Funk, Ibarra claim state championship hardware

BY JONATHAN MANESS SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

DENVER – Legacy’s Quinn Funk and Skyview Academy’s Isaac Ibarra each won state titles in their respective weight classes.

Funk made quick work of Grandview’s Maxwell Kibbee in the class 5A 190-pound state match Feb. 18 at Ball Arena. He pinned Kibbee in the period.

“It has been amazing,” Funk said. “Just being able to wrestle here with all of my brothers here? It’s been really amazing.”

Funk (50-3) has four older brothers, three of whom lost in the finals at the tournament.

“They were just really proud of me,” the Legacy junior said.

Funk also beat topseeded Ponderosa’s Westin Hoffschneider in the semifinals 10-6 and also pinned Horizon’s Camden Neil in the opening round. He also pinned Fairview’s Sam Benton in the second round.

“I knew going in that if I wrestled all season. I could have come out on top,” Funk said.

Ibarra was just dominant in the class 3A 150-pound class. He beat Alamosa’s Kyler Liddell by major decision to claim the state title, capping an impressive senior season.

Ibarra (57-1) found little challenge throughout the tournament.

He pinned La Junta’s Santos Nunez in the opening round in 39 seconds, then pinned Pagosa Springs Chandler Mazur in 1:47 and Bennett’s Isaak Copeland in 5:45 to advance to the finals match.

“I had the mindset that I was going to dominate everybody,” Ibarra said. “I was nervous and excited to wrestle in front of all the fans.”

Ibarra didn’t realize the state championship was possible until he started to put work in at the beginning of the year.

“It started to become a reality after all the early mornings,” the senior said.

Riverdale Ridge High School

AJ Hague had the taste of the state title, but coming up shorts is motivation for the junior to return with a vengeance.

Hague fell 3-1 to Thompson Valley’s Jackzen Rairdon in the Class 4A

Stargate School

Boys basketball

Stargate School defeated Denver School of Science-Technology/College View 67-36 in Denver Feb. 17. No stats were available.

Stargate School downed Aurora West College Prep Academy 66-46 in Aurora Feb. 14. Hunter Roark scored 13 points for the Eagles.

Dylan Perkins and David umma chipped in with 12. No stats were available for AWCPA.

Girls basketball

St. Mary’s Academy stopped Stargate School 46-22 in ornton Feb. 17. Maria Stefanoudakis led the Wildcats with 20 points. Madison High tossed in eight.

No stats were available for the Eagles.

Riverdale Ridge High School

Boys basketball e Ravens got past Northridge 58-55 in Greeley Feb. 14. Zach Van soest scored 19 points for the Grizzlies. Jackson Jenkins added 12. No stats were available for Riverdale Ridge.

Riverdale Ridge wrapped up the regular season Feb. 16 by beating Roosevelt 95-64 in ornton. No stats were available.

RRHS nished with a mark of 16-7.

Girls basketball

Riverdale Ridge closed out the regular season with as 70-57, home- oor win over Roosevelt Feb. 16. No stats were available for the Roughriders. Freshman Brihanna e Ravens beat Northridge 45-34 in Greeley Feb. 14. Crittendon scored 22, and Herr added 13. KillyinFulton scored 11 to lead the Grizzlies.

Crittendon led the Ravens with 34 points. Gabby Herr scored 14, and Macayla Stark added 11.

RRHS nished the regular season with a mark of 20-3;.

Wndsor Beat the Tigers 75-56 in Windsor Feb. 17. David Hageman led the Wizards with 23 points.

Tanner Garcia and Madden Smiley added 10. No stats were available for the Tigers.

Holy Family beat Greeley West 72-30 in Broom eld Feb. 15 behind Rocco Bridges’ 16-point performance. Jaxon Grable added 10.

Lutheran stopped Holy Family 5953 in Parker Feb. 13. No stats were available for the Tigers. Braydon jacob scored 28 points for the Lions. Tucker Monroe scored 11.

Girls basketball

Holy Family (20-3) wrapped up the regular season with a 50-47 win at Windsor Feb. 17. Dana Sawyer led the way with 11 points. Gracie Ward and Jennifer Altshuler scored 10, as did Fiona Snashall. No stats were available for the Wizards. Holy Family rolled past Greeley West 54-6 ion Broom eld Feb. 15. Mariah Quintana scored 14 points for the Tigers. Gracie Ward scored 13.

Skyview High School

Girls wrestling

Sophia Lewis of the Wolverines did not place in the state girls wrestling tournament. e 155-pounder split her four matches and nished with a record of 37-14 this season.

Boys basketball Gateway topped Skyview 44-32 in the nal game of the Colorado 7 League tournament Feb. 15. No stats were available. e Wolverines nished the regular season with a record of 10-13.

Girls basketball

Skyview won the Colorado 7 League postseason tournament by beating Adams City 63-33 in ornton Feb. 15. No stats were available for the Wolverines, Arianna Hernandez-Soria led the Eagles with 10 points. Morgan Williams was next with eight.

available for either team, Northglenn High School Wrestling

Northglenn’s Eli Stevens placed sixth at 215 pounds. He won two of ve matches at state and nished the season with a record of 34-15.

Northglenn’s other state quali ers -- Anthony Rodriguez (106), James Escalera Jr. (113), Johnny Escalera (120) and Miles Brugger (165) -- did not place.

Boys basketball

Poudre downed Northglenn 8039 in Fort Collins Feb. 18. No stats were available for either team.

Fossil Ridge beat the Norse 79-39 in Northglenn Feb. 14. Nick Randall led the Sabercats with 28 points. Colin Hayes tossed in 11. No stats were available for Northglenn.

Loveland stopped the Norse 66-41 in Loveland Feb. 13. No stats were available for Northglenn. Garrett Harstad scored 21 for the Red Wolves. Ty Young added 19.

Girls basketball

Loveland beat Northglenn 54-19 in Northglenn Feb. 14. No stats were available for NHS. e top scorer for the Red Wolves was Reece Peterson, who scored 14 points.

Legacy High School

Girls wrestling

Cassandra Mehia did not place at 235 pounds in the state girls wrestling tournament. She won one of three matches and nished the season with a mark of 12-16.

Boys basketball

Legacy nished up the regular season with a 73-49 loss at Fort Collins Feb. 15. Joey Delescinskis scored 18 points for the Lightning. Bryce Spradling added 11. Jayce King led the Lambkins with 27 points.

Girls basketball

Fort Collins beat Legacy 49-44 in Broom eld Feb. 14. Madison Gage scored 18 points for the Lightning. Olivia Mortensen added 16.

Avery Alcaraz scored 24 points for the Lambkins. Jocelyn Kramar added 16.

LHS nished with a record of 12-11 this season.

Mountain Range High School Wrestling

All three of Mountain Range’s quali ers to the state 5A wrestling tournament did not place in their weight classes.

All three -- Gionni Alarid (15-13, 113 pounds), Angelo Ramirez (22-15, 120 pounds) and Zachary Cronin (3015, 132) pounds -- lost both of their matches.

Boys basketball

Rocky Mountain slipped past Mountain Range 68-63 in Fort Collins Feb. 14. e score was tied after three quarters.

Mekhi Jourdan scored 15 points for MRHS. Moses West had 13, while Mateo Jourdan and Eric Dellett added 10 points. Joey Brumeyer and Parker Davis led the Lobos with 18 points. e Mustangs nished the regular season with a mark of 9-14.

Girls basketball e Mustangs won four of 23 games this season.

Rocky Mountain beat Mountain Range 74-16 in Westminster Feb. 14. No stats were available for either team.

Thornton High School

Girls basketball

Aurora Central got past ornton 43-36 in the Colorado 7 League postseason tournament at Skyview High School Feb. 17.

Cynthia Hagerty led ornton with 21 points. Freshman Jamaea Johnson-Gonzales led Aurora Central with 17 points.