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  • Photo gallery: Faith Christian girls beat Jefferson Academy in final moments

    BROOMFIELD — In 3A action Friday night, Jefferson Academy and Faith Christian were tied with 25 seconds left but Faith pulled ahead with a 45-40 win.

    Senior Mollie Heitman was the high scorer for Jefferson Academy with 10 points.

  • 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 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

  • 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.

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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) 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. 27

    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
    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

  • 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.

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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 (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. 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

  • Fossil Ridge takes over atop 5A boys basketball rankings

    Fossil Ridge is the new No. 1 team in 5A. (Courtesy of Matt Johannsen)
    Fossil Ridge is the new No. 1 team in 5A. (Courtesy of Matt Johannsen)

    Fossil Ridge, unbeaten and with a number of impressive wins under its belt thus far, is the new No. 1 team in this week’s CHSAANow.com Class 5A boys basketball poll.

    The SaberCats, off to a 10-0 start, edged Denver East — which had held the No. 1 spot since the preseason — despite having one fewer first-place vote. The Angels are No. 2 this week.

    Regis Jesuit moved up one spot to No. 3, while Cherry Creek made the week’s biggest gain by going from No. 10 to No. 4. Overland rounds out the top 5.

    Eaglecrest is sixth and is followed by Arapahoe, Mountain Vista, Monarch and Grandview.

    The 4A ranking continued to be led by Valor Christian and added two new teams: No. 7 Pueblo South and No. 10 Denver South.

    3A added Aspen (No. 8), while 2A got a new No. 1 team in unbeaten Ignacio. The 1A ranking added Primero (No. 10).

    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 Fossil Ridge (9) 10-0 180 2 2-0
    2 Denver East (10) 10-3 177 1 2-1
    3 Regis Jesuit 10-1 151 4 2-0
    4 Cherry Creek 9-2 114 10 2-0
    5 Overland 8-3 110 3 2-0
    6 Eaglecrest 8-3 73 6 1-1
    7 Arapahoe 8-1 69 7 1-1
    8 Mountain Vista 10-1 66 5 2-0
    9 Monarch 9-1 45 9 2-0
    10 Grandview 8-3 32 8 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Rangeview 18, Chatfield 4, ThunderRidge 4, Dakota Ridge 1, Grand Junction 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (15) 10-3 165 1 2-0
    2 Thompson Valley (1) 9-1 142 2 2-0
    3 Sand Creek 8-1 110 5 2-0
    4 D’Evelyn (1) 7-2 90 8 2-0
    5 Air Academy 9-2 81 6 2-0
    6 Thomas Jefferson 7-3 73 3 0-2
    7 Pueblo South 8-2 72 – 1-0
    8 Longmont 8-1 67 9 3-0
    9 Pueblo East 9-3 66 4 0-1
    10 Denver South 8-5 38 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Golden 12, Cheyenne Mountain 11, Glenwood Springs 4, Greeley Central 2, Montrose 2, Mountain View 1.
    Dropped out
    Golden (7), Cheyenne Mountain (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holy Family (11) 10-0 119 1 2-0
    2 Colorado Academy (1) 8-0 101 2 2-0
    3 Jefferson Academy 10-0 99 3 3-0
    4 Faith Christian 7-3 85 5 2-0
    5 Colorado Springs Christian 3-3 46 9 2-0
    6 Kent Denver 6-1 45 8 2-0
    7 The Pinnacle 5-2 33 10 2-0
    8 Aspen 5-2 28 – 2-0
    9 Brush 4-4 26 6 1-3
    10 Moffat County 4-2 25 7 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Bishop Machebeuf 11, Centauri 11, St. Mary’s 10, Monte Vista 9, Classical Academy 6, Denver Science & Tech 2, Platte Valley 2, Alamosa 1, Sterling 1, Strasburg 1.
    Dropped out
    Bishop Machebeuf (4).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Ignacio (9) 8-0 129 2 1-0
    2 Sanford (4) 7-1 123 1 1-1
    3 Yuma (1) 6-1 105 3 2-0
    4 Lutheran 4-3 85 4 1-0
    5 Akron 5-1 82 5 1-0
    6 Resurrection Christian 8-2 77 6 2-0
    7 Rye 8-1 54 7 2-0
    8 Simla 6-1 38 8 2-0
    9 Haxtun 6-1 26 10 1-0
    10 Peyton 6-2 16 9 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver Christian 10, Rangely 10, Custer County 7, Holyoke 5, West Grand 2, Sangre de Cristo 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (8) 7-0 80 1 2-0
    2 Hi-Plains 6-1 65 3 1-0
    3 McClave 7-2 59 2 0-2
    4 Vail Christian 5-1 52 4 1-0
    5 Holly 5-2 51 5 1-0
    6 Cheyenne Wells 6-1 38 6 1-0
    7 Shining Mountain 7-1 34 7 2-0
    8 Norwood 5-2 15 8 2-0
    9 Cheraw 4-1 10 10 1-0
    10 Primero 7-1 9 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Peetz 8, Briggsdale 5, Jim Elliot Christian 4, Liberty 3, South Baca 3, Prairie 2, Stratton 2, Fleming 1.
    Dropped out
    Peetz (9).

  • 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.)

  • 5A boys basketball ranking adds three new teams

    Regis Jesuit Fort Collins boys basketball
    Regis Jesuit moved up one place to No. 4 this week. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Grandview, Monarch and Cherry Creek all joined this week’s CHSAANow.com boys basketball rankings in 5A.

    Combined, the three teams went 9-0 last week. Grandview, which went 4-0 at the Mission Prep Christmas Classic in California last week, joined at No. 8. Monarch is No. 9 and Cherry Creek is No. 10.

    There was nearly a massive shakeup of the 5A poll this week. Fossil Ridge — which already owns impressive wins over Eaglecrest, Grandview, ThunderRidge, Highlands Ranch and Thompson Valley — received eight first-place votes, and was close to overtaking No. 1 Denver East for the top spot. But the Angels got 11 first-place votes in staying atop the ranking.

    So Fossil Ridge remained at No. 2 spot. Overland stayed at No. 3, while No. 4 Regis Jesuit and No. 5 Mountain Vista switched places.

    Eaglecrest is sixth and Arapahoe moved up to ninth this week.

    The biggest mover in the 4A ranking was Air Academy, which went from No. 10 last week to No. 6 this week. Valor Christian stayed atop that poll, and continued to be followed by No. 2 Thompson Valley and No. 3 Thomas Jefferson. No. 4 Pueblo East and No. 5 Sand Creek each moved up one spot.

    3A’s Holy Family, 2A’s Sanford and 1A’s Caliche all remained atop their respective rankings this week. That means the No. 1 teams in each classification have not changed since the preseason.

    These polls will serve as the rankings over the winter break, and through the first part of January. The next poll will not come out until Jan. 13.

    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) 7-2 181 1 2-2
    2 Fossil Ridge (8) 8-0 176 2 2-0
    3 Overland 6-2 141 3 4-0
    4 Regis Jesuit 6-1 117 5 2-0
    5 Mountain Vista 8-0 109 4 4-0
    6 Eaglecrest 6-2 108 6 0-1
    7 Arapahoe 6-0 48 9 3-0
    8 Grandview 7-1 37 – 4-0
    9 Monarch 6-1 30 – 3-0
    10 Cherry Creek 4-2 27 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Fairview 26, Legend 18, Smoky Hill 5, Chatfield 4, Dakota Ridge 4, Fort Collins 3, Grand Junction 3, ThunderRidge 3, Chaparral 2, Rangeview 2, Highlands Ranch 1, Mullen 1.
    Dropped out
    Legend (7), Rangeview (8), Grand Junction (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (11) 8-1 133 1 2-1
    2 Thompson Valley (2) 7-1 110 2 1-1
    3 Thomas Jefferson 7-1 95 3 4-1
    4 Pueblo East (1) 9-2 89 5 4-0
    5 Sand Creek 5-1 68 6 2-1
    6 Air Academy 7-1 55 10 1-0
    7 Golden 7-1 54 7 1-0
    8 D’Evelyn 5-2 48 8 1-0
    9 Longmont 5-1 40 4 0-1
    10 Cheyenne Mountain 5-1 38 9 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Pueblo South 20, Denver South 13, Mountain View 4, Glenwood Springs 2, Greeley Central 2, Pueblo Central 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holy Family (8) 7-0 89 1 2-0
    2 Colorado Academy (1) 6-0 76 2 2-0
    3 Jefferson Academy 5-0 71 4 1-0
    4 Bishop Machebeuf 5-0 62 5 1-0
    5 Faith Christian 5-3 46 6 1-0
    6 Brush 3-1 44 3 1-1
    7 Moffat County 4-1 26 7 1-0
    8 Kent Denver 4-1 22 9 1-0
    9 Colorado Springs Christian 1-3 21 10 0-1
    10 The Pinnacle 3-2 19 8 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Centauri 4, Monte Vista 4, Aspen 3, Fort Lupton 3, Denver Science & Tech 2, St. Mary’s 2, Strasburg 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sanford (10) 6-0 118 1 2-0
    2 Ignacio (1) 7-0 93 5 2-0
    3 Yuma 4-1 88 2 1-1
    4 Lutheran 2-3 69 4 0-2
    5 Akron 4-1 66 3 2-1
    6 Resurrection Christian 6-2 65 6 2-0
    7 Rye 6-1 50 9 2-0
    8 Simla 4-1 29 8 1-0
    9 Peyton (1) 4-1 25 – 1-0
    10 Haxtun 4-1 13 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver Christian 9, Swink 9, Alexander Dawson 6, Rangely 6, Limon 4, Custer County 3, Front Range Christian 3, Sedgwick County 3, Union Colony 1.
    Dropped out
    Limon (7), Denver Christian (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (6) 5-0 60 1 1-0
    2 McClave 7-0 52 3 3-0
    3 Hi-Plains 5-1 47 2 2-0
    4 Vail Christian 4-1 36 5 1-0
    5 Holly 4-2 32 8 2-1
    6 Cheyenne Wells 4-1 29 9 1-1
    7 Shining Mountain 5-1 24 4 1-1
    8 Norwood 3-2 13 6 1-0
    9 Peetz 3-3 10 – 1-1
    10 Cheraw 3-1 7 – 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    South Baca 5, Jim Elliot Christian 4, Primero 4, Prairie 3, Walsh 3, Ouray 1.
    Dropped out
    Prairie (7), Jim Elliot Christian (10).