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  • ThunderRidge enters 5A girls hoops’ top 5 in latest poll

    Highlands Ranch ThunderRidge girls basketball
    ThunderRidge is ranked No. 5 in 5A this week. (Mark Adams)

    ThunderRidge’s big win over Highlands Ranch has the Grizzlies entering the top 5 in this week’s CHSAANow.com 5A girls basketball poll.

    ThunderRidge, No. 8 last week, upset then-No. 2 Highlands Ranch on Friday. Monday morning, the squad moved up three spots to No. 5. Highlands Ranch dropped two to No. 4.

    Regis Jesuit extended its stay atop the 5A ranking. The other No. 1s — Broomfield (4A), Holy Family (3A), Lutheran and Caliche (1A) — also stayed put.

    Newcomers this week include No. 10 Longmont in 4A, No. 7 Salida in 3A, No. 10 The Vanguard in 2A and No. 10 Gilpin County in 1A.

    Complete rankings for all classes 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.

    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 (14) 15-2 149 1 2-0
    2 Grandview 15-2 121 3 2-0
    3 Fossil Ridge (1) 17-0 118 4 2-0
    4 Highlands Ranch 15-2 106 2 1-1
    5 ThunderRidge 12-4 89 8 2-0
    6 Lakewood 17-1 68 7 2-0
    7 Castle View 13-4 51 5 1-1
    8 Cherry Creek 15-2 44 6 1-1
    9 Mountain Vista 14-3 31 9 1-1
    10 Ralston Valley 13-4 11 10 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Rock Canyon 10, Horizon 9, Pine Creek 6, Arapahoe 4, Denver East 4, Rampart 4.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Broomfield (16) 17-0 169 1 2-0
    2 Mesa Ridge (1) 17-0 149 2 3-0
    3 Pueblo South 17-1 140 3 3-0
    4 Valor Christian 15-3 92 5 1-0
    5 Sand Creek 12-3 90 6 1-0
    6 Elizabeth 15-2 78 4 1-1
    7 Glenwood Springs 15-0 72 7 1-0
    8 D’Evelyn 13-3 62 8 2-0
    9 Pueblo West 13-4 30 9 1-1
    10 Longmont 13-3 20 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Palmer Ridge 14, Green Mountain 12, Montrose 3, Pueblo East 3, Pueblo County 1.
    Dropped out
    Palmer Ridge (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holy Family (12) 15-1 154 1 2-0
    2 Pagosa Springs (4) 13-0 145 2 1-0
    3 Lamar 14-0 132 3 1-0
    4 Sterling 12-2 107 4 1-0
    5 Strasburg 13-2 57 6 2-0
    6 Olathe 12-2 48 7 2-0
    7 Salida 12-3 46 – 3-0
    8 Eaton 10-4 44 9 1-0
    9 Peak to Peak 10-4 43 5 0-1
    10 Centauri 11-4 21 8 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    St. Mary’s 20, Grand Valley 14, Platte Valley 12, Jefferson Academy 11, Trinidad 7, Bishop Machebeuf 5, Ellicott 5, Alamosa 3, The Classical Academy 2, Manitou Springs 2, The Academy 2.
    Dropped out
    Brush (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lutheran (13) 12-1 130 1 2-0
    2 Akron 11-1 107 2 2-0
    3 Peyton 12-1 101 3 0-0
    4 Yuma 12-1 92 4 1-0
    5 Liberty Common 13-0 78 5 1-0
    6 Meeker 13-1 63 6 2-0
    7 Hoehne 12-1 52 7 2-0
    8 Paonia 11-3 36 8 0-0
    9 Sangre de Cristo 11-3 30 9 2-0
    10 The Vanguard 12-1 12 – 0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Heritage Christian 11, C.S. School 1, Del Norte 1, Simla 1.
    Dropped out
    Heritage Christian (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (7) 12-0 79 1 1-0
    2 Idalia (1) 13-0 65 2 2-0
    3 Eads 12-1 62 3 1-0
    4 Norwood 11-1 50 4 2-0
    5 Dove Creek 10-2 45 5 0-1
    6 Kit Carson 10-3 36 6 1-1
    7 Briggsdale 9-2 30 7 2-0
    8 Prairie 9-3 21 8 0-0
    9 South Baca 11-3 15 9 1-0
    10 Gilpin County 12-3 13 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Cheraw 8, Centennial 5, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 5, Liberty 2, McClave 2, Holly 1, Liberty/Stratton 1.
    Dropped out
    Cheraw (10).

  • Regis Jesuit on top of 5A girls basketball’s preseason ranking

    (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
    Regis Jesuit begins 2013-14 atop the 5A girls basketball poll. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Regis Jesuit is the unanimous No. 1 selection in CHSAANow.com’s preseason girls basketball ranking in 5A.

    The poll, released on Monday, featured 18 first-place votes. The Raiders received each one. And it makes sense: Regis Jesuit did not graduate any players from last year’s team which won the title. The squad also has six seniors committed to Division I schools, including Diani Akigbogun (Texas) and Justine Hall (Purdue).

    Highlands Ranch, last season’s 5A runner-up, is No. 2 in the preseason ranking. Arapahoe is third, Grandview is fourth and Rock Canyon rounds out the top-5.

    Monarch, with coach Gail Hook returning from a one-year hiatus, is sixth. Castle View is seventh, ThunderRidge is eighth, Cherry Creek is ninth and Poudre is tenth.

    (Pam Wagner)
    Holy Family is ranked No. 1 in 3A girls basketball. Broomfield is No. 1 in 4A. (Pam Wagner)

    In 4A, Broomfield heads the preseason poll. The Eagles reached last year’s semifinals, where they lost to eventual champion Pueblo South by three points. Pueblo South begins the season ranked No. 2.

    Holy Family is on top of the 3A ranking. The Tigers won last year’s championship.

    The 2A poll is headed by Yuma, even though the Indians received three first-place votes to Akron’s four. Akron beat Yuma in last season’s title game, and is ranked second.

    Caliche is the preseason No. 1 team in 1A. The Buffaloes lost in last season’s quarterfinals. Defending champion Wiley is unranked to begin the season.

    Complete rankings for all classes 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.

    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
    1 Regis Jesuit (18) 0-0 180
    2 Highlands Ranch 0-0 145
    3 Arapahoe 0-0 115
    4 Grandview 0-0 85
    5 Rock Canyon 0-0 75
    6 Monarch 0-0 69
    7 Castle View 0-0 53
    8 ThunderRidge 0-0 51
    9 Cherry Creek 0-0 41
    10 Poudre 0-0 34
    Others receiving votes:
    Horizon 30, Chaparral 22, Denver East 21, Lakewood 18, Ralston Valley 16, Palmer 14, Fossil Ridge 10, Rampart 8, Legacy 2, Heritage 1.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Broomfield (8) 0-0 137
    2 Pueblo South (5) 0-0 123
    3 D’Evelyn (2) 0-0 119
    4 Mesa Ridge 0-0 109
    5 Sand Creek 0-0 74
    6 Pueblo West 0-0 44
    7 Montrose 0-0 42
    8 Palmer Ridge 0-0 28
    9 Canon City 0-0 19
    10 Air Academy 0-0 17
    Others receiving votes:
    Silver Creek 16, Windsor 15, Mullen 14, Valor Christian 14, Elizabeth 12, Pueblo County 9, Centaurus 8, Golden 5, Rifle 5, Evergreen 4, Greeley Central 4, Glenwood Springs 3, Thompson Valley 2, Berthoud 1, Conifer 1.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Holy Family (14) 0-0 140
    2 Pagosa Springs 0-0 107
    3 Denver Science & Tech 0-0 101
    4 Lamar 0-0 70
    5 Centauri 0-0 68
    6 St. Mary’s 0-0 63
    7 Eaton 0-0 42
    8 Valley 0-0 35
    9 Peak to Peak 0-0 30
    10 Sterling 0-0 26
    Others receiving votes:
    Bishop Machebeuf 21, Kent Denver 15, Manitou Springs 11, Olathe 8, Coal Ridge 7, Grand Valley 7, Clear Creek 6, Platte Valley 4, Salida 3, Trinidad 3, Moffat County 2, Buena Vista 1.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Yuma (3) 0-0 82
    2 Akron (4) 0-0 74
    3 Lutheran (2) 0-0 67
    4 Peyton 0-0 66
    5 Sangre de Cristo 0-0 33
    6 Holyoke 0-0 27
    7 Paonia 0-0 26
    8 Rye 0-0 18
    9 The Vanguard 0-0 17
    10 Meeker 0-0 16
    Others receiving votes:
    Ignacio 11, Del Norte 9, Hoehne 9, Simla 8, Las Animas 5, Liberty Common 5, Swink 5, Limon 4, Sanford 4, Burlington 3, Calhan 3, Heritage Christian 2, Springfield 2, Center 1, Highland 1.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Caliche (4) 0-0 57
    2 Eads 0-0 56
    3 Stratton 0-0 40
    4 Idalia 0-0 39
    5 Norwood (2) 0-0 35
    6 Kit Carson 0-0 31
    7 Hi-Plains 0-0 30
    8 Kim 0-0 23
    9 Pawnee 0-0 19
    10 Walsh (1) 0-0 18
    Others receiving votes:
    Dove Creek 13, Wiley 9, Belleview Christian 4, Prairie 4, Cheraw 3, Otis 3, McClave 2, Jim Elliot Christian 1.