LOVELAND – For the first time in three seasons, there will be a new Class 2A boys basketball champion.
Sedgwick County knew seeding wouldn’t guarantee anything at the state tournament, especially considering its opening-round matchup on Thursday afternoon at the Budweiser Events Center.
Across the court from the top-seeded Cougars, who have only lost one game this season, still stood a tall order in having to get past back-to-back-to-back reigning champion Sanford. The clash between the two was intense as expected, and in the end Sedgwick County (23-1) did just enough to edge the Indians 40-38 in the final minute.
“It was wild, especially in that atmosphere,” coach Stacy Woodhams said. “They have good fans, we have good fans – it was pretty loud in there.”
After giving up the first two baskets, the Cougars got things going with an early scoring run that provided them a slight lead for the majority of the game. Senior Michael Nein, who finished leading all scorers, was explosive in the first quarter and put up all 14 of his total points before halftime.
The Indians (16-8), however, remained within striking distance the entire time. After trailing by as many as 10 points in the second half, Sanford began to put together its comeback bid.
Aided by Sedgwick County’s late offensive struggles that included 18 total turnovers, eight of which were in the fourth quarter, Sanford started to chip away at its deficit. The Indians finally tied the game at 36-36 with 2:30 left to play and defensively held the Cougars to just four points in the final quarter.
Sanford then took its first lead since the early moments of the game in the ensuing minute thanks to the late performance of senior Casey McDaniel, who finished with a team-high 10 points. Also helping the Indians offensively was senior Derick Faucette’s nine points.
Sedgwick County was able to regain its lead with less than a minute to play to punch its ticket to the Final Four. The No. 1 Cougars will face Highland at 8:30 p.m. Friday.
“They had a little mojo,” Woodhams said of Sanford. “We’re young and we showed it a little bit. … But I was happy. Whenever you get a win this time of year, it’s a good thing.”
Sanford moves to the semifinals of the consolation bracket, where it will play Akron at 1:15 p.m. Friday.
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(2) Holyoke 43, (7) Fowler 38
Thursday’s first boys game remained close all the way up until the final minute, when the Dragons prevailed to avoid an opening-round upset.
Holyoke (20-4) came out hot, shooting well from behind the arc to take early control. But Fowler (20-4) was quick to respond in the second and third quarters to remain in contention.
The Dragons were led by MJ Taylor and Austin Herman, who scored 16 and 13 points, respectively. The Grizzlies’ Alex Proctor led all scorers with 17 points.
Friday will mark back-to-back semifinal appearances for Holyoke, which will face No. 6 Paonia at 5:30 p.m. Fowler moves to the consolation semis against No. 3 Del Norte at 10:15 a.m.
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(6) Paonia 45, (3) Del Norte 37
A scoreless second quarter put the third-seeded Tigers in a hole they were unable to climb out of, falling victim of an upset by the sixth-seeded Eagles.
Carlos Parra was the leading scorer for Del Norte (20-5), which led 12-4 after the first quarter. His late-game effort included hitting three 3-pointers in the final quarter in attempt to close the Tigers’ gap that fell short. Parra finished with 12 points and teammate Charlie Hayes contributed nine.
Paonia (22-2) was led by an impressive offensive performance from Dagan Rienks, who finished with a game-high 21 points. Triston Mautz also reached double figures with 10 points.
The Eagles move on to the semifinals, where they will face No. Holyoke at 5:30 p.m. Friday. The Tigers will play No. 7 Fowler at 10:15 a.m. Friday in the consolation bracket.
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(5) Highland 69, (4) Akron 57
Koby Anderson’s banked-in 3-pointer from just past mid-court to beat the buzzer before halftime was a prime example of the way things would go for the Huskies. Simply, in their favor
Highland (24-0) continued its undefeated roll using a fast-paced offense and stingy defense on the other end of the court. Akron (19-5), after trailing by 11 at halftime, closed the gap in the fourth quarter, getting to within one with six minutes left to play before Highland took back control.
Anderson led the Huskies with 20 points, while Cole Rouse and Reese Anderson added 15 and 10 points, respectively.
The Rams’ late-game push was led by Levi Basler, who scored 13 of his 20 total points in the final quarter. Brock Benson scored 14 points and Jordan Herder had 10.
Highland advances to the semifinals to face top-seeded Sedgwick County at 8:30 p.m. Friday. Akron will play Sanford at 1:15 p.m. in the consolation bracket.
Jonathan Andreatta, right. (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)
DENVER — Jonathan Andreatta’s quest for redemption took all of 50 seconds to get underway.
After failing to capture his third state title last season, the John Mall senior was all business in the first round of the Class 2A state wrestling tournament. He beat Cheyenne Wells’ Jade Cozart in less than a minute to advance to the second round, which will begin on Friday.
“I just wanted to get out there and get the pin,” Andreatta said. “I wanted to get rested up for tomorrow.”
He’s coming off a disappointing loss to Quenton Montague in last year’s 120-final. He hasn’t competed at Pepsi Center since that loss, and walking around the catacombs did bring back some tough memories of that defeat.
“Walking through these halls, I’ve had some recurring nightmares,” he said. “That kind of sucked, but I’ve practically forgotten about that and I’m ready for this year.”
And he has shown that on the mat. Andreatta’s loss in that state title match is his last loss in high school competition.
When looking to get back to that top spot on the podium, he came into the 2016-17 season tackling only the obstacle directly in front of him.
“I’m just focused on the quarterfinals,” he said. “I’m just taking it one match at a time. It’s just another day.”
He’ll be back on the mat Friday at 9:30 a.m., taking on Cameron Holmes from Wiggins. Holmes advanced with a 15-4 major decision over Chris Lovato from Hotchkiss.
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Pin stats
Paonia’s Trevor Smith had the fastest pin of the 2A/3A prelims — it took him 10 seconds to win his first-round match in the 2A 285-pound bracket.
Rocky Ford’s Jacob Rodriguez had the first match of the day at 2A 106 pounds, and he made it a short one. The senior, a two-time champion, pinned Rye’s Zachary Ruiz in 14 seconds.
Rodriguez’s teammate, Carlos Magdaleno, pinned his opponent in 15 seconds at 160 pounds.
One other wrestler, Trenton Armintrout of Norwood/Nucla, had a pin in less than 20 seconds. He won his first-round match in 19 seconds.
Trinidad’s Jesus Diaz had the fastest pin in 3A’s first round, winning in 27 seconds.
There were a total of 100 pins in during the 2A/3A prelims, including 27 that happened in less than a minute.
Meeker and Paonia each had seven pins as a team.
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Notables
Natalie Benavides. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
Natalie Benavides of Del Norte, the lone female qualifier at the state tournament this season, was pinned in her first-round match by Meeker’s Sheridan Harvey. She moves to Friday’s consolation round. Benavides is the eighth girl to ever qualify for the state tournament.
Platte Valley leads the 3A team race after the prelims with 21 points. Defending champion Valley is in second with 19.5, following by Jefferson (19). La Junta and Sheridan are tied in fourth with 16 points.
Rocky Ford is out front in the 2A standings, leading with 37.5 points. Meeker (30) is second, followed by Paonia (28), John Mall (26) and Fowler (20).
Alamosa’s Isaiah Delacerda, wrestling in 3A’s 113-pound division, began his quest for a third title with a pin of Fort Lupton’s Derrian Jaramillo in 1:35.
Fort Lupton’s Jody Sandoval II pinned Eaton’s Jackson Contreras in 33 seconds at 3A 126. Sandoval is a two-time champion.
The 285-pound bracket in 3A figures to be highly competitive. Among the field: Mullen’s Sam Deseriere, a returning champion who is unbeaten; Sheridan’s Ricky Ayala, another returning champion; and Bayfield’s Sam Westbrook, another unbeaten. All three won their first-round matches.
Each of the 11 returning champions and four unbeaten wrestlers in 2A and 3A won their first-round matches.
Lewis-Palmer is making the right moves at the right time when it comes to the Class 4A CHSAANow.com boys basketball rankings.
After beating Sand Creek just over a week ago, the Rangers put on another impressive showing with a 65-56 win over PPAC front-runner Vista Ridge. With everyone now paying attention, Lewis-Palmer jumps four spots to land at No. 4 this week.
Pueblo West, Valor Christian and D’Evelyn all stood their ground at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 respectively.
Sierra also made a significant move as the Stallions are at No. 6, three spots better than last week’s poll. Mead broke into the poll this week at No. 8.
ThunderRidge remains the top team in the 5A poll and rightfully so considering the Grizzlies haven’t lost since Dec. 20 and are undefeated against Colorado teams.
Eaglecrest received two first-place votes and jumped one spot to No. 4 as a result.
Fort Collins is the lone newcomer to the poll, rounding it out at No. 4.
Resurrection Christian remains No. 1 in 3A after edging No. 4 Sterling on Friday. Colorado Springs Christian remains at No. 2 while Manitou Springs jumps one spot to No. 3.
There were no new teams in the 3A rankings.
Undefeated Highland still has a firm hold on the top spot in the 2A poll. Fowler jumped three spots from a week ago, coming in at No. 7. Haxtun joins the 2A rankings at No. 8.
Holly is still the top team in 1A. The top four teams from last week’s ranking went unchanged this week.
There were some big moves however as Rocky Mountain Lutheran made a three-spot jump to No. 5 and at No. 6, Longmont Christian is four spots better than they were last week.
Kit Carson joins the 1A poll 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.
Pueblo West does not like falling out of the top spot of the Class 4A CHSAANow.com boys basketball rankings.
For the second time in three weeks, the Cyclones have regained the No. 1 spot after falling out (without a loss) of it.
Valor Christian jumped a couple of spots to land at No. 2. But that’s where most of the consistency in the 4A poll ends.
Holy Family made a five-spot jump to break into the top five and the bottom half of the poll saw three new teams. Northridge is in at No. 6, Lewis-Palmer is back in the poll at No. 8 and Sierra also makes its return at No. 9.
ThunderRidge has shown no desire to drop out of the top spot of the 5A, despite the solid play of the rest of the teams in the top-five, each of whom also held onto their spots.
Doherty re-enters the rankings at No. 7 this week, the only new team to enter the poll.
Resurrection Christian remains the No. 1 team in 3A, but Colorado Springs Christian jumps up to No. 2 thanks to a last-second with over this week’s No. 4, Manitou Springs.
At No. 10, Machebeuf is the lone newcomer in the 3A rankings.
(Katie Pickrell/CHSAANOW.com)
Highland and Sedgwick Country remain the top two teams in the 2A rankings, but the No. 3 spot has a new look in the form of Del Norte.
The 2A poll had no new teams this week.
The poll in 1A overall looks very similar to what it was last week. Holly and Cheyenne Wells remain at No. 1 and No. 2 respectively.
Sierra Grande jumped one spot to No. 3 and Rocky Mountain Lutheran also jumped a spot to come in at No. 8.
Like 2A, 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.
It’s been hard not to pay attention to Sand Creek boys basketball this season. They have one of the top players in the state in D’Shawn Schwartz and now, they are the No. 1 team in the Class 4A CHSAANow.com boys basketball rankings.
The Scorpions unseat defending champion Pueblo West, who regained the No. 1 position a week ago.
Silver Creek made an impressive four-spot jump to break into the top five.
Holy Family is the only new team to break into the poll, landing at No. 10.
ThunderRidge remains the No. 1 team in 5A, beating Douglas County in its only game last week.
Basalt jumps to No. 7, three spots better than last week.
Strasburg is the only new team in the 3A poll, rounding it out at No. 10.
Highland keeps its spot at No. 1 in the 2A poll and beat No. 5 Akron on Friday, further showing that they can contend for a state title.
At No. 8, Crowley County is the only new team to the 2A rankings.
Holly remains the No. 1 team in 1A with Cheyenne Wells and Flagler holding their spots at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively.
Peetz (No. 7) and Longmont Christian (No. 10) are the two newcomers to the 1A poll.
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.
Doherty 33, Fort Collins 16, Chaparral 6, Denver South 4, Cherokee Trail 3, Rampart 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sand Creek (6)
14-1
138
2
2-0
2
Pueblo West (6)
13-1
135
1
3-0
3
D’Evelyn
13-2
129
4
3-0
4
Valor Christian (3)
11-4
112
3
2-0
5
Silver Creek (1)
11-1
87
9
3-0
6
Pueblo South
10-4
67
8
2-0
7
Golden
12-3
66
5
1-1
8
Mead
12-3
45
6
1-1
9
Vista PEAK
11-3
35
7
2-1
10
Holy Family
11-4
34
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Northridge 30, Sierra 23, Pueblo East 10, Lewis-Palmer 8, Durango 7, Mesa Ridge 6, Evergreen 3.
Dropped out
Sierra (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Resurrection Christian (9)
13-0
170
1
2-0
2
Manitou Springs (3)
11-0
156
2
2-0
3
Sterling (2)
10-2
137
3
2-1
4
Colorado Springs Christian (5)
10-2
134
4
2-0
5
Alamosa
9-1
118
5
1-0
6
Kent Denver
11-2
99
6
2-0
7
Basalt
9-1
52
10
1-0
8
DSST-Stapleton
10-1
38
8
2-0
9
Faith Christian
8-4
36
7
1-1
10
Strasburg
8-2
31
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
DSST-Green Valley Ranch 26, Machebeuf 21, Lutheran 13, Bayfield 4, The Vanguard 4, Weld Central 2, Jefferson Academy 1, La Junta 1, Manual 1, The Pinnacle 1.
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.
(Jeff Tucker/jefferywtucker.zenfolio.com)
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.
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.
Corey Seng’s career night paid dividends for ThunderRidge this week.
With a 71-61 win over George Washington, the Grizzlies enter this week as the new No. 1 team in the Class 5A CHSAANow.com boys basketball rankings.
The Patriots fall just one spot, taking over at No. 2.
Chatfield made the big jump of the week, clearing three spots to land at No. 4.
At No. 7, Cherry Creek was the only new team in the 5A poll.
(Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
There was also a new top team in 4A as Valor Christian takes over the position formally held by Pueblo West.
The Cyclones were edged by Rampart in overtime on Saturday.
Sand Creek jumped three spots from the previous rankings to come in at No. 3.
Northridge (No. 9) and Pueblo South (No. 10) are the two new teams to the 4A rankings.
Despite a 16-point loss to Rampart on Friday, Colorado Springs Christian remains the top team in the 3A poll. Resurrection Christian maintains its spot at No. 2 and Manitou Springs holds firm at No. 3.
Overall, the top seven teams from the previous rankings went unchanged.
DSST-Green Valley Ranch (No. 8) and Basalt (No. 10) are the two new teams to break into the 3A rankings this week.
At 7-0, Sedgwick County remains the No. 1 team in 2A. Like the 3A rankings, the top seven teams in 2A are unchanged from the previous rankings.
Fowler jumped two spots to land at No. 8 this week while Sargent (No. 9) and Hotchkiss (No. 10) are the 2A newcomers.
Holly received seven of 10 first-place votes to hold on to the top spot in 1A.
Sierra Grande jumped one spot to land at No. 4 and at No. 7, Kit Carson is two spots better than the previous rankings.
Sangre de Cristo is the lone newcomer in 1A 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.
Cherokee Trail 6, Mountain Vista 6, Regis Jesuit 6, Chaparral 5, Rampart 5, Mountain Range 4, Lakewood 3, Legend 3, Columbine 2, Fort Collins 2, Vista Ridge 2.
Dropped out
Cherokee Trail (9).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Valor Christian (7)
8-3
144
4
4-1
2
Pueblo West (7)
8-1
143
1
4-1
3
Sand Creek (2)
10-1
122
5
3-0
4
Vista PEAK
8-1
106
2
1-1
5
Golden
9-2
97
3
1-1
6
Mead
8-2
66
6
2-1
7
D’Evelyn
8-2
47
9
2-0
8
Holy Family
7-3
30
7
2-2
9
Northridge
7-2
29
–
1-1
10
Pueblo South
7-4
25
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Sierra 20, Silver Creek 18, Durango 16, Thompson Valley 8, Lewis-Palmer 7, Evergreen 2.
Dropped out
Lewis-Palmer (8), Sierra (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Colorado Springs Christian (8)
6-1
159
1
1-1
2
Resurrection Christian (5)
9-0
146
2
2-0
3
Manitou Springs (3)
7-0
145
3
0-0
4
Sterling (1)
6-1
110
4
0-0
5
Alamosa
6-1
109
5
1-0
6
Faith Christian
6-2
87
6
1-0
7
Kent Denver
7-2
53
7
1-1
8
DSST-Green Valley Ranch
5-3
32
–
1-0
9
DSST-Stapleton
5-1
31
8
1-0
10
Basalt
6-1
19
–
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Strasburg 17, Bayfield 10, Machebeuf 10, Frontier Academy 9, Jefferson Academy 8, Lutheran 8, Buena Vista 6, Colorado Academy 6, Roaring Fork 6, Lotus 5, Manual 5, La Junta 3, Weld Central 3, Ridge View Academy 2, Rye 1.
Dropped out
Colorado Academy (9), Frontier Academy (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sedgwick County (4)
7-0
81
1
2-0
2
Highland (3)
7-0
78
2
1-0
3
Paonia (1)
7-1
75
3
2-0
4
Del Norte
7-1
69
4
1-0
5
Peyton (1)
7-0
49
5
1-0
6
Akron
7-0
47
6
2-0
7
Holyoke
5-2
38
7
2-0
8
Fowler
6-1
27
10
2-0
9
Sargent (1)
4-2
26
–
1-0
10
Hotchkiss
6-3
12
–
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Center 9, Crowley County 8, Byers 7, Dawson 6, Dolores Huerta 5, Dayspring Christian 4, Ignacio 4, Burlington 3, Crested Butte 1, John Mall 1.
Dropped out
Dayspring Christian (8), Ignacio (9).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Holly (7)
8-0
93
1
0-0
2
Weldon Valley
8-0
69
2
3-0
3
Cheyenne Wells (1)
7-0
68
3
2-0
4
Sierra Grande (1)
5-1
65
5
0-0
5
Peetz (1)
7-1
57
4
1-1
6
Flagler
7-1
53
6
2-0
7
Kit Carson
4-2
32
9
1-0
8
Fleming
3-3
25
7
1-2
9
Sangre de Cristo
4-4
17
–
0-2
10
Rocky Mountain Lutheran
7-1
16
10
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Cotopaxi 10, Creede/Lake City 9, Front Range Baptist 7, La Veta 7, Wiley 7, ThornCreek Christian 5, Jim Elliot 4, South Baca 4, Longmont Christian 3, Heritage Christian 2, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 1, Otis 1, Shining Mountain 1, Walsh 1.
In third set of the CHSAANow.com boys basketball rankings, Colorado Academy is back in the Class 3A top-10.
The Mustangs come in at No. 9 on the strength of a 60-55 win over Grand Junction.
Colorado Springs Christian holds on to the No. 1 spot in the 3A poll with Resurrection Christian and Manitou Springs holding firm at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively.
In 5A, George Washington continues to show its the real deal, hence remaining at No. 1 this week.
Doherty (No. 6) and Chatfield (No. 7) each jumped three spots from a week ago.
There were no new teams in the 5A rankings.
Pueblo West remains undefeated and as a result, still at the top of the 4A poll. Vista PEAK, however, made a two-spot jump to land at No. 2.
Sand Creek jumped one spot to No. 5 thanks to its close win over No. 10 Sierra. Lewis-Palmer climbs two spots to come in at No. 8.
No new teams broke into the 4A rankings.
Sedgwick County received all but one first-place vote to hang on to the top spot in 2A.
Peyton made the big jump of the week, climbing four spots to come in at No. 5. At No. 10, Fowler is the only new team to crack the 2A rankings.
The 1A poll saw the most turnover of any class this week with Front Range Baptist (No. 8) and Rocky Mountain Lutheran (No. 10) cracking the ranks.
Holly held its spot as the No. 1 team in the class.
Peetz had the best jump of the week, gaining four spots from last week’s rankings to come in at No. 4.
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.
Lakewood 26, Mountain Range 4, Regis Jesuit 3, Cherry Creek 2, Far Northeast 2, Legacy 1, Mountain Vista 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pueblo West (12)
4-0
146
1
1-0
2
Vista PEAK (2)
7-0
124
4
1-0
3
Golden (1)
8-1
123
3
3-0
4
Valor Christian (1)
4-2
103
2
2-1
5
Sand Creek
7-1
92
6
2-0
6
Mead
6-1
82
7
3-0
7
Holy Family
5-1
78
5
2-0
8
Lewis-Palmer
4-2
34
10
1-1
9
D’Evelyn
6-2
27
8
1-1
10
Sierra
3-3
17
9
0-2
Others receiving votes:
Northridge 16, Silver Creek 11, Durango 6, Palmer Ridge 5, Thompson Valley 5, Evergreen 3, Ponderosa 3, Skyline 3, Mesa Ridge 1, Pueblo East 1.
Dropped out
.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Colorado Springs Christian (11)
5-0
160
1
2-0
2
Resurrection Christian (1)
7-0
137
2
2-0
3
Manitou Springs (2)
7-0
126
3
2-0
4
Sterling (1)
6-1
110
6
1-0
5
Alamosa (2)
5-1
100
4
0-0
6
Faith Christian
5-2
65
5
2-1
7
Kent Denver
6-1
47
9
1-1
8
DSST-Stapleton
4-1
41
8
0-0
9
Colorado Academy
5-3
21
–
1-2
10
Frontier Academy
5-2
20
7
0-2
Others receiving votes:
Strasburg 17, Basalt 13, Lutheran 13, Machebeuf 9, Manual 8, The Pinnacle 8, DSST-Green Valley Ranch 7, Jefferson Academy 7, Ridge View Academy 6, Monte Vista 4, Bayfield 3, Roaring Fork 3, The Vanguard 3, Weld Central 3, Grand Valley 2, Coal Ridge 1, La Junta 1.
Dropped out
Manual (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sedgwick County (9)
5-0
99
1
2-0
2
Highland
6-0
81
2
2-0
3
Paonia
5-1
75
3
2-0
4
Del Norte (1)
6-1
56
5
1-0
5
Peyton
6-0
53
9
2-0
6
Akron
5-0
50
4
2-0
7
Holyoke
3-2
35
8
2-1
8
Dayspring Christian
4-1
30
7
1-1
9
Ignacio
3-1
29
10
2-1
10
Fowler
4-1
13
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Colorado Springs School 6, Sargent 6, Sanford 4, Plateau Valley 3, Burlington 2, Byers 2, Crowley County 2, John Mall 2, Dolores Huerta 1, Hotchkiss 1.
The 2016 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 entirely from the results of the coaches’ vote.
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Class 5A
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Player of the year: Dylan McCaffrey, Valor Christian
