Centennial was the fourth straight team that the Patriots have faced to start the season that finished 2018 ranked in the top 40 nationally.
Centennial
Here are the all-league and all-region teams, as selected by coaches.
Centennial ran away with its ninth straight Class 4A team championship. The Bulldogs scored 126 points. Runners-up Carson and Sierra Vista each had 54.
Bonds, who also ran on the winning 400 relay team and finished third in the 100, helped Centennial build a big lead heading into Saturday’s events.
Here are the all-league baseball teams, as selected by coaches
Here are the all-region boys volleyball teams, as selected by coaches.
Martin ran the 100-meter dash in a personal-record time of 10.71 seconds on Saturday morning at Desert Oasis to claim the Mountain Region championship and an automatic bid in the state meet next week. The sturdy senior doubled as a running back for Legacy’s football team and said he started preparing for track season after football concluded.
Edmond ran the 100 meters in 11.84 seconds on Saturday at Desert Oasis to secure the Moutain Region championship — and an automatic bid to the Class 4A state meet next week. Teammate Aniya Smith finished second in 12.11, and Centennial’s Quincy Bonds ran 12.16 for third.
Stearman’s sixth kill of the fifth set allowed the Falcons to complete a 20-25, 22-25, 25-20, 25-23, 15-11 comeback and advance to both Friday’s region final and next week’s state tournament.
The schedules and results (when available) for the boys volleyball region and state tournaments are here.
Cooper Jarman had 29 assists and 13 digs on Monday to help Palo Verde’s boys volleyball team clinch the top seed for the Mountain Region playoffs with a 25-13, 25-20, 21-25, 25-22 win at Shadow Ridge.
Maximo Torres had 11 kills Tuesday to lead Cimarron-Memorial’s boys volleyball team to a 25-10, 20-25, 25-11, 25-23 win at Bonanza.
Sho Hampton had 17 assists Tuesday to help Canyon Springs’ boys volleyball team to a 22-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-16 home win over Cheyenne.
Chris Cortez fired a two-hit shutout Wednesday to lead Silverado’s baseball team to a 4-0 home win over Eldorado.