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Saturday’s prep roundup: Peyton football stays perfect with big win over Platte Canyon

FOOTBALL

Peyton 42, Platte Canyon 6

At Platte Canyon: The Panthers continued their perfect season and improved to 4-0, thanks in part to JD Hart’s three touchdowns on 16 carries and 189 yards in the nonconference game Saturday.

Brandon Hussey and Gunner Saarela each had a rushing touchdown and Colton Murray completed a TD pass to Hussey for Peyton, which scored 32 points in the second and third quarters.

The Panthers jumped to an 8-0 lead in the first.

Platte Canyon (1-3) scored a touchdown in the fourth.

Vista Ridge 24, Rampart 12

At D-20 Stadium: Quarterback Payton Kaiser connected twice with Keyon Burris, including a 70-yarder, to carry the Wolves (2-2) to their second win in three games.

The long TD pass gave the Wolves a 24-0 advantage in third quarter.

Emmanuel Garcia also scored a 18-yard touchdown run for Vista Ridge.

Cale Cormaney completed a 5-yard TD pass to Ethan Temby late in the game for Rampart (3-2).

CROSS COUNTRY

Pueblo Central Invitational

At Elmwood Golf Course in Pueblo: The Classical Academy’s Mason Norman dominated the boys’ 5,000-meter race in 16 minutes, 18 seconds to take first place, as Fountain-Fort Carson boasted four runners in the top 15 to finish second behind Alamosa.

Alamosa’s Elijah DeLaCerda finished as the runner-up in 16:45.

Paul Thomas led the Trojans in 17:49 to take seventh. That showing was followed by teammates Jacob Ramirez (ninth, 17:58), Anthony Foster (12th, 18:05) and Mercer Kabel (15th, 18:15).

TCA’s Brendan Johnston (17:59) and Will Moore (18:00) took 10th and 11th, respectively.

Palmer’s Hayes Witherow (18:09) finished 14th.

On the girls’ side, Florence’s Kylie Simshauser took first in 19:16, while Katie Flaherty (19:20) placed second to lead TCA to a first-place finish with 56 points.

Alamosa (100) and F-FC (101) rounded out the top three.

The Vanguard School’s Ella Johnson (20:09) and Madi Moen (20:35) took fifth and sixth, respectively.

TCA’s Sophia Valentine (20:42), Sarah Flannery (21:22) and Mikayla Curl (21:27) placed eighth, 14th and 15th, respectively. Meanwhile, F-FC’s Emily Hamilton (20:51) and Loren Ruckmich (21:06) finished 10th and 11th, respectively.

BOYS’ SOCCER

Rampart 2, Smoky Hill 1, OT

At Smoky Hill: Dillon O’Neal and Simagegn Collins each knocked in a goal, including one in overtime, to lift the Rams (6-0-1).

The teams were tied 1-1 at halftime.

Tristan Whelchel finished with seven saves for Rampart, which was coming off a 2-2 tie with Air Academy.

Cheyenne Mountain 1, Pine Creek 0

At Cheyenne Mountain: Dylan Baeck scored a first-half goal that was enough to carry the Indians (4-3-1) to their third win in four games.

Will Thompson finished with four saves for Cheyenne Mountain.

Pine Creek (2-6-1) has dropped its last five games.

Fountain-Fort Carson 2, Pueblo South 1

At Pueblo South: Zaile’n Long and Matt Klein each scored a goal and Shaun Cox assisted on one to lift the Trojans (5-3-1) to their first win in three games.

Anthony Christopher finished with an impressive 10 saves for F-FC, which led 1-0 at halftime.

Pueblo South (1-9) was coming off a win against Mesa Ridge.

Canon City 2, Pueblo County 1

At Pueblo County: Lincoln Andrews and Kyle Smith both scored a goal in the second half to lift the Tigers to the win.

Goalkeeper John Crawford recorded five saves for Canon City (3-5), which earned its third straight win.

Colorado Springs Christian School 3, Summit 2

At Summit: The Lions (4-3) had two of their goals in the second half against Summit (2-3-1) to earn their first win in three games.

Arrupe Jesuit 4, St. Mary’s 1

At Grace Center: Wyatt Barton assisted Connor Timmins on the Pirates’ lone goal but St. Mary’s (3-4-1) couldn’t overcome a 2-1 halftime deficit.

Arrupe Jesuit (5-2-1) boasted four different scorers.

Lamar 4, The Vanguard School 1

At TVS: Gabe Skur scored The Vanguard School’s lone goal as the Coursers (0-5) stayed winless this season.

Lamar (5-3) has won four of its last five games.

SOFTBALL

Discovery Canyon 11, Pueblo Central 6

At Discovery Canyon: Genesis Andino-Cabrera smacked a grand slam and Sami Edwards added a home run as the Thunder rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to keep their winning streak at nine games.

Andino-Cabrera also finished with six RBIs for Discovery Canyon (10-6), which produced five runs apiece in the final two innings. Kayden Rogers went 2 for 4 with two RBIs.

Pueblo Central (9-8) has lost four of its last five games.

The Classical Academy 20, James Irwin 8, 6 innings

At El Pomar Youth Sports Park: The Titans racked up 16 hits, jumped to a 13-4 lead in the first inning and had a home run by Olivia Parris to take the nonconference game.

Isabelle Davis had four RBIs and both Parris and Maile Johnson drove in three runs for TCA (4-14), which is on a two-game winning streak. Johnson also pitched well in the circle, finishing with seven strikeouts.

Novalee Velez and Emily Scheidler each had three RBIs for James Irwin (4-13).

Rocky Ford 10, St. Mary’s’ 4

At Rocky Ford: The Pirates gave up 10 runs in the third, fourth and sixth innings, a stretch that ultimately contributed to the end of their 14-game winning streak.

Rocky Ford (11-5) has won six in a row.

Cassidy Sorensen went 2 for 4 with three RBIs for St. Mary’s (15-3), and Lana DeBakey struck out two in a complete outing.

Falcons 23, Palmer 0

At Palmer: The Falcons (10-11) racked up 12 hits and took advantage of three errors to run away with the win over Palmer (3-11).

Vista Ridge 10, Pine Creek 6

At Pine Creek: The Wolves (11-6) broke up a 1-1 tie with four runs in the third and earned their seventh straight win.

Vista Ridge scored four more runs in the fourth to take a 9-4 lead and held on.

Gerilyn Martinez drove in three RBIs for Pine Creek (9-8). Jordan Midkiff had a home run, while Martinez, Brynn Jackson and Lourdes Martinez each finished with a triple.

Pueblo South 16, Fountain-Fort Carson 1, 4 innings

At Pueblo South: The Trojans (7-12) fell behind 13-1 in the second inning and couldn’t recover.

Miranda Algien went 3 for 3 with three RBIs for Pueblo South (13-4).

Coronado 15, Canon City 2

At Coronado: Nevaeh Santistevan went 3 for 4 with three RBIs and a slew of others drove in multiple runs for Coronado.

Elycia Figueroa, Julie Callan, Jenna Ruggaber, Anika Hagen and Savannh Starr each had two RBIs for Coronado (8-10), which jumped to an 8-0 lead in the first.

Ruggaber also finished with 11 strikeouts.

Hannah Howard and Brianna Weikal each drove in a run for Canon City (7-12).

Pueblo West 16, Doherty 5, 5 innings

Delanie Baker drove in two runs as the Spartans (10-9) fell behind 9-2 in the second inning.

Doherty 16, Palmer Ridge 12

Delanie Baker, Jasmine Costa and Lauren Bosler each had three RBIs as the Spartans came back from a 5-2 deficit with 10 runs in the third inning.

Widefield 15, Palmer Ridge 10

At Palmer Ridge: Jocelyn Garcia, Dana Atencio, Jamie Tedder and Lizette Samora each had two RBIs as the Gladiators rallied from 5-2 deficit with a five-run third inning to come away with the win.

Savannah Valdez finished with four hits, including a homer, for Widefield (12-7).

Palmer Ridge (7-12) has dropped its last three games.

VOLLEYBALL

Lewis-Palmer 3, Eaton 0

At Lewis-Palmer: Taylor Buckley led with 12 kills and five aces, Kessandra Krutsinger added eight kills and two blocks and the Rangers handled the reigning Class 3A champions 25-14, 25-16, 25-13 in nonconference action.

Defending 4A state champion Lewis-Palmer (9-1) has won eight straight matches.

Eaton (6-4) has dropped four of its last six matches.

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SAND CREEK AIR ACADEMY SOCCER (Gazette file photo)
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Saturday’s prep roundup: Peyton football stays perfect with big win over Platte Canyon

FOOTBALL

Peyton 42, Platte Canyon 6

At Platte Canyon: The Panthers continued their perfect season and improved to 4-0, thanks in part to JD Hart’s three touchdowns on 16 carries and 189 yards in the nonconference game Saturday.

Brandon Hussey and Gunner Saarela each had a rushing touchdown and Colton Murray completed a TD pass to Hussey for Peyton, which scored 32 points in the second and third quarters.

The Panthers jumped to an 8-0 lead in the first.

Platte Canyon (1-3) scored a touchdown in the fourth.

Vista Ridge 24, Rampart 12

At D-20 Stadium: Quarterback Payton Kaiser connected twice with Keyon Burris, including a 70-yarder, to carry the Wolves (2-2) to their second win in three games.

The long TD pass gave the Wolves a 24-0 advantage in third quarter.

Emmanuel Garcia also scored a 18-yard touchdown run for Vista Ridge.

Cale Cormaney completed a 5-yard TD pass to Ethan Temby late in the game for Rampart (3-2).

CROSS COUNTRY

Pueblo Central Invitational

At Elmwood Golf Course in Pueblo: The Classical Academy’s Mason Norman dominated the boys’ 5,000-meter race in 16 minutes, 18 seconds to take first place, as Fountain-Fort Carson boasted four runners in the top 15 to finish second behind Alamosa.

Alamosa’s Elijah DeLaCerda finished as the runner-up in 16:45.

Paul Thomas led the Trojans in 17:49 to take seventh. That showing was followed by teammates Jacob Ramirez (ninth, 17:58), Anthony Foster (12th, 18:05) and Mercer Kabel (15th, 18:15).

TCA’s Brendan Johnston (17:59) and Will Moore (18:00) took 10th and 11th, respectively.

Palmer’s Hayes Witherow (18:09) finished 14th.

On the girls’ side, Florence’s Kylie Simshauser took first in 19:16, while Katie Flaherty (19:20) placed second to lead TCA to a first-place finish with 56 points.

Alamosa (100) and F-FC (101) rounded out the top three.

The Vanguard School’s Ella Johnson (20:09) and Madi Moen (20:35) took fifth and sixth, respectively.

TCA’s Sophia Valentine (20:42), Sarah Flannery (21:22) and Mikayla Curl (21:27) placed eighth, 14th and 15th, respectively. Meanwhile, F-FC’s Emily Hamilton (20:51) and Loren Ruckmich (21:06) finished 10th and 11th, respectively.

BOYS’ SOCCER

Rampart 2, Smoky Hill 1, OT

At Smoky Hill: Dillon O’Neal and Simagegn Collins each knocked in a goal, including one in overtime, to lift the Rams (6-0-1).

The teams were tied 1-1 at halftime.

Tristan Whelchel finished with seven saves for Rampart, which was coming off a 2-2 tie with Air Academy.

Cheyenne Mountain 1, Pine Creek 0

At Cheyenne Mountain: Dylan Baeck scored a first-half goal that was enough to carry the Indians (4-3-1) to their third win in four games.

Will Thompson finished with four saves for Cheyenne Mountain.

Pine Creek (2-6-1) has dropped its last five games.

Fountain-Fort Carson 2, Pueblo South 1

At Pueblo South: Zaile’n Long and Matt Klein each scored a goal and Shaun Cox assisted on one to lift the Trojans (5-3-1) to their first win in three games.

Anthony Christopher finished with an impressive 10 saves for F-FC, which led 1-0 at halftime.

Pueblo South (1-9) was coming off a win against Mesa Ridge.

Canon City 2, Pueblo County 1

At Pueblo County: Lincoln Andrews and Kyle Smith both scored a goal in the second half to lift the Tigers to the win.

Goalkeeper John Crawford recorded five saves for Canon City (3-5), which earned its third straight win.

Colorado Springs Christian School 3, Summit 2

At Summit: The Lions (4-3) had two of their goals in the second half against Summit (2-3-1) to earn their first win in three games.

Arrupe Jesuit 4, St. Mary’s 1

At Grace Center: Wyatt Barton assisted Connor Timmins on the Pirates’ lone goal but St. Mary’s (3-4-1) couldn’t overcome a 2-1 halftime deficit.

Arrupe Jesuit (5-2-1) boasted four different scorers.

Lamar 4, The Vanguard School 1

At TVS: Gabe Skur scored The Vanguard School’s lone goal as the Coursers (0-5) stayed winless this season.

Lamar (5-3) has won four of its last five games.

SOFTBALL

Discovery Canyon 11, Pueblo Central 6

At Discovery Canyon: Genesis Andino-Cabrera smacked a grand slam and Sami Edwards added a home run as the Thunder rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to keep their winning streak at nine games.

Andino-Cabrera also finished with six RBIs for Discovery Canyon (10-6), which produced five runs apiece in the final two innings. Kayden Rogers went 2 for 4 with two RBIs.

Pueblo Central (9-8) has lost four of its last five games.

The Classical Academy 20, James Irwin 8, 6 innings

At El Pomar Youth Sports Park: The Titans racked up 16 hits, jumped to a 13-4 lead in the first inning and had a home run by Olivia Parris to take the nonconference game.

Isabelle Davis had four RBIs and both Parris and Maile Johnson drove in three runs for TCA (4-14), which is on a two-game winning streak. Johnson also pitched well in the circle, finishing with seven strikeouts.

Novalee Velez and Emily Scheidler each had three RBIs for James Irwin (4-13).

Rocky Ford 10, St. Mary’s’ 4

At Rocky Ford: The Pirates gave up 10 runs in the third, fourth and sixth innings, a stretch that ultimately contributed to the end of their 14-game winning streak.

Rocky Ford (11-5) has won six in a row.

Cassidy Sorensen went 2 for 4 with three RBIs for St. Mary’s (15-3), and Lana DeBakey struck out two in a complete outing.

Falcons 23, Palmer 0

At Palmer: The Falcons (10-11) racked up 12 hits and took advantage of three errors to run away with the win over Palmer (3-11).

Vista Ridge 10, Pine Creek 6

At Pine Creek: The Wolves (11-6) broke up a 1-1 tie with four runs in the third and earned their seventh straight win.

Vista Ridge scored four more runs in the fourth to take a 9-4 lead and held on.

Gerilyn Martinez drove in three RBIs for Pine Creek (9-8). Jordan Midkiff had a home run, while Martinez, Brynn Jackson and Lourdes Martinez each finished with a triple.

Pueblo South 16, Fountain-Fort Carson 1, 4 innings

At Pueblo South: The Trojans (7-12) fell behind 13-1 in the second inning and couldn’t recover.

Miranda Algien went 3 for 3 with three RBIs for Pueblo South (13-4).

Coronado 15, Canon City 2

At Coronado: Nevaeh Santistevan went 3 for 4 with three RBIs and a slew of others drove in multiple runs for Coronado.

Elycia Figueroa, Julie Callan, Jenna Ruggaber, Anika Hagen and Savannh Starr each had two RBIs for Coronado (8-10), which jumped to an 8-0 lead in the first.

Ruggaber also finished with 11 strikeouts.

Hannah Howard and Brianna Weikal each drove in a run for Canon City (7-12).

Pueblo West 16, Doherty 5, 5 innings

Delanie Baker drove in two runs as the Spartans (10-9) fell behind 9-2 in the second inning.

Doherty 16, Palmer Ridge 12

Delanie Baker, Jasmine Costa and Lauren Bosler each had three RBIs as the Spartans came back from a 5-2 deficit with 10 runs in the third inning.

Widefield 15, Palmer Ridge 10

At Palmer Ridge: Jocelyn Garcia, Dana Atencio, Jamie Tedder and Lizette Samora each had two RBIs as the Gladiators rallied from 5-2 deficit with a five-run third inning to come away with the win.

Savannah Valdez finished with four hits, including a homer, for Widefield (12-7).

Palmer Ridge (7-12) has dropped its last three games.

VOLLEYBALL

Lewis-Palmer 3, Eaton 0

At Lewis-Palmer: Taylor Buckley led with 12 kills and five aces, Kessandra Krutsinger added eight kills and two blocks and the Rangers handled the reigning Class 3A champions 25-14, 25-16, 25-13 in nonconference action.

Defending 4A state champion Lewis-Palmer (9-1) has won eight straight matches.

Eaton (6-4) has dropped four of its last six matches.

File, The Gazette (DOUGAL BROWNLIE)
File, The Gazette (DOUGAL BROWNLIE)
SAND CREEK AIR ACADEMY SOCCER (Gazette file photo)
SAND CREEK AIR ACADEMY SOCCER (Gazette file photo)

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