Boys Soccer roundup: Prospect Ridge Academy upsets No. 4 Mountain View in 3A

Thursday’s boys soccer slate featured crucial top-10 clashes and high-impact upsets across Colorado. Unranked squads made noise against ranked opponents as teams positioned themselves in the latest state rankings.

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Prospect Ridge Academy 3, (4) Mountain View 1

Prospect Ridge Academy (3-1) earned a signature victory, taking down No. 4 Mountain View (2-1) in Class 3A play. Austin Huffman, who ranks No. 3 statewide in goals, powered the attack for Prospect Ridge Academy. Mountain View’s Ben Farrington, who ranks No. 5 statewide in goals, scored for the Mountain Lions in the loss.

5A

(3) Erie 3, (9) Rangeview 1 — No. 3 Erie (4-0) remained undefeated with a 3-1 win over No. 9 Rangeview (3-1) in a Class 5A top-10 showdown. Following the result, Erie moved up to No. 2 in the Class 5A rankings.

(4) Denver North 1, (5) Heritage 0 — No. 4 Denver North (3-0-1) edged No. 5 Heritage (4-1) for a 1-0 victory in Class 5A action. Heritage goalkeeper Jed Dodge, who ranks No. 7 statewide in goalkeeping, kept the Patriots close throughout.

Cross-classification matchups

Vista PEAK Prep 5, 3A No. 10 Aurora West College Prep Academy 1 — Vista PEAK Prep (1-2-1) pulled off an upset with a 5-1 victory over Class 3A No. 10 Aurora West College Prep Academy (2-1).

Salida 5, 2A No. 4 Vail Mountain 0 — Salida (3-0-1) secured a 5-0 win over Class 2A No. 4 Vail Mountain (4-2). The Salida defense contained Alec Uribe, who ranks No. 2 statewide in goals for Vail Mountain.

3A No. 1 Forge Christian 0, Manitou Springs 0 — Class 3A No. 1 Forge Christian (3-0-1) was held to a 0-0 draw on the road against Manitou Springs (0-0-2).

3A No. 8 Denver Christian 2, St. John Paul the Great 2 — Class 3A No. 8 Denver Christian (2-0-2) played to a 2-2 tie against St. John Paul the Great (0-0-2). Marcos Genc, who ranks No. 6 statewide in assists, helped spark the offense for Denver Christian.

4A No. 5 Evergreen 1, Arvada West 0 — Class 4A No. 5 Evergreen (3-0) earned a 1-0 victory against Arvada West (1-3) to remain perfect on the season. Evergreen goalkeeper Kyle Canzoneri, who ranks No. 2 statewide in goalkeeping, recorded another shutout.

Notable results from Thursday

• 3A No. 9 Aspen 6, Grand Valley 0
• 4A No. 4 Lewis-Palmer 4, Mesa Ridge 0
• (10) George Washington 5, Vista Ridge 2
• (8) Twin Peaks Classical Academy 4, Estes Park 0
• 2A No. 2 SkyView Academy 7, Mile High Academy 1
• 4A No. 7 Hinkley 7, Kennedy 1
• (5) DSST: Conservatory Green 3, Peak to Peak 0
• 5A No. 6 Grandview 3, Holy Family 0

Big movers in the rankings

5A

• Legend (3-1) moved into the Class 5A rankings at No. 9.

4A

• George Washington (4-0) jumped 5 spots to No. 5 in Class 4A.
• Regis Groff joined the Class 4A rankings at No. 8.
• Fort Morgan advanced 2 spots to No. 10 in Class 4A.

3A

• Salida climbed 8 spots to No. 6 in Class 3A with a 3-0-1 record.
• Prospect Ridge Academy entered the Class 3A top 10 at No. 9.

2A

• St. John Paul the Great (0-0-2) debuted in the Class 2A rankings at No. 4.

Full listing on the Boys Soccer rankings page.