A total of eight new teams joined this week’s basketball rankings: Chaparral (5A), Longmont (4A), Erie (4A), St. Mary’s (3A), Sedgwick County (2A), Ouray (1A), Caliche (1A) and Mile High Academy (1A).
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.
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
Rangeview (11)
11-0
137
1
2-0
2
Eaglecrest (1)
10-1
118
2
2-0
3
Smoky Hill (2)
10-1
105
4
2-0
4
Denver East
10-0
94
3
2-0
5
Columbine
9-1
86
5
3-0
6
Grandview
7-4
51
6
1-1
7
Fairview
8-3
35
9
1-0
8
Arapahoe
9-2
30
7
2-1
9
Ralston Valley
9-2
27
8
2-1
10
Chaparral
7-5
20
–
2-1
Others receiving votes:
Legend 16, Cherry Creek 13, Vista Peak Prep 12, Pine Creek 8, Doherty 6, Overland 6, Mountain Vista 2, Rock Canyon 2, ThunderRidge 1, Valor Christian 1.
Dropped out
Overland (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Cheyenne Mountain (7)
9-0
118
1
2-0
2
Mead (4)
9-1
117
2
3-0
3
Harrison
8-1
111
4
3-0
4
Pueblo West (3)
8-2
98
7
1-0
5
Golden
8-3
67
5
2-1
6
Northfield
9-3
55
8
1-1
7
Longmont
8-2
45
–
2-0
8
Erie
8-2
30
–
2-0
9
Lewis-Palmer
6-4
24
6
1-2
10
Green Mountain
8-3
23
3
1-2
Others receiving votes:
Lincoln 22, Centaurus 10, Montrose 9, The Classical Academy 9, Coronado 7, Discovery Canyon 6, Wheat Ridge 4, Pueblo East 3, Canon City 2, Frederick 2, Mitchell 2, Ponderosa 2, Air Academy 1, Evergreen 1, Glenwood Springs 1, Thomas Jefferson 1.
Dropped out
Lincoln (9), Centaurus (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Resurrection Christian (17)
8-0
179
1
1-0
2
Lutheran
6-2
138
2
2-0
3
Sterling
7-1
133
3
2-0
4
Faith Christian
7-2
105
4
2-0
5
The Vanguard School
6-1
103
5
2-0
6
Centauri
9-0
84
6
0-0
7
DSST: Byers (1)
6-0
65
8
2-0
8
University
8-1
45
9
2-0
9
St. Mary’s
8-1
33
–
2-0
10
Eaton
8-1
26
10
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Gunnison 23, Manual 22, Englewood 19, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 4, Jefferson Academy 4, Colorado Academy 3, Coal Ridge 2, Lamar 1, Montezuma-Cortez 1.
Dropped out
Manual (7).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (11)
6-1
143
1
1-0
2
Highland (4)
7-1
139
2
2-0
3
Fowler
6-2
96
4
1-0
4
Denver Christian
5-2
90
9
2-0
5
Ignacio
6-1
80
5
2-1
6
Limon
5-2
62
3
1-1
7
Mancos
5-2
56
8
1-0
8
Vail Christian
5-1
32
6
1-1
9
Holly
7-2
28
7
1-1
10
Sedgwick County
7-0
27
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Heritage Christian 17, Sanford 17, Dawson School 14, Union Colony Prep 7, Wray 5, Center 4, Peyton 4, Wiggins 2, Crested Butte 1, Crowley County 1.
Centennial League play kicked off Wednesday as Class 5A No. 7 Arapahoe boys basketball continued its hot start to the season with a 78-56 win over Mullen.
Cheyenne Mountain (4A) and Resurrection Christian (3A) have taken over as top-ranked teams in this week’s boys basketball 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.
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
Rangeview (12)
9-0
138
1
5-0
2
Eaglecrest (1)
8-1
114
6
3-0
3
Denver East
8-0
100
3
4-0
4
Smoky Hill (1)
8-1
82
2
3-0
5
Columbine
6-1
65
7
4-1
6
Grandview
6-3
61
4
3-2
7
Arapahoe
7-1
42
–
3-0
8
Ralston Valley
7-1
35
–
3-0
9
Fairview
7-3
29
–
3-2
10
Overland
3-5
24
5
0-4
Others receiving votes:
Chaparral 22, Vista Peak Prep 20, Cherry Creek 9, Boulder 8, Legend 7, Mountain Vista 5, Rock Canyon 5, George Washington 2, Valor Christian 2.
Dropped out
Highlands Ranch (8), Legend (9), Mountain Vista (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Cheyenne Mountain (7)
7-0
99
3
3-0
2
Mead (1)
6-1
87
4
3-0
3
Green Mountain (3)
7-1
85
6
3-1
4
Harrison
5-1
78
2
0-1
5
Golden
6-2
77
7
3-1
6
Lewis-Palmer (2)
5-2
76
1
0-2
7
Pueblo West
7-2
74
–
4-0
8
Northfield
8-2
42
–
4-0
9
Lincoln
5-4
25
8
2-1
10
Centaurus
6-2
20
9
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Longmont 17, Evergreen 8, Pueblo East 8, Erie 7, Conifer 6, Frederick 6.
Dropped out
Pueblo East (5), Erie (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Resurrection Christian (17)
7-0
170
2
2-0
2
Lutheran
4-2
129
1
0-1
3
Sterling
5-1
119
4
2-0
4
Faith Christian
5-2
95
3
1-1
5
The Vanguard School
4-1
88
5
0-0
6
Centauri
9-0
63
9
3-0
7
Manual
3-2
55
6
2-0
8
DSST: Byers
4-0
54
7
0-0
9
University
6-1
35
10
1-0
10
Eaton
8-1
33
–
4-0
Others receiving votes:
St. Mary’s 27, Gunnison 24, Jefferson Academy 19, Alamosa 10, Bennett 4, Coal Ridge 3, Colorado Academy 3, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 3, Englewood 1, St. Mary’s 1.
Dropped out
St. Mary’s (8).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (8)
5-1
107
1
2-0
2
Highland (3)
5-1
106
2
1-0
3
Limon (1)
4-1
77
5
1-1
4
Fowler
5-2
76
3
2-1
5
Ignacio
4-0
59
4
2–1
6
Vail Christian
4-0
47
9
1-0
7
Holly
6-1
42
6
3-1
8
Mancos
4-2
38
8
1-1
9
Denver Christian
3-2
28
7
1-0
10
Wray
4-2
17
10
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Sedgwick County 15, Heritage Christian 13, Dawson School 10, Center 7, Sanford 6, Wiggins 5, Crowley County 3, Vail Mountain 2, Byers 1, Dayspring Christian 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
De Beque (4)
6-0
76
1
2-0
2
Evangelical Christian (4)
6-0
66
2
2-0
3
Sangre de Cristo
6-0
40
3
2-0
4
Briggsdale
5-1
39
5
2-0
5
Kit Carson
4-1
37
6
3-0
6
Kim/Branson
6-1
30
7
2-0
7
Merino
4-1
24
4
0-1
8
Flatirons Academy
5-1
20
–
1-0
9
Longmont Christian
3-0
19
8
1-0
10
Peetz
5-1
17
–
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Ouray 16, Walsh 14, Cheraw 12, Mile High Academy 10, Pikes Peak Christian 5, Belleview Christian 4, Haxtun 4, Caliche 2, Cotopaxi 2, Idalia 2, Primero 1.
The 2019 all-state football teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a vote of head coaches across the state.
Players were placed onto the first-team, second-team and honorable mention based upon the number of votes they received. In 5A-1A, spots were reserved for linemen and one kicker/punter, while 8-man reserved spots for linemen.
CHSAA does not determine who makes or doesn’t make the team; they are created from the results of the coaches’ vote.
LAKEWOOD — Fittingly, Troy Pachner won his 400th career coaching victory on a basketball court in Jeffco.
Arapahoe’s 73-44 victory over Lakewood late Friday night in the semifinals of the Bear Creek Invitational marked a huge milestone for Pachner, who is in his 25th year coaching high school hoops.
Arapahoe senior Bryson Stephens (23) led the way with 16 points Friday night in the Warriors’ 73-44 victory over Lakewood. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
“It’s exciting to have that Jeffco feeling,” said Pachner who coached in the Jeffco League for 21 years at D’Evelyn and Valor Christian. “I’m excited to do this in Jeffco.”
It started with Pachner cutting his teeth coaching in California for three years before moving to Colorado where he took over the heading coaching job at D’Evelyn in 1998.
“We had an incredible 17-year run at D’Evelyn. That was outstanding,” said Pachner, who guided the Jaguars to the Class 3A state championship in 2004. “I had a really good four years at Valor with some really great kids over there, but I’ll be honest. This is where I want to do it.”
Pachner guided Valor to the Class 4A state title in 2017. He is in his first year at Arapahoe. The Warriors (3-1 record) haven’t had a winning season since their 2013-14 campaign.
“It’s very different,” Arapahoe senior Bryson Stephens said of the change with the Warriors’ program. “He (Pachner) doesn’t tolerate losing at all which is a great thing. He has made it clear that we are here to win.”
Lakewood senior Kade Douglas (4) tries to dribble past Arapahoe sophomore Jackson Adams (21) during the first half Friday night at Bear Creek High School. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
Stephens (16 points) led the way for Arapahoe as the Warriors led from wire-to-wire against Lakewood (3-2). The Warriors had four players reach double-digit points as nine players scored for Arapahoe, but in Pachner signature-style it was the Warriors’ pressure defense that guided the way.
“Our defensive pressure set the whole tone,” Pachner said after the 29-point victory. “That was the key.”
Lakewood junior Michael Bennett was the lone Tiger in double-digit points with 15 points on the night. Despite the loss, Lakewood coach Daryl Johnson was all smiles when he gave a congratulating embrace to Pachner after the game.
“I haven’t won a single one of these games,” Pachner said. “I’ve been blessed to have some unbelievable players going all the way back. Credit to those guys and credit to my (assistant) coaches.”
Pachner also pointed out how important his wife Frances, son Isiah and daughter Heidi have been to his success.
“They have allowed me to seek my passion and I’ve just really appreciative of that,” Pachner said.
Bear Creek coach Will Gosch — an assistant for Pachner at D’Evelyn for six seasons — handed his mentor the game ball after the victory. Gosch’s Bears will square off against Pachner’s Warriors in the Bear Creek Invitational championship game at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Bear Creek High School.
“Tomorrow is big,” Stephens said. “Let’s go get 401.”
Troy Pachner is in his 25th season coaching boys basketball at the high school level. Pachner coach D’Evelyn to the Class 3A state title in 2004 and Valor Christian to the 4A championship in 2017. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
