Chaparral (5A) and Holly (2A) have each moved up to the No. 1 spot in their respective boys basketball rankings this week.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Denver Christian 12, Peyton 10, Sargent 5, Sedgwick County 5, Mancos 4, Del Norte 3, Dolores Huerta 3, Ignacio 3, Paonia 3, Lotus School for Excellence 2, Vail Christian 2.
Dropped out
Denver Christian (8).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
De Beque (6)
12-0
110
1
2-0
2
Cornerstone Christian (6)
11-0
104
2
1-0
3
Sangre de Cristo
8-1
73
3
2-0
4
Haxtun
9-2
63
7
1-0
5
Peetz
7-3
45
4
0-1
6
Walsh
6-3
43
8
1-0
7
Front Range Baptist
7-3
38
6
2-1
8
Springfield
8-3
36
10
2-0
9
Mile High Academy
7-0
35
–
2-0
10
Cheraw
11-2
25
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Belleview Christian 24, Pikes Peak Christian 13, Briggsdale 12, Kit Carson 11, Ouray 11, Longmont Christian 8, Evangelical Christian 5, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 3, Arickaree/Woodlin 1.
Colorado Springs Christian has moved up to the No. 1 spot in this week’s Class 3A girls basketball poll.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Ponderosa 17, D’Evelyn 10, Pueblo East 9, Skyline 8, Green Mountain 4, Sierra 4, Eagle Valley 3, Thomas Jefferson 3, Denver West 1, Discovery Canyon 1, Niwot 1, Pueblo County 1, Skyview 1, Thompson Valley 1.
Dropped out
Ponderosa (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Colorado Springs Christian (5)
11-0
95
2
2-0
2
St. Mary’s (5)
11-0
91
1
3-0
3
Pagosa Springs
10-2
73
4
3-0
4
Delta
10-1
67
5
2-0
5
Centauri
10-2
59
3
1-1
6
Eaton
12-1
57
6
2-0
7
The Academy
10-1
31
9
2-0
8
Grand Valley
9-2
21
7
2-1
9
Platte Valley
9-2
14
–
2-0
10
Moffat County
10-3
12
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
SkyView Academy 11, Lutheran 10, Cedaredge 4, Alamosa 3, Resurrection Christian 2.
Dropped out
Lutheran (8), Cedaredge (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Del Norte (8)
11-0
97
1
2-0
2
Limon (2)
11-1
84
2
2-0
3
Swink
10-1
72
3
2-0
4
Wray
9-2
71
4
2-0
5
Heritage Christian
11-0
55
6
1-0
6
Yuma
8-3
50
5
1-1
7
Simla
9-1
35
7
1-0
8
Meeker
11-1
31
9
3-0
9
Rye
12-1
29
8
2-0
10
Soroco
11-2
15
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Peyton 6, Holyoke 1, Hotchkiss 1, Sanford 1.
Dropped out
Holyoke (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (14)
9-0
141
1
0-0
2
Briggsdale
12-0
121
2
2-0
3
South Baca
10-0
111
3
2-0
4
Haxtun
10-1
89
5
1-0
5
Sangre de Cristo
9-1
88
4
2-0
6
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
11-1
74
6
3-0
7
Fleming
9-2
49
7
1-0
8
De Beque
9-3
27
8
1-1
9
Wiley
9-3
26
–
2-0
10
Cotopaxi
10-2
24
10
1-1
Others receiving votes:
North Park 14, Kim/Branson 10, Sierra Grande 10, Longmont Christian 8, Cheraw 7, Hanover 5, Springfield 5, Lone Star 4, Shining Mountain Waldorf 4, Belleview Christian 3, McClave 3, Merino 2.
Following a week that saw a number of upsets, there were a number of changes to this week’s boys basketball rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
In the first boys basketball rankings released after the winter break, Mountain Vista has moved up to the No. 1 spot in the Class 5A poll.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
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.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Mountain Vista (5)
10-0
109
2
4-0
2
Smoky Hill (4)
11-1
107
3
5-0
3
Chaparral (1)
10-2
105
1
4-2
4
Overland
8-3
81
8
5-0
5
ThunderRidge (1)
10-2
76
6
4-0
6
Grandview (2)
7-4
75
5
3-3
7
Rangeview
9-2
57
4
4-1
8
Rock Canyon
10-2
34
7
4-1
9
Fairview
8-3
28
–
4-1
10
Arvada West
8-1
12
–
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Aurora Central 8, Mullen 6, Columbine 4, Castle View 3, Regis Jesuit 3, Highlands Ranch 2, Pine Creek 2, Ralston Valley 2, Greeley West 1.
Dropped out
Columbine (9), Eaglecrest (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (15)
9-0
168
1
4-0
2
Longmont (2)
9-0
152
2
1-0
3
Holy Family
7-2
111
3
2-1
4
Greeley Central
7-1
99
7
0-0
5
Cheyenne Mountain
8-2
86
4
1-1
6
Pueblo West
7-3
81
6
3-1
7
Steamboat Springs
9-2
60
9
3-0
8
Lincoln
6-5
48
5
3-2
9
Wheat Ridge
8-2
43
–
3-1
10
Centaurus
5-4
26
8
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Mead 23, Silver Creek 11, Evergreen 8, Northfield 4, Harrison 3, Skyline 3, Pueblo East 2, Sierra 2, Air Academy 1, Durango 1, Erie 1, Frederick 1, Rifle 1.
Dropped out
Mead (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sterling (9)
7-0
115
1
0-0
2
Coal Ridge (2)
9-0
105
3
0-0
3
Lutheran
6-2
69
6
1-0
4
The Vanguard
6-2
61
2
3-2
5
Kent Denver
7-0
60
4
2-0
6
Manual
5-2
50
5
2-0
7
Centauri
8-1
35
–
1-0
8
Colorado Academy
7-2
31
8
1-0
9
Montezuma-Cortez
8-0
29
10
3-0
10
Faith Christian
6-3
22
9
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Jefferson Academy 20, Alamosa 13, Colorado Springs Christian 13, Resurrection Christian 10, Delta 6, Lamar 6, Platte Valley 5, University 4, DSST: Byers 3, DSST: Stapleton 2, Gunnison 1.
Dropped out
Colorado Springs Christian (7).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (8)
7-0
107
1
7-0
2
Holly (3)
9-0
101
2
3-0
3
Highland
7-1
84
3
2-0
4
Limon
6-2
55
4
2-1
5
Heritage Christian
6-2
43
6
0-1
6
Fowler
5-3
41
8
2-1
7
Byers
5-2
30
9
1-0
8
Sanford
4-4
26
5
1-2
9
Simla
4-2
22
7
0-0
10
Dolores Huerta
6-1
20
–
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Campion Academy 15, Peyton 13, Sedgwick County 13, Dayspring Christian 7, Swallows Charter 7, Denver Christian 6, Ignacio 5, South Park 4, Lotus School for Excellence 3, Meeker 1, Sargent 1, Vail Christian 1.
Dropped out
Peyton (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Cornerstone Christian (7)
8-0
97
1
1-0
2
De Beque (4)
8-0
93
3
2-0
3
Sangre de Cristo
5-0
68
2
0-0
4
Cheraw
8-1
43
8
3-0
5
Peetz
6-2
40
–
3-1
6
Front Range Baptist
4-1
31
4
0-0
7
Pikes Peak Christian
3-1
30
5
0-0
8
Springfield
5-2
29
7
1-0
9
Ouray
5-0
28
6
1-0
10
Arickaree/Woodlin
6-2
26
–
2-1
Others receiving votes:
Walsh 25, Belleview Christian 24, Briggsdale 23, Haxtun 16, Longmont Christian 13, Mile High Academy 9, Kit Carson 7, Creede 2, Cotopaxi 1.
Colorado Springs Christian is the new No. 1 team in this week’s girls basketball rankings in Class 3A.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Skyline 22, D’Evelyn 17, Ponderosa 15, Sierra 13, Pueblo East 9, Pueblo County 4, Eagle Valley 3, The Classical Academy 3, Thomas Jefferson 3, Denver West 2, Green Mountain 2, Discovery Canyon 1, Erie 1, Kennedy 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Colorado Springs Christian (2)
7-0
83
2
3-0
2
St. Mary’s (7)
7-0
79
1
2-0
3
Centauri
8-1
67
3
1-0
4
Pagosa Springs
6-2
57
5
2-1
5
Delta
6-1
50
7
2-0
6
Eaton
8-1
41
4
1-1
7
Grand Valley
6-1
32
6
0-0
8
Lutheran
4-3
27
8
0-0
9
The Academy
6-1
15
–
1-0
10
Platte Valley
6-1
14
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Cedaredge 10, University 9, Estes Park 6, Alamosa 3, SkyView Academy 2.
Dropped out
Cedaredge (9), University (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Wray (4)
6-1
71
1
1-1
2
Limon
7-1
67
3
3-0
3
Del Norte (1)
7-0
66
2
0-0
4
Yuma (4)
5-2
55
6
1-0
5
Swink
6-1
49
4
3-0
6
Holyoke
4-2
36
5
0-1
7
Meeker
6-1
26
–
2-0
8
Heritage Christian
8-0
24
8
1-0
9
Simla
5-1
22
9
0-0
10
Soroco
9-1
20
7
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Rye 12, Paonia 11, Highland 7, Clear Creek 5, Rocky Ford 5, Hotchkiss 4, Sanford 4, Holly 3, Denver Christian 2, Ignacio 2, Vail Christian 2.
Dropped out
Rye (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (13)
8-0
138
1
2-0
2
Briggsdale
9-0
116
2
2-0
3
South Baca
7-0
101
4
1-0
4
Sangre de Cristo
6-1
88
3
1-0
5
Haxtun
7-1
83
6
3-0
6
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
7-1
61
5
2-1
7
De Beque (1)
7-1
56
9
2-0
8
Fleming
6-2
33
–
3-0
9
Kim/Branson
6-2
20
7
2-1
10
Cotopaxi
7-1
16
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
North Park 15, Wiley 12, Longmont Christian 11, Belleview Christian 9, Cheraw 4, Lone Star 3, Elbert 2, La Veta 2.
Regis Jesuit (in 5A) and Air Academy (in 4A) are each now atop their respective polls in this week’s girls basketball rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Chaparral (in 5A) and De Beque (in 1A) have each moved up to No. 1 spots in this week’s boys basketball rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
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.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Chaparral (11)
4-0
116
7
3-0
2
ThunderRidge
4-1
89
2
2-1
3
Smoky Hill (1)
4-1
86
3
2-1
4
Rangeview
4-0
84
5
3-0
5
Grandview
2-1
83
1
2-1
6
Overland
2-2
53
4
1-0
7
Mountain Vista
4-0
52
–
1-0
8
Rock Canyon
4-1
46
8
2-0
9
Eaglecrest
3-2
28
9
2-2
10
Regis Jesuit
3-2
15
6
2-1
Others receiving votes:
George Washington 10, Columbine 8, Denver East 8, Fairview 8, Mullen 6, Cherry Creek 5, Greeley West 5, Poudre 5, Doherty 4, Arvada West 2, Highlands Ranch 1, Rocky Mountain 1.
Dropped out
George Washington (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (16)
4-0
169
1
1-0
2
Longmont (1)
5-0
154
2
2-0
3
Holy Family
3-1
110
6
1-0
4
Lincoln
3-2
96
3
0-2
5
Cheyenne Mountain
3-1
88
5
0-0
6
Pueblo West
4-1
74
4
0-1
7
Steamboat Springs
5-1
53
–
3-0
8
Centaurus
4-2
49
8
2-1
9
Discovery Canyon
3-1
31
–
2-1
10
Pueblo East
4-2
20
–
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Mead 18, Air Academy 14, Sierra 9, Greeley Central 8, Evergreen 6, Niwot 5, Ponderosa 5, Wheat Ridge 5, Green Mountain 4, Thomas Jefferson 4, Golden 3, Widefield 3, Alameda 2, Pueblo South 2, Thompson Valley 2, Harrison 1.
Dropped out
Mead (7), Pueblo South (9), Golden (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sterling (12)
4-0
146
1
1-0
2
The Vanguard
3-0
122
2
1-0
3
Coal Ridge
6-0
109
3
4-0
4
Resurrection Christian
4-1
84
7
2-0
5
Manual (1)
2-1
74
4
2-1
6
Kent Denver (1)
3-0
67
8
1-0
7
Platte Valley
4-0
50
9
1-0
8
Lutheran
2-2
29
6
0-1
9
Faith Christian
3-2
27
10
2-1
10
Colorado Springs Christian
2-0
25
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Colorado Academy 22, La Junta 18, Centauri 15, Frontier Academy 10, Jefferson Academy 7, Montezuma-Cortez 5, Buena Vista 4, Eaton 3, Bayfield 2, Eagle Ridge 2, St. Mary’s 2, Delta 1, Strasburg 1.
Dropped out
Colorado Academy (5).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (11)
4-0
123
1
4-0
2
Limon (1)
3-0
119
3
1-0
3
Highland (1)
4-1
111
2
2-1
4
Holly
3-0
103
5
2-0
5
Sanford (1)
3-1
71
6
2-1
6
Simla
3-1
51
4
1-1
7
Byers
2-2
28
8
2-0
8
Heritage Christian
4-1
21
–
1-1
9
Paonia
3-0
19
–
1-0
10
Holyoke
2-1
18
–
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Mancos 17, Fowler 16, Peyton 14, Dolores Huerta 12, Sedgwick County 9, Ignacio 7, Campion Academy 6, Del Norte 6, Meeker 5, Akron 3, Telluride 3, Calhan 2, Clear Creek 2, Vail Christian 2, Wray 2.
Dropped out
Sedgwick County (7), Ignacio (9), Vail Christian (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
De Beque (2)
4-0
75
3
2-0
2
Sangre de Cristo (4)
4-0
74
1
2-0
3
Peetz (1)
3-0
72
2
1-0
4
Cornerstone Christian (3)
5-0
71
5
2-0
5
Springfield
2-1
41
7
0-1
6
Front Range Baptist
3-1
32
8
1-0
7
Arickaree/Woodlin
3-1
26
4
1-1
8
Cheraw
4-1
18
–
2-1
9
Kit Carson
2-1
17
6
2-1
10
Otis
2-1
15
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Sierra Grande 14, Creede 13, Pikes Peak Christian 13, Evangelical Christian 12, Ouray 10, Haxtun 9, Briggsdale 7, McClave 7, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 6, Walsh 6, South Baca 5, Merino 4, Lone Star 2, Longmont Christian 1.
The Norman brothers have a stronghold on the state cross country competition at the Norris Penrose Event Center.
Mason, the younger sibling of Tanner, shattered the elder’s Class 3A course record of 15 minutes, 44 seconds from 2016 with a 15:33 in clinching back-to-back state crowns on Saturday. Salida senior Camden Gillis (16:18) was the runner-up.
The stalwarts from The Classical Academy have now won a combined four individual championships in a row as Tanner earned titles in 4A in 2015 and 3A in 2016.
In a bit of a surprise though, Kaylee Thompson matched the brothers with another crown for TCA, who was in for a championship frenzy as Titan competitors Katie Flaherty (5th place), Kennedy McDonald (6th), Rebecca Thompson (8th), and Sarah Burroughs (14th) also helped lift the program to their first team title since a 10-year winning streak from 2003-2012.
Their 34 points bettered Peak to Peak’s 97, the two-time defending champions.
But, before The Classical Academy girls left their mark on the 2018 state meet, Mason Norman entered the stadium ahead of the pack.
“It definitely did inspire me,” Mason said of seeing his brother taste victory at state. “I remember watching him win his junior year in a really tight race and his senior year, I ran with him and it was exciting where he had gone with running.”
Only a junior, Mason snatched his first cross country title with a six-second margin. His triumph was much more decisive this time around.
“Last year, coming into state I knew that I could maybe do it,” he said. “I knew I was going to have to gun it through to the finish to hang on to it. This year, I was really hoping to make a break early on in the race. Coming up to the first mile, I started to pull away a bit and I tried to stretch it out.”
With his sights set on winning more than time, Mason wasn’t sure of the classification course record mark.
“I didn’t really know exactly what it was,” the latest superstar harrier for TCA admitted.
Nonetheless, the record added to an illustrious career for Mason, who will be in search of a third individual crown as a senior. As a team, the Titans were the defending champions but settled for third (107 points) behind Peak to Peak (76) and Salida (80) on Saturday.
Now a veteran in the prep running scene, the younger Norman got a chance to watch a relative newcomer taste gold when Thompson (18:19) overtook the Peak to Peak twosome of Anna Shults (2nd place, 18:37) and Quinn McConnell (18:43, 3rd place).
(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
Thompson, with a background in soccer and basketball, signed up for cross country for the first time as a junior and earned 10th at the state meet. She wouldn’t be denied this year.
“I was just trying to catch Quinn McConnell and try to get up with her,” Thompson said. “I made my move in the last half mile. I was nervous that I might not have enough energy left to finish, but I just kept pushing.”
McConnell led much of the race before Thompson overtook her and even shattered the classification course record herself.
A Brigham Young University recruit, the senior was ecstatic seeing three other teammates finish in the top 10. One was her sister, Rebecca, who was eighth as a junior.
“It’s amazing,” Thompson said of her sister also nabbing all-state honors. “I wish I could run every season with her.”
The Classical Academy girls have now won 11 cross country championships, a Colorado record.
As for the Pumas of Peak to Peak, the boys secured their first state championship by a thin margin over Salida. An entire varsity contingent returned from last year’s third place team.
William Ledden (3rd place), Justin Hager (14th), Ethan Monarski (16th), Ryan Kuykendall (21st), and Cole Beasley (22nd) broke new ground for a standout program from Lafayette. Coach Kim McConnell has earned three overall team championships with the program.
The wave of green and white from the spring carried all the way into October for Heritage Christian.
After clinching their fifth 1A championship in boys track and field in May, the Eagles topped everyone in 2A cross country, winning the crown in Colorado Springs with a mere 12 points.
Seth Bruxvoort (1st place, 16:09) and Levi Killian (4th, 16:55) led the Eagles’ contingent as the long hair and smooth stride of Bruxvoort, and the more aggressive looking form of Killian (800, 1,600, 3,200 champion in 1A track), proved to be an overwhelming one-two punch. Keaton Case rounded up the scoring for the Eagles in eighth.
(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
Lyons girls were just as convincing in victory as junior Katie Fankhouser (19:24) and freshman Quin Gregg (19:36) crossed the finish line faster than anyone else in 2A, all but ensuring Lyons of a second girls team championship in school history (2014 winners).
Sophomore Hannah Thomas (12th) was the final scorer for Lyons, one of many Boulder County challengers throughout the divisions and a program that has also seized five boys titles in the past seven years. The boys were the runner-up this time with 38 points as Isaac Roberts finished third.
Platte Canyon (43 points), led by Emma Dikken (6th), was second in the girls team competition.
