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  • Defending champs open as No. 1 teams in girls soccer’s preseason polls

    Columbine was all smiles as it walked off the field at Englewood High School on Saturday after taking a 2-0 victory over Mountain Vista in the Class 5A girls soccer state semifinal. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Columbine opens the year as the No. 1 team in Class 5A girls soccer. (Dennis Pleuss)

    Defending champions are on top of three of CHSAANow.com’s four preseason girls soccer rankings. The fourth? Well, it’s a new classification this season.

    Columbine (5A), Cheyenne Mountain (4A) and Colorado Academy (3A) are all coming off of titles last season, and all opened the year at No. 1 when the poll was released on Monday.

    Front Range Christian leads the first-ever 2A poll. The Falcons made the 3A state tournament field last season.

    In 5A, Columbine got four of the 10 first-place votes to edge No. 2 Mountain Vista. Mountain Vista, Rock Canyon (No. 3) and Pine Creek (No. 5) each received two first-place votes.

    Ralston Valley, last year’s runner-up, is No. 4 in 5A’s preseason poll.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Soccer Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select 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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Columbine (4) 0-0-0 92
    2 Mountain Vista (2) 0-0-0 84
    3 Rock Canyon (2) 0-0-0 64
    4 Ralston Valley 0-0-0 60
    5 Pine Creek (2) 0-0-0 58
    6 Fossil Ridge 0-0-0 47
    7 Cherry Creek 0-0-0 44
    8 Fort Collins 0-0-0 32
    9 Arapahoe 0-0-0 30
    10 Smoky Hill 0-0-0 18
    Others receiving votes:
    Broomfield 16, ThunderRidge 13, Doherty 12, Fairview 12, Liberty 7, Legacy 6, Denver East 3, Grandview 3, Cherokee Trail 2, Legend 2.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Cheyenne Mountain (10) 0-0-0 100
    2 Green Mountain 0-0-0 63
    3 Lewis-Palmer 0-0-0 56
    4 Sand Creek 0-0-0 47
    5 Niwot 0-0-0 44
    6 Evergreen 0-0-0 39
    7 Battle Mountain 0-0-0 38
    8 Valor Christian 0-0-0 29
    9 Air Academy 0-0-0 20
    10 Palmer Ridge 0-0-0 19
    Others receiving votes:
    Wheat Ridge 18, Montrose 10, Ponderosa 8, Silver Creek 8, Longmont 6, Centaurus 5, D’Evelyn 5, The Classical Academy 5, Glenwood Springs 4, Pueblo Centennial 4, Discovery Canyon 3, Mullen 3, Thompson Valley 2, Standley Lake 1, Steamboat Springs 1, Weld Central 1.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Colorado Academy (9) 0-0-0 99
    2 Kent Denver 0-0-0 77
    3 Jefferson Academy 0-0-0 70
    4 St. Mary’s 0-0-0 62
    5 The Academy 0-0-0 53
    6 Coal Ridge (1) 0-0-0 48
    7 Frontier Academy 0-0-0 39
    8 Manitou Springs 0-0-0 22
    9 Liberty Common 0-0-0 20
    10 Sterling 0-0-0 19
    Others receiving votes:
    Faith Christian 9, Denver Science & Tech – Stapleton 7, Grand Valley 7, Fountain Valley 6, SkyView Academy 5, Machebeuf 2, Roaring Fork 2, Alamosa 1, St. Mary’s Academy 1.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Front Range Christian (7) 0-0-0 35
    2 Denver Christian 0-0-0 23
    3 Dawson School 0-0-0 16
    4 Cornerstone Christian 0-0-0 12
    5 Evangelical Christian 0-0-0 7
    Others receiving votes:
    Telluride 5, Resurrection Christian 4, Vail Mountain 3.

  • 4A girls basketball ranking adds three newcomers

    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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    CHSAANow.com Girls 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.

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

    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).

  • Evergreen wins second consecutive 4A girls swimming title

    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)
    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    THORNTON — The day began with records falling. Three of the first four races saw the Manitou Springs medley relay team and two individual swimmers come in with the best times ever for the 4A class. The landmark day ended with Evergreen hosting the state championship trophy at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton.

    The Cougars finished with an overall score or 368, besting runner-up Cheyenne Mountain by 92 points to successfully defend their 2014 title.

    “We’re just really proud of our girls and we’re happy with how we swam today,” Cougars coach Jeanne Godaire said. “We had a lot of best times and the girls were ready for the meet.”

    Through the first two events, the Cougars were without a win as Manitou took the 200-yard medley relay and Thompson Valley’s Eryn Eddy won the 200-yard freestyle. Both wins resulted in 4A records.

    It was the third event when Lindsay Morrow finally got Evergreen on the board with a win. He took the 200-yard invdividual medley with a time of 2:03.42, almost three seconds better than than second-place finisher – and her teammate – Anna McDonald.

    “Getting the individual wins were great, but to be able to celebrate this win as a team is such an incredible feeling,” Morrow said. “We all worked really hard in prelims and knew coming in today that we just had to move up one spot to be able to do well today.”

    The win was anything but a given for the Cougars as they had the Indians on their tail much of the day. Cheyenne Mountain had finished in the top three at state three years in a row coming into Saturday’s meet and would prove to be force once again.

    Freshman Cat Wright got the charge started for the Indians by taking the 100-yard butterfly, setting a state record in the process. It was the only win for the Indians on the day, but their consistency to finish in the top five boosted them into a firm second-place finish.

    “Evergreen was so strong and they had so many horses in the early races,” Indians coach Kate Doane said. “We’re very happy with where we finished. We wanted a top-two finish and so as far as getting to No. 1, we swam the best we could and so did Evergreen.”

    The Cougars recorded four wins on the day, with Morrow accounting for two of the three individual wins. The Cougars won the meet’s final event, the 400-yard freestyle relay, a fitting bow to tie on their state title.

    “We had some top girls get us some good wins,” Godaire said. “We got a lot of points in the (consolation races) and the finals which helped.”

  • Sand Creek joins 4A girls basketball poll at No. 9

    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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    CHSAANow.com Girls 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.

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

    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).

  • No. 5 St. Mary’s girls basketball upsets No. 2 Manitou Springs

    COLORADO SPRINGS — In a game that is sure to shake up the Class 3A girls basketball rankings, the fifth-ranked St. Mary’s Pirates got a huge 47-40 win over No. 2 Manitou Springs Friday night.

    With the win, the Pirates (16-0 overall, 8-0 3A Tri-Peaks) now have sole control over the Tri-Peaks League with two league games remaining on their schedule.

    “This was a great game just to let us know that we’re capable of playing with great teams like Manitou,” Pirates guard Maggie Hartman said. “They’re a very good team and it was a great challenge for us. We enjoyed it.”

    St. Mary's players (white) get set in their offense during Friday's win over Manitou Springs. (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow)
    St. Mary’s players (white) get set in their offense during Friday’s win over Manitou Springs. (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    The teams were locked in a tight game from the get go as Gala Jensen started things off with a quick basket for the Mustangs (14-2, 7-1). It seemed the junior forward, who averages 16 points per game, was going to be in for a big night, but foul trouble took her out of rhythm and she wouldn’t score another basket until the fourth quarter.

    The Pirates would go on a 7-0 run before the Mustangs could get point guard Shelby Megyeri involved. Seven of her 13 points on the night came in the first quarter as she pulled the Mustangs to within one point at 10-9.

    “We knew Shelby could shoot, she hit about six threes on us last year,” Pirates coach Mike Burkett said. “She does so many things for them and she has such a diversified game.”

    The Pirates padded their lead in the second quarter by going on a 12-2 run. The Mustangs finally got some life when Megyeri was able to sink a bucket and knock down two free throws on the next possession to cut the Pirates’ lead to 22-15 at halftime.

    The biggest problem for the Mustangs was the inability to get bodies underneath the basket for rebounds. And even if they were there, the ball always seemed to bounce into the waiting hands of St. Mary’s.

    “We worked hard on defense and we just didn’t reward ourselves with a box-out,” Manitou coach Jon Asp said.

    As the second half carried on, the Mustangs fell more and more out of sync. Toward the end of the third quarter, Megyeri penetrated toward the basket before trying to pass the ball to forward Brooke Garretson who was expecting the ball to be shot. Asp decided that the communication wasn’t working with the personnel on the court and opted remove Garretson from the game.

    But by then, he was ready to send Jensen back in, which gave the Mustangs a huge boost. Trailing by 10 early in the fourth quarter, the Mustangs finally began to hit some much needed shots.

    A 3-pointer from McKenzi Petricko followed by a basket with a foul shot from Jensen cut the St. Mary’s lead to four points. The Pirates would once again build it up to seven before Petricko knocked down another three to once again make it a four-point game. But that’s as close as the Mustangs would get.

    Hartman made her way to the foul line eight times in the fourth quarter and made all but one of them. She finished with a game-high 20 points to give the Pirates the upset on their home floor.

    “You have to take advantage of the home wins,” Burkett said. “(Manitou) is a great team. They beat us last year on a buzzer beater and it was two evenly matched teams.”

  • Canon City takes over atop 4A girls basketball rankings

    Canon City Mesa Ridge girls basketball
    Marissa McIntosh and Canon City are now No. 1 in the 4A poll. (Brandon Hopper)

    Canon City is the new No. 1 team in CHSAANow.com’s Class 4A girls basketball rankings.

    The Tigers are the lone remaining unbeaten team (17-0) in 4A, and they got 12 of the 17 first-place votes this week.

    Former No. 1 Valor Christian was upset by D’Evelyn last week, and dropped to No. 2. D’Evelyn moved up to No. 5.

    Elsewhere, the four other No. 1 teams remained the same: ThunderRidge (5A), 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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    CHSAANow.com Girls 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.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 ThunderRidge (16) 15-2 169 1 2-0
    2 Broomfield (1) 15-2 154 2 3-0
    3 Highlands Ranch 14-4 127 5 2-0
    4 Monarch 15-2 111 4 1-1
    5 Grandview 13-3 90 3 1-2
    6 Ralston Valley 12-4 73 8 2-0
    7 Denver East 13-3 58 7 2-0
    8 Rampart 12-4 46 10 1-0
    9 Grand Junction 14-4 32 9 2-0
    10 Cherry Creek 11-6 16 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Horizon 15, Lakewood 13, Arapahoe 12, Regis Jesuit 5, Fossil Ridge 4, Legacy 4, Pine Creek 3, Rocky Mountain 3.
    Dropped out
    Horizon (6).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Canon City (12) 17-0 163 2 3-0
    2 Valor Christian (4) 15-2 149 1 2-1
    3 Holy Family (1) 13-3 122 3 2-0
    4 Pueblo West 13-4 103 4 2-0
    5 D’Evelyn 13-4 87 7 3-0
    6 Montrose 12-3 69 6 2-0
    7 Pueblo East 13-4 56 8 2-0
    8 Glenwood Springs 13-2 44 5 2-0
    9 Pueblo South 11-4 40 9 1-1
    10 Evergreen 14-3 36 10 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Silver Creek 15, Mullen 11, Palisade 10, Eagle Valley 8, Sand Creek 8, Greeley Central 7, Longmont 2, Mesa Ridge 2, Air Academy 1, Mead 1, Weld Central 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sterling (9) 15-0 143 1 2-0
    2 Manitou Springs (3) 13-1 126 2 2-0
    3 Pagosa Springs (4) 12-0 121 3 2-0
    4 Lutheran 14-1 111 4 2-0
    5 St. Mary’s 15-0 108 5 1-0
    6 Eaton 12-2 69 6 1-0
    7 Olathe 11-1 59 7 2-0
    8 Platte Valley 11-3 31 10 2-0
    9 La Junta 11-4 29 8 1-1
    10 Centauri 9-4 16 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Machebeuf 15, Liberty Common 14, Faith Christian 8, Salida 7, Kent Denver 6, Trinidad 6, Lamar 5, The Vanguard 3, Colorado Academy 2, Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Machebeuf (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Peyton (7) 13-0 88 1 3-0
    2 Hoehne (2) 14-0 74 2 2-0
    3 Yuma 12-2 71 4 2-0
    4 Caliche 12-1 62 3 0-1
    5 Cedaredge 14-0 58 5 1-0
    6 Akron 12-2 52 6 2-0
    7 Ellicott 10-3 26 – 2-0
    8 Meeker 9-3 21 7 1-1
    9 Paonia 9-4 13 9 1-0
    10 Del Norte 11-3 8 10 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Highland 6, Ignacio 3, Sanford 3, Sargent 3, Soroco 3, Wray 3, Byers 1.
    Dropped out
    Highland (8).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kit Carson (9) 14-0 99 1 4-0
    2 Norwood (1) 11-0 79 4 1-0
    3 Idalia 12-1 74 3 2-0
    4 Sangre De Cristo 10-1 68 2 0-1
    5 Genoa-Hugo 13-1 58 5 2-0
    6 South Baca 11-2 49 7 0-0
    7 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 11-2 21 9 2-0
    8 Fleming 10-3 18 – 2-0
    9 Cheraw 9-4 16 8 1-1
    10 La Veta 11-2 16 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Eads 13, Briggsdale 9, Heritage Christian 9, Hi-Plains 8, Prairie 7, Flagler 4, Plateau Valley 2.
    Dropped out
    Briggsdale (6), Heritage Christian (10).

  • Rampart joins 5A girls basketball poll at No. 10

    (Courtesy of Robin Cook)
    Rampart girls basketball is ranked No. 10 in Class 5A. (Courtesy of Robin Cook)

    Rampart has joined this week’s Class 5A girls basketball rankings this week.

    The Rams (11-4) are riding a five-game winning streak. They are ranked No. 10 by CHSAANow.com’s panel of voters.

    Elsewhere in 5A, ThunderRidge continued to lead the poll, and got 15 of the 16 first-place votes. Broomfield remained at No. 2, while Grandview moved up one place to No. 3. Monarch also moved up one spot to No. 4.

    Monarch rounds up 5A’s top 5 teams.

    Each of the four other No. 1 teams also remained the same. Those are Valor Christian (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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    CHSAANow.com Girls 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.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 ThunderRidge (15) 13-2 159 1 2-0
    2 Broomfield (1) 12-2 138 2 3-0
    3 Grandview 12-1 124 4 2-0
    4 Monarch 14-1 109 5 2-0
    5 Highlands Ranch 12-4 102 3 1-1
    6 Horizon 12-3 73 6 1-1
    7 Denver East 11-3 57 7 1-0
    8 Ralston Valley 10-4 47 8 2-0
    9 Grand Junction 12-4 20 9 2-0
    10 Rampart 11-4 19 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Cherry Creek 8, Lakewood 8, Fossil Ridge 5, Regis Jesuit 4, Arapahoe 3, Pine Creek 2, Rocky Mountain 2.
    Dropped out
    Lakewood (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (14) 13-1 176 1 2-0
    2 Canon City (4) 14-0 163 2 1-0
    3 Holy Family 11-3 110 3 2-1
    4 Pueblo West 11-4 105 4 1-0
    5 Glenwood Springs 11-2 66 10 2-0
    6 Montrose 10-3 60 5 2-1
    7 D’Evelyn 10-4 58 9 2-0
    8 Pueblo East 11-4 56 8 2-0
    9 Pueblo South 10-3 55 7 2-0
    10 Evergreen 11-3 31 6 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Greeley Central 21, Longmont 17, Mesa Ridge 14, Sand Creek 14, Durango 13, Air Academy 6, Eagle Valley 6, Mullen 6, Palisade 5, Falcon 3, Thomas Jefferson 3, Littleton 1, Mead 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sterling (10) 13-0 150 1 2-0
    2 Manitou Springs (3) 11-1 139 3 2-0
    3 Pagosa Springs (4) 10-0 133 2 2-0
    4 Lutheran 12-1 123 4 2-0
    5 St. Mary’s 14-0 111 5 3-0
    6 Eaton 11-2 69 6 1-1
    7 Olathe 9-1 51 8 1-0
    8 La Junta 10-3 28 7 1-1
    9 Machebeuf 9-3 27 – 2-0
    10 Platte Valley 9-3 20 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Faith Christian 16, Centauri 14, Salida 11, Lamar 10, Liberty Common 9, Kent Denver 7, Trinidad 6, The Vanguard 4, Valley 4, Colorado Academy 2, Alamosa 1.
    Dropped out
    Faith Christian (9), Centauri (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Peyton (7) 10-0 96 1 2-0
    2 Hoehne (2) 12-0 84 2 2-0
    3 Caliche (1) 12-0 83 3 2-0
    4 Yuma 10-2 69 6 2-0
    5 Cedaredge 13-0 63 5 2-0
    6 Akron 10-2 56 4 1-1
    7 Meeker 8-2 31 7 2-0
    8 Highland 9-3 18 10 2-0
    9 Paonia 8-4 17 8 0-1
    10 Del Norte 10-3 7 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Sargent 5, Ellicott 4, Ignacio 4, Wray 4, Sanford 3, Soroco 3, Sedgwick County 2, Kiowa 1, West Grand 1.
    Dropped out
    Sedgwick County (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kit Carson (5) 10-0 76 1 1-0
    2 Sangre De Cristo (3) 10-0 74 2 2-0
    3 Idalia 10-1 61 3 2-0
    4 Norwood 10-0 59 4 1-0
    5 Genoa-Hugo 11-1 46 6 2-0
    6 Briggsdale 9-3 37 5 2-1
    7 South Baca 11-2 31 7 3-0
    8 Cheraw 8-3 19 – 1-0
    9 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 9-2 10 – 1-0
    10 Heritage Christian 9-3 9 9 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Fleming 6, La Veta 5, Eads 2, Prairie 2, Hi-Plains 1, Jim Elliot 1, Shining Mountain 1.
    Dropped out
    Fleming (8), Plateau Valley (10).

  • Rock Canyon returns to 5A basketball ranking at No. 8

    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.

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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.

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

    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.

  • Ralston Valley joins 5A girls basketball poll at No. 8

    Arvada West Ralston Valley girls basketball
    Ralston Valley is ranked No. 8 in Class 5A this week. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    Three days after upsetting then-No. 7 Lakewood, Ralston Valley girls basketball finds itself ranked in CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A poll.

    The Mustangs beat Lakewood 69-41 on Friday. Monday, they are ranked No. 8.

    Also joining — or in their case, returning to — the poll was Grand Junction (No. 9).

    ThunderRidge stayed in 5A’s top spot, and is now a unanimous pick with all 17 first-place votes.

    Broomfield (No. 2), Highlands Ranch (No. 3), Grandview (No. 4), Monarch (No. 5) and Horizon (No. 6) also remained in their respective rankings.

    Denver East bumped up one spot to No. 7, while Lakewood fell three places to No. 10.

    Elsewhere, there’s a new No. 1 team in the 2A ranking. Peyton shot up from No. 5 to the top spot this week after taking down former No. 1 Yuma 65-45 on Saturday. The Panthers are 8-0.

    Each of the three other No. 1 teams remained the same: Valor Christian (4A), Sterling (3A) 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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    CHSAANow.com Girls 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.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 ThunderRidge (17) 11-2 170 1 1-0
    2 Broomfield 9-2 145 2 2-0
    3 Highlands Ranch 11-3 124 3 1-0
    4 Grandview 10-1 114 4 2-0
    5 Monarch 12-1 112 5 2-0
    6 Horizon 11-2 89 6 2-0
    7 Denver East 10-3 51 8 1-0
    8 Ralston Valley 8-4 48 – 2-0
    9 Grand Junction 10-4 19 – 2-0
    10 Lakewood 8-5 15 7 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Arapahoe 11, Fossil Ridge 10, Rampart 8, Regis Jesuit 8, Pine Creek 5, Cherry Creek 2, Mountain Range 2, Loveland 1, Poudre 1.
    Dropped out
    Mountain Range (9), Regis Jesuit (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (14) 11-1 167 1 2-0
    2 Canon City (3) 13-0 151 2 2-0
    3 Holy Family 9-2 132 3 2-0
    4 Pueblo West 10-4 98 5 2-0
    5 Montrose 8-2 62 7 1-0
    6 Evergreen 10-2 54 6 1-1
    7 Pueblo South 8-3 53 8 1-0
    8 Pueblo East 9-4 41 4 0-1
    9 D’Evelyn 8-4 39 9 2-0
    10 Glenwood Springs 9-2 31 10 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Greeley Central 27, Durango 19, Sand Creek 15, Mesa Ridge 11, Air Academy 6, Longmont 6, Falcon 5, Eagle Valley 4, Mullen 4, Standley Lake 4, Thomas Jefferson 3, Littleton 2, Palisade 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sterling (7) 11-0 118 1 2-0
    2 Pagosa Springs (4) 8-0 107 2 2-0
    3 Manitou Springs (1) 9-1 105 3 1-0
    4 Lutheran 10-1 92 4 1-0
    5 St. Mary’s (1) 11-0 88 5 2-0
    6 Eaton 10-1 65 6 3-0
    7 La Junta 9-2 37 7 0-1
    8 Olathe 8-1 26 9 2-0
    9 Faith Christian 8-3 24 8 3-0
    10 Centauri 7-3 14 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Lamar 11, Platte Valley 11, Liberty Common 7, Colorado Academy 4, Salida 3, Kent Denver 2, Trinidad 2, Machebeuf 1.
    Dropped out
    Platte Valley (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Peyton (5) 8-0 85 5 2-0
    2 Hoehne (2) 10-0 78 2 2-0
    3 Caliche (2) 10-0 68 3 2-0
    4 Akron 9-1 63 4 2-0
    5 Cedaredge 11-0 54 6 2-0
    6 Yuma 8-2 51 1 2-1
    7 Meeker 6-2 25 7 2-0
    8 Paonia 8-3 22 8 3-0
    9 Sedgwick County 7-2 13 – 1-0
    10 Highland 7-3 10 9 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Del Norte 7, Sanford 5, Byers 3, Sargent 3, Ellicott 2, Kiowa 2, Clear Creek 1, Colorado Springs School 1, Ignacio 1, Soroco 1.
    Dropped out
    Sanford (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kit Carson (6) 9-0 78 1 2-0
    2 Sangre De Cristo (2) 8-0 72 3 0-0
    3 Idalia 8-1 64 2 2-0
    4 Norwood 9-0 58 4 3-0
    5 Briggsdale 7-2 44 6 1-0
    6 Genoa-Hugo 9-1 40 7 2-0
    7 South Baca 8-2 30 5 2-0
    8 Fleming 6-2 22 8 2-0
    9 Heritage Christian 8-2 12 – 2-1
    10 Plateau Valley 5-3 8 10 0-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Springfield 4, Cheraw 2, Prairie 2, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 2, Eads 1, Shining Mountain 1.
    Dropped out
    Eads (9).

  • Denver East, Mountain Range added to 5A girls basketball ranking

    Denver East and Mountain Range have entered the Class 5A girls basketball rankings from CHSAANow.com this week.

    The Angels are ranked No. 8, while the Mustangs are No. 9.

    ThunderRidge remained atop the 5A poll, with Broomfield jumping up to No. 2. Highlands Ranch stayed at No. 3, with Gradview dropping to No. 4. Monarch rounds out the top five.

    Each of the other No. 1 teams also stayed put: Valor Christian (4A), Sterling (3A), Yuma (2A) and Kit Carson (1A).

    Newcomers to 4A include No. 6 Evergreen (9-1) and No. 10 Glenwood Springs (8-2). The 2A poll added Sanford at No. 10, while 1A added Genoa-Hugo (No. 7) and Plateau Valley (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]

    CHSAANow.com Girls 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.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 ThunderRidge (16) 10-2 169 1 3-1
    2 Broomfield 7-2 144 4 2-0
    3 Highlands Ranch (1) 10-3 124 3 2-1
    4 Grandview 8-1 118 2 2-1
    5 Monarch 10-1 109 5 1-0
    6 Horizon 9-2 90 6 2-1
    7 Lakewood 7-4 60 9 3-0
    8 Denver East 9-3 34 – 5-1
    9 Mountain Range 7-3 28 – 2-1
    10 Regis Jesuit 4-4 22 10 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Grand Junction 19, Fossil Ridge 11, Ralston Valley 6, Arapahoe 5, Rocky Mountain 4, Cherry Creek 3, Fairview 3, Mountain Vista 3, Rampart 3.
    Dropped out
    Grand Junction (7), Fairview (8).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (15) 9-1 177 1 4-0
    2 Canon City (3) 11-0 160 2 3-0
    3 Holy Family 7-2 121 3 2-0
    4 Pueblo East 9-3 80 4 2-1
    5 Pueblo West 8-4 69 5 2-2
    6 Evergreen 9-1 56 – 4-0
    7 Montrose 7-2 52 7 2-1
    8 Pueblo South 7-3 51 9 2-0
    9 D’Evelyn 6-4 40 8 2-1
    10 Glenwood Springs 8-2 28 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Sand Creek 27, Mullen 23, Durango 22, Greeley Central 20, Mesa Ridge 16, Air Academy 13, Eagle Valley 8, Littleton 6, Falcon 5, Rifle 4, Standley Lake 4, Denver South 3, Longmont 3, Mead 1, Thomas Jefferson 1.
    Dropped out
    Sand Creek (6), Mesa Ridge (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sterling (8) 9-0 138 1 3-0
    2 Pagosa Springs (5) 6-0 127 3 1-0
    3 Manitou Springs (1) 8-1 110 5 3-0
    4 Lutheran 9-1 109 2 3-1
    5 St. Mary’s (1) 9-0 100 4 2-0
    6 Eaton 7-1 70 6 2-0
    7 La Junta 9-1 57 8 2-0
    8 Faith Christian 5-3 31 7 0-0
    9 Olathe 6-1 24 10 2-0
    10 Platte Valley 5-2 14 9 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Centauri 10, Lamar 10, Liberty Common 7, Salida 6, Colorado Academy 5, Kent Denver 3, Trinidad 2, Brush 1, Machebeuf 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Yuma (7) 6-1 90 1 1-1
    2 Hoehne (1) 8-0 83 2 1-0
    3 Caliche (1) 8-0 74 4 2-0
    4 Akron 7-1 71 3 1-1
    5 Peyton (1) 6-0 64 5 2-0
    6 Cedaredge 9-0 59 8 2-0
    7 Meeker 4-2 28 7 1-1
    8 Paonia 5-3 23 6 0-1
    9 Highland 6-2 22 10 1-0
    10 Sanford 6-2 13 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Sedgwick County 11, Clear Creek 3, Del Norte 3, Wray 3, Calhan 1, Sargent 1, Simla 1.
    Dropped out
    Del Norte (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kit Carson (8) 7-0 80 1 2-0
    2 Idalia 6-1 70 2 2-0
    3 Sangre De Cristo 8-0 65 3 3-0
    4 Norwood 6-0 48 5 2-0
    5 South Baca 6-2 40 6 2-1
    6 Briggsdale 6-2 34 7 2-0
    7 Genoa-Hugo 7-1 30 – 2-0
    8 Fleming 4-2 23 4 1-1
    9 Eads 6-2 19 10 2-0
    10 Plateau Valley 5-1 10 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Cheraw 5, Prairie 4, Springfield 4, Heritage Christian 3, Manzanola 3, Arickaree/Woodlin 1, Shining Mountain 1.
    Dropped out
    McClave (8), Cheraw (9).