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5A District Playoff Preview and players to watch

May 8, 2015

By John Cackowski
Director of Scouting

With the crazy weather everywhere across the state, it looks like we might be waiting until as late as possibly next Wednesday to finalize the 5A Districts. Below is a preview of some players to watch in each district. For the first time in recent memory 5A looks wide open for anyone. With all the parity 5A districts should be exciting.

5A District Preview

District 1:
No. 1 Cherry Creek 17-2 vs. No. 32 Rangeview 8-11
No. 16 Lakewood 11-7 vs. No. 17 Mullen 11-8
Players to Watch: Maverick Handley, (Mullen), Blake Goldsberry (Cherry Creek), Aeneas Roberson (Cherry Creek), Cody Wood (Cherry Creek), Tanner O'Tremba (Cherry Creek), Danny Collins (Lakewood),Trevor Kehe (Lakewood), Dominic Duran (Mullen), Landon Urban (Mullen), Jimmy Dobrash (Mullen)

District 2:
No. 8 Legend 12-7 vs. No. 25 Grandview 11-8
No. 9 Grand Junction Central 13-6 vs. No. 24 Highlands Ranch 12-7
Players to Watch:  Nick Shumpert (Highlands Ranch), Greg Pickett (Legend), Peyton Remy (Legend), Grant Schroeder (Grandview) Keifer Glau (Grandview), Eric Mingus (Grandview), Quinton Bonnell (Highlands Ranch) Jeremy Champlin (Grand Junction Central) Caesar Estrada (Rangeview)

District 3:
No. 4 Monarch 14-3-1 vs. No 24 29 Northglenn 9-10
No. 13 Horizon 12-6-1 vs. No. 20 Ralston Valley 13-6
Players to Watch: Logan Soole (Monarch) Jacob Brown (Northglenn), Austin Gussman (Horizon) Tyler Moore (Horizon) Blake Rohm (Monarch), Reed Hutchin (Ralston Valley)

District 4:
No. 4 Fruita Monument 18-1 vs. No. 28 Chatfield 9-10
No. 12 Rocky Mountain 14-5 vs. No. 21 Smoky Hill 10-9
Players to Watch: Cole Anderson (Rocky Mountain), Kyle Winkler (Chatfield), Sam Schroeder (Fruita Monument), Cuba Bess (Fruita Monument), Dylan Row (Fruita Monument), Garrett Hammer (Rocky Mountain), John Sorenson (Rocky Mountain), Austin Alarid (Rocky Mountain)

District 5:
No 2. Rock Canyon 16-3 vs. No. 31 Rampart 10-9
No. 15 Douglas County 12-6 vs. No. 18 Fort Collins 13-6
Players to Watch: Preston Snavely (Fort Collins), Ryan Connolly (Douglas County), Chris Givin (Rock Canyon), Taylor Williams (Douglas County), Jared Montoya (Douglas County),  Patrick Kline (Fort Collins), 

District 6:
No. 7 Mountain Vista 14-5 vs. No. 26 Brighton 11-7-1
No. 10 Fairview 16-3 vs. No. 23 Montbello 13-6
Players to Watch: Ryan Madden (Fairview), Marc Mumper (Mountain Vista), Conner Reynolds (Brighton), Will Dixon (Mountain Vista) Tim Ryan (Fairview) Johnny Feauto (Fairview) 

District 7:
No. 3 Denver East 18-1 vs. No. 30 Prairie View 10-9
No. 14 Grand Junction 13-6 vs. No 19 Regis Jesuit 9-10
Players to Watch: Brent Schwarz (Regis Jesuit) Bo Weiss ( Regis Jesuit) Quin Cotton (Regis Jesuit), Tyson Zanski (Grand Junction) Clay Davis (Prairie View), Brad Chesney (Denver East) Ben Moran (Denver East),

District 8:
No 6 Pine Creek 15-3 vs. No. 27 Columbine 9-10
No. 11 Cherokee Trail 12-7  vs. No. 22 ThunderRidge 8-11
Players to Watch: Jake Eissler (ThunderRidge) Tommy Gillman (Columbine) Peter McEvoy (Pine Creek), Connor Deeds (Pine Creek), Jeremy Bohannon (Cherokee Trail), Taylor Dye (Columbine)

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