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Riverdale Ridge sends o its fl ock

Eight sign college letters of intent in school ceremony

BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It’s something that Riverdale Ridge senior Luke Burley will miss, in about a year.

Burley was waiting in the highschool’s gymnasium Feb. 3, getting ready to sign his letter of intent committing him to attend Norwich University, a military college in chilly Vermont.

Sitting at the table in the gym wearing his jeans and his Norwich University baseball T-shirt, his mother Lori called across the gym: “Where’s your hoody?”

“I took it off,” he said. “I’m going to Norwich, so I have to get used to the cold.”

Eight Riverdale Ridge seniors, all standouts in at least one sport at the high school, signed their college letters of intent. Originally scheduled for Wednesday morning, the ceremony was pushed back in response to the Feb. 2 snowstorm that shuttered schools throughout the region.

Burley said he’ll be fi ne in the cold. He’s eager to get started.

“My No. 1 goal is to serve, and I really want to serve and defend my country,” Burley said. “Also, having the chance to play baseball is great. And they have the best cyber security program.”

Riverdale Ridge Athletic Director Aaron Riessen applauded not just the athletes for their college choices, but the good-sized crowd of family, friends and Riverdale students that watched.

“These eight athletes have helped us create an identity and culture that we can be proud of at Riverdale Ridge,” Riessen said. “In four short years, you helped put us on the map.”

It’s only the second time the school has hosted the letters of intent ceremony and only the second year the school has had seniors to send to college. Riverdale Ridge fi rst came online in 2018 and fi elded its fi rst senior class last year.

But coaches and school leaders said there has been plenty of time for the students to make an impression.

“You have made a mark throughout the entire Colorado high-school athletics community,” Principal Terry Elliott said. “They know Riverdale Ridge exists because of you and what you have done the last four years. You did it through a start-up, through a pandemic that impacted two or three seasons. I couldn’t be more proud of you.”

Out-of-state tuition

Like Burley, most of the students under the spotlight Feb. 3 sad they plan to attend college out of state. Soccer player Aryanna Day plans to take her skills to Phoenix’ Arizona Christian University.

“It’s 100 percent because of the coach there,” Day said. “She just supported my morals and values and stuff like that, which I really appreciate. She supports me, not just the way I play, but my character as well.”

Soccer player Molly Lancaster plans to attend Fort Hays State University in Kansas. She hopes to major in computer science, with a minor in political science.

“When I went there this summer, I got the feeling that this is where I belong,” Lancaster said. “As I got to meet the coaches and the other players and got familiar with the environment of the town, I knew it was the best fi t for me.”

Basketball player Megan Drews plans to attend Hastings College in Nebraska. She plans to study business.

“I just liked the environment, the people,” Drews said. “It’s a new journey.”

Softball team

Four of the students featured Feb. 3 came from the Ravens softball

Riverdale Ridge High School celebrated the past and future careers of eight student athletes who signed their college Letters of Intent Feb. 3 in the School’s gymnasium. Top row, right to left Luke Burley, Molly Lancaster, Emma Hodnet, Sydnee Fordham. Bot-

tom row, Sienna Mullin, Kyla Humphreys, Megan Drews, Aryanna Day. PHOTO BY SCOTT TAYLOR

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Baseball camp

Regis University’s baseball coaching and staff will be conducting a clinic at Brighton High School from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 19.

Campers will receive a T-shirt, a ticket to Regis’ game against Adams State at 2;30 that afternoon, the chance to shag balls during batting practice before the game and a chance to run the bases after the game.

The cost is $50. Register at https:// bybsa.net/program/46262/2022regis-university-baseball-day-at-thepark?fbclid=IwAR1IbRoRe_PDrJLBOmt7yL1pZrcCVNCKOzCh2cov38as4uUnd47OF5vcjyM

State wrestling tournament

AURORA -- The Colorado High School Activities Association announced the schedule for the girls and boys state wrestling tournaments at Ball Arena from Thursday, Feb. 17, to Saturday, Feb. 19.

Ball Arena requires patrons to wear masks because of the ongoing pandemic.

Feb. 17: 2A/3A prelims, girls preliminary round, noon to 3 p.m.; 4A/5A boys preliminary round, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 18: 2A/3A and girls quarterfinals, 8:30 to 11:45 a.m.; 4A/5A boys quarterfinals, 12:45 to 3:30 p.m.; semifinals for boys and girls in all classes, 6:30 p.m.

Feb. 19: Third-round consolation matches through consolation semifinials, all classifications, 10 a.m.; parade of champions and finals, all classifications, 5:30 p.m.

Wrestling: BHS tops rival Prairie View

Brighton beat Prairie View 45-28 in the city rivalry wrestling match Feb. 3 at PVHS.

Prairie View picked up on-mat wins from Josiah Alvarado (120 pounds), Vincent Klabon (132), Bryson Porta (182), Christopher Parks (285) and Nolan Peterson (106) and Ane’e Vigil (113).

Brighton’s on-mat wins came from Josiah Gallegos (126), Bryce Bravo-Packer (138), Sam Rock (152(, DJ Rock (160), Izaiah Schoepp (170), Taylor Hruby (195) and Dylan BravoPacker (220).

Prairie View senior wrestler Jon Rea, is congratulated by his parents, from left, Wayne Rea, Rhonda Lombardi, and Laurie Rodriguez, during ceremonies honoring Prairie View wrestlers Feb. 3 at Prairie View High School.

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Eagle Ridge Academy

Boys basketball

The Warriors beat Weld Central 68-44 on the Warriors’ fl oor Feb. 1. Brenden Buzzell led the Rebels with 15 points. Jace Cornelius added 10. No stats were available for Eagle Ridge.

ERA improved to 12-2 this season with a 57-54 road win over Englewood Feb. 4. James Kyren Allen and Peyton Torres scored 16 points for ERA. Cameron Seifert added 11.

No stats were available for Englewood.

Eagle Ridge Academy slipped past Stargate School 55-51 in Brighton Feb. 5. No stats were available for either team.

Girls basketball

Weld Central topped Eagle Ridge 33-21 in Keenesburg Feb. 1. Julia DeLorenzo had nine points for the Warriors. Oceanna Solis added fi ve.

Jolie McBride paced the Rebels with 20 points. Gracie Weber scored four.

ERA made it two wins for the week with a 30-22, home-fl oor win over Englewood Feb. 3. No stats were available for the Pirates. Brianna Gelok scored 10 for the Warriors. DeLorenzo added eight.

Eagle Ridge Academy beat Stargate School 35-17 in Thornton Feb. 5. Gelok led the Warriors with 11 points. DeLorenzo was next with seven.

No stats were available for Stargate School.

Brighton High School

Girls swimming

Brighton easily won the Eastern Metro Athletic Conference swimming and diving championship at Hinkley HIgh School over the weekend,.

BHS totaled 737 points. Rangeview took second place with 495 points.

Here are Brighton’s results: 1-meter diving: 1. Ariana Wiser, 351.4 points. 2.. Paige Martinez, 341.7. 4. Iris Frese, 299. 3. 50-yard freestyle: 1. Anna Jorstad, 25.16 seconds. 2. Isabella Perkins, 25.79. 3. 100- freestyle: 1. A. Jorstad, 55.27 2. Brianna Keese, 59.3. 7. Victoria Weerman, 10:01.73. 100- butterfl y: 1. Emily Aten, 58.84. 2. Anne West, 1:10.24. 5. Grace Schmidt, 1:11.91. 100- backstroke: 1. Isabella Perkins, 1:02.04. 4. V. Weerman, 1:08.03. 100- breaststroke: 1. Makenna Reiner, 1:08.56. 2. Emma Linscombe, 1:10.09. 200- freestyle: 2. E.

Aten, 1:57.98. 3. Mallory O’Keefe, 2:00.4. 200- individual medley: 1. M. Reiner, 2:11.99. 2. E, Linscombe, 2:20.94. 3. Lanee Keyes, 2:37.21. 500- freestyle: 3. M. O’Keefe, 5:29.58. 4. L. Keyes, 6:05.27. 200- freestyle relay: 1. E. Aten, I, Perkins, M. O’Keefe, A. Jorstad, 1:44.31. 200- medley relay: 1. I. Perkins, M. Reiver, E. Aten, A. Jorstad, 1;52.39. 400- freestyle relay: 1., M. O’Keefe, Kylee Goforth, E. Linscombe, M. Reiner, 4:04.18.

Boys basketball

Horizon slipped past Poudre 66-60 in Fort Collins Feb. 3. Tabor Robison and Coby Jimenez scored 18 points for the Hawks. Esmond Griffi n added 15, and Blake Kramer had 12.

No stats were available for the Impalas.

The Hawks beat Mountain Range 84-51 in Thornton Feb. 4. Griffi n scored 22 points for Horizon. Kyle Northrup threw in 17, while Robison chipped in with 12.

Girls basketball

Poudre shaded the Hawks 50-47 in Fort Collins Feb. 3. Britta Cardenas and Morgan ives scored 10 points for Horizon. Bela Voglund led the Impalas with 24 points. Jaque Forrest added 10.

Horizon beat Mountain Range 67-34 in Westminster Feb. 4. Audra Vine topped the Hawks’ scoresheet with 15 points. Kaitlin Schumann added 13. Girls basketball

Brighton downed Adams City 35-19 in Commerce City Feb. 4. No stats were available.

Horizon beat Brighton 71-34 in Thornton Feb. 5. Vine led the Hawks with 25 points. Morgan Ives added 17.

No stats were available for BHS.

Prairie View High School

Postponement

Prairie View’s wrestling match against Northglenn was postponed Feb. 2 because of poor weather.

Girls basketball

Eaglecrest downed Prairie View 5717 Jan. 31 in Brighton. Laci Roffl e led the Raptors with 14 points. Shyann Farbes and Anjolene Ramiro added 11. No stats were available for PVHS.

Rangeview beat Prairie View 65-21 in Brighton Feb. 1. No stats were available for either team.

Boys basketball

Rangeview stopped Prairie view’s nine-game winning streak with a 6460 win in Aurora Feb. 1.

Tyson Roberts led the T-hawks with 28 points. Dominic Marrujo had 13, and Rashawn Salinas-Johnston added 11.

KK Stroter led Rangeview with 17 points. Yaseen Muhammad had 13, and Elijah Thomas scored 12.

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