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  • Rampart joins 5A girls basketball poll at No. 10

    (Courtesy of Robin Cook)
    Rampart girls basketball is ranked No. 10 in Class 5A. (Courtesy of Robin Cook)

    Rampart has joined this week’s Class 5A girls basketball rankings this week.

    The Rams (11-4) are riding a five-game winning streak. They are ranked No. 10 by CHSAANow.com’s panel of voters.

    Elsewhere in 5A, ThunderRidge continued to lead the poll, and got 15 of the 16 first-place votes. Broomfield remained at No. 2, while Grandview moved up one place to No. 3. Monarch also moved up one spot to No. 4.

    Monarch rounds up 5A’s top 5 teams.

    Each of the four other No. 1 teams also remained the same. Those are Valor Christian (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) 13-2 159 1 2-0
    2 Broomfield (1) 12-2 138 2 3-0
    3 Grandview 12-1 124 4 2-0
    4 Monarch 14-1 109 5 2-0
    5 Highlands Ranch 12-4 102 3 1-1
    6 Horizon 12-3 73 6 1-1
    7 Denver East 11-3 57 7 1-0
    8 Ralston Valley 10-4 47 8 2-0
    9 Grand Junction 12-4 20 9 2-0
    10 Rampart 11-4 19 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Cherry Creek 8, Lakewood 8, Fossil Ridge 5, Regis Jesuit 4, Arapahoe 3, Pine Creek 2, Rocky Mountain 2.
    Dropped out
    Lakewood (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (14) 13-1 176 1 2-0
    2 Canon City (4) 14-0 163 2 1-0
    3 Holy Family 11-3 110 3 2-1
    4 Pueblo West 11-4 105 4 1-0
    5 Glenwood Springs 11-2 66 10 2-0
    6 Montrose 10-3 60 5 2-1
    7 D’Evelyn 10-4 58 9 2-0
    8 Pueblo East 11-4 56 8 2-0
    9 Pueblo South 10-3 55 7 2-0
    10 Evergreen 11-3 31 6 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Greeley Central 21, Longmont 17, Mesa Ridge 14, Sand Creek 14, Durango 13, Air Academy 6, Eagle Valley 6, Mullen 6, Palisade 5, Falcon 3, Thomas Jefferson 3, Littleton 1, Mead 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sterling (10) 13-0 150 1 2-0
    2 Manitou Springs (3) 11-1 139 3 2-0
    3 Pagosa Springs (4) 10-0 133 2 2-0
    4 Lutheran 12-1 123 4 2-0
    5 St. Mary’s 14-0 111 5 3-0
    6 Eaton 11-2 69 6 1-1
    7 Olathe 9-1 51 8 1-0
    8 La Junta 10-3 28 7 1-1
    9 Machebeuf 9-3 27 – 2-0
    10 Platte Valley 9-3 20 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Faith Christian 16, Centauri 14, Salida 11, Lamar 10, Liberty Common 9, Kent Denver 7, Trinidad 6, The Vanguard 4, Valley 4, Colorado Academy 2, Alamosa 1.
    Dropped out
    Faith Christian (9), Centauri (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Peyton (7) 10-0 96 1 2-0
    2 Hoehne (2) 12-0 84 2 2-0
    3 Caliche (1) 12-0 83 3 2-0
    4 Yuma 10-2 69 6 2-0
    5 Cedaredge 13-0 63 5 2-0
    6 Akron 10-2 56 4 1-1
    7 Meeker 8-2 31 7 2-0
    8 Highland 9-3 18 10 2-0
    9 Paonia 8-4 17 8 0-1
    10 Del Norte 10-3 7 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Sargent 5, Ellicott 4, Ignacio 4, Wray 4, Sanford 3, Soroco 3, Sedgwick County 2, Kiowa 1, West Grand 1.
    Dropped out
    Sedgwick County (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kit Carson (5) 10-0 76 1 1-0
    2 Sangre De Cristo (3) 10-0 74 2 2-0
    3 Idalia 10-1 61 3 2-0
    4 Norwood 10-0 59 4 1-0
    5 Genoa-Hugo 11-1 46 6 2-0
    6 Briggsdale 9-3 37 5 2-1
    7 South Baca 11-2 31 7 3-0
    8 Cheraw 8-3 19 – 1-0
    9 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 9-2 10 – 1-0
    10 Heritage Christian 9-3 9 9 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Fleming 6, La Veta 5, Eads 2, Prairie 2, Hi-Plains 1, Jim Elliot 1, Shining Mountain 1.
    Dropped out
    Fleming (8), Plateau Valley (10).

  • Fort Morgan, Olathe move into wrestling rankings

    Fort Morgan has joined this week’s wrestling rankings from On The Mat. The Mustangs are now No. 10 in Class 4A.

    Elsewhere, Olathe joined the 3A ranking at No. 6, and Pine Creek moved up to No. 3 in 5A.

    Each of the No. 1 teams stayed put: 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 3
    3 Meeker 2
    4 Rocky Ford 4
    5 Centauri 5
    6 Swink 6
    7 Sedgwick County/Fleming 7
    8 Ignacio 8
    9 Crowley County 9
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Brush 1
    2 Valley 2
    3 Lamar 3
    4 Dolores Huerta 4
    5 Delta 5
    6 Olathe –
    7 Fort Lupton 6
    8 Sterling 7
    9 Sheridan 8
    10 Platte Valley 9
    Dropped out
    Berthoud (10)

    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 Pueblo South 8
    9 Mesa Ridge 10
    10 Fort Morgan –
    Dropped out
    Discovery Canyon (9)

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

  • Rock Canyon returns to 5A basketball ranking at No. 8

    Rock Canyon has returned to CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A boys basketball rankings. The Jaguars are No. 8 in this week’s poll.

    They were last ranked just prior to the break, but fell out last week. Rock Canyon’s return means the Continental has five ranked teams for the fourth straight poll.

    Elsewhere in 5A, Regis Jesuit remained a unanimous No. 1 selection with all 16 first-place votes. In fact, teams Nos. 1-4 stayed put, including No. 2 ThunderRidge, No. 3 Dakota Ridge and No. 4 Eaglecrest.

    Overland returned to 5A’s top-5, while Chaparral dropped one place to No. 6.

    Mountain Vista is No. 7, Denver East is No. 9 and Montbell is No. 10.

    The four other No. 1 teams also remained the same: Longmont (4A), Colorado Springs Christian (3A), Sanford (2A) and Sangre de Cristo (1A).

    In 4A, Pueblo West (No. 8) and Sierra (No. 9) joined this week. The lone newcomer in 3A this week was Manitou Springs (No. 10), while 2A added Caliche (also No. 10).

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

    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 (16) 13-0 160 1 3-0
    2 ThunderRidge 14-1 132 2 3-0
    3 Dakota Ridge 13-0 113 3 2-0
    4 Eaglecrest 9-3 105 4 2-0
    5 Overland 8-5 101 6 2-0
    6 Chaparral 10-3 92 5 2-0
    7 Mountain Vista 12-2 55 8 2-1
    8 Rock Canyon 11-3 35 – 1-0
    9 Denver East 6-6 26 10 1-0
    10 Montbello 10-3 19 7 1-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Legend 10, Monarch 9, Cherokee Trail 8, Cherry Creek 7, Fossil Ridge 4, Mountain Range 4.
    Dropped out
    Legend (9).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Longmont (18) 12-0 189 1 3-0
    2 Golden (1) 10-2 172 2 2-0
    3 Sand Creek 10-3 131 4 3-0
    4 Pueblo South 8-3 109 3 0-0
    5 Holy Family 9-2 100 5 2-0
    6 Valor Christian 7-4 69 6 2-0
    7 Air Academy 10-3 62 8 3-0
    8 Pueblo West 11-3 60 – 1-0
    9 Sierra 9-3 50 – 2-0
    10 Pueblo Central 10-3 42 7 0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver South 13, Palmer Ridge 9, D’Evelyn 8, Widefield 7, Conifer 6, Evergreen 6, Vista Peak 6, Lewis-Palmer 2, Mead 2, Pueblo Centennial 2.
    Dropped out
    Palmer Ridge (9), Mead (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Colorado Springs Christian (8) 10-0 125 1 0-0
    2 Faith Christian (5) 11-0 122 2 3-0
    3 Lutheran 10-1 102 4 0-0
    4 Jefferson Academy 10-2 79 3 0-1
    5 Colorado Academy 8-4 71 5 1-0
    6 Grand Valley 8-1 58 7 2-0
    7 Kent Denver 7-2 47 6 0-1
    8 Sterling 9-2 38 9 2-0
    9 Bayfield 7-1 33 8 0-0
    10 Manitou Springs 7-3 14 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Bennett 8, Liberty Common 6, Moffat County 6, The Pinnacle 4, Alamosa 1, Roaring Fork 1.
    Dropped out
    Alamosa (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sanford (9) 9-0 99 1 1-0
    2 Resurrection Christian (1) 10-0 89 2 2-0
    3 Highland 11-0 68 7 2-0
    4 Simla 9-0 66 4 3-0
    5 Ignacio 8-2 64 5 2-0
    6 Meeker 8-0 50 6 2-0
    7 Rye 8-2 29 8 3-0
    8 Akron 7-2 26 3 0-2
    9 Ellicott 7-1 20 9 1-1
    10 Caliche 9-1 15 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Swink 9, Crowley County 3, Merino 3, Paonia 3, Peyton 3, Yuma 3.
    Dropped out
    Sedgwick County (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sangre De Cristo (8) 10-0 80 1 2-0
    2 Springfield 9-2 63 4 2-0
    3 Jim Elliot 9-1 58 2 2-1
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 9-0 50 6 2-0
    5 Ouray 10-1 45 3 1-1
    6 Holly 9-2 42 5 2-1
    7 South Baca 8-2 38 9 3-0
    8 Fleming 6-2 34 7 2-0
    9 Wiley 7-2 15 8 1-1
    10 Kit Carson 7-3 6 10 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Rocky Mountain Lutheran 5, Sierra Grande 3, Primero 2, Community Christian 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

  • Ralston Valley joins 5A girls basketball poll at No. 8

    Arvada West Ralston Valley girls basketball
    Ralston Valley is ranked No. 8 in Class 5A this week. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    Three days after upsetting then-No. 7 Lakewood, Ralston Valley girls basketball finds itself ranked in CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A poll.

    The Mustangs beat Lakewood 69-41 on Friday. Monday, they are ranked No. 8.

    Also joining — or in their case, returning to — the poll was Grand Junction (No. 9).

    ThunderRidge stayed in 5A’s top spot, and is now a unanimous pick with all 17 first-place votes.

    Broomfield (No. 2), Highlands Ranch (No. 3), Grandview (No. 4), Monarch (No. 5) and Horizon (No. 6) also remained in their respective rankings.

    Denver East bumped up one spot to No. 7, while Lakewood fell three places to No. 10.

    Elsewhere, there’s a new No. 1 team in the 2A ranking. Peyton shot up from No. 5 to the top spot this week after taking down former No. 1 Yuma 65-45 on Saturday. The Panthers are 8-0.

    Each of the three other No. 1 teams remained the same: Valor Christian (4A), Sterling (3A) 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 (17) 11-2 170 1 1-0
    2 Broomfield 9-2 145 2 2-0
    3 Highlands Ranch 11-3 124 3 1-0
    4 Grandview 10-1 114 4 2-0
    5 Monarch 12-1 112 5 2-0
    6 Horizon 11-2 89 6 2-0
    7 Denver East 10-3 51 8 1-0
    8 Ralston Valley 8-4 48 – 2-0
    9 Grand Junction 10-4 19 – 2-0
    10 Lakewood 8-5 15 7 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Arapahoe 11, Fossil Ridge 10, Rampart 8, Regis Jesuit 8, Pine Creek 5, Cherry Creek 2, Mountain Range 2, Loveland 1, Poudre 1.
    Dropped out
    Mountain Range (9), Regis Jesuit (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (14) 11-1 167 1 2-0
    2 Canon City (3) 13-0 151 2 2-0
    3 Holy Family 9-2 132 3 2-0
    4 Pueblo West 10-4 98 5 2-0
    5 Montrose 8-2 62 7 1-0
    6 Evergreen 10-2 54 6 1-1
    7 Pueblo South 8-3 53 8 1-0
    8 Pueblo East 9-4 41 4 0-1
    9 D’Evelyn 8-4 39 9 2-0
    10 Glenwood Springs 9-2 31 10 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Greeley Central 27, Durango 19, Sand Creek 15, Mesa Ridge 11, Air Academy 6, Longmont 6, Falcon 5, Eagle Valley 4, Mullen 4, Standley Lake 4, Thomas Jefferson 3, Littleton 2, Palisade 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sterling (7) 11-0 118 1 2-0
    2 Pagosa Springs (4) 8-0 107 2 2-0
    3 Manitou Springs (1) 9-1 105 3 1-0
    4 Lutheran 10-1 92 4 1-0
    5 St. Mary’s (1) 11-0 88 5 2-0
    6 Eaton 10-1 65 6 3-0
    7 La Junta 9-2 37 7 0-1
    8 Olathe 8-1 26 9 2-0
    9 Faith Christian 8-3 24 8 3-0
    10 Centauri 7-3 14 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Lamar 11, Platte Valley 11, Liberty Common 7, Colorado Academy 4, Salida 3, Kent Denver 2, Trinidad 2, Machebeuf 1.
    Dropped out
    Platte Valley (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Peyton (5) 8-0 85 5 2-0
    2 Hoehne (2) 10-0 78 2 2-0
    3 Caliche (2) 10-0 68 3 2-0
    4 Akron 9-1 63 4 2-0
    5 Cedaredge 11-0 54 6 2-0
    6 Yuma 8-2 51 1 2-1
    7 Meeker 6-2 25 7 2-0
    8 Paonia 8-3 22 8 3-0
    9 Sedgwick County 7-2 13 – 1-0
    10 Highland 7-3 10 9 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Del Norte 7, Sanford 5, Byers 3, Sargent 3, Ellicott 2, Kiowa 2, Clear Creek 1, Colorado Springs School 1, Ignacio 1, Soroco 1.
    Dropped out
    Sanford (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kit Carson (6) 9-0 78 1 2-0
    2 Sangre De Cristo (2) 8-0 72 3 0-0
    3 Idalia 8-1 64 2 2-0
    4 Norwood 9-0 58 4 3-0
    5 Briggsdale 7-2 44 6 1-0
    6 Genoa-Hugo 9-1 40 7 2-0
    7 South Baca 8-2 30 5 2-0
    8 Fleming 6-2 22 8 2-0
    9 Heritage Christian 8-2 12 – 2-1
    10 Plateau Valley 5-3 8 10 0-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Springfield 4, Cheraw 2, Prairie 2, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 2, Eads 1, Shining Mountain 1.
    Dropped out
    Eads (9).

  • Rocky Mountain moves to No. 6 in 5A wrestling rankings

    Rocky Mountain is up to No. 6 in this week’s On The Mat wrestling rankings. The Lobos jumped up from No. 8 in Class 5A.

    The week’s other big mover was Norwood/Nucla, which moved from No. 5 to No. 3 in Class 2A.

    As they have over recent weeks, the No. 1 teams all stayed put. 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 Meeker 2
    3 Norwood/Nucla 5
    4 Rocky Ford 3
    5 Centauri 4
    6 Swink 6
    7 Sedgwick County/Fleming 8
    8 Ignacio 7
    9 Crowley County –
    Dropped out
    Holly (9), Wray (10).

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

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

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

  • Simental saves Pueblo West girls basketball’s win vs. Pueblo East

    (Tracy Renck/CHSAANow.com)
    Pueblo West coach Gil Lucero speaks with his team during a timeout on Tuesday. (Tracy Renck/CHSAANow.com)

    PUEBLO WEST — This game went from domination to disaster for the Pueblo West girls basketball team, ranked No. 5 in the latest Class 4A CHSAANow.com poll.

    However, just when it appeared No. 4 Pueblo East was going to make a frantic comeback from trailing by 17 points with nine minutes remaining, Haley Simental saved the day for the Cyclones on Tuesday night.

    The West senior made all six of her free throws in the final 77 seconds, vaulting the Cyclones to a 61-54 victory over the Eagles in the South-Central League opener for both teams at Jerry Kersey Gym.

    “I just knew I had to make them,” Simental said. “I know clutch free throws will win games a lot of times and I went up there calm and knocked them down.”

    The Cyclones improved to 9-4 on the season, while East dropped to 9-4 after losing its second-consecutive game.

    “Haley’s our team leader and she’s the one who wants the ball in her hands,” West coach Gil Lucero said. “She has worked since she could pick up a basketball for those moments and that’s why we had the ball in her hands at that time and she came through.”

    Simental, the team’s leading scorer at 21.4-points per game, was held scoreless in the first half, but ended up with 10 points, finishing 8-for-8 at the charity stripe.

    For nearly 24 minutes, it looked like the last thing West would need was a hero in this game. The Cyclones had a commanding 49-32 edge with just over a minute left in the third quarter.

    Then, things unraveled.

    The Eagles came charging back and cut the Cyclones’ lead to 55-54 on Kayla Albo’s 3-pointer from the right side of the top of the key with 1:27 remaining in the game.

    “Down the stretch, it was like the football thing when you start playing prevent defense,” Lucero said. “You start getting less aggressive and we lost our aggressive edge and that was the difference there. They got it close and we were hanging on, but we fought through it and were able to pull away. I don’t care if we win by one point or by 15 at this point, a win is a win.”

    After Simental made her first two free throws, West had a 57-54 advantage at the 1:17 mark, and East proceeded to have back-to-back turnovers. The Eagles still trailed by the same score with 45 seconds on the clock, but Kassidi Day missed the front end of a 1-on-1 and Simental sealed the victory from that point.

    “We got close and turned the ball over and then our girls just deflated because they spent all their energy making that comeback,” East coach Darren West said. “We have to find a way to play four quarters, that’s what I take from this game. We are two of the top teams in the state and we have a couple of quarters where were flat. We have to figure out a way to play all four quarters.”

    The Eagles made the game plenty interesting, thanks a Jailen Minich’s 24 points, 16 of which came in the second half.

    “We realized we didn’t want to be blown out of their gym and we stepped it up,” Minich, a junior guard said. “We started hitting our shots, and then we just didn’t have the extra push to get us over the top.”

    West was paced scoring-wise by Shyanne DeVille (18 points) and Shannon Sanchez (14 points).

    “This was huge win for us to beat a quality team like East,” Lucero said. “This should get our season going right now.”

  • Denver East, Mountain Range added to 5A girls basketball ranking

    Denver East and Mountain Range have entered the Class 5A girls basketball rankings from CHSAANow.com this week.

    The Angels are ranked No. 8, while the Mustangs are No. 9.

    ThunderRidge remained atop the 5A poll, with Broomfield jumping up to No. 2. Highlands Ranch stayed at No. 3, with Gradview dropping to No. 4. Monarch rounds out the top five.

    Each of the other No. 1 teams also stayed put: Valor Christian (4A), Sterling (3A), Yuma (2A) and Kit Carson (1A).

    Newcomers to 4A include No. 6 Evergreen (9-1) and No. 10 Glenwood Springs (8-2). The 2A poll added Sanford at No. 10, while 1A added Genoa-Hugo (No. 7) and Plateau Valley (No. 10).

    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) 10-2 169 1 3-1
    2 Broomfield 7-2 144 4 2-0
    3 Highlands Ranch (1) 10-3 124 3 2-1
    4 Grandview 8-1 118 2 2-1
    5 Monarch 10-1 109 5 1-0
    6 Horizon 9-2 90 6 2-1
    7 Lakewood 7-4 60 9 3-0
    8 Denver East 9-3 34 – 5-1
    9 Mountain Range 7-3 28 – 2-1
    10 Regis Jesuit 4-4 22 10 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Grand Junction 19, Fossil Ridge 11, Ralston Valley 6, Arapahoe 5, Rocky Mountain 4, Cherry Creek 3, Fairview 3, Mountain Vista 3, Rampart 3.
    Dropped out
    Grand Junction (7), Fairview (8).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (15) 9-1 177 1 4-0
    2 Canon City (3) 11-0 160 2 3-0
    3 Holy Family 7-2 121 3 2-0
    4 Pueblo East 9-3 80 4 2-1
    5 Pueblo West 8-4 69 5 2-2
    6 Evergreen 9-1 56 – 4-0
    7 Montrose 7-2 52 7 2-1
    8 Pueblo South 7-3 51 9 2-0
    9 D’Evelyn 6-4 40 8 2-1
    10 Glenwood Springs 8-2 28 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Sand Creek 27, Mullen 23, Durango 22, Greeley Central 20, Mesa Ridge 16, Air Academy 13, Eagle Valley 8, Littleton 6, Falcon 5, Rifle 4, Standley Lake 4, Denver South 3, Longmont 3, Mead 1, Thomas Jefferson 1.
    Dropped out
    Sand Creek (6), Mesa Ridge (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sterling (8) 9-0 138 1 3-0
    2 Pagosa Springs (5) 6-0 127 3 1-0
    3 Manitou Springs (1) 8-1 110 5 3-0
    4 Lutheran 9-1 109 2 3-1
    5 St. Mary’s (1) 9-0 100 4 2-0
    6 Eaton 7-1 70 6 2-0
    7 La Junta 9-1 57 8 2-0
    8 Faith Christian 5-3 31 7 0-0
    9 Olathe 6-1 24 10 2-0
    10 Platte Valley 5-2 14 9 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Centauri 10, Lamar 10, Liberty Common 7, Salida 6, Colorado Academy 5, Kent Denver 3, Trinidad 2, Brush 1, Machebeuf 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Yuma (7) 6-1 90 1 1-1
    2 Hoehne (1) 8-0 83 2 1-0
    3 Caliche (1) 8-0 74 4 2-0
    4 Akron 7-1 71 3 1-1
    5 Peyton (1) 6-0 64 5 2-0
    6 Cedaredge 9-0 59 8 2-0
    7 Meeker 4-2 28 7 1-1
    8 Paonia 5-3 23 6 0-1
    9 Highland 6-2 22 10 1-0
    10 Sanford 6-2 13 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Sedgwick County 11, Clear Creek 3, Del Norte 3, Wray 3, Calhan 1, Sargent 1, Simla 1.
    Dropped out
    Del Norte (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kit Carson (8) 7-0 80 1 2-0
    2 Idalia 6-1 70 2 2-0
    3 Sangre De Cristo 8-0 65 3 3-0
    4 Norwood 6-0 48 5 2-0
    5 South Baca 6-2 40 6 2-1
    6 Briggsdale 6-2 34 7 2-0
    7 Genoa-Hugo 7-1 30 – 2-0
    8 Fleming 4-2 23 4 1-1
    9 Eads 6-2 19 10 2-0
    10 Plateau Valley 5-1 10 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Cheraw 5, Prairie 4, Springfield 4, Heritage Christian 3, Manzanola 3, Arickaree/Woodlin 1, Shining Mountain 1.
    Dropped out
    McClave (8), Cheraw (9).

  • Wrestling rankings from On The Mat

    On The Mat released new wrestling rankings after the break, trimming the teams in each classification down from 15 to 10.

    No. 1 teams include Arvada West (5A), Thompson Valley (4A), Brush (3A) and Paonia (2A).

    Just six weeks remain until regional action.

    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 Meeker 2
    3 Rocky Ford 3
    4 Centauri 4
    5 Norwood/Nucla 5
    6 Swink 6
    7 Ignacio 7
    8 Sedgwick County/Fleming 8
    9 Holly 9
    10 Wray 10
    Dropped out
    Baca County, Monte Vista, Burlington, Crowley County, Hayden.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Brush 1
    2 Valley 2
    3 Lamar 3
    4 Dolores Huerta 4
    5 Delta 5
    6 Fort Lupton 6
    7 Sterling 7
    8 Sheridan 8
    9 Platte Valley 9
    10 Berthoud 10
    Dropped out
    Alamosa, Holy Family, Mead, Olathe, Montezuma-Cortez.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Thompson Valley 1
    2 Windsor 2
    3 Pueblo County 3
    4 Pueblo East 4
    5 Greeley Central 5
    6 Air Academy 6
    7 Pueblo West 7
    8 Discovery Canyon 8
    9 Fort Morgan 9
    10 Pueblo South 10
    Dropped out
    Pueblo Centennial, Glenwood Springs, Mesa Ridge, Canon City, Mountain View.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Arvada West 1
    2 Pomona 2
    3 Grand Junction 3
    4 Pine Creek 4
    5 Mountain Range 5
    6 Cherry Creek 6
    7 Coronado 7
    8 Rocky Mountain 8
    9 Ponderosa 9
    10 Fruita Monument 10
    Dropped out
    Adams City, Grandview, Northglenn, Chaparral, Lakewood.

  • On The Mat’s wrestling rankings at the break

    A ton of new teams grace this week’s On The Mat wrestling rankings, thanks in large part to an expansion to 15 ranked teams per classification.

    Each of the four No. 1 teams stayed the same. 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 Meeker 4
    3 Rocky Ford 3
    4 Centauri 2
    5 Norwood/Nucla 5
    6 Swink 10
    7 Ignacio –
    8 Sedgwick County/Fleming –
    9 Holly –
    10 Wray –
    11 Baca County 11
    12 Monte Vista 8
    13 Burlington 7
    14 Crowley County –
    15 Hayden –
    Dropped out
    Hotchkiss (6), Buena Vista (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Brush 1
    2 Valley 2
    3 Lamar 3
    4 Dolores Huerta 6
    5 Delta 5
    6 Fort Lupton 4
    7 Sterling 8
    8 Sheridan –
    9 Platte Valley 11
    10 Berthoud 10
    11 Alamosa –
    12 Holy Family 9
    13 Mead –
    14 Olathe –
    15 Montezuma Cortez –
    Dropped out
    Strasburg (7).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Thompson Valley 1
    2 Windsor 3
    3 Pueblo County 2
    4 Pueblo East 4
    5 Greeley Central 5
    6 Air Academy 10
    7 Pueblo West –
    8 Discovery Canyon 7
    9 Fort Morgan –
    10 Pueblo South 6
    11 Pueblo Centennial 8
    12 Glenwood Springs –
    13 Mesa Ridge 9
    14 Canon City –
    15 Mountain View –
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Arvada West 1
    2 Pomona 3
    3 Grand Junction 4
    4 Pine Creek 2
    5 Mountain Range 8
    6 Cherry Creek –
    7 Coronado 6
    8 Rocky Mountain 5
    9 Ponderosa 7
    10 Fruita Monument –
    11 Adams City 10
    12 Grandview –
    13 Northglenn –
    14 Chaparral –
    15 Lakewood –
    Dropped out
    Poudre (9).

  • Grand Junction joins 5A girls basketball rankings

    Grand Junction has joined the Class 5A girls basketball rankings this week. The Tigers are No. 7.

    GJ is off to a 8-1 start this season, and narrowly lost to No. 2 Grandview in the championship game of the Wolves’ tournament on Saturday.

    ThunderRidge continued to lead the 5A poll, while Grandview, No. 3 Highlands Ranch, Broomfield and Monarch also stayed put in the top five. Horizon also held firm at No. 6.

    The biggest news of the new rankings may just be in 1A, where Kit Carson edged Idalia for the No. 1 spot in the classification. Idalia dropped to No. 2.

    The three other No. 1 teams all stayed the same: Valor Christian (4A), Sterling (3A) and Yuma (2A).

    Other newcomers this week include No. 9 Pueblo South in 4A, No. 9 Platte Valley in 3A, No. 8 Cedaredge in 2A, and No. 8 McClave in 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 (13) 7-1 162 1 1-1
    2 Grandview (2) 6-0 146 2 3-0
    3 Highlands Ranch (2) 8-2 132 3 2-1
    4 Broomfield 5-2 114 4 1-0
    5 Monarch 9-1 98 5 3-0
    6 Horizon 7-1 95 6 3-0
    7 Grand Junction 8-1 59 – 2-1
    8 Fairview 6-1 46 8 1-0
    9 Lakewood 4-4 26 7 3-1
    10 Regis Jesuit 3-4 15 9 0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Rampart 14, Ralston Valley 11, Arapahoe 7, Fossil Ridge 5, Rocky Mountain 3, Denver East 2.
    Dropped out
    Ralston Valley (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (12) 5-1 128 1 2-1
    2 Canon City (1) 8-0 102 4 2-0
    3 Holy Family (1) 5-2 101 2 1-0
    4 Pueblo East 7-2 70 7 2-0
    5 Pueblo West 6-2 69 6 0-0
    6 Sand Creek 4-2 46 3 0-1
    7 Montrose 5-1 37 10 3-0
    8 D’Evelyn 4-3 33 8 0-0
    9 Pueblo South 5-3 27 – 3-0
    10 Mesa Ridge 4-4 24 5 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Durango 23, Littleton 22, Thomas Jefferson 19, Evergreen 10, Glenwood Springs 8, Mullen 8, Wheat Ridge 8, Green Mountain 6, Conifer 5, Windsor 5, Air Academy 4, Eagle Valley 4, Longmont 4, Erie 3, Falcon 2, Mead 2, Sierra 1.
    Dropped out
    Durango (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sterling (8) 6-0 130 1 2-0
    2 Lutheran (4) 6-0 116 3 3-0
    3 Pagosa Springs (2) 5-0 113 2 0-0
    4 St. Mary’s 7-0 94 5 1-0
    5 Manitou Springs 5-1 72 4 2-1
    6 Eaton 5-1 68 6 3-0
    7 Faith Christian 5-3 33 7 1-0
    8 La Junta 7-1 29 10 1-0
    9 Platte Valley 4-1 21 – 2-0
    10 Olathe 4-1 19 8 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Machebeuf 15, Centauri 14, Brush 10, Lamar 9, Trinidad 9, Liberty Common 8, Kent Denver 4, Grand Valley 3, Peak to Peak 2, Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Machebeuf (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Yuma (7) 5-0 96 1 2-0
    2 Hoehne (1) 7-0 87 2 2-0
    3 Akron 6-0 78 3 2-0
    4 Caliche (1) 6-0 70 5 2-0
    5 Peyton (1) 4-0 58 4 2-0
    6 Paonia 5-2 39 7 1-0
    7 Meeker 3-1 30 6 0-1
    8 Cedaredge 7-0 25 – 2-0
    9 Del Norte 6-0 18 9 1-0
    10 Highland 5-2 14 8 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Wray 9, Sanford 6, Sedgwick County 6, Ellicott 5, Kiowa 4, Dayspring Christian 3, Ignacio 2.
    Dropped out
    Sanford (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kit Carson (6) 5-0 91 2 3-0
    2 Idalia (3) 4-1 79 1 1-1
    3 Sangre De Cristo 5-0 63 4 0-0
    4 Fleming 3-1 62 7 1-0
    5 Norwood 4-0 46 6 2-0
    6 South Baca 4-1 41 5 1-0
    7 Briggsdale 4-2 32 3 1-1
    8 McClave 5-1 31 – 2-1
    9 Cheraw 5-2 29 10 0-1
    10 Eads 4-2 16 9 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Heritage Christian (1) 15, Genona-Hugo/Karval 10, Shining Mountain 10, Plateau Valley 9, Cheyenne Wells 5, Kim 4, Springfield 3, Ouray 2, Deer Trail 1, Prairie 1.
    Dropped out
    Springfield (8).