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Regis Jesuit continues to be atop the 5A girls basketball ranking. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
Fossil Ridge and Ralston Valley have joined this week’s CHSAANow.com 5A girls basketball poll.
Fossil Ridge is off to a 4-0 start, including in-state wins over Chaparral and Fruita Monument, as well as a 2-0 showing in Wyoming. The SaberCats are No. 9 this week.
Ralston Valley is No. 10 in the poll. The Mustangs went 2-1 last week with a loss to Rock Canyon, but beat Cherry Creek and then-No. 3 Arapahoe. Arapahoe dropped out this week.
The No. 1 teams from last week all stayed put. So Regis Jesuit (5A), Broomfield (4A), Holy Family (3A), Yuma (2A) and Caliche (1A) all continue to lead their respective polls.
Horizon 28, Lakewood 18, Cherry Creek 15, Arapahoe 14, Rampart 9, Chaparral 6, Bear Creek 4, Pine Creek 4, Denver East 3, Grand Junction 1, Palmer 1.
Dropped out
Arapahoe (3), Cherry Creek (9).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Broomfield (10)
2-0
125
1
2-0
2
Pueblo South (3)
1-0
118
2
1-0
3
Mesa Ridge
2-0
106
4
2-0
4
Pueblo West
3-0
63
6
3-0
5
Palmer Ridge
3-0
50
8
3-0
6
Sand Creek
1-1
48
5
1-1
7
Valor Christian
3-0
45
–
3-0
8
D’Evelyn
2-2
44
3
2-2
9
Silver Creek
3-0
41
–
3-0
10
Elizabeth
1-0
36
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Montrose 21, Conifer 4, Longmont 4, Pueblo County 4, Delta 2, Canon City 1, Mullen 1, Thompson Valley 1, Windsor 1.
Dropped out
Montrose (7), Canon City (9), Air Academy (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Holy Family (13)
2-0
130
1
2-0
2
Pagosa Springs
1-0
100
2
1-0
3
Centauri
3-0
86
5
3-0
4
Lamar
1-0
74
4
1-0
5
Eaton
3-0
64
7
3-0
6
St. Mary’s
0-0
56
6
0-0
7
Peak to Peak
1-0
35
9
1-0
8
Valley
0-0
34
8
0-0
9
Kent Denver
3-0
33
–
3-0
10
Sterling
2-1
24
10
2-1
Others receiving votes:
Bishop Machebeuf 23, Olathe 16, Faith Christian 7, Clear Creek 6, Grand Valley 5, Jefferson Academy 4, Manitou Springs 4, Estes Park 3, Coal Ridge 2, Denver Science & Tech 2, Platte Valley 2, Salida 2, Brush 1, Classical Academy 1, Trinidad 1.
Dropped out
Denver Science & Tech (3).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (7)
2-0
88
1
2-0
2
Akron (1)
1-0
76
2
1-0
3
Peyton
1-0
63
4
1-0
4
Lutheran (1)
1-0
57
3
1-0
5
Holyoke
1-0
45
6
1-0
6
Sangre de Cristo
3-0
37
5
3-0
7
Meeker
1-0
25
10
1-0
8
Paonia
1-1
20
7
1-1
9
Simla
1-0
18
–
1-0
10
Liberty Common
4-0
16
–
4-0
Others receiving votes:
The Vanguard 15, Wray 9, Highland 6, Hoehne 5, Del Norte 4, Limon 4, Rye 3, Heritage Christian 2, Kiowa 1, Springfield 1.
Dropped out
Rye (8), The Vanguard (9).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Caliche (5)
2-0
67
1
2-0
2
Eads
1-0
57
2
1-0
3
Norwood (2)
2-0
55
5
2-0
4
Idalia
2-0
43
4
2-0
5
Stratton
0-0
41
3
0-0
6
Kit Carson
0-0
34
6
0-0
7
Dove Creek
2-0
23
–
2-0
8
Hi-Plains
0-0
15
7
0-0
9
Belleview Christian
3-0
14
–
3-0
10
Holly
2-0
9
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Wiley 6, Briggsdale 5, Prairie 5, Walsh 4, McClave 3, Centennial 2, Jim Elliot Christian 1, South Baca 1.
Fossil Ridge, meanwhile, went from sixth to fourth after going 3-0 last week. The standout win was a 58-51 win over then-No. 3 Eaglecrest.
The 5A ranking continued to be led by Denver East, which has also started 3-0 at the Great Western Shootout in Utah. Overland remained in the No. 2 spot despite going 1-2 at the same tournament.
Highlands Ranch rounds out the 5A top 5.
The other No. 1 teams also stayed the same this week: Valor Christian (4A), Holy Family (3A), Sanford (2A) and Caliche (1A).
Ralston Valley is atop the hockey poll. (Evan Gustafson/The Review)
Ralston Valley, the defending champion and off to a 3-0-0 start this year, leads the first CHSAANow.com hockey poll of the season.
The Mustangs are outscoring opponents 25-3 thus far. They received all five first-place votes this week.
Monarch, last season’s runner-up, is second. The Coyotes own a 12-1 win over Liberty to open the season.
Columbine, also off to a 3-0-0 start, is No. 3 this week. The Rebels did not make the postseason last year after going 5-14-0.
Mountain Vista, yet to play a game, is No. 4, and Cherry Creek rounds out the top 5. Regis Jesuit is sixth, and is followed by Dakota Ridge, Steamboat Springs, Aspen and Standley Lake.
Golden sophomore Ryan Blodgett, left, drives on Elizabeth junior Jake Gavitt during the semifinal of the D’Evelyn/Golden Preview Classic on Friday night at Golden High School. Blodgett scored 19 points, while Gavitt had a game-high 29 points in the semifinal that Golden rallied to win 80-70. (Dennis Pleuss)
GOLDEN — Golden boys basketball coach John Anderson knows at least one thing about his team early on this season — the Demons don’t fear deficits.
Golden rallied from an 11-point deficit early in the third quarter to Elizabeth on Friday night at Golden High School. The Demons dominated the second half to pull away with an eventual 80-70 victory in the semifinal of the D’Evelyn/Golden Preview Classic.
“We played well together in the second half and rebounded well,” said Golden junior Cole Greff, who led the Demons with 21 points. “I think the biggest thing we did was control our turnovers and we controlled the pace.”
Golden’s 27-point fourth quarter propelled the Demons (2-0) into the championship game against Class 4A Jeffco rival D’Evelyn (2-0). The Jaguars handled Pueblo Central 74-63 in the other semifinal that was played Friday night at D’Evelyn.
Golden sophomore Cole Harris, right, looks for an open teammate while being guarded by Elizabeth junior Stuart Eurich on Friday night. Harris had a pair of 3-pointers in the first quart for the Demons. (Dennis Pleuss)
The tournament title game — 7 p.m. Saturday at Golden High School — will be the first of three scheduled meetings between Golden and D’Evelyn on the hardwood this season. The two league foes will meet twice in conference games in January and February. Anderson doesn’t mind facing the D’Evelyn in a non-league game during the first week of the season.
“I don’t know if playing D’Evelyn three times is great, but I want to beat them. It’s been awhile,” Anderson said. “It’s a good early season test against one of the better teams in the state.”
Friday, the Demons were able to overcome a great night from Elizabeth junior Jake Gavitt, who finished with a game-high 29 points. Gavitt was one of four Cardinals in double-digits scoring. He was also a perfect 14-for-14 from the free-throw line.
“(Gavitt) just knows how to score,” Anderson said. “Our goal was to make him shoot over our bigs. If he gets to the rim he is pretty tough.”
Golden’s defense stiffed in the fourth quarter, limiting Elizabeth to just four field goals. Gavitt hit a 3-pointer with 2:37 left in the fourth quarter to cut the Demons’ lead to 72-70, it was the Cardinals final points as Golden finished the game with a 8-0 run in the final minute.
Seniors James Christiansen (14 points), Ryan White (12 points) and junior Aaron Stone (11 points) were the other big scorers for the Cardinals. However, Golden bench outscored Elizabeth’s reserves 13-0.
Golden junior Cole Greff, far left, snags a rebound away from Elizabeth’s Stuart Eurich and Brandon Severinson on Friday night at Golden High School. Greff had a team-high 21 points for the Demons in a 80-70 victory. (Dennis Pleuss)
Golden junior Ryan Thistlewood, a transfer from Ralston Valley, hit four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points after not scoring in the first half. The junior’s 3-pointer with 5:39 tied the game at 63.
“I like shooting 3s. That’s pretty much what I do,” Thistlewood said. “I just had to stay focused and find my shot.”
Golden hit eight 3-pointers on the night. Sophomore Cole Harris hit a pair in the first quarter. Junior Jesse Capul added one in the second quarter, but the biggest probably came from junior Phil Katzman. The 3-pointer from Katzman with 2:50 left in the game extended Golden’s lead to 72-67.
“We didn’t know how good of an outside shooting team we would be,” Anderson said. “We’ve hit some pretty big 3s the last couple of nights.”
The Demons’ frontcourt tandem of Greff and sophomore Ryan Blodgett combined for 40 points. The 6-foot-5 Blodgett scored eight of his 19 points in the fourth quarter while playing with four fouls the majority of the final quarter.
Elizabeth led nearly the entire game leading up to the fourth quarter.
“(Golden) made some good adjustments in the second half and we couldn’t adjust back to it,” Elizabeth coach Mike Boss said. “Offensively we are fine. Defensively we’ve just got to get better.”
The Cardinals will face Pueblo Central in the third-place game scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at D’Evelyn.
DENVER — The first day of the state spirit championships is in the books, and five champions were crowned on Friday night.
Grandview captured the 5A pom competition; Rock Canyon won 5A cheer; Dakota Ridge won 4A/5A co-ed cheer; Mountain Vista won hip hop; and Heritage won jazz.
Below are the complete results, including the finalists and their order of finish.
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Class 5A poms
Grandview won the 5A poms competition at state spirit. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
Prelims
Rank
Team
Score
Tie break
1
Grandview
94.83
471.00
2
Thunderridge
94.50
470.50
3
Cherry Creek
93.33
466.50
4
Ralston Valley
92.67
461.50
5
Legacy
92.50
461.50
6
Arapahoe
92.00
462.00
7
Chatfield
90.17
450.00
8
Regis
89.33
445.50
9
Fairview
89.17
440.00
10
Fruita Monument
87.33
437.50
11
Horizon
86.50
431.50
12
Prairie View
84.50
422.00
13
Eaglecrest
83.33
419.00
14
Rocky Mountain
83.17
417.50
14
Doherty
83.17
414.00
16
Boulder
83.00
417.00
17
Arvada West
82.00
408.50
18
Dakota Ridge
81.17
404.50
19
Littleton
80.33
400.00
20
Brighton
79.50
399.50
21
Grand Junction
79.17
394.00
22
Fossil Ridge
79.00
399.00
23
Denver East
78.67
393.00
24
Central (Gj)
76.33
380.00
25
Mountain Range
76.17
384.50
26
Bear Creek
70.67
357.00
Finals
Rank
Team
Score
Tie break
1
Grandview
95.00
473.00
2
Thunderridge
94.67
472.50
2
Legacy
94.67
468.00
4
Arapahoe
93.83
468.50
5
Cherry Creek
93.33
468.00
6
Ralston Valley
92.50
462.00
[divider]
Class 5A cheer
Rock Canyon won the 5A cheer competition at state spirit. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
Prelims
Rank
Team
Score
Tie break
1
Rock Canyon
91.47
457.00
2
Grandview
88.63
445.00
3
Douglas County
88.53
441.10
4
Eaglecrest
87.70
435.70
5
Chaparral
85.83
428.20
6
Rocky Mountain
83.67
419.10
7
Arapahoe
83.17
411.20
8
Pine Creek
81.70
407.20
9
Fossil Ridge
79.10
397.70
10
Regis
76.63
388.60
11
Prairie View
73.93
366.80
12
Horizon
73.83
369.50
13
Legacy
71.37
354.60
14
Monarch
71.27
356.80
15
Standley Lake
70.83
348.10
16
Highlands Ranch
70.83
355.30
17
Loveland
69.93
347.90
18
Cherry Creek
69.63
349.70
19
Bear Creek
68.87
335.20
20
Poudre
68.67
342.00
21
Heritage
68.40
339.90
22
Denver East
68.07
343.30
23
Smoky Hill
67.93
340.60
24
Grand Junction
66.87
331.60
25
Rangeview
65.73
331.60
26
Brighton
62.90
317.50
27
Columbine
62.73
312.20
28
Rampart
59.47
293.20
29
Littleton
58.87
288.70
30
Greeley West
57.90
291.50
31
Thornton
54.40
269.70
32
Boulder
53.97
275.70
33
Northglenn
52.33
274.40
34
George Washington
48.07
249.90
35
Overland
45.77
231.80
36
Chatfield
44.73
230.30
37
Hinkley
35.00
182.40
38
Gateway
0.00
0.00
Finals
Rank
Team
Score
Tie break
1
Rock Canyon
93.23
466.80
2
Eaglecrest
91.10
456.50
3
Grandview
89.70
447.30
4
Pine Creek
87.53
431.80
5
Rocky Mountain
83.40
417.80
6
Douglas County
83.23
418.50
7
Arapahoe
83.13
421.80
8
Chaparral
80.87
404.50
[divider]
Class 4A/5A co-ed cheer
Dakota Ridge won the co-ed cheer competition at state spirit. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
Prelims
Rank
Team
Score
Tie break
1
Dakota Ridge
88.53
440.60
2
Mountain Vista
84.23
421.80
3
Thunderridge
76.63
385.30
4
Castle View
76.40
379.10
5
Cherokee Trail
74.93
372.40
6
Palisade
72.80
366.00
7
Air Academy
71.47
357.00
8
Falcon
70.50
355.50
9
Legend
70.37
353.30
10
Ralston Valley
69.67
342.30
11
Fruita Monument
68.30
339.50
12
Fountain-Ft. Carson
66.80
332.10
13
Centaurus
65.27
326.60
14
Liberty
63.90
317.30
15
Greeley Central
60.90
311.10
16
Doherty
59.07
297.00
17
Arvada West
58.13
296.80
18
Westminster
56.27
285.20
19
Montrose
55.43
282.10
20
Steamboat Springs
53.17
276.50
21
Abraham Lincoln
52.33
261.70
22
Central (Gj)
51.47
261.50
23
Pomona
50.30
252.40
24
Pueblo County
48.97
247.40
25
Denver West
48.10
239.50
26
John F. Kennedy
47.73
243.30
27
Arvada
44.43
228.00
28
Aurora Central
44.37
215.00
29
Adams City
43.93
224.80
30
Denver South
41.90
214.30
31
Skyview
0.00
0.00
31
Sierra
0.00
0.00
Finals
Rank
Team
Score
Tie break
1
Dakota Ridge
93.80
465.60
2
Mountain Vista
83.17
414.20
3
Castleview
78.20
391.50
4
Thunderridge
74.30
375.00
5
Cherokee Trail
72.43
358.00
6
Palisade
57.77
288.30
[divider]
Hip hop
Mountain Vista won the hip hop competition at state spirit. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
Prelims
Rank
Team
Score
Tie break
1
Mountain Vista
94.67
472.00
2
Overland
91.33
457.00
3
Monarch
90.33
452.00
4
Greeley West
87.67
435.00
5
Smoky Hill
86.00
431.00
6
Thornton
84.67
425.00
7
Northglenn
84.17
423.50
8
Sand Creek
83.67
417.50
9
Northridge
82.67
414.00
10
Montezuma-Cortez
82.00
408.00
11
Weld Central
80.33
399.00
12
Pueblo Central
78.83
389.50
13
Skyline
72.00
359.00
14
Pomona
70.67
353.00
15
Greeley Central
62.33
312.00
16
Rampart
58.00
292.00
Finals
Rank
Team
Score
Tie break
1
Mountain Vista
96.00
476.00
2
Overland
93.33
466.50
3
Greeley West
92.00
457.50
4
Monarch
91.50
458.50
[divider]
Jazz
Heritage won the jazz competition at state spirit. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
