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Colorado Academy ends Fort Lupton’s season

Fort Lupton Aaron Guzman (15) makes an o ensive play against Colorado Academy’s Simon Woldeyohannes (8) as he applies pressure during the teams’ class 3A

state playo game in Lakewood Nov. 1. PHOTOS BY HECTOR LOPEZ

Fort Lupton captain Brandon Ruiz (2) applies pressure as Colorado Academy Lee Gastis (12) receives the ball.

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

LAKEWOOD – Fort Lupton’s Jonathan Gonzalez wrapped up his senior year of high-school soccer by scoring his team’s only goal in a 4-1 loss to Colorado Academy. The loss in the second round of the state 3A playoffs ended the Bluedevils’ season.

Scoring goals was a new thing for him.

“I used to be a passer. I never liked scoring,” he said. “I learned sometimes, you have to be a little selfi sh and get that ball in the back of the net. I don’t want to seem cocky or selfi sh. But it’s nice. As long as the team had the victory, that was all that mattered to me.”

The homestanding Mustangs split their goals between halves. Lese Gastis scored twice. Phillip Gershovich and Nic Jeffries also scored goals.

“What went right was bonding. We tried not to give up. We kept fi ghting until the last whistle,” Gonzalez said. “That’s really what mattered. It didn’t go in our favor. But we kept fi ghting. That’s all I can ask for. I’m a happy captain when my team doesn’t give up.” ”We outperformed them,” FLHS coach Kyle Reddy said. “But we got bit in the butt. We didn’t come right out of the gate like we should have, like we trained. We picked ourselves back up in the second half. But that wasn’t enough. We ultimately beat ourselves. That’s the beauty and the beast of soccer. At the end of the day, it’s who wants it more.”

FLHS turned things around in the second half. But by then, the Mustangs led 2-0 and increased the margin early in the half.

“I was telling the boys, ‘We don’t want this to be our last game.’ We gave it to them,. It just wasn’t enough,” Reddy said. “our attitude wasn’t there. Our intensity wasn’t there. The boys hung in there. They were playing to play. They weren’t playing to win.”

“The talk we had. We were saying yesterday (Oct. 31) shouldn’t be our last practice,” Gonzalez said. “We didn’t drive all the way over here to

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Football

Frederick earned the 11th seed in the state 3A football playoffs and will visit Summit High School in the opening round. Game time is 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11.

George Washington rallied with three touchdowns in the fourth quarter and beat the Golden Eagles 41-36 in Denver Nov. 3. No stats were available for either team.

Volleyball

Jefferson Academy downed Fort Lupton 25-19, 25-14, 25-15 in the class 3A regional tournament on the Jaguars’ fl oor Nov. 5. Payton Faulhaber had seven kills to lead the Bluedevils. Janisa ?Shaffer was next with fi ve. Emilee Harding topped Jefferson Academy with 12 kills. Monica Slusser and Lailla Gallaher added nine.

Manitou Springs turned back the Bluedevils 25-22, 25-14, 25-18 in the regional tournament. No stats were avaialblef ro MSHS. Neveah Gonzales and Alissa Clark had fi ve kills to pace Fort Lupton. Dani Aviles added three.

FLHS fi nished with a record of 16-9 and a secondplace showing in the class 2A/3A Frontier League.

In class 4A, Frederick split its two games at the regional tournament at Lewis Palmer High School. The Golden Eagles topped Pueblo Central in straight sets. The host Rangers beat the Golden Eagles 25-13, 25-14, 25-12 behind 10 kills from Madi Crowe. AmyaSpeller had nine, and Kiley Gennerman added eight. No stats were available for Fredericl.

FHS fi nished with a record of 14-11.

Snowball softball

The Fort Lupton Recreation Department needs lower E and upper D men’s and coed softball teams for the annual Snowball Softball tournament. It starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, and is part of the city’s Winterfest program.

Team fee is $250 by Sunday, Nov. 20. Games will be at the Pearson Park Complex, U.S. Highway 85 and state Highway 52. Call 303-857-4200.

All-state softball

The Colorado High School Activities Association, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps announced their votes for all-state softball teams.

In class 4A, Frederick’s Haley Howell and Makenzie Sais were fi rst-team choices. Hailey Simmons was an honorable-mention pick.

In class 3A, Fort Lupton’s Sammy Gonzales, Rozzie Mendoza and Genevieve Hunt were honorable-mention choices.

Youth basketball

The time has come to fi ll out the city of Fort Lupton’s youth (third- through sixthgraders) basketball teams for the coming season.

Practice begins the week of Jan. 9, and the season begins Jan. 21.

The fee is $60 if paid by Dec. 3 and $75 if paid by Dec. 10.

Call 303-857-4200.

Softball

Fort Lupton’s Albert Vasquez was the Frontier League’s coach of the year this season. The Bluedevils won a regional title and advanced to the quarterfi nals of the state 3A softball tournament.

Areliana Bravo,. Genevieve Hunt, Julissa Galicia, Reagan Mewbourn, Rozzie Mendoza and Samantha Gonzales were FLHS’ all-conference representatives. All played in the fi rst Frontier League all-star game, and Galicia was named the game’s most valuable player.

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lose. It didn’t happen. But we kept looking for that comeback.”

FLHS loses seven seniors, including Gonzalez.

“I really enjoyed the games, the bus rides, the practices, everything,” he said. “Knowing it was my last year, I had to stay positive. Now, since the season is over, I have college (Metropolitan State University in Denver and Hastings College in Nebraska are among those who’ve shown interest) to focus on.”

“I’ve got some good freshmen coming up,” Reddy said. “The freshmen, seeing the seniors this year, grew exponentially. They got the hang of everything. Season starts now. Next year, we’ll be beating them.”

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