Overland and Eaglecrest are both No. 1 seeds in the 5A boys brackets. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)
The brackets for the Class 5A and 4A boys and girls basketball state tournaments were released on Sunday.
Overland, Regis Jesuit, Eaglecrest and ThunderRidge each earned No. 1 seeds in the 5A boys tournament. Each of those teams, save for Eaglecrest, were ranked No. 1 in CHSAANow.com’s poll at some point this season.
No. 2 seeds in 5A boys include Mountain Vista, Legend, Dakota Ridge and Rangeview.
The Continental League, viewed by many as the toughest in the state, ended up with six teams getting first-round byes, including No. 3 seeds Chaparral and Rock Canyon. The other No. 3s are Fort Collins and George Washington.
Also getting byes in the first round were No. 4 seeds Cherokee Trail, Rampart, Grand Junction and Fossil Ridge.
ThunderRidge is among the No. 1 seeds in 5A girls basketball. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)
On the 5A girls side, Highlands Ranch, Broomfield, ThunderRidge and Monarch earned the No. 1 seeds.
The No. 2s are Cherry Creek, Rampart, Lakewood and Arapahoe.
Also receiving first round byes are No. 3 seeds Grand Junction, Ralston Valley, Grandview and Denver East; as well as No. 4 seeds Legacy, Westminster, Pine Creek and Fossil Ridge.
In 4A girls, Canon City, Pueblo West, D’Evelyn and Holy Family were the No. 1 seeds. The No. 2s are Pueblo South, Palisade, Sand Creek and Valor Christian.
ThunderRidge took down No. 1 Regis Jesuit last week, and took over the top spot in the Class 5A boys basketball poll this week.
The Grizzlies received 21 of the 22 first-place votes and amassed 219 total points in rising to the top of CHSAANow.com’s ranking. They beat Regis Jesuit 59-36 on Tuesday.
Regis dropped to No. 2. Behind them, Overand (No. 3) and Eaglecrest (No. 4) held steady while Rock Canyon moved up to No. 5.
Rangeview jumped up four places to No. 6, Dakota Ridge fell to No. 7 and two newcomers were next — eighth-ranked Mountain Vista and No. 9 Cherokee Trail. Chaparral rounds out the 5A ranking.
There was little change to 4A, where Longmont continued to be a unanimous No. 1 selection.
In 3A, Grand Valley joined at No. 9. Faith Christian remained atop that poll.
Likewise, the No. 1 teams in 2A (Resurrection Christian) and 1A (Sangre de Cristo) also stayed the same.
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.
Rangeview is No. 10 in this week’s 5A boys basketball rankings. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
Rangeview has joined this week’s Class 5A boys basketball ranking at No. 10.
The Raiders, who are riding an eight-game winning streak, totaled 18 points to crack CHSAANow.com’s ranking.
The 5A poll continued to be led by Regis Jesuit, which got 18 of the 20 first-place votes in the classification. ThunderRidge, which got the other two first-place votes, stayed put at No. 2. Those two teams play on Tuesday.
Overland bumped up one spot to No. 3, leaping Eaglecrest. Chaparral rounds out the top 5.
Also ranked this week in 5A: No. 6 Dakota Ridge, No. 7 Rock Canyon, No. 8 Denver East and No. 9 Fossil Ridge.
In 4A, Longmont extended its stay atop the poll. The Trojans are a unanimous pick with all 20 first-place votes following their one-point win over then-No. 2 Holy Family.
Golden returned to the No. 2 spot in 4A this week, just ahead of Holy Family, which fell to No. 3.
The 4A poll added Air Academy (No. 9) and Pueblo South (No. 10) this week.
Faith Christian makes a return after garnering nine of the 15 first-place votes. Colorado Springs Christian, another former No. 1, got the other six first-place votes and is No. 2 this week. Lutheran dropped to No. 3, while Jefferson Academy is No. 4.
That ranking added Alamosa (No. 10) this week.
Elsewhere, Resurrection Christian (2A) and Sangre de Cristo (1A) both stayed atop their respective rankings.
The 2A poll added Sedgwick County. 1A added Kit Carson. Both are ranked tenth this week.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Cherry Creek 10, Boulder 7, Legend 5, Monarch 2, Aurora Central 1, Cherokee Trail 1, Horizon 1.
Dropped out
Monarch (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Longmont (20)
19-0
200
1
3-0
2
Golden
16-3
152
3
2-0
3
Holy Family
16-3
135
2
2-1
4
Sierra
16-3
131
5
2-0
5
Valor Christian
13-5
106
6
2-0
6
Pueblo Central
15-4
81
4
1-1
7
Pueblo West
15-4
71
9
2-0
8
D’Evelyn
14-5
64
8
2-0
9
Air Academy
15-4
37
–
2-0
10
Pueblo South
12-6
35
–
2-1
Others receiving votes:
Denver South 34, Lewis-Palmer 12, Sand Creek 8, Pueblo Centennial 7, Glenwood Springs 5, Niwot 5, Widefield 5, Vista Peak 4, Windsor 3, Steamboat Springs 2, Fort Morgan 1, Northridge 1, Thompson Valley 1.
Dropped out
Sand Creek (7), Lewis-Palmer (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Faith Christian (9)
14-2
140
2
1-0
2
Colorado Springs Christian (6)
16-1
130
3
3-0
3
Lutheran
14-2
113
1
1-1
4
Jefferson Academy
13-3
100
5
1-0
5
Colorado Academy
11-5
86
4
2-0
6
Sterling
15-2
62
6
2-0
7
St. Mary’s
11-4
57
7
2-0
8
Moffat County
12-3
38
9
2-0
9
The Pinnacle
12-3
35
10
2-0
10
Alamosa
12-4
22
–
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Grand Valley 15, Kent Denver 13, Bennett 11, Eaton 2, Ridgeview Academy 1.
LONGMONT — Sydney Wetterstrom had 20 points and eight rebounds to lead Longmont girls basketball to a 46-43 upset of No. 3 Holy Family in Class 4A on Saturday.
Madi Gaibler added 11 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Trojans.
Katie Chavez led Holy Family with 18 points, while Maggie Spitzer had 15.
LONGMONT — Class 4A boys basketball’s top two teams battled Saturday, and No. 1 Longmont emerged with a 1-point victory over No. 2 Holy Family to stay undefeated.
Justinian Jessup and Blake Ogrady led the attack for Longmont, scoring 11 and 10 points respectively. Luke Golter poured in a game-high 16 points, and Chris Helbig added 14 points for Holy Family in the loss.
Longmont will look to keep its perfect record as it travels to Mountain View on Tuesday. Holy Family, after suffering its second loss of the season, will look to rebound Tuesday at Mead.
Lutheran is now No. 1 in the 3A poll. (Courtesy of Lutheran HS)
For the second straight week, there’s a new team atop the Class 3A boys basketball rankings.
Lutheran knocked off Faith Christian, last week’s No. 1, with a 65-55 win on Saturday. Monday, the Lions received eight of the 14 first-place votes and totaled 128 points in taking over atop that poll.
Faith Christian dropped to second, just ahead of Colorado Springs Christian, which occupied the top spot prior to Faith. Colorado Academy, the preseason No. 1 team in 3A, is fourth this week and Jefferson Academy rounds out the top five.
With Lutheran, Faith, CA and Jefferson Academy all hailing from the 3A Metro, it means that league currently has four of the top five teams in 3A. No. 8 Kent Denver gives the league five ranked teams.
In 5A, Regis Jesuit remained a unanimous No. 1 pick. ThunderRidge (No. 2) and Eaglecrest (No. 3) continued to follow the raiders.
Overland bumped up one spot to No. 4, and Rock Canyon moved up to No. 5.
Chaparral also moved up, to No. 6, while Dakota Ridge fell to No. 7 following its first loss.
Denver East is up to No. 8, Fossil Ridge is now No. 9 and Monarch joined the poll at No. 10.
The 4A poll continued to be led by Longmont. That ranking added No. 8 D’Evelyn and No. 10 Lewis-Palmer this week.
Resurrection Christian (2A) and Sangre de Cristo (1A) held firm atop their respective polls.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Faith Christian is now the No. 1 team in Class 3A. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
Faith Christian has taken over as the new No. 1 team in the Class 3A boys basketball rankings, while Resurrection Christian is now atop the 2A poll.
Faith (12-1) received 11 of the 14 first-place votes in 3A to leap over former No. 1 Colorado Springs Christian in the CHSAANow.com poll. The Eagles totalled 128 points to CSCS’s 124. CSCS is No. 2 this week.
The 3A poll added No. 8 St. Mary’s, which knocked off Colorado Springs Christian last week, and No. 10 Moffat County.
Resurrection Christian (12-0) got seven of the 10 first-place votes in 2A to jump Sanford. Voters were apparently impressed by the way the Cougars handled then-No. 3 Highland on Friday, moving them up over Sanford, which is also unbeaten (11-0).
2A added Yuma at No. 9 this week.
The other No. 1 teams stayed put: Regis Jesuit (5A), Longmont (4A) and Sangre de Cristo (1A).
The 5A ranking added Fossil Ridge at No. 10, Denver South joined 4A at No. 9, and 1A added Sierra Grande (No. 9).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Monarch 14, Legend 11, Cherry Creek 7, Montbello 7, Mountain Range 3, Rampart 3, Boulder 2, Cherokee Trail 2, Rangeview 2, Arvada West 1.
Dropped out
Montbello (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Longmont (19)
14-0
208
1
2-0
2
Golden (2)
12-2
188
2
2-0
3
Holy Family
12-2
120
5
3-0
4
Sand Creek
10-3
112
3
0-0
5
Pueblo Central
12-3
96
10
2-0
6
Pueblo West
12-3
87
8
1-0
7
Valor Christian
9-4
82
6
2-0
8
Sierra
11-3
67
9
2-0
9
Denver South
10-5
32
–
2-0
10
Pueblo South
9-5
31
4
1-2
Others receiving votes:
Air Academy 27, Widefield 27, D’Evelyn 23, Vista Peak 13, Conifer 8, Pueblo Centennial 7, Northridge 6, Glenwood Springs 5, Lewis-Palmer 5, Thompson Valley 4, Windsor 4, Silver Creek 3.
Dropped out
Air Academy (7).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Faith Christian (11)
12-1
128
2
2-0
2
Colorado Springs Christian (3)
11-1
124
1
1-1
3
Lutheran
11-1
97
3
1-0
4
Jefferson Academy
11-2
90
4
1-0
5
Colorado Academy
8-5
76
5
0-1
6
Sterling
11-2
49
8
2-0
7
Kent Denver
8-3
45
7
1-1
8
St. Mary’s
8-4
34
–
2-0
9
Grand Valley
9-2
29
6
1-1
10
Moffat County
8-3
24
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
The Pinnacle 21, Alamosa 13, Liberty Common 10, Estes Park 9, Bennett 7, Manitou Springs 7, Buena Vista 3, Bayfield 2, Eaton 1, Roaring Fork 1.
Dropped out
Bayfield (9), Manitou Springs (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Resurrection Christian (7)
12-0
97
2
2-0
2
Sanford (3)
11-0
92
1
2-0
3
Ignacio
9-2
74
5
1-0
4
Highland
12-1
61
3
1-1
5
Meeker
10-0
57
6
2-0
6
Ellicott
9-1
45
9
2-0
7
Simla
10-1
34
4
1-1
8
Caliche
11-1
22
10
2-0
9
Yuma
9-3
18
–
2-0
10
Rye
9-3
16
7
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Akron 14, Swink 13, Paonia 5, Crowley County 2.
Dropped out
Akron (8).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sangre De Cristo (9)
12-0
90
1
2-0
2
Springfield
11-2
70
2
2-0
3
Jim Elliot
11-1
64
3
2-0
4
Arickaree/Woodlin
12-0
62
4
3-0
5
South Baca
11-2
46
7
3-0
6
Holly
11-2
44
6
2-0
7
Fleming
9-2
42
8
3-0
8
Ouray
11-1
41
5
1-0
9
Sierra Grande
8-3
11
–
2-0
10
Wiley
9-2
8
9
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Peetz 4, Primero 4, Shining Mountain 4, Community Christian 3, Kit Carson 1, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 1.
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.
LONGMONT — No. 1 Longmont’s Justinian Jessup was unstoppable, scoring 25 points en route to a 56-38 win over Mountain View on Thursday to keep Longmont undefeated this season.
Longmont took advantage of a size advantage with Jessup and Blake Ogrady to jump out to a 10-0 lead. Mountain View was able to cut the lead to three, 25-22, but Longmont used a 21-4 run to take a 20-point lead into the fourth quarter.
Ogrady added 17 points for Longmont, and Jose Orrantia poured in 18 points for Mountain View.
Longmont moves to 11-0 this season, while Mountain View drops to 6-7.
Monroe Porter, left, and Legend joined the 5A poll at No. 9 this week. Dakota Ridge, meanwhile, is up to No. 3. (Dennis Pleuss)
Legend and Denver East have joined CHSAANow.com’s boys basketball rankings in Class 5A this week. The Titans are No. 9, and the Angels are No. 10.
Legend, 9-3 this season, has won seven consecutive games. It plays at No. 8 Mountain Vista on Friday.
Denver East, meanwhile, returned to the poll after a short hiatus. At 5-6, the record is somewhat deceiving. Three of the losses came at an out-of-state tournament, and a fourth, to Chaparral, came in a wild double-overtime matchup. They own wins over Legend and No. 2 ThunderRidge.
Regis Jesuit continued its stay atop the 5A poll, and are a unanimous pick with 16 first-place votes. The Raiders are 10-0. ThunderRidge also kept its No. 2 spot.
Behind those two, however, the movement began.
Dakota Ridge (11-0) shot up to No. 3, and Eaglecrest bumped up one place to No. 4. Chaparral rounds out the top five.
As was the case before the break, a total of five teams from the Continental League are ranked. With that league now in the thick of its schedule, it should be a battle every night.
Each of the other No. 1 teams also stayed put. Those are Longmont (4A), Colorado Springs Christian (3A), Sanford (2A) and Sangre de Cristo (1A).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Monarch 19, Cherry Creek 14, Rock Canyon 10, Mountain Range 8, Northglenn 3, Boulder 2, Cherokee Trail 1.
Dropped out
Cherry Creek (8), Rock Canyon (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Longmont (16)
9-0
178
1
3-0
2
Golden (2)
8-2
161
2
2-1
3
Pueblo South
8-3
111
4
1-1
4
Sand Creek
7-3
102
6
2-1
5
Holy Family
7-2
66
–
3-0
6
Valor Christian
5-4
55
8
1-1
7
Pueblo Central
10-3
54
7
2-1
8
Air Academy
7-3
52
3
1-2
9
Palmer Ridge
7-1
43
5
1-1
10
Mead
8-2
33
9
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Pueblo West 28, Falcon 20, Conifer 17, Widefield 17, Sierra 14, Evergreen 10, D’Evelyn 9, Niwot 6, Vista Peak 5, Pueblo East 3, Wheat Ridge 3, Thomas Jefferson 2, Windsor 1.
Dropped out
Conifer (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Colorado Springs Christian (10)
10-0
126
1
2-0
2
Faith Christian (1)
8-0
114
2
0-0
3
Jefferson Academy (1)
10-1
94
5
3-0
4
Lutheran
10-1
89
3
1-0
5
Colorado Academy (1)
7-4
72
4
1-1
6
Kent Denver
7-1
62
6
1-1
7
Grand Valley
6-1
37
9
2-0
8
Bayfield
7-1
35
–
3-0
9
Sterling
7-2
24
8
2-1
10
Alamosa
5-4
22
7
1-2
Others receiving votes:
Moffat County 10, The Pinnacle 10, Manitou Springs 7, St. Mary’s 5, Bennett 4, Roaring Fork 4.
Dropped out
The Pinnacle (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sanford (8)
8-0
100
1
2-0
2
Resurrection Christian (3)
8-0
98
2
2-0
3
Akron
7-0
90
3
1-0
4
Simla
6-0
63
5
2-0
5
Ignacio
6-2
53
6
2-0
6
Meeker
6-0
50
7
2-0
7
Highland
9-0
40
–
2-0
8
Rye
5-2
26
–
2-0
9
Ellicott
6-0
25
10
1-0
10
Sedgwick County
6-2
15
4
0-2
Others receiving votes:
Merino 11, Yuma 11, Caliche 9, Paonia 6, Swink 5, Crowley County 3, Holyoke 2, Vail Christian 1.
Dropped out
Merino (8), Paonia (9).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sangre De Cristo (9)
8-0
98
1
3-0
2
Jim Elliot (1)
7-0
78
2
3-0
3
Ouray
9-0
74
3
2-0
4
Springfield
7-2
66
4
1-0
5
Holly
7-1
60
7
2-0
6
Arickaree/Woodlin
7-0
51
8
2-0
7
Fleming
4-2
42
5
2-0
8
Wiley
6-1
37
6
0-1
9
South Baca
5-2
16
–
1-1
10
Kit Carson
5-3
9
10
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Peetz 6, Primero 5, McClave 3, Eads 2, Community Christian 1, Gilpin County 1, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 1.
