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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.

(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

Chaparral (in 5A) and Peetz (in 1A) have taken over the top sports in their respective boys basketball rankings this week.

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.

(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

Pueblo South (4A) and Holly (1A) took over the top spots in their respective basketball rankings this week.

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.

(Dustin Price/DustinPricePhotography.com)

Crowley County (in 2A) and Peetz (1A) boys basketball have taken over as the No. 1 teams in their respective classifications this week.

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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Following a week filled with big wins, George Washington boys basketball has moved up to No. 3 in the Class 5A 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.

(Courtesy of Creede HS)

The first boys basketball rankings after the break brought a host of changes, including a new No. 1 team — Creede — in Class 1A.

Joining the polls this week:

• Highlands Ranch, No. 10, in 5A.
• Ponderosa, No. 8, and Valor Christian, No. 9, in 4A.
• Manual, No. 9, in 3A.
• Limon, No. 6, and Vail Christian, No. 8, in 2A.
• Sangre de Cristo, No. 8, and De Beque, No. 10, in 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.

(Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

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.

(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

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.

(Winslet Chen & Brandon Kamm/Belleview Christian)

Belleview Christian won its first football game since 2012 on Saturday.

The Bruins beat Miami-Yoder 18-14 during their homecoming contest. It was their first victory since Oct. 6, 2012 against Justice — five years and one day ago.

The 8-man football program started in the fall of 2012, and went 2-6. Belleview Christian was then 0-7 in 2013, and didn’t field a team in 2014 nor 2015. The Bruins returned to the field last season, and went 0-6. 

It means Saturday’s win, which was the first varsity win for second-year coach Darius Oller, also snapped a 17-game losing streak.

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Notables:

• Coaches Scott Yates (Kent Denver) and Chris Brown (West Grand) remained tied atop Colorado’s all-times wins list this week as both of their teams won. Kent Denver beat Ridge View Academy on Friday, and West Grand beat Plateau Valley 46-0 on Saturday.
• In a 6-man game that was delayed from Friday night because of a faulty light, No. 2 Stratton/Liberty cruised to a 53-6 win over No. 3 Cheyenne Wells.
• 5A No. 10 Highlands Ranch (5-1) handed Lakewood (5-1) its first loss this season with a 35-28 victory.
• 4A No. 9 Pueblo South is now 5-1 following a 42-14 win over Grand Junction Central.
• 2A No. 2 Bayfield rolled to a 56-12 win over Montezuma-Cortez.
• 1A No. 1 Bennett continued its roll, beating Vail Christian 52-8. Bennett is averaging 54.5 points per game.
• 1A No. 3 Strasburg is 5-1 after a 57-20 win over Byers.
• 1A No. 2 Meeker is 6-0 after beating Grand Valley 34-7.
• 6-man No. 6 Kit Carson rolled to a 77-0 win over Branson/Kim. Kit Carson is now 5-1.
• 6-man No. 10 Genoa-Hugo is 4-2 after beating Edison 73-25.
• Far Northeast edged out a win over city foe Denver East in 5A, 28-27.

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More coverage:

• An injury to QB Ryan Marquez tampered 5A No. 3 Pomona’s big win over Rock Canyon.
• An updated top-10 football scoreboard after Week 6 games.
• All scores from Week 6 games.
• Updated RPI standings for all classes.
• A roundup of Friday’s games.
• A roundup of Thursday’s games.

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In a wild matchup, Roosevelt football scored on the game’s final play to upset Silver Creek on Friday night.

The Roughriders’ Noah Craig punched in a rushing touchdown as time expired to secure the 29-27 upset.

“Holy cow. It was a huge win,” Roosevelt coach Lane Wasinger told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show after the game.

To even get to that final play, though, Roosevelt first had to convert on fourth down with 25 seconds remaining.

“It was like, ‘You know what?’ Let’s just go for it. Let’s go for the end zone,” Wasinger said.

Roosevelt quarterback Trent Beall, a junior, scrambled for the first down — and got out-of-bounds.

“He’s so slippery and he’s so good with his feet, and he’s just a playmaker,” Wasinger said. “It gave us a chance to put it in the end zone.”

Craig, a 5-foot-11, 200-pound senior, did just that.

“The sideline went crazy,” Wasinger said. “We just won a big football game.”

Roosevelt had led Silver Creek 16-6 after three quarters, before both offenses broke loose in the final quarter.

“It got pretty crazy,” Wasinger said of the fourth quarter.

Silver Creek actually took the lead with seven minutes to play, but Roosevelt rallied and eventually won on the final play.

Both teams are now 3-1 this season.

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3A: (2) Mead 38, (9) Longmont 14

Mead football continued its perfect start, beating No. 9 Longmont to improve to 4-0 this season.

The Mavericks, ranked No. 2 in Class 3A, jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the second quarter on their cross-town rivals, and went on to win 38-14.

Longmont did cut that early lead to 21-14 late in the second quarter, but Mead’s defense didn’t allow the Trojans to score again.

“Our defense had our back all night,” Mead quarterback Tyler Keys told BoCoPreps.com after the game.

Keys threw a passing touchdown and rushed for another for the Mavericks. Evan Hansen, Jake Wachter and Nathan Mackey also had rushing touchdowns. Dom Esters caught the touchdown from Keys.

Longmont quarterback Oakley Dehning rushed for a touchdown.

This was just the second-ever meeting between the two schools which are just 15 minutes apart. Mead won last season, 49-35, during its march to the semifinals.

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2A/3A: (2) Bayfield 20, (8) Durango 13

For the first time in the history of the rivalry — which dates to 1924! — Bayfield beat Durango.

Bayfield senior Hunter Killough had a game-sealing interception in the game’s final moments, according to the Durango Herald.

“I wanted it bad,” he told the paper after the game. “Since last year, I had been stewing on this game. It’s good to get that victory.”

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Notables:

• 5A No. 8 Mullen went out-of-state to play Bothell (Wash.), and had a big rally and a chance to win late, but fell 31-28. Bothell reached Washington’s 4A quarterfinals last season.
• 5A No. 7 Cherry Creek beat No. 6 Grandview 40-20 to give coach Dave Logan the 250th win of his career.
• In 1A, No. 2 Meeker got a top-10 win over No. 8 Monte Vista, 30-7. “Our defense did a good job of flying around the football tonight,” coach Shane Phelan told the Scoreboard Show. The Cowboys are 4-0.
• Skyview knocked off No. 10 Thomas Jefferson 27-16 in 3A. The Wolverines have started 4-0, their best start since 2011.
• Harrison beat Glenwood Springs 36-22, and is now 4-0 in 3A. “This is just another step forward for us,” coach Al Melo told the Scoreboard Show. “It was a good win for our kids tonight, and I’m really proud of them.
• Check out Widefield, which is 4-0 in 4A following a 42-0 win over Palmer. The Gladiators haven’t started 4-0 since 2010. TJ Davis rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns on Friday. He also threw two touchdown passes.
• 5A No. 3 Eaglecrest is now 4-0 after beating Cherokee Trail 28-14.
• Berthoud upset 3A No. 5 Fort Morgan, 22-10.
• Grand Valley and Aspen had lightning delay their game, which the Skiers ultimately won 30-26. Aspen, which won a combined four games the past two seasons, is 4-0 for the first time since 2010.
• Sierra Grande beat Cheraw 61-6 in 6-man action, including this touchdown. The Panthers are now 4-0, something they haven’t done since 2005.
• 6-man No. 1 Stratton/Liberty cruised to a 68-8 win over Idalia. Tyson Lichty completed four passes — all four went for touchdowns. Jacob McCormick rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns.
• Levi Mair had four total touchdowns in Arvada’s 30-6 win over The Pinnacle.
• Jaion Colbert rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns as Overland beat Rangeview 42-20.
• Zac Hanenberg had two rushing touchdowns as Canon City beat Pueblo East 29-16. The Tigers are now 4-0, matching their win total from each of the past two seasons.
• Peyton beat Ellicott 41-0 in 1A. Gunner Saarela rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns.
• Trevor Reuss threw for 241 yards in 2A Basalt’s 41-33 win over 3A Battle Mountain.
• Garrett Anderson rushed for 157 yards and a score as Lewis-Palmer topped Pueblo County 20-10 in a 3A matchup.
• 5A Ralston Valley also went out-of-state, and beat East Bakersfield (Calif.) 35-14.

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More coverage

• In a rematch of the past two 5A titles games, No. 1 Valor Christian beat No. 2 Pomona.
• 4A No. 2 Ponderosa was dominant in beating Rampart.
• 4A No. 3 Chatfield ended a losing streak to its rival, 5A No. 4 Columbine.
• In 4A, No. 7 Pueblo West went on the road and beat Dakota Ridge.
• Cherry Creek football coach Dave Logan won the 250th game of his career on Friday.
• Replay the night through our live coverage.
• An updated top-10 football scoreboard after Friday’s games, and Saturday’s schedule.
• All scores from Friday night, and Saturday’s full slate.