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GREENWOOD VILLAGE — New CHSAANow.com rankings were released Monday for field hockey with the Palmer Ridge Bears as the No. 1 team.
Over the weekend the Bears took down a powerhouse program in Colorado Academy (who had not lost in their last 78 games). As those rankings were released, Cherry Creek was also in the rankings at No. 5 and the two teams took to the turf of Stutler Bowl for a top-class showdown and it was Cherry Creek who came away with the 2-0 win.
The Bruins came out strong and put up some strong offensive runs. Palmer Ridge was earning their corners but had trouble with receiving the pass. Finally Cherry Creek earned a corner, and it was Charlotte Godfrey who put it away for Cherry Creek.
“It’s really good that we got this win,” Godfrey said, “It really helped the confidence of the team [to get that goal], and we need to keep playing our game.”
The Bruins were again able to make the Bears pay for conceding a corner in the middle part of the second half. On a second consecutive corner, Dartmouth commit Taylor Hantman put one in the back of the goal for the Bruins.
Cherry Creek will have to continue to prove themselves and bolster their résumé with the No. 3 ranked team Denver East on Saturday.
On the other hand, Palmer Ridge is going to have to bounce back and prove themselves, once more, against Colorado Academy. The only difference this time, Palmer Ridge will have to travel back to the Metro Area to face the Mustangs on their home turf.