HIGHLANDS RANCH — Valor Christian boys basketball returned to the Class 4A Great 8 with a 75-60 win over Sand Creek on Saturday.
Khameron Davis and Jalen Sanders each scored 20 points for the Eagles, while Tristan Trujillo added 12. Davis also had 10 rebounds, four steals and three assists.
The brackets for the Class 5A and 4A boys and girls basketball state tournaments were released on Sunday.
Overland, Regis Jesuit, Eaglecrest and ThunderRidge each earned No. 1 seeds in the 5A boys tournament. Each of those teams, save for Eaglecrest, were ranked No. 1 in CHSAANow.com’s poll at some point this season.
No. 2 seeds in 5A boys include Mountain Vista, Legend, Dakota Ridge and Rangeview.
The Continental League, viewed by many as the toughest in the state, ended up with six teams getting first-round byes, including No. 3 seeds Chaparral and Rock Canyon. The other No. 3s are Fort Collins and George Washington.
Also getting byes in the first round were No. 4 seeds Cherokee Trail, Rampart, Grand Junction and Fossil Ridge.
Defending champion Denver East drew a No. 6 seed, and opens at home against No. 11 Fairview.
On the 5A girls side, Highlands Ranch, Broomfield, ThunderRidge and Monarch earned the No. 1 seeds.
The No. 2s are Cherry Creek, Rampart, Lakewood and Arapahoe.
Also receiving first round byes are No. 3 seeds Grand Junction, Ralston Valley, Grandview and Denver East; as well as No. 4 seeds Legacy, Westminster, Pine Creek and Fossil Ridge.
Two-time defending 5A champion Regis Jesuit is a No. 6 seed, and plays No. 11 Pomona in the first round.
In 4A girls, Canon City, Pueblo West, D’Evelyn and Holy Family were the No. 1 seeds. The No. 2s are Pueblo South, Palisade, Sand Creek and Valor Christian.
Defending champion Mesa Ridge is a No. 5 seed and will play No. 4 Silver Creek to open the tournament.
The 4A boys field is led by No. 1 seeds Longmont, Golden, Holy Family and Denver South.
Valor Christian, Air Academy, Sierra and Pueblo West are No. 2 seeds.
Pueblo East, the defending champion, missed the 4A field.
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There are three new teams in the Class 4A girls basketball rankings this week.
No. 7 Pueblo South, No. 8 Silver Creek and No. 10 Palisade were all unranked a week ago, but garnered enough votes to break into CHSAANow.com’s poll.
All five No. 1 teams stayed the same this week: ThunderRidge (5A), Canon City (4A), Sterling (3A), Peyton (2A) and Kit Carson (1A).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. These will be the final polls of the regular season.
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 (15) | 19-2 | 168 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Broomfield (2) | 19-2 | 155 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Highlands Ranch | 17-4 | 132 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Monarch | 19-2 | 116 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Grandview | 17-4 | 76 | 7 | 3-0 |
| 6 | Denver East | 18-3 | 65 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Lakewood | 16-5 | 56 | – | 2-0 |
| 8 | Cherry Creek | 15-6 | 40 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Rampart | 16-4 | 38 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Ralston Valley | 15-6 | 27 | 5 | 1-2 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Arapahoe 23, Fossil Ridge 20, Grand Junction 10, Castle View 3, Fort Collins 3, Rocky Mountain 2, Loveland 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Grand Junction (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Canon City (13) | 21-0 | 174 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Valor Christian (4) | 20-2 | 164 | 2 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Pueblo West (1) | 17-4 | 128 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Holy Family | 17-4 | 115 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | D’Evelyn | 16-5 | 95 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Sand Creek | 17-3 | 69 | 9 | 3-0 |
| 7 | Pueblo South | 16-5 | 57 | – | 3-0 |
| 8 | Silver Creek | 17-4 | 44 | – | 2-0 |
| 9 | Montrose | 15-4 | 37 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Palisade | 18-2 | 29 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Evergreen 26, Pueblo East 26, Glenwood Springs 6, Mullen 6, Mesa Ridge 3, Windsor 3, Durango 2, Longmont 2, Weld Central 2, Thomas Jefferson 1, Thompson Valley 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Pueblo East (7), Evergreen (8), Glenwood Springs (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Sterling (9) | 19-0 | 159 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Pagosa Springs (7) | 17-0 | 151 | 2 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Lutheran | 17-1 | 136 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Manitou Springs (1) | 16-2 | 112 | 5 | 1-0 |
| 5 | St. Mary’s | 17-1 | 102 | 4 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Eaton | 16-2 | 82 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Olathe | 16-1 | 61 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 8 | La Junta | 14-4 | 44 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Centauri | 12-5 | 22 | 9 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Liberty Common | 13-3 | 17 | – | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Faith Christian 12, Platte Valley 8, Lamar 7, Machebeuf 7, Kent Denver 5, Colorado Academy 3, The Vanguard 3, Bennett 2, Salida 1, Trinidad 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Platte Valley (10). | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Peyton (9) | 17-0 | 99 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Hoehne (1) | 18-0 | 83 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Akron | 16-2 | 78 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Caliche | 16-1 | 72 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Yuma | 14-3 | 65 | 2 | 0-1 |
| 6 | Cedaredge | 16-1 | 51 | 6 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Paonia | 14-4 | 37 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Meeker | 13-4 | 21 | 8 | 3-0 |
| 9 | Ellicott | 13-4 | 14 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Highland | 14-4 | 9 | – | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Sanford 4, Byers 3, Ignacio 3, Clear Creek 2, Del Norte 2, Rye 2, Sargent 2, Soroco 2, Wray 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Del Norte (10). | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Kit Carson (8) | 18-0 | 98 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Norwood (2) | 15-0 | 88 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Sangre De Cristo | 15-1 | 75 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | South Baca | 15-2 | 59 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Idalia | 14-2 | 58 | 4 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Genoa-Hugo | 15-2 | 46 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Rocky Mountain Lutheran | 15-2 | 42 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Briggsdale | 13-4 | 22 | 9 | 1-0 |
| 9 | La Veta | 15-3 | 18 | – | 3-0 |
| 10 | Flagler | 10-4 | 10 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Fleming 9, Eads 7, Jim Elliot 6, Cheraw 5, Shining Mountain 5, Antonito 1, Plateau Valley 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Fleming (7), Prairie (10). | |||||
Sand Creek has joined the Class 4A girls basketball rankings at No. 9 this week.
The Scorpions, now 14-3, have won 10 games in a row. They totalled 33 points to break into CHSAANow.com’s rankings.
Each of the five No. 1 teams stayed atop their respective rankings. Those are ThunderRidge (5A), Canon City (4A), Sterling (3A), Peyton (2A) and Kit Carson (1A).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls 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 (15) | 17-2 | 159 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Broomfield (1) | 17-2 | 145 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Highlands Ranch | 16-4 | 125 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Monarch | 17-2 | 107 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Ralston Valley | 14-4 | 75 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Denver East | 16-3 | 58 | 7 | 3-0 |
| 7 | Grandview | 14-4 | 55 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Rampart | 14-4 | 37 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Cherry Creek | 13-6 | 36 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Grand Junction | 16-5 | 20 | 9 | 2-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Arapahoe 19, Lakewood 19, Fossil Ridge 12, Prairie View 6, Castle View 3, Rocky Mountain 3, Regis Jesuit 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Canon City (14) | 19-0 | 156 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Valor Christian (1) | 17-2 | 141 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Pueblo West (1) | 15-4 | 118 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Holy Family | 15-4 | 86 | 3 | 2-1 |
| 5 | Montrose | 14-3 | 76 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 6 | D’Evelyn | 14-5 | 65 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Pueblo East | 14-5 | 52 | 7 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Evergreen | 16-3 | 39 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Sand Creek | 14-3 | 33 | – | 3-0 |
| 10 | Glenwood Springs | 15-3 | 26 | 8 | 2-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Pueblo South 23, Palisade 20, Silver Creek 17, Greeley Central 7, Mullen 7, Eagle Valley 6, Longmont 3, Falcon 2, Mesa Ridge 2, Air Academy 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Pueblo South (9). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Sterling (11) | 17-0 | 152 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Pagosa Springs (3) | 14-0 | 135 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Lutheran (2) | 16-1 | 126 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 4 | St. Mary’s | 16-1 | 102 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 5 | Manitou Springs | 15-2 | 98 | 2 | 2-1 |
| 6 | Eaton | 14-2 | 81 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Olathe | 14-1 | 55 | 7 | 3-0 |
| 8 | La Junta | 12-4 | 42 | 9 | 1-0 |
| 9 | Centauri | 11-4 | 25 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Platte Valley | 12-4 | 19 | 8 | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Liberty Common 11, Machebeuf 10, Faith Christian 9, Trinidad 6, Lamar 5, Colorado Academy 4. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Peyton (8) | 15-0 | 98 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Yuma | 14-2 | 84 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Hoehne (2) | 16-0 | 79 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Caliche | 14-1 | 74 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Akron | 14-2 | 64 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Cedaredge | 15-1 | 48 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Paonia | 12-4 | 41 | 9 | 3-0 |
| 8 | Meeker | 10-4 | 19 | 8 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Ellicott | 11-4 | 14 | 7 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Del Norte | 13-3 | 8 | 10 | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Highland 7, Ignacio 3, Rye 3, Soroco 3, Byers 2, Clear Creek 1, Sanford 1, Wray 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Kit Carson (9) | 16-0 | 99 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Norwood (1) | 13-0 | 89 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Sangre De Cristo | 13-1 | 66 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Idalia | 13-2 | 62 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 5 | Genoa-Hugo | 14-1 | 54 | 5 | 1-0 |
| 6 | South Baca | 13-2 | 52 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Fleming | 11-3 | 31 | 8 | 1-0 |
| 8 | Rocky Mountain Lutheran | 13-2 | 29 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Briggsdale | 12-4 | 18 | – | 2-0 |
| 10 | Prairie | 12-3 | 14 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| La Veta 11, Cheraw 9, Plateau Valley 6, Jim Elliot 5, Community Christian 2, Eads 2, Shining Mountain 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Cheraw (9), La Veta (10). | |||||
For the second straight week, there’s a new team atop the Class 3A boys basketball rankings.
Lutheran knocked off Faith Christian, last week’s No. 1, with a 65-55 win on Saturday. Monday, the Lions received eight of the 14 first-place votes and totaled 128 points in taking over atop that poll.
Faith Christian dropped to second, just ahead of Colorado Springs Christian, which occupied the top spot prior to Faith. Colorado Academy, the preseason No. 1 team in 3A, is fourth this week and Jefferson Academy rounds out the top five.
With Lutheran, Faith, CA and Jefferson Academy all hailing from the 3A Metro, it means that league currently has four of the top five teams in 3A. No. 8 Kent Denver gives the league five ranked teams.
In 5A, Regis Jesuit remained a unanimous No. 1 pick. ThunderRidge (No. 2) and Eaglecrest (No. 3) continued to follow the raiders.
Overland bumped up one spot to No. 4, and Rock Canyon moved up to No. 5.
Chaparral also moved up, to No. 6, while Dakota Ridge fell to No. 7 following its first loss.
Denver East is up to No. 8, Fossil Ridge is now No. 9 and Monarch joined the poll at No. 10.
The 4A poll continued to be led by Longmont. That ranking added No. 8 D’Evelyn and No. 10 Lewis-Palmer this week.
Resurrection Christian (2A) and Sangre de Cristo (1A) held firm atop their respective polls.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls 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 | Regis Jesuit (20) | 17-0 | 200 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | ThunderRidge | 16-1 | 171 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Eaglecrest | 14-3 | 161 | 3 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Overland | 12-5 | 144 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Rock Canyon | 14-4 | 89 | 6 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Chaparral | 13-4 | 87 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Dakota Ridge | 16-1 | 68 | 4 | 2-1 |
| 8 | Denver East | 8-8 | 56 | 9 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Fossil Ridge | 12-5 | 38 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Monarch | 15-2 | 29 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Legend 19, Cherry Creek 10, Rangeview 8, Mountain Vista 7, Cherokee Trail 6, Arvada West 3, Abraham Lincoln 2, Boulder 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Mountain Vista (7). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Longmont (20) | 16-0 | 209 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Holy Family | 14-2 | 151 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Golden (1) | 14-3 | 148 | 2 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Pueblo Central | 14-3 | 133 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Sierra | 14-3 | 132 | 8 | 3-0 |
| 6 | Valor Christian | 11-5 | 83 | 7 | 2-1 |
| 7 | Sand Creek | 11-5 | 66 | 4 | 1-2 |
| 8 | D’Evelyn | 12-5 | 54 | – | 3-0 |
| 9 | Pueblo West | 13-4 | 46 | 6 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Lewis-Palmer | 11-5 | 40 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Pueblo South 37, Air Academy 17, Denver South 14, Vista Peak 9, Widefield 8, Glenwood Springs 3, Northridge 3, Steamboat Springs 2, Thompson Valley 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Denver South (9), Pueblo South (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Lutheran (8) | 13-1 | 128 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Faith Christian (1) | 13-2 | 123 | 1 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Colorado Springs Christian (4) | 13-1 | 121 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Colorado Academy (1) | 9-5 | 82 | 5 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Jefferson Academy | 12-3 | 72 | 4 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Sterling | 13-2 | 58 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | St. Mary’s | 9-4 | 46 | 8 | 1-0 |
| 8 | Kent Denver | 10-4 | 30 | 7 | 2-1 |
| 9 | Moffat County | 10-3 | 28 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 10 | The Pinnacle | 10-3 | 26 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Grand Valley 15, Alamosa 13, Bennett 11, Manitou Springs 7, Liberty Common 5, Eaton 2, DSST-Green Valley Ranch 1, Machebeuf 1, Monte Vista 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Grand Valley (9). | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Resurrection Christian (6) | 14-0 | 96 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Sanford (4) | 12-0 | 94 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Ignacio | 10-2 | 67 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Highland | 14-1 | 62 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Meeker | 12-0 | 53 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Ellicott | 11-1 | 49 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Yuma | 11-3 | 41 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Simla | 13-1 | 37 | 7 | 3-0 |
| 9 | Swink | 13-2 | 19 | – | 3-0 |
| 10 | Rye | 11-3 | 15 | 10 | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Akron 7, Paonia 4, Caliche 2, Crowley County 2, Holyoke 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Caliche (8). | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Sangre De Cristo (10) | 13-0 | 100 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Springfield | 13-2 | 80 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Jim Elliot | 13-1 | 74 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Arickaree/Woodlin | 12-0 | 71 | 4 | 0-0 |
| 5 | South Baca | 11-2 | 56 | 5 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Fleming | 11-2 | 51 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Holly | 12-3 | 38 | 6 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Ouray | 11-1 | 37 | 8 | 0-0 |
| 9 | Sierra Grande | 9-3 | 19 | 9 | 1-0 |
| 10 | Wiley | 10-3 | 12 | 10 | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Kit Carson 5, Primero 4, Miami-Yoder 3. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
Faith Christian has taken over as the new No. 1 team in the Class 3A boys basketball rankings, while Resurrection Christian is now atop the 2A poll.
Faith (12-1) received 11 of the 14 first-place votes in 3A to leap over former No. 1 Colorado Springs Christian in the CHSAANow.com poll. The Eagles totalled 128 points to CSCS’s 124. CSCS is No. 2 this week.
The 3A poll added No. 8 St. Mary’s, which knocked off Colorado Springs Christian last week, and No. 10 Moffat County.
Resurrection Christian (12-0) got seven of the 10 first-place votes in 2A to jump Sanford. Voters were apparently impressed by the way the Cougars handled then-No. 3 Highland on Friday, moving them up over Sanford, which is also unbeaten (11-0).
2A added Yuma at No. 9 this week.
The other No. 1 teams stayed put: Regis Jesuit (5A), Longmont (4A) and Sangre de Cristo (1A).
The 5A ranking added Fossil Ridge at No. 10, Denver South joined 4A at No. 9, and 1A added Sierra Grande (No. 9).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls 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 | Regis Jesuit (20) | 15-0 | 200 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | ThunderRidge | 15-1 | 163 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Eaglecrest | 11-3 | 144 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Dakota Ridge | 14-0 | 137 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Overland | 10-5 | 127 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Rock Canyon | 13-3 | 95 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Mountain Vista | 13-2 | 72 | 7 | 1-0 |
| 8 | Chaparral | 11-4 | 51 | 6 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Denver East | 7-7 | 43 | 9 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Fossil Ridge | 10-5 | 16 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Monarch 14, Legend 11, Cherry Creek 7, Montbello 7, Mountain Range 3, Rampart 3, Boulder 2, Cherokee Trail 2, Rangeview 2, Arvada West 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Montbello (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Longmont (19) | 14-0 | 208 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Golden (2) | 12-2 | 188 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Holy Family | 12-2 | 120 | 5 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Sand Creek | 10-3 | 112 | 3 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Pueblo Central | 12-3 | 96 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Pueblo West | 12-3 | 87 | 8 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Valor Christian | 9-4 | 82 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Sierra | 11-3 | 67 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Denver South | 10-5 | 32 | – | 2-0 |
| 10 | Pueblo South | 9-5 | 31 | 4 | 1-2 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Air Academy 27, Widefield 27, D’Evelyn 23, Vista Peak 13, Conifer 8, Pueblo Centennial 7, Northridge 6, Glenwood Springs 5, Lewis-Palmer 5, Thompson Valley 4, Windsor 4, Silver Creek 3. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Air Academy (7). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Faith Christian (11) | 12-1 | 128 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Colorado Springs Christian (3) | 11-1 | 124 | 1 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Lutheran | 11-1 | 97 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Jefferson Academy | 11-2 | 90 | 4 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Colorado Academy | 8-5 | 76 | 5 | 0-1 |
| 6 | Sterling | 11-2 | 49 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Kent Denver | 8-3 | 45 | 7 | 1-1 |
| 8 | St. Mary’s | 8-4 | 34 | – | 2-0 |
| 9 | Grand Valley | 9-2 | 29 | 6 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Moffat County | 8-3 | 24 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| The Pinnacle 21, Alamosa 13, Liberty Common 10, Estes Park 9, Bennett 7, Manitou Springs 7, Buena Vista 3, Bayfield 2, Eaton 1, Roaring Fork 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Bayfield (9), Manitou Springs (10). | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Resurrection Christian (7) | 12-0 | 97 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Sanford (3) | 11-0 | 92 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Ignacio | 9-2 | 74 | 5 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Highland | 12-1 | 61 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 5 | Meeker | 10-0 | 57 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Ellicott | 9-1 | 45 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Simla | 10-1 | 34 | 4 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Caliche | 11-1 | 22 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Yuma | 9-3 | 18 | – | 2-0 |
| 10 | Rye | 9-3 | 16 | 7 | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Akron 14, Swink 13, Paonia 5, Crowley County 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Akron (8). | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Sangre De Cristo (9) | 12-0 | 90 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Springfield | 11-2 | 70 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Jim Elliot | 11-1 | 64 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Arickaree/Woodlin | 12-0 | 62 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 5 | South Baca | 11-2 | 46 | 7 | 3-0 |
| 6 | Holly | 11-2 | 44 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Fleming | 9-2 | 42 | 8 | 3-0 |
| 8 | Ouray | 11-1 | 41 | 5 | 1-0 |
| 9 | Sierra Grande | 8-3 | 11 | – | 2-0 |
| 10 | Wiley | 9-2 | 8 | 9 | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Peetz 4, Primero 4, Shining Mountain 4, Community Christian 3, Kit Carson 1, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Kit Carson (10). | |||||
Rock Canyon has returned to CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A boys basketball rankings. The Jaguars are No. 8 in this week’s poll.
They were last ranked just prior to the break, but fell out last week. Rock Canyon’s return means the Continental has five ranked teams for the fourth straight poll.
Elsewhere in 5A, Regis Jesuit remained a unanimous No. 1 selection with all 16 first-place votes. In fact, teams Nos. 1-4 stayed put, including No. 2 ThunderRidge, No. 3 Dakota Ridge and No. 4 Eaglecrest.
Overland returned to 5A’s top-5, while Chaparral dropped one place to No. 6.
Mountain Vista is No. 7, Denver East is No. 9 and Montbell is No. 10.
The four other No. 1 teams also remained the same: Longmont (4A), Colorado Springs Christian (3A), Sanford (2A) and Sangre de Cristo (1A).
In 4A, Pueblo West (No. 8) and Sierra (No. 9) joined this week. The lone newcomer in 3A this week was Manitou Springs (No. 10), while 2A added Caliche (also No. 10).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Complete rankings are below.
[divider]
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 | Regis Jesuit (16) | 13-0 | 160 | 1 | 3-0 |
| 2 | ThunderRidge | 14-1 | 132 | 2 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Dakota Ridge | 13-0 | 113 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Eaglecrest | 9-3 | 105 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Overland | 8-5 | 101 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Chaparral | 10-3 | 92 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Mountain Vista | 12-2 | 55 | 8 | 2-1 |
| 8 | Rock Canyon | 11-3 | 35 | – | 1-0 |
| 9 | Denver East | 6-6 | 26 | 10 | 1-0 |
| 10 | Montbello | 10-3 | 19 | 7 | 1-2 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Legend 10, Monarch 9, Cherokee Trail 8, Cherry Creek 7, Fossil Ridge 4, Mountain Range 4. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Legend (9). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Longmont (18) | 12-0 | 189 | 1 | 3-0 |
| 2 | Golden (1) | 10-2 | 172 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Sand Creek | 10-3 | 131 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Pueblo South | 8-3 | 109 | 3 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Holy Family | 9-2 | 100 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Valor Christian | 7-4 | 69 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Air Academy | 10-3 | 62 | 8 | 3-0 |
| 8 | Pueblo West | 11-3 | 60 | – | 1-0 |
| 9 | Sierra | 9-3 | 50 | – | 2-0 |
| 10 | Pueblo Central | 10-3 | 42 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Denver South 13, Palmer Ridge 9, D’Evelyn 8, Widefield 7, Conifer 6, Evergreen 6, Vista Peak 6, Lewis-Palmer 2, Mead 2, Pueblo Centennial 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Palmer Ridge (9), Mead (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Colorado Springs Christian (8) | 10-0 | 125 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Faith Christian (5) | 11-0 | 122 | 2 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Lutheran | 10-1 | 102 | 4 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Jefferson Academy | 10-2 | 79 | 3 | 0-1 |
| 5 | Colorado Academy | 8-4 | 71 | 5 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Grand Valley | 8-1 | 58 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Kent Denver | 7-2 | 47 | 6 | 0-1 |
| 8 | Sterling | 9-2 | 38 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Bayfield | 7-1 | 33 | 8 | 0-0 |
| 10 | Manitou Springs | 7-3 | 14 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Bennett 8, Liberty Common 6, Moffat County 6, The Pinnacle 4, Alamosa 1, Roaring Fork 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Alamosa (10). | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Sanford (9) | 9-0 | 99 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Resurrection Christian (1) | 10-0 | 89 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Highland | 11-0 | 68 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Simla | 9-0 | 66 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 5 | Ignacio | 8-2 | 64 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Meeker | 8-0 | 50 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Rye | 8-2 | 29 | 8 | 3-0 |
| 8 | Akron | 7-2 | 26 | 3 | 0-2 |
| 9 | Ellicott | 7-1 | 20 | 9 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Caliche | 9-1 | 15 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Swink 9, Crowley County 3, Merino 3, Paonia 3, Peyton 3, Yuma 3. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Sedgwick County (10). | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Sangre De Cristo (8) | 10-0 | 80 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Springfield | 9-2 | 63 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Jim Elliot | 9-1 | 58 | 2 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Arickaree/Woodlin | 9-0 | 50 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Ouray | 10-1 | 45 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Holly | 9-2 | 42 | 5 | 2-1 |
| 7 | South Baca | 8-2 | 38 | 9 | 3-0 |
| 8 | Fleming | 6-2 | 34 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Wiley | 7-2 | 15 | 8 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Kit Carson | 7-3 | 6 | 10 | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Rocky Mountain Lutheran 5, Sierra Grande 3, Primero 2, Community Christian 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
Legend and Denver East have joined CHSAANow.com’s boys basketball rankings in Class 5A this week. The Titans are No. 9, and the Angels are No. 10.
Legend, 9-3 this season, has won seven consecutive games. It plays at No. 8 Mountain Vista on Friday.
Denver East, meanwhile, returned to the poll after a short hiatus. At 5-6, the record is somewhat deceiving. Three of the losses came at an out-of-state tournament, and a fourth, to Chaparral, came in a wild double-overtime matchup. They own wins over Legend and No. 2 ThunderRidge.
Regis Jesuit continued its stay atop the 5A poll, and are a unanimous pick with 16 first-place votes. The Raiders are 10-0. ThunderRidge also kept its No. 2 spot.
Behind those two, however, the movement began.
Dakota Ridge (11-0) shot up to No. 3, and Eaglecrest bumped up one place to No. 4. Chaparral rounds out the top five.
As was the case before the break, a total of five teams from the Continental League are ranked. With that league now in the thick of its schedule, it should be a battle every night.
Each of the other No. 1 teams also stayed put. Those are Longmont (4A), Colorado Springs Christian (3A), Sanford (2A) and Sangre de Cristo (1A).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Complete rankings are below.
[divider]
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 | Regis Jesuit (16) | 10-0 | 160 | 1 | 4-0 |
| 2 | ThunderRidge | 11-1 | 127 | 2 | 3-1 |
| 3 | Dakota Ridge | 11-0 | 121 | 6 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Eaglecrest | 7-3 | 108 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Chaparral | 8-3 | 88 | 3 | 2-2 |
| 6 | Overland | 6-5 | 85 | 4 | 2-1 |
| 7 | Montbello | 9-1 | 46 | 7 | 1-0 |
| 8 | Mountain Vista | 10-1 | 37 | 9 | 3-0 |
| 9 | Legend | 9-3 | 26 | – | 2-0 |
| 10 | Denver East | 5-6 | 25 | – | 2-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Monarch 19, Cherry Creek 14, Rock Canyon 10, Mountain Range 8, Northglenn 3, Boulder 2, Cherokee Trail 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Cherry Creek (8), Rock Canyon (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Longmont (16) | 9-0 | 178 | 1 | 3-0 |
| 2 | Golden (2) | 8-2 | 161 | 2 | 2-1 |
| 3 | Pueblo South | 8-3 | 111 | 4 | 1-1 |
| 4 | Sand Creek | 7-3 | 102 | 6 | 2-1 |
| 5 | Holy Family | 7-2 | 66 | – | 3-0 |
| 6 | Valor Christian | 5-4 | 55 | 8 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Pueblo Central | 10-3 | 54 | 7 | 2-1 |
| 8 | Air Academy | 7-3 | 52 | 3 | 1-2 |
| 9 | Palmer Ridge | 7-1 | 43 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Mead | 8-2 | 33 | 9 | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Pueblo West 28, Falcon 20, Conifer 17, Widefield 17, Sierra 14, Evergreen 10, D’Evelyn 9, Niwot 6, Vista Peak 5, Pueblo East 3, Wheat Ridge 3, Thomas Jefferson 2, Windsor 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Conifer (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Colorado Springs Christian (10) | 10-0 | 126 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Faith Christian (1) | 8-0 | 114 | 2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Jefferson Academy (1) | 10-1 | 94 | 5 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Lutheran | 10-1 | 89 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Colorado Academy (1) | 7-4 | 72 | 4 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Kent Denver | 7-1 | 62 | 6 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Grand Valley | 6-1 | 37 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Bayfield | 7-1 | 35 | – | 3-0 |
| 9 | Sterling | 7-2 | 24 | 8 | 2-1 |
| 10 | Alamosa | 5-4 | 22 | 7 | 1-2 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Moffat County 10, The Pinnacle 10, Manitou Springs 7, St. Mary’s 5, Bennett 4, Roaring Fork 4. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| The Pinnacle (10). | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Sanford (8) | 8-0 | 100 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Resurrection Christian (3) | 8-0 | 98 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Akron | 7-0 | 90 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Simla | 6-0 | 63 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Ignacio | 6-2 | 53 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Meeker | 6-0 | 50 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Highland | 9-0 | 40 | – | 2-0 |
| 8 | Rye | 5-2 | 26 | – | 2-0 |
| 9 | Ellicott | 6-0 | 25 | 10 | 1-0 |
| 10 | Sedgwick County | 6-2 | 15 | 4 | 0-2 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Merino 11, Yuma 11, Caliche 9, Paonia 6, Swink 5, Crowley County 3, Holyoke 2, Vail Christian 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Merino (8), Paonia (9). | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Sangre De Cristo (9) | 8-0 | 98 | 1 | 3-0 |
| 2 | Jim Elliot (1) | 7-0 | 78 | 2 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Ouray | 9-0 | 74 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Springfield | 7-2 | 66 | 4 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Holly | 7-1 | 60 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Arickaree/Woodlin | 7-0 | 51 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Fleming | 4-2 | 42 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Wiley | 6-1 | 37 | 6 | 0-1 |
| 9 | South Baca | 5-2 | 16 | – | 1-1 |
| 10 | Kit Carson | 5-3 | 9 | 10 | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Peetz 6, Primero 5, McClave 3, Eads 2, Community Christian 1, Gilpin County 1, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| McClave (9). | |||||
WESTMINSTER — Thornton won the Westminster Wrestling Invitational overt he weekend, besting host Westminster with 184 points.
Full results:
1. Thornton, 184
2. Westminster, 111
3. Hinkley, 105
4. Littleton, 92
5. Mitchell, 84
6. Cherry Creek, 68
6. Sand Creek, 68
8. Wiggins, 64
9. Montbello, 35
10. Thornton No. 2, 21
11. Skyview, 13
COLORADO SPRINGS — Prior to the tip of Friday night’s game between No. 6 Sand Creek and No. 3 Air Academy, Sand Creek coach Mark Bowers praised his team for their second half defense only two days earlier as they came from behind to beat Lewis-Palmer.
But in no way did he want be in the same situation again. But that’s what had to happen for the Scorpions (7-3 overall, 2-0 4A Pikes Peak) as they beat the Cadets 65-53.
The Scorpions closed out their Wednesday win over the Rangers by allowing only 18 points in the final two quarters, a trend that Bowers hoped would carry over. But the Kadets (7-2, 1-1) decided to test it early, firing up three-pointers early and often. The first three baskets for Air Academy came from beyond the arc as Adam Brown connected on two and James Sims added one of his own.
“I told (my team) not to panic,” Bowers said. “What we weren’t doing was playing our defense. Our defense is a help side, close out hard, close out high and don’t run and fly at shooters, but run at them hard.”
After the first quarter, the Kadets held a 20-12 lead, putting a lot of pressure on the Scorpions’ defense. They were able to respond in the second quarter, holding Air Academy to 13 points and only one three-point basket. To top off the solid defensive swing, the Scorpions managed to net 14 points and doing so by finding their own rhythm from long range.
But little did they know they were setting a trend with their second quarter defense. The Kadets led 33-26 at halftime, but were starting to struggle on the offensive side of the ball. When the teams went in at halftime, the Sand Creek coaching staff preached almost entirely on defense.
“We came into the locker room and they had ‘No D’ written on the board,” Scorpions forward D’shawn Schwartz said. “We knew had to fix something and play hard when we came out after halftime.”
Sand Creek owned the third quarter, outscoring Air Academy 18-13. But shots that had fallen early for the Kadets couldn’t find their way into the basket. Sims, who led the Cadets in scoring with 13 going into the fourth quarter, missed shot after shot. To make matters worse for Air Academy, when they were able to make their way to the free throw line, those shots weren’t falling either. In the final eight minutes, the Cadets were 5-12 from the charity stripe.
“We were awful from the line,” Cadets coach Barry Clark said. “Flat out awful. We tried not to lose. We didn’t try to win.”
The Scorpions’ defense had clamped down so tight that the Kadets could only muster one field goal in the fourth quarter, a breakaway layup from Sims with 1:56 remaining.
“Is that what it was,” Bowers replied when asked out it. “I still think our defense wasn’t as good as it could be (in that quarter). Believe it or not.”
For the Kadets, once the final buzzer ended with the scoreboard reading 65-53, they had a short time to come to terms with the loss before having to look ahead to a Saturday match-up with Pueblo South.
“They can pout tonight if they want,” Clark said. “But tomorrow we’re back at it again.”