Month: February 2015

  • Canon City takes over atop 4A girls basketball rankings

    Canon City Mesa Ridge girls basketball
    Marissa McIntosh and Canon City are now No. 1 in the 4A poll. (Brandon Hopper)

    Canon City is the new No. 1 team in CHSAANow.com’s Class 4A girls basketball rankings.

    The Tigers are the lone remaining unbeaten team (17-0) in 4A, and they got 12 of the 17 first-place votes this week.

    Former No. 1 Valor Christian was upset by D’Evelyn last week, and dropped to No. 2. D’Evelyn moved up to No. 5.

    Elsewhere, the four other No. 1 teams remained the same: ThunderRidge (5A), Sterling (3A), Peyton (2A) and Kit Carson (1A).

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 ThunderRidge (16) 15-2 169 1 2-0
    2 Broomfield (1) 15-2 154 2 3-0
    3 Highlands Ranch 14-4 127 5 2-0
    4 Monarch 15-2 111 4 1-1
    5 Grandview 13-3 90 3 1-2
    6 Ralston Valley 12-4 73 8 2-0
    7 Denver East 13-3 58 7 2-0
    8 Rampart 12-4 46 10 1-0
    9 Grand Junction 14-4 32 9 2-0
    10 Cherry Creek 11-6 16 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Horizon 15, Lakewood 13, Arapahoe 12, Regis Jesuit 5, Fossil Ridge 4, Legacy 4, Pine Creek 3, Rocky Mountain 3.
    Dropped out
    Horizon (6).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Canon City (12) 17-0 163 2 3-0
    2 Valor Christian (4) 15-2 149 1 2-1
    3 Holy Family (1) 13-3 122 3 2-0
    4 Pueblo West 13-4 103 4 2-0
    5 D’Evelyn 13-4 87 7 3-0
    6 Montrose 12-3 69 6 2-0
    7 Pueblo East 13-4 56 8 2-0
    8 Glenwood Springs 13-2 44 5 2-0
    9 Pueblo South 11-4 40 9 1-1
    10 Evergreen 14-3 36 10 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Silver Creek 15, Mullen 11, Palisade 10, Eagle Valley 8, Sand Creek 8, Greeley Central 7, Longmont 2, Mesa Ridge 2, Air Academy 1, Mead 1, Weld Central 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sterling (9) 15-0 143 1 2-0
    2 Manitou Springs (3) 13-1 126 2 2-0
    3 Pagosa Springs (4) 12-0 121 3 2-0
    4 Lutheran 14-1 111 4 2-0
    5 St. Mary’s 15-0 108 5 1-0
    6 Eaton 12-2 69 6 1-0
    7 Olathe 11-1 59 7 2-0
    8 Platte Valley 11-3 31 10 2-0
    9 La Junta 11-4 29 8 1-1
    10 Centauri 9-4 16 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Machebeuf 15, Liberty Common 14, Faith Christian 8, Salida 7, Kent Denver 6, Trinidad 6, Lamar 5, The Vanguard 3, Colorado Academy 2, Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Machebeuf (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Peyton (7) 13-0 88 1 3-0
    2 Hoehne (2) 14-0 74 2 2-0
    3 Yuma 12-2 71 4 2-0
    4 Caliche 12-1 62 3 0-1
    5 Cedaredge 14-0 58 5 1-0
    6 Akron 12-2 52 6 2-0
    7 Ellicott 10-3 26 2-0
    8 Meeker 9-3 21 7 1-1
    9 Paonia 9-4 13 9 1-0
    10 Del Norte 11-3 8 10 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Highland 6, Ignacio 3, Sanford 3, Sargent 3, Soroco 3, Wray 3, Byers 1.
    Dropped out
    Highland (8).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kit Carson (9) 14-0 99 1 4-0
    2 Norwood (1) 11-0 79 4 1-0
    3 Idalia 12-1 74 3 2-0
    4 Sangre De Cristo 10-1 68 2 0-1
    5 Genoa-Hugo 13-1 58 5 2-0
    6 South Baca 11-2 49 7 0-0
    7 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 11-2 21 9 2-0
    8 Fleming 10-3 18 2-0
    9 Cheraw 9-4 16 8 1-1
    10 La Veta 11-2 16 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Eads 13, Briggsdale 9, Heritage Christian 9, Hi-Plains 8, Prairie 7, Flagler 4, Plateau Valley 2.
    Dropped out
    Briggsdale (6), Heritage Christian (10).
  • Grandview RB Obinnah commits to CSU for football

    Grandview ThunderRidge football
    Chukwuma Obinnah rushed for 20 touchdowns last season. (Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com)

    Chukwuma Obinnah, a standout running back for Grandview last season, announced on Twitter Sunday that he has committed to play football at Colorado State.

    Obinnah, 6-foot-1 and 218 pounds, rushed for 1,590 yards and 20 touchdowns last season in helping the Wolves reach the Class 5A semifinals.

    Afterward, he was named first-team all-state in Class 5A.

    That followed his junior season of 1,123 yards and 11 rushing touchdowns.

    He is the fourth known local recruit to pledge to CSU this cycle, following Rocky Mountain lineman Salofi Gaoa, Bear Creek athlete Olabisi Johnson and Rangeview lineman Richard King.

  • Photos: Regis Jesuit boys basketball improves to 17-0

    AURORA — No. 1 Regis Jesuit beat Heritage 57-38 on Saturday to move to 17-0 this season.