CLASS 1A BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM CAPSULES by Kerry Sherman

CLASS 1A BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM CAPSULES

BY: KERRY SHERMAN

The Class 1A Boys State Basketball Tournament will be played at the Bank of Colorado Arena on the campus of the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, with the first quarterfinal starting at 10:15am on Thursday. The complete brackets, with game times, are available at milehighprepreport.com or on MileHigh Prep Report on Facebook. The capsules for each team are in bracket order.

#1 BELLEVIEW CHRISTIAN BRUINS   (22-1)

• COACH:  TIM OWEN

• STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • 1999, 2000, 2021

• RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   3-1
  • WINS:  GOLDEN VIEW CLASSICAL (2), DENVER JEWISH DAY (1)
  • LOSSES:  DENVER JEWISH DAY (1)

• STAT LEADERS
  • Nate Owen   21.5 ppg,  9.5 rpg,  3.7 assists,  2.7 steals,  5.2 blocks  13 DD 3 TD
  • Brandon Ewing   12.6 ppg,  5.2 rpg,  3.0 assists,  2.2 steals  3 DD
  • Davin Hunter   8.7 ppg,  8.4 rpg,  3.9 assists,  3.0 steals  2 DD
  • Jagga Sandhu   8.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg,  2.3 assists, 2.9 steals
  • Joshua Norman   5.6 ppg
  • Garrett Owen   5.1 ppg

#9 CHEYENNE WELLS TIGERS   (16-8)

• COACH:  KENDALL PELTON

• STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • 1954, 1955

• RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   3-3
  • WINS:  STRATTON (1), GRANADA (1), GENOA-HUGO/KARVAL (1)
  • LOSSES:  GRANADA (1), MCCLAVE (1), GREELEY COUNTY KS (1)

• STAT LEADERS
  • Ty Scheler   14.2 ppg,  7.6 rpg,  2.0 assists,  2.1 steals
  • Carson Noe   11.0 ppg,  5.7 rpg,  2.4 assists,  2.0 steals
  • Blake Gilmore   8.8 ppg,  2.1 assists,  1.2 steals
  • Bryson Hyle   5.9 ppg,  3.5 rpg
  • Corey Hill   4.6 ppg,  4.2 rpg
  • Perry Chadwick   3.4 ppg,  3.7 rpg,  3.1 assists

#5 OTIS BULLDOGS   (20-4)

• COACH:  KARSON KUNTZ

• STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • NONE

• RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   1-3
  • WINS:  GENOA-HUGO/KARVAL (1)
  • LOSSES:  STRATTON (3)

• STAT LEADERS
  • Jack Willeke   14.9 ppg,  8.6 rpg,  2.4 assists,  2.1 steals,  1.0 blocks  8 DD
  • Charlie Kendrick   13.8 ppg,  4.0 rpg,  2.8 assists,  3.3 steals
  • Sawyer Packer   11.3 ppg,  9.8 rpg,  3.0 assists,  2.5 steals,  1.6 blocks  7 DD
  • Carter Wells   7.9 ppg,  2.8 assists,  2.2 steals
  • Erick Thorn   5.0 ppg,  3.6 assists

#4 STRATTON EAGLES   (17-7)

• COACH:  CURT ISENBART

• STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • 1990, 1992

• RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   3-5
  • WINS:  OTIS (3)
  • LOSSES:  COLBY KS (1), SIMLA (1), LIMON (1), GENOA-HUGO/KARVAL (1), CHEYENNE WELLS (1)

• STAT LEADERS
  • Cyler Notter   14.6 ppg,  6.0 rpg,  1.0 assists,  2.5 steals
  • Von Isenbart   8.8 ppg,  6.1 rpg,  1.8 steals
  • Daniel Tanner   7.8 ppg,  5.6 rpg,  1.2 steals
  • Austin Webb   7.6 ppg,  4.9 rpg
  • Jose Gallardo   6.9 ppg,  3.2 rpg,  2.0 steals
  • Rustin Williams   6.1 ppg
  • Charlie Tagtmeyer   4.4 ppg,  1.4 assists,  1.9 steals

#2 DENVER JEWISH DAY TIGERS  (19-3)

• COACH:  MICHAEL FOONBERG

• STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • NONE

• RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   3-2
  • WINS:  GOLDEN VIEW CLASSICAL (1), SKYVIEW ACADEMY (1), BELLEVIEW CHRISTIAN (1)
  • LOSSES:  HIGHLAND (1), BELLEVIEW CHRISTIAN (1)

• STAT LEADERS
  • Gavin Foonberg   18.3 ppg,  5.5 rpg,  8.7 assists,  3.5 steals  11 DD 1 TD
  • Andrew Zimmerman   17.5 ppg,  8.5 rpg,  1.2 steals  7 DD
  • Ilan Schinagel   11.9 ppg,  3.4 assists, 3.0 steals
  • Keenan Winnerman   10.0 ppg,  5.2 rpg,  2.4 assists, 2.2 steals
  • Jonathan Noam   4.5 ppg,  1.5 assists,  1.3 steals

#7 GENOA-HUGO/KARVAL PIRATES   (17-6)

• COACH:  JASON SMITH

• STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • NONE

• RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   1-3
  • WINS:  STRATTON (1)
  • LOSSES:  LIMON (1), OTIS (1), CHEYENNE WELLS (1)

• STAT LEADERS
  • Trey Smith   19.9 ppg,  3.5 rpg,  3.3 assists,  4.3 steals
  • Konner Rowden-Stum   11.0 ppg,  3.9 rpg,  1.4 assists,  2.2 steals
  • Dane Lockhart   7.8 ppg,  1.2 assists,  1.7 steals
  • Kyler Rowden-Stum   5.8 ppg,  6.8 rpg,  1.6 steals  2 DD
  • Zachary Wilson   4.0 ppg,  5.2 rpg,  1.2 assists,  1.6 steals

#3 MCCLAVE CARDINALS   (18-5)

• COACH:  JEREMY MALLARD

• STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • 2013, 2022

• RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   3-3
  • WINS:  CHEYENNE WELLS (1), GRANADA (2)
  • LOSSES:  SIMLA (1), GRANADA (1), GREELEY COUNTY KS (1)

• STAT LEADERS
  • Aiden Martinez   17.3 ppg,  9.4 rpg,  3.6 assists,  4.2 steals  9 DD 1 TD
  • Ayden Gomez   11.3 ppg,  6.6 rpg,  4.0 assists,  1.7 steals  2 DD
  • Conner Forgue   10.7 ppg,  5.1 rpg,  2.0 assists,  1.3 steals,  1.7 blocks  2 DD
  • Ray Mungaray   5.4 ppg,  6.8 rpg,  1.6 assists,  1.2 steals
  • Kolten Smartt   5.2 ppg
  • Ethan Bronniman   3.9 ppg

#6 GRANADA BOBCATS   (15-8)

• COACH:  TRAEGON MARQUEZ

• STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • 1989, 1991

• RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   2-4
  • WINS:  MCCLAVE (1), CHEYENNE WELLS (1)
  • LOSSES:  CROWLEY COUNTY (1), CHEYENNE WELLS (1), MCCLAVE (2)

• STAT LEADERS
  • John Hainer   17.2 ppg,  9.6 rpg,  2.6 blocks  9 DD
  • Maddox Coleman   11.8 ppg,  5.4 rpg,  3.1 assists,  1.7 steals
  • Jonus Guevarra   10.4 ppg,  5.6 rpg,  3.6 assists,  3.5 steals
  • Brandon Gonzales   8.3 ppg,  3.9 rpg,  1.9 assists,  1.7 steals
  • Oryan Hainer   4.7 ppg,  3.8 rpg,  2.7 assists,  1.7 steals
  • Elijah Rodriguez   4.2 ppg