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  • 4A girls basketball ranking adds three newcomers

    There are three new teams in the Class 4A girls basketball rankings this week.

    No. 7 Pueblo South, No. 8 Silver Creek and No. 10 Palisade were all unranked a week ago, but garnered enough votes to break into CHSAANow.com’s poll.

    All five No. 1 teams stayed the same this week: ThunderRidge (5A), Canon City (4A), Sterling (3A), Peyton (2A) and Kit Carson (1A).

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. These will be the final polls of the regular season.

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    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 ThunderRidge (15) 19-2 168 1 2-0
    2 Broomfield (2) 19-2 155 2 2-0
    3 Highlands Ranch 17-4 132 3 1-0
    4 Monarch 19-2 116 4 2-0
    5 Grandview 17-4 76 7 3-0
    6 Denver East 18-3 65 6 2-0
    7 Lakewood 16-5 56 – 2-0
    8 Cherry Creek 15-6 40 9 2-0
    9 Rampart 16-4 38 8 2-0
    10 Ralston Valley 15-6 27 5 1-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Arapahoe 23, Fossil Ridge 20, Grand Junction 10, Castle View 3, Fort Collins 3, Rocky Mountain 2, Loveland 1.
    Dropped out
    Grand Junction (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Canon City (13) 21-0 174 1 2-0
    2 Valor Christian (4) 20-2 164 2 3-0
    3 Pueblo West (1) 17-4 128 3 2-0
    4 Holy Family 17-4 115 4 2-0
    5 D’Evelyn 16-5 95 6 2-0
    6 Sand Creek 17-3 69 9 3-0
    7 Pueblo South 16-5 57 – 3-0
    8 Silver Creek 17-4 44 – 2-0
    9 Montrose 15-4 37 5 1-1
    10 Palisade 18-2 29 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Evergreen 26, Pueblo East 26, Glenwood Springs 6, Mullen 6, Mesa Ridge 3, Windsor 3, Durango 2, Longmont 2, Weld Central 2, Thomas Jefferson 1, Thompson Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Pueblo East (7), Evergreen (8), Glenwood Springs (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sterling (9) 19-0 159 1 2-0
    2 Pagosa Springs (7) 17-0 151 2 3-0
    3 Lutheran 17-1 136 3 1-0
    4 Manitou Springs (1) 16-2 112 5 1-0
    5 St. Mary’s 17-1 102 4 1-0
    6 Eaton 16-2 82 6 2-0
    7 Olathe 16-1 61 7 2-0
    8 La Junta 14-4 44 8 2-0
    9 Centauri 12-5 22 9 1-1
    10 Liberty Common 13-3 17 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Faith Christian 12, Platte Valley 8, Lamar 7, Machebeuf 7, Kent Denver 5, Colorado Academy 3, The Vanguard 3, Bennett 2, Salida 1, Trinidad 1.
    Dropped out
    Platte Valley (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Peyton (9) 17-0 99 1 2-0
    2 Hoehne (1) 18-0 83 3 2-0
    3 Akron 16-2 78 5 2-0
    4 Caliche 16-1 72 4 2-0
    5 Yuma 14-3 65 2 0-1
    6 Cedaredge 16-1 51 6 1-0
    7 Paonia 14-4 37 7 2-0
    8 Meeker 13-4 21 8 3-0
    9 Ellicott 13-4 14 9 2-0
    10 Highland 14-4 9 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Sanford 4, Byers 3, Ignacio 3, Clear Creek 2, Del Norte 2, Rye 2, Sargent 2, Soroco 2, Wray 1.
    Dropped out
    Del Norte (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kit Carson (8) 18-0 98 1 2-0
    2 Norwood (2) 15-0 88 2 2-0
    3 Sangre De Cristo 15-1 75 3 2-0
    4 South Baca 15-2 59 6 2-0
    5 Idalia 14-2 58 4 1-0
    6 Genoa-Hugo 15-2 46 5 1-1
    7 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 15-2 42 8 2-0
    8 Briggsdale 13-4 22 9 1-0
    9 La Veta 15-3 18 – 3-0
    10 Flagler 10-4 10 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Fleming 9, Eads 7, Jim Elliot 6, Cheraw 5, Shining Mountain 5, Antonito 1, Plateau Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Fleming (7), Prairie (10).

  • Wrestling rankings ahead of regionals

    Wrestling’s regionals are this weekend. Below are this week’s rankings from On The Mat.

    The No. 1 teams all remained the same: Arvada West (5A), Thompson Valley (4A), Brush (3A) and Paonia (2A).

    Complete team rankings for all classes are below.

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    On The Mat Wrestling Rankings

    Tim Yount of On The Mat provides weekly wrestling rankings for teams and individuals in all weight classes. To see individual rankings, you can subscribe to On The Mat’s full rankings.

    To subscribe via PayPal, choose your subscription option on this page click on the corresponding PayPal button. To subscribe by mail or fax and pay by personal check, click here for a printable subscription form. Email Tim Yount at tim@onthematrankings.com with questions.

    To purchase individual weeks of the rankings (as opposed to the entire season), you will need to use the printable subscription form and pay by check. The season ranking subscriptions are offered at a discounted rate.

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    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Paonia 1
    2 Norwood/Nucla 2
    3 Meeker 3
    4 Rocky Ford 4
    5 Centauri 5
    6 Sedgwick County/Fleming 6
    7 Swink 7
    8 Ignacio 8
    9 Crowley County 9
    10 Hotchkiss 10
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Brush 1
    2 Valley 2
    3 Lamar 3
    4 Delta 4
    5 Dolores Huerta 5
    6 Olathe 6
    7 Fort Lupton 7
    8 Sterling 8
    9 Sheridan 9
    10 Platte Valley 10
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Thompson Valley 1
    2 Pueblo County 2
    3 Windsor 3
    4 Greeley Central 4
    5 Pueblo South 7
    6 Pueblo East 5
    7 Air Academy 6
    8 Pueblo West 8
    9 Mesa Ridge 9
    10 Cheyenne Mountain 10
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Arvada West 1
    2 Pomona 2
    3 Pine Creek 3
    4 Grand Junction 4
    5 Coronado 5
    6 Rocky Mountain 6
    7 Ponderosa 7
    8 Mountain Range 8
    9 Cherry Creek 9
    10 Fruita Monument 10
    Dropped out
    None.

  • Rangeview enters 5A boys basketball rankings at No. 10

    Cherry Creek Rangeview boys basketball
    Rangeview is No. 10 in this week’s 5A boys basketball rankings. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Rangeview has joined this week’s Class 5A boys basketball ranking at No. 10.

    The Raiders, who are riding an eight-game winning streak, totaled 18 points to crack CHSAANow.com’s ranking.

    The 5A poll continued to be led by Regis Jesuit, which got 18 of the 20 first-place votes in the classification. ThunderRidge, which got the other two first-place votes, stayed put at No. 2. Those two teams play on Tuesday.

    Overland bumped up one spot to No. 3, leaping Eaglecrest. Chaparral rounds out the top 5.

    Also ranked this week in 5A: No. 6 Dakota Ridge, No. 7 Rock Canyon, No. 8 Denver East and No. 9 Fossil Ridge.

    In 4A, Longmont extended its stay atop the poll. The Trojans are a unanimous pick with all 20 first-place votes following their one-point win over then-No. 2 Holy Family.

    Golden returned to the No. 2 spot in 4A this week, just ahead of Holy Family, which fell to No. 3.

    The 4A poll added Air Academy (No. 9) and Pueblo South (No. 10) this week.

    For the third time in three weeks, there is a new No. 1 atop the 3A poll after Lutheran was upset by Jefferson Academy last week.

    Faith Christian makes a return after garnering nine of the 15 first-place votes. Colorado Springs Christian, another former No. 1, got the other six first-place votes and is No. 2 this week. Lutheran dropped to No. 3, while Jefferson Academy is No. 4.

    That ranking added Alamosa (No. 10) this week.

    Elsewhere, Resurrection Christian (2A) and Sangre de Cristo (1A) both stayed atop their respective rankings.

    The 2A poll added Sedgwick County. 1A added Kit Carson. Both are ranked tenth this week.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.

    Complete rankings 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.

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Regis Jesuit (18) 19-0 198 1 2-0
    2 ThunderRidge (2) 18-1 179 2 2-0
    3 Overland 14-5 162 4 2-0
    4 Eaglecrest 15-4 136 3 1-1
    5 Chaparral 15-4 86 6 2-0
    6 Dakota Ridge 18-1 85 7 2-0
    7 Rock Canyon 15-5 84 5 1-1
    8 Denver East 10-8 70 8 2-0
    9 Fossil Ridge 14-5 57 9 2-0
    10 Rangeview 14-5 18 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Cherry Creek 10, Boulder 7, Legend 5, Monarch 2, Aurora Central 1, Cherokee Trail 1, Horizon 1.
    Dropped out
    Monarch (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Longmont (20) 19-0 200 1 3-0
    2 Golden 16-3 152 3 2-0
    3 Holy Family 16-3 135 2 2-1
    4 Sierra 16-3 131 5 2-0
    5 Valor Christian 13-5 106 6 2-0
    6 Pueblo Central 15-4 81 4 1-1
    7 Pueblo West 15-4 71 9 2-0
    8 D’Evelyn 14-5 64 8 2-0
    9 Air Academy 15-4 37 – 2-0
    10 Pueblo South 12-6 35 – 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver South 34, Lewis-Palmer 12, Sand Creek 8, Pueblo Centennial 7, Glenwood Springs 5, Niwot 5, Widefield 5, Vista Peak 4, Windsor 3, Steamboat Springs 2, Fort Morgan 1, Northridge 1, Thompson Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Sand Creek (7), Lewis-Palmer (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Faith Christian (9) 14-2 140 2 1-0
    2 Colorado Springs Christian (6) 16-1 130 3 3-0
    3 Lutheran 14-2 113 1 1-1
    4 Jefferson Academy 13-3 100 5 1-0
    5 Colorado Academy 11-5 86 4 2-0
    6 Sterling 15-2 62 6 2-0
    7 St. Mary’s 11-4 57 7 2-0
    8 Moffat County 12-3 38 9 2-0
    9 The Pinnacle 12-3 35 10 2-0
    10 Alamosa 12-4 22 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Grand Valley 15, Kent Denver 13, Bennett 11, Eaton 2, Ridgeview Academy 1.
    Dropped out
    Kent Denver (8).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Resurrection Christian (7) 15-0 106 1 1-0
    2 Sanford (4) 13-0 103 2 1-0
    3 Ignacio 12-2 77 3 2-0
    4 Ellicott 13-1 68 6 2-0
    5 Yuma 13-3 62 7 2-0
    6 Highland 15-2 42 4 1-1
    7 Meeker 13-1 36 5 1-1
    8 Simla 14-2 29 8 1-1
    9 Rye 13-3 24 10 2-0
    10 Sedgwick County 11-4 13 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Caliche 10, Swink 9, Paonia 7, Crowley County 6, Akron 5, Peyton 5, Mancos 2, Burlington 1.
    Dropped out
    Swink (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sangre De Cristo (10) 15-0 100 1 2-0
    2 Springfield 15-2 79 2 2-0
    3 Arickaree/Woodlin 14-0 77 4 2-0
    4 Jim Elliot 15-1 75 3 2-0
    5 Fleming 12-2 57 6 1-0
    6 South Baca 13-2 54 5 2-0
    7 Holly 15-3 34 7 3-0
    8 Sierra Grande 12-3 30 9 3-0
    9 Ouray 12-2 24 8 1-1
    10 Kit Carson 12-4 5 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Hi-Plains 4, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 3, Wiley 3, Primero 2, Shining Mountain 2, Denver Waldorf 1, Kim 1.
    Dropped out
    Wiley (10).

  • Sand Creek joins 4A girls basketball poll at No. 9

    Sand Creek has joined the Class 4A girls basketball rankings at No. 9 this week.

    The Scorpions, now 14-3, have won 10 games in a row. They totalled 33 points to break into CHSAANow.com’s rankings.

    Each of the five No. 1 teams stayed atop their respective rankings. Those are ThunderRidge (5A), Canon City (4A), Sterling (3A), Peyton (2A) and Kit Carson (1A).

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    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 ThunderRidge (15) 17-2 159 1 2-0
    2 Broomfield (1) 17-2 145 2 2-0
    3 Highlands Ranch 16-4 125 3 2-0
    4 Monarch 17-2 107 4 2-0
    5 Ralston Valley 14-4 75 6 2-0
    6 Denver East 16-3 58 7 3-0
    7 Grandview 14-4 55 5 1-1
    8 Rampart 14-4 37 8 2-0
    9 Cherry Creek 13-6 36 10 2-0
    10 Grand Junction 16-5 20 9 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Arapahoe 19, Lakewood 19, Fossil Ridge 12, Prairie View 6, Castle View 3, Rocky Mountain 3, Regis Jesuit 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Canon City (14) 19-0 156 1 2-0
    2 Valor Christian (1) 17-2 141 2 2-0
    3 Pueblo West (1) 15-4 118 4 2-0
    4 Holy Family 15-4 86 3 2-1
    5 Montrose 14-3 76 6 2-0
    6 D’Evelyn 14-5 65 5 1-1
    7 Pueblo East 14-5 52 7 1-1
    8 Evergreen 16-3 39 10 2-0
    9 Sand Creek 14-3 33 – 3-0
    10 Glenwood Springs 15-3 26 8 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Pueblo South 23, Palisade 20, Silver Creek 17, Greeley Central 7, Mullen 7, Eagle Valley 6, Longmont 3, Falcon 2, Mesa Ridge 2, Air Academy 1.
    Dropped out
    Pueblo South (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sterling (11) 17-0 152 1 2-0
    2 Pagosa Springs (3) 14-0 135 3 2-0
    3 Lutheran (2) 16-1 126 4 2-0
    4 St. Mary’s 16-1 102 5 1-1
    5 Manitou Springs 15-2 98 2 2-1
    6 Eaton 14-2 81 6 2-0
    7 Olathe 14-1 55 7 3-0
    8 La Junta 12-4 42 9 1-0
    9 Centauri 11-4 25 10 2-0
    10 Platte Valley 12-4 19 8 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Liberty Common 11, Machebeuf 10, Faith Christian 9, Trinidad 6, Lamar 5, Colorado Academy 4.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Peyton (8) 15-0 98 1 2-0
    2 Yuma 14-2 84 3 2-0
    3 Hoehne (2) 16-0 79 2 2-0
    4 Caliche 14-1 74 4 2-0
    5 Akron 14-2 64 6 2-0
    6 Cedaredge 15-1 48 5 1-1
    7 Paonia 12-4 41 9 3-0
    8 Meeker 10-4 19 8 1-1
    9 Ellicott 11-4 14 7 1-1
    10 Del Norte 13-3 8 10 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Highland 7, Ignacio 3, Rye 3, Soroco 3, Byers 2, Clear Creek 1, Sanford 1, Wray 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kit Carson (9) 16-0 99 1 2-0
    2 Norwood (1) 13-0 89 2 2-0
    3 Sangre De Cristo 13-1 66 4 3-0
    4 Idalia 13-2 62 3 1-1
    5 Genoa-Hugo 14-1 54 5 1-0
    6 South Baca 13-2 52 6 2-0
    7 Fleming 11-3 31 8 1-0
    8 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 13-2 29 7 2-0
    9 Briggsdale 12-4 18 – 2-0
    10 Prairie 12-3 14 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    La Veta 11, Cheraw 9, Plateau Valley 6, Jim Elliot 5, Community Christian 2, Eads 2, Shining Mountain 1.
    Dropped out
    Cheraw (9), La Veta (10).

  • Cheyenne Mountain joins 4A wrestling rankings at No. 10

    Cheyenne Mountain joined this week’s wrestling rankings at No. 10 in Class 4A.

    The No. 1 teams all stayed put in On The Mat’s rankings this week. Those are Arvada West (5A), Thompson Valley (4A), Brush (3A) and Paonia (2A).

    Complete team rankings for all classes are below.

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    On The Mat Wrestling Rankings

    Tim Yount of On The Mat provides weekly wrestling rankings for teams and individuals in all weight classes. To see individual rankings, you can subscribe to On The Mat’s full rankings.

    To subscribe via PayPal, choose your subscription option on this page click on the corresponding PayPal button. To subscribe by mail or fax and pay by personal check, click here for a printable subscription form. Email Tim Yount at tim@onthematrankings.com with questions.

    To purchase individual weeks of the rankings (as opposed to the entire season), you will need to use the printable subscription form and pay by check. The season ranking subscriptions are offered at a discounted rate.

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    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Paonia 1
    2 Norwood/Nucla 2
    3 Meeker 3
    4 Rocky Ford 4
    5 Centauri 5
    6 Sedgwick County/Fleming 7
    7 Swink 6
    8 Ignacio 8
    9 Crowley County 10
    10 Hotchkiss –
    Dropped out
    Burlington (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Brush 1
    2 Valley 2
    3 Lamar 3
    4 Delta 4
    5 Dolores Huerta 5
    6 Olathe 6
    7 Fort Lupton 7
    8 Sterling 8
    9 Sheridan 9
    10 Platte Valley 10
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Thompson Valley 1
    2 Pueblo County 2
    3 Windsor 3
    4 Greeley Central 4
    5 Pueblo East 5
    6 Air Academy 6
    7 Pueblo South 9
    8 Pueblo West 7
    9 Mesa Ridge 8
    10 Cheyenne Mountain –
    Dropped out
    Fort Morgan (10).

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Arvada West 1
    2 Pomona 2
    3 Pine Creek 3
    4 Grand Junction 4
    5 Coronado 5
    6 Rocky Mountain 7
    7 Ponderosa 8
    8 Mountain Range 6
    9 Cherry Creek 9
    10 Fruita Monument 10
    Dropped out
    None.

  • No. 4 Pueblo West girls hoops beats No. 9 Pueblo South at home for first time

    PUEBLO — Success is not a foreign concept in the Pueblo West High School girls basketball program.

    The Cyclones have advanced to Class 4A Final Four twice in 2011-12 and 2012-13. Yet, since the school opened in 1997 they had never beat perennial power Pueblo South at the Colts’ home gym.

    Until Tuesday that is.

    Haley Simental scored 26 points and Shannon Sanchez added 12 points, powering West to a 48-40 victory over South in a key South-Central League game.

    Pueblo West's Shannon Sanchez, left, and her teammate Haley Simental. (Tracy Renck/CHSAANow.com)
    Pueblo West’s Shannon Sanchez, left, and her teammate Haley Simental. (Tracy Renck/CHSAANow.com)

    “Any win in the South-Central League is great,” West coach Gil Lucero said. “This is a huge win for us to beat South at South. We had to be able to weather the storm and keep our composure and that’s what we were able to do.”

    The Cyclones (14-4) are ranked No. 4 in the latest CHSAAnow.com poll, and improved to 5-0 in the S-CL. South (11-5) dropped to 3-2 in the S-CL. The Colts have won five girls state basketball championships, the last one coming during the 2012-2013 season.

    Simental scored 10 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter and was 6-for-6 from the free throw — 4-for-4 in the final 58.3 seconds of the game.

    “I practice free throws all the time and coach (Lucero) emphasizes free throws,” the senior Semintal said. “We all work on free throws and I think it makes it easier knowing my teammates trust me and I just knocked them down.”

    The first half was sluggish as West had a 20-12 lead. The Cyclones controlled the tempo once again after they came out of the locker room, but the Colts kept hanging around and cut the deficit to 35-29 on Jenny Hugins’ 3-pointer at 4:24 of the fourth quarter. Hugins had a team-best 15 points for the Colts.

    South kept applying the pressure and when Jaylyn Duran made a bucket the Colts still were within six points – 42-36 with 1:17 remaining.

    Simental was fouled on West’s next possession, and made two free throws with 58.3 ticks left and two more at the 32-second mark. The latter two gave the Cyclones a 46-38 edge and the Colts would get no closer than eight points before the final buzzer.

    “We wanted to keep the lead so we could win,” Simental said.

    Sanchez scored all her points on 3-pointers — her last trey was with 3:26 on the clock.

    “It feels great to get this win at South,” Sanchez said. “My teammates were setting me up (for shots) and I was able to knock them down for them.”

    South played the game without its veteran coach Shannan Lane, who didn’t attend the game because of a family emergency, but senior Colt post player Sissy Hall wasn’t making any excuses for the defeat.

    “We knew coach had her family emergency and we wanted to (win) for her family,” Hall said. “We just had a tough game. We tried fighting back, but it didn’t end up how we wanted. Our shots started to fall toward the end, but by that time it was too late.”

  • Lutheran now No. 1 in 3A boys basketball rankings

    (Courtesy of Lutheran HS)
    Lutheran is now No. 1 in the 3A poll. (Courtesy of Lutheran HS)

    For the second straight week, there’s a new team atop the Class 3A boys basketball rankings.

    Lutheran knocked off Faith Christian, last week’s No. 1, with a 65-55 win on Saturday. Monday, the Lions received eight of the 14 first-place votes and totaled 128 points in taking over atop that poll.

    Faith Christian dropped to second, just ahead of Colorado Springs Christian, which occupied the top spot prior to Faith. Colorado Academy, the preseason No. 1 team in 3A, is fourth this week and Jefferson Academy rounds out the top five.

    With Lutheran, Faith, CA and Jefferson Academy all hailing from the 3A Metro, it means that league currently has four of the top five teams in 3A. No. 8 Kent Denver gives the league five ranked teams.

    In 5A, Regis Jesuit remained a unanimous No. 1 pick. ThunderRidge (No. 2) and Eaglecrest (No. 3) continued to follow the raiders.

    Overland bumped up one spot to No. 4, and Rock Canyon moved up to No. 5.

    Chaparral also moved up, to No. 6, while Dakota Ridge fell to No. 7 following its first loss.

    Denver East is up to No. 8, Fossil Ridge is now No. 9 and Monarch joined the poll at No. 10.

    The 4A poll continued to be led by Longmont. That ranking added No. 8 D’Evelyn and No. 10 Lewis-Palmer this week.

    Resurrection Christian (2A) and Sangre de Cristo (1A) held firm atop their respective polls.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.

    Complete rankings 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.

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Regis Jesuit (20) 17-0 200 1 2-0
    2 ThunderRidge 16-1 171 2 1-0
    3 Eaglecrest 14-3 161 3 3-0
    4 Overland 12-5 144 5 2-0
    5 Rock Canyon 14-4 89 6 1-1
    6 Chaparral 13-4 87 8 2-0
    7 Dakota Ridge 16-1 68 4 2-1
    8 Denver East 8-8 56 9 1-1
    9 Fossil Ridge 12-5 38 10 2-0
    10 Monarch 15-2 29 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Legend 19, Cherry Creek 10, Rangeview 8, Mountain Vista 7, Cherokee Trail 6, Arvada West 3, Abraham Lincoln 2, Boulder 2.
    Dropped out
    Mountain Vista (7).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Longmont (20) 16-0 209 1 2-0
    2 Holy Family 14-2 151 3 2-0
    3 Golden (1) 14-3 148 2 2-1
    4 Pueblo Central 14-3 133 5 2-0
    5 Sierra 14-3 132 8 3-0
    6 Valor Christian 11-5 83 7 2-1
    7 Sand Creek 11-5 66 4 1-2
    8 D’Evelyn 12-5 54 – 3-0
    9 Pueblo West 13-4 46 6 1-1
    10 Lewis-Palmer 11-5 40 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Pueblo South 37, Air Academy 17, Denver South 14, Vista Peak 9, Widefield 8, Glenwood Springs 3, Northridge 3, Steamboat Springs 2, Thompson Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Denver South (9), Pueblo South (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lutheran (8) 13-1 128 3 2-0
    2 Faith Christian (1) 13-2 123 1 1-1
    3 Colorado Springs Christian (4) 13-1 121 2 2-0
    4 Colorado Academy (1) 9-5 82 5 1-0
    5 Jefferson Academy 12-3 72 4 1-1
    6 Sterling 13-2 58 6 2-0
    7 St. Mary’s 9-4 46 8 1-0
    8 Kent Denver 10-4 30 7 2-1
    9 Moffat County 10-3 28 10 2-0
    10 The Pinnacle 10-3 26 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Grand Valley 15, Alamosa 13, Bennett 11, Manitou Springs 7, Liberty Common 5, Eaton 2, DSST-Green Valley Ranch 1, Machebeuf 1, Monte Vista 1.
    Dropped out
    Grand Valley (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Resurrection Christian (6) 14-0 96 1 2-0
    2 Sanford (4) 12-0 94 2 1-0
    3 Ignacio 10-2 67 3 1-0
    4 Highland 14-1 62 4 2-0
    5 Meeker 12-0 53 5 2-0
    6 Ellicott 11-1 49 6 2-0
    7 Yuma 11-3 41 9 2-0
    8 Simla 13-1 37 7 3-0
    9 Swink 13-2 19 – 3-0
    10 Rye 11-3 15 10 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Akron 7, Paonia 4, Caliche 2, Crowley County 2, Holyoke 2.
    Dropped out
    Caliche (8).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sangre De Cristo (10) 13-0 100 1 1-0
    2 Springfield 13-2 80 2 2-0
    3 Jim Elliot 13-1 74 3 2-0
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 12-0 71 4 0-0
    5 South Baca 11-2 56 5 0-0
    6 Fleming 11-2 51 7 2-0
    7 Holly 12-3 38 6 1-1
    8 Ouray 11-1 37 8 0-0
    9 Sierra Grande 9-3 19 9 1-0
    10 Wiley 10-3 12 10 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Kit Carson 5, Primero 4, Miami-Yoder 3.
    Dropped out
    None.

  • Canon City takes over atop 4A girls basketball rankings

    Canon City Mesa Ridge girls basketball
    Marissa McIntosh and Canon City are now No. 1 in the 4A poll. (Brandon Hopper)

    Canon City is the new No. 1 team in CHSAANow.com’s Class 4A girls basketball rankings.

    The Tigers are the lone remaining unbeaten team (17-0) in 4A, and they got 12 of the 17 first-place votes this week.

    Former No. 1 Valor Christian was upset by D’Evelyn last week, and dropped to No. 2. D’Evelyn moved up to No. 5.

    Elsewhere, the four other No. 1 teams remained the same: ThunderRidge (5A), Sterling (3A), Peyton (2A) and Kit Carson (1A).

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    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 ThunderRidge (16) 15-2 169 1 2-0
    2 Broomfield (1) 15-2 154 2 3-0
    3 Highlands Ranch 14-4 127 5 2-0
    4 Monarch 15-2 111 4 1-1
    5 Grandview 13-3 90 3 1-2
    6 Ralston Valley 12-4 73 8 2-0
    7 Denver East 13-3 58 7 2-0
    8 Rampart 12-4 46 10 1-0
    9 Grand Junction 14-4 32 9 2-0
    10 Cherry Creek 11-6 16 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Horizon 15, Lakewood 13, Arapahoe 12, Regis Jesuit 5, Fossil Ridge 4, Legacy 4, Pine Creek 3, Rocky Mountain 3.
    Dropped out
    Horizon (6).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Canon City (12) 17-0 163 2 3-0
    2 Valor Christian (4) 15-2 149 1 2-1
    3 Holy Family (1) 13-3 122 3 2-0
    4 Pueblo West 13-4 103 4 2-0
    5 D’Evelyn 13-4 87 7 3-0
    6 Montrose 12-3 69 6 2-0
    7 Pueblo East 13-4 56 8 2-0
    8 Glenwood Springs 13-2 44 5 2-0
    9 Pueblo South 11-4 40 9 1-1
    10 Evergreen 14-3 36 10 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Silver Creek 15, Mullen 11, Palisade 10, Eagle Valley 8, Sand Creek 8, Greeley Central 7, Longmont 2, Mesa Ridge 2, Air Academy 1, Mead 1, Weld Central 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sterling (9) 15-0 143 1 2-0
    2 Manitou Springs (3) 13-1 126 2 2-0
    3 Pagosa Springs (4) 12-0 121 3 2-0
    4 Lutheran 14-1 111 4 2-0
    5 St. Mary’s 15-0 108 5 1-0
    6 Eaton 12-2 69 6 1-0
    7 Olathe 11-1 59 7 2-0
    8 Platte Valley 11-3 31 10 2-0
    9 La Junta 11-4 29 8 1-1
    10 Centauri 9-4 16 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Machebeuf 15, Liberty Common 14, Faith Christian 8, Salida 7, Kent Denver 6, Trinidad 6, Lamar 5, The Vanguard 3, Colorado Academy 2, Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Machebeuf (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Peyton (7) 13-0 88 1 3-0
    2 Hoehne (2) 14-0 74 2 2-0
    3 Yuma 12-2 71 4 2-0
    4 Caliche 12-1 62 3 0-1
    5 Cedaredge 14-0 58 5 1-0
    6 Akron 12-2 52 6 2-0
    7 Ellicott 10-3 26 – 2-0
    8 Meeker 9-3 21 7 1-1
    9 Paonia 9-4 13 9 1-0
    10 Del Norte 11-3 8 10 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Highland 6, Ignacio 3, Sanford 3, Sargent 3, Soroco 3, Wray 3, Byers 1.
    Dropped out
    Highland (8).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kit Carson (9) 14-0 99 1 4-0
    2 Norwood (1) 11-0 79 4 1-0
    3 Idalia 12-1 74 3 2-0
    4 Sangre De Cristo 10-1 68 2 0-1
    5 Genoa-Hugo 13-1 58 5 2-0
    6 South Baca 11-2 49 7 0-0
    7 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 11-2 21 9 2-0
    8 Fleming 10-3 18 – 2-0
    9 Cheraw 9-4 16 8 1-1
    10 La Veta 11-2 16 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Eads 13, Briggsdale 9, Heritage Christian 9, Hi-Plains 8, Prairie 7, Flagler 4, Plateau Valley 2.
    Dropped out
    Briggsdale (6), Heritage Christian (10).

  • New wrestling rankings released from On The Mat

    This week’s wrestling rankings from On The Mat are out.

    The No. 1 teams all remained the same: Arvada West (5A), Thompson Valley (4A), Brush (3A) and Paonia (2A).

    Complete team rankings for all classes are below.

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    On The Mat Wrestling Rankings

    Tim Yount of On The Mat provides weekly wrestling rankings for teams and individuals in all weight classes. To see individual rankings, you can subscribe to On The Mat’s full rankings.

    To subscribe via PayPal, choose your subscription option on this page click on the corresponding PayPal button. To subscribe by mail or fax and pay by personal check, click here for a printable subscription form. Email Tim Yount at tim@onthematrankings.com with questions.

    To purchase individual weeks of the rankings (as opposed to the entire season), you will need to use the printable subscription form and pay by check. The season ranking subscriptions are offered at a discounted rate.

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    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Paonia 1
    2 Norwood/Nucla 2
    3 Meeker 3
    4 Rocky Ford 4
    5 Centauri 5
    6 Swink 6
    7 Sedgwick County/Fleming 7
    8 Ignacio 8
    9 Burlington –
    10 Crowley County 9
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Brush 1
    2 Valley 2
    3 Lamar 3
    4 Delta 5
    5 Dolores Huerta 4
    6 Olathe 6
    7 Fort Lupton 7
    8 Sterling 8
    9 Sheridan 9
    10 Platte Valley 10
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Thompson Valley 1
    2 Pueblo County 2
    3 Windsor 3
    4 Greeley Central 4
    5 Pueblo East 5
    6 Air Academy 6
    7 Pueblo West 7
    8 Mesa Ridge 9
    9 Pueblo South 8
    10 Fort Morgan 10
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Arvada West 1
    2 Pomona 2
    3 Pine Creek 3
    4 Grand Junction 4
    5 Coronado 6
    6 Mountain Range 5
    7 Rocky Mountain 7
    8 Ponderosa 8
    9 Cherry Creek 9
    10 Fruita Monument 10
    Dropped out
    None.

  • Faith Christian (3A), Resurrection Christian (2A) new No. 1s in boys basketball

    Faith Christian Denver Science & Tech boys basketball
    Faith Christian is now the No. 1 team in Class 3A. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Faith Christian has taken over as the new No. 1 team in the Class 3A boys basketball rankings, while Resurrection Christian is now atop the 2A poll.

    Faith (12-1) received 11 of the 14 first-place votes in 3A to leap over former No. 1 Colorado Springs Christian in the CHSAANow.com poll. The Eagles totalled 128 points to CSCS’s 124. CSCS is No. 2 this week.

    The 3A poll added No. 8 St. Mary’s, which knocked off Colorado Springs Christian last week, and No. 10 Moffat County.

    Resurrection Christian (12-0) got seven of the 10 first-place votes in 2A to jump Sanford. Voters were apparently impressed by the way the Cougars handled then-No. 3 Highland on Friday, moving them up over Sanford, which is also unbeaten (11-0).

    2A added Yuma at No. 9 this week.

    The other No. 1 teams stayed put: Regis Jesuit (5A), Longmont (4A) and Sangre de Cristo (1A).

    The 5A ranking added Fossil Ridge at No. 10, Denver South joined 4A at No. 9, and 1A added Sierra Grande (No. 9).

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.

    Complete rankings 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.

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Regis Jesuit (20) 15-0 200 1 2-0
    2 ThunderRidge 15-1 163 2 1-0
    3 Eaglecrest 11-3 144 4 2-0
    4 Dakota Ridge 14-0 137 3 1-0
    5 Overland 10-5 127 5 2-0
    6 Rock Canyon 13-3 95 8 2-0
    7 Mountain Vista 13-2 72 7 1-0
    8 Chaparral 11-4 51 6 1-1
    9 Denver East 7-7 43 9 1-1
    10 Fossil Ridge 10-5 16 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Monarch 14, Legend 11, Cherry Creek 7, Montbello 7, Mountain Range 3, Rampart 3, Boulder 2, Cherokee Trail 2, Rangeview 2, Arvada West 1.
    Dropped out
    Montbello (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Longmont (19) 14-0 208 1 2-0
    2 Golden (2) 12-2 188 2 2-0
    3 Holy Family 12-2 120 5 3-0
    4 Sand Creek 10-3 112 3 0-0
    5 Pueblo Central 12-3 96 10 2-0
    6 Pueblo West 12-3 87 8 1-0
    7 Valor Christian 9-4 82 6 2-0
    8 Sierra 11-3 67 9 2-0
    9 Denver South 10-5 32 – 2-0
    10 Pueblo South 9-5 31 4 1-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Air Academy 27, Widefield 27, D’Evelyn 23, Vista Peak 13, Conifer 8, Pueblo Centennial 7, Northridge 6, Glenwood Springs 5, Lewis-Palmer 5, Thompson Valley 4, Windsor 4, Silver Creek 3.
    Dropped out
    Air Academy (7).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Faith Christian (11) 12-1 128 2 2-0
    2 Colorado Springs Christian (3) 11-1 124 1 1-1
    3 Lutheran 11-1 97 3 1-0
    4 Jefferson Academy 11-2 90 4 1-0
    5 Colorado Academy 8-5 76 5 0-1
    6 Sterling 11-2 49 8 2-0
    7 Kent Denver 8-3 45 7 1-1
    8 St. Mary’s 8-4 34 – 2-0
    9 Grand Valley 9-2 29 6 1-1
    10 Moffat County 8-3 24 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    The Pinnacle 21, Alamosa 13, Liberty Common 10, Estes Park 9, Bennett 7, Manitou Springs 7, Buena Vista 3, Bayfield 2, Eaton 1, Roaring Fork 1.
    Dropped out
    Bayfield (9), Manitou Springs (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Resurrection Christian (7) 12-0 97 2 2-0
    2 Sanford (3) 11-0 92 1 2-0
    3 Ignacio 9-2 74 5 1-0
    4 Highland 12-1 61 3 1-1
    5 Meeker 10-0 57 6 2-0
    6 Ellicott 9-1 45 9 2-0
    7 Simla 10-1 34 4 1-1
    8 Caliche 11-1 22 10 2-0
    9 Yuma 9-3 18 – 2-0
    10 Rye 9-3 16 7 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Akron 14, Swink 13, Paonia 5, Crowley County 2.
    Dropped out
    Akron (8).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sangre De Cristo (9) 12-0 90 1 2-0
    2 Springfield 11-2 70 2 2-0
    3 Jim Elliot 11-1 64 3 2-0
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 12-0 62 4 3-0
    5 South Baca 11-2 46 7 3-0
    6 Holly 11-2 44 6 2-0
    7 Fleming 9-2 42 8 3-0
    8 Ouray 11-1 41 5 1-0
    9 Sierra Grande 8-3 11 – 2-0
    10 Wiley 9-2 8 9 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Peetz 4, Primero 4, Shining Mountain 4, Community Christian 3, Kit Carson 1, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 1.
    Dropped out
    Kit Carson (10).