Euresti (120), third-place finishers in Ricky Zavala (106) and Julian Vasquez (113) and a fourth-placer in Loren Johnston (152).

Emanuel Munoz Alcala was University’s only winner, in the 285-pound class. The Bulldogs also had two third-place finishers – Ben Anderson (195) and Caleb Naesner (220).

“It’s really huge,” University coach Easton Ramirez said of Munoz Alcala’s win. “He’s only a freshman and this is his first tournament. He’s wrestling out of his mind. It’s like he’s an experienced upperclassman.”

Team Scores – Platte Valley 211.5, Eaton 138, Highland 110, Greeley Central 72, University 65.

106 pounds – Logan Lewis (HHS) dec. Toby Gavette (EHS) 6-5; 113 – Colton Orcutt (PVHS) dec. Dante Chiricingo (HHS) 4-1; 120 – Trevor Elliot (Merino) pinned Ben Euresti (GCHS) 3:05; 132 – Dylan Yancey (PVHS) pinned Cameron Holm (Wiggins) 3:21; 138 – Braden Kappel (Limon) over Colton Bruckridge (PVHS) by medical forfeit; 145 – Remington Canfield (Merino) dec. Adrian Rodriguez (PVHS) 7-6; 152 – Zach Waite (PVHS) dec. Trevor Randel (Eads) 12-10; 160 – McCoy Sullivan (Sedgwick County) over Bryson Fogg (HHS) by medical forfeit; 182 – Jake Sandau (EHS) pinned Austin Newbury (Yuma) 4:34; 195 – Jason Murphy (John Mall) pinned Robert Guzman (EHS) 3:31; 220 – Kaleb Gaede (Limon) pinned Jeremiah Land (PVHS) 3:28; 285 – Emanuel Munoz Alcala (UHS) dec. Zhaylon Buckner (Merino) 3-2.

Pueblo County 44, Greeley Central 20: In Colorado Springs, the top two 4A wrestling teams from last year went at it in a dual meet at Pine Creek High School, which the defending state champions again coming out on top.

Greeley Central had some dominant individual wins – superstar defending individual state champion Andrew Alirez won by major decision, as did Andrue Rojas – but on the whole, the day belonged to Pueblo County.

With his win, though, Alirez has still not lost in his high school career.

106 pounds – Double forfeit; 113 – Josiah Nava (PCHS) pinned Frank Alirez 3:59; 120 – Nathan Bonham (PC) over Josh Nira by medical forfeit; 126 – Andrew Alirez (GCHS) maj. dec. Jaxon Garoutte 15-5; 132 – Grant Willits (PC) dec. Zeke Alirez 7-2; 138 – Justin Davis (PC) pinned Justus Strand 0:59; 145 – Christopher Fasano (PC) pinned Tony Ulaszek 5:21; 152 – Hunter Willits (PC) pinned Treyvaughn Martinez 5:21; 160 ?? Mason Mooring (PC) pinned Michael Serna 2:45; 170 – Andrue Rojas (GC) maj. dec. Jayson Davis 11-3; 182 – Jonny Guerrero (GC) pinned Ulises Torres 0:27; 195 – Double forfeit; 220 – Donavon Rincon (PC) pinned Gerardo Arellano 3:08; 285 – Alex Yeadon (GC) pinned Eulalio De Le Canal 0:54.

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