Brighton High School captures Front Range League tournament crown

Six wrestlers capture league championships

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Brighton High School beat out Poudre High School for the team championship at this year’s Front Range League tournament, contested at Prairie View High School Jan. 28. e host underHawks nished fth.

Four Bulldogs captured league titles. Ethan Mora took rst place at 106 pounds. Soloman Smouse was the winner at 126 pounds, and Izaiah Schoepp was the winner at 165 pounds. Dylan BravoPacker pinned all three of his opponents en route to a league title at 285 pounds.

Braaden Heinz was the runnerup at 126 pounds, and Ryan Cholas took second at 157 pounds. Josiah Gallegos wound up third at 132 pounds, Kaden Housego was third at 144 pounds, and Daxton Hruby was third at 175 pounds. Keagan D’amico took fifth at 138 pounds.

Prairie View took home a pair of league titles Ane’e Vigil won the 120-pound league title by pinning three of his four opponents and earning a technical fall win in the semifinals. Lukas Villalobos won the 215-pound title. He pinned all three of his opponents.

Benjamin Nichols was the runner-up at 165 pounds. Daniel Ronquillo Monejano was fifth at 190 pounds.

Eagle Ridge Academy

Boys basketball

Eagle Ridge beat e Academy

68-21 in Brighton Jan. 27. It was the Warriors’ fth straight win.

Frank Fabian and Trey Boychuck led the Wildcats in scoring with eight points. No stats were available for Eagle Ridge.

Girls basketball Eagle Ridge turned back the Academy 37-29 in Westminster Jan. 27. Madi DiLorenzo paced the Warriors with 15 points. Jaz Greenwood scored nine. No stats were available for the Wildcats.

Riverdale Ridge High School

Boys wrestling e Ravens’ on-mat winners were Medina, Hague, Ian Ingalls (126), Ariel Villalobos (132), Nathan Salazar (144) and Connor Murphy (215).

Riverdale Ridge’s Mikey Medina (106 pounds) and AJ Hague (120) won tournament titles at the Bear Creek Wrestling Invitational Jan. 28 in Lakewood.

Ariel Villalobos took second at 132 pounds. Ian Ingalls was second at 126 pounds. RRHS nished third in the team standings.

Riverdale Ridge downed Frederick 47-36 on the Golden Eagles’ mats Jan. 24.

Girls basketball

Riverdale Ridge rolled over Niwot 83-16 on the Cougars’ oor Jan. 26. Brihanna Crittendon scored 32 points for the Ravens. Macayla Stark added 12, and Cimonie Martinez