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  • Denver East narrowly holds onto top spot in 5A boys basketball ranking

    With one week to go in the regular season, Fossil Ridge nearly overtook Denver East atop the Class 5A basketball rankings.

    Nearly.

    The SaberCats remained in the No. 2 spot despite the fact that both schools received 10 first-place votes. Denver East, though, held on to its top ranking by one overall point.

    The Angels have been No. 1 all season, save for one week in mid-January when Fossil Ridge led the poll.

    Mountain Vista stayed put at No. 3 this week, and continued to be followed by No. 4 Regis Jesuit and No. 5 Eaglecrest.

    Overland bumped up on place to No. 6, while Highlands Ranch went from No. 10 to No. 7 after going 2-0 last week.

    Arapahoe dropped two spots to No. 8, Rangeview is the poll’s lone newcomer at No. 9, and Grand Junction rounds out the ranking at No. 10.

    The Centennial and Continental leagues both have three teams in the top-10 this week. The Denver Prep, Front Range and East Metro and Southwestern all have one ranked team.

    Elsewhere, the 1A poll has a new No. 1 team. Hi-Plains took over for Caliche after receiving eight of the 11 first-place votes in that class. Hi-Plains went 3-0 last week, while Caliche went 1-2, though both losses were to ranked 2A teams.

    That ranking added No. 9 Cheraw and No. 10 Briggsdale.

    Holy Family Jefferson Academy boys basketball
    Jefferson Academy moved up to No. 3 in 3A this week. (Pam Wagner)

    The No. 1 teams in 4A (Valor Christian), 3A (Holy Family) and 2A (Ignacio) stayed the same this week.

    The 4A poll added No. 9 Cheyenne Mountain and No. 10 Denver West. 3A added No. 7 Denver Science & Tech and No. 10 Platte Valley.

    Holyoke (No. 9) and Meeker (No. 10) were the new teams in the 2A ranking this week.

    As the regular season ends for all classes this week, these will be the final rankings of the season.

    Complete polls for all classes 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.

    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 Denver East (10) 16-4 190 1 1-1
    2 Fossil Ridge (10) 21-0 189 2 2-0
    3 Mountain Vista 20-1 152 3 2-0
    4 Regis Jesuit 18-3 135 4 2-0
    5 Eaglecrest 16-5 106 5 2-1
    6 Overland 15-6 94 7 2-0
    7 Highlands Ranch 15-6 63 10 2-0
    8 Arapahoe 16-5 61 6 2-1
    9 Rangeview 18-3 39 – 2-0
    10 Grand Junction 17-2 21 9 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Grandview 16, Monarch 10, Chatfield 7, Chaparral 5, Cherry Creek 5, Dakota Ridge 2, Fort Collins 2, Legend 2, Montbello 1.
    Dropped out
    Chatfield (8).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (16) 18-3 160 1 2-0
    2 Thompson Valley 20-1 139 2 2-0
    3 Pueblo South 19-2 124 3 1-0
    4 Longmont 18-3 85 7 2-0
    5 Pueblo East 17-4 79 6 1-0
    6 D’Evelyn 17-4 77 4 2-1
    7 Denver South 15-7 52 8 1-0
    8 Sand Creek 16-5 45 5 1-2
    9 Cheyenne Mountain 15-5 32 – 2-0
    10 Denver West 13-7 26 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Air Academy 20, Thomas Jefferson 20, Golden 14, Wheat Ridge 6, Rifle 1.
    Dropped out
    Air Academy (9), Golden (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holy Family (9) 17-1 126 1 1-1
    2 Colorado Academy (2) 16-1 117 2 2-0
    3 Jefferson Academy (1) 15-3 97 5 1-0
    4 Faith Christian 12-5 91 3 1-0
    5 Colorado Springs Christian (1) 14-3 88 4 3-0
    6 Moffat County 14-2 60 9 3-0
    7 Denver Science & Tech 14-4 33 – 3-0
    8 The Pinnacle 14-4 31 10 2-1
    9 Aspen 15-3 24 7 2-1
    10 Platte Valley 13-5 18 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Brush 16, St. Mary’s 9, Bishop Machebeuf 5.
    Dropped out
    Brush (6), Centauri (8).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Ignacio (9) 16-0 141 1 3-0
    2 Sanford (1) 16-1 127 2 2-0
    3 Lutheran (4) 11-6 120 4 2-0
    4 Akron 15-1 113 3 2-0
    5 Resurrection Christian (1) 15-2 86 5 1-0
    6 Yuma 15-3 76 6 3-0
    7 Peyton 14-2 54 7 1-0
    8 Simla 15-2 44 8 2-0
    9 Holyoke 11-6 14 – 2-1
    10 Meeker 14-4 13 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Rye 12, Crowley County 7, Center 6, Denver Christian 5, Telluride 3, Haxtun 1, Paonia 1, Sedgwick County 1, Swink 1.
    Dropped out
    Rye (9), Denver Christian (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Hi-Plains (8) 16-1 107 2 3-0
    2 Caliche (3) 15-2 101 1 1-2
    3 Holly 14-3 87 3 2-0
    4 Cheyenne Wells 12-5 67 4 1-2
    5 South Baca 12-4 61 7 1-0
    6 Vail Christian 13-5 56 6 2-1
    7 McClave 13-4 48 5 1-1
    8 Shining Mountain 14-4 33 8 2-0
    9 Cheraw 11-4 15 – 4-0
    10 Briggsdale 11-5 13 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Jim Elliot Christian 10, Primero 2, Walsh 2, Norwood 1, Peetz 1, Liberty/Stratton 1.
    Dropped out
    Primero (9), Norwood (10).

  • Top-10 boys basketball schedule for the week of Feb. 10

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for boys basketball’s top-10 teams this week.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A
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    Class 5A
    1 Denver East 17-3
    Tues: W 74-47 vs. Kennedy
    Sat: L 68-65 at Omaha Central (Neb.)
    2 Fossil Ridge 21-0
    Tues: W 73-32 vs. Rocky Mountain
    Thurs: W 82-44 at Greeley West
    3 Mountain Vista 20-1
    Tues: W 64-48 at Castle View
    Fri: W 70-61 vs. Chaparral
    4 Regis Jesuit 18-3
    Tues: W 59-46 at Rock Canyon
    Fri: W 58-44 vs. ThunderRidge
    5 Eaglecrest 16-5
    Mon: L 46-52 at Cherry Creek
    Wed: W 67-46 vs. Mullen
    Fri: W 71-63 vs. Cherokee Trail
    6 Arapahoe 16-5
    Wed: L 65-72 at (7) Overland
    Fri: W 67-44 vs. Mullen
    Sat: W 63-46 at Ponderosa
    7 Overland 15-6
    Wed: W 72-65 vs. (6) Arapahoe
    Fri: W 69-62 vs. Grandview
    8 Chatfield 17-4
    Tues: W 63-57 at Standley Lake
    Fri: L 66-74 vs. Dakota Ridge
    9 Grand Junction 18-2
    Fri: W 81-26 at Montezuma-Cortez
    Sat: W 63-47 at Durango
    10 Highlands Ranch 15-6
    Tues: W 71-43 at Littleton
    Fri: W 60-46 at Legend

    Class 4A
    1 Valor Christian 18-3
    Thurs: W 68-49 at Liberty
    Sat: W 84-63 vs. Vista PEAK
    2 Thompson Valley 20-1
    Tues: W 67-57 vs. Broomfield
    Fri: W 57-42 vs. Silver Creek
    3 Pueblo South 19-2
    Tues: W 64-63 vs. Pueblo Central
    4 D’Evelyn 17-4
    Tues: W 52-47 at (10) Golden
    Thurs: W 69-54 vs. Green Mountain
    Fri: L 56-64 at Thomas Jefferson
    5 Sand Creek 17-4
    Tues: W 64-39 vs. Discovery Canyon
    Thurs: L 55-59 at Cheyenne Mountain
    Sat: W 64-62 vs. Pueblo West
    6 Pueblo East 17-4
    Tues: W 71-41 vs. Canon City
    7 Longmont 18-3
    Tues: W 68-42 at Centaurus
    Thurs: W 70-41 vs. Mountain View
    8 Denver South 15-7
    Fri: W 69-67 vs. Montbello
    9 Air Academy 15-4
    Mon: W 67-51 vs. Vista Ridge
    Fri: W 71-46 vs. Palmer Ridge
    10 Golden 17-4
    Tues: L 47-52 vs. (4) D’Evelyn
    Thurs: W 58-40 vs. Evergreen

    Class 3A
    1 Holy Family 17-1
    Mon: W 62-45 vs. (10) The Pinnacle
    Fri: L 41-44 vs. (5) Jefferson Academy
    2 Colorado Academy 16-1
    Tues: W 72-51 at Denver Jewish Day
    Fri: W 84-59 at Kent Denver
    3 Faith Christian 12-5
    Wed: W 78-39 vs. Peak to Peak
    4 Colorado Springs Christian 13-3
    Tues: W 74-51 at Buena Vista
    Thurs: W 76-29 vs. Salida
    5 Jefferson Academy 15-3
    Fri: W 44-41 at (1) Holy Family
    6 Brush 13-5
    Tues: W 70-34 vs. Lyons
    Fri: L 45-66 at Platte Valley
    Sat: W 73-64 at Estes Park
    7 Aspen 15-3
    Tues: L 59-61 at (9) Moffat County
    Fri: W 59-23 vs. Olathe
    Sat: W 66-29 vs. Basalt
    8 Centauri 13-5
    Sat: L 52-59 at Bayfield
    9 Moffat County 13-2
    Tues: W 61-59 at (7) Aspen
    Fri: W 87-64 vs. Cedaredge
    Sat: vs. Roaring Fork
    10 The Pinnacle 14-4
    Mon: L 45-62 vs. (1) Holy Family
    Tues: W 58-48 vs. Bennett
    Fri: W 66-35 vs. Middle Park

    Class 2A
    1 Ignacio 16-0
    Tues: W 82-53 vs. Bayfield
    Thurs: W 83-38 at Ouray
    Sat: W 79-53 at Mancos
    2 Sanford 15-1
    Tues: W 84-22 vs. Sierra Grande
    Sat: vs. Antonito
    3 Akron 15-1
    Mon: W 78-66 vs. Holyoke
    Thurs: W 85-63 vs. (1A 1) Caliche
    4 Lutheran 11-6
    Thurs: W 57-38 at (10) Denver Christian
    Sat: W 79-35 vs. Front Range Christian
    5 Resurrection Christian 15-2
    Thurs: W 82-38 vs. Front Range Christian
    6 Yuma 14-3
    Mon: W 54-46 vs. (1A 1) Caliche
    Thurs: W 96-27 at Wray
    Sat: vs. Weld Central
    7 Peyton 14-2
    Sat: W 89-56 vs. The Vanguard
    8 Simla 15-2
    Fri: W 65-33 at Evangelical Christian
    Sat: W 62-48 vs. Kiowa
    9 Rye 15-4
    Thurs: W 57-48 at Fowler
    Fri: L 42-43 vs. Rocky Ford
    10 Denver Christian 11-5
    Tues: W 61-32 at Nederland
    Thurs: L 38-57 vs. (4) Lutheran

    Class 1A
    1 Caliche 15-2
    Mon: L 46-54 vs. (2A 6) Yuma
    Thurs: L 63-85 at (2A 3) Akron
    Fri: W 68-50 at Peetz
    2 Hi-Plains 15-1
    Mon: W 56-46 at Otis
    Fri: W 57-53 at (4) Cheyenne Wells
    Sat: vs. Burlington
    3 Holly 13-3
    Fri: W 79-41 vs. La Veta
    Sat: vs. (4) Cheyenne Wells
    4 Cheyenne Wells 12-4
    Tues: W 49-34 vs. Granada
    Fri: L 53-57 vs. (2) Hi-Plains
    Sat: at (3) Holly
    5 McClave 12-4
    Fri: L 25-37 vs. Granada
    Sat: vs. Flagler
    6 Vail Christian 13-5
    Tues: L 59-79 vs. Paonia
    Fri: W 56-41 vs. North Park
    Sat: W 88-82 at West Grand
    7 South Baca 12-4
    Thurs: W 76-53 at Eads
    8 Shining Mountain 14-4
    Tues: W 49-39 at Community Christian
    Thurs: W 80-55 at Gilpin County
    9 Primero 12-2
    Fri: W 72-34 vs. Manzanola
    Sat: L 67-71 at Centennial
    10 Norwood 10-6
    Tues: W 60-50 vs. Ridgway
    Fri: at Ouray
    Sat: L 47-55 vs. Telluride

  • 5A boys basketball ranking adds Grand Junction at No. 9

    Grand Junction started the 2013-14 campaign 7-0. The Tigers then lost two straight just prior to the winter break. However, since that break, GJ is 9-0.

    This week, the Tigers cracked the top-10. They are ranked No. 9 in CHSAANow.com’s 5A poll.

    Elsewhere in 5A, Denver East extended its stay at No. 1. Fossil Ridge remained at No. 2, and Mountain Vista at No. 3.

    Regis Jesuit moved back up to the No. 4 spot after a 2-0 week. Eaglecrest dropped one place, and rounds out the top 5.

    Arapahoe is sixth, Overland is seventh and Chatfield is eighth. Highlands Ranch rounds out the ranking at No. 10.

    The 4A poll added Golden at No. 10. Other newcomers included No. 8 Centauri in 3A, No. 10 Denver Christian in 2A and No. 8 Shining Mountain in 1A.

    Valor Christian (4A), Holy Family (3A), Ignacio (2A) and Caliche (1A) held firm atop their respective polls.

    Complete polls for all classes 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.

    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 Denver East (12) 15-3 200 1 0-0
    2 Fossil Ridge (9) 19-0 198 2 2-0
    3 Mountain Vista 18-1 162 3 2-0
    4 Regis Jesuit 16-3 139 5 2-0
    5 Eaglecrest 14-4 111 4 0-1
    6 Arapahoe 14-4 98 6 1-1
    7 Overland 13-6 65 8 2-0
    8 Chatfield 16-3 45 10 3-0
    9 Grand Junction 16-2 29 – 2-0
    10 Highlands Ranch 13-6 25 9 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Rangeview 20, Grandview 19, Cherry Creek 14, Monarch 13, Legend 7, Chaparral 6, Fort Collins 3, Dakota Ridge 1.
    Dropped out
    Monarch (7).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (16) 16-3 160 1 2-0
    2 Thompson Valley 18-1 140 2 2-0
    3 Pueblo South 18-2 124 3 3-0
    4 D’Evelyn 15-3 98 4 2-1
    5 Sand Creek 15-3 88 7 3-0
    6 Pueblo East 16-4 60 6 2-0
    7 Longmont 16-3 55 8 3-0
    8 Denver South 14-7 50 10 2-0
    9 Air Academy 13-4 43 5 0-1
    10 Golden 16-3 31 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver West 17, Cheyenne Mountain 6, Glenwood Springs 5, Vista Peak 3.
    Dropped out
    Thomas Jefferson (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holy Family (14) 16-0 140 1 1-0
    2 Colorado Academy 14-1 125 2 1-1
    3 Faith Christian 11-5 107 4 1-0
    4 Colorado Springs Christian 11-3 94 5 2-0
    5 Jefferson Academy 14-3 87 3 1-1
    6 Brush 11-4 50 8 2-0
    7 Aspen 13-2 46 7 3-0
    8 Centauri 13-4 30 – 2-0
    9 Moffat County 11-2 25 9 2-0
    10 The Pinnacle 12-3 19 6 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver Science & Tech 18, St. Mary’s 11, Bishop Machebeuf 8, Monte Vista 8, Kent Denver 1, Platte Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Denver Science & Tech (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Ignacio (11) 13-0 135 1 1-0
    2 Sanford 14-1 115 2 2-0
    3 Akron 13-1 106 3 2-0
    4 Lutheran (2) 9-6 102 4 1-1
    5 Resurrection Christian (1) 14-2 82 6 1-0
    6 Yuma 12-3 74 5 1-1
    7 Peyton 13-2 52 7 2-0
    8 Simla 13-2 40 9 2-0
    9 Rye 14-3 24 8 1-1
    10 Denver Christian 10-4 12 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Holyoke 10, Haxtun 5, Meeker 4, Paonia 3, Telluride 3, Sedgwick County 2, Crowley County 1.
    Dropped out
    Crowley County (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (10) 14-0 100 1 2-0
    2 Hi-Plains 13-1 88 2 2-0
    3 Holly 12-3 75 4 2-0
    4 Cheyenne Wells 11-3 67 6 2-1
    5 McClave 12-3 62 3 1-1
    6 Vail Christian 11-4 47 5 1-2
    7 South Baca 11-4 40 7 2-0
    8 Shining Mountain 12-4 23 – 2-0
    9 Primero 11-1 13 9 0-0
    10 Norwood 9-5 12 8 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Briggsdale 7, Cheraw 3, Jim Elliot Christian 3, Liberty/Stratton 3, Arickaree 2, Denver Jewish Day 2, Walsh 2, Peetz 1.
    Dropped out
    Briggsdale (10).

  • Top-10 boys basketball schedule for the week of Feb. 3

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for boys basketball’s top-10 teams this week.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A
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    Class 5A
    1 Denver East 15-3
    Off this week.
    2 Fossil Ridge 19-0
    Tues: W 80-33 vs. Boulder
    Fri: W 90-39 at Poudre
    3 Mountain Vista 18-1
    Tues: W 92-63 vs. Ponderosa
    Fri: W 60-50 at ThunderRidge
    4 Eaglecrest 14-4
    Fri: L 60-73 at (6) Arapahoe
    5 Regis Jesuit 16-3
    Tues: W 63-54 vs. (9) Highlands Ranch
    Fri: W 78-48 at Heritage
    6 Arapahoe 14-4
    Wed: L 45-52 vs. Smoky Hill
    Fri: W 73-60 vs. (4) Eaglecrest
    7 Monarch 15-4
    Tues: W 51-39 at Loveland
    Fri: L 50-55 at Mountain Range
    8 Overland 13-6
    Wed: W 57-53 vs. Cherokee Trail
    Fri: W 63-57 at Smoky Hill
    9 Highlands Ranch 13-6
    Tues: L 54-63 at (5) Regis Jesuit
    Fri: W 50-48 vs. Rock Canyon
    10 Chatfield 15-3
    Tues: W 65-57 vs. Arvada West
    Wed: W 76-60 vs. Bear Creek

    Class 4A
    1 Valor Christian 16-3
    Mon: W 80-70 vs. (4) D’Evelyn
    Sat: W 79-67 at Cheyenne Mountain
    2 Thompson Valley 18-1
    Tues: W 72-52 vs. Greeley Central
    Fri: W 62-43 at Centaurus
    3 Pueblo South 17-2
    Tues: W 50-31 at Pueblo County
    Fri: W 72-40 vs. Canon City
    4 D’Evelyn 15-3
    Mon: L 70-80 at (1) Valor Christian
    Wed: W 86-60 vs. Conifer
    Fri: W 70-49 at Evergreen
    5 Air Academy 13-4
    Fri: L 57-63 vs. (7) Sand Creek
    6 Pueblo East 16-4
    Tues: W 51-44 at Pueblo West
    Fri: W 68-62 vs. Pueblo County
    7 Sand Creek 14-3
    Tues: W 64-43 at Lewis-Palmer
    Fri: W 63-57 at (5) Air Academy
    8 Longmont 16-3
    Tues: W 66-31 vs. Niwot
    Fri: W 54-42 at Broomfield
    Sat: W 65-31 at Skyline
    9 Thomas Jefferson 11-8
    Tues: L 43-58 at Montbello
    Fri: L 48-63 vs. Denver West
    10 Denver South 14-7
    Tues: W 66-28 at Kennedy
    Fri: W 96-31 vs. Denver North

    Class 3A
    1 Holy Family 16-0
    Wed: W 64-60 vs. (2) Colorado Academy
    2 Colorado Academy 14-1
    Wed: L 60-64 at (1) Holy Family
    Fri: W 69-67 at (2A 4) Lutheran
    3 Jefferson Academy 14-3
    Wed: W 54-50 at Bishop Machebeuf
    Fri: L 45-46 vs. (4) Faith Christian
    4 Faith Christian 11-5
    Fri: W 46-45 at (3) Jefferson Academy
    5 Colorado Springs Christian 11-3
    Thurs: W 53-36 vs. The Classical Academy
    Sat: W 78-48 vs. Widefield
    6 The Pinnacle 12-3
    Tues: L 56-71 at Jefferson
    Wed: W 73-56 vs. KIPP Collegiate
    Fri: W 84-43 at Clear Creek
    7 Aspen 13-2
    Tues: W 53-30 vs. Roaring Fork
    Wed: W 53-46 at Basalt
    Fri: W 60-42 at Coal Ridge
    8 Brush 10-4
    Fri: W 81-68 vs. Frontier Academy
    9 Moffat County 11-2
    Mon: W 88-31 vs. Olathe
    Sat: W 83-61 vs. Basalt
    10 Denver Science & Tech 11-4
    Tues: W 85-62 at KIPP Collegiate
    Fri: W 99-67 vs. The Academy

    Class 2A
    1 Ignacio 13-0
    Fri: W 82-25 at Nucla
    Sat: vs. Ouray
    2 Sanford 14-1
    Fri: W 80-17 vs. Cripple Creek-Victor
    Sat: W 65-25 at South Park
    3 Akron 13-1
    Fri: W 88-48 vs. Wray
    Sat: W 63-60 at (5) Yuma
    4 Lutheran 9-6
    Wed: W 89-57 at Manual
    Fri: L 67-69 vs. (3A 2) Colorado Academy
    5 Yuma 12-3
    Fri: W 59-27 vs. Haxtun
    Sat: L 60-63 vs. (3) Akron
    6 Resurrection Christian 14-2
    Tues: W 71-59 at Dayspring Christian
    7 Peyton 13-2
    Fri: W 68-35 at Kiowa
    Sat: W 63-33 vs. Calhan
    8 Rye 14-3
    Tues: L 56-58 at John Mall
    Fri: W 57-42 vs. (10) Crowley County
    9 Simla 13-2
    Fri: W 66-40 at Vanguard Charter
    Sat: W 73-41 vs. Pikes Peak Christian
    10 Crowley County 13-3
    Thurs: W 67-49 vs. Fowler
    Fri: L 42-57 at (8) Rye

    Class 1A
    1 Caliche 14-0
    Fri: W 63-56 at Sedgwick County
    Sat: W 75-60 at Merino
    2 Hi-Plains 13-1
    Fri: W 79-29 at Idalia
    Sat: W 66-46 at Fleming
    3 McClave 12-3
    Fri: L 48-49 at (6) Cheyenne Wells
    Sat: W 35-32 vs. Walsh
    4 Holly 12-3
    Fri: W 49-45 vs. Wiley
    Sat: W 64-27 vs. Eads
    5 Vail Christian 11-4
    Tues: W 56-55 at Hotchkiss
    Fri: L 51-62 vs. Meeker
    Sat: L 41-54 at Rangely
    6 Cheyenne Wells 10-2
    Fri: W 49-48 vs. (3) McClave
    Sat: at Stratton
    7 South Baca 10-4
    Fri: W 73-26 at Bethune
    8 Norwood 9-5
    Thurs: W 82-25 vs. Nucla
    Fri: L 48-56 at Mancos
    9 Primero 11-1
    Tues: at Maxwell (N.M.)
    10 Briggsdale 9-5
    Mon: W 46-33 vs. Weldon Valley
    Fri: W 53-45 vs. Peetz
    Sat: L 52-58 vs. Liberty Common

  • Denver East widens gap on No. 1 spot in 5A boys basketball

    Denver East Cherokee Trail boys basketball
    Denver East received 13 of the 20 first-place votes this week. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

    Denver East’s grip on the No. 1 spot in Class 5A boys basketball continues to grow tighter.

    In this week’s CHSAANow.com rankings, the Angels received 13 of the 20 first-place votes. Last week, Denver East received 12 of 20.

    The Angels are now 11-0 in Colorado, and have an average margin of victory of 19.8 points in those games. That includes a 3-point win over Cherry Creek on Dec. 13 and a one-point win over Eaglecrest on Dec. 16.

    Since January, Denver East is winning in-state games by an average of 24.6 points.

    Still, Fossil Ridge remains ever present. The second-ranked SaberCats are now 17-0, and received the other seven first-place votes this week. They are the only other team to be ranked No. 1 this season, holding that spot for one week in mid-January.

    Mountain Vista moved up one place to No. 3 after a big week that included a 60-58 win over No. 5 Regis Jesuit at the buzzer.

    Eaglecrest is No. 4 this week, and Regis Jesuit remained at No. 5. Arapahoe bumped up two places to No. 6, as did Monarch, which is now No. 7.

    Overland is No. 8, Highlands Ranch is No. 9 and Chatfield is the lone newcomer at No. 10.

    Other new teams this week: No. 10 Denver South (4A), No. 10 Denver Science & Tech (3A), No. 9 Simla (2A) and No. 9 Primero (1A).

    Valor Christian stayed atop its ranking in 4A, as did Holy Family (3A), Ignacio (2A) and Caliche (1A).

    Complete polls for all classes 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.

    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 Denver East (13) 15-3 193 1 3-0
    2 Fossil Ridge (7) 17-0 186 2 2-0
    3 Mountain Vista 16-1 145 4 2-0
    4 Eaglecrest 14-3 140 3 2-0
    5 Regis Jesuit 14-3 116 5 1-1
    6 Arapahoe 13-3 81 8 3-0
    7 Monarch 14-3 54 9 1-1
    8 Overland 11-6 51 7 1-1
    9 Highlands Ranch 12-5 43 10 2-0
    10 Chatfield 13-3 31 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Rangeview 18, Grandview 11, Cherry Creek 9, Grand Junction 9, Legend 6, Chaparral 3.
    Dropped out
    Cherry Creek (6).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (14) 14-3 175 1 1-0
    2 Thompson Valley (3) 16-1 158 2 2-0
    3 Pueblo South (1) 15-2 142 3 2-0
    4 D’Evelyn 13-2 125 4 2-0
    5 Air Academy 13-3 81 8 1-0
    6 Pueblo East 14-4 76 6 2-1
    7 Sand Creek 12-3 68 5 1-1
    8 Longmont 13-3 47 9 2-0
    9 Thomas Jefferson 11-6 43 7 1-1
    10 Denver South 12-7 31 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Golden 26, Greeley Central 6, Cheyenne Mountain 4, Glenwood Springs 4, Vista Peak 4.
    Dropped out
    Golden (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holy Family (12) 15-0 120 1 2-0
    2 Colorado Academy 13-0 108 2 2-0
    3 Jefferson Academy 13-2 88 3 1-0
    4 Faith Christian 10-5 78 4 1-1
    5 Colorado Springs Christian 9-3 70 5 2-0
    6 The Pinnacle 10-2 48 8 2-0
    7 Aspen 10-2 44 7 2-0
    8 Brush 9-4 39 6 1-0
    9 Moffat County 9-2 17 9 1-0
    10 Denver Science & Tech 9-4 12 – 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Bishop Machebeuf 11, Kent Denver 7, St. Mary’s 7, Platte Valley 5, Centauri 4, Alamosa 2.
    Dropped out
    St. Mary’s (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Ignacio (10) 12-0 143 1 1-0
    2 Sanford (3) 12-1 125 2 1-0
    3 Akron 11-1 116 4 2-0
    4 Lutheran (1) 8-5 105 3 1-1
    5 Yuma 11-2 86 5 1-0
    6 Resurrection Christian (1) 13-2 81 6 2-0
    7 Peyton 11-2 49 7 1-0
    8 Rye 13-2 48 8 2-0
    9 Simla 11-2 23 – 3-0
    10 Crowley County 12-2 16 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver Christian 10, Haxtun 7, Holyoke 6, Paonia 4, Meeker 2, Telluride 2, Sedgwick County 1, Swink 1.
    Dropped out
    Denver Christian (9), Haxtun (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (10) 12-0 100 1 1-0
    2 Hi-Plains 11-1 89 2 1-0
    3 McClave 11-2 74 3 1-0
    4 Holly 10-3 63 4 1-0
    5 Vail Christian 10-2 57 6 2-0
    6 Cheyenne Wells 9-2 55 5 0-0
    7 South Baca 9-4 29 7 0-0
    8 Norwood 8-4 21 8 1-1
    9 Primero 11-1 13 – 1-0
    10 Briggsdale 7-4 12 10 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Shining Mountain 8, Arickaree 7, Denver Jewish Day 5, Stratton 5, Cheraw 4, Peetz 4, Walsh 3, Kit Carson 1.
    Dropped out
    Shining Mountain (9).

  • Top-10 boys basketball schedule for the week of Jan. 27

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for boys basketball’s top-10 teams this week.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A
    [divider]

    Class 5A
    1 Denver East 15-3
    Tues: W 86-69 at Denver West
    Thurs: W 85-63 vs. Lincoln
    Sat: W 76-51 at Montbello
    2 Fossil Ridge 17-0
    Tues: W 49-46 at (9) Monarch
    Fri: W 72-36 vs. Mountain Range
    3 Eaglecrest 14-3
    Wed: W 59-58 at (7) Overland
    Fri: W 66-33 vs. Grandview
    4 Mountain Vista 16-1
    Tues: W 60-58 vs. (5) Regis Jesuit
    Fri: W 75-59 at Douglas County
    5 Regis Jesuit 14-3
    Tues: L 58-60 at (4) Mountain Vista
    Sat: W 67-50 vs. Legend
    6 Cherry Creek 11-6
    Wed: L 61-67 vs. Grandview
    Fri: L 50-54 vs. (8) Arapahoe
    7 Overland 11-6
    Wed: L 58-59 vs. (3) Eaglecrest
    Fri: W 67-53 vs. Mullen
    8 Arapahoe 13-3
    Mon: W 61-45 vs. Dakota Ridge
    Wed: W 61-53 vs. Cherokee Trail
    Fri: W 54-50 at (6) Cherry Creek
    9 Monarch 14-3
    Tues: L 46-49 vs. (2) Fossil Ridge
    Fri: W 53-32 vs. Rocky Mountain
    10 Highlands Ranch 12-5
    Tues: W 48-37 vs. Castle View
    Sat: W 66-49 vs. ThunderRidge

    Class 4A
    1 Valor Christian 14-3
    Sat: W 68-45 vs. (5) Sand Creek
    2 Thompson Valley 16-1
    Tues: W 70-49 vs. Mountain View
    Fri: W 70-58 vs. Niwot
    3 Pueblo South 15-2
    Tues: W 58-40 vs. Pueblo West
    Fri: W 76-74 at (6) Pueblo East
    4 D’Evelyn 13-2
    Wed: W 66-60 at Green Mountain
    Fri: W 94-49 vs. Alameda
    5 Sand Creek 12-3
    Tues: W 61-45 at Palmer Ridge
    Fri: vs. Vista Ridge
    Sat: L 45-68 at Valor Christian
    6 Pueblo East 14-4
    Tues: W 59-54 vs. Pueblo Central
    Fri: L 74-76 vs. (3) Pueblo South
    Sat: W 73-54 vs. Broomfield
    7 Thomas Jefferson 11-6
    Tues: W 63-42 vs. Kennedy
    Fri: L 64-71 vs. Denver South
    8 Air Academy 13-3
    Wed: W 88-54 at Falcon
    9 Longmont 13-3
    Tues: W 52-45 vs. Silver Creek
    Fri: W 67-52 at Greeley Central
    10 Golden 14-3
    Wed: W 58-46 at Evergreen
    Fri: W 65-44 at Conifer

    Class 3A
    1 Holy Family 15-0
    Mon: W 77-60 at Denver Science & Tech
    Fri: W 87-26 vs. Manual
    2 Colorado Academy 13-0
    Tues: W 72-66 vs. (4) Faith Christian
    Fri: W 73-63 vs. Bishop Machebeuf
    3 Jefferson Academy 13-2
    Fri: W 50-45 vs. Kent Denver
    4 Faith Christian 10-5
    Tues: L 66-72 at (2) Colorado Academy
    Fri: W 66-51 at (2A 3) Lutheran
    5 Colorado Springs Christian 9-3
    Mon: W 60-38 vs. (10) St. Mary’s
    Tues: W 77-18 vs. Salida
    6 Brush 9-4
    Tues: W 65-56 vs. Eaton
    7 Aspen 10-2
    Tues: W 61-46 vs. Grand Valley
    Sat: W 70-46 at Cedaredge
    8 The Pinnacle 10-2
    Wed: W 85-68 vs. Fort Lupton
    Thurs: W 78-41 at Arrupe Jesuit
    9 Moffat County 9-2
    Tues: W 68-54 at Roaring Fork
    10 St. Mary’s 12-2
    Mon: L 38-60 at (5) Colorado Springs Christian
    Fri: W 82-62 vs. Dolores Huerta
    Sat: W 64-43 at Ellicott

    Class 2A
    1 Ignacio 12-0
    Thurs: W 87-21 vs. Dolores
    2 Sanford 12-1
    Sat: W 64-23 vs. Sargent
    3 Lutheran 8-5
    Tues: W 67-42 at Peak to Peak
    Fri: L 51-66 vs. (3A 4) Faith Christian
    4 Akron 11-1
    Tues: W 77-41 at Burlington
    Fri: vs. Holyoke
    Sat: W 80-62 at Sedgwick County
    5 Yuma 11-3
    Tues: W 63-45 at Wiggins
    6 Resurrection Christian 13-2
    Tues: W 67-62 at Union Colony
    Thurs: W 62-52 at (9) Denver Christian
    7 Peyton 11-2
    Tues: W 89-41 vs. Pikes Peak Christian
    8 Rye 12-2
    Fri: W 70-66 vs. Swink
    9 Denver Christian 8-4
    Tues: W 61-34 vs. Denver Academy
    Thurs: L 52-62 vs. (6) Resurrection Christian
    10 Haxtun 8-3
    Tues: L 29-62 at Chase County (Neb.)
    Sat: at Wiggins

    Class 1A
    1 Caliche 12-0
    Sat: W 66-57 vs. Holyoke
    2 Hi-Plains 11-1
    Thurs: W 75-33 at Bethune
    3 McClave 11-2
    Fri: W 46-33 vs. Cheraw
    4 Holly 10-3
    Fri: W 66-59 at Springfield
    5 Cheyenne Wells 9-2
    Off this week.
    6 Vail Christian 10-2
    Tues: W 52-27 at De Beque
    Sat: W 75-32 at Gilpin County
    7 South Baca 9-4
    Sat: vs. Manzanola
    8 Norwood 8-3
    Fri: W 70-68 at Mancos
    Sat: vs. Dolores
    9 Shining Mountain 10-4
    Tues: L 37-71 at Kent Denver
    Sat: W 62-45 vs. Rocky Mountain Lutheran
    10 Briggsdale 7-4
    Thurs: L 42-53 at Dayspring Christian
    Sat: W 46-36 vs. Fleming

  • Centennial, Continental teams rule 5A boys hoops poll

    (Brock Laue)
    Eaglecrest is up to No. 3 in this week’s 5A poll. (Brock Laue)

    The Centennial League is perhaps the strongest Class 5A boys basketball conference in the state. This week’s CHSAANow.com boys basketball poll continues to reflect that.

    A poll-best four Centennial teams are ranked in the top-10 this week, led by Eaglecrest. The Raptors moved up to No. 3 following their fourth-consecutive win.

    Cherry Creek is No. 6, Overland is No. 7 and Arapahoe is No. 8. Grandview, another Centennial team, also received votes.

    "I’ve seen all of the teams in our league now," Arapahoe coach Dan Snyder said as Centennial League play was getting underway in early January, "and I can unequivocally say, without a doubt, this is the strongest the league has been — top-to-bottom — since I’ve been coaching at Arapahoe."

    Still, the Continental has something to say when it comes to the strongest league this year. That league has three teams in this week’s 5A poll, led by No. 4 Mountain Vista. No. 5 Regis Jesuit and No. 10 Highlands Ranch — a newcomer this week — also hail from the Continental. So does Legend, which received votes this week.

    Denver East stayed atop the 5A ranking, just ahead of No. 2 Fossil Ridge. The Angels got 12 first-place votes to Fossil’s eight.

    Likewise, the other No. 1 teams also stayed put: Valor Christian in 4A, as well as Holy Family (3A), Ignacio (2A) and Caliche (1A).

    Golden joined the 4A ranking at No. 10, while 3A added two new teams in No. 9 Moffat County and No. 10 St. Mary’s.

    The 2A poll added Denver Christian (No. 9), and 1A added South Baca (No. 7).

    Complete polls for all classes are below.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Boys 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 Denver East (12) 12-3 192 1 1-0
    2 Fossil Ridge (8) 15-0 187 2 3-0
    3 Eaglecrest 12-3 138 5 2-0
    4 Mountain Vista 14-1 131 6 2-0
    5 Regis Jesuit 13-2 125 3 1-1
    6 Cherry Creek 11-4 79 4 0-2
    7 Overland 10-5 60 8 1-1
    8 Arapahoe 10-3 55 7 1-1
    9 Monarch 13-2 52 10 3-0
    10 Highlands Ranch 10-5 24 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Chatfield 18, Grandview 12, Rangeview 11, Legend 10, Grand Junction 5, Dakota Ridge 1.
    Dropped out
    Dakota Ridge (9).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (14) 13-3 149 1 0-0
    2 Thompson Valley (1) 14-1 127 2 3-0
    3 Pueblo South 13-2 110 4 2-0
    4 D’Evelyn 11-2 95 5 2-0
    5 Sand Creek 11-2 75 3 1-1
    6 Pueblo East 12-3 67 7 1-0
    7 Thomas Jefferson 10-5 64 6 1-1
    8 Air Academy 12-3 63 9 2-0
    9 Longmont 11-3 27 10 1-1
    10 Golden 12-3 20 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver South 14, Cheyenne Mountain 4, Glenwood Springs 4, Frederick 3, Greeley Central 2, Vista Peak 1.
    Dropped out
    Denver South (8).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holy Family (12) 13-0 120 1 1-0
    2 Colorado Academy 11-0 107 2 1-0
    3 Jefferson Academy 12-2 92 3 2-1
    4 Faith Christian 9-4 75 4 2-0
    5 Colorado Springs Christian 7-3 62 5 2-0
    6 Brush 8-4 42 6 2-0
    7 Aspen 8-2 41 7 1-0
    8 The Pinnacle 8-2 38 8 2-0
    9 Moffat County 8-2 18 – 2-0
    10 St. Mary’s 10-1 15 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Bishop Machebeuf 14, Kent Denver 14, Denver Science & Tech 9, Platte Valley 6, Alamosa 5, Monte Vista 3, Centauri 1.
    Dropped out
    Centauri (9), Bishop Machebeuf (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Ignacio (9) 11-0 140 1 2-0
    2 Sanford (1) 11-1 124 2 2-0
    3 Lutheran (3) 7-4 116 4 2-0
    4 Akron 9-1 103 5 2-0
    5 Yuma (1) 10-3 81 3 2-2
    6 Resurrection Christian (1) 11-2 79 6 2-0
    7 Peyton 10-2 51 9 2-0
    8 Rye 11-2 37 10 2-0
    9 Denver Christian 7-3 26 – 1-0
    10 Haxtun 8-2 25 7 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Simla 11, Alexander Dawson 9, Holyoke 8, Swink 6, Dayspring Christian 2, Paonia 2, Sangre de Cristo 2, Sedgwick County 2, Telluride 1.
    Dropped out
    Simla (8).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (9) 11-0 90 1 2-0
    2 Hi-Plains 10-1 80 3 2-0
    3 McClave 10-2 65 2 2-1
    4 Holly 9-3 53 5 2-0
    5 Cheyenne Wells 9-2 52 8 2-0
    6 Vail Christian 8-2 49 4 2-1
    7 South Baca 9-4 22 – 4-0
    8 Norwood 7-3 19 7 1-1
    9 Shining Mountain 9-3 17 6 0-1
    10 Briggsdale 6-3 14 10 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Primero 13, Cheraw 10, Jim Elliot Christian 7, Peetz 3, Denver Jewish Day 2.
    Dropped out
    Cheraw (9).

  • Top-10 boys basketball schedule for the week of Jan. 20

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for boys basketball’s top-10 teams this week.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A
    [divider]

    Class 5A
    1 Denver East 12-3
    Fri: W 91-62 vs. (4A 6) Thomas Jefferson
    2 Fossil Ridge 15-0
    Tues: W 97-41 at Fairview
    Thurs: W 74-28 vs. Legacy
    Fri: W 69-44 at Horizon
    3 Regis Jesuit 13-2
    Tues: W 69-40 vs. Littleton
    Fri: L 48-63 vs. Chaparral
    4 Cherry Creek 11-4
    Wed: L 45-52 at Smoky Hill
    Fri: L 41-50 at (8) Overland
    5 Eaglecrest 12-3
    Tues: W 62-43 at Cherokee Trail
    Fri: W 80-57 vs. Smoky Hill
    6 Mountain Vista 14-1
    Tues: W 86-65 vs. Rock Canyon
    Fri: W 80-49 vs. Littleton
    7 Arapahoe 10-3
    Wed: L 55-57 at Mullen
    Fri: W 61-57 vs. Grandview
    8 Overland 10-5
    Wed: L 73-76 at Grandview
    Fri: W 50-41 vs. (4) Cherry Creek
    9 Dakota Ridge 10-4
    Tues: L 62-66 at Ralston Valley
    Thurs: L 42-55 vs. Lakewood
    Sat: W 62-44 at Pomona
    10 Monarch 13-2
    Tues: W 66-39 at Poudre
    Thurs: W 61-45 vs. Greeley West
    Fri: W 46-44 at Fort Collins

    Class 4A
    1 Valor Christian 13-3
    Off this week.
    2 Thompson Valley 14-1
    Tues: W 82-60 at Silver Creek
    Fri: W 61-51 vs. (10) Longmont
    Sat: W 56-47 at Cheyenne Mountain
    3 Sand Creek 11-2
    Tues: W 49-46 at Discovery Canyon
    Fri: L 63-67 vs. Falcon
    4 Pueblo South 13-2
    Fri: W 63-54 at Pueblo Central
    Sat: W 80-64 vs. Elizabeth
    5 D’Evelyn 11-2
    Wed: W 76-69 vs. Wheat Ridge
    Fri: W 97-45 vs. Arvada
    6 Thomas Jefferson 10-5
    Wed: W 85-40 vs. Manual
    Fri: L 62-91 at (5A 1) Denver East
    7 Pueblo East 12-3
    Fri: W 67-65 at Canon City
    8 Denver South 10-7
    Wed: W 97-44 vs. Adams City
    Fri: L 69-70 at Denver West
    9 Air Academy 12-3
    Tues: W 60-40 vs. Lewis-Palmer
    Fri: W 78-36 vs. Discovery Canyon
    10 Longmont 11-3
    Tues: W 71-33 at Mountain View
    Fri: L 51-61 at (2) Thompson Valley

    Class 3A
    1 Holy Family 13-0
    Fri: W 66-35 vs. Peak to Peak
    2 Colorado Academy 11-0
    Tues: W 73-55 at Peak to Peak
    3 Jefferson Academy 12-2
    Tues: L 48-65 at (2A 4) Lutheran
    Fri: W 70-30 at Manual
    Sat: W 56-48 at Northridge
    4 Faith Christian 9-4
    Tues: W 57-49 at (10) Bishop Machebeuf
    Fri: W 57-50 vs. Kent Denver
    5 Colorado Springs Christian 6-3
    Fri: W 86-33 at Florence
    6 Brush 8-4
    Tues: W 65-53 vs. Fort Morgan
    Fri: W 58-32 at Valley
    7 Aspen 8-2
    Fri: W 45-28 vs. Gunnison
    8 The Pinnacle 8-2
    Tues: W 73-30 vs. Lake County
    Fri: W 86-68 vs. The Academy
    9 Centauri 10-4
    Fri: L 39-52 vs. Monte Vista
    Sat: W 71-34 vs. Dolores
    10 Bishop Machebeuf 6-5
    Tues: L 49-57 vs. (4) Faith Christian
    Fri: L 58-60 vs. (2A 4) Lutheran

    Class 2A
    1 Ignacio 11-0
    Tues: W 59-38 at Pagosa Springs
    Sat: W 55-31 at Ridgway
    2 Sanford 10-1
    Thurs: W 60-23 at Crested Butte
    Sat: vs. Del Norte
    3 Yuma 10-2
    Tues: W 63-57 vs. Holyoke
    Fri: W 66-45 vs. Merino
    Sat: L 50-60 at (5) Akron
    4 Lutheran 7-4
    Tues: W 65-48 vs. (3A 3) Jefferson Academy
    Fri: W 60-58 at (3A 10) Bishop Machebeuf
    5 Akron 9-1
    Fri: W 85-62 at (7) Haxtun
    Sat: W 60-50 vs. (3) Yuma
    6 Resurrection Christian 11-2
    Tues: W 80-47 vs. Heritage Christian
    Fri: W 75-41 at Denver Academy
    7 Haxtun 8-2
    Fri: L 62-85 vs. (5) Akron
    8 Simla 8-2
    Wed: L 47-48 vs. (9) Peyton
    9 Peyton 10-2
    Wed: W 48-47 at (8) Simla
    Thurs: W 61-51 vs. Kiowa
    10 Rye 10-2
    Fri: W 49-45 at Rocky Ford

    Class 1A
    1 Caliche 11-0
    Fri: W 70-44 at Fleming
    Sat: W 61-31 vs. (10) Briggsdale
    2 McClave 10-2
    Tues: W 77-33 at Manzanola
    Fri: L 32-34 vs. Kit Carson
    Sat: W 63-51 at Springfield
    3 Hi-Plains 10-1
    Tues: W 64-43 vs. Stratton
    Sat: W 70-47 at Arickaree
    4 Vail Christian 8-1
    Wed: W 83-78 at Soroco
    Fri: W 58-49 vs. Hayden
    Sat: vs. Sargent
    5 Holly 9-3
    Fri: W 51-44 vs. Walsh
    Sat: W 47-38 at Kit Carson
    6 Shining Mountain 9-3
    Tues: L 66-67 vs. Jim Elliot Christian
    7 Norwood 6-4
    Fri: L 46-71 at Telluride
    Sat: L 34-35 at Dove Creek
    8 Cheyenne Wells 9-2
    Tues: vs. Wallace County (Kan.)
    Fri: W 63-40 at Eads
    Sat: W 59-38 at Genoa-Hugo
    9 Cheraw 6-3
    Fri: L 51-53 at Wiley
    Sat: W 60-34 vs. Edison
    10 Briggsdale 6-3
    Tues: W 67-46 vs. Pawnee
    Fri: W 43-34 vs. Prairie
    Sat: L 31-61 vs. (1) Caliche

  • Denver East back in No. 1 spot in 5A boys basketball ranking

    Denver East Cherokee Trail boys basketball
    Denver East is back in 5A’s No. 1 spot this week. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

    Denver East is back on top of CHSAANow.com’s 5A boys basketball ranking. The Angels overtook Fossil Ridge by one overall point to reclaim their spot.

    Fossil Ridge, which remained unbeaten by going 2-0 last week, had a one-week stay atop the poll. Denver East got 11 first-place votes to Fossil Ridge’s nine.

    Denver East beat Denver North 94-31 in its lone game last week.

    Dakota Ridge senior Cambrian Antrillo glides toward the basket for an uncontested layup Monday in the Eagles' 62-55 victory over Highlands Ranch. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Dakota Ridge joined this week’s 5A boys basketball ranking. (Dennis Pleuss)

    Regis Jesuit remained in the No. 3 spot and Cherry Creek in No. 4. Eaglecrest bumped up one place to round up the top 5.

    Mountain Vista moved up two places to sit in sixth this week. Arapahoe is No. 7 and Overland fell three spots to No. 8.

    Dakota Ridge is the lone newcomer to this week’s 5A ranking. The Eagles (9-2) have won eight of nine games, and are No. 9 this week.

    Monarch fell one place to No. 10.

    The poll’s other No. 1 teams — Valor Christian (4A), Holy Family (3A), Ignacio (2A) and Caliche (1A) — all stayed the same, as they have since the preseason.

    The 3A ranking added Centauri (No. 9) and Bishop Machebeuf (No. 10), while 1A added Briggsdale (No. 10).

    There were no newcomers in either the 4A or 2A polls. However, Pueblo South made a big jump in 4A, going from seventh to fourth.

    Complete polls for all classes are below.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Boys 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 Denver East (11) 11-3 188 2 1-0
    2 Fossil Ridge (9) 12-0 187 1 2-0
    3 Regis Jesuit 12-1 163 3 2-0
    4 Cherry Creek 11-2 131 4 2-0
    5 Eaglecrest 10-3 104 6 2-0
    6 Mountain Vista 12-1 95 8 2-0
    7 Arapahoe 9-2 77 7 1-1
    8 Overland 9-4 57 5 1-1
    9 Dakota Ridge 9-2 34 – 2-0
    10 Monarch 10-2 29 9 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Grandview 11, Highlands Ranch 7, Grand Junction 5, Rangeview 4, Legend 3, Chatfield 2, ThunderRidge 2, Smoky Hill 1.
    Dropped out
    Grandview (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (14) 13-3 149 1 3-0
    2 Thompson Valley 11-1 121 2 2-0
    3 Sand Creek (1) 10-1 102 3 2-0
    4 Pueblo South 11-2 93 7 3-0
    5 D’Evelyn 9-2 86 4 2-0
    6 Thomas Jefferson 9-4 79 6 2-1
    7 Pueblo East 11-3 66 9 2-0
    8 Denver South 9-6 38 10 1-1
    9 Air Academy 10-3 37 5 1-1
    10 Longmont 10-2 32 8 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Golden 11, Cheyenne Mountain 7, Glenwood Springs 2, Montrose 1, Pueblo Central 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holy Family (13) 12-0 130 1 2-0
    2 Colorado Academy 10-0 107 2 2-0
    3 Jefferson Academy 10-1 102 3 0-1
    4 Faith Christian 7-4 79 4 0-1
    5 Colorado Springs Christian 5-3 56 5 2-0
    6 Brush 6-4 47 9 2-0
    7 Aspen 7-2 42 8 2-0
    8 The Pinnacle 6-2 41 7 1-0
    9 Centauri 9-3 38 – 2-0
    10 Bishop Machebeuf 6-3 30 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Moffat County 16, Classical Academy 9, Kent Denver 8, Denver Science & Tech 6, Alamosa 2, Monte Vista 1, St. Mary’s 1.
    Dropped out
    Kent Denver (6), Moffat County (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Ignacio (8) 9-0 138 1 1-0
    2 Sanford (1) 9-1 128 2 2-0
    3 Yuma (2) 8-1 113 3 2-0
    4 Lutheran (4) 5-4 100 4 1-1
    5 Akron 7-1 82 5 2-0
    6 Resurrection Christian 9-2 74 6 1-0
    7 Haxtun 8-1 40 9 2-0
    8 Simla 8-1 37 8 2-0
    9 Peyton 8-2 36 10 2-0
    10 Rye 9-2 29 7 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver Christian 13, Front Range Christian 8, Holyoke 8, Sedgwick County 6, Crowley County 5, Swink 4, Custer County 2, Hotchkiss 1, Telluride 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (9) 9-0 90 1 2-0
    2 McClave 8-1 74 3 1-0
    3 Hi-Plains 8-1 73 2 2-0
    4 Vail Christian 6-1 59 4 1-0
    5 Holly 7-3 48 5 2-1
    6 Shining Mountain 9-2 38 7 2-1
    7 Norwood 6-2 35 8 1-0
    8 Cheyenne Wells 7-2 29 6 1-1
    9 Cheraw 5-2 18 9 1-1
    10 Briggsdale 4-2 11 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Primero 7, South Baca 7, Arickaree 6.
    Dropped out
    Primero (10).

  • Top-10 boys basketball schedule for the week of Jan. 13

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for boys basketball’s top-10 teams this week.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A
    [divider]

    Class 5A
    1 Fossil Ridge 12-0
    Tues: W 47-31 vs. Fort Collins
    Fri: W 83-32 at Loveland
    2 Denver East 11-3
    Fri: W 94-31 at Denver North
    3 Regis Jesuit 12-1
    Tues: W 56-37 vs. George Washington
    Fri: W 59-47 at Castle View
    4 Cherry Creek 11-2
    Wed: W 58-41 vs. Mullen
    Fri: W 59-49 vs. Cherokee Trail
    5 Overland 9-4
    Wed: W 55-54 vs. Smoky Hill
    Sat: L 54-62 at (7) Arapahoe
    6 Eaglecrest 10-3
    Wed: W 65-43 vs. (7) Arapahoe
    Fri: W 59-50 vs. Mullen
    7 Arapahoe 9-2
    Wed: L 43-65 at (6) Eaglecrest
    Sat: W 62-54 vs. (5) Overland
    8 Mountain Vista 11-1
    Fri: W 82-60 at Heritage
    9 Monarch 10-2
    Tues: W 52-38 vs. Horizon
    Fri: L 64-68 at Fairview
    10 Grandview 8-5
    Wed: L 67-72 at Cherokee Trail
    Fri: L 65-72 at Smoky Hill

    Class 4A
    1 Valor Christian 13-3
    Tues: W 83-55 at Palmer
    Thurs: W 83-57 vs. Pine Creek
    Sat: W 95-51 vs. Pueblo West
    2 Thompson Valley 11-1
    Tues: W 65-34 vs. Centaurus
    Fri: W 57-31 at Broomfield
    3 Sand Creek 10-1
    Tues: W 70-68 vs. Cheyenne Mountain
    Fri: W 60-51 vs. (5) Air Academy
    4 D’Evelyn 9-2
    Wed: W 64-41 at Alameda
    Fri: W 70-37 vs. Evergreen
    5 Air Academy 10-3
    Tues: W 57-47 at Palmer Ridge
    Fri: L 51-60 at (3) Sand Creek
    6 Thomas Jefferson 9-4
    Mon: L 54-63 at Rock Canyon
    Wed: W 59-57 at (10) Denver South
    Fri: W 72-63 at Abraham Lincoln
    7 Pueblo South 11-2
    Tues: W 93-47 vs. Pueblo County
    Wed: W 61-42 vs. Fountain-Fort Carson
    Fri: W 87-50 at Canon City
    8 Longmont 10-2
    Tues: W 50-33 vs. Broomfield
    Fri: W 56-35 vs. Centaurus
    Sat: L 51-56 at Erie
    9 Pueblo East 11-3
    Tues: W 74-60 vs. Pueblo West
    Fri: W 80-27 at Pueblo County
    10 Denver South 9-6
    Wed: L 57-59 vs. (6) Thomas Jefferson
    Fri: W 73-58 at George Washington

    Class 3A
    1 Holy Family 12-0
    Tues: W 69-53 at (2A 4) Lutheran
    Fri: W 58-37 at (4) Faith Christian
    2 Colorado Academy 10-0
    Tues: W 44-36 at (3) Jefferson Academy
    Fri: W 83-39 vs. Manual
    3 Jefferson Academy 10-1
    Tues: L 36-44 vs. (2) Colorado Academy
    4 Faith Christian 7-4
    Fri: L 37-58 vs. (1) Holy Family
    5 Colorado Springs Christian 4-3
    Tues: W 58-36 at The Classical Academy
    6 Kent Denver 6-3
    Tues: L 50-71 vs. Bishop Machebeuf
    Fri: L 45-60 vs. (2A 4) Lutheran
    7 The Pinnacle 6-2
    Fri: W 79-50 at Platte Canyon
    8 Aspen 7-2
    Fri: W 66-53 vs. Roaring Fork
    Sat: W 49-37 at Olathe
    9 Brush 6-4
    Tues: W 47-33 vs. University
    Fri: W 69-38 at Strasburg
    10 Moffat County 6-2
    Fri: W 62-36 at Basalt
    Sat: W 78-56 at Cedaredge

    Class 2A
    1 Ignacio 9-0
    Sat: W 80-23 vs. Dove Creek
    2 Sanford 9-1
    Fri: W 59-33 vs. Custer County
    Sat: W 66-58 at Center
    3 Yuma 8-1
    Fri: W 48-46 at Sedgwick County
    Sat: W 62-43 vs. Dayspring Christian
    4 Lutheran 5-4
    Tues: L 53-69 vs. (3A 1) Holy Family
    Fri: W 60-45 at (3A 6) Kent Denver
    5 Akron 7-1
    Fri: W 83-39 vs. Wiggins
    Sat: W 89-57 at Merino
    6 Resurrection Christian 9-2
    Fri: W 84-43 at Alexander Dawson
    7 Rye 9-2
    Fri: L 59-64 at Crowley County
    Sat: W 62-48 vs. Fowler
    8 Simla 8-1
    Fri: W 77-23 vs. Miami-Yoder
    Sat: W 69-55 at Calhan
    9 Haxtun 8-1
    Tues: W 59-41 at Fleming
    Sat: W 55-52 vs. (1A 7) Shining Mountain
    10 Peyton 8-2
    Fri: W 64-16 at Evangelical Christian
    Sat: W 71-6 vs. Miami-Yoder

    Class 1A
    1 Caliche 9-0
    Tues: W 80-38 vs. Prairie
    Fri: W 74-38 vs. Wray
    2 Hi-Plains 8-1
    Fri: W 87-31 vs. Idalia
    Sat: W 61-46 at Eads
    3 McClave 7-2
    Off this week.
    4 Vail Christian 6-1
    Sat: W 75-23 vs. Plateau Valley
    5 Holly 7-3
    Tues: W 90-34 at Manzanola
    Fri: L 59-65 at South Baca
    Sat: W 72-59 vs. (9) Cheraw
    6 Cheyenne Wells 7-2
    Fri: L 48-53 vs. (9) Cheraw
    Sat: W 83-29 vs. Idalia
    7 Shining Mountain 9-2
    Tues: W 70-43 at Denver Waldorf
    Fri: W 53-48 at Longmont Christian
    Sat: L 52-55 at (2A 9) Haxtun
    8 Norwood 6-2
    Fri: W 47-33 at Ridgway
    9 Cheraw 5-2
    Fri: W 53-48 at (6) Cheyenne Wells
    Sat: L 59-72 at (5) Holly
    10 Primero 8-1
    Tues: W 70-41 vs. Maxwell (N.M.)