St. John Paul the Great Wins 2A Boys Soccer Title
The Colorado Springs school beat Crested Butte 3-0 in its first season in the Colorado High School Activities Association.
Updated on Nov. 14, 2026 in Soccer
St. John Paul the Great won the Class 2A boys soccer state championship, defeating Crested Butte 3-0 in the state final. The title came Saturday morning at Switchbacks Weidner Field in Colorado Springs, in the school's first season in the Colorado High School Activities Association.
Why it matters
The win caps a debut season in which the program finished 13-2-4 and rebounded from a Pioneer League title loss to Fort Lupton. It gives the school's first CHSAA campaign a state championship and marks a high point for Colorado high school soccer.
Luke Sri scored 40 goals this season and seven goals in four playoff games. Giovanni Chilelli added the final goal late in the match, though the extraction does not give his season total.
The players
St. John Paul the Great
A Colorado Springs school with roughly 180 students that competed in its first CHSAA season.
Crested Butte
The mountain-town school that reached the Class 2A state final with a 12-5-2 record.
The details
Luke Sri scored the opening goal from a free kick that curled over the goalkeeper and into the net. Giovanni Chilelli added a second goal just over 10 minutes from time, running onto a 50-50 ball and scoring into the empty net after a one-on-one with the Crested Butte keeper.
Timeline
October 14: St. John Paul the Great lost the Pioneer League title 2-1 to Fort Lupton on a penalty kick.
November 14, 2026: St. John Paul the Great defeated Crested Butte 3-0 in the Class 2A state final.
Season Trajectory
The state championship turns a debut season in the Colorado High School Activities Association into a title run, following a Pioneer League final loss to Fort Lupton earlier in the year. The result gives St. John Paul the Great an immediate state-level championship in its first year in the CHSAA.
Luke Sri's 40 goals and seven playoff goals make him a key name for fantasy and recruiting followers. The title also gives St. John Paul the Great a state championship to build on in future CHSAA seasons.
The takeaway
A debut season that ends in a state title shows how quickly a newly CHSAA-affiliated program can compete at the top of its class. Readers following Colorado prep soccer can track how the 2A bracket develops in coming seasons.
Further reading
Explore more Colorado soccer coverage for context on the state's high school landscape.
Source note: This article includes information reported by CHSAANow.
