Mesa Ridge senior Kylee Shook was named a McDonald’s All-American on Sunday night, earning one of the most prestigious honors a high school basketball player can attain in their career.
Shook was the lone representative from Colorado named to the girls team. Highlands Ranch seniors Blaire Braxton and Symone Starks were also nominated.
There were no Colorado players selected to the boys team, though De’Ron Davis of Overland was nominated.
Shook, a Louisville recruit, leads the state in all classes with 29.6 points per game. She’s also averaging 15.0 rebounds, 4.9 blocks, 3.2 steals and 2.1 assists per game.
She already owns the state’s career record for blocks, and has a chance to break the mark for rebounds, as well.
Shook joins a prestigious list of Colorado girls in the McDonald’s All-American Game, which annually recognizes the top 24 players from both the East and West part of the country.
Shook becomes the fifth Colorado girls player selected to the game. The most recent was Abby Waner of ThunderRidge in 2005. Also selected: Cissy Pierce of Heritage (2004), Elizabeth Sherwood of Highlands Ranch (2003), and Ann Strother of Highlands Ranch (2002).
Colorado has had three boys ever selected to the game, the most recent of which was George Washington alum Chauncey Billups in 1995.
The 2016 McDonald’s All-American Game will be March 30 at the United Center in Chicago.
The year started red hot with some ranking shake-ups and outstanding performances. Now that we ease into league play Rangeview has staked strong claim as the clear Class 5A No. 1 and we’ll see if Longmont slides after losing to a solid 5A Far Northeast (Montbello) for their first loss of the season.
Elijah Coleman is part of the stellar Aurora Central back court and he dropped 25 points on Bear Creek in the Trojans win to start the week.
Ball Fever stats “dig”: Isaac Essien was stat-stuffin for Mountain Vista as the FNE Warriors visited Mountain Vista: 18 points, 10 assist, 3 rebounds, and 4 steals to help the Golden Eagles get the 53-50 win.
Breon Harper and Xavier Cooper team up to both score 19 points as Thomas Jefferson pulled away from Westminster by 7.
Tuesday, Jan. 12: In the biggest matchup of the week, No. 1 Rangeview beat No. 3 Regis Jesuit on Tuesday. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
No. 5 ThunderRidge had four players in double figures led by Stetson-bound Clay Verk’s 18 as they coasted over Pine Creek.
Look for Fossil Ridge to get some top-10 votes this week and they helped their cause with Jackson Everhart scoring 24 points in the close 3-point win over Legacy.
Justinian Jessup and Kevin Mitchell both score 15 points as No. 1 Longmont takes down Niwot.
Doherty is staking claim early on the top spot in CO Springs 5A hoops and Josh Watt has your photos as they take down Rampart.
Pueblo West holding steady at No. 6 in 4A got 25 points from Kenneth Tack thrashing their rival Pueblo East.
Lots of talented youth being served in George Washington visiting Chaparral and soph Daylen Kountz led the Patriots to the win scoring 16 points. The senior leader for Chaparral Dominic Coleman led all scorers with 17.
Ponderosa, as a 4A in that tough Continental league, will need all hands on deck and they had 12 players in the scoring column as they put up 98 vs. JFK.
Mead, sitting at No. 8 in our 4A poll, won by 30 points over Erie led by Walker Korrell’s 19 points.
De’Ron Davis, who Brock Laue covered this week, and Jervae Robinson both scored in double figures as No. 3 Overland beat Smoky Hill by 19.
Denver East leaned on its senior leaders again and Daytone Jennings led three in double figures with 20 points as the Angels earned a solid road win by 19 at Highlands Ranch.
Quite an effort from Arapahoe holding one of our state’s top scorers, Colbey Ross, to single digits when Eaglecrest came to visit. However, another Raptor — sophomore Victor Garnes — stepped up with 12 and helped Eaglecrest pull off the tight 2-point victory.
Chatfield, new to the 5A top-10, didn’t let Antonio Capley’s 19 points stop them from beating Ralston Valley in a low scoring 42-38 tilt.
Had to do a little Ball Fever “dig” on this Noah Saunders young man we’ve been hearing a lot about from Falcon. He didn’t let us down with a 27-point, 13-rebound double-double but it wasn’t quite enough as they came up short by 2 to Lewis Palmer due to a 17-8 fourth quarter advantage for the Rangers.
Cole Harris with 20 points as Golden continues hot streak with league win over D’Evelyn.
Thursday, Jan. 14:
Hinkley made a rare visit to Thomas Jefferson and the 4A Spartans one this one big with Ravel Moody scoring 15 points in the balanced win.
Prairie View used a 30-17 fourth quarter advantage to make a comeback on visiting Fruita Monument. Spencer Wilson’s 20 and Trey Marble’s 17 helped get it done!
Denver South, at No. 7 in our poll, hosted Mesa Ridge and kept the score keeper busy in 92-86 win behind Chudier Bile’s 25 point, 12 rebound double-double.
There goes that “stat-stuffin” CJ Jennings for Sierra again in win over Mitchell: 20 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals, and 1 block!
We continue to talk about this Doherty squad which continues to prove its the boss of CO Springs with 64-36 win over FFC! Dalven Brushier and Brevin Brimble both with 16.
Rock Canyon, No. 8 last week, didn’t allow Douglas County to score more than 10 points in ANY quarter shutting them down 54-28 with Sam Masten scoring 18.
Last week we called Eaglecrest/Creek the best Centennial match of the night and the back and forth battle which the Raptors eventually won by 4 looked good. Raptors had 10 players contribute in scoring led by Colbey Ross’ 19.
Monarch remains undefeated in league play with 10-point win over Rocky Mountain.
No. 1 Rangeview can run you out the gym but GW won the first stage 18-15 and made the Raiders earn the 72-65 win. Double digit performers all over this one led by Tyrei Randall’s 23.
We voted Holy Family into the 4A top-10 and they proved their worth beating No. 8 Mead 54-47. Cameron Miller 9 points, 7 rebounds in the “workman like” win.
Two top players down south D’Shawn Schwartz (27 points) and Noah Saunders 20 point, 15 rebound double-double gave folks a treat in Sand Creek’s 57-52 win over Falcon.
4A top-10 match up but Valor won by 19 over Evergreen with Jalen Sanders scoring 22 points for the Eagles.
Vista Peak got wins over Englewood and Elizabeth this week. They are deserving of some 4A top-10 consideration! Te’Rae Johnson’s 25 points helped get it done over Elizabeth.
Saturday, Jan. 16:
No. 3 Regis’ balance on display with four players in double figures in win over Mullen.
Furious fourth quarter comeback by Highlands Ranch but they come up short in overtime vs. Grandview as Lechaun Duhart scored 27 alongside Gage Prim’s 23 point, 13 rebound double-double.
No. 1 Longmont suffered its first loss of the season 61-55 to the FNE (Montbello) Warriors, who are up-and-coming in 5A. Senior Sekou Cisse was all over the court for the Warriors scoring 15 points, with 7 rebounds. We don’t expect Longmont to fall far in the 4A rankings after this tough road loss but watch for Montbello to rise in 5A.
Strong man Dalven Brushier scores 20 as Doherty gets another 20-point win. This time Heritage was the victim.
Thomas Jefferson made a heck of a fourth-quarter run, powered by Ravel Moody’s 30-point performance, but Denver South has cemented itself as a 4A contender with the 65-63 home win.
Lewis-Palmer, 4A No. 3, closed out the week with a 17 point over Liberty. Rangers 11-1 overall now.
Pueblo South is the new No. 1 team in 4A boys basketball. (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)
The Pueblo South Colts are putting together a nice season. They carry their momentum into this week as they take over the No. 1 spot in the Class 4A CHSAANow.com boys basketball rankings.
Their week was highlighted with a 79-51 win over Pueblo Central on Tuesday. The Colts looked absolutely dominant and are legitimate 4A title contenders.
Former No. 1 Longmont fell to No. 3 after losing to the FNE Warriors on Saturday.
The 4A poll saw two newcomers this week as Holy Family and Rifle come in at No. 8 and No. 10 respectively.
There were very few changes in the 5A poll. Rangeview proved to be the real deal after taking a hold of the No.1 ranking last week. They topped Regis Jesuit 60-52 to prove that they are indeed worthy of the state’s top spot.
The Raiders fell one spot to No. 4 as a result of the loss.
Colorado Springs Christian School hangs on to the top overall spot in the 3A rankings as they prepare for a big Tri-Peaks League showdown with St. Mary’s on Friday. The Pirates handed the Lions their only loss last season and the Lions will be out to even the score.
Faith Christian jumped three spots to No. 6 this week and the 3A poll saw one newcomer as the Manitou Springs Mustangs come in at No. 10.
Sanford is still the No. 1 team in 2A this week after cruising to a 63-35 win over Centauri. The top five seeds from last week all maintained their position.
The bottom five spots saw some shuffling, but overall the 10 ranked teams from last week remained in this week’s poll.
Fleming takes over the top spot in the 1A after defending champion Holly and Wiley handed South Baca its first two losses of the year.
Kit Carson jumps from No. 4 to No. 2 and Holly jumped from No. 6 to No. 3.
No new teams played their way into the 1A rankings this week.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Legend 8, FNE Warriors 4, Greeley West 3, Boulder 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pueblo South (14)
11-0
158
2
2-0
2
Lewis-Palmer (1)
11-1
128
3
3-0
3
Longmont (1)
11-1
127
1
2-1
4
Valor Christian
10-1
109
4
2-0
5
Golden
8-3
97
5
2-0
6
Pueblo West
12-2
87
6
1-0
7
Denver South
9-4
50
7
2-1
8
Holy Family
8-3
23
–
2-0
9
Vista Ridge
9-4
16
10
1-1
10
Rifle
10-1
15
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Windsor 13, Conifer 10, Evergreen 9, Mead 9, Sand Creek 8, Wheat Ridge 8, Thomas Jefferson 5, Skyview 3, Thompson Valley 3, Pueblo Central 1, Vista Peak 1.
Dropped out
Mead (8), Evergreen (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Colorado Springs Christian (7)
6-3
99
1
2-1
2
DSST-Stapleton (2)
11-1
93
3
2-1
3
Lutheran (1)
8-2
81
4
1-0
4
Eaton (2)
10-1
80
5
3-0
5
DSST-Green Valley Ranch (1)
8-0
71
6
2-0
6
Faith Christian
7-4
59
9
3-0
7
Sterling
8-2
55
7
3-0
8
Colorado Academy
7-5
54
2
0-1
9
Alamosa
7-4
48
8
2-0
10
Manitou Springs
8-1
19
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Pagosa Springs 15, Grand Valley 8, Buena Vista 5, Bayfield 4, Basalt 3, Bennett 3, Manual 3, Peak to Peak 3, Strasburg 3, Arrupe Jesuit 2, James Irwin 2, Liberty Common 2, Coal Ridge 1, Kent Denver 1, SkyView Academy 1.
It seems that the top girls basketball teams in the state have no desire to relinquish their spots in the CHSAANow.com girls basketball rankings.
After very few changes to last week’s rankings, things are looking just as — if not more — consistent this week.
Highlands Ranch, Sand Creek, Pagosa Springs, Yuma and Sangre de Cristo all maintained the top spots in their respective polls and by decisive margins.
The No. 1 teams went a combined 9-0 last week.
The 5A rankings only saw two teams shift positions as Lakewood and Ralston Valley traded spots from last week. The Tigers come in at No. 5 while the Mustangs fall to No. 6.
The top four 4A teams continue to look good as they went a combined 8-0 in play last week.
Centaurus and Windsor were able to do enough to make their case as they break into the rankings at No. 8 and No. 10 respectively.
In 3A, it continues to look like a three-team race at the top with Pagosa Springs, Sterling and Manitou Springs locking up the positions they have held for pretty much the entire season.
Eaton made a two-spot jump this week to land at No. 4 and Monte Vista is the new addition as they come in at No. 9.
West Grand (No. 9) and Highland (No. 10) break into the 2A rankings this week. Cedaredge jumps one spot to take over the new spot. The Bruins remain the only undefeated team in the 2A rankings.
South Baca and Otis made up the most ground this week in the 1A poll with each team jumping two spots. Otis lands at No. 4 while Otis jumped up to No. 9.
There were no new teams in the 1A rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Dakota Ridge is No. 5 in this week’s hockey poll. (Josh Watt/CHSAANow.com)
The top-10 team seem pretty set in hockey this season.
For the fourth consecutive week, no new teams joined the CHSAANow.com rankings, though there was some movement within the poll.
Dakota Ridge, which went 3-0-0 last week, jumped over Mountain Vista for the No. 5 spot. And Resurrection Christian, which went 2-0-0, moved into No. 8 ahead of Steamboat Springs.
Monarch remained the No. 1 team in the ranking, garnering five of the nine first-place votes. Second-ranked Regis Jesuit got three first-place votes, and No. 3 Cherry Creek got the other.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, the poll will release each Monday.
AURORA — Third-ranked Regis Jesuit had three players in double figures as the Raiders beat Castle View 68-43 on Friday.
Marc Reininger led Regis Jesuit with 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Geoffrey Kelly had 17 points. Michael Wambsganss scored 11 points for the Raiders.
