Rampart is 5A's No. 2 seed

Gazette, The (Colorado Springs), Oct 31, 2000 by The Gazette

Rampart might have a 24-0 record, but that wasn't good enough to earn the state's top seed in Class 5A going into the regionals this weekend.

Fort Collins, also 24-0, received the No.1 state seed with Rampart second, followed by Smoky Hill (23-1) and Heritage (22-2).

Those four will host 5A regionals Saturday, with pool play determining two qualifiers from each region for the state tournament Nov.10-11 at the Denver Coliseum.

Rampart's regional will start at 10a.m. and continue through the afternoon, with the Rams facing Greeley Central (13-10) at 11:15 a.m., Boulder (19-5) at 1:45 p.m. and Northglenn (18-6) at 4:15 p.m.

CLASS 4A: District champion Lewis-Palmer (19-5) will host a regional Saturday, also beginning at 10 a.m.. The Rangers will play Rifle at 11:15 a.m., Berthoud at 1:45 p.m. and Conifer at 4:15 p.m.

Pine Creek (18-6), the district runner-up, goes to Fort Morgan for its four-team regional. Cheyenne Mountain (12-12), the third area qualifier, travels to Cortez.

CLASS 3A: Despite losing twice at home in the district tournament, Manitou Springs (19-4) will host a regional starting at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Manitou's matches will be against Aspen at 10:15 a.m., Weld Central at 12:45 p.m. and Platte Valley at 3:15 p.m.

Colorado Springs Christian (17-4), which won the district, goes to Pagosa Springs for its regional.

CLASS 1A: Hilltop Baptist (19-4), after placing second to Flagler in district play, must go to Flagler for a regional that also includes Deer Trail and Shining Mountain Waldorf School of Boulder.

As in the other classes, the top two regional finishers will advance to state.