The RPI standings for boys basketball, girls basketball and hockey were released for the first time on Wednesday.
Each sport’s standings can be found here:
These standings will be updated every few hours, and also feature breakdowns for individual teams.
The RPI is used to help determine postseason qualification for each of the three sports. Further information about the RPI can be found on the FAQ page.
DENVER — George Washington girls basketball got a 67-52 win over Far Northeast on Tuesday.
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AURORA — Regis Jesuit sophomore Fran Belibi went off for 24 points and 21 rebounds to help the Raiders beat Rock Canyon 73-26 on Tuesday.
Belibi also had six steals, while Noelle Cahill added 15 points for the Raiders.
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Lewis-Palmer senior Michaela Putnicki was named Colorado’s volleyball player of the year by Gatorade on Tuesday.
A first-team all-state pick in Class 4A after the season, she helped the Rangers go 29-0 and win the 4A title.
Putnicki led Lewis-Palmer with 309 kills, and also had 222 digs, 29 blocks and 27 aces. In the classroom, she has a 4.05 GPA.
“Putnicki is a dominant player who most teams have to game-plan around,” said Berthoud coach Daisha Agho, in a statement. “She’s very versatile too and she’s been a top player for that team for three years.”
She is the second volleyball player from Lewis-Palmer to win the award, following Alexa Smith, who won in 2014-15.
Putnicki, who is signed with the University of Virginia, now becomes a finalist for the national award, which is set to be announced later this month.
LITTLETON — Luke Lonneman had a hat trick and an assist to lead No. 4 Valor Christian to an 8-1 win over Columbine on Monday.
Blake Buchanan added two goals for the Eagles, while Jake Kuzia made 10 saves.
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This week’s girls swimming rankings are below.
These team rankings are created from the top marks of the season so far which have been entered in MaxPreps. They are compiled by PrepSwimCo.com.
In addition, the top individual marks of the season to date are compiled here.
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| Class 5A | ||
|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | PVS |
| 1 | Fossil Ridge | 1 |
| 2 | Fairview | 2 |
| 3 | Arapahoe | 3 |
| 4 | Lewis-Palmer | 4 |
| 5 | Regis Jesuit | 5 |
| 6 | Rock Canyon | 6 |
| 7 | Rocky Mountain | 7 |
| 8 | Legacy | – |
| 9 | ThunderRidge | 9 |
| 10 | Grandview | 8 |
| Dropped out | ||
| Cherry Creek (10). | ||
| Class 4A | ||
|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | PVS |
| 1 | Cheyenne Mountain | 1 |
| 2 | Heritage | 3 |
| 3 | Valor Christian | 2 |
| 4 | Evergreen | 4 |
| 5 | Rampart | 5 |
| 6 | Silver Creek | 6 |
| 7 | Windsor | 7 |
| 8 | Fort Collins | 10 |
| 9 | Loveland | 8 |
| 10 | Niwot | 9 |
| Dropped out | ||
| None. | ||
| Class 3A | ||
|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | PVS |
| 1 | St. Mary’s Academy | 1 |
| 2 | Pueblo County | 2 |
| 3 | D’Evelyn | 3 |
| 4 | St. Mary’s | 5 |
| 5 | Glenwood Springs | 4 |
| 6 | Centaurus | 6 |
| 7 | La Junta | 9 |
| 8 | Discovery Canyon | 7 |
| 9 | Manitou Springs | – |
| 10 | Estes Park | – |
| Dropped out | ||
| Durango (8), Colorado Academy (10). | ||
Grandview girls basketball’s Michaela Onyenwere was named to the prestigious McDonald’s All-American team on Sunday night.
Onyenwere, a senior who is committed to UCLA, is one of the best players to ever come through the state. She was the lone local player picked to the game on either the boys or the girls side this season, and becomes the sixth Colorado girl to ever be selected to the game.
This year’s game is March 29 at the United Center in Chicago. The game, which starts at 3 p.m., will be on ESPN2.
A top-10 recruit nationally according to ESPN.com, Onyenwere is averaging 15.9 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.4 steals and 3.1 assists this season. She has been named a first-team all-state player in Class 5A each of her first three seasons with the Wolves, including selection as 5A player of the year last season.
In 87 career games, Onyenwere is averaging 21.3 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. At the end of last season, she already had 15 separate entries into the state record book, including the most points ever scored by a freshman. She also has a good chance to finish in the top-5 in career scoring and career rebounds in Colorado.
As a sophomore, Onyenwere tied the record for points in a state tournament game with 43.
Onyenwere follows Mesa Ridge’s Kylee Shook, who was selected to the 2016 McDonald’s All-American Game. Others selected include ThunderRidge’s Abby Waner (2005), Heritage’s Cissy Pierce (2004), Highlands Ranch’s Elizabeth Sherwood (2003), and Highlands Ranch’s Ann Strother (2002).
Ralston Valley’s Ashley Van Sickle was the other Colorado girl nominated for the McDonald’s All-American team this season.
On the boys side, George Washington’s Calvin Fugett and Sand Creek’s D’Shawn Schwartz were nominated.
Hoop fans! Midweek Ball Fever was all about upsets, and they continued into the weekend as well.
A few quick observations: The Centennial League is toughest we see and will be a battle to the end, ThunderRidge and Chatfield are “quietly” trucking along, if that’s possible, Denver South can shoot you out of the gym and has won seven in a row, D’Evelyn is legit, and 4A is as wide open as we can remember.
Let’s check out some more of the standout early 2017 performances!
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Thursday, Jan. 12
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Wednesday, Jan. 18
Thursday, Jan. 19
Friday, Jan. 20
Saturday, Jan. 21
Lots of hoops to choose from folks … get out and enjoy!
The top spots of three of the five CHSAANow.com boys basketball polls have a different look to them.
Pueblo West regains the top spot in Class 4A after relinquishing it a week ago, Resurrection Christian takes the No. 1 spot in 3A and Highland is the new top team in 2A.
The Cyclones fell out of the No. 1 spot after suffering its first loss of the season, falling to Rampart in overtime on Jan. 7. They regained it off the strength of a victory over Colorado Springs Christian School on Saturday.
Sand Creek jumped two spot to land at No. 2 with Valor Christian right behind the Scorpions at No. 3.
D’Evelyn jumped three spots, coming in at No. 4.
Silver Creek (No. 9) and Sierra (No. 10) are the two new teams to the 4A poll.
In 3A, Resurrection Christian takes the No. 1 position marking the first time someone other than defending champion CSCS holds the top spot.
The Lions fell to No. 4. Manitou Springs jumps to No. 2 with Sterling landing at N0. 3.
Bishop Machebeuf is the only new team in the 3A rankings, coming in at No. 9.
At 9-0, Highland takes the 2A No. 1 spot from Sedgwick County who suffered a t 43-38 loss to No. 5 Holyoke last week.
Two newcomers broke into the 2A rankings this week with Dawson coming in at No. 9 and Dayspring Christian rounding out the poll at No. 10.
In 5A, ThunderRidge holds the No. 1 spot after receiving 17 first-place votes.
George Washington comfortably sits behind the Grizzlies at No. 2.
Grandview jumped four spots, landing at No. 4.
At No. 9, Lakewood is the only new team in the 5A poll.
Holly remains the No. 1 team in 1A, but Cheyenne Wells jumped one spot to come in as the new No. 2.
Two new teams joined the 1A rankings with Front Range Baptist taking the No. 6 spot with Wiley landing at No. 9.
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.
Complete rankings are below.
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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.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | ThunderRidge (17) | 12-1 | 170 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | George Washington | 12-2 | 141 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Chatfield | 11-1 | 126 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Grandview | 12-1 | 95 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Cherry Creek | 12-1 | 92 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Rock Canyon | 11-2 | 81 | 6 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Eaglecrest | 9-3 | 72 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Denver East | 9-4 | 71 | 3 | 0-1 |
| 9 | Lakewood | 9-3 | 24 | – | 3-0 |
| 10 | Smoky Hill | 10-3 | 23 | 10 | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Doherty 21, Cherokee Trail 5, Chaparral 4, Fort Collins 3, Legend 3, Denver South 1, Rampart 1, Regis Jesuit 1, Vista Ridge 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Doherty (9). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Pueblo West (8) | 10-1 | 149 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Sand Creek (6) | 12-1 | 143 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Valor Christian (1) | 9-4 | 117 | 1 | 1-1 |
| 4 | D’Evelyn (1) | 10-2 | 107 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Golden | 11-2 | 100 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Mead (1) | 11-2 | 88 | 6 | 3-0 |
| 7 | Vista PEAK | 9-2 | 73 | 4 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Pueblo South | 8-4 | 49 | 10 | 1-0 |
| 9 | Silver Creek | 8-1 | 26 | – | 2-0 |
| 10 | Sierra | 9-3 | 23 | – | 3-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Durango 18, Holy Family 16, Northridge 12, Lewis-Palmer 7, Thompson Valley 3, Evergreen 2, Mesa Ridge 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Holy Family (8), Northridge (9). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Resurrection Christian (4) | 11-0 | 131 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Manitou Springs (5) | 9-0 | 120 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Sterling (1) | 8-1 | 113 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Colorado Springs Christian (4) | 8-2 | 104 | 1 | 2-1 |
| 5 | Alamosa (1) | 8-1 | 84 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Kent Denver | 9-2 | 77 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Faith Christian | 7-3 | 44 | 6 | 1-1 |
| 8 | DSST-Stapleton | 8-1 | 33 | 9 | 3-0 |
| 9 | Machebeuf | 9-1 | 31 | – | 3-0 |
| 10 | Basalt | 8-1 | 25 | 10 | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| La Junta 11, DSST-Green Valley Ranch 10, Strasburg 10, Lutheran 9, Jefferson Academy 7, Lotus 5, Manual 5, Bayfield 4, Brush 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| DSST-Green Valley Ranch (8). | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Highland (5) | 9-0 | 90 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Sedgwick County (1) | 8-1 | 80 | 1 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Paonia (3) | 9-1 | 78 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Akron (1) | 8-0 | 72 | 6 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Holyoke | 8-2 | 62 | 7 | 3-0 |
| 6 | Del Norte (1) | 7-3 | 56 | 4 | 0-2 |
| 7 | Peyton | 8-0 | 46 | 5 | 1-0 |
| 8 | Fowler | 8-1 | 32 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Dawson | 6-1 | 21 | – | 2-0 |
| 10 | Dayspring Christian | 6-2 | 12 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Crowley County 11, Sargent 9, Ignacio 7, Denver Christian 6, Haxtun 6, Merino 5, Dolores Huerta 4, Hotchkiss 3, Ellicott 2, John Mall 1, Telluride 1, Union Colony 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Sargent (9), Hotchkiss (10). | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Holly (3) | 10-0 | 78 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Cheyenne Wells (4) | 8-0 | 63 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Flagler | 9-1 | 62 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Weldon Valley | 9-0 | 53 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Sierra Grande (1) | 6-1 | 52 | 4 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Front Range Baptist (1) | 8-0 | 30 | – | 2-0 |
| 7 | Fleming | 5-3 | 26 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Kit Carson | 5-3 | 24 | 7 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Wiley | 6-4 | 21 | – | 3-0 |
| 10 | Rocky Mountain Lutheran | 8-1 | 18 | 10 | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Peetz 16, Longmont Christian 13, Creede/Lake City 11, Otis 10, Denver Jewish Day 8, Primero 8, Heritage Christian 4, Arickaree/Woodlin 3, Sangre de Cristo 2, McClave 1, South Baca 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Peetz (5), Sangre de Cristo (9). | |||||
St. Mary’s has taken over the top spot of the Class 3A girls basketball rankings.
The Pirates notched a win on Friday night, taking down rival (and No. 10) Manitou Springs, impressing enough voters to move up from their previous spot at No. 2.
They take the spot from Sterling who falls to No. 2.
Only one new team broke into the 3A poll as Olathe comes in at No. 8.
In 5A, Grandview hangs on to the top spot while receiving the news that Michaela Onyenwere was named a McDonald’s All-American.
Highlands Ranch jumps one spot to land at No. 2.
At No. 10, Rocky Mountain is the only newcomer to the 5A poll.
Pueblo South keeps the No. 1 spot in 4A with Evergreen also holding firm at No. 2.
Mesa Ridge made a three-spot jump to land at No. 4 this week.
Palisade (No. 9) and Windsor (No. 10) are the two new teams in the 4A rankings.
Paonia received 16 of 17 first-place votes to keep the top spot in the 2A rankings. At No. 6 and No. 8, respectively, Lyons and Swink each jumped two spots from a week ago.
There were no new teams in the 2A poll.
The same situation applies to the 1A poll as all 10 teams from a week ago remain in the top 10, with just a tweak here and there.
Kit Carson remains at No. 1, but Antonito takes the No. 2 spot from Fleming who falls one spot to No. 3.
South Baca (No. 6) and Kiowa (No. 7) also traded spots from last weeks 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.
Complete rankings are below.
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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.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Grandview (13) | 11-1 | 157 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Highlands Ranch (3) | 12-2 | 134 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Ralston Valley | 11-1 | 134 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Horizon | 10-2 | 115 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Doherty | 11-1 | 74 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Cherry Creek | 8-4 | 53 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Fairview | 11-3 | 42 | 6 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Fruita Monument | 12-1 | 40 | 9 | 0-0 |
| 9 | Lakewood | 8-4 | 32 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Rocky Mountain | 11-1 | 21 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Regis Jesuit 20, Fort Collins 17, Fossil Ridge 16, Pine Creek 10, Monarch 9, Arapahoe 4, Bear Creek 1, Castle View 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Fossil Ridge (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Pueblo South (12) | 11-1 | 172 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Evergreen (6) | 11-0 | 165 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Pueblo East | 8-1 | 102 | 4 | 1-1 |
| 4 | Mesa Ridge | 8-2 | 98 | 7 | 3-0 |
| 5 | Golden | 12-1 | 96 | 3 | 3-0 |
| 6 | D’Evelyn | 11-2 | 86 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Air Academy | 10-2 | 76 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Pueblo West | 9-2 | 72 | 6 | 0-1 |
| 9 | Palisade | 12-1 | 39 | – | 2-0 |
| 10 | Windsor | 7-4 | 22 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Valor Christian 14, Holy Family 13, Falcon 9, George Washington 8, Mullen 8, Thomas Jefferson 4, Littleton 3, The Classical Academy 3, Discovery Canyon 1, Durango 1, Kennedy 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Valor Christian (9), Holy Family (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | St. Mary’s (9) | 9-0 | 135 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Sterling (4) | 9-0 | 125 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Liberty Common (1) | 9-0 | 104 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Lamar | 9-1 | 89 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 5 | Centauri | 10-1 | 77 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Pagosa Springs | 7-1 | 73 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Colorado Springs Christian | 9-1 | 70 | 7 | 3-0 |
| 8 | Olathe | 5-4 | 21 | – | 1-0 |
| 9 | Moffat County | 9-2 | 17 | 8 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Manitou Springs | 5-5 | 16 | 10 | 3-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Eaton 15, Delta 13, Faith Christian 5, Buena Vista 3, Alamosa 2, Florence 2, Grand Valley 1, Lutheran 1, St. Mary’s Academy 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Eaton (9). | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Paonia (16) | 10-0 | 164 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Wray | 6-2 | 127 | 2 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Yuma | 7-2 | 100 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Haxtun | 9-1 | 98 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Del Norte | 8-2 | 97 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Lyons (1) | 10-1 | 78 | 8 | 3-0 |
| 7 | Soroco | 7-2 | 74 | 6 | 0-1 |
| 8 | Swink | 8-2 | 42 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Highland | 8-2 | 39 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Evangelical Christian | 7-1 | 33 | 7 | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Holyoke 28, Akron 15, Sargent 9, Peyton 8, Limon 7, Dawson 6, Calhan 3, Sanford 3, Center 1, Fowler 1, Ignacio 1, Wiggins 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Kit Carson (9) | 8-0 | 118 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Antonito (1) | 7-0 | 99 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Fleming (2) | 8-0 | 97 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Kim/Branson | 8-0 | 83 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Heritage Christian (1) | 8-0 | 82 | 5 | 3-0 |
| 6 | South Baca | 6-2 | 47 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Kiowa | 7-2 | 44 | 6 | 2-1 |
| 8 | La Veta | 8-2 | 40 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Briggsdale | 7-2 | 32 | 9 | 1-0 |
| 10 | Holly | 7-3 | 13 | 10 | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Cheyenne Wells 12, Primero 8, Springfield 8, Creede/Lake City 7, Jim Elliot 6, Sierra Grande 6, Eads 4, Pikes Peak Christian 4, Idalia 2, Sangre de Cristo 2, Wiley 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||