The Cherokee Trail High School baseball team hold up the trophy after winning the 5A State Baseball Championship on Sunday May 29, 2016 at All-City Stadium. Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel 
The Cherokee Trail baseball team poses with the Class 5A state championship trophy it won on May 29, 2016, at All-City Field in Denver. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel) 
Cherokee Trail High School senior Ryan Sullivan (7) hugs Jerome Bohannon after winning the 5A State Baseball Championship on Sunday May 29, 2016 at All-City Stadium. Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel 
Cherokee Trail’s Jerome Bohannon, top left, hugs Ryan Sullivan as teammates head towards him to celebrate after he closed out the Cougars’ 9-4 win over Rocky Mountain the 5A state championship game on May 29, 2016, at All-City Field. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel) 
Cherokee Trail High School junior Conner Nantkes jumps onto the dogpile after Cherokee Trail won the 5A State Baseball Championship on Sunday May 29, 2016 at All-City Stadium. Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel 
The Cherokee Trail baseball team celebrates after the Cougars’ 9-4 win over Rocky Mountain in the Class 5A Baseball Championship Series on May 29, 2016, at All-City Field in Denver. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel) 
Cherokee Trail coach Allan Dyer hugs retiring assistant Chris Leisge (17) after the Cougars’ 9-4 win over Rocky Mountain in the Class 5A Baseball Championship Series on May 29, 2016, at All-City Field in Denver. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel) 
Cherokee Trail High School senior Jerome Bohannon kisses the trophy after winning the 5A State Baseball Championship on Sunday May 29, 2016 at All-City Stadium. Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel 
Cherokee Trail’s Nick Perez (6) twirls around the bat boy after the Cougars’ 9-4 win over Rocky Mountain in the Class 5A Baseball Championship Series on May 29, 2016, at All-City Field in Denver. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel) 
Cherokee Trail catcher Travis Lynch, right, gets a huge from Seth Bogulski after the Cougars’ 9-4 win over Rocky Mountain in the Class 5A Baseball Championship Series on May 29, 2016, at All-City Field in Denver. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel) 
Cherokee Trail’s Eric Cox, center, smiles as coach Allan Dyer talks to the Cougars after their 9-4 win over Rocky Mountain in the Class 5A Baseball Championship Series on May 29, 2016, at All-City Field in Denver. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel) 
Players from Rocky Mountain High School and Cherokee Trail High School line up for the National Anthem before the start of the 5A State baseball Championship on Sunday May 29, 2016 at All-City Stadium. Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel 
Cherokee Trail’s John-Michael Osley (15) raises his hands in celebration after his run-scoring double in the Cougars’ 9-4 win over Rocky Mountain in the Class 5A Baseball Championship Series on May 29, 2016, at All-City Field in Denver. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel) 
Cherokee Trail’s Jerome Bohannon delivers a pitch during the 5A State Baseball Championship on Sunday May 29, 2016 at All-City Stadium.Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel 
Cherokee Trail’s Nick Perez, bottom, slides across home plate safely with the tying run during the Cougars’ 9-4 win over Rocky Mountain in the Class 5A Baseball Championship Series on May 29, 2016, at All-City Field in Denver. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel) 
Cherokee Trail’s Jerome Bohannon delivers a pitch in the seventh inning of the Cougars’ 9-4 win over Rocky Mountain in the Class 5A Baseball Championship Series on May 29, 2016, at All-City Field in Denver. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel) 
Clouds roll in as Rocky Mounatin High School and Cherokee Trail High School play the second 5A State Baseball Championship game on Sunday May 29, 2016 at All-City Stadium. Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel 
Cherokee Trail shortstop Michael Morris, right, attempts to complete a double play during the Cougars’ 2-0 loss to Rocky Mountain in the Class 5A Baseball Championship Series on May 29, 2016, at All-City Field in Denver. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel) 
Cherokee Trail High School senior Ryan Sullivan makes it to first base as Rocky Mountain junior Jadon Uhrich can’t make the catch during the 5A State Baseball Championship on Sunday May 29, 2016 at All-City Stadium.Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel 
Cherokee Trail’s Conner Nantkes leads off third base during the Cougars’ 9-4 win over Rocky Mountain in the Class 5A Baseball Championship Series on May 29, 2016, at All-City Field in Denver. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel) 
Cherokee Trail High School won the the 5A State Baseball Championship against Rocky Mountain High School on Sunday May 29, 2016 at All-City Stadium. Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel 
during the 5A State Baseball Championship on Sunday May 29, 2016 at All-City Stadium. Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel 
Cherokee Trail High School junior Michael Morris catches a fly ball during the 5A State Baseball Championship on Sunday May 29, 2016 at All-City Stadium. Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel 
Cherokee Trail High School senior Jerome Bohannon sits in the dugout between games during the 5A State Baseball Championship on Sunday May 29, 2016 at All-City Stadium. Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel 
Rocky Mountain’s Alex Gonzales (47) tags Cherokee Trail High School junior Michael Morris out at third during the 5A State baseball Championship on Sunday May 29, 2016 at All-City Stadium. Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel 
Cherokee Trail High School senior Ryan Sullivan hits a double during the 5A State Baseball Championship on Sunday May 29, 2016 at All-City Stadium. Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel 
Cherokee Trail’s Jerome Bohannon makes a catch in center field during the Cougars’ 2-0 loss to Rocky Mountain in the Class 5A Baseball Championship Series on May 29, 2016, at All-City Field in Denver. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel) 
Cherokee Trail’s Jerome Bohannon gets a pound from teammate Keven MackIntosh, right, after his base hit during the Cougars’ 2-0 loss to Rocky Mountain in the Class 5A Baseball Championship Series on May 29, 2016, at All-City Field in Denver. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel) 
Cherokee Trail’s Michael Morris appeals to the umpire on a close ball at second base during the Cougars’ 2-0 loss to Rocky Mountain in the Class 5A Baseball Championship Series on May 29, 2016, at All-City Field in Denver. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
DENVERĀ | Images fromĀ both of Cherokee Trail’s games against Rocky Mountain on the final day of the 2016 Class 5A Baseball Championship Series played on May 29, 2016, at All-City Field. The Cougars dropped the first game to the Lobos 2-0, but won the finale 9-4 to claim the program’s first 5A state championship and second overall, joining a 4A crown in 2007. (Photo by Courtney Oakes & Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel)
Courtney Oakes is Aurora Sentinel Sports Editor. Reach him at 303-750-7555 or sports@aurorasentinel.com. Twitter: @aurorasports. FB: Aurora Prep Sentinel