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PVHS’ early schedule seems to be paying o
BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Prairie View boys basketball coach Damien Romero loved the ThunderHawks’ early-season schedule.
The fi rst eight games were over the span of two weeks and 10 available playing dates. Then it was a three-game stretch over fi ve days.
Then it was a three-week holiday break.
“It was a heck of a schedule to begin the season,” Romero said. “It put us in different situations that prepped us to be ready to roll into league play – close games, blowouts, big wins. We got a lot of rest.
We had a lot of dead legs by the end of the second week. Rest and fundamentals go a long way in basketball.”
One reason he liked the early season pace was a fi ve-game winning streak as of the end of last week. PVHS downed Gateway 61-37 in Brighton Jan. 20. Tyson Roberts led the way with 21 points, including a pair of 3-pointers Rashawn SalinasJohnston had nine points.
Nine fi rst-half turnovers turned into 11 Prairie View points in the fi rst half. The ThunderHawks’ lead was nine points at the break and grew steadily during the second half.
“We just moved the ball tonight,” said Dominic Marrujo, who scored 18 points, 16 of which came in the fi rst half.. “Our defense was a little off. In the second half, we got aggressive, got steals, got up and down the court. He (Romero) got into us about our defense. We have the ability to make shots left and right. It’s more of our defense that kills us in games. Certain games, we have issues with our defense. But in a lot of games, we play pretty good defense. Our defense stepped up tonight.”
Oriel Bailey led the Olys with 29 points.
PVHS hosts Adams City at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, then travels to Elizabeth for a 1 p.m. game Saturday, Jan. 29.
“The boys are coming together, rounding into form,” Romero said. “The practice time we didn’t get that we got right before Christmas is starting to pay dividends. The best thing I saw wasn’t basketballrelated.
It was the team camaraderie, the talking with each other with respect instead of beating each other down.”
Prairie View’s Dominic Marrujo o ers the airborne defense against Gateway’s Julian
Cecena Jan. 20 in Brighton. PHOTO BY STEVE SMITH
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Two top CHSAA o cials announce retirements
BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Two of the top brass at the Colorado High School Activities Association announced their plans to retire at the end of the school year.
Rhonda Blanford-Green was the fi rst African-American female commissioner in the history of the 103-year-old National Federation of High Schools, according to CHSAANow.com. Blanford-Green, who was a star athlete at Aurora Central High School, rejoined CHSAA in 2017. She’d been an assistant and associate commissioner with CHSAA from 1996 to 2012.
Blanford-Green was the executive director at the Nebraska School Activities Association from 2012 to 2015 and was an assistant executive director at the Louisiana High School Athletic Association from 2015 to 2017.
“I love my job, this staff, and the membership, and I have been proud to serve the students and member schools of Colorado, and to lead one of the best associations in the nation,” Blanford-Green said in a statement on CHSAANow.com. “I look forward to viewing from the sidelines as they continue to raise the bar on education-based athletics and activities.” Blanford-Green introduced digital platforms that improved education, operations, outreach and communication, chsaanow.com said. She also created a Robinson handbook committee to help facilitate collaborative statewide discussions before CSHAA’s board of directors turned them into bylaws. The website said student-athletes were able to complete all 31 seasons and other related events during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Someone has to captain the ship, but it took a collective effort
Blanford-Green
Eagle View Adult Center Update –Jan 26 - Feb 2, 2022 Eagle View Adult Center is open Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Call 303-655-2075 for more information. e January and February Newsletter is available. Cards, Games and Pool If you like to play games like bridge, pinochle, dominos, scrabble and pool… Eagle View is the place to get connected. Check out the newsletter for playing times. VOA Lunch A hot, nutritious lunch is provided by Volunteers of America, Mondays and ursdays at 11:30 a.m. Please reserve your VOA meal in advance: For Mondays reserve the ursday before, for ursdays reserve the Monday before.! Call Eleanor at 303-655-2271 between 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Mon. & urs. Daily meal donations are appreciated. $2.50 Donation per meal if age 60+. $8.50 Mandatory charge if under 60 Tech Tuesdays Need help with your laptop, tablet, or smartphone? Schedule an appointment with Calvin at 303-655-2187. Amazing Bird Adaptations: Join the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies to learn ingenious ways birds survive in the harshest of environments and how to identify species that call Colorado home for the winter. urs., Jan. 27 at 1:30 p.m. (Deadline: Tues., Jan. 25); $3 Cribbage Tournament: Our monthly cribbage tournament is lots of fun and includes prize winnings. Just drop-in and pay a fee to the tournament volunteer. Wed., Jan. 26 at 12:30 p.m.; $4 Meditation: Meditation can free us from stress, allow us more joy, help us sleep, and give the body more energy. You may meditate in a chair or on the oor (bring a yoga mat or blanket). Deadline: urs., Jan. 27. Tuesdays, Feb. 1 - 15 from 9 - 10 a.m.; $16 (3 weeks) Painting Studio: If you enjoy painting with oils or acrylics and have a project you are working on, please consider joining the studio. Participants will bring their own supplies and projects to work on. ursdays from 9 - 11:30 a.m.; $20 (4 weeks) Session 2: Feb. 3 - 24 (Deadline: Tues., Feb. 1)
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BY STAFF REPORT
Brighton High School
Boys basketball
Team score on left, Opponent and their score 60, @Boulder, 54 60, Fort Collins, 72 56, *Standley Lake, 31 49, *Skyline, 31 40, *Vista Ridge, 59 34, @Monarch, 65 53, Horizon, 71 48, @Grandview, 57 73, @Mountain Range, 69 38 @Riverdale Ridge 63 59 Fairview, 65 52 Arvada West 54 50 @Rangeview 90
Jan. 24: @Monarch, 7 p.m.
Jan. 25: Columbine, 7 p.m.
Upcoming games
Jan. 27: @Westminster, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 1: @Northglenn
Feb. 4: Adams City, 7 p.m.
Feb. 7: Hinkley: , 7 p.m.
Feb. 10: @Gateway, 7 p.m.
Feb. 12: Loveland, 7 p.m.
Feb. 15: Vista Peak, 7 p.m.
Feb. 16: @Rock Canyon, 6:30 p.m.
Girls basketball
Team score on left, Opponent and their score 36, Chatfield, 53 37, Boulder, 44 53 @Far Northeast 44 52, *Cheyenne Mountain, 58 39, *Pomona, 26 39, *Peak to Peak, 30 40, Mountain Range, 35 42 Riverdale Ridge 47 21 @Fairview 30 46 Aurora Central 25 26 @Arvada West 45
Jan. 24: Monarch, 7 p.m.
Upcoming game
Jan. 27: Westminster, 7 p.m.
Feb. 1: Northglenn, 7 p.m.
Feb. 4: @Adams City, 7 p.m.
Feb. 5: @Horizon: 1 p.m.
Feb. 7 @Chaparral, 7 p.m.
Feb. 8: @Hinkley, 7 p.m.
Feb. 10: Gateway, 7 p.m.
Feb. 12: @Loveland: noon
Feb. 14 Rangeview 7 p.m.
Feb. 15: @Vista Peak, 7 p.m.
Girls swimming
No score @Legacy Invitational 236, @Rangeview, 105 267, Hinkley, 62
No score @Rex Abelein Invite @ VMAC
No score @Northglenn HS Futures Dive Classic 248 Westminster 26 1st Wiedeman Invitational
Upcoming games
Jan. 20: @Aurora Central, 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 25: @Broomfield/Monarch, 7 p.m.
Broomfield Community Center
Jan. 27: Frederick, 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 4-5: EMAC league meet
Hinkley High School,
Feb. 10-11: State 5A swim meet @VMAC
Wrestling
Team score on left, Opponent and their score 78, Centaurus, 12 3-3 , @Pine Creek tournament
Brighton scores
Eagle Ridge Academy
Reschedules
Eagle Ridge rescheduled three basketball games for the week of Jan. 18. In girls basketball, the Warriors face Aurora Central at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, and face Strive Prep SMART at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31. Both games are on the road. The boys team plays at Aurora Central at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29.
Prairie View High School
Wrestling Prairie View finished fourth at the Northglenn Norse Varsity Invite Jan. 22. Ane’e Vigil (113 pounds) and Josiah Alvarado (120) took first place in their weight classes. Brysaon Porta (170) was second. Nolan Peteerson (106) was fourth. Christopher Parks (285) was fifth, while Donovan Archuleta (126) took sixth, as did Tyler Schow at 195 pounds.
Cancellation
Prairie View’s home wrestling meet, scheduled for Jan. 26 against Boulder High School, was canceled. PVHS athletic director Jason Humphrey said the Panthers program was in COVID quarantine.
The girls basketball game at Gateway, set for Jan. 20, was postponed. Humphrey said the ThunderHawks program was in quarantine.
Boys basketball Prairie View’s winning streak reached four games after a 63-47 home-floor win over Mountain View Jan. 18. Tyson Roberts led the T-Hawks with 28 points. Dominic Marrujo chipped in with 23. Javi Carrillo led the Mountain Lions with 20 points.
PVHS downed Aurora Central 7454 in Aurora Jan. 22. No stats were available for either team.
Girls basketball
Mountain View downed the ThunderHawks 46-26 in Loveland Jan. 18. Celicia Robles scored eight points for PVHS, Zoey Gallegos, Briana Robles, Paige Walker and Kaylee Deshazer scored four. The Mountain Lions’ top scorer was Addison Branscum, who scored 22 points.
Brighton High School
Wrestling
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Brighton took sixth in this year’s Top of the Rockies tournament at Centaurus High School. Dylan BravoPacker was second at 220 pounds. Sam Rock took fourth at 145 pounds. DJ Rock took fourth at 152 pounds. Josiah Gallegos was sixth among 126-pounders.
Girls basketball
Brighton’s game at Chaparral was postponed to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7. The game against Rangeview was moved to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14.
Boys basketball Rangeview downed Brighton 90-50 in Aurora Jan. 20. Jackson Kroll and Geo Velarde led the Bulldogs with 12 points. Calvin Doyle added seven. The top scorer for the Rangers was Hanif Muhammad, who poured in 22 points. KK Stroter was next with 19, and Chris Watkins added 15.
“I thought we came out engaged and locked in on both sides for the first 12 minutes of the game, and then they went on a run the last three minutes of the first half. It’s tough to recover from that against a very good team like Rangeview,” said BHS coach Rolando Davila. “I really liked the way Jackson Kroll was competing and making plays for us on both ends.”
Riverdale Ridge High School
Cancellations
Riverdale Ridge’s home basketball games against Roosevelt were postponed Jan. 19 because of poor road conditions. The make-up date is at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, for both games.
In girls wrestling, Riverdale Ridge’s match against Fort Lupton was called off Jan. 20.
Boys basketball
Riverdale Ridge topped Niwot 71-40 on the Cougars’ floor Jan. 22. No stats were available for either team.
Girls basketball
Riverdale Ridge rolled to a 75-31 win at Niwot Jan. 22. Jadalise Gomez poured in 22 points for the Ravens. Meriah Gonzales, a freshman, added 15. No stats were available for Niwot.
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from leaders at all levels across the state to make that happen for the mental and physical wellbeing of our student athletes that have been negatively impacted by COVID,” Blanford-Green said in the CHSAANow.com statement.
Blanford-Green was an 18-time All-American in track and field at the University of Nebraska. After college, she qualified twice for the U.S. Olympic Trails and then coached at Aurora Central and Eaglecrest high schools and the University of Wyoming before joining the CHSAA.
The other retiree is associate Commissioner Tom Robinson. He graduated from Colorado State University (he played football, basketball and ran track and field) in 1969. He started officiating that summer. CHSAANow. com said his first teaching job was at Regis Jesuit High School in 1969. He also coached several sports, including basketball from 1983-1993). He joined CHSAA in 2001.
For all 20 years at CHSAA, Robinson has overseen officials, the sportsmanship program, as well as boys and girls golf.
Robinson is the president of the National Association of Sports Officials and the replay coordinator for the Big-12 Conference.
“On behalf of the board and the association, I want to thank Rhonda and Tom for their service,” CHSAA Board of Directors President Luke DeWolfe said. “The association owes a great debt of gratitude to both of them. They have truly exemplified what educationally-based athletics are about. Through their combined efforts, they have helped to make Colorado one of the most respected interscholastic athletic associations in the country.
Sports briefs
Baseball
Eagle Ridge Academy scrapped its baseball program. Officials weren’t able to find a home field to use.
Girls basketball
Horizon girls basketball coach Dan Doehler won his 150th game as the Hawks beat Loveland 61-53. The Jan. 18 game was in Loveland.
Doehler was the girls coach at Brighton High School before assuming the job with the Hawks.
Football
Mike Brown is the new football coach at Brighton High School. He replaces Chris Flynn, who held the job for one season.
Local school matchups
Wrestling
The rivalry wrestling match between Brighton and Prairie View high schools was postponed Jan. 19 because of poor road conditions.The make-up date is 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3.
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everyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. After a few minutes to learn about a current health topic from the doctor, spend the rest of the hour enjoying a healthy walk and a fun conversation. It’s a great way to get out, get active and enjoy all the benefits that come from walking.
The Brighton Urban Renewal Authority began the Brighton Hearts in the Arts rental assistance program. It’s designed to help local artists who occupy physical space in the downtown urban renewal area with rent costs.
It’s open to arts-focused nonprofits, according to a statement, plus forprofit art galleries and art studios. Some of the ‘Need-to-meet” criteria include a 501(c)(3) designation and to be sure that the function and mission of the facility is to exhibit, create, present and/or sell artwork in several forms of media.
Artists can apply for grants that will cover up to half of their annual or monthly lease but no more than $15,000 per year.Visit brightonura. org/176/Brighton-Hearts-the-Arts. Call 303-655-2150 or email aherrera@ brightonedc.org.
Meet the mayor
Brighton Mayor Greg Mills wants to meet the public during new, oneon-one meetings. It’s a chance to learn about current projects, new developments and share issues. Meetings are the third Friday of every month in 15-minute slots, starting at 10:30 a.m. Reserve a time slot at https://www.signupgenius. com/go/10c0d4caaa62fabf9c34-meet. Indicate whether you want to meet in person at City Hall, 500 S. Fourth Ave., or virtually. Call 303-655-2042.
Eagle Express rides
Barr Lake State Park will offer virtual rides aboard the Eagle Express. Join Ranger Michelle and her friends as they read a story about our natural world that is sure to entertain your preschooler while teaching them about plants, animals and our planet. Call 303-659-6005.
Food resources available
Here’s a list of food programs and resources available during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Fort Lupton Food and Clothing Bank from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday is open for people who need help with food. Also, donations can be dropped off at 421 Denver Avenue, Fort Lupton. For more information call 303-857-1096.
Brighton Seventh-day Adventist Church, 567 E. Bromley Lane, 10 a.m. to noon, on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month.
Hunger Free Colorado. For anyone who might need help locating food. Call 855-855-4626 on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The hotline keeps information confidential and has bilingual staff on hand.
The Colorado Department of Education tracks meal site information for every school by school name and address, including service times, start and end dates and how meals are handed out.
Meals on Wheels delivers hot meals at noon to anyone, regardless of age in Brighton. Meals are delivered on weekdays; customers can choose the days. The cost is $4.25 per meal payable at the end of the month. Call 303-659-0978. 27J Schools have free grab-andgo meals for youngsters up to age 18. Drive-by or walk up between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Vikan Middle School, 879 Jessup St., Overland Trail Middle School, 455 N. 19th Ave., and at Thimmig Elementary School, 11453 Oswego St. Food for Hope is the sponsor.
Chapel Hill Church, 10 Chapel Hill Drive, Brighton, hands out one box of food per family the second and fourth Wednesdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and alternating Saturdays at 9:30 a.m.
St. Augustine food pantry, 129 S. Sixth Ave., offers food Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ID and paperwork required. The pantry serves Brighton residents who love between Quebec Street and Cavanaugh Road and between Weld County Road 4 1/2 and 96th Avenue.
Calvary Chapel Brighton Food Pantry, 103 E. Bridge St., Brighton. Open from 4 to 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the month.
Community Baptist Church Food Pantry, 15559 Weld County Road 2, Brighton. Open from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays.
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TRIVIA
1. ANATOMY: How many ribs are in the human body? 2. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What kind of animal is a fl ying fox? 3. GEOGRAPHY: In which body of water does the island of Malta lie? 4. U.S. STATES: What animal is featured on the state fl ag of Louisiana? 5. TELEVISION: What was the name of the fi ctional airline whose jet crashed on an island in “Lost”? 6. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president ran on the slogan “Vote Yourself a Farm and Horses”? 7. MOVIES: What is the name of Thor’s hammer in the earlier “Avengers” movies? 8. FOOD & DRINK: The “Iron Chef” TV cooking show originated in which country? 9. HISTORY: In what year did the Cold War end? 10. SCIENCE: What weather condition is measured in millibars?
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2. A type of bat 3. Mediterranean Sea
4. A pelican 5. Oceanic Airlines
6. Abraham Lincoln
7. Mjolnir 8. Japan 9. 1989
10. Atmospheric pressure
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