BOCO BEATS: MEAD STOMPS DISCOVERY CANYON
Football
Mead 50, Disc. Canyon 7 At Castle Rock: Two weeks into the season, Mead football is proving time and again why it deserves the No. 3 ranking that CHSAANOW.COM bestowed it in Class 3A.
On Thursday night against Discovery Canyon, the Mavericks put the beatdown on 3A’s sixth-ranked Thunder with a 50-7 final.
“I think it all starts off with our offensive line,” head coach Jason Klatt said. “It looked really good tonight. We kind of controlled the line of scrimmage up front and that was the key, then we had a number of backs do a really good job running the football and Corby (Tecu) had a really good game. They all did. Eli Sena had a really good game, Sean Medlock, Evan Morris all ran the ball really good.”
The running backs took over the offense as senior Tecu (three touchdowns), Medlock, Sena, junior Danny Brewington and Morris played a part in at least a handful of those scores as senior QB Gavin Garrettson threw at least one. Sophomore Jordan Lohr even added a field goal.
With that kind of production, the Thunder didn’t stand a chance.
“I think for us, we’re still trying to learn who we are as a team. Every single game, we’re just trying to put our best effort out on the field and I still think we’re not even close to the team we can be,” Tecu said. “I think for us, the sky’s the limit. We’re learning every week and we’re getting better every single week.”
Cross country
RE-1J Meet (Wednesday) At Sunset Golf Course: The St. Vrain area’s top talent took to the Sunset Golf Course on Wednesday afternoon, and the athletes didn’t disappoint. Mead’s Nolan Hoffman won the boys race in a 16-second landslide at 17 minutes, 0.60 seconds as Niwot’s core five followed directly in tow: Joey Hendershot (17:16.10), Frederick Ambrose (17:16.30), Jeremy Gillett (17:16.40), Carlos Kipkorir Cheruiyot (17:16.40) and Zane Bergen (17:16.60). The ladies race was just as competitive, though Niwot’s pack took the cake by rounding out the top nine finishers, notably Bella Nelson (19:31.70), Mia Prok (19:32.00), Madison Shults (19:32.10), Eva Klingbeil (19:32.20) and Stella Vieth (19:33.10).
Boys Golf
Loveland Invite
At Olde Course: Monarch’s boys golfers won out in this 5A/4A showcase as the Coyotes collected 222 strokes thanks to Talan Gover (tied first, 72 strokes), Ian Henderson (third, 74), Caleb Michaels (tied sixth, 76) and Blake Sullivan (tied 10th, 77 strokes). Fairview tied for third (233), just three strokes behind Fossil Ridge, as Sawyer Sales (tied first, 72),
Mason Owens (tied sixth, 76), Nathan Sager (tied 10th, 77) and Mathieu Zerwin (tied 16th, 79) all enjoyed strong rounds. Centaurus’ Matthew Vaver added another noteworthy performance as he finished with 77 strokes and tied for 10th.
Softball
Holy Family 12,
Longmont 2
At Holy Family: Holy Family’s Annika Manzanarez, who ranks among the top RBI leaders in the NCAC, added to her resume Thursday as she dominated the Trojan pitching staff at the plate with five RBIS on three hits, including two bombs.
Mead 14, Greeley West 0 At Mead: The Mavericks entered week three with a No. 6 ranking in Class 4A, and they didn’t take long to prove why. Pitcher Joslynn Veltien threw a perfect game through four innings en route to the 14-0 beatdown of the Spartans, walking zero, allowing zero hits while striking out 10. Maddox Boston added a home run to the offensive effort.
Boulder 12, Englewood 2 At Englewood: The Panthers leaned on star pitcher Riley Bowman, who gave up no earned runs and struck out 19. She also finished 4-for-5 at the plate with four RBIS and Ria Ushakova scored three runs en route to Boulder’s 12th win of the season (12-1).
Boys tennis
Boulder 7, Legacy 0
At Legacy: Boulder’s tennis team continues to prove its dominance as the Panthers moved to 5-0 on the season. On Thursday, Andre Parham defeated David Tran 5-7,7-5, 6-2 in No. 1 singles, Jackson Lewis won in a forfeit at No. 2 singles, and Mike Nold beat Alex Anthony 6-4, 6-1 in No. 3 singles. Will Curl and Ezra Doherty excelled against Sam Law and Rufus Thompson in No. 1 doubles at 7-5, 6-4. Danny Benjamin and Andrew Schreiner beat Eric Rodriguez and Grant Thompson 6-1, 6-0 in No. 2 doubles. No. 3 doubles saw Abe Pomeroy and Blake Curl beat David Johnson and Sam Heuhalfen 6-2, 6-2 as Isaac Ferguson and Chase Lewis rounded out the No. 4 doubles effort with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Karsen Barnes and Navon Kulprathipanja.
Volleyball
Niwot def. Thompson Valley, 3-2
At Niwot: There’s nothing quite like a top-5 matchup in high school volleyball, and No. 3 Thompson Valley at No. 5 Niwot didn’t disappoint. Niwot began the match fighting from behind after the Eagles claimed a 25-22 first set. The Cougars stormed back into the next two sets to take the 2-1 advantage with scores of 25-17 and 25-22, but Thompson Valley claimed the equalizer in the fourth set at 27-25. Thompson Valley may have won that battle, but Niwot won the war as the Cougars sent the Eagles packing with a 17-15 final.