Kit Carson is back, looking for a second consecutive title. While the Wildcats may be the prohibitive favorite, the field chasing them has a number of teams with big game pedigrees. The following 1A girls’ state tournament team capsules are listed in bracket order.
 

#1 KIT CARSON WILDCATS (22-0)

COACH:  Sara Crawford
STATE TITLES:  2017
LEAGUE:  Won High Plains crown (5-0)
DISTRICT FINALS:  Beat Eads 54-19
REGIONALS:  Beat South Baca 52-22
STREAK:  Won 49
RECORD VS STATE TEAMS:  3-0 / beat Holly twice 64-33 and 64-37, beat Fleming 72-28
RPI:  1st
TEAM NOTES:  Won 95 of last 97 games since start of 2014-15 season. Only seven games decided by fewer than 30 points. Closest margin of victory: 24 (Eads and Kiowa). Won fourth straight Lamar Holiday Tournament title. Won 2017 Class 1A volleyball title.

NAME PTS REBS ASSTS STEALS 3-POINT
Tess Hornung 13.9 6.6 1.5 2.7 8
Micayla Isenbart 13.3 6.7 5.0 3.2 39
Reyna Isenbart 9.3 4.7 2.2 1.6 14
Olivia Isenbart 8.4 6.4 0.8 1.1
Haley Johnson 5.9 1.5 1.2 1.2 5
McKenzie Smith 4.8 2.7 3.0 1.7 13

 

#8 BELLEVIEW CHRISTIAN BRUINS (18-5)         

COACH:  Josh Polson and Janice Aldstadt
STATE TITLES:  None
LEAGUE:  Tied 3rd 5280 (3-3)
DISTRICT FINALS:  Beat Cornerstone Christian 39-31
REGIONALS:  Beat Dove Creek 42-40
STREAK:  Won 6
RECORD VS STATE TEAMS:  0-1 / lost to Heritage Christian 52-21
RPI:  16th
TEAM NOTES:  Six of last eight games decided by single digits, 5-3 record overall in such games. Team was 0-20 three seasons ago. First appearance since 2012-13.

NAME PTS REBS ASSTS STEALS 3-POINT
Brooke Long 13.2 10.8 1.5 2.7
Sara Torres 10.5 6.0 1.5 3.4 46
Jessica Johnson 5.5 2.0 0.6 2.7 9
Lisa Johnson 4.5 2.6 1.9 1.2 2
Tiffanee Ryan 4.0 10.5 4.2 3.9

 

#4 FLEMING WILDCATS (21-2)

COACH:  Randy Kirkwood
STATE TITLES:  1981 (Class A-II)
LEAGUE:  Won North Central title (10-0)
DISTRICT FINALS:  Beat Briggsdale 49-41
REGIONALS:  Beat Genoa-Hugo 53-39
STREAK:  Won 7
RECORD VS STATE TEAMS:  3-2 / beat Briggsdale 54-51, 65-64, & 49-41 lost to 2A Holyoke 51-34 lost to Kit Carson 72-28
RPI:  4th
TEAM NOTES:  Won 20 of last 21 games. Only four games decided by single digits (4-0). Third straight season with 20+ wins. Three of last four losses to Kit Carson, including 55-35 in 2017 title game. Played in 10 of last 12 state volleyball championship matches.

NAME PTS REBS ASSTS STEALS 3-POINT
Alli Keisel 16.7 7.3 1.6 2.5 3
Jenna Lengfelder 11.3 3.7 2.4 3.6 3
Kendyl Kirkwood 10.8 8.6 1.2 1.6
Sandra Lockard 6.7 4.0 2.2 3.5 1
Bailey Chintala 5.0 2.8 4.8 4.8 3
Hannah Blom 4.8 2.6 1.4 2.2 6

 

#5 NORTH PARK WILDCATS (17-5)

COACH: Nick Cornelison
STATE TITLES:  None
LEAGUE:  6th Western Slope
DISTRICT FINALS:  Beat Dove Creek 53-38
REGIONALS:  Beat Cornerstone Christian 56-31
STREAK:  Won 7
RECORD VS STATE TEAMS:  0-1 / lost to 2A Rangely 54-37
RPI:  14th
TEAM NOTES:  No losses to 1A opponents. Three games decided by single digits (2-1). Went 4-14 last season. Most wins since 2006-07 season (22-2), finished second at state. Also runner-up in 1997 and 2005. First appearance since 2006-07.

NAME PTS REBS ASSTS STEALS 3-POINT
Kayla Jenkins 14.3 2.3 2.0 3.9 53
Devynn Johnson 12.4 2.9 4.4 4.7 31
Marti Elze 6.0 8.0 0.9 3.0
Bailey VanValkenburg 4.5 4.4 0.6 1.4
Peyton Sanchez 4.4 4.0 1.9 2.5 14
Emma Daly 4.3 4.2 0.7 1.5 3

 

#3 HOLLY WILDCATS (17-6)

COACH:  Grady Cook
STATE TITLES:  None
LEAGUE:  Won Arkansas Valley title (4-1)
DISTRICT FINALS:  Lost to Kim 56-34
REGIONALS:  Beat Sierra Grande 68-46 and Antonito 44-38
STREAK:  Won 2
RECORD VS STATE TEAMS:  1-3 / lost to Kit Carson 64-33 and 64-37, lost to Kim/Branson 56-34, beat Kim/Branson 39-35
RPI:  3rd
TEAM NOTES:  Won 8 of last 10 games. Finished second it Lamar Holiday Tournament. Won 8 of 10 games decided by single digits. First appearance since 2008-09 (lost consolation championship).

NAME PTS REBS ASSTS STEALS 3-POINT
Josie Cook 15.7 2.9 1.0 1.4 21
Kallie Cathcart 13.7 6.3 1.8 2.9 17
Mercedes Rodriguez 5.4 3.2 0.1 0.7 9
Saedee Davis 4.2 3.8 0.4 0.5 2
Jordan Kalma 3.4 2.3 0.1 0.5

 

#6 BRIGGSDALE FALCONS (20-3)

COACH:  Colin Nicklas
STATE TITLES:  None
LEAGUE:  2nd North Central (8-2)
DISTRICT FINALS:  Lost to Fleming 49-41
REGIONALS:  Beat Kiowa 62-47
STREAK:  Won 1
RECORD VS STATE TEAMS:  2-3 / lost to Fleming 54-51, 65-64 and 49-41, beat Heritage Christian 50-27 and 54-42
RPI:  5th
TEAM NOTES:  All three losses to Fleming. Won 8 of last 9 games. Only games decided by single digits were against Fleming. Third straight 20+ win season. Fourth appearance in six seasons under Nicklas. Runner up in 2008 and 2016. Won consolation championship last year.

NAME PTS REBS ASSTS STEALS 3-POINT
Jodel Erickson 13.2 7.6 2.5 2.6 1
Skyla Miller 12.9 4.4 1.0 2.6 5
Ailaina Suppes 9.5 5.4 3.0 2.8 22
Ashley Rueb 8.0 5.2 3.3 3.1 13
Nikki Anderson 7.0 2.9 5.1 3.0 21
Kimberlyn Krise 4.0 4.2 0.9 0.9 1
Hannah Fiscus 3.9 4.5 1.4 1.8 5

 

#2 KIM/BRANSON MUSTANGS (19-3)

COACH:  Justin Winford
STATE TITLES:  2010
LEAGUE:  2nd Arkansas Valley (4-1)
DISTRICT FINALS:  Beat Holly 56-34
REGIONALS:  Beat Sangre de Cristo 47-25
STREAK:  Won 6
RECORD VS STATE TEAMS:  1-1 / beat Holly 56-34, lost to Holly 39-35
RPI:  2nd
TEAM NOTES:  Won 10 of last 12. Beat NM Great 8 Des Moines (49-34). State runner up in 2009 and 2013. Looking for first 20 win season since 2012-13. First appearance since 2012-13.

NAME PTS REBS ASSTS STEALS 3-POINT
Joni Brown 15.3 2.8 1.4 3.9 52
Ashley Yergert 12.2 8.0 3.8 3.5 25
Tori Goode 5.2 5.7 1.8 1.7 3
Sidney Goode 4.3 2.0 1.1 1.9 19
Zariah Mason 3.4 3.2 0.5 1.5 5
Talara Nittler 3.4 1.1 0.7 1.0 16

 

#7 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN EAGLES (18-5)

COACH:  Nathaniel Jones
STATE TITLES:  None
LEAGUE:  3rd Mile High (9-2)
DISTRICT FINALS:  Beat Longmont Christian 44-38 for third place
REGIONALS:  Beat Arickaree/Woodlin 48-35
STREAK:  Won 2
RECORD VS STATE TEAMS:  1-2 / beat Belleview Christian 52-21, lost to Briggsdale 50-27 and 54-42
RPI:  8th
TEAM NOTES:  Won 12 of last 15 games. Won three of four games decided by single digits. Won Front Range Baptist tournament title. Third straight appearance. Lost consolation championship in 2016 and lost third place in 2017.

NAME PTS REBS ASSTS STEALS 3-POINT
Kennedy Hughes 16.5 5.2 1.1 9
Sarah Collins 11.9 2.1 2.6 44
Emma Johnson 10.7 9.3 1.4
Elizabeth Lacey 2.6 3.7 0.6 5
Savannah Brown 2.5 4.1 0.2
Grace Erickson 2.2 2.9 2.6 6