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Chaparral (in 5A) and De Beque (in 1A) have each moved up to No. 1 spots 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.

Complete rankings are below.

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CHSAANow.com Boys 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.

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Sterling, No. 2 in the preseason, has moved up to the No. 1 spot in this week’s Class 3A 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.

Complete rankings are below.

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CHSAANow.com Boys 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.

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The preseason boys basketball rankings are out. The No. 1 teams are: Grandview (5A), Lewis-Palmer (4A), Colorado Academy (3A), Yuma (2A) and Sangre de Cristo (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.

Complete rankings are below.

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CHSAANow.com Boys 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.

The 2017-18 all-state boys basketball 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 week-long vote of coaches.

A specific player of the year vote was held in each class, as was a vote for coach of the year.

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Class 5A

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Player of the year: Sam Masten, Rock Canyon

Coach of the year: Michael Rogers, Grandview

Honorable mention: Alijah Bates, Doherty, Junior; Dawson Carper, Rampart, Senior; Tyson Cruickshank, ThunderRidge, Senior; Moz Doria, Liberty, Senior; Damian Forrest, Poudre, Junior; Tyson Gilbert, Rock Canyon, Senior; Joe Golden, Doherty, Senior; XaiV’ion Jackson, Eaglecrest, Senior; Kevin Jimenez, Northglenn, Senior; Michkaleke Man-man baker, Gateway, Senior; Elijah Martinez, Regis Jesuit, Senior; Trey Morrill, Fruita Monument, Senior; Ryan Ongala, Rangeview, Senior; D’Auntray Pierce, George Washington, Senior; Avery Rembao, Loveland, Junior; Kobe Sanders, Chaparral, Sophomore; Andre Sepeda, Greeley West, Junior; Daijon Smith, Overland, Senior; Connor Staib, Mountain Vista, Senior; Dimitri Stanley, Cherry Creek, Senior; Brendan Sullivan, Highlands Ranch, Senior; Sam Tiley, Fort Collins, Senior; Joseph Urynowicz, Rocky Mountain, Junior; Kam Vincel, Prairie View, Senior.

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Class 4A

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Player of the year: Luke Johnson, Longmont

Coach of the year: Jeff Kloster, Longmont

Honorable mention: Jared Belcher, The Classical Academy, Senior; Brayden Blick, Skyline, Senior; Jeremy Cody, Pueblo South, Senior; Connor Hawk, Ponderosa, Senior; Devin Huffman, Battle Mountain, Senior; Te’rae Johnson, Vista PEAK Prep, Senior; Jared Kasprzak, Thompson Valley, Senior; Garrett Martin, Standley Lake, Senior; Nico Martin, Pueblo Central, Junior; Noah Martinez, Falcon, Senior; Trey McBride, Fort Morgan, Senior; Turner McDonald, Summit, Senior; Tre Pierre, Widefield, Senior; Jeremy Randle, Valor Christian, Senior; Derrian Reed, Sierra, Senior; Kirk Relford, Windsor, Senior; Chase Rogers, Evergreen, Senior; Hunter Shkapich, Valor Christian, Junior; Mark Studer, Conifer, Senior; Alex Telles, Green Mountain, Senior; Bridger Tenney, Evergreen, Senior; Kade Terrell, Montrose, Senior; Justin Wiersema, Thompson Valley, Senior.

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Class 3A

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Player of the year: Bodie Hume, Sterling

Coach of the year: Jeff Lehnus, Bayfield

Honorable mention: Nehemiah Baustian, Jefferson, Senior; Bryson Becker, Platte Valley, Junior; Peter Carlson, Cedaredge, Senior; Elijah Chavez, Arrupe Jesuit, Senior; Deante Dennis, Colorado Academy, Junior; James Doyle, Kent Denver, Junior; Jasen Engel, Montezuma-Cortez, Senior; Logan Freed, Delta, Senior; Isaac Gallegos, The Academy, Junior; Jorge Gonzales, Olathe, Senior; Isaiah Griego, Pagosa Springs, Senior; Draven Hackley, St. Mary’s, Senior; Keyante Harris, Ridge View Academy, Senior; Justin Henderson, Basalt, Senior; Brandon Herrera, Coal Ridge, Senior; Zach Hidalgo, Frontier Academy, Senior; Noah Hopkins, Colorado Springs Christian, Senior; Kade Hurst, Grand Valley, Senior; Vince Jones, DSST: Stapleton, Senior; Brock Lane, Strasburg, Senior; Jon Nuschy, La Junta, Junior; Keyon Prior, Bayfield, Junior; Angelo Ramirez, Alamosa, Senior; Riley Schaefer, Sterling, Senior; Cole Sienknecht, Manitou Springs, Senior; Max Swanlund, Estes Park, Senior.

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Class 2A

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Player of the year: Bradley Carnes-Clabey, Crowley County

Coach of the year: Dave Sheffield, Yuma

Honorable mention: Eu Asefaw, Denver Christian, Junior; Tate Bessire, Highland, Sophomore; Hayden Carter, Crowley County, Senior; Layne Christensen, Plateau Valley, Senior; Joel George, Simla, Junior; Jonah Hanson, Burlington, Senior; David Jarvis, Twin Peaks Charter Academy, Senior; Jakob Juul, Fowler, Senior; Ben Kelly, Calhan, Senior; Sebastian Moritz, Vail Christian, Senior; Maguire Peterson, Sanford, Senior; Gavyn Pure, Dawson School, Senior; Sam Rodriguez, Hotchkiss, Senior; Kai Roubideaux, Ignacio, Senior; Noah Sarria, Clear Creek, Senior; Patrick Scoggins, Rangely, Senior; Caden Showalter, Mancos, Sophomore; Zach Sittler, Sanford, Senior; Charles Sparks, Calhan, Senior; Josh Stover, Rocky Ford, Senior.

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Class 1A

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Player of the year: Logan Sircy, Peetz

Coach of the year: Sean Fehringer, Peetz

Honorable mention: Isaiah Bowsher, Heritage Christian, Senior; Vince Damelio, Primero, Senior; Tre Fehringer, Peetz, Senior; Casper Freedle, Creede, Junior; Cullen Glosson, Otis, Junior; Bryson Long, Peetz, Junior; Nic Martin, North Park, Senior; Jayden McCombs-Farmer, Kit Carson, Sophomore; Ethan Oblander, Weldon Valley, Senior; Brigden Parker, Eads, Freshman; Kevin Ramirez, Arickaree/Woodlin, Junior; Beau Roth, Cheyenne Wells, Senior; Matthew Tanner, Fleming, Senior; Josiah Vasquez, Cheraw, Junior; Kurt Voll, Cotopaxi, Senior; Owen Voll, Cotopaxi, Senior; Brandt Vos, Cornerstone Christian Academy, Junior; Deric Woods, Front Range Baptist, Junior.

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GREELEY — Micah Crane started dreaming up a moment like this years ago.

It started his freshman season, when he watched his older brothers lead the South Baca boys basketball team in the state tournament. Now a senior, he had his own opportunity — and he was sure to make the most of it.

Crane and his Patriots teammates found themselves locked in a back-and-forth battle Friday night with No. 2-seed Front Range Baptist in the Class 1A semifinals.

Something had to give, and a game-clinching 3-pointer from Crane that bounced off both sides of the rim proved to be the moment of the game, which ended in a 64-57 victory for No. 6 South Baca.

“I dream of big-time shots like that every night. I felt it in the moment and it ended up being good,” Crane said. “Playing against my older brothers my whole life, it was really special to hit it with them in the stands watching.”

The win puts his team in position to do even better than that 2015 squad led by Matthew and Morgan Crane, which finished as the state consolation champion. Micah and the Patriots have a chance to bring South Baca its first state title when they take on Peetz in the championship game at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland.

“To represent our school up here feels amazing. I just want to make our hometown proud,” Crane said. “We want to put our school on the map.”

In Friday’s win, Crane helped South Baca offensively with 24 total points. The 10 he scored in the fourth quarter included the clutch, go-ahead 3-pointer and a pair of free throws late to seal the victory.

Fellow senior Thomas Manuel led the Patriots in scoring with a game-high 25 points, including connecting on seven of his 10 free-throw attempts.

Front Range Baptist, which never trailed more than 5 points until the late moments of the game, had three players score in double-digits. The Falcons were led by Adam Poole’s 17 points, while Deric Woods and Stephen Stallings contributed 13 and 10, respectively.

Front Range Baptist moves into the third-place game, where it will face Creede at noon Saturday back at Bank of Colorado Arena.

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(5) Peetz 69, (1) Creede 67 (OT)

The second boys semifinal bout was just as competitive as the first, so much that extra time was required to determine a winner

Friday’s finale didn’t disappoint, as both teams remained tied down to the final moment. The Bulldogs had possession with only eight seconds left in overtime when the last timeout was called. Shortly after, Logan Sircy dished the ball over to Gabe Naegele, who was waiting beneath the basket to put in the game-winner.

Sircy finished as the top scorer for Peetz with 23 points. Naegele put up 15 points of his own, while Bryson Long contributed 14.

Isaac Borchers of Creede was beyond impressive offensively as he finished the game leading all scorers with 33 points. Casper Freedie and Finn Leggitt added 11 and 10 points, respectively.

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GREELEY — Finn Leggitt only scored six points in the second half of No. 1 Creede’s 55-46 win over No. 8 Cornerstone Christian, but they were easily the most timely six points of the game.

The Miners held a slim 27-25 lead at halftime, and missed key opportunities to make the game a little more comfortable at the break. That was the emphasis of the talk at halftime.

“A lot of backdoors and start making layups,” Leggitt said. “We didn’t do so well and had to work on that.”

Burying a couple of long shots helps too. Leggitt connected on two 3-pointers to highlight a 12-1 run that Creede opened the second half with. What was a back and forth battle for the better part of 16 minutes had turned into a game where the top seed in the Class 1A state tournament had control.

“We knew they were going to play rough and come out here and player their game,” Leggitt said.

The Bulldogs attacked the basket often, drawing fouls and making their way to the free throw line. Seven of their 25 first-half points came from the charity stripe.

And where Leggitt warmed up at just the right time for the Miners, Cornerstone Christian went cold. Christian Lambertson’s 3-pointer in the third was the only field goal the Bulldogs made in the quarter.

Ethan Carlson scored eight of his game-high 19 points in the fourth. The man-to-man pressure from Cornerstone Christian threw Creede off for a bit, but they were able to adjust enough to come away with the win.

“In our district, we see a lot of zone presses and not a lot of man,” Leggitt said. “We had a hard time adjusting, but we’ll go over it and we’ll fix it.”

The Miners will face Peetz in the 1A Final 4 on Friday.

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(6) South Baca 75, (3) Heritage Christian 59

Micah Crane scored 25 and Thomas Manuel added 21 as South Baca grabbed the 1A tournament’s early upset.

Levi Kilian scored 16 for the Eagles, half of which came in the fourth quarter. But the Patriots outscored Heritage Christian 23-17 in the final eight minutes to move on to Friday’s Final 4.

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(2) Front Range Baptist 65, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 31

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Deric Woods scored 22 and Adam Poole added 16 as Front Range Baptist rolled into the 1A semifinals.

Ben Miller led Genoa-Hugo/Karval with 11 points.

The Pirates had their best offensive output in the third quarter, but the deficit to the Falcons proved to be too much ground to make up.

With the win, Front Range Baptist will face No. 6 South Baca, who beat No. 3 Heritage Christian Thursday morning.

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(5) Peetz 64, (4) Sangre de Cristo 29

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Peetz is headed to the Final 4 after an impressive win over Sangre de Cristo. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 18-10 lead after the first quarter and extended it to 29-15 at the half.

Logan Sircy led Peetz with 19 points while Jake Slane was scoring leader for the Thunderbirds, totaling 11.

The Bulldogs will face top-seeded Creede in the semifinals on Friday.

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ThunderRidge has moved up to the No. 1 spot in Class 5A 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.

With the regular season set to end on Saturday, these will serve as the final rankings of the regular season.

Complete rankings are below.

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CHSAANow.com Boys 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.

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A host of new teams joined this week’s boys basketball rankings.

Included: Eaglecrest and Doherty in 5A, Widefield in 4A, Byers and Hoehne in 2A, and Creede and Primero in 1A.

With a relatively light schedule this week, these will be the final rankings prior to the winter break.

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 Boys 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.

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There were plenty of changes as the first boys basketball rankings of the regular season were released. Included: Lewis-Palmer is now the new No. 1 team in Class 4A.

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 Boys 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.

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The 2017-18 preseason boys basketball rankings are here. No. 1 teams to start the season include: Rock Canyon (5A), Golden (4A), Sterling (3A), Sedgwick County (2A) and Holly (1A).

Sterling and Holly are defending champions, while Sedgwick County finished runner-up last season.

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 Boys 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.