Holy Week Roundup
Busy week for 'Stangs as spring season hits high gear.
If Mullen girls soccer ultimately turns into a major factor in Class 4A in late May, the past Thursday’s victory may be a pivotal reference point.
The Mustangs rallied from a two goal deficit to take down Cherry Creek 4-3 at the Stutler Bowl in Greenwood Village.
The victory in the Centennial League opener pushed Mullen, which was ranked No. 2 in Class 4A and has since moved to No. 1, to 5-0-1 overall.
Cherry Creek was ranked No.10 in 5A and the Mustangs had been 0-7-1 against the Bruins since 2014.
“More than anything,” Mustangs head coach Matt Degitis said, “we fought hard for the win and lived under the pressure.”
Better yet, keeper Liv Incitti was ready for this particular match and especially this particular foe. The Bruins may have peppered her with a series of high-end shots, but she practically was a wall and certainly kept the Mustangs in the match early, when Cherry Creek seemed to be going for a quick kill.
“I was kind of expecting that from Creek,” she said. “(The Bruins) always come out like that, I was really ready this year. I’ve been training hard for this game.”
Offensively, Kate Vezzani and Anna Johnson got Mullen’s first two scores, and the third one that tied it, a 40-yard-plus free kick that bounced perfectly in front of the Bruins keeper and over her head into the goal, was a thing of beauty.
Vezzani, a junior who has committed to Wisconsin, also set up the game-winner, the team’s only corner kick that was finished by Ella Grace in the 68th minute.
“We’ve been practicing that one for a while,” Vezzani said.
Mullen will resume action on the pitch on Thursday, April 13, at Smoky Hill in Aurora in league, 4:15 p.m.
MULLEN 4, CHERRY CREEK 3
Mullen 1 3 -- 4
Cherry Creek 2 1 -- 3
Mullen goals -- Kate Vezzani, Anna Johnson, Stella Zinis, Ella Grace.
Mullen assists -- Keelee Rakowski, Kate Vezzani.
Baseball
Ryan Jackson had a nice week on Saturday.
The left fielder drove home six runs on a grand slam and two-run double in a 9-0 nonleague victory at Class 5A Brighton in nonleague.
The 4A Mustangs moved to 5-4.
Jackson’s six RBIs and six total bases topped a 10-hit attack that also included eight singles, three by catcher Ben Krza. Colin Mackenzie had two hits as well as the team’s other RBI.
On the mound, Thomas Stewart was as thorough as he was dominant – the junior right-hander went the distance and tossed a five-hit shutout with 14 strikeouts and just one walk.
Centennial League play will begin for Mullen on Tuesday, April 11, at Overland in Aurora, first pitch at 4:15 p.m.
MULLEN 9, BRIGHTON 0
Mullen 000 261 0 -- 9 10 0
Brighton 000 000 0 -- 0 5 5
Mullen – Mackenzie cf 5-2-2-1, Hurley ss 3-1-0-0, Y. Stewart p 3-2-1-0, Brady 3b 4-0-0-0, Gamueda rf 3-2-1-0, Jackson ;lf 4-1-2-6, Dings 1b 4-0-1-0, Krza c 4-1-3-0, Alexander 2b 2-0-0-0, Kreiling cr 0-0-0-0. Totals 32-9-10-7.
SB - Hurley. BB – Alexander 2, Stewart, Hurley. HBP – Gamueda. 2B – Jackson. HR – Jackson, grand slam in the 5th.
Pitching – Stewart (W) 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 14 K’s.
Boys Lacrosse
The past Wednesday, the Mustangs hosted a top team in Utah and came out on the lower end of a 13-4 setback at Brother Bernard Kinneavy field at De La Salle Stadium.
Mullen lost 13-4 to Brighton of Salt Lake City.
The Mustangs are 0-8.
Nicky Bond scored twice for Mullen. Ethan Karr and Talon Penrod also scored.
Mullen will be away on Wednesday, April 12, against Ralston Valley, 7 p.m., at the NAAC in Arvada.
BRIGHTON, UTAH 13, MULLEN 4
Mullen goals -- Nicky Bond 2, Ethan Karr, Talon Penrod.
Girls Lacrosse
The Mustangs came up short in two roadies, falling 18-6 against Columbine and 15-4 versus Rock Canyon.
Mullen is 0-6.
Jordan Weber scored twice for Mullen in each game. She added an assist.
The Mustangs will be in action on Wednesday, April 12, at home against Cheyenne Mountain, ranked No. 8 in 5A.
COLUMBINE 18, MULLEN 6
Mullen 5 1 -- 6
Columbine 10 8 -- 18
Mullen goals – Jordan Weber 2, Jamison Johnson, Mary Jane Archibald, Dri Eckman.
Mullen assists – Dri Eckman, Jordan Weber, Stella Geffre.
ROCK CANYON 15, MULLEN 4
Mullen goals – Jordan Weber 2, Ella Palmer 2.
Boys Swimming and Diving
In Aurora, the 4A Mustangs lost a Centennial League dual meet at Grandview in Aurora 202-101.
Henry Montgomery, Oliver Valdez, Noah Mooney, James Galligan and Thomas Bradec each won races.
The bigger issue is the Mustangs are compiling a growing assortment of state qualifications, now updated on the team’s web page at MullenHigh.com.
Mullen will continue competition in league on Thursday, April 13, at Overland in Aurora, Utah Pool, 5 p.m.
GRANDVIEW 202, MULLEN 101
200-yard medley relay – 2. (Noah Mooney, James Galligan, Oliver Valdez, Ben Hoody), 1 minute, 40.78 seconds; 4. (Louie Roth, Noah Johnson, John Rodriguez, Luke Jordan), 2:00.00.
200 freestyle – 1. Henry Montgomery, 1:52.12; 5. Ben Hoody, 2:16.69.
200 individual medley – 1. Oliver Valdez, 2:03.93; 2. James Galligan, 2:07.35.
50 freestyle – 1. Noah Mooney, 22.61; 3. Henry Motgomery, 23.60; 5. John Rodriguez, 26.38.
100 butterfly – 2. Noah Johnson, 1:07.36.
100 freestyle – 3. Thomas Bradec, 54.81; 4. Ben Hoody, 55.94; 5. Louie Roth 58.23.
500 freestyle – 1. James Galligan, 5:23.45; 4. Luke Jordan, 5:59.72.
200 freestyle relay – 2. (Noah Mooney, Ben Hoody, Thomas Bradec, Henry Montgomery), 1:34.46; 4. (John Rodriguez, Noah Johnson, Sammy Ficsor, Louie Roth), 1:48.08.
100 backstroke – 1. Thomas Bradec, 1:07.44; 3. Louie Roth, 1:13.63; 4. John Rodriguez, 1:15.85.
100 breaststroke – 2. Noah Mooney, 1:04.23; 4. Noah Johnson, 1:17.88; 6. Sammy Ficsor, 1:27.60.
400 freestyle relay – 2. (James Galligan, Thomas Bradec, Luke Jordan, Henry Montgomery), 3:34.33.
Boys Volleyball
The Mustangs dropped a couple of Centennial matches to Grandview and Cherry Creek by sweep.
Grandview beat the Mustangs 25-14, 25-18, 25-8 and they lost to Cherry Creek 25-12, 25-16, 25-17.
Mullen is 5-8 overall, 0-3 in league, and head coach Maresa Mosca said the difference between her first-year team now and at the outset of the season “is like night and day.”
Mullen will resume play on Tuesday, April 11, at the Hutch against Cherokee Trail in the Centennial.
Mullen lost to Grandview 25-14, 25-18, 25-8.
Mullen lost to Cherry Creek 25-12, 25-16, 25-17.
Mullen lost to Cherry Creek 25-12, 25-16, 25-17.
Girls Tennis
At the net, the Mustangs earned two sweeps as their schedule has hit its busy stride – over Golden in nonleague and Grandview in league. They also were second of four teams in a mini-tournament hosted by Cheyenne Mountain inColorado Springs.
Singles players Lexi Yost, Lily Evans and Savanna Hanley, and doubles groups of Grace Brouillette-Avery Walters, Clara Dailey-Claire Lenich, Anna Lawrence-Maisie McMorrow and Emma Lehman-Grace Jeffers all won in straight sets.
In the Cheyenne Mountain tourney, Mullen beat its host 4-3 and Coronado 7-0, and fell to Fossil Ridge 6-1.
The Mustangs will host Smoky Hill on Tuesday, April 11, 3:45 p.m., in league.
MULLEN 7, GOLDEN 0
No. 1 singles – Lexi Yost def. Sophia Wosk 6-0, 6-0.
No. 2 singles – Lilly Evans def. Nola Stewart by default.
No. 3 singles – Savanna Hanley def. Penelope Jones 6-1, 6-1.
No. 1 doubles – Grace Brouillette-Avery Walters def. Caitlin Kennamer-Clare Freers 6-0, 6-1.
No. 2 doubles – Clara Dailey-Claire Lenich def. Nina Witner-Ruby Stewart 6-0, 5-0, retired.
No. 3 doubles – Anna Lawrence-Maisie McMorrow def. Jessee Lhotta-Kate Robinson 6-1, 6-2.
No. 4 doubles – Emma Lehman-Grace Jeffers def. Carlie Fajarog-Gwen Kristofco 6-2, 6-2.
MULLEN 7, GRANDVIEW 0
No. 1 singles – Lexi Yost def. Shriya Ginjupalli 6-0, 6-0.
No. 2 singles – Lilly Evans def. Samantha O’Brien 6-0, 6-3.
No. 3 singles – Savanna Hanley def. Ava Stubbs 6-0, 6-0.
No. 1 doubles – Grace Brouillette-Avery Walters def. Lauren Stec-Romie Pachorek 6-1, 7-5.
No. 2 doubles – Clara Dailey-Claire Lenich def. Channing Worthington-Linhvy Nguyen 6-1, 6-1.
No. 3 doubles – Anna Lawrence-Maisie McMorrow def. Emma Cary-Cadence Caprise 6-0, 6-0.
No. 4 doubles – Emma Lehman-Grace Jeffers def. Madison Mayer-Quincey Munteen 6-0, 6-3.
CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN TOURNAMENT
MULLEN 4, CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN 3
No. 1 singles – Lexi Yost def. Sophie Zhou 6-4, 6-1.
No. 2 singles – Lilly Evans lost to Alyssa Sadri 6-3, 6-1.
No. 3 singles – Savanna Hanley lost to Saffron Herold 7-5, 6-4.
No. 1 doubles – Grace Brouillette-Avery Walters lost to U/A 6-3, 7-5.
No. 2 doubles – Clara Dailey-Claire Lenich def. U/A 6-3, 7-5.
No. 3 doubles – Anna Lawrence-Maisie McMorrow def. U/A 6-4, 7-5.
No. 4 doubles – Emma Lehman-Grace Jeffers def. U/A 6-4, 6-2.
MULLEN 7, CORONADO 0
No. 1 singles – Lexi Yost def. Scarlet Leifer 5-3, ret.
No. 2 singles – Lilly Evans def. Olivia Collins 8-0.
No. 3 singles – Savanna Hanley def. Anna Lucia Fergerson 8-3.
No. 1 doubles – Grace Brouillette-Avery Walters def. Lillia Emerich-Lynea Waddell 8-4.
No. 2 doubles – Clara Dailey-Claire Lenich def. Anna Cook-Clara Jordan 8-1.
No. 3 doubles – Anna Lawrence-Maisie McMorrow def. Lucy Robbins-Britania Vantland 8-4.
No. 4 doubles – Emma Lehman-Grace Jeffers def. Natalie Galindo-Syd Passink 8-0.
FOSSIL RIDGE 6, MULLEN 1
No. 1 singles – Lexi Yost lost to Makenna Collins 6-1, 6-0.
No. 2 singles – Lilly Evans lost to Sophie Hartman 6-0, 6-3.
No. 3 singles – Savanna Hanley lost to Kate Davis 6-0, 6-1.
No. 1 doubles – Grace Brouillette-Avery Walters lost to Becca Farher-Abby Seager 7-5, 6-4.
No. 2 doubles – Clara Dailey-Claire Lenich lost to Jenna Long-Jess Kozlowski 6-3, 4-6, 10-7.
No. 3 doubles – Anna Lawrence-Maisie McMorrow lost to Afton Sidwell-Avery Mackenzie 6-0, 6-1.
No. 4 doubles – Emma Lehman-Grace Jeffers def. Clara Statkus-Lilly Capes 6-2, 4-6, 10-5.
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