It’s been hard not to pay attention to Sand Creek boys basketball this season. They have one of the top players in the state in D’Shawn Schwartz and now, they are the No. 1 team in the Class 4A CHSAANow.com boys basketball rankings.
The Scorpions unseat defending champion Pueblo West, who regained the No. 1 position a week ago.
Silver Creek made an impressive four-spot jump to break into the top five.
Holy Family is the only new team to break into the poll, landing at No. 10.
ThunderRidge remains the No. 1 team in 5A, beating Douglas County in its only game last week.
Basalt jumps to No. 7, three spots better than last week.
Strasburg is the only new team in the 3A poll, rounding it out at No. 10.
Highland keeps its spot at No. 1 in the 2A poll and beat No. 5 Akron on Friday, further showing that they can contend for a state title.
At No. 8, Crowley County is the only new team to the 2A rankings.
Holly remains the No. 1 team in 1A with Cheyenne Wells and Flagler holding their spots at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively.
Peetz (No. 7) and Longmont Christian (No. 10) are the two newcomers to the 1A poll.
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.
Doherty 33, Fort Collins 16, Chaparral 6, Denver South 4, Cherokee Trail 3, Rampart 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sand Creek (6)
14-1
138
2
2-0
2
Pueblo West (6)
13-1
135
1
3-0
3
D’Evelyn
13-2
129
4
3-0
4
Valor Christian (3)
11-4
112
3
2-0
5
Silver Creek (1)
11-1
87
9
3-0
6
Pueblo South
10-4
67
8
2-0
7
Golden
12-3
66
5
1-1
8
Mead
12-3
45
6
1-1
9
Vista PEAK
11-3
35
7
2-1
10
Holy Family
11-4
34
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Northridge 30, Sierra 23, Pueblo East 10, Lewis-Palmer 8, Durango 7, Mesa Ridge 6, Evergreen 3.
Dropped out
Sierra (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Resurrection Christian (9)
13-0
170
1
2-0
2
Manitou Springs (3)
11-0
156
2
2-0
3
Sterling (2)
10-2
137
3
2-1
4
Colorado Springs Christian (5)
10-2
134
4
2-0
5
Alamosa
9-1
118
5
1-0
6
Kent Denver
11-2
99
6
2-0
7
Basalt
9-1
52
10
1-0
8
DSST-Stapleton
10-1
38
8
2-0
9
Faith Christian
8-4
36
7
1-1
10
Strasburg
8-2
31
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
DSST-Green Valley Ranch 26, Machebeuf 21, Lutheran 13, Bayfield 4, The Vanguard 4, Weld Central 2, Jefferson Academy 1, La Junta 1, Manual 1, The Pinnacle 1.
The 2016 all-state football teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a vote of head coaches across the state.
Players were placed onto the first-team, second-team and honorable mention based upon the number of votes they received. In 5A-1A, spots were reserved for linemen and one kicker/punter, while 8-man reserved spots for linemen.
CHSAA does not determine who makes or doesn’t make the team; they are created entirely from the results of the coaches’ vote.
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Class 5A
(Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)
Player of the year: Dylan McCaffrey, Valor Christian
Marcus McElroy had three touchdowns for the Mustangs.
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(9) Holy Family 43, (8) Mead 35
Holy Family picked up a big top-10 win this season that moved the Tigers into sole possession of first place in the Tri-Valley League.
“We talked about what it would take to put ourselves in a situation to win a league championship, and they responded really well,” Holy Family coach Mike Gabriel told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “It was a great battle.”
In fact, Mead had one final drive that Holy Family had to turn away.
“With a few seconds left, they still had a shot,” Gabriel said. “Our kids responded to put it away.”
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3A: (9) Sterling 27, (6) Weld Central 13
Not only did Sterling hand Weld Central its first loss this season, the Tigers also snapped their 12-game winning streak, which was the longest in the state.
“It was good battle across the board, two teams that kind of wanted it pretty bad,” coach Rob Busmente told the Scoreboard Show. “It came down to two plays that we were fortunate enough to be able to capitalize on.”
Sterling is now 5-3 following an 0-3 start, and sits in first place in its league, the Patriot East, at 4-0.
“It’s been good, it’s been fun,” Busmente said. “The kids have been showing a lot of resiliency and a lot of perseverance to go through some of those things. We ran a pretty tough gauntlet there at the beginning with some of those top teams.
“We were able to come back and regroup and put a pretty good push here toward the end,” he added. “Hopefully we can keep riding this momentum as we’re riding out the season.”
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2A: (7) Bayfield 23, (5) Delta 7
Bayfield broke open a close game on a pick-six early in the fourth quarter, and is now 6-2.
The game was tied at 7 at halftime.
“I thought our team came prepared to play,” coach Gary Heide told the Scoreboard Show. “We just felt that if we stayed with it play by play by play, that we would be the one to make the plays in the second half.”
“They are one tough team,” Heide added of Delta. “They are going to be reckoned with in the playoffs.”
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Notables
Longmont Christian beat Mountain Valley 71-20, snapping an 18-game losing streak that dated to the 2013 season. (Longmont Christian didn’t field a team last season.) Stay turned here as QB Luke Puchino broke the state passing record last week.
3A No. 1 Discovery Canyon very narrowly avoided a massive upset with a 35-34 win against Canon City. The Thunder got a 99-yard kickoff return for a score from Josh Tomjack in the game, but had to rally from down 31-21 in the third quarter to win.
Lakewood’s Brock Miller also had a 99-yard kickoff return for a score against Poudre. Lakewood edged Poudre 35-33.
No. 3 Meeker won a big clash in 1A by topping No. 2 Paonia 12-7. “It was a defensive struggle most of the night,” Cowboys coach Shane Phelan told the Scoreboard Show. “It’s been a long drought against Paonia. … Our kids just played hard. We’ve got a bunch of good, tough hard-nosed kids.”
Pueblo West recently dropped from the 4A football rankings, but the Cyclones may soon be back: They upset No. 8 Mesa Ridge 31-17.
1A No. 6 Peyton is now 8-0 following a 35-8 win over Buena Vista. “We’ve been talking about it since June, about how good this football team could be,” coach Richard Deems told the Scoreboard Show. “The kids have grasped it.”
8-man No. 3 Akron beat No. 8 Haxtun on a Hail Mary, 48-43.
There were two top-10 matchups in 6-man: No. 10 Eads upset No. 4 Cheyenne Wells 36-34, and No. 7 Hi-Plains knocked off No. 3 Stratton/Liberty 61-50.
In 1A, Olathe trailed Hotchkiss 21-0 in the second quarter, but rallied to win 28-21 in overtime.
Reached Sunday evening, Longmont Christian coach Anthony Barela confirmed the stats output.
“Neither team could tackle,” he said, laughing.
As a result, Puchino now owns the following records:
Passing yards in a game. The previous best was 607 yards, set last season by Holy Family’s Chris Helbig.
Passing touchdowns in a game. The previous best was eight, set first by Ellicott’s Ryan Miller in 2008, and then tied by Poudre’s Cody Limmer in 2013.
Passing touchdowns in three consecutive games (18). He threw seven against Prairie two weeks ago, and two against Pawnee last season. The previous best was 17, set by Helbig last season.
Total offensive yards (795). He eclipsed the previous mark held by Woodlin’s Harold Klausner, which was set 11 years earlier — on the exact same day.
In addition, wide receiver Cameron Jauregui set the state record for receiving yards in a game with 356. The previous best was 356, set last season by Holy Family’s Joe Golter.
Other notable marks from the game:
Puchino’s 10 total touchdowns are tied for the third-highest total in state history.
The combined 158 points between Briggsdale and Longmont Christian are the third-most in a game.
Longmont Christian’s 798 total yards as a team are the sixth-most in state history.
Briggsdale hasn’t yet uploaded stats from the game, so there may be more to come from this one.
Puchino’s previous career high in passing yards was 519, which came against Prairie earlier this season. That is currently the 14th-highest total in state history. He also had a 505-yard game against Justice in 2014.
“He has an absolute cannon for an arm,” Barela said.
Puchino has thrown for 2,464 yards this season. He has a chance to break into the top-15 in a season when Longmont Christian (0-7) closes its regular season against Mountain Valley next week.
Puchino is also a basketball player, and averaged 17.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game last season. Barela said that he “could be a Division I player if he works on his footwork.” As it is, the coach added, he is getting a few looks from Division II schools.
Jauregui, meanwhile, also had 125 kickoff return yards and 20 punt return yards, giving him 501 all-purpose yards. That figure is the second most in state history.
Jauregui also had five receiving touchdowns, which is tied for the third-most in state history. He also forced a fumble and recovered a fumble in the game, and finished with 12 tackles.
Jauregui had a five-touchdown game against Prairie earlier this season, and now has 15 TD catches so far this season.
Longmont Christian did not field a program last season due to a lack of players — making these performances all the more incredible.
“I think we’re headed in the right direction,” Barela said, noting the his roster of 17 players includes nine freshmen. “We’re looking to put everything together against Mountain Valley next week.”
Pine Creek made an absolute statement on the road on Friday, shutting out Pueblo West in a big top-10 football matchup in Class 4A.
The Eagles, ranked No. 3, beat the No. 9 Cyclones 35-0. It is Pine Creek’s fourth win in a row since starting 1-2.
“I thought our kids just came out and played well hard,” Pine Creek coach Todd Miller told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show after the game. “We’ve made some changes since the beginning of the season, and our kids are kind of buying into it. They’re flying around, and we’re playing kind of old school Pine Creek football and getting real physical. We had some fun.”
The two teams were scoreless after the first quarter, but Pine Creek’s Xavier Hill scoredtwice in the second quarter to give his team a 14-0 lead at halftime.
It was yet another solid defensive outing for the Eagles after giving up 50 points in a season-opening loss to Chatfield.
“There’s no superstars on that defense, just a bunch of guys that run to the ball, hustle and they play every play,” Miller said.
Miller added that he thinks his team still has more improving to do.
“We’ve got a lot to do,” he said. “We can get a lot better. I think we haven’t played our best football. We’re playing pretty good, but there’s a lot of steps we need to take to play that championship-caliber football that I think a lot of teams in the state are capable of. We’re on our way. It’s just one step at a time.”
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4A: Greeley West 30, (4) Broomfield 29
Greeley West led 23-8 as the fourth quarter opened, then held on for dear life to secure the upset win.
“It ended up going our way tonight,” Spartans coach Jason Renouf told the Scoreboard Show. “It was a close game.”
“It was a wild finish,” Renouf said. “Broomfield’s a good team. They don’t quit. They have a solid passing attack, and they unleashed it there in the fourth quarter.”
“We just held them when we needed to,” Renouf added.
This game was back-and-forth all night, but Silver Creek ultimately pulled it out.
Silver Creek got a crucial fumble recovery in the second half which led to the go-ahead touchdown.
“That was a huge play,” Raptors coach Mike Apodaca told the Scoreboard Show. “They had scored to go up, our offense did a good job of answering — we tied it up — and on the ensuing kickoff, we forced a fumble and got a short field and were able to do something with it.
“That was probably a turning point in the game,” he added.
After the break, Fort Morgan went up 14-7, but Silver Creek tied it up at 14 when Dylan Ordway hit Thomas Blazon for a score.
On the ensuing kickoff, Silver Creek forced that crucial fumble, and the Ordway found Joseph Roth-Bogrett to go up 21-14. Ramirez added a rushing score to give his team the final two-score cushion.
“It was one of those wins we had to have in order to stay in a place where we can get into the playoffs,” Faith Christian coach Ralph Nance told the Scoreboard Show.
It was Faith Christian’s fourth-straight game following an 0-3 start.
“The young kids are starting to figure it out, and we just hope that as we go down the road, they’ll continue to improve,” Nance said.
Bishop Machebeuf played the first home game in the history of its program on Friday. The Buffaloes beat Sheridan.
Machebeuf is now 6-1, which is its highest win total since the 2010 season when it went 7-4.
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Notables
Briggsdale beat Longmont Christian 83-75 in 6-man. The 158 combined points are the third-most in state history.
Akron, No. 4 in 8-man, avenged a earlier loss to No. 3 Daypsring Christian with a 37-27 win. “Our linemen played phenomenal tonight,” coach Jerome Weers told the Scoreboard Show.
6-man No. 2 Kit Carson beat No. 7 Eads 48-8. “It was a big game, and our kids responded really well to the challenge,” coach Jim Trahern told the Scoreboard Show.
Another big one in 6-man: No. 1 Fleming outscored No. 6 Peetz 58-41.
In 3A: No. 10 Holy Family made a statement with a 43-20 win over No. 9 Erie.
1A No. 4 Meeker took care of No. 6 Cedaredge, 42-14.
8-man’s No. 2 team, Sedgwick County, won on the road at No. 7 Merino.
2A No. 9 Manitou Springs narrowly escaped an upset by Salida with a 35-34 win. The Mustangs faked a punt in their own territory in the fourth quarter to keep a drive alive, went down and scored, then faked the extra point to get the win.
Castle View beat Rocky Mountain in overtime, 28-27.
Our weekly check of the all-time wins list: West Grand and coach Chris Brown beat Rangely 46-8, giving him his 312th career win. And Kent Denver and coach Scott Yates beat Englewood 41-13, giving him win No. 310.
The 2015-16 all-state boys basketball players of the year. (Photos: Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com; Jeff Tucker/jefferywtucker.zenfolio.com; Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
The 2015-16 all-state boys basketball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a week-long vote of coaches.
A specific player of the year vote was held in each class, as was a vote for coach of the year.
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Class 5A
Overland’s De’Ron Davis is the 5A boys basketball player of the year. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)
Losing five of their first six games of the year saw the Patriots slip out of the polls as they appeared destined for a more mediocre season than most thought.
Then league play began and things got much better much faster.
George Washington is undefeated in a tough Denver Prep League which has gotten the attention of the voters.
Rangeview remains the top team in the 5A poll and ThunderRidge made an impressive jump this week, landing at No. 4. That’s three spots better than last week and a win over No. 3 Regis Jesuit probably had a lot to do with it.
Lewis-Palmer hangs on to the top spot in the 4A poll this week. The Rangers have rattled off 19 straight wins and with two games remaining have already wrapped up a share of the Pikes Peak Athletic Conference regular season title.
No new teams broke into the 4A rankings this week.
DSST-Stapleton remains the No. 1 team in 3A with Faith Christian right on its heels. The Eagles are the only blemish on the Knights’ 18-1 record.
At No. 10, Grand Valley cracks its way back into the 3A top 10 this week.
Sanford is still the No. 1 team in the 2A poll, holding off Resurrection Christian and Sedgwick County, the other two undefeated teams in the class.
Crowley County is the lone newcomer in 2A, coming in at No. 10.
Defending 1A champion Holly maintains their spot as the No. 1 team this week. Cheyenne Wells is a new face to the 1A poll as they land at No. 10.
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.
Overland boys basketball is No. 2 in this week’s 5A rankings. (Matt Minton/JacksActionShots.com)
Overland is back in the game.
The Trailblazers now sit at the No. 2 spot in the Class 5A CHSAANow.com boys basketball rankings.
Why the sudden jump?
A 22-point win over Eaglecrest probably had something to do with it. The defending state champions made sure the rest of the class didn’t forget that they are still quite good at basketball.
The 5A rankings also saw a familiar face return as Denver East comes back in at No. 10.
After weeks of receiving votes, Sierra finally made their way into the 4A poll, landing at No. 9.
The Denver School of Science and Tech – Stapleton also hangs on to their No. 1 ranking. They remain at the top of the 3A poll, holding off a Faith Christian team that is actually the lone blemish on the Knights’ 16-1 record.
Colorado Academy has played its way back into the 3A rankings, coming in at No. 10.
Ellicot and Haxtun join the 2A poll this week, coming in at No. 8 and No. 10 respectively. Sanford remains the top team in 2A, taking nine of 10 first-place votes.
Defending 1A champion Holly continues to gain momentum as they tighten their grip on the No. 1 spot.
Sierra Grande made a three-spot move this week, landing at No. 6.
Rocky Mountain Lutheran is the lone newcomer to the 1A rankings, coming in at No. 10.
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.
George Washington 9, Legend 6, FNE Warriors 4, Boulder 3, Fossil Ridge 1.
Dropped out
Legend (9).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (10)
18-1
161
1
2-0
2
Valor Christian (2)
17-1
141
2
2-0
3
Pueblo South (2)
17-1
135
4
2-0
4
Longmont (3)
17-1
130
3
2-0
5
Pueblo West
16-3
92
5
1-1
6
Golden
14-5
66
6
2-0
7
Windsor
15-4
63
7
2-0
8
Denver South
13-5
50
8
1-0
9
Sierra
14-4
29
–
1-0
10
Vista Ridge
14-5
27
9
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Rifle 24, Durango 7, Vista Peak 4, Holy Family 3, Mead 3.
Dropped out
Rifle (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
DSST-Stapleton (7)
16-1
125
1
1-0
2
Faith Christian (4)
12-4
112
2
1-0
3
Colorado Springs Christian (1)
11-4
84
3
2-0
4
DSST-Green Valley Ranch (1)
12-0
73
4
1-0
5
Eaton
14-2
72
5
2-0
6
Lutheran
12-3
67
6
2-0
7
Sterling
12-3
63
8
1-0
8
Manitou Springs
14-1
47
7
1-0
9
Alamosa (1)
12-4
41
9
3-0
10
Colorado Academy
10-6
27
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Bennett 21, Grand Valley 14, Pagosa Springs 10, Basalt 6, Bayfield 4, Manual 3, Coal Ridge 2, Peak to Peak 2, Ridgeview Academy 1, St. Mary’s 1, The Pinnacle 1.
Dropped out
Grand Valley (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sanford (9)
13-0
98
1
0-0
2
Resurrection Christian
15-0
90
2
1-0
3
Sedgwick County (1)
15-0
82
3
2-0
4
Paonia
15-1
60
4
3-0
5
Holyoke
11-3
57
8
1-0
6
Rye
13-2
48
6
1-0
7
Ignacio
13-2
41
5
3-0
8
Ellicott
10-3
22
–
1-0
9
Highland
13-3
19
9
2-0
10
Haxtun
11-4
16
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Crowley County 9, Center 8.
Dropped out
Crowley County (7), Center (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Holly (5)
15-2
77
1
3-0
2
Fleming (3)
13-2
73
2
2-0
3
Wiley
12-3
63
3
1-1
4
South Baca
13-2
47
4
2-0
5
Kit Carson
13-3
45
6
2-0
6
Sierra Grande
13-2
35
9
2-0
7
Ouray
11-2
33
5
1-1
8
Longmont Christian
9-5
27
8
2-1
9
Shining Mountain
14-2
25
7
3-0
10
Rocky Mountain Lutheran
11-3
6
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Walsh 3, Front Range Baptist 3, Cheyenne Wells 2, Peetz 1, Faith Baptist 1.
Lewis-Palmer is the new No. 1 team in 4A boys basketball. (Josh Watt/CHSAANow.com)
There are two brand new No. 1 teams in this week’s CHSAANow.com boys basketball rankings.
Lewis-Palmer ascends to the top spot of the Class 4A rankings while defending 1A champion Holly now sits atop the 1A poll.
The Rangers have been one of the most dominant teams in 4A this season. They took down league foe Sand Creek last week, getting their second double-digit win over the Scorpions this season.
They assume the top spot after Pueblo South suffered a shocking loss to Air Academy on Saturday.
Cherokee Trail rejoins the 5A poll at No. 10 after falling out of the rankings last week.
The Denver School of Science and Tech-Stapleton hangs on to the top spot in the 3A poll, but Faith Christian jumped two spots to land right behind them at No. 2.
Manitou Springs also made a two-spot jump which put the Mustangs at No. 7 ahead of their league showdown with defending 3A champ, No. 3 Colorado Springs Christian School.
No new teams were added to the 3A poll this week.
Sanford is still the top team in the 2A poll, snagging 10 of 11 first-place votes this week.
Landing at No. 9, Highland is the lone newcomer to the 2A rankings.
Shining Mountain made the biggest jump in 1A this week, coming in at No. 7 which is three spots higher than a week ago.
Faith Baptist joins the 1A rankings at No. 10 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.
Denver East 10, George Washington 5, FNE Warriors 5, Boulder 1, Grand Junction 1, Mountain Vista 1.
Dropped out
Denver East (6).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (8)
16-1
171
2
2-0
2
Valor Christian (4)
15-1
159
4
3-0
3
Longmont (3)
15-1
157
3
2-0
4
Pueblo South (4)
15-1
144
1
2-1
5
Pueblo West
15-2
112
5
2-0
6
Golden
12-5
66
6
2-1
7
Windsor
13-4
65
9
2-0
8
Denver South
12-5
49
7
1-1
9
Vista Ridge
13-4
41
10
2-0
10
Rifle
15-1
32
8
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Sierra 23, Holy Family 10, Durango 7, Vista Peak 3, Mead 2, Evergreen 1, Pueblo Central 1, Thomas Jefferson 1, Thompson Valley 1.
Dropped out
.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
DSST-Stapleton (7)
15-1
136
1
2-0
2
Faith Christian (4)
11-4
117
4
2-0
3
Colorado Springs Christian (1)
9-4
97
2
1-0
4
DSST-Green Valley Ranch (2)
11-0
90
5
0-0
5
Eaton
12-2
84
6
1-0
6
Lutheran
10-3
71
3
1-1
7
Manitou Springs (1)
13-1
67
9
2-0
8
Sterling
11-3
65
7
2-0
9
Alamosa (1)
9-4
45
8
0-0
10
Grand Valley
11-2
40
10
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Bennett 18, Basalt 13, Colorado Academy 9, The Pinnacle 9, Bayfield 4, Pagosa Springs 4, Manual 3, Peak to Peak 2, St. Mary’s 2, Frontier Academy 1, James Irwin 1, SkyView Academy 1, Valley 1.
The Denver School of Science and Tech (Stapleton) is the new top team of the Class 3A CHSAANow.com boys basketball rankings.
The Knights, who sit at 13-1 overall on the season, have rising in the ranks all year and have been knocking at the door of the top spot. A St. Mary’s win over previous No. 1, Colorado Springs Christian, is all they need to finally begin their reign at the top of the 3A poll.
As a result of the loss to St. Mary’s, the Lions dropped one spot to No. 2. A similar situation happened last year when CSCS was toppled by St. Mary’s and fell out of the top spot, but then went undefeated en route to winning the 3A state title.
Grand Valley is the lone newcomer to the poll this week. The Cardinals come in at No. 10 after falling out of the rankings a few weeks ago.
Legend is No. 10 in this week’s boys basketball rankings. (Matt Minton/JacksActionShots.com)
The 5A poll looks very similar to what it did last week. Rangeview escaped a scare from Aurora Central and was able to hang on to the top spot. The only change from a week ago is that the Legend Titans rejoin the rankings, landing at No. 10.
The same consistency applies to this week’s 4A rankings. Since grasping the No. 1 spot, Pueblo South held on to the position, going 2-0 last week.
Windsor was the only team to play their way into the 4A poll as they debut at No. 9.
Undefeated Sanford still sits atop the 2A poll, taking eight of the 10 first-place votes this week. Crowley County joins the 2A top 10 at No. 7.
Fleming remains the team to beat in 1A after winning both of their games last week. Shining Mountain joins the 1A rankings, landing at No. 10.
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.
Greeley West 7, Cherokee Trail 4, Aurora Central 1.
Dropped out
Cherokee Trail (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pueblo South (17)
13-0
194
1
2-0
2
Lewis-Palmer (1)
14-1
165
2
3-0
3
Longmont (2)
13-1
161
3
2-0
4
Valor Christian
12-1
146
4
2-0
5
Pueblo West
13-2
110
6
1-0
6
Golden
10-4
95
5
2-1
7
Denver South
11-4
64
7
2-0
8
Rifle
12-1
36
10
2-0
9
Windsor
11-4
33
–
4-0
10
Vista Ridge
11-4
25
9
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Holy Family 24, Conifer 14, Evergreen 7, Mead 6, Sierra 6, Skyview 4, Air Academy 3, Pueblo Central 2, Sand Creek 2, Thompson Valley 2, Thomas Jefferson 1.
Dropped out
Holy Family (8).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
DSST-Stapleton (6)
13-1
113
2
2-0
2
Colorado Springs Christian (1)
8-4
107
1
2-1
3
Lutheran (2)
9-2
101
3
1-0
4
Faith Christian (3)
9-4
95
6
2-0
5
DSST-Green Valley Ranch (3)
11-0
83
5
3-0
6
Eaton
11-2
71
4
1-1
7
Sterling
9-3
59
7
1-1
8
Alamosa
9-4
52
9
2-0
9
Manitou Springs
11-1
34
10
3-0
10
Grand Valley
9-2
28
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Colorado Academy 23, Pagosa Springs 13, Bennett 11, St. Mary’s 8, Liberty Common 5, The Pinnacle 5, Bayfield 4, Manual 3, The Vanguard 3, Peak to Peak 2, Strasburg 2, Basalt 1, Kent Denver 1, SkyView Academy 1.
