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  • Centennial, Continental teams rule 5A boys hoops poll

    (Brock Laue)
    Eaglecrest is up to No. 3 in this week’s 5A poll. (Brock Laue)

    The Centennial League is perhaps the strongest Class 5A boys basketball conference in the state. This week’s CHSAANow.com boys basketball poll continues to reflect that.

    A poll-best four Centennial teams are ranked in the top-10 this week, led by Eaglecrest. The Raptors moved up to No. 3 following their fourth-consecutive win.

    Cherry Creek is No. 6, Overland is No. 7 and Arapahoe is No. 8. Grandview, another Centennial team, also received votes.

    "I’ve seen all of the teams in our league now," Arapahoe coach Dan Snyder said as Centennial League play was getting underway in early January, "and I can unequivocally say, without a doubt, this is the strongest the league has been — top-to-bottom — since I’ve been coaching at Arapahoe."

    Still, the Continental has something to say when it comes to the strongest league this year. That league has three teams in this week’s 5A poll, led by No. 4 Mountain Vista. No. 5 Regis Jesuit and No. 10 Highlands Ranch — a newcomer this week — also hail from the Continental. So does Legend, which received votes this week.

    Denver East stayed atop the 5A ranking, just ahead of No. 2 Fossil Ridge. The Angels got 12 first-place votes to Fossil’s eight.

    Likewise, the other No. 1 teams also stayed put: Valor Christian in 4A, as well as Holy Family (3A), Ignacio (2A) and Caliche (1A).

    Golden joined the 4A ranking at No. 10, while 3A added two new teams in No. 9 Moffat County and No. 10 St. Mary’s.

    The 2A poll added Denver Christian (No. 9), and 1A added South Baca (No. 7).

    Complete polls for all classes 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.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Denver East (12) 12-3 192 1 1-0
    2 Fossil Ridge (8) 15-0 187 2 3-0
    3 Eaglecrest 12-3 138 5 2-0
    4 Mountain Vista 14-1 131 6 2-0
    5 Regis Jesuit 13-2 125 3 1-1
    6 Cherry Creek 11-4 79 4 0-2
    7 Overland 10-5 60 8 1-1
    8 Arapahoe 10-3 55 7 1-1
    9 Monarch 13-2 52 10 3-0
    10 Highlands Ranch 10-5 24 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Chatfield 18, Grandview 12, Rangeview 11, Legend 10, Grand Junction 5, Dakota Ridge 1.
    Dropped out
    Dakota Ridge (9).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (14) 13-3 149 1 0-0
    2 Thompson Valley (1) 14-1 127 2 3-0
    3 Pueblo South 13-2 110 4 2-0
    4 D’Evelyn 11-2 95 5 2-0
    5 Sand Creek 11-2 75 3 1-1
    6 Pueblo East 12-3 67 7 1-0
    7 Thomas Jefferson 10-5 64 6 1-1
    8 Air Academy 12-3 63 9 2-0
    9 Longmont 11-3 27 10 1-1
    10 Golden 12-3 20 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver South 14, Cheyenne Mountain 4, Glenwood Springs 4, Frederick 3, Greeley Central 2, Vista Peak 1.
    Dropped out
    Denver South (8).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holy Family (12) 13-0 120 1 1-0
    2 Colorado Academy 11-0 107 2 1-0
    3 Jefferson Academy 12-2 92 3 2-1
    4 Faith Christian 9-4 75 4 2-0
    5 Colorado Springs Christian 7-3 62 5 2-0
    6 Brush 8-4 42 6 2-0
    7 Aspen 8-2 41 7 1-0
    8 The Pinnacle 8-2 38 8 2-0
    9 Moffat County 8-2 18 – 2-0
    10 St. Mary’s 10-1 15 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Bishop Machebeuf 14, Kent Denver 14, Denver Science & Tech 9, Platte Valley 6, Alamosa 5, Monte Vista 3, Centauri 1.
    Dropped out
    Centauri (9), Bishop Machebeuf (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Ignacio (9) 11-0 140 1 2-0
    2 Sanford (1) 11-1 124 2 2-0
    3 Lutheran (3) 7-4 116 4 2-0
    4 Akron 9-1 103 5 2-0
    5 Yuma (1) 10-3 81 3 2-2
    6 Resurrection Christian (1) 11-2 79 6 2-0
    7 Peyton 10-2 51 9 2-0
    8 Rye 11-2 37 10 2-0
    9 Denver Christian 7-3 26 – 1-0
    10 Haxtun 8-2 25 7 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Simla 11, Alexander Dawson 9, Holyoke 8, Swink 6, Dayspring Christian 2, Paonia 2, Sangre de Cristo 2, Sedgwick County 2, Telluride 1.
    Dropped out
    Simla (8).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (9) 11-0 90 1 2-0
    2 Hi-Plains 10-1 80 3 2-0
    3 McClave 10-2 65 2 2-1
    4 Holly 9-3 53 5 2-0
    5 Cheyenne Wells 9-2 52 8 2-0
    6 Vail Christian 8-2 49 4 2-1
    7 South Baca 9-4 22 – 4-0
    8 Norwood 7-3 19 7 1-1
    9 Shining Mountain 9-3 17 6 0-1
    10 Briggsdale 6-3 14 10 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Primero 13, Cheraw 10, Jim Elliot Christian 7, Peetz 3, Denver Jewish Day 2.
    Dropped out
    Cheraw (9).

  • Top-10 boys basketball schedule for the week of Jan. 27

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for boys basketball’s top-10 teams this week.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A
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    Class 5A
    1 Denver East 15-3
    Tues: W 86-69 at Denver West
    Thurs: W 85-63 vs. Lincoln
    Sat: W 76-51 at Montbello
    2 Fossil Ridge 17-0
    Tues: W 49-46 at (9) Monarch
    Fri: W 72-36 vs. Mountain Range
    3 Eaglecrest 14-3
    Wed: W 59-58 at (7) Overland
    Fri: W 66-33 vs. Grandview
    4 Mountain Vista 16-1
    Tues: W 60-58 vs. (5) Regis Jesuit
    Fri: W 75-59 at Douglas County
    5 Regis Jesuit 14-3
    Tues: L 58-60 at (4) Mountain Vista
    Sat: W 67-50 vs. Legend
    6 Cherry Creek 11-6
    Wed: L 61-67 vs. Grandview
    Fri: L 50-54 vs. (8) Arapahoe
    7 Overland 11-6
    Wed: L 58-59 vs. (3) Eaglecrest
    Fri: W 67-53 vs. Mullen
    8 Arapahoe 13-3
    Mon: W 61-45 vs. Dakota Ridge
    Wed: W 61-53 vs. Cherokee Trail
    Fri: W 54-50 at (6) Cherry Creek
    9 Monarch 14-3
    Tues: L 46-49 vs. (2) Fossil Ridge
    Fri: W 53-32 vs. Rocky Mountain
    10 Highlands Ranch 12-5
    Tues: W 48-37 vs. Castle View
    Sat: W 66-49 vs. ThunderRidge

    Class 4A
    1 Valor Christian 14-3
    Sat: W 68-45 vs. (5) Sand Creek
    2 Thompson Valley 16-1
    Tues: W 70-49 vs. Mountain View
    Fri: W 70-58 vs. Niwot
    3 Pueblo South 15-2
    Tues: W 58-40 vs. Pueblo West
    Fri: W 76-74 at (6) Pueblo East
    4 D’Evelyn 13-2
    Wed: W 66-60 at Green Mountain
    Fri: W 94-49 vs. Alameda
    5 Sand Creek 12-3
    Tues: W 61-45 at Palmer Ridge
    Fri: vs. Vista Ridge
    Sat: L 45-68 at Valor Christian
    6 Pueblo East 14-4
    Tues: W 59-54 vs. Pueblo Central
    Fri: L 74-76 vs. (3) Pueblo South
    Sat: W 73-54 vs. Broomfield
    7 Thomas Jefferson 11-6
    Tues: W 63-42 vs. Kennedy
    Fri: L 64-71 vs. Denver South
    8 Air Academy 13-3
    Wed: W 88-54 at Falcon
    9 Longmont 13-3
    Tues: W 52-45 vs. Silver Creek
    Fri: W 67-52 at Greeley Central
    10 Golden 14-3
    Wed: W 58-46 at Evergreen
    Fri: W 65-44 at Conifer

    Class 3A
    1 Holy Family 15-0
    Mon: W 77-60 at Denver Science & Tech
    Fri: W 87-26 vs. Manual
    2 Colorado Academy 13-0
    Tues: W 72-66 vs. (4) Faith Christian
    Fri: W 73-63 vs. Bishop Machebeuf
    3 Jefferson Academy 13-2
    Fri: W 50-45 vs. Kent Denver
    4 Faith Christian 10-5
    Tues: L 66-72 at (2) Colorado Academy
    Fri: W 66-51 at (2A 3) Lutheran
    5 Colorado Springs Christian 9-3
    Mon: W 60-38 vs. (10) St. Mary’s
    Tues: W 77-18 vs. Salida
    6 Brush 9-4
    Tues: W 65-56 vs. Eaton
    7 Aspen 10-2
    Tues: W 61-46 vs. Grand Valley
    Sat: W 70-46 at Cedaredge
    8 The Pinnacle 10-2
    Wed: W 85-68 vs. Fort Lupton
    Thurs: W 78-41 at Arrupe Jesuit
    9 Moffat County 9-2
    Tues: W 68-54 at Roaring Fork
    10 St. Mary’s 12-2
    Mon: L 38-60 at (5) Colorado Springs Christian
    Fri: W 82-62 vs. Dolores Huerta
    Sat: W 64-43 at Ellicott

    Class 2A
    1 Ignacio 12-0
    Thurs: W 87-21 vs. Dolores
    2 Sanford 12-1
    Sat: W 64-23 vs. Sargent
    3 Lutheran 8-5
    Tues: W 67-42 at Peak to Peak
    Fri: L 51-66 vs. (3A 4) Faith Christian
    4 Akron 11-1
    Tues: W 77-41 at Burlington
    Fri: vs. Holyoke
    Sat: W 80-62 at Sedgwick County
    5 Yuma 11-3
    Tues: W 63-45 at Wiggins
    6 Resurrection Christian 13-2
    Tues: W 67-62 at Union Colony
    Thurs: W 62-52 at (9) Denver Christian
    7 Peyton 11-2
    Tues: W 89-41 vs. Pikes Peak Christian
    8 Rye 12-2
    Fri: W 70-66 vs. Swink
    9 Denver Christian 8-4
    Tues: W 61-34 vs. Denver Academy
    Thurs: L 52-62 vs. (6) Resurrection Christian
    10 Haxtun 8-3
    Tues: L 29-62 at Chase County (Neb.)
    Sat: at Wiggins

    Class 1A
    1 Caliche 12-0
    Sat: W 66-57 vs. Holyoke
    2 Hi-Plains 11-1
    Thurs: W 75-33 at Bethune
    3 McClave 11-2
    Fri: W 46-33 vs. Cheraw
    4 Holly 10-3
    Fri: W 66-59 at Springfield
    5 Cheyenne Wells 9-2
    Off this week.
    6 Vail Christian 10-2
    Tues: W 52-27 at De Beque
    Sat: W 75-32 at Gilpin County
    7 South Baca 9-4
    Sat: vs. Manzanola
    8 Norwood 8-3
    Fri: W 70-68 at Mancos
    Sat: vs. Dolores
    9 Shining Mountain 10-4
    Tues: L 37-71 at Kent Denver
    Sat: W 62-45 vs. Rocky Mountain Lutheran
    10 Briggsdale 7-4
    Thurs: L 42-53 at Dayspring Christian
    Sat: W 46-36 vs. Fleming

  • Denver East back in No. 1 spot in 5A boys basketball ranking

    Denver East Cherokee Trail boys basketball
    Denver East is back in 5A’s No. 1 spot this week. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

    Denver East is back on top of CHSAANow.com’s 5A boys basketball ranking. The Angels overtook Fossil Ridge by one overall point to reclaim their spot.

    Fossil Ridge, which remained unbeaten by going 2-0 last week, had a one-week stay atop the poll. Denver East got 11 first-place votes to Fossil Ridge’s nine.

    Denver East beat Denver North 94-31 in its lone game last week.

    Dakota Ridge senior Cambrian Antrillo glides toward the basket for an uncontested layup Monday in the Eagles' 62-55 victory over Highlands Ranch. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Dakota Ridge joined this week’s 5A boys basketball ranking. (Dennis Pleuss)

    Regis Jesuit remained in the No. 3 spot and Cherry Creek in No. 4. Eaglecrest bumped up one place to round up the top 5.

    Mountain Vista moved up two places to sit in sixth this week. Arapahoe is No. 7 and Overland fell three spots to No. 8.

    Dakota Ridge is the lone newcomer to this week’s 5A ranking. The Eagles (9-2) have won eight of nine games, and are No. 9 this week.

    Monarch fell one place to No. 10.

    The poll’s other No. 1 teams — Valor Christian (4A), Holy Family (3A), Ignacio (2A) and Caliche (1A) — all stayed the same, as they have since the preseason.

    The 3A ranking added Centauri (No. 9) and Bishop Machebeuf (No. 10), while 1A added Briggsdale (No. 10).

    There were no newcomers in either the 4A or 2A polls. However, Pueblo South made a big jump in 4A, going from seventh to fourth.

    Complete polls for all classes 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.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Denver East (11) 11-3 188 2 1-0
    2 Fossil Ridge (9) 12-0 187 1 2-0
    3 Regis Jesuit 12-1 163 3 2-0
    4 Cherry Creek 11-2 131 4 2-0
    5 Eaglecrest 10-3 104 6 2-0
    6 Mountain Vista 12-1 95 8 2-0
    7 Arapahoe 9-2 77 7 1-1
    8 Overland 9-4 57 5 1-1
    9 Dakota Ridge 9-2 34 – 2-0
    10 Monarch 10-2 29 9 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Grandview 11, Highlands Ranch 7, Grand Junction 5, Rangeview 4, Legend 3, Chatfield 2, ThunderRidge 2, Smoky Hill 1.
    Dropped out
    Grandview (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (14) 13-3 149 1 3-0
    2 Thompson Valley 11-1 121 2 2-0
    3 Sand Creek (1) 10-1 102 3 2-0
    4 Pueblo South 11-2 93 7 3-0
    5 D’Evelyn 9-2 86 4 2-0
    6 Thomas Jefferson 9-4 79 6 2-1
    7 Pueblo East 11-3 66 9 2-0
    8 Denver South 9-6 38 10 1-1
    9 Air Academy 10-3 37 5 1-1
    10 Longmont 10-2 32 8 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Golden 11, Cheyenne Mountain 7, Glenwood Springs 2, Montrose 1, Pueblo Central 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holy Family (13) 12-0 130 1 2-0
    2 Colorado Academy 10-0 107 2 2-0
    3 Jefferson Academy 10-1 102 3 0-1
    4 Faith Christian 7-4 79 4 0-1
    5 Colorado Springs Christian 5-3 56 5 2-0
    6 Brush 6-4 47 9 2-0
    7 Aspen 7-2 42 8 2-0
    8 The Pinnacle 6-2 41 7 1-0
    9 Centauri 9-3 38 – 2-0
    10 Bishop Machebeuf 6-3 30 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Moffat County 16, Classical Academy 9, Kent Denver 8, Denver Science & Tech 6, Alamosa 2, Monte Vista 1, St. Mary’s 1.
    Dropped out
    Kent Denver (6), Moffat County (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Ignacio (8) 9-0 138 1 1-0
    2 Sanford (1) 9-1 128 2 2-0
    3 Yuma (2) 8-1 113 3 2-0
    4 Lutheran (4) 5-4 100 4 1-1
    5 Akron 7-1 82 5 2-0
    6 Resurrection Christian 9-2 74 6 1-0
    7 Haxtun 8-1 40 9 2-0
    8 Simla 8-1 37 8 2-0
    9 Peyton 8-2 36 10 2-0
    10 Rye 9-2 29 7 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver Christian 13, Front Range Christian 8, Holyoke 8, Sedgwick County 6, Crowley County 5, Swink 4, Custer County 2, Hotchkiss 1, Telluride 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (9) 9-0 90 1 2-0
    2 McClave 8-1 74 3 1-0
    3 Hi-Plains 8-1 73 2 2-0
    4 Vail Christian 6-1 59 4 1-0
    5 Holly 7-3 48 5 2-1
    6 Shining Mountain 9-2 38 7 2-1
    7 Norwood 6-2 35 8 1-0
    8 Cheyenne Wells 7-2 29 6 1-1
    9 Cheraw 5-2 18 9 1-1
    10 Briggsdale 4-2 11 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Primero 7, South Baca 7, Arickaree 6.
    Dropped out
    Primero (10).

  • Top-10 boys basketball schedule for the week of Jan. 20

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for boys basketball’s top-10 teams this week.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A
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    Class 5A
    1 Denver East 12-3
    Fri: W 91-62 vs. (4A 6) Thomas Jefferson
    2 Fossil Ridge 15-0
    Tues: W 97-41 at Fairview
    Thurs: W 74-28 vs. Legacy
    Fri: W 69-44 at Horizon
    3 Regis Jesuit 13-2
    Tues: W 69-40 vs. Littleton
    Fri: L 48-63 vs. Chaparral
    4 Cherry Creek 11-4
    Wed: L 45-52 at Smoky Hill
    Fri: L 41-50 at (8) Overland
    5 Eaglecrest 12-3
    Tues: W 62-43 at Cherokee Trail
    Fri: W 80-57 vs. Smoky Hill
    6 Mountain Vista 14-1
    Tues: W 86-65 vs. Rock Canyon
    Fri: W 80-49 vs. Littleton
    7 Arapahoe 10-3
    Wed: L 55-57 at Mullen
    Fri: W 61-57 vs. Grandview
    8 Overland 10-5
    Wed: L 73-76 at Grandview
    Fri: W 50-41 vs. (4) Cherry Creek
    9 Dakota Ridge 10-4
    Tues: L 62-66 at Ralston Valley
    Thurs: L 42-55 vs. Lakewood
    Sat: W 62-44 at Pomona
    10 Monarch 13-2
    Tues: W 66-39 at Poudre
    Thurs: W 61-45 vs. Greeley West
    Fri: W 46-44 at Fort Collins

    Class 4A
    1 Valor Christian 13-3
    Off this week.
    2 Thompson Valley 14-1
    Tues: W 82-60 at Silver Creek
    Fri: W 61-51 vs. (10) Longmont
    Sat: W 56-47 at Cheyenne Mountain
    3 Sand Creek 11-2
    Tues: W 49-46 at Discovery Canyon
    Fri: L 63-67 vs. Falcon
    4 Pueblo South 13-2
    Fri: W 63-54 at Pueblo Central
    Sat: W 80-64 vs. Elizabeth
    5 D’Evelyn 11-2
    Wed: W 76-69 vs. Wheat Ridge
    Fri: W 97-45 vs. Arvada
    6 Thomas Jefferson 10-5
    Wed: W 85-40 vs. Manual
    Fri: L 62-91 at (5A 1) Denver East
    7 Pueblo East 12-3
    Fri: W 67-65 at Canon City
    8 Denver South 10-7
    Wed: W 97-44 vs. Adams City
    Fri: L 69-70 at Denver West
    9 Air Academy 12-3
    Tues: W 60-40 vs. Lewis-Palmer
    Fri: W 78-36 vs. Discovery Canyon
    10 Longmont 11-3
    Tues: W 71-33 at Mountain View
    Fri: L 51-61 at (2) Thompson Valley

    Class 3A
    1 Holy Family 13-0
    Fri: W 66-35 vs. Peak to Peak
    2 Colorado Academy 11-0
    Tues: W 73-55 at Peak to Peak
    3 Jefferson Academy 12-2
    Tues: L 48-65 at (2A 4) Lutheran
    Fri: W 70-30 at Manual
    Sat: W 56-48 at Northridge
    4 Faith Christian 9-4
    Tues: W 57-49 at (10) Bishop Machebeuf
    Fri: W 57-50 vs. Kent Denver
    5 Colorado Springs Christian 6-3
    Fri: W 86-33 at Florence
    6 Brush 8-4
    Tues: W 65-53 vs. Fort Morgan
    Fri: W 58-32 at Valley
    7 Aspen 8-2
    Fri: W 45-28 vs. Gunnison
    8 The Pinnacle 8-2
    Tues: W 73-30 vs. Lake County
    Fri: W 86-68 vs. The Academy
    9 Centauri 10-4
    Fri: L 39-52 vs. Monte Vista
    Sat: W 71-34 vs. Dolores
    10 Bishop Machebeuf 6-5
    Tues: L 49-57 vs. (4) Faith Christian
    Fri: L 58-60 vs. (2A 4) Lutheran

    Class 2A
    1 Ignacio 11-0
    Tues: W 59-38 at Pagosa Springs
    Sat: W 55-31 at Ridgway
    2 Sanford 10-1
    Thurs: W 60-23 at Crested Butte
    Sat: vs. Del Norte
    3 Yuma 10-2
    Tues: W 63-57 vs. Holyoke
    Fri: W 66-45 vs. Merino
    Sat: L 50-60 at (5) Akron
    4 Lutheran 7-4
    Tues: W 65-48 vs. (3A 3) Jefferson Academy
    Fri: W 60-58 at (3A 10) Bishop Machebeuf
    5 Akron 9-1
    Fri: W 85-62 at (7) Haxtun
    Sat: W 60-50 vs. (3) Yuma
    6 Resurrection Christian 11-2
    Tues: W 80-47 vs. Heritage Christian
    Fri: W 75-41 at Denver Academy
    7 Haxtun 8-2
    Fri: L 62-85 vs. (5) Akron
    8 Simla 8-2
    Wed: L 47-48 vs. (9) Peyton
    9 Peyton 10-2
    Wed: W 48-47 at (8) Simla
    Thurs: W 61-51 vs. Kiowa
    10 Rye 10-2
    Fri: W 49-45 at Rocky Ford

    Class 1A
    1 Caliche 11-0
    Fri: W 70-44 at Fleming
    Sat: W 61-31 vs. (10) Briggsdale
    2 McClave 10-2
    Tues: W 77-33 at Manzanola
    Fri: L 32-34 vs. Kit Carson
    Sat: W 63-51 at Springfield
    3 Hi-Plains 10-1
    Tues: W 64-43 vs. Stratton
    Sat: W 70-47 at Arickaree
    4 Vail Christian 8-1
    Wed: W 83-78 at Soroco
    Fri: W 58-49 vs. Hayden
    Sat: vs. Sargent
    5 Holly 9-3
    Fri: W 51-44 vs. Walsh
    Sat: W 47-38 at Kit Carson
    6 Shining Mountain 9-3
    Tues: L 66-67 vs. Jim Elliot Christian
    7 Norwood 6-4
    Fri: L 46-71 at Telluride
    Sat: L 34-35 at Dove Creek
    8 Cheyenne Wells 9-2
    Tues: vs. Wallace County (Kan.)
    Fri: W 63-40 at Eads
    Sat: W 59-38 at Genoa-Hugo
    9 Cheraw 6-3
    Fri: L 51-53 at Wiley
    Sat: W 60-34 vs. Edison
    10 Briggsdale 6-3
    Tues: W 67-46 vs. Pawnee
    Fri: W 43-34 vs. Prairie
    Sat: L 31-61 vs. (1) Caliche

  • Fossil Ridge takes over atop 5A boys basketball rankings

    Fossil Ridge is the new No. 1 team in 5A. (Courtesy of Matt Johannsen)
    Fossil Ridge is the new No. 1 team in 5A. (Courtesy of Matt Johannsen)

    Fossil Ridge, unbeaten and with a number of impressive wins under its belt thus far, is the new No. 1 team in this week’s CHSAANow.com Class 5A boys basketball poll.

    The SaberCats, off to a 10-0 start, edged Denver East — which had held the No. 1 spot since the preseason — despite having one fewer first-place vote. The Angels are No. 2 this week.

    Regis Jesuit moved up one spot to No. 3, while Cherry Creek made the week’s biggest gain by going from No. 10 to No. 4. Overland rounds out the top 5.

    Eaglecrest is sixth and is followed by Arapahoe, Mountain Vista, Monarch and Grandview.

    The 4A ranking continued to be led by Valor Christian and added two new teams: No. 7 Pueblo South and No. 10 Denver South.

    3A added Aspen (No. 8), while 2A got a new No. 1 team in unbeaten Ignacio. The 1A ranking added Primero (No. 10).

    Complete polls for all classes 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.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Fossil Ridge (9) 10-0 180 2 2-0
    2 Denver East (10) 10-3 177 1 2-1
    3 Regis Jesuit 10-1 151 4 2-0
    4 Cherry Creek 9-2 114 10 2-0
    5 Overland 8-3 110 3 2-0
    6 Eaglecrest 8-3 73 6 1-1
    7 Arapahoe 8-1 69 7 1-1
    8 Mountain Vista 10-1 66 5 2-0
    9 Monarch 9-1 45 9 2-0
    10 Grandview 8-3 32 8 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Rangeview 18, Chatfield 4, ThunderRidge 4, Dakota Ridge 1, Grand Junction 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (15) 10-3 165 1 2-0
    2 Thompson Valley (1) 9-1 142 2 2-0
    3 Sand Creek 8-1 110 5 2-0
    4 D’Evelyn (1) 7-2 90 8 2-0
    5 Air Academy 9-2 81 6 2-0
    6 Thomas Jefferson 7-3 73 3 0-2
    7 Pueblo South 8-2 72 – 1-0
    8 Longmont 8-1 67 9 3-0
    9 Pueblo East 9-3 66 4 0-1
    10 Denver South 8-5 38 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Golden 12, Cheyenne Mountain 11, Glenwood Springs 4, Greeley Central 2, Montrose 2, Mountain View 1.
    Dropped out
    Golden (7), Cheyenne Mountain (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holy Family (11) 10-0 119 1 2-0
    2 Colorado Academy (1) 8-0 101 2 2-0
    3 Jefferson Academy 10-0 99 3 3-0
    4 Faith Christian 7-3 85 5 2-0
    5 Colorado Springs Christian 3-3 46 9 2-0
    6 Kent Denver 6-1 45 8 2-0
    7 The Pinnacle 5-2 33 10 2-0
    8 Aspen 5-2 28 – 2-0
    9 Brush 4-4 26 6 1-3
    10 Moffat County 4-2 25 7 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Bishop Machebeuf 11, Centauri 11, St. Mary’s 10, Monte Vista 9, Classical Academy 6, Denver Science & Tech 2, Platte Valley 2, Alamosa 1, Sterling 1, Strasburg 1.
    Dropped out
    Bishop Machebeuf (4).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Ignacio (9) 8-0 129 2 1-0
    2 Sanford (4) 7-1 123 1 1-1
    3 Yuma (1) 6-1 105 3 2-0
    4 Lutheran 4-3 85 4 1-0
    5 Akron 5-1 82 5 1-0
    6 Resurrection Christian 8-2 77 6 2-0
    7 Rye 8-1 54 7 2-0
    8 Simla 6-1 38 8 2-0
    9 Haxtun 6-1 26 10 1-0
    10 Peyton 6-2 16 9 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver Christian 10, Rangely 10, Custer County 7, Holyoke 5, West Grand 2, Sangre de Cristo 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (8) 7-0 80 1 2-0
    2 Hi-Plains 6-1 65 3 1-0
    3 McClave 7-2 59 2 0-2
    4 Vail Christian 5-1 52 4 1-0
    5 Holly 5-2 51 5 1-0
    6 Cheyenne Wells 6-1 38 6 1-0
    7 Shining Mountain 7-1 34 7 2-0
    8 Norwood 5-2 15 8 2-0
    9 Cheraw 4-1 10 10 1-0
    10 Primero 7-1 9 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Peetz 8, Briggsdale 5, Jim Elliot Christian 4, Liberty 3, South Baca 3, Prairie 2, Stratton 2, Fleming 1.
    Dropped out
    Peetz (9).

  • Top-10 boys basketball schedule for the week of Jan. 13

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for boys basketball’s top-10 teams this week.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A
    [divider]

    Class 5A
    1 Fossil Ridge 12-0
    Tues: W 47-31 vs. Fort Collins
    Fri: W 83-32 at Loveland
    2 Denver East 11-3
    Fri: W 94-31 at Denver North
    3 Regis Jesuit 12-1
    Tues: W 56-37 vs. George Washington
    Fri: W 59-47 at Castle View
    4 Cherry Creek 11-2
    Wed: W 58-41 vs. Mullen
    Fri: W 59-49 vs. Cherokee Trail
    5 Overland 9-4
    Wed: W 55-54 vs. Smoky Hill
    Sat: L 54-62 at (7) Arapahoe
    6 Eaglecrest 10-3
    Wed: W 65-43 vs. (7) Arapahoe
    Fri: W 59-50 vs. Mullen
    7 Arapahoe 9-2
    Wed: L 43-65 at (6) Eaglecrest
    Sat: W 62-54 vs. (5) Overland
    8 Mountain Vista 11-1
    Fri: W 82-60 at Heritage
    9 Monarch 10-2
    Tues: W 52-38 vs. Horizon
    Fri: L 64-68 at Fairview
    10 Grandview 8-5
    Wed: L 67-72 at Cherokee Trail
    Fri: L 65-72 at Smoky Hill

    Class 4A
    1 Valor Christian 13-3
    Tues: W 83-55 at Palmer
    Thurs: W 83-57 vs. Pine Creek
    Sat: W 95-51 vs. Pueblo West
    2 Thompson Valley 11-1
    Tues: W 65-34 vs. Centaurus
    Fri: W 57-31 at Broomfield
    3 Sand Creek 10-1
    Tues: W 70-68 vs. Cheyenne Mountain
    Fri: W 60-51 vs. (5) Air Academy
    4 D’Evelyn 9-2
    Wed: W 64-41 at Alameda
    Fri: W 70-37 vs. Evergreen
    5 Air Academy 10-3
    Tues: W 57-47 at Palmer Ridge
    Fri: L 51-60 at (3) Sand Creek
    6 Thomas Jefferson 9-4
    Mon: L 54-63 at Rock Canyon
    Wed: W 59-57 at (10) Denver South
    Fri: W 72-63 at Abraham Lincoln
    7 Pueblo South 11-2
    Tues: W 93-47 vs. Pueblo County
    Wed: W 61-42 vs. Fountain-Fort Carson
    Fri: W 87-50 at Canon City
    8 Longmont 10-2
    Tues: W 50-33 vs. Broomfield
    Fri: W 56-35 vs. Centaurus
    Sat: L 51-56 at Erie
    9 Pueblo East 11-3
    Tues: W 74-60 vs. Pueblo West
    Fri: W 80-27 at Pueblo County
    10 Denver South 9-6
    Wed: L 57-59 vs. (6) Thomas Jefferson
    Fri: W 73-58 at George Washington

    Class 3A
    1 Holy Family 12-0
    Tues: W 69-53 at (2A 4) Lutheran
    Fri: W 58-37 at (4) Faith Christian
    2 Colorado Academy 10-0
    Tues: W 44-36 at (3) Jefferson Academy
    Fri: W 83-39 vs. Manual
    3 Jefferson Academy 10-1
    Tues: L 36-44 vs. (2) Colorado Academy
    4 Faith Christian 7-4
    Fri: L 37-58 vs. (1) Holy Family
    5 Colorado Springs Christian 4-3
    Tues: W 58-36 at The Classical Academy
    6 Kent Denver 6-3
    Tues: L 50-71 vs. Bishop Machebeuf
    Fri: L 45-60 vs. (2A 4) Lutheran
    7 The Pinnacle 6-2
    Fri: W 79-50 at Platte Canyon
    8 Aspen 7-2
    Fri: W 66-53 vs. Roaring Fork
    Sat: W 49-37 at Olathe
    9 Brush 6-4
    Tues: W 47-33 vs. University
    Fri: W 69-38 at Strasburg
    10 Moffat County 6-2
    Fri: W 62-36 at Basalt
    Sat: W 78-56 at Cedaredge

    Class 2A
    1 Ignacio 9-0
    Sat: W 80-23 vs. Dove Creek
    2 Sanford 9-1
    Fri: W 59-33 vs. Custer County
    Sat: W 66-58 at Center
    3 Yuma 8-1
    Fri: W 48-46 at Sedgwick County
    Sat: W 62-43 vs. Dayspring Christian
    4 Lutheran 5-4
    Tues: L 53-69 vs. (3A 1) Holy Family
    Fri: W 60-45 at (3A 6) Kent Denver
    5 Akron 7-1
    Fri: W 83-39 vs. Wiggins
    Sat: W 89-57 at Merino
    6 Resurrection Christian 9-2
    Fri: W 84-43 at Alexander Dawson
    7 Rye 9-2
    Fri: L 59-64 at Crowley County
    Sat: W 62-48 vs. Fowler
    8 Simla 8-1
    Fri: W 77-23 vs. Miami-Yoder
    Sat: W 69-55 at Calhan
    9 Haxtun 8-1
    Tues: W 59-41 at Fleming
    Sat: W 55-52 vs. (1A 7) Shining Mountain
    10 Peyton 8-2
    Fri: W 64-16 at Evangelical Christian
    Sat: W 71-6 vs. Miami-Yoder

    Class 1A
    1 Caliche 9-0
    Tues: W 80-38 vs. Prairie
    Fri: W 74-38 vs. Wray
    2 Hi-Plains 8-1
    Fri: W 87-31 vs. Idalia
    Sat: W 61-46 at Eads
    3 McClave 7-2
    Off this week.
    4 Vail Christian 6-1
    Sat: W 75-23 vs. Plateau Valley
    5 Holly 7-3
    Tues: W 90-34 at Manzanola
    Fri: L 59-65 at South Baca
    Sat: W 72-59 vs. (9) Cheraw
    6 Cheyenne Wells 7-2
    Fri: L 48-53 vs. (9) Cheraw
    Sat: W 83-29 vs. Idalia
    7 Shining Mountain 9-2
    Tues: W 70-43 at Denver Waldorf
    Fri: W 53-48 at Longmont Christian
    Sat: L 52-55 at (2A 9) Haxtun
    8 Norwood 6-2
    Fri: W 47-33 at Ridgway
    9 Cheraw 5-2
    Fri: W 53-48 at (6) Cheyenne Wells
    Sat: L 59-72 at (5) Holly
    10 Primero 8-1
    Tues: W 70-41 vs. Maxwell (N.M.)

  • 5A boys basketball ranking adds three new teams

    Regis Jesuit Fort Collins boys basketball
    Regis Jesuit moved up one place to No. 4 this week. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Grandview, Monarch and Cherry Creek all joined this week’s CHSAANow.com boys basketball rankings in 5A.

    Combined, the three teams went 9-0 last week. Grandview, which went 4-0 at the Mission Prep Christmas Classic in California last week, joined at No. 8. Monarch is No. 9 and Cherry Creek is No. 10.

    There was nearly a massive shakeup of the 5A poll this week. Fossil Ridge — which already owns impressive wins over Eaglecrest, Grandview, ThunderRidge, Highlands Ranch and Thompson Valley — received eight first-place votes, and was close to overtaking No. 1 Denver East for the top spot. But the Angels got 11 first-place votes in staying atop the ranking.

    So Fossil Ridge remained at No. 2 spot. Overland stayed at No. 3, while No. 4 Regis Jesuit and No. 5 Mountain Vista switched places.

    Eaglecrest is sixth and Arapahoe moved up to ninth this week.

    The biggest mover in the 4A ranking was Air Academy, which went from No. 10 last week to No. 6 this week. Valor Christian stayed atop that poll, and continued to be followed by No. 2 Thompson Valley and No. 3 Thomas Jefferson. No. 4 Pueblo East and No. 5 Sand Creek each moved up one spot.

    3A’s Holy Family, 2A’s Sanford and 1A’s Caliche all remained atop their respective rankings this week. That means the No. 1 teams in each classification have not changed since the preseason.

    These polls will serve as the rankings over the winter break, and through the first part of January. The next poll will not come out until Jan. 13.

    Complete polls for all classes are below.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Boys Basketball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and 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.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Denver East (11) 7-2 181 1 2-2
    2 Fossil Ridge (8) 8-0 176 2 2-0
    3 Overland 6-2 141 3 4-0
    4 Regis Jesuit 6-1 117 5 2-0
    5 Mountain Vista 8-0 109 4 4-0
    6 Eaglecrest 6-2 108 6 0-1
    7 Arapahoe 6-0 48 9 3-0
    8 Grandview 7-1 37 – 4-0
    9 Monarch 6-1 30 – 3-0
    10 Cherry Creek 4-2 27 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Fairview 26, Legend 18, Smoky Hill 5, Chatfield 4, Dakota Ridge 4, Fort Collins 3, Grand Junction 3, ThunderRidge 3, Chaparral 2, Rangeview 2, Highlands Ranch 1, Mullen 1.
    Dropped out
    Legend (7), Rangeview (8), Grand Junction (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (11) 8-1 133 1 2-1
    2 Thompson Valley (2) 7-1 110 2 1-1
    3 Thomas Jefferson 7-1 95 3 4-1
    4 Pueblo East (1) 9-2 89 5 4-0
    5 Sand Creek 5-1 68 6 2-1
    6 Air Academy 7-1 55 10 1-0
    7 Golden 7-1 54 7 1-0
    8 D’Evelyn 5-2 48 8 1-0
    9 Longmont 5-1 40 4 0-1
    10 Cheyenne Mountain 5-1 38 9 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Pueblo South 20, Denver South 13, Mountain View 4, Glenwood Springs 2, Greeley Central 2, Pueblo Central 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holy Family (8) 7-0 89 1 2-0
    2 Colorado Academy (1) 6-0 76 2 2-0
    3 Jefferson Academy 5-0 71 4 1-0
    4 Bishop Machebeuf 5-0 62 5 1-0
    5 Faith Christian 5-3 46 6 1-0
    6 Brush 3-1 44 3 1-1
    7 Moffat County 4-1 26 7 1-0
    8 Kent Denver 4-1 22 9 1-0
    9 Colorado Springs Christian 1-3 21 10 0-1
    10 The Pinnacle 3-2 19 8 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Centauri 4, Monte Vista 4, Aspen 3, Fort Lupton 3, Denver Science & Tech 2, St. Mary’s 2, Strasburg 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sanford (10) 6-0 118 1 2-0
    2 Ignacio (1) 7-0 93 5 2-0
    3 Yuma 4-1 88 2 1-1
    4 Lutheran 2-3 69 4 0-2
    5 Akron 4-1 66 3 2-1
    6 Resurrection Christian 6-2 65 6 2-0
    7 Rye 6-1 50 9 2-0
    8 Simla 4-1 29 8 1-0
    9 Peyton (1) 4-1 25 – 1-0
    10 Haxtun 4-1 13 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver Christian 9, Swink 9, Alexander Dawson 6, Rangely 6, Limon 4, Custer County 3, Front Range Christian 3, Sedgwick County 3, Union Colony 1.
    Dropped out
    Limon (7), Denver Christian (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (6) 5-0 60 1 1-0
    2 McClave 7-0 52 3 3-0
    3 Hi-Plains 5-1 47 2 2-0
    4 Vail Christian 4-1 36 5 1-0
    5 Holly 4-2 32 8 2-1
    6 Cheyenne Wells 4-1 29 9 1-1
    7 Shining Mountain 5-1 24 4 1-1
    8 Norwood 3-2 13 6 1-0
    9 Peetz 3-3 10 – 1-1
    10 Cheraw 3-1 7 – 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    South Baca 5, Jim Elliot Christian 4, Primero 4, Prairie 3, Walsh 3, Ouray 1.
    Dropped out
    Prairie (7), Jim Elliot Christian (10).

  • Arapahoe, Grand Junction join 5A boys basketball ranking

    Thomas Jefferson Pueblo County boys basketball
    Thomas Jefferson remained in the No. 3 spot in the 4A poll. (Pam Wagner)

    Unbeatens Arapahoe and Grand Junction have joined this week’s CHSAANow.com boys basketball rankings in 5A.

    The Warriors (3-0) are No. 9, while Grand Junction (5-0) is No. 10. Highlands Ranch, last week’s No. 5, and Chaparral, last week’s No. 10, both dropped out this week.

    Elsewhere, Denver East maintained its grip on the top spot, and Fossil Ridge continued its climb up the poll. The SaberCats are No. 2 this week, moving up two spots from No. 4. Fossil Ridge went 3-0 last week, including a 66-48 win over Highlands Ranch.

    Overland fell one spot to No. 3, and is followed by No. 4 Mountain Vista and No. 5 Regis Jesuit. Mountain Vista moved up from eighth; Regis up from No 6.

    Eaglecrest is sixth in this week’s 5A poll, Legend is seventh and Rangeview fell five spots to eighth.

    In addition to Denver East, the other four No. 1 teams remained the same this week: Valor Christian (4A), Holy Family (3A), Sanford (2A) and Caliche (1A).

    The 4A poll added Air Academy at No. 10 this week. That ranking also saw Thompson Valley jump from fifth to second following wins over three 5A teams. Thomas Jefferson is third.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Boys Basketball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and 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.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Denver East (22) 5-0 220 1 2-0
    2 Fossil Ridge 6-0 186 4 3-0
    3 Overland 2-2 155 2 1-0
    4 Mountain Vista 4-0 126 8 3-0
    5 Regis Jesuit 4-1 125 6 2-1
    6 Eaglecrest 6-1 118 7 3-0
    7 Legend 4-0 66 9 2-0
    8 Rangeview 4-1 60 3 2-1
    9 Arapahoe 3-0 31 – 0-0
    10 Grand Junction 5-0 23 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Fairview 20, Chaparral 16, Grandview 16, Monarch 15, Highlands Ranch 14, Chatfield 6, Cherry Creek 5, Ralston Valley 4, ThunderRidge 4.
    Dropped out
    Highlands Ranch (5), Chaparral (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (16) 6-0 177 1 4-0
    2 Thompson Valley (2) 6-0 135 5 3-0
    3 Thomas Jefferson 3-0 129 3 3-0
    4 Longmont 5-0 109 6 3-0
    5 Pueblo East 5-2 99 4 3-1
    6 Sand Creek 3-0 85 7 1-0
    7 Golden 6-1 55 10 3-1
    8 D’Evelyn 4-2 46 9 2-1
    9 Cheyenne Mountain 3-1 45 2 2-1
    10 Air Academy 6-1 40 – 4-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Falcon 35, Greeley Central 11, Lewis-Palmer 8, Mountain View 7, Frederick 6, Mesa Ridge 2, Palmer Ridge 2, Glenwood Springs 1, Ponderosa 1, Pueblo South 1.
    Dropped out
    Denver South (8).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holy Family (8) 5-0 98 1 2-0
    2 Colorado Academy (1) 4-0 81 3 2-0
    3 Brush (1) 2-0 77 2 1-0
    4 Jefferson Academy 4-0 69 9 4-0
    5 Bishop Machebeuf 4-0 67 6 3-0
    6 Faith Christian 4-3 36 4 3-1
    7 Moffat County 3-1 29 7 3-1
    8 The Pinnacle 3-1 22 – 1-0
    9 Kent Denver 3-1 20 10 2-0
    10 Colorado Springs Christian 1-2 19 5 1-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver Science & Tech 10, St. Mary’s 6, Valley 6, Aspen 4, Monte Vista 4, Cedaredge 2, Sterling 1.
    Dropped out
    Aspen (8).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sanford (12) 4-0 155 1 4-0
    2 Yuma (3) 3-0 125 2 2-0
    3 Akron 2-0 110 4 1-0
    4 Lutheran 2-1 106 3 1-0
    5 Ignacio (1) 5-0 101 5 2-0
    6 Resurrection Christian 4-2 75 6 3-0
    7 Limon 3-1 39 9 2-0
    8 Simla 3-1 31 10 2-0
    9 Rye 4-1 30 – 1-1
    10 Denver Christian 1-3 24 7 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Swink 23, Peyton 22, Haxtun 13, Alexander Dawson 11, Sedgwick County 6, Crowley County 3, Front Range Christian 3, Custer County 1, Paonia 1, Rangely 1, Sierra Grande 1.
    Dropped out
    Peyton (8).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (6) 4-0 60 1 2-0
    2 Hi-Plains 3-1 50 2 1-1
    3 McClave 4-0 49 3 2-0
    4 Shining Mountain 4-0 42 5 2-0
    5 Vail Christian 3-1 37 6 2-0
    6 Norwood 2-2 25 4 1-1
    7 Prairie 3-1 21 7 2-0
    8 Holly 2-1 14 8 1-0
    9 Cheyenne Wells 3-0 10 – 1-0
    10 Jim Elliot Christian 2-1 8 9 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Fleming 5, Stratton 3, Cheraw 2, Granada 2, Walsh 2.
    Dropped out
    Granada (10).

  • Rangeview, Fossil Ridge move up in 5A boys basketball ranking

    (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
    (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Rangeview and Fossil Ridge both made big jumps in this week’s CHSAANow.com 5A boys basketball poll.

    Rangeview, ranked fifth last week, is up to No. 3 following a 2-0 week. Included was a 74-70 win over then-No. 9 Chaparral.

    Fossil Ridge, meanwhile, went from sixth to fourth after going 3-0 last week. The standout win was a 58-51 win over then-No. 3 Eaglecrest.

    The 5A ranking continued to be led by Denver East, which has also started 3-0 at the Great Western Shootout in Utah. Overland remained in the No. 2 spot despite going 1-2 at the same tournament.

    Highlands Ranch rounds out the 5A top 5.

    The other No. 1 teams also stayed the same this week: Valor Christian (4A), Holy Family (3A), Sanford (2A) and Caliche (1A).

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Boys Basketball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and 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.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Denver East (18) 3-0 180 1 3-0
    2 Overland 1-2 137 2 1-2
    3 Rangeview 2-0 125 5 2-0
    4 Fossil Ridge 3-0 124 6 3-0
    5 Highlands Ranch 1-0 95 4 1-0
    6 Regis Jesuit 2-0 84 7 2-0
    7 Eaglecrest 3-1 59 3 3-1
    8 Mountain Vista 1-0 58 8 1-0
    9 Legend 2-0 30 10 2-0
    10 Chaparral 1-1 27 9 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    ThunderRidge 23, Arapahoe 18, Cherry Creek 7, Fort Collins 6, Grandview 6, Monarch 6, Grand Junction 3, Chatfield 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (11) 2-0 119 1 2-0
    2 Cheyenne Mountain (1) 1-0 96 3 1-0
    3 Thomas Jefferson 0-0 78 5 0-0
    4 Pueblo East 2-1 76 2 2-1
    5 Thompson Valley 3-0 58 8 3-0
    6 Longmont 2-0 57 7 2-0
    7 Sand Creek 2-0 51 9 2-0
    8 Denver South 1-2 44 4 1-2
    9 D’Evelyn 2-1 28 6 2-1
    10 Golden 3-0 25 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Falcon 16, Ponderosa 7, Air Academy 3, Mesa Ridge 3, Lewis-Palmer 2, Greeley Central 1, Palmer Ridge 1, Pueblo West 1.
    Dropped out
    Lewis-Palmer (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holy Family (7) 3-0 96 1 3-0
    2 Brush (3) 1-0 90 2 1-0
    3 Colorado Academy 2-0 73 3 2-0
    4 Faith Christian 1-2 61 4 1-2
    5 Colorado Springs Christian 0-0 55 5 0-0
    6 Bishop Machebeuf 1-0 34 – 1-0
    7 Moffat County 0-0 28 7 0-0
    8 Aspen 0-0 23 10 0–1
    9 Jefferson Academy 0-0 19 9 0-0
    10 Kent Denver 1-1 16 6 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Sterling 11, Denver Science & Tech 10, Valley 8, Pagosa Springs 7, Eaton 6, The Pinnacle 4, Centauri 3, University 3, Platte Valley 2, Grand Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Eaton (8).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sanford (9) 0-0 108 1 0-0
    2 Yuma (2) 1-0 93 5 1-0
    3 Lutheran 1-1 81 2 1-1
    4 Akron 1-0 74 7 1-0
    5 Ignacio 3-0 67 6 3-0
    6 Resurrection Christian 1-2 41 4 1-2
    7 Denver Christian (1) 0-2 35 3 0-2
    8 Peyton 1-0 34 – 1-0
    9 Limon 1-1 24 8 1-1
    10 Simla 1-1 22 9 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Swink 16, Rye 13, Haxtun 11, Sedgwick County 6, Alexander Dawson 5, Byers 5, Heritage Christian 5, Meeker 5, Paonia 5, Crowley County 4, Hayden 3, Dayspring Christian 2, Sangre de Cristo 1.
    Dropped out
    Swink (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (6) 2-0 69 1 2-0
    2 Hi-Plains (1) 2-0 63 2 2-0
    3 McClave 2-0 53 5 2-0
    4 Norwood 1-1 48 3 1-1
    5 Shining Mountain 2-0 32 4 2-0
    6 Vail Christian 1-1 29 8 1-1
    7 Prairie 1-1 17 – 1-1
    8 Holly 1-1 13 6 1-1
    9 Jim Elliot Christian 1-0 12 – 1-0
    10 Granada 0-0 10 10 0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Walsh 9, Fleming 8, Cheyenne Wells 6, Denver Jewish Day 5, Ouray 3, Primero 3, Stratton 3, Arickaree 1, Pawnee 1.
    Dropped out
    Fleming (7), Otis (9).

  • Denver East leads preseason 5A boys basketball poll

    (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
    Denver East begins the season ranked atop the 5A poll. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Denver East, Valor Christian, Holy Family, Sanford and Caliche are the preseason boys basketball favorites in their respective classifications.

    Those teams were the No. 1 picks in the 5A through 1A CHSAANow.com rankings released Monday morning.

    Denver East received 19 of 20 first-place votes in the 5A poll. The Angels return their top five scorers from last season’s runner-up squad, including University of Colorado commit Dominique Collier and his 20.1 points per game.

    Overland is No. 2 in the 5A ranking, and is following by defending champion Eaglecrest at No. 3. Highlands Ranch is fourth, and Rangeview rounds out the top 5.

    Fossil Ridge is sixth in the 5A poll, Regis Jesuit is seventh, Mountain Vista is eighth, Chaparral is ninth and Legend is tenth. Monarch narrowly missed the top-10.

    A total of 23 teams appeared on preseason ballots in the 5A ranking.

    (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
    Valor Christian is 4A’s preseason No. 1 team. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Another runner-up from a season ago, Valor Christian, heads the 4A preseason ranking. The Eagles return their top eight scorers from last season. That includes Chase Foster, who averaged 20.0 points per game last season.

    Pueblo East is second in the 4A ranking, and is followed by No. 3 Cheyenne Mountain, No. 4 Denver South and No. 5 Thomas Jefferson. Two-time defending champion Lewis-Palmer is ranked 10th to begin the 2013-14 season.

    Holy Family heads the 3A poll, though No. 2 Brush received an equal amount of first-place votes (five). The Tigers reached the Great 8 last season.

    Defending 3A champion Pagosa Springs is unranked to begin the year.

    In 2A, Sanford is the No. 1 pick. The Indians reached the Final 4 last season. Denver Christian, last season’s champion, is ranked third.

    Caliche heads the preseason 1A poll. The Buffaloes were in last season’s semifinals. Defending champion McClave is ranked fifth.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Boys Basketball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and 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.

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    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Denver East (19) 0-0 199
    2 Overland 0-0 148
    3 Eaglecrest (1) 0-0 106
    4 Highlands Ranch 0-0 100
    5 Rangeview 0-0 87
    6 Fossil Ridge 0-0 79
    7 Regis Jesuit 0-0 72
    8 Mountain Vista 0-0 52
    9 Chaparral 0-0 51
    10 Legend 0-0 44
    Others receiving votes:
    Monarch 41, Chatfield 22, Fort Collins 19, Cherokee Trail 17, ThunderRidge 11, Montbello 10, Abraham Lincoln 9, Grandview 9, Fairview 7, Cherry Creek 6, Dakota Ridge 5, Grand Junction 5, Arapahoe 1.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Valor Christian (12) 0-0 151
    2 Pueblo East 0-0 101
    3 Cheyenne Mountain (2) 0-0 100
    4 Denver South (1) 0-0 87
    5 Thomas Jefferson 0-0 84
    6 D’Evelyn 0-0 63
    7 Longmont 0-0 59
    8 Thompson Valley 0-0 58
    9 Sand Creek (1) 0-0 48
    10 Lewis-Palmer 0-0 32
    Others receiving votes:
    Broomfield 25, Falcon 13, Ponderosa 9, Windsor 9, Mesa Ridge 8, Elizabeth 6, Sierra 5, Durango 4, Frederick 4, Pueblo West 4, Greeley Central 3, Pueblo South 3, Green Mountain 1, Kennedy 1, Palisade 1, Widefield 1.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Holy Family (5) 0-0 100
    2 Brush (5) 0-0 85
    3 Colorado Academy (1) 0-0 84
    4 Faith Christian 0-0 66
    5 Colorado Springs Christian 0-0 54
    6 Kent Denver 0-0 32
    7 Moffat County 0-0 31
    8 Eaton 0-0 28
    9 Jefferson Academy 0-0 27
    10 Aspen 0-1 21
    Others receiving votes:
    Sterling 14, Denver Science & Tech 12, Manitou Springs 12, Pagosa Springs 12, The Pinnacle 12, Bishop Machebeuf 5, Centauri 5, Fort Lupton 2, Alamosa 1, Frontier Academy 1, Roaring Fork 1.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Sanford (8) 0-0 130
    2 Lutheran (1) 0-0 124
    3 Denver Christian (3) 0-0 110
    4 Resurrection Christian (1) 0-0 77
    5 Yuma (1) 0-0 74
    6 Ignacio 0-0 69
    7 Akron (1) 0-0 59
    8 Limon 0-0 50
    9 Simla 0-0 34
    10 Swink 0-0 30
    Others receiving votes:
    Peyton 18, Paonia 9, Crowley County 6, Rocky Ford 6, Meeker 5, Rye 5, Byers 4, Hayden 4, Sierra Grande 4, Haxtun 3, Heritage Christian 3, Sangre de Cristo 1.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Caliche (3) 0-0 48
    2 Hi-Plains (1) 0-0 39
    3 Norwood 0-0 34
    4 Shining Mountain 0-0 30
    5 McClave (2) 0-0 26
    6 Holly 0-0 25
    7 Fleming 0-0 23
    8 Vail Christian 0-0 22
    9 Otis 0-0 19
    10 Granada 0-0 18
    Others receiving votes:
    Prairie 8, Denver Jewish Day 6, Pawnee 6, Elbert 5, Primero 5, Jim Elliot Christian 4, La Veta 4, Bethune 3, Stratton 3, Deer Trail 2.