FORT COLLINS — Briana Simpson had a hat trick to help 3A No. 6 Liberty Common girls soccer beat 2A No. 5 Front Range Christian 7-2 on Thursday.
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Girls soccer rankings: Wild 5A poll sees all kinds of change
(Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com) When the dust settled on the first set of girls soccer rankings since the preseason, much had changed.
Ultimately, it was Columbine that emerged as the new No. 1 team in a transformed Class 5A poll that added three new teams, and also all kinds of tumult following an early two weeks where just about everyone was beat by someone else.
The Rebels, off to a 3-1-0 start, received just one first-place vote out of the 10 in the classification, but rose to the top with 84 overall points, ahead of new No. 2 Broomfield (four first-place votes, 73 points).
Mountain Vista dropped one spot to No. 3, Cherokee Trail jumped from No. 10 to No. 4, and Cherry Creek — unranked in the preseason — rounds out the top five.
Rocky Mountain was the lone team to hold its spot at No. 6, Regis Jesuit is up to No. 7, and newcomers Legacy (No. 8) and Ralston Valley (No. 9) joined the fray. Grandview, the preseason No. 1 which is off to an 0-2-0 start, fell to No. 10.
Each of the three No. 1 teams in the other classes held firm. Those are Valor Christian (4A), Kent Denver (3A) and Dawson (2A).
The 3A poll added No. 8 Manitou Springs and No. 10 SkyView Academy, but there were no new teams in 4A or 2A.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.
New polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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CHSAANow.com Girls Soccer Polls
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Columbine (1) 3-1-0 84 3 3-1-0 2 Broomfield (4) 2-0-0 73 5 2-0-0 3 Mountain Vista 2-1-0 67 2 2-1-0 4 Cherokee Trail 3-1-0 56 10 3-1-0 5 Cherry Creek (2) 5-0-0 48 – 5-0-0 6 Rocky Mountain (1) 1-0-0 40 6 1-0-0 7 Regis Jesuit 2-0-1 39 8 2-0-1 8 Legacy (2) 4-0-0 38 – 4-0-0 9 Ralston Valley 3-1-0 28 – 3-1-0 10 Grandview 0-2-0 23 1 0-2-0 Others receiving votes: Pine Creek 18, Arapahoe 14, Chaparral 11, Legend 5, ThunderRidge 5, Denver South 1, Rock Canyon 1. Dropped out: Arapahoe (4), ThunderRidge (7), Rock Canyon (9). Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Valor Christian (9) 4-0-0 108 1 4-0-0 2 Lewis-Palmer (1) 3-0-0 96 2 3-0-0 3 Windsor (1) 3-0-0 71 4 3-0-0 4 Cheyenne Mountain 1-2-0 63 3 1-2-0 5 Mullen 2-1-0 53 5 2-1-0 6 Wheat Ridge 4-0-0 49 7 4-0-0 7 D’Evelyn 3-0-0 44 8 3-0-0 8 The Classical Academy 3-0-0 42 10 3-0-0 9 Air Academy 3-2-0 37 6 3-2-0 10 Evergreen 2-1-0 19 9 2-1-0 Others receiving votes: Ponderosa 9, Palmer Ridge 5, Green Mountain 3, Silver Creek 2, Battle Mountain 1, Discovery Canyon 1, Pueblo Centennial 1, Sand Creek 1. Dropped out: None. Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Kent Denver (9) 3-1-0 90 1 3-1-0 2 Colorado Academy 2-1-0 81 2 2-1-0 3 Jefferson Academy 2-0-1 71 3 2-0-1 4 Peak to Peak 3-0-0 50 6 3-0-0 5 The Academy 0-0-0 41 5 0-0-0 6 Liberty Common 0-0-0 35 4 0-0-0 7 Coal Ridge 2-1-0 30 7 2-1-0 8 Manitou Springs 3-0-0 13 – 3-0-0 9 Vail Mountain 0-0-0 11 8 0-0-0 10 SkyView Academy 3-0-0 10 – 3-0-0 Others receiving votes: Colorado Springs Christian 8, Faith Christian 7, The Pinnacle 7, Aspen 3, Prospect Ridge 3, Sterling 2, Florence 1. Dropped out: Sterling (9), Faith Christian (10). Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Dawson School (7) 3-0-0 35 1 3-0-0 2 Fountain Valley 0-0-0 22 4 0-0-0 3 Denver Christian 2-1-0 20 5 2-1-0 4 Evangelical Christian 1-1-0 13 2 1-1-0 5 Front Range Christian 1-2-0 12 3 1-2-0 Others receiving votes: Rocky Mountain Lutheran 2, Telluride 1. Dropped out: None. -
Photos: 3A state basketball Great 8 completed at DU
The Great 8 rounds of the Class 3A basketball tournament were completed at DU on Thursday. The Final 4 rounds will be played on Friday.
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- Strong second half lifts Sterling.
- Late rally puts CSCS girls in Final 4.
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3A girls hoops Great 8 roundup: Late rally propels CSCS into semifinals
(Katie Pickrell/CHSAANow.com) DENVER – Mark Engesser was at a loss for words Thursday afternoon.
The Colorado Springs Christian girls basketball coach had just watched his team rally from an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter to force overtime. From there, the Lions held Manitou Springs scoreless on their way a 38-32 victory in the Great 8 of the Class 3A state tournament at Hamilton Gymnasium on the University of Denver campus.
Engesser was already thinking about what his postgame speech might sound like after CSCS entered the fourth quarter trailing 31-23. But the Lions (23-2) outscored the Mustangs 15-1 in the fourth quarter and overtime combined to advance to Friday night’s semifinals against top-seeded Sterling.
“I didn’t see that coming at all,” said Engesser, whose team defeated Manitou Springs for a third time this season. “Maybe some of the girls just got in a better rhythm and got used to the fans. I can’t describe how that happened, I really can’t. That was amazing.”
Megan Engesser scored 13 points, pouring in six points during a fourth-quarter flurry that tied the game up. Manitou Springs (16-9) opted to hold the ball for the final three minutes to gain the final shot, but the Lions’ stifling defense didn’t allow Mustangs senior Shelby Megyeri to get off a good attempt.
“I was scared to death to go man. We switched to man, full-court, and our girls showed they could do that,” Mark Engesser said. “Katie Hildenbrand, just an amazing defensive effort on Shelby Megyeri.”
In overtime, Katie McGrath and Rachel Ingram knocked down buckets. Madison Mackie put the game away with two free throws.
“I never thought that we were going to lose,” Megan Engesser said. “I wanted to give everything I had tonight. I was praying the whole time.”
Ariana Olson scored 10 points to lead Manitou Springs.
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(1) Sterling 44, (9) St. Mary’s 38
The top-seeded Tigers finally broke through with a big fourth quarter to stave off the upset bid from No. 9 St. Mary’s.
Sterling (25-0) struggled from the floor for much of the night, trailing by as many as five points in the third quarter. But the Tigers regained the lead for good early in the fourth quarter and outscored the Pirates 13-6 down the stretch.
Brooke Polenz scored a game-high 21 points for Sterling. For the Pirates (21-4), Makenna Bodette led the way with 17 points.
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(3) Lamar 43, (11) Pagosa Springs 42 (OT)
3A girls: Lamar hits these two free throws with 1.9 seconds left to beat Pagosa Springs in OT. #copreps pic.twitter.com/OyiHFj4iSq
— Colo. HS Basketball (@ColoHSHoops) March 9, 2017
After 11th-seeded Pagosa Springs rallied in the fourth quarter to force overtime, No. 3 Lamar did just enough to advance to Friday’s semifinals against Centauri.Cali Clark scored a game-high 16 points and nine rebounds before fouling out to pace the Savages (23-2). Cassie Forgue added 13 points.
Lamar led 34-25 in the third quarter, but managed only 12 points in the second half.
Morgan Lewis led Pagosa Springs (18-5) with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Megan Farrah chipped in with 10 points for the Pirates.
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(2) Centauri 41, (10) Liberty Common 37
(Katie Pickrell/CHSAANow.com) Centauri rode a strong third quarter to a four-point victory in the quarterfinals, advancing to play Lamar in Friday’s semifinals.
The No. 10 Eagles held a one-point lead at halftime, but the Falcons (23-1) outscored Liberty Common (21-4) by six points in the third quarter.
Ember Canty scored 11 points and had a game-high 16 rebounds for Centauri, and Melissa Wilson added 10 points. Caroline Van Berkum grabbed 10 rebounds.
Halley Miklos led Liberty Common with 17 points and 13 rebounds and Hannah Kohl added 10 points.
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Girls soccer rankings: Grandview, Valor, Kent, Dawson preseason No. 1 teams
(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com) It appears that Grandview and Kent Denver will be carrying defending champion hype into the 2017 girls soccer season.
The Wolves and Sun Devils both sit atop their respective classes of the initial CHSAANow.com girls soccer rankings.
Grandview claimed the Class 5A title in a thriller over Mountain Vista and Kent Denver came away with the 3A title after beating Colorado Academy 3-1.
Grandview was a nearly a unanimous choice as No. 1, but one first-place vote did go to Cherokee Trail, which comes in at No. 10 to start the year.
Mountain Vista will start the season ranked second, hoping this time around they can not just compete for a state title, but to claim it come May.
Columbine will start the year at No. 3 after reaching the 2016 semifinals before falling to Mountain Vista.
Broomfield, the fourth semifinal team from last year, snags a No. 5 ranking.
It was Lewis-Palmer who claimed the 4A championship last spring, but it’s Valor Christian who enters this season as the top-ranked team.
The Eagles edged the Rangers by one point to claim the top spot in the poll.
Cheyenne Mountain lands at No. 3 and is always a threat to compete for championship gold.
Windsor and Mullen come in at No. 4 and No. 5 respectively to start the year. Both teams advanced to last year’s 4A semifinals.
(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com) Kent Denver and Colorado Academy will start the year at No. 1 and No. 2 just where they ended after last spring.
Jefferson Academy starts the year ranked third after reaching the semis last year with Liberty Common taking the No.4 spot and The Academy, also a 2016 semifinalist, coming in at No. 5.
Dawson starts the year atop the 2A rankings. The Mustangs fell to Vail Mountain 7-0 in the 2A championship game last year, but are looking to make another run at a title.
Vail Mountain has moved up to 3A this season.
Evangelical Christian takes the No. 2 spot, Front Range Christian is third, Fountain Valley (a 3A team in 2016) is fourth and Denver Christian rounds out the 2A at No. 5.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.
New polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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CHSAANow.com Girls Soccer Polls
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Grandview (9) 0-0-0 99 2 Mountain Vista 0-0-0 83 3 Columbine 0-0-0 77 4 Arapahoe 0-0-0 57 5 Broomfield 0-0-0 50 6 Rocky Mountain 0-0-0 36 7 ThunderRidge 0-0-0 33 8 Regis Jesuit 0-0-0 25 9 Rock Canyon 0-0-0 22 10 Cherokee Trail (1) 0-0-0 19 Others receiving votes: Fairview 17, Cherry Creek 13, Pine Creek 8, Ralston Valley 5, Legacy 4, Monarch 2. Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Valor Christian (5) 0-0-0 95 2 Lewis-Palmer (5) 0-0-0 94 3 Cheyenne Mountain 0-0-0 76 4 Windsor (1) 0-0-0 67 5 Mullen 0-0-0 58 6 Air Academy 0-0-0 45 7 Wheat Ridge 0-0-0 40 8 D’Evelyn 0-0-0 39 9 Evergreen 0-0-0 31 10 The Classical Academy 0-0-0 30 Others receiving votes: Silver Creek 7, Battle Mountain 5, Durango 5, Holy Family 4, Steamboat Springs 4, Centaurus 2, Ponderosa 1, Pueblo Centennial 1, Pueblo West 1. Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Kent Denver (9) 0-0-0 99 2 Colorado Academy (1) 0-0-0 91 3 Jefferson Academy 0-0-0 77 4 Liberty Common 0-0-0 51 5 The Academy 0-0-0 51 6 Peak to Peak 0-0-0 48 7 Coal Ridge 0-0-0 30 8 Vail Mountain 0-0-0 14 9 Sterling 0-0-0 12 10 Faith Christian 0-0-0 11 Others receiving votes: Manitou Springs 11, Lutheran 7, Frontier Academy 4, SkyView Academy 4, St. Mary’s Academy 4, Aspen 2, Bayfield 1, DSST-Stapleton 1, St. Mary’s 1. Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Dawson School (6) 0-0-0 30 2 Evangelical Christian 0-0-0 22 3 Front Range Christian 0-0-0 17 4 Fountain Valley 0-0-0 11 5 Denver Christian 0-0-0 4 Others receiving votes: Cornerstone Christian Academy 2. -
Girls basketball rankings: Sterling new No. 1 in 3A
Sterling (18-0) jumped St. Mary’s in Class 3A to become the new No. 1 in 3A.
Sterling beat then-No. 8 Eaton 49-27 in its only game last week. Eaton fell to No. 10.
The top five teams in 5A stayed the same with Grandview posting a 3-0 record to remain No. 1. The top five went 12-1 overall last week.
In 4A, Pueblo West moved from No. 3 to No. 2 after a 2-0 week. Elsewhere in 4A, Valor Christian received one first place vote despite a No. 9 rank.
Haxtun is on the rise in 2A. The Fightin’ Bulldogs come in at No. 7, up from No. 9 last week.
Kit Carson stayed at No. 1 in 1A, as the top five teams remained the same.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. These are the final rankings of the regular season.
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.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Grandview (14) 20-1 158 1 3-0 2 Highlands Ranch (2) 20-2 138 2 2-0 3 Ralston Valley 20-1 132 3 3-0 4 Horizon 18-3 112 4 1-1 5 Doherty 21-1 88 5 3-0 6 Fossil Ridge 16-5 60 7 1-0 7 Cherry Creek 15-6 53 8 2-1 8 Fruita Monument 19-2 45 6 1-1 9 Lakewood 16-5 38 9 3-0 10 Fairview 11-10 26 10 -4-5 Others receiving votes: Regis Jesuit 19, Pine Creek 5, Monarch 3, Denver East 2, Rocky Mountain 1. Dropped out None. Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Pueblo South (14) 19-2 209 1 1-1 2 Pueblo West (6) 18-3 188 3 2-0 3 Evergreen (1) 19-2 179 2 1-1 4 Air Academy 18-3 124 4 1-1 5 Mesa Ridge 17-4 103 5 3-1 6 Holy Family 16-5 78 8 3-0 7 Pueblo East 16-5 76 6 2-1 8 Golden 18-3 74 7 2-0 9 Valor Christian (1) 13-8 70 10 2-0 10 George Washington 18-2 39 9 3-0 Others receiving votes: Windsor 19, D’Evelyn 15, Mullen 14, Falcon 7, Rifle 6, Palisade 4, Thomas Jefferson 3, Discovery Canyon 1, Kennedy 1. Dropped out None. Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Sterling (13) 18-0 156 2 1-0 2 St. Mary’s (2) 16-1 126 1 1-1 3 Lamar 17-1 115 3 2-0 4 Centauri 18-1 114 5 2-0 5 Liberty Common (1) 16-1 106 4 3-0 6 Colorado Springs Christian 16-2 101 6 1-0 7 Pagosa Springs 14-3 55 7 2-1 8 Manitou Springs 12-7 29 9 3-0 9 Faith Christian 13-5 17 10 2-0 10 Eaton 13-4 15 8 0-1 Others receiving votes: Moffat County 13, Cedaredge 12, Grand Valley 9, The Academy 7, SkyView Academy 3, Colorado Academy 2. Dropped out None. Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Paonia (15) 17-0 168 1 1-0 2 Del Norte (2) 15-2 138 2 2-0 3 Wray 13-4 114 4 3-0 4 Yuma 14-3 102 3 1-1 5 Swink 16-2 79 5 2-0 6 Soroco 16-2 70 6 2-0 7 Haxtun 14-3 66 9 2-0 8 Lyons 16-2 46 7 2-0 9 Simla 15-2 45 8 3-0 10 Highland 13-4 21 10 1-0 Others receiving votes: Evangelical Christian 12, Clear Creek 9, Limon 9, Holyoke 7, Rangley 7, Sargent 7, Center 6, Dawson 6, Meeker 6, Sanford 6, Ellicott 4, West Grand 4, Akron 2, Ignacio 1. Dropped out None. Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Kit Carson (10) 17-0 114 1 2-0 2 Heritage Christian (1) 17-0 95 2 1-0 3 Antonito (1) 17-0 92 3 3-0 4 Fleming 16-1 91 4 2-0 5 Kim/Branson 15-1 74 5 1-0 6 Kiowa 15-2 46 7 2-0 7 South Baca 13-3 39 6 0-1 8 La Veta 14-3 38 9 2-0 9 Jim Elliot 15-3 19 10 2-0 10 Briggsdale 13-4 18 8 1-0 Others receiving votes: Holly 9, Creede/Lake City 7, Sierra Grande 5, Granada 4, Springfield 3, Eads 2, McClave 2, Cheyenne Wells 1, Idalia 1. Dropped out None. -
Girls basketball rankings: Valor Christian returns to 4A poll
(Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com) Valor Christian returned to the Class 4A CHSAANow.com girls basketball rankings this week after narrowly beating Golden on Wednesday.
The Eagles, now 11-9, are ranked No. 10 this week.
The top three teams in 4A remained the same with No. 1 Pueblo South leading the pack. No. 2 Evergreen avoided an upset against Green Mountain to stay in the hunt.
The biggest mover of the rankings goes to Heritage Christian (16-0) in 1A. The school is up three spots in this week’s poll at No. 2. The Eagles defeated No. 8 Briggsdale to leap in the rankings behind No. 1 Kit Carson.
In 5A, Ralston Valley continued its 17 game win streak to keep pace at No. 3 in the rankings.
5A’s lone shakeup comes with Fossil Ridge and Fairview. Fossil Ridge, ranked No. 10 in last week’s poll, switched spots with Fairview at No. 7.
3A added Faith Christian at No. 10, and Eaton moved up two spots to No. 8.
Paonia stayed at No. 1 in 2A with minor shakeup beneath them.
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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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.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Grandview (11) 17-1 137 1 2-0 2 Highlands Ranch (3) 18-2 123 2 2-0 3 Ralston Valley 17-1 114 3 2-0 4 Horizon 17-2 102 4 3-0 5 Doherty 18-1 68 5 2-0 6 Fruita Monument 18-1 58 6 2-0 7 Fossil Ridge 15-5 49 10 2-0 8 Cherry Creek 13-5 48 8 2-0 9 Lakewood 13-5 25 9 2-0 10 Fairview 15-5 21 7 0-2 Others receiving votes: Regis Jesuit 13, Pine Creek 5, Rocky Mountain 5, Loveland 1, Monarch 1. Dropped out None. Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Pueblo South (21) 18-1 219 1 3-0 2 Evergreen (1) 18-1 194 2 4-0 3 Pueblo West 16-3 146 3 3-0 4 Air Academy 17-2 142 6 2-0 5 Mesa Ridge 14-3 123 4 1-1 6 Pueblo East 14-4 104 7 1-1 7 Golden 16-3 87 5 1-1 8 Holy Family 13-5 63 8 2-0 9 George Washington 15-2 28 10 1-0 10 Valor Christian 11-8 27 – 2-0 Others receiving votes: Windsor 26, Mullen 14, D’Evelyn 13, Palisade 7, The Classical Academy 5, Mead 4, Sierra 4, Rifle 2, Discovery Canyon 1, Thomas Jefferson 1. Dropped out D’Evelyn (9). Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 St. Mary’s (10) 15-0 152 1 2-0 2 Sterling (5) 17-0 148 2 3-0 3 Lamar 15-1 116 4 2-0 4 Liberty Common (1) 13-1 113 3 1-1 5 Centauri 16-1 105 5 2-0 6 Colorado Springs Christian 15-2 73 6 2-0 7 Pagosa Springs 12-2 72 7 1-0 8 Eaton 13-3 28 10 2-0 9 Manitou Springs 9-7 22 9 2-0 10 Faith Christian 11-5 13 – 1-0 Others receiving votes: Moffat County 8, Olathe 8, The Academy 7, Cedaredge 6, Grand Valley 4, Jefferson Academy 2, Lutheran 2, St. Mary’s Academy 2. Dropped out Olathe (8). Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Paonia (15) 16-0 159 1 2-0 2 Del Norte (1) 13-2 129 3 2-0 3 Yuma 13-2 118 2 2-0 4 Wray 10-4 93 4 0-1 5 Swink 14-2 88 5 2-0 6 Soroco 14-2 62 6 2-0 7 Lyons 14-2 53 7 2-0 8 Simla 12-2 46 8 3-0 9 Haxtun 12-3 31 10 2-0 10 Highland 12-4 25 9 1-1 Others receiving votes: Evangelical Christian 15, Holyoke 11, Limon 8, West Grand 8, Clear Creek 7, Sargent 7, Center 6, Dawson 6, Sanford 6, Fowler 1, Ignacio 1. Dropped out None. Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Kit Carson (13) 15-0 144 1 2-0 2 Heritage Christian (1) 16-0 114 5 3-0 3 Antonito (1) 14-0 113 3 2-0 4 Fleming 14-1 107 2 2-1 5 Kim/Branson 14-1 93 4 1-1 6 South Baca 13-2 76 7 2-0 7 Kiowa 13-2 57 6 2-0 8 Briggsdale 12-4 29 9 2-1 9 La Veta 12-3 26 8 1-0 10 Jim Elliot 13-3 15 10 1-0 Others receiving votes: Holly 11, Sierra Grande 11, Springfield 9, Creede/Lake City 7, Idalia 4, Pikes Peak Christian 4, Arickaree/Woodlin 2, McClave 2, Cheyenne Wells 1. Dropped out None. -
Girls basketball rankings: George Washington joins 4A poll
(Jeff Tucker/jefferywtucker.zenfolio.com) George Washington is getting some well-deserved recognition in the Class 4A girls basketball rankings.
The Patriots have broken into the poll, landing at No. 10 this week. They are winners of nine of their last 10 games and sit at 14-2 this season.
Pueblo South (No. 1) and Evergreen (No. 2) remain in their spots from last week, but Pueblo West made a three-spot jump to No. 3 after beating No. 7 Pueblo East in overtime.
Grandview stays put at No. 1 in the 5A, along with the overall top six teams from last week.
No new teams broke into the 5A poll.
St. Mary’s is still firmly entrenched in the No. 1 spot in 3A. Sterling (No. 2), Liberty Common (No. 3) and Lamar (No. 4) also hold on to their positions from a week ago.
Olathe was the lone newcomer to the 3A rankings at No. 8.
Paonia is still No. 1 in 2A, but Yuma made a two-spot jump to come into the week as the new No. 2 team.
Simla breaks in this week, coming in at No. 8.
Jim Elliot is the only new team to make the 1A poll this week, coming in at No. 10. Kit Carson is still the top-ranked team and the top seven spots overall are unchanged from a week ago.
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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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.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Grandview (15) 15-1 167 1 2-0 2 Highlands Ranch (2) 16-2 149 2 2-0 3 Ralston Valley 15-1 138 3 2-0 4 Horizon 14-2 123 4 2-0 5 Doherty 16-1 88 5 3-0 6 Fruita Monument 16-1 67 6 2-0 7 Fairview 15-3 53 8 2-0 8 Cherry Creek 11-5 48 7 2-0 9 Lakewood 11-5 31 10 1-1 10 Fossil Ridge 13-5 29 9 2-0 Others receiving votes: Rocky Mountain 19, Regis Jesuit 12, Pine Creek 6, Monarch 3, Arapahoe 1, Loveland 1. Dropped out None. Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Pueblo South (21) 15-1 219 1 2-0 2 Evergreen (1) 14-1 184 2 2-0 3 Pueblo West 13-3 144 6 1-1 4 Mesa Ridge 13-2 132 4 3-0 5 Golden 15-2 116 7 2-0 6 Air Academy 15-2 114 5 3-0 7 Pueblo East 13-3 111 3 2-1 8 Holy Family 11-5 48 10 2-0 9 D’Evelyn 12-5 47 8 0-2 10 George Washington 14-2 25 – 2-0 Others receiving votes: Palisade 24, Windsor 15, Mullen 7, Valor Christian 6, Rifle 5, Mead 4, Green Mountain 3, Discovery Canyon 2, The Classical Academy 2, Thomas Jefferson 2, Littleton 1. Dropped out Palisade (9). Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 St. Mary’s (8) 13-0 134 1 3-0 2 Sterling (4) 14-0 121 2 2-0 3 Liberty Common (2) 12-0 111 3 2-0 4 Lamar 13-1 92 4 2-0 5 Centauri 14-1 89 6 2-0 6 Colorado Springs Christian 13-2 62 7 2-1 7 Pagosa Springs 11-2 46 5 2-1 8 Olathe 8-5 24 – 2-0 9 Manitou Springs 7-7 19 8 1-2 10 Eaton 11-3 12 10 1-1 Others receiving votes: Faith Christian 11, Moffat County 11, The Academy 6, Colorado Academy 5, Lutheran 3, Grand Valley 2, Resurrection Christian 1, St. Mary’s Academy 1. Dropped out Faith Christian (9). Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Paonia (14) 14-0 149 1 3-0 2 Yuma (1) 11-2 108 4 2-0 3 Del Norte 11-2 107 3 2-0 4 Wray 10-3 103 2 1-1 5 Swink 12-2 72 6 2-0 6 Soroco 12-2 56 7 3-0 7 Lyons 12-2 45 5 1-1 8 Simla 9-2 32 – 2-0 9 Highland 11-3 29 9 2-0 10 Haxtun 10-3 28 8 1-1 Others receiving votes: Holyoke 21, West Grand 15, Evangelical Christian 12, Clear Creek 10, Sargent 7, Center 6, Dawson 6, Sanford 6, Rangley 4, Meeker 3, Limon 2, Vail Christian 2, Akron 1, Ignacio 1, Peyton 1. Dropped out Holyoke (10). Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Kit Carson (9) 13-0 130 1 3-0 2 Fleming (2) 12-0 108 2 2-0 3 Antonito (2) 12-0 107 3 2-0 4 Kim/Branson 13-0 101 4 2-0 5 Heritage Christian (1) 13-0 93 5 2-0 6 Kiowa 11-2 55 6 1-0 7 South Baca 11-2 54 7 3-0 8 La Veta 11-3 29 9 2-0 9 Briggsdale 10-3 25 8 0-1 10 Jim Elliot 12-3 12 – 2-0 Others receiving votes: Cheyenne Wells 11, Holly 8, Primero 8, Creede/Lake City 7, Sierra Grande 7, Springfield 7, Pikes Peak Christian 4, Idalia 3, Ouray 2, Wiley 2. Dropped out Cheyenne Wells (10). -
Liberty Common girls basketball gets top-10 win over Eaton
(Alex Clough/CHSAANow.com) FORT COLLINS — Liberty Common girls basketball had three players score in double figures to secure a top-10 win on Friday.
The Eagles beat No. 10 Eaton 58-34.
“I am not usually a shooter, but today I was,” said Chloe Kohl, who had 14 points, including three 3-pointers for Liberty Common. “That was really exciting.”
Halley Miklos and Hannah Kohl were also huge contributors for the Eagles. Miklos was the leading scorer with 18 total points, and Hannah Kohl had 14 total points and two 3-pointers.
Addie Randel and Bailie Duncan each added five points for Liberty Common.
The key for Liberty Common was to play well on defense. After the first quarter they were up 14-7.
“I feel really good about tonight,” Liberty Common coach Troy Ukasick said. “It is a really good quality opponent and we were nervous about them. I am really proud of how we did tonight.”
During the third quarter, Eaton had 11 of their 13 points that quarter come from free throws. The Reds hit 71.4 percent of their free throws.
“I give credit to Liberty, Troy does a really good job with the girls,” said Eaton coach Todd Hernandez. “They have a lot of experience and their length gave us a little bit of difficulty. I think sometimes it shows we don’t have a lot of varsity experience.
“It really starts with Liberty’s defense. They really put it on us.”
Liberty hosts Akron on Saturday, while Eaton will face Resurrection Christian on Tuesday.
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Girls basketball rankings: Holy Family returns to 4A poll
(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com) Holy Family has played its way back into the Class 4A CHSAANow.com girls basketball rankings.
The Tigers grabbed wins over Erie and Mead last week, earning them enough votes to be the only new team in the 4A poll. They’re ranked No. 10 this week.
Pueblo South remains the top team in 4A and are still undefeated against Colorado teams this season.
Air Academy (No. 5) and Pueblo West (No. 6) each gained two spots from their position last week.
The 5A poll also had only one new team with Fossil Ridge breaking in at No. 9.
(Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com) Grandview remains the top team in the class, perhaps even solidifying their position even more after a 70-55 win over No. 7 Cherry Creek.
Fruita Monument comes in at No. 6, two spots better than last week’s rankings.
St. Mary’s took 10 first-place votes to remain the No. 1 team in 3A, with Sterling still right behind the Pirates at No. 2.
Manitou Springs jumped two spots from last week, coming in at No. 10.
Faith Christian (No. 9) and Eaton (No. 10) are the two new teams to the 3A poll.
Paonia still stands as the No. 1 team in 2A thanks to an undefeated record.
Del Norte broke into the top-three, landing at No. 3, two spots better than their position last week. At No. 6, Swink also jumped two places.
At No. 10, Holyoke is the only new team in the 2A poll.
In 1A, Kit Carson is still at No. 1, but Fleming jumps a spot to come in at No. 2. Both teams are still undefeated.
Antonito (No. 3), Kit/Branson (No. 4) and Heritage Christian (No. 5) round out the top half of the rankings. Each of the top five teams received at least one first-place vote.
Cheyenne Wells is the only new team in 1A, coming in at No. 10.
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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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.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Grandview (16) 13-1 185 1 2-0 2 Highlands Ranch (3) 14-2 166 2 2-0 3 Ralston Valley 13-1 153 3 2-0 4 Horizon 12-2 138 4 2-0 5 Doherty 13-1 91 5 2-0 6 Fruita Monument 14-1 58 8 2-0 7 Cherry Creek 9-5 55 6 1-1 8 Fairview 13-3 51 7 2-0 9 Fossil Ridge 11-5 45 – 1-1 10 Lakewood 10-4 41 9 2-0 Others receiving votes: Rocky Mountain 24, Regis Jesuit 20, Pine Creek 9, Monarch 6, Prairie View 2, Arapahoe 1. Dropped out Rocky Mountain (10). Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Pueblo South (20) 13-1 209 1 2-0 2 Evergreen (1) 12-1 157 2 1-1 3 Pueblo East 11-2 143 3 3-1 4 Mesa Ridge 10-2 132 4 2-0 5 Air Academy 12-2 110 7 2-0 6 Pueblo West 12-2 104 8 3-0 7 Golden 13-2 103 5 1-1 8 D’Evelyn 12-3 66 6 1-1 9 Palisade 13-2 32 9 1-1 10 Holy Family 9-5 29 – 2-0 Others receiving votes: George Washington 13, Windsor 12, Falcon 11, Mullen 10, Valor Christian 9, Green Mountain 8, Sierra 3, Rifle 2, Discovery Canyon 1, Durango 1. Dropped out Windsor (10). Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 St. Mary’s (10) 10-0 162 1 1-0 2 Sterling (6) 12-0 151 2 3-0 3 Liberty Common (1) 10-0 133 3 1-0 4 Lamar 11-1 105 4 2-0 5 Pagosa Springs 9-1 99 6 2-0 6 Centauri 12-1 88 5 2-0 7 Colorado Springs Christian 11-1 84 7 2-0 8 Manitou Springs 6-5 30 10 1-0 9 Faith Christian 9-4 20 – 2-0 10 Eaton 10-2 19 – 2-0 Others receiving votes: Olathe 15, Moffat County 10, Lutheran 9, Cedaredge 4, The Academy 3, Colorado Academy 2, Grand Valley 1. Dropped out Olathe (8), Moffat County (9). Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Paonia (15) 11-0 158 1 1-0 2 Wray 9-2 119 2 3-0 3 Del Norte 9-2 106 5 1-0 4 Yuma 9-2 94 3 2-0 5 Lyons (1) 11-1 92 6 1-0 6 Swink 10-2 56 8 2-0 7 Soroco 9-2 54 7 2-0 8 Haxtun 9-2 51 4 0-1 9 Highland 9-3 28 9 1-1 10 Holyoke 8-3 23 – 0-1 Others receiving votes: Limon 16, Evangelical Christian 15, Clear Creek 13, West Grand 13, Sanford 7, Sargent 7, Center 6, Dawson 6, Akron 4, Peyton 3, Simla 3, Calhan 2, Ellicott 2, Fowler 2. Dropped out Evangelical Christian (10). Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Kit Carson (9) 10-0 131 1 2-0 2 Fleming (2) 10-0 107 3 2-0 3 Antonito (1) 10-0 102 2 3-0 4 Kim/Branson (1) 11-0 101 4 3-0 5 Heritage Christian (1) 11-0 94 5 3-0 6 Kiowa 10-2 55 7 3-0 7 South Baca 8-2 47 6 2-0 8 Briggsdale 10-2 35 9 3-0 9 La Veta 9-3 24 8 1-1 10 Cheyenne Wells 5-4 13 – 0-1 Others receiving votes: Springfield 10, Primero 8, Creede/Lake City 7, Eads 7, Holly 7, Sierra Grande 7, Jim Elliot 6, Pikes Peak Christian 4, Arickaree/Woodlin 2, Idalia 2, Wiley 1. Dropped out Holly (10).