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All-Colorado boys soccer: East's Bolden player of year
Published December 3, 2008 at 8:45 p.m.
The 2008 Rocky Mountain News All-Colorado boys soccer team: front row, from left, Drew Beckie, Robbie Derschang, Alex Tarnoczi, Davy Armstrong, coach of the year Beth Hinz and Adam Hinkelman. Back row, from left, BJ Heffernan, Grant Simon, player of the year Zach Bolden, Matt Nier and Cameron Tolooee. Not pictured, Reid Hukari.
* Zach Bolden realizes everything is going to change for him next season. A junior at Denver East, Bolden helped the Angels capture the Class 5A soccer championship last month, scoring a team-best 26 goals along the way.
By winning the title, Bolden helped East change its reputation as well. No longer will the Angels be considered a good team from a weak league. Now, East has to be included in the discussion of the state's elite programs.
"It's really going to be interesting to see how teams come at us next year," said Bolden, the Rocky's All-Colorado player of the year. "Before, when teams outside our league played us, they kind of dismissed us because they didn't think the (Denver Prep League) was very good. Now that we proved what we can do, they're probably going to be gunning for us to try to see what they can do against the state champs."
Denver East's Beth Hinz is the All-Colorado coach of the year for the second time in her career.
All-Colorado boys soccer
| Player | School | Year | |
| Davy Armstrong | Rangeview | Jr. | |
| Drew Beckie | Arapahoe | Sr. | |
| Zach Bolden | Denver East | Jr. | |
| Robbie Derschang | Cherry Creek | Jr. | |
| BJ Heffernan | Bear Creek | Sr. | |
| Adam Hinkelman | Boulder | Sr. | |
| Reid Hukari | Wheat Ridge | Jr. | |
| Matt Nier | Regis Jesuit | Sr. | |
| Grant Simon (GK) | Denver East | Sr. | |
| Alex Tarnoczi | Rock Canyon | Sr. | |
| Cameron Tolooee | Niwot | Sr. |
* Player of the year: Zach Bolden, Denver East
* Coach of the year: Beth Hinz, Denver East
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