What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been working with Jenkins Elite all off season to work on both OL and DL techniques. Our Northfield football team gets together three times a week to run and lift. This Spring I was on the track team for both shot and discus. All have helped me improve my agility and strength in different ways.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My pass pro blocking techniques. We were a heavy run team last year and working with Jenkins Elite has helped me focus more on this area of my game.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“It will be our first season playing in 4A after we made it to the playoffs last year in 3A. We have some tough games at the beginning of the season and they will be a great test on how we will do.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Hard to say as it will be the first time we see many of these teams now that we are in 4A. Roosevelt is a school that we have always talked about and we are excited for the chance to play them.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Probably Heritage’s TE Tanner Tech.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes. I am excited to play football at the next level and hope to have a decision on where that will be before my senior football season begins.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Wyoming, Kansas State, Montana State, Lindenwood, South Dakota, and Montana have shown the most interest.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I have built a great relationship with the coaching staff at Wyoming. The amount of contact with them has been the highest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes. Wyoming and Kansas State.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes. South Dakota and Montana in the next few weeks.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Wyoming, Kansas State, Montana State, South Dakota and Montana.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My Mom went to The Ohio State, so it was just part of the family norm to root for the Buckeyes.”

Updates from Aidan Martin, Derrek Parker, Dane Gray, Cash Rhodes, and CJ James. Find out who are recruiting these elite athletes right now!


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Q&A with Northfield offensive tackle Aidan Martin​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes. I am excited to play football at the next level and hope to have a decision on where that will be before my senior football season begins.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Wyoming, Kansas State, Montana State, Lindenwood, South Dakota, and Montana have shown the most interest.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I have built a great relationship with the coaching staff at Wyoming. The amount of contact with them has been the highest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes. Wyoming and Kansas State.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes. South Dakota and Montana in the next few weeks.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Wyoming, Kansas State, Montana State, South Dakota and Montana.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My Mom went to The Ohio State, so it was just part of the family norm to root for the Buckeyes.”


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Q&A with Mountain View wide receiver Derrek Parker​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Wyoming, Colorado Mesa, Western Colorado, Macalester, Luther, Hamline.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Luther is probably recruiting me the hardest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went to Wyoming not as an official visit though.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes I have a couple colleges I am going to visit this summer.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Colorado Mesa is a camp I will be attending.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Alabama was my favorite college growing up.”


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Q&A with Thompson Valley defensive lineman Dane Gray​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“In college I really want to play football, I’ve played my whole life and never want to stop so going to the next level is my number one focus.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“My coaches have told me I have over 12 schools looking at me, the most interested being Wyoming, Western, Chadron, and Fort Lewis.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The school recruiting me the hardest would be Fort Lewis. I received my first offer from them last week and they have scheduled an online visit with me.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve made some trips during my junior days. I went to Wyoming and CSU, and have a padded camp with Wyoming, and one with Chadron coming up.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I might make the trip to Durango to see their school.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I have a team camp at Chadron later this week and have a Wyoming padded camp at the end of the month. I was thinking of going to the Air Force camp again too.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Notre Dame. My dad had the chance to go there, and [he and] my uncle were huge fans. I’ve watched them growing up and really like the way they play.”


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Q&A with Erie interior offensive lineman Cash Rhodes​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college, it’s always been a dream of mine.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Chadron State, Colorado School of Mines, Emporia State, CSU Pueblo and Jamestown like me a lot.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I can’t give this to one school, three stand out very much. Chadron and Colorado Mines Coaches love to talk ball with me and I’m all for it! I’ve also seen Pueblo and South Dakota School of Mines knocking a lot on the door (Twitter DM’s) as of recently.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Not yet. I went out to Wyoming and Colorado state last summer for camps and I hopefully will be back up there soon.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“For sure, we’re going out to CSU Pueblo for a team camp, I’m also going to Chadron and Colorado Mines.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Making a point to go out to Chadron and Colorado school of mines this summer, I’ve also been considering Driving to Jamestown and South Dakota mines.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I always loved watching SEC ball growing up. So that entire conference is near and dear to me. Also something about Oregon was always so cool to me, always loved the way they played.”


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Q&A with Thompson Valley outside linebacker/wide receiver CJ James​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Lots of colleges, University of Wyoming, Fort Lewis, CSU Pueblo, NDSU, Black Hills, Western Chadron, University of South Dakota, University of Northern Colorado, and many more.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The schools that are recruiting me the hardest are CSU Pueblo and Fort Lewis.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made a couple of trips. I've been to Wyoming and CSU.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I am planning on going to CSU Pueblo this July and later in the fall for a game day.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I am going to the University of Wyoming and CSU Pueblo this summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was CSU and the University of Miami.”


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Q&A with Northfield offensive tackle Aidan Martin
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been working with Jenkins Elite all off season to work on both OL and DL techniques. Our Northfield football team gets together three times a week to run and lift. This Spring I was on the track team for both shot and discus. All have helped me improve my agility and strength in different ways.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My pass pro blocking techniques. We were a heavy run team last year and working with Jenkins Elite has helped me focus more on this area of my game.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“It will be our first season playing in 4A after we made it to the playoffs last year in 3A. We have some tough games at the beginning of the season and they will be a great test on how we will do.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Hard to say as it will be the first time we see many of these teams now that we are in 4A. Roosevelt is a school that we have always talked about and we are excited for the chance to play them.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Probably Heritage’s TE Tanner Tech.”

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Q&A with Mountain View wide receiver Derrek Parker
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I've just been in the gym by myself working on my speed and strength getting as big as fast as I can for this season.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My strength and drive for wanting to be the best definitely improved the most.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel we will do well this season as we can have a lot of talent and hard workers on and off the field.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think the toughest team will be ourselves getting in the way of beating any other team.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“No one, we are ready for whatever comes at us.”

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Q&A with Thompson Valley defensive lineman Dane Gray
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“For off-season workouts me and my buddy Tim, who is new to the team, have been working out with each other, making each other better. We really emphasized legs this off-season to build speed and quick burst.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like overall I’ve improved best with my technique. I’ve learned the pass rush moves and how to perfect them so now it’s just up to using them live.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel we have a great team coming up for this season. We lost some key players but definitely returned a lot for this season. We have very good depth and are guys who are willing to do what it takes to win.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think the toughest team we are going to play is definitely Pomona. They have a really solid team with a lot of returning players. And from the score against Loveland last year, they seem like a tough team.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The best player I think we will face this year is Rider Easton from Loveland. Being one of the better quarterbacks we face this season, and with the offensive playbook switch they are emphasizing, I feel he will be a tough player to face.”

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Q&A with Erie interior offensive lineman Cash Rhodes
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“We’ve been grinding in the weight room looking to get stronger, faster, more agile. Competing in the 5A division now is going to be hard, it’s faster pace and more variety of play styles you’ll see in opponents. Going that extra mile to not only develop yourself but also building chemistry and learning how your partners face adversity in the weight room and with our on the field stuff too.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I definitely have felt my strength as well as my aggression improve. We (Erie) always have what seems to be a target on our back, people don’t like us, that leaves a bad taste in my mouth. The only way to prove somebody wrong is to take any chance given to show them what’s up!”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think our team will turn some heads moving up to 5A. Erie has always been doubted so I believe our team will do well next season and I’m excited to see what happens come August.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I don’t like to view anyone on our schedule as tough quite yet, I know we’re going to see what we’re dealing with and make our adjustments week by week.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“There’s too many people to name! I mean being a two way player I see guys like Carson Hageman, Dylan Firebaugh and Gio Giampietro on the defensive side of the ball treating every snap like it’s their last and balling out like Gio’s a shifty kid you may think you have him on the ropes but then … boom he spins off you and he’s in the backfield making a play, and Carson he can read your hips like a book and know exactly where your weight is and straight up embarrass you and Dylan is a helluva DB. The kids are always in the film room knowing what to expect against our opponents and he can make a play like no other. pivoting from that on the Offense, guys like Cole Powell, Ronin Ward, and Braylon Toliver just to name a few. Cole can ball out any chance you give him, he’s ready to make a Defensive Ends night hell. Ronin’s so technical at QB he’s always searching how to make a defenses job just a little harder every snap, if he notices any mistakes in a defense he can automatically play it against them. Braylon knows how to hit a whole and he can put our team in the best situation possible, plain and simple. At Erie we don’t like to look too much into the past but I always think about one specific play in the State Championship game, we were at about mid field and I pulled as the Right Guard and Palmer Ridge knew what was coming, Braylon was already there with the ball and noticed the amount of traffic, he didn’t like it. Strapped all of the small town of Erie Colorado on his back, noticed a cutback lane hit it and scored.”

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Q&A with Thompson Valley outside linebacker/wide receiver CJ James
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“This off-season, I have been working with my trainer and a couple of teammates on speed, agility, footwork, and basic football drills.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel that I have improved my speed the most since last football season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that our team will do great next season. I think we can go 10-0 and go deep into the playoffs and even win state.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The team on our schedule that I think will be the toughest is Fort Morgan, I don't know much about them, but that's what makes me think that they're going to be tough.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“There is no individual player that will be tough for our team to handle. But there are some studs out there though that will give us some competition.”

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What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“During our past week we have been putting together our playbooks who we think are going to start and preparing for 7 on 7s as well as consistently working out.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel as though I have improved on my speed and tackling. For both of those I am ready to combine and put them together to make some big plays.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel as though our team will be strong this next season, we were young last season and still are but it’s a good thing because now we have more people with varsity experience and we are ready to come out strong week zero.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our toughest competition for sure will be Regis or Pine Creek. These two are always hard to beat and we will be ready for them this year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I feel as if there is no individual player that we are scared of. The team was worried last year about Austin in the vista game and look how that turned out we tore him apart in the first half there is no player we should be scared of unless he has a solid team to make him look better.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I do want to play sports in college and I want to play football hopefully at one of three NDSU, SDSU or the Montana Grizz.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Currently I only have an offer from Hastings but I have more coming after this summer with camps and my senior film.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say Northern Colorado has been recruiting me the hardest and I like the coach that DJ has drawn a lot of my interest by his energy.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I haven't made any official visits yet but I have seen Lindenwood and San Diego State University.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes I plan to go out to the schools I named earlier for camps and a couple visits during the winter. It should be great.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Same as the last question answered.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes growing up I lived in North Dakota and all my family had been to NDSU and since then I have always wanted to go there or have the chance to go bigger.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been working out with the team at school as well as working on my speed, explosiveness, acceleration, and strength outside of school.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like I have improved my speed and explosiveness the most.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think that my team will do really well next season. All of us are putting good work in and we have good players all over the roster, and we are all becoming really close with each other.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think that Valor will be the toughest. There is some good competition but Valor is always a tough opponent.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest and best player our team will face off against is the quarterback for Mountain Vista, he is really good and accurate with the ball and it is hard to play against him.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Central College, University of Sioux Falls, Jamestown University, Western Colorado.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Central College.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No but I am going on multiple trips this summer.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I am going to camps on May 24th, May 31st, and on a visit June 7th.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“University of Sioux Falls, Montana State, University of Northern Colorado, Western Colorado, and University of Jamestown.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Clemson.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been lifting every day to prepare my body for the upcoming season along with checking out some camps to get exposed.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I’ve improved on everything and it’s great to be a part of my own journey. My lifts have gone up by 50+ pounds in nearly every category and I’m more athletic as well.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I’m excited for this team, as we’re really becoming a family. CV football is really changing and it’s so surreal to be a part of it. I know we’ll be better and more exciting to watch than we were last year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Mountain Vista. They’re such a good squad with great culture, but we know they’re beatable.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Austyn Modrzewski, he’s a beast dude.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I’m really looking at football, but lacrosse is a great option too. I love both sports and I’d love an opportunity for either.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far I’ve gotten visits from Black Hills State, CSU Pueblo, and Northern Colorado so far. I’ve had some discussions with other RMAC schools as well, however outside of school.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’d say Black Hills for now, but that’s going to change as recruiting goes on, it’s still so early for 25s.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve made one out to School of Mines, but I’ve got 4 trips scheduled right now for the summer. Western is the main one I’m looking forward to, but I’m so excited to see what the future holds.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“See above.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“See above.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yeah, mainly Colorado up in Boulder. I love the town and the campus, there’s really nothing better than CU.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been gaining a lot of speed and strength.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have improved a lot with my speed.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like my team will do great this upcoming season even with us moving to 5A. We are ready.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Grandview and Erie.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“DJ Crow From Denver East will be the toughest player we will face.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“New Mexico State has been talking to me and also Colorado Mesa.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Colorado Mesa.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I have not made any college trips yet.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“No, not right now I don’t.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I’m planning on going to SMU mega camp and South Dakota camp.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was North Carolina.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“This off-season I have been working on my speed and agility training.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have improved the most at communicating with the team so I can get play calls in and make audibles etc.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like our team has depth and everyone we lost last year there’s going to be someone that steps up and balls out so I feel like we will be good.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Loveland is always a tough opponent because of the atmosphere in that game.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t think there is a player we can’t handle.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play sports in college. I really would like to play football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No college coaches have texted me or recruited me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No school has recruited me yet I am a sophomore.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any trips to a college but I really would like to.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“No plans for any trips.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I will be going to Chadron State college football camp and Western Colorado wrestling camp.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was either Wyoming or Nebraska.”

Updates from Landry Suarez, Dillan Swift, Jacob McConnell, Griffin Harrison, and Israel Waitman. Find out who are recruiting these elite athletes right now!


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Q&A with Thompson Valley middle linebacker Landry Suarez​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play sports in college. I really would like to play football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No college coaches have texted me or recruited me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No school has recruited me yet I am a sophomore.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any trips to a college but I really would like to.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“No plans for any trips.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I will be going to Chadron State college football camp and Western Colorado wrestling camp.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was either Wyoming or Nebraska.”


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Q&A with Vista Peak Prep linebacker Dillan Swift​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“New Mexico State has been talking to me and also Colorado Mesa.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Colorado Mesa.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I have not made any college trips yet.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“No, not right now I don’t.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I’m planning on going to SMU mega camp and South Dakota camp.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was North Carolina.”


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Q&A with Castle View defensive end Jacob McConnell​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I’m really looking at football, but lacrosse is a great option too. I love both sports and I’d love an opportunity for either.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far I’ve gotten visits from Black Hills State, CSU Pueblo, and Northern Colorado so far. I’ve had some discussions with other RMAC schools as well, however outside of school.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’d say Black Hills for now, but that’s going to change as recruiting goes on, it’s still so early for 25s.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve made one out to School of Mines, but I’ve got 4 trips scheduled right now for the summer. Western is the main one I’m looking forward to, but I’m so excited to see what the future holds.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“See above.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“See above.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yeah, mainly Colorado up in Boulder. I love the town and the campus, there’s really nothing better than CU.”


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Q&A with Castle View middle linebacker Griffin Harrison​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Central College, University of Sioux Falls, Jamestown University, Western Colorado.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Central College.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No but I am going on multiple trips this summer.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I am going to camps on May 24th, May 31st, and on a visit June 7th.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“University of Sioux Falls, Montana State, University of Northern Colorado, Western Colorado, and University of Jamestown.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Clemson.”


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Q&A with Valor Christian safety Israel Waitman​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I do want to play sports in college and I want to play football hopefully at one of three NDSU, SDSU or the Montana Grizz.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Currently I only have an offer from Hastings but I have more coming after this summer with camps and my senior film.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say Northern Colorado has been recruiting me the hardest and I like the coach that DJ has drawn a lot of my interest by his energy.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I haven't made any official visits yet but I have seen Lindenwood and San Diego State University.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes I plan to go out to the schools I named earlier for camps and a couple visits during the winter. It should be great.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Same as the last question answered.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes growing up I lived in North Dakota and all my family had been to NDSU and since then I have always wanted to go there or have the chance to go bigger.”


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Q&A with Thompson Valley middle linebacker Landry Suarez
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“This off-season I have been working on my speed and agility training.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have improved the most at communicating with the team so I can get play calls in and make audibles etc.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like our team has depth and everyone we lost last year there’s going to be someone that steps up and balls out so I feel like we will be good.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Loveland is always a tough opponent because of the atmosphere in that game.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t think there is a player we can’t handle.”

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Q&A with Vista Peak Prep linebacker Dillan Swift
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been gaining a lot of speed and strength.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have improved a lot with my speed.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like my team will do great this upcoming season even with us moving to 5A. We are ready.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Grandview and Erie.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“DJ Crow From Denver East will be the toughest player we will face.”

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Q&A with Castle View defensive end Jacob McConnell
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been lifting every day to prepare my body for the upcoming season along with checking out some camps to get exposed.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I’ve improved on everything and it’s great to be a part of my own journey. My lifts have gone up by 50+ pounds in nearly every category and I’m more athletic as well.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I’m excited for this team, as we’re really becoming a family. CV football is really changing and it’s so surreal to be a part of it. I know we’ll be better and more exciting to watch than we were last year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Mountain Vista. They’re such a good squad with great culture, but we know they’re beatable.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Austyn Modrzewski, he’s a beast dude.”

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Q&A with Castle View middle linebacker Griffin Harrison
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been working out with the team at school as well as working on my speed, explosiveness, acceleration, and strength outside of school.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like I have improved my speed and explosiveness the most.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think that my team will do really well next season. All of us are putting good work in and we have good players all over the roster, and we are all becoming really close with each other.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think that Valor will be the toughest. There is some good competition but Valor is always a tough opponent.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest and best player our team will face off against is the quarterback for Mountain Vista, he is really good and accurate with the ball and it is hard to play against him.”

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Q&A with Valor Christian safety Israel Waitman
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“During our past week we have been putting together our playbooks who we think are going to start and preparing for 7 on 7s as well as consistently working out.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel as though I have improved on my speed and tackling. For both of those I am ready to combine and put them together to make some big plays.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel as though our team will be strong this next season, we were young last season and still are but it’s a good thing because now we have more people with varsity experience and we are ready to come out strong week zero.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our toughest competition for sure will be Regis or Pine Creek. These two are always hard to beat and we will be ready for them this year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I feel as if there is no individual player that we are scared of. The team was worried last year about Austin in the vista game and look how that turned out we tore him apart in the first half there is no player we should be scared of unless he has a solid team to make him look better.”

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Updates from Cully Feeney, KC Mendoza, Dylan Anderson, Gio Giampietro, and Jack Brown. Find out who are recruiting these elite athletes right now!


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Q&A with Durango safety Cully Feeney​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love the opportunity to play football after high school. This game means so much to me, there is no way I can let this fall be the final year I compete.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Being from a small town, and last year being my first year as a starting Varsity player, I do not have a lot of schools looking at me yet. I plan to visit a few colleges this summer, to show my skills and passion. I hope that a few schools will look at my tape last year, and for this coming season. If they are willing to take a look, they are going to find someone that is a hard worker, great teammate, a leader, and a guy that does not miss tackles. My goal for next year is to build on the skills I developed my junior year as a safety/corner, and lead the team on offense from the Quarterback position.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Like I mentioned above, I'm not being heavily recruited yet, but I believe that after this summer and fall, there are going to be a few teams that want to add someone with my work ethic, and love for the game to their roster.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went to Colorado School of Mines prospect camp last summer, and visited Fort Lewis' Spring game earlier this year.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I will be attending a few prospects camps this summer, mainly with RMAC teams.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“When it comes to football, Notre Dame has always been my favorite team. The culture and tradition at ND are second to none. My dad went to school at Colorado School of Mines, so I have been following that program as well. They are an incredible Division II program, and went to the national championship in back-to-back years, which is an amazing accomplishment. Last summer at Mines Prospect camp I got a chance to throw the ball to Harlon Hill Trophy winner John Matocha.”


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Q&A with Mountain View safety/running back KC Mendoza​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t had any colleges yet reach out to me but a couple of schools are following me on Twitter, South Dakota School of Mines, Chadron State, and Fort Lewis have all followed me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Like I said previously in question 7 there have been none to come out fully to recruit yet.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I am hoping to find some time this summer to take a visit out to a couple of colleges.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I will be attending the Colorado Mesa University team camp this summer in June.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up my favorite college was Arkansas State.”


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Q&A with Northfield outside linebacker Dylan Anderson​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Football is definitely something I see myself pursuing in college if my body can stay healthy through this next year.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve got plenty of camp and junior day invites from a bunch of ivy league schools, along with interest from Wyoming, Kansas State, and a couple other fcs and lower-level programs.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say the Kansas State coaches have been most interested in me due to their defense being so similar to ours.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been out to Kansas State and Wyoming for junior day visits.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“No future trips planned as of now.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I’m planning on going to Kansas State and possibly two more depending on which coaches reach out to me.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Ohio State. Sko Buckeyes!!”


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Q&A with Erie defensive end Gio Giampietro​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yeah that’s one of my goals as of right now, I’d love to play for Colorado State.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“As of lately nothing too much. Some coaches have followed me back and sent out some questionnaires.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Minnesota.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Minnesota, and will be going to their camp.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“See above.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I will be attending Wyoming for camp and St Thomas. I’m definitely looking forward to competing.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up I loved watching Penn State play and Oregon. I always thought they had the cleanest jerseys.”


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Q&A with Valor Christian safety Jack Brown​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play football in college. And I have no preferences on what college I’d play at. Wisconsin is my dream school.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve talked to a few D1 schools and also some D2.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I quit summer baseball this year to focus on football so I will be attending football camps to get recruited this upcoming summer.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“See above.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Wisconsin.”


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Q&A with Durango safety Cully Feeney
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It was a pretty good season. I loved the opportunity to get to play so many different positions. Nothing beats high school football, and being on the field with my teammates and best friends was incredible. Making it to the second round of the playoffs was a big accomplishment, although we obviously wish we could have gone further.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am currently playing baseball for the Demons, and doing football workouts 5 days a week with the team before school. We have an awesome crew of DHS football players who work out during "zero hour", and it is really fun to see my teammates getting bigger, stronger and faster.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We are moving from 3A to 4A next season. This is going to be a tremendous challenge, but I know that our team will be ready. We fully expect to make the playoffs, and then try to make a run.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I never want to overlook any opponent, but moving up into 4A, there are a lot of great teams. We open up against Montrose, who has always been a traditional power house. They lost a very close game in the semifinals last year, so you know they are going to be a huge challenge. Our new league next year is filled with teams with a lot of talent, but the one that stands out the most is Palmer Ridge. They made it to the state championship game last year, so you know they have the talent and hunger to get back to championship this next season.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We are going to see tons of great players next year in 4A. We didn’t play any of these teams last year so it’s hard to pick out individual names. Just looking at MaxPreps it’s hard to know which sophomores and juniors from last year are going to step up and be impact players. We are going to have to take one week at a time, and not overlook anyone. We're the new kids on the 4A block, and we need to respect all of our competitors.”

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Q&A with Mountain View safety/running back KC Mendoza
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I am currently running in track and field to become faster for football and also going to the gym 6 days a week on top of all of football off season lifting.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My speed has increased since last football season, as seen in track, I have gained half a second in the 100.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think the team should show major improvement from last season and add some wins to our record.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team on our schedule this year I believe is going to be Wellington. Because they didn’t have too many seniors this last year and had some pretty tough games throughout the entirety of last season.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Our schedule has a lot of kids that are pretty tough but nobody stands out to me too much. But if I were to have to say someone it would be Wellington's QB Tanner Gray.”

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Q&A with Northfield outside linebacker Dylan Anderson
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“While also training with lacrosse, I participate in offseason on and off field team football workouts as well as lifting on my own time.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like my most improved attribute from last season was my football IQ in seeing what’s happening on the field, which resulted in me being able to play smoother and faster.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Northfield football lost a lot of senior talent on defense which will put more responsibility on my end. However, we have plenty of young talent to fill positions which will hopefully translate to a successful season at the 4a level.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Some of the tough games on our schedule are definitely our early games against Mesa Ridge, South, and Heritage.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“South’s upcoming sophomore receiver, Alijah Landrum-Hamilton played really well as a freshman and he could definitely cause our defense some problems next year.”

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Q&A with Erie defensive end Gio Giampietro
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“The team and I have been working out in our zero-hour class that is before school. It brings everyone closer together and definitely helped us last year during the season.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“As a defensive end I’ve definitely gotten quicker off the ball, more explosive as well. And being able to change from speed to power during pass rush. #DifferentBreedPerformance.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Since we’re moving up to 5A people think we aren’t going to be as good as last year. I definitely disagree with that because we are capable of being great especially with our coaching staff. I think we’ll be a problem for teams.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The teams that are going to be tough are Cherry Creek, Columbine, Grandview etc. But we have to think about week 1 and not overlook anyone.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Not sure who that will be but will definitely have a game plan for the best player on each team.”

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Q&A with Valor Christian safety Jack Brown
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I am in track and baseball so I have been training with those sports mainly. But when I am free I will go to a morning lift with the football team.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have improved my confidence the most. Last year was my first year playing football in high school and I was trying to figure out positions. Now I’m more comfortable.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We are going to be good.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think East from Utah will be our hardest game. I heard they have some big dudes on their team but it should be fun.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The Mountain Vista quarterback is supposed to be pretty good but we shut him down for the first half of our game last year, we just need to learn to do it for the whole game.”

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What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I am in track and baseball so I have been training with those sports mainly. But when I am free I will go to a morning lift with the football team.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have improved my confidence the most. Last year was my first year playing football in high school and I was trying to figure out positions. Now I’m more comfortable.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We are going to be good.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think East from Utah will be our hardest game. I heard they have some big dudes on their team but it should be fun.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The Mountain Vista quarterback is supposed to be pretty good but we shut him down for the first half of our game last year, we just need to learn to do it for the whole game.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play football in college. And I have no preferences on what college I’d play at. Wisconsin is my dream school.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve talked to a few D1 schools and also some D2.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I quit summer baseball this year to focus on football so I will be attending football camps to get recruited this upcoming summer.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“See above.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Wisconsin.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“The team and I have been working out in our zero-hour class that is before school. It brings everyone closer together and definitely helped us last year during the season.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“As a defensive end I’ve definitely gotten quicker off the ball, more explosive as well. And being able to change from speed to power during pass rush. #DifferentBreedPerformance.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Since we’re moving up to 5A people think we aren’t going to be as good as last year. I definitely disagree with that because we are capable of being great especially with our coaching staff. I think we’ll be a problem for teams.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The teams that are going to be tough are Cherry Creek, Columbine, Grandview etc. But we have to think about week 1 and not overlook anyone.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Not sure who that will be but will definitely have a game plan for the best player on each team.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yeah that’s one of my goals as of right now, I’d love to play for Colorado State.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“As of lately nothing too much. Some coaches have followed me back and sent out some questionnaires.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Minnesota.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Minnesota, and will be going to their camp.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“See above.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I will be attending Wyoming for camp and St Thomas. I’m definitely looking forward to competing.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up I loved watching Penn State play and Oregon. I always thought they had the cleanest jerseys.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“While also training with lacrosse, I participate in offseason on and off field team football workouts as well as lifting on my own time.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like my most improved attribute from last season was my football IQ in seeing what’s happening on the field, which resulted in me being able to play smoother and faster.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Northfield football lost a lot of senior talent on defense which will put more responsibility on my end. However, we have plenty of young talent to fill positions which will hopefully translate to a successful season at the 4a level.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Some of the tough games on our schedule are definitely our early games against Mesa Ridge, South, and Heritage.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“South’s upcoming sophomore receiver, Alijah Landrum-Hamilton played really well as a freshman and he could definitely cause our defense some problems next year.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Football is definitely something I see myself pursuing in college if my body can stay healthy through this next year.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve got plenty of camp and junior day invites from a bunch of ivy league schools, along with interest from Wyoming, Kansas State, and a couple other fcs and lower-level programs.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say the Kansas State coaches have been most interested in me due to their defense being so similar to ours.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been out to Kansas State and Wyoming for junior day visits.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“No future trips planned as of now.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I’m planning on going to Kansas State and possibly two more depending on which coaches reach out to me.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Ohio State. Sko Buckeyes!!”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I am currently running in track and field to become faster for football and also going to the gym 6 days a week on top of all of football off season lifting.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My speed has increased since last football season, as seen in track, I have gained half a second in the 100.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think the team should show major improvement from last season and add some wins to our record.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team on our schedule this year I believe is going to be Wellington. Because they didn’t have too many seniors this last year and had some pretty tough games throughout the entirety of last season.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Our schedule has a lot of kids that are pretty tough but nobody stands out to me too much. But if I were to have to say someone it would be Wellington's QB Tanner Gray.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t had any colleges yet reach out to me but a couple of schools are following me on Twitter, South Dakota School of Mines, Chadron State, and Fort Lewis have all followed me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Like I said previously in question 7 there have been none to come out fully to recruit yet.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I am hoping to find some time this summer to take a visit out to a couple of colleges.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I will be attending the Colorado Mesa University team camp this summer in June.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up my favorite college was Arkansas State.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“It was a pretty good season. I loved the opportunity to get to play so many different positions. Nothing beats high school football, and being on the field with my teammates and best friends was incredible. Making it to the second round of the playoffs was a big accomplishment, although we obviously wish we could have gone further.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am currently playing baseball for the Demons, and doing football workouts 5 days a week with the team before school. We have an awesome crew of DHS football players who work out during "zero hour", and it is really fun to see my teammates getting bigger, stronger and faster.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We are moving from 3A to 4A next season. This is going to be a tremendous challenge, but I know that our team will be ready. We fully expect to make the playoffs, and then try to make a run.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I never want to overlook any opponent, but moving up into 4A, there are a lot of great teams. We open up against Montrose, who has always been a traditional power house. They lost a very close game in the semifinals last year, so you know they are going to be a huge challenge. Our new league next year is filled with teams with a lot of talent, but the one that stands out the most is Palmer Ridge. They made it to the state championship game last year, so you know they have the talent and hunger to get back to championship this next season.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We are going to see tons of great players next year in 4A. We didn’t play any of these teams last year so it’s hard to pick out individual names. Just looking at MaxPreps it’s hard to know which sophomores and juniors from last year are going to step up and be impact players. We are going to have to take one week at a time, and not overlook anyone. We're the new kids on the 4A block, and we need to respect all of our competitors.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love the opportunity to play football after high school. This game means so much to me, there is no way I can let this fall be the final year I compete.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Being from a small town, and last year being my first year as a starting Varsity player, I do not have a lot of schools looking at me yet. I plan to visit a few colleges this summer, to show my skills and passion. I hope that a few schools will look at my tape last year, and for this coming season. If they are willing to take a look, they are going to find someone that is a hard worker, great teammate, a leader, and a guy that does not miss tackles. My goal for next year is to build on the skills I developed my junior year as a safety/corner, and lead the team on offense from the Quarterback position.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Like I mentioned above, I'm not being heavily recruited yet, but I believe that after this summer and fall, there are going to be a few teams that want to add someone with my work ethic, and love for the game to their roster.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went to Colorado School of Mines prospect camp last summer, and visited Fort Lewis' Spring game earlier this year.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I will be attending a few prospects camps this summer, mainly with RMAC teams.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“When it comes to football, Notre Dame has always been my favorite team. The culture and tradition at ND are second to none. My dad went to school at Colorado School of Mines, so I have been following that program as well. They are an incredible Division II program, and went to the national championship in back-to-back years, which is an amazing accomplishment. Last summer at Mines Prospect camp I got a chance to throw the ball to Harlon Hill Trophy winner John Matocha.”

Updates from Canaan Barthlow, Caleb Petree, Cole Powell, Jude Smith, and Kevin Sanchez. Find out who are recruiting these elite athletes right now!


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Q&A with Vista Peak quarterback Canaan Barthlow​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been recruited by the School of Mines and Southeast Louisiana.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’ve been pretty evenly recruited.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve made some unofficial visits in state but none out of state.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I don’t currently have any trips planned.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“This summer I will be attending CSU, UNC, Colorado School of Mines and Wheaton College.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was the University of Michigan.”


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Q&A with Pine Creek inside linebacker Caleb Petree​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes. I want to continue playing at the next level and I’m open to any opportunities presented to me from colleges to play. I know how important this next year will be regarding recruiting and I’m working towards putting myself in the best position to be successful.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve had camp invites but no serious discussions.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“N/A.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I’m still seeking opportunities for camps and plans this summer to travel and visit the college campuses.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“No.”


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Q&A with Erie offensive tackle Cole Powell​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play college football, the atmosphere seems to be so fun.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Colleges I have been recruited by are Wyoming, Air Force, Colorado, Colorado State, Arkansas, North Carolina State, South Dakota State, South Dakota, North Dakota State, Sioux Falls, Northern Colorado, North Dakota, Princeton, Cornell, Columbia, Northern State, Colorado State Pueblo, Fort Lewis, Army, Linden Wood, Harvard, and Utah State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say the schools recruiting me the hardest currently are Wyoming, NDSU, and SDSU.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made a couple college trips out to Wyoming, Utah State, NC State, CSU, Colorado, NDSU, and SDSU.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I do not plan on any other trips currently.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“For sure I plan on going to Wyoming’s camp, NDSU and Iowa state. My family and I have been discussing figuring out dates for SDSU, Utah State, and NC State.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I didn’t really have one favorite college growing up but my family has always followed along with Alabama.”


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Q&A with Chatfield athlete Jude Smith​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I would love to play at Colorado Mesa/Black Hills, really any RMAC school.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Carnegie Mellon, Fort Lewis, Chadron State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Carnegie Mellon.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Planning to look at some RMAC schools soon.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“UNC mega camp/ Wyoming/ CSU.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Oregon University.”


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Q&A with Arvada West inside linebacker Kevin Sanchez​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“In college the sport I’m hoping to compete in is football of course, it’s been my dream to make it to the next level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t been getting recruited lately, I’m hoping it starts after camps this summer.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The school I have been getting the most noticed by is UNCO.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve made 1 trip to CSU and 3 trips to UNCO.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“The trips I plan to make are to Wyoming NDSU, SDSU, UNCO and getting to schools that take notice of me.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“See above.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was probably Oregon or Boise State.”


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Q&A with Vista Peak quarterback Canaan Barthlow
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“In the offseason I’ve been doing high intensity interval training, heavy weight lifting and working with my QB coach Aran Lee.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Since last season I have improved my deep ball range by ten yards and my deep ball accuracy is on point.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Our football team has great potential and great talent around the board. I think we will experience great success due to the amount of returning varsity starters and young talent.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Grandview will be a tough team to beat.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Week one we play against DJ Crowe from Denver East and he will give us some good competition.”

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Q&A with Pine Creek inside linebacker Caleb Petree
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The football season went good considering we ranked 4th in the state with a 9-2 record. We played well as a team considering it was our second year in 5a football. As a player I feel I’ve grown a considerable amount playing at this level of competition at my position.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans this offseason are to strengthen my weaknesses involving getting stronger, learning the game more and putting on good weight to better compete.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We’re excited about this upcoming season considering we have a whole new coaching staff and obviously we will have our struggles throughout the season with our tough schedule but nothing we can’t prepare for.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Cherry Creek has a legacy in 5a so we know they’ll always be tough to plan and play against.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I grew up playing with T.I who is now with Cherry Creek and he’s one of the toughest players in the state.”

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Q&A with Erie offensive tackle Cole Powell
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“During the offseason we have been grinding in the weight room at school and I have had some additional training from Gabe Knapton (Different Breed) up north. Other than that I’ve been mainly focusing on flexibility and moving as smoothly as I can for being a large athlete.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel since last football season I have mainly improved on my overall size and strength. Finally gaining the weight that I always wanted where I can still move efficiently and be at that 265LB mark.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe as a team if we truly connect and be the full player lead team we were last year we could find success from within, although it will take a lot of work.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I believe Mountain Vista will be a tough opponent but I believe if we are together we will be fine matched up against them.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think that the toughest individual player we will play this year is probably Austyn Modrzewski, he’s a great guy and a really good player.”

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Q&A with Chatfield athlete Jude Smith
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Lifting 5-6 times a week as well as speed/ mobility training. As of last week our team started up spring practice 1 day a week.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Speed for sure.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think our team has a lot of upside and is definitely a state contender.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Ralston Valley.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“DJ Crowe.”

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Q&A with Arvada West inside linebacker Kevin Sanchez
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“What I’ve been doing is lifting 4 days a week, as well as having Mile high prep practice Tuesdays and Thursdays.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“What I have improved most on coming in to season is definitely getting faster and getting better footwork.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I expect my team to do very big things this coming season. We've been working in silence.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team I think we’re going to match up against is Chatfield, they’re young and still building like us.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual we will play against next season is DJ Crowe, DE from Denver East.”

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What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“What I’ve been doing is lifting 4 days a week, as well as having Mile high prep practice Tuesdays and Thursdays.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“What I have improved most on coming in to season is definitely getting faster and getting better footwork.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I expect my team to do very big things this coming season. We've been working in silence.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team I think we’re going to match up against is Chatfield, they’re young and still building like us.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual we will play against next season is DJ Crowe, DE from Denver East.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“In college the sport I’m hoping to compete in is football of course, it’s been my dream to make it to the next level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t been getting recruited lately, I’m hoping it starts after camps this summer.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The school I have been getting the most noticed by is UNCO.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve made 1 trip to CSU and 3 trips to UNCO.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“The trips I plan to make are to Wyoming NDSU, SDSU, UNCO and getting to schools that take notice of me.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“See above.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was probably Oregon or Boise State.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Lifting 5-6 times a week as well as speed/ mobility training. As of last week our team started up spring practice 1 day a week.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Speed for sure.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think our team has a lot of upside and is definitely a state contender.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Ralston Valley.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“DJ Crowe.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I would love to play at Colorado Mesa/Black Hills, really any RMAC school.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Carnegie Mellon, Fort Lewis, Chadron State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Carnegie Mellon.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Planning to look at some RMAC schools soon.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“UNC mega camp/ Wyoming/ CSU.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Oregon University.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“During the offseason we have been grinding in the weight room at school and I have had some additional training from Gabe Knapton (Different Breed) up north. Other than that I’ve been mainly focusing on flexibility and moving as smoothly as I can for being a large athlete.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel since last football season I have mainly improved on my overall size and strength. Finally gaining the weight that I always wanted where I can still move efficiently and be at that 265LB mark.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe as a team if we truly connect and be the full player lead team we were last year we could find success from within, although it will take a lot of work.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I believe Mountain Vista will be a tough opponent but I believe if we are together we will be fine matched up against them.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think that the toughest individual player we will play this year is probably Austyn Modrzewski, he’s a great guy and a really good player.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play college football, the atmosphere seems to be so fun.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Colleges I have been recruited by are Wyoming, Air Force, Colorado, Colorado State, Arkansas, North Carolina State, South Dakota State, South Dakota, North Dakota State, Sioux Falls, Northern Colorado, North Dakota, Princeton, Cornell, Columbia, Northern State, Colorado State Pueblo, Fort Lewis, Army, Linden Wood, Harvard, and Utah State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say the schools recruiting me the hardest currently are Wyoming, NDSU, and SDSU.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made a couple college trips out to Wyoming, Utah State, NC State, CSU, Colorado, NDSU, and SDSU.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I do not plan on any other trips currently.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“For sure I plan on going to Wyoming’s camp, NDSU and Iowa state. My family and I have been discussing figuring out dates for SDSU, Utah State, and NC State.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I didn’t really have one favorite college growing up but my family has always followed along with Alabama.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The football season went good considering we ranked 4th in the state with a 9-2 record. We played well as a team considering it was our second year in 5a football. As a player I feel I’ve grown a considerable amount playing at this level of competition at my position.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans this offseason are to strengthen my weaknesses involving getting stronger, learning the game more and putting on good weight to better compete.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We’re excited about this upcoming season considering we have a whole new coaching staff and obviously we will have our struggles throughout the season with our tough schedule but nothing we can’t prepare for.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Cherry Creek has a legacy in 5a so we know they’ll always be tough to plan and play against.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I grew up playing with T.I who is now with Cherry Creek and he’s one of the toughest players in the state.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes. I want to continue playing at the next level and I’m open to any opportunities presented to me from colleges to play. I know how important this next year will be regarding recruiting and I’m working towards putting myself in the best position to be successful.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve had camp invites but no serious discussions.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“N/A.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I’m still seeking opportunities for camps and plans this summer to travel and visit the college campuses.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“No.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“In the offseason I’ve been doing high intensity interval training, heavy weight lifting and working with my QB coach Aran Lee.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Since last season I have improved my deep ball range by ten yards and my deep ball accuracy is on point.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Our football team has great potential and great talent around the board. I think we will experience great success due to the amount of returning varsity starters and young talent.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Grandview will be a tough team to beat.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Week one we play against DJ Crowe from Denver East and he will give us some good competition.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been recruited by the School of Mines and Southeast Louisiana.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’ve been pretty evenly recruited.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve made some unofficial visits in state but none out of state.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I don’t currently have any trips planned.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“This summer I will be attending CSU, UNC, Colorado School of Mines and Wheaton College.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was the University of Michigan.”

Updates from Aerik Ross, Carson Hageman, Connor Craver, Cooper Nider, and Jesse Wolf. Find out who are recruiting these elite athletes right now!


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Q&A with Frederick middle linebacker Aerik Ross​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges yet.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Western State University team camp.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Full pads team camp at CSU.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“CU Boulder.”


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Q&A with Erie middle linebacker Carson Hageman​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play football at the next level. I want to play at a school that wants me to be a part of their program the most, along with great academics. My dream school would be the Air Force Academy.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been talking with a few coaches but nothing major yet unfortunately. Air Force, Harvard, Brown, Columbia, Wyoming, North Dakota State, CSU Pueblo, Western, Colorado Mesa, Jamestown.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The school that has been talking to me the most would be Harvard and Columbia.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I went on a couple game day visits last year to Wyoming and Air Force. Last summer I went to Princeton and Yale’s football camp. I went to Wyoming’s Junior day.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“This summer I am going to Harvard, Brown, Princeton, Wyoming, Air Force, and West Point football camps this summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up I really liked West Point because my dad is a West Point alum and played football there.”


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Q&A with Pomona fullback/linebacker Connor Craver​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“College football has been a goal I have been striving for since beginning [playing] the sport a short 3 years ago.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Due to NCAA I have not been directly recruited by any schools, but have received camp invitations from a few.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“N/A.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was CU, with my dad having graduated from there, I grew up going to CU tailgates and games. As I got older I grew my own love for the school and regardless of athletics, CU has always been a dream school to go to for me.”


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Q&A with Eaton running back Cooper Nider​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play sports in college. I haven’t really decided what I want to play but it is between baseball and football. Baseball is the number one choice but you never know what could happen.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven't really been recruited for sports yet but this summer with camps and games this fall. I hope to show off what I am really about and get a scholarship somewhere to be a student athlete.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I haven’t been recruited yet but I hope I will soon be as I showcase my skills during the summer and send film around to different coaches and colleges.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I have not been on any college visits yet.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“This summer I want to go on visits to see what would fit my interests the most for the team, location, and feeling of campus.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was University of Nebraska Lincoln as my family lived in Nebraska before moving to Colorado.”


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Q&A with Chatfield right guard Jesse Wolf​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have talked to School of Mines, Montana Tech, and Chadron State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The one that is recruiting me the most is School of Mines.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I have plans to look at School of Mines and maybe CSU Pueblo.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was CU.”


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