A host of new teams joined this week’s boys basketball rankings.
Included: Eaglecrest and Doherty in 5A, Widefield in 4A, Byers and Hoehne in 2A, and Creede and Primero in 1A.
With a relatively light schedule this week, these will be the final rankings prior to the winter break.
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
Rock Canyon (12)
9-0
129
1
4-0
2
Smoky Hill (1)
4-2
95
3
1-0
3
Chaparral
6-0
85
6
2-0
4
Denver East
6-0
84
2
0-0
5
ThunderRidge
9-1
75
5
3-0
6
Grandview
4-0
65
7
1-0
7
George Washington
5-2
55
4
1-1
8
Regis Jesuit
6-1
53
8
2-0
9
Eaglecrest
5-3
32
–
2-1
10
Doherty
5-2
8
–
2-1
Others receiving votes:
Cherokee Trail 7, Rampart 7, Liberty 6, Rangeview 6, Highlands Ranch 3, Castle View 2, Overland 2, Mountain Vista 1.
Dropped out
Rangeview (9), Overland (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (13)
6-0
130
1
2-0
2
Golden
7-2
107
2
2-1
3
Pueblo South
7-2
103
3
2-1
4
Silver Creek
4-0
80
4
3-0
5
Holy Family
4-2
56
5
1-1
6
Longmont
4-1
40
9
2-0
7
Windsor
5-1
37
7
2-1
8
Widefield
4-1
29
–
2-0
9
Pueblo West
3-2
28
6
1-1
10
Falcon
4-2
25
10
0-1
Others receiving votes:
Ponderosa 17, Thomas Jefferson 13, Valor Christian 11, Roosevelt 10, Mountain View 6, Evergreen 5, Glenwood Springs 3, Mesa Ridge 3, Pueblo East 3, Elizabeth 2, Littleton 2, Air Academy 1, Cheyenne Mountain 1, Mead 1, Sierra 1, Thompson Valley 1.
Dropped out
Valor Christian (8).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sterling (15)
7-0
150
1
1-0
2
Kent Denver
6-1
95
2
1-1
3
Faith Christian
5-2
89
5
3-0
4
Alamosa
5-1
74
4
0-0
5
Platte Valley
5-1
69
3
1-1
6
Grand Valley
6-0
62
7
2-0
7
DSST-Stapleton
4-3
56
6
1-1
8
La Junta
7-0
23
10
1-0
9
The Vanguard
5-1
21
9
1-1
10
Resurrection Christian
4-3
20
8
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Colorado Academy 19, Colorado Springs Christian 19, Manual 19, Coal Ridge 16, Lutheran 15, Bayfield 12, Brush 12, Arrupe Jesuit 11, Strasburg 11, Roaring Fork 7, Fort Lupton 5, Delta 4, Frontier Academy 4, Jefferson 4, The Pinnacle 3, Pagosa Springs 2, Ridge View Academy 2, DSST-Green Valley Ranch 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sedgwick County (6)
5-0
100
1
2-0
2
Crowley County (3)
7-0
92
2
2-0
3
Yuma (1)
5-2
59
3
1-1
4
Del Norte
6-2
56
4
2-0
5
Ignacio (1)
3-1
42
6
2-1
6
Sanford
3-2
40
5
0-1
7
Simla
5-0
38
9
3-0
8
Meeker
3-1
31
7
0-1
9
Byers
6-1
27
–
3-0
10
Hoehne
6-1
22
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Limon 21, Cripple Creek-Victor 20, Plateau Valley 19, Highland 12, Vail Christian 9, Mancos 8, Hotchkiss 3, Fowler 2, Paonia 2, Dawson 1, Twin Peaks 1.
Dropped out
Highland (8), Cripple Creek-Victor (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Holly (5)
8-0
76
1
3-0
2
Peetz (2)
6-0
66
3
2-0
3
Creede (2)
7-0
57
–
2-0
4
South Baca
3-1
51
7
2-0
5
Longmont Christian
5-1
37
6
2-0
6
Cheyenne Wells
4-1
32
2
1-1
7
Front Range Baptist
5-1
30
8
2-0
8
Kit Carson
4-1
26
5
2-1
9
Heritage Christian
5-1
25
10
2-0
10
Primero
4-1
23
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Sierra Grande 21, DeBeque 18, Sangre de Cristo 12, Cotopaxi 8, Cheraw 6, Fleming 6, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 1.
Highlands Ranch took over as the No. 1 team in the Class 5A girls basketball rankings this week.
With a relatively light schedule this week, these will be the final rankings prior to the winter break.
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
Highlands Ranch (8)
5-1
106
2
1-0
2
Regis Jesuit (2)
6-2
93
4
3-0
3
Grandview (1)
3-1
89
1
1-1
4
Ralston Valley
5-1
79
3
2-0
5
Lakewood
6-2
44
8
0-0
6
Castle View
7-0
42
9
3-0
7
Horizon
4-0
41
6
0-0
8
Fairview
4-2
40
5
1-1
9
Cherry Creek
2-1
38
7
0-0
10
Fossil Ridge
5-2
16
10
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Fruita Monument 6, Fort Collins 4, Denver East 3, Columbine 2, Mountain Vista 2.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pueblo West (10)
5-0
136
1
0-0
2
Golden (3)
8-0
116
2
3-0
3
Evergreen (1)
6-1
92
3
2-0
4
Valor Christian
4-1
85
6
1-0
5
Holy Family
6-1
80
5
3-0
6
Mesa Ridge
4-2
67
4
0-0
7
Air Academy
7-1
52
9
2-0
8
D’Evelyn
7-2
37
7
1-1
9
Windsor
4-2
25
10
2-1
10
Berthoud
8-0
22
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Thomas Jefferson 20, Pueblo South 16, Discovery Canyon 8, Pueblo County 7, Centaurus 2, Greeley Central 2, Widefield 2, Standley Lake 1.
Dropped out
Pueblo South (8).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Centauri (6)
7-0
91
1
1-0
2
St. Mary’s (1)
6-0
90
2
2-0
3
Colorado Springs Christian (2)
4-0
84
3
1-0
4
Lamar (1)
5-1
71
4
2-0
5
Pagosa Springs
4-1
63
5
2-0
6
Kent Denver
7-1
32
8
3-0
7
Resurrection Christian
5-1
26
–
1-0
8
Alamosa
4-2
17
10
0-0
9
Manitou Springs
2-3
11
–
1-1
10
Cedaredge
6-0
10
9
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Colorado Academy 9, Liberty Common 9, Moffat County 8, Delta 5, Sterling 5, Grand Valley 4, The Vanguard 4, University 4, Brush 2, Jefferson Academy 2, Eaton 1, Lutheran 1, Prospect Ridge 1.
Dropped out
Moffat County (6), Eaton (7).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (7)
7-0
106
1
2-0
2
Swink (2)
5-1
91
2
2-0
3
Limon
5-0
76
5
2-0
4
Simla
4-0
59
7
2-0
5
Wray
3-3
51
3
0-1
6
Holyoke (2)
6-0
49
9
3-0
7
Del Norte
5-3
47
4
1-0
8
Ignacio
4-0
44
6
1-0
9
Vail Christian
6-0
21
–
1-0
10
Haxtun
4-2
20
10
1-2
Others receiving votes:
Ellicott 12, Paonia 9, Highland 5, Rocky Ford 4, Sanford 4, Denver Christian 2, Soroco 2, Clear Creek 1, Colorado Springs School 1, Lyons 1.
Dropped out
Paonia (8).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (11)
5-0
110
1
3-0
2
Kim/Branson
7-0
81
3
3-0
3
Briggsdale
5-1
74
2
2-1
4
Fleming
3-1
72
4
2-0
5
Sangre de Cristo
5-0
48
5
1-0
6
Holly
6-2
44
–
2-1
7
Antonito
4-1
37
6
0-0
8
Heritage Christian
6-1
25
8
2-1
9
Springfield
4-2
20
–
2-1
10
North Park
5-0
17
–
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Eads 15, La Veta 15, McClave 10, South Baca 7, Centennial 6, Cheraw 6, Wiley 6, Prairie 5, Hi-Plains 4, Arickaree/Woodlin 2, Longmont Christian 1.
The 2017-18 preseason boys basketball rankings are here. No. 1 teams to start the season include: Rock Canyon (5A), Golden (4A), Sterling (3A), Sedgwick County (2A) and Holly (1A).
Sterling and Holly are defending champions, while Sedgwick County finished runner-up last season.
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.
Evergreen 19, Mead 16, Mesa Ridge 16, D’Evelyn 13, Thompson Valley 12, Sierra 7, Air Academy 4, Northridge 3, Sand Creek 3, Windsor 3, Mountain View 2, Palmer Ridge 2, Ponderosa 2, Fort Morgan 1, Vista PEAK 1.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Sterling (10)
0-0
109
2
Faith Christian
0-0
92
3
Kent Denver (1)
0-0
58
4
Resurrection Christian
0-0
48
5
DSST-Stapleton
0-0
35
6
Colorado Springs Christian
0-0
34
7
Alamosa
0-0
31
8
Lutheran
0-0
27
9
Bayfield
0-0
25
10
Strasburg
0-0
22
Others receiving votes:
Coal Ridge 20, Manitou Springs 20, Manual 15, DSST-Green Valley Ranch 13, Basalt 7, Buena Vista 7, Grand Valley 7, La Junta 7, The Academy 6, Colorado Academy 6, Platte Valley 5, The Vanguard 5, Roaring Fork 4, Arrupe Jesuit 1, Machebeuf 1.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Sedgwick County (5)
0-0
94
2
Holyoke (4)
0-0
84
3
Del Norte (1)
0-0
61
4
Highland
0-0
46
5
Paonia
0-0
43
6
Fowler
0-0
33
7
Sanford
0-0
31
8
Akron
0-0
30
9
Crowley County
0-0
27
10
Ignacio
0-0
24
Others receiving votes:
Yuma 20, Peyton 10, Burlington 6, Meeker 6, Merino 6, Vail Christian 6, Byers 5, Dawson 5, Limon 4, Haxtun 3, Hotchkiss 3, Evangelical Christian 2, Calhan 1.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Holly (5)
0-0
69
2
Cheyenne Wells
0-0
61
3
Fleming (1)
0-0
51
4
Creede
0-0
46
5
Front Range Baptist (1)
0-0
40
6
Peetz (1)
0-0
36
7
Kit Carson
0-0
31
8
Longmont Christian
0-0
29
9
Sierra Grande
0-0
18
10
South Baca
0-0
15
Others receiving votes:
Heritage Christian 8, Ouray 8, Cheraw 7, Stratton/Liberty 4, Sangre de Cristo 4, Flagler 3, Shining Mountain 3, Walsh 3, DeBeque 2, Cornerstone Christian 1, Weldon Valley 1.
Grandview (5A), Evergreen (4A), Lamar (3A), Yuma (2A) and Kit Carson (1A) are each top-ranked teams in the preseason girls basketball rankings that were released on Monday.
All but Yuma are defending champions.
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
1
Grandview (6)
0-0
90
2
Cherry Creek
0-0
79
3
Regis Jesuit (2)
0-0
71
4
Lakewood (1)
0-0
65
5
Highlands Ranch (1)
0-0
64
6
Ralston Valley
0-0
48
7
Horizon
0-0
28
8
Fossil Ridge
0-0
19
9
Fairview
0-0
18
10
Castle View
0-0
13
Others receiving votes:
Arapahoe 10, ThunderRidge 10, Doherty 7, Eaglecrest 7, Poudre 5, Monarch 4, Broomfield 2, Fruita Monument 2, Legacy 2, Legend 2, Bear Creek 1, Chaparral 1, Grand Junction Central 1, Liberty 1.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Evergreen (14)
0-0
175
2
Pueblo South (2)
0-0
142
3
Pueblo West (1)
0-0
120
4
Golden (1)
0-0
115
5
Mesa Ridge
0-0
90
6
Windsor
0-0
75
7
Valor Christian
0-0
74
8
D’Evelyn
0-0
47
9
Holy Family
0-0
39
10
Air Academy
0-0
37
Others receiving votes:
Mullen 26, Rifle 14, Thomas Jefferson 11, George Washington 6, Discovery Canyon 5, Sierra 5, Littleton 2, Pueblo County 2, Pueblo East 2, The Classical Academy 2, Lewis-Palmer 1.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Lamar (5)
0-0
93
2
Centauri (2)
0-0
74
3
St. Mary’s (1)
0-0
66
4
Colorado Springs Christian
0-0
64
5
Pagosa Springs
0-0
56
6
Sterling (2)
0-0
54
7
Lutheran
0-0
34
8
Manitou Springs
0-0
30
9
Moffat County
0-0
16
10
Faith Christian
0-0
12
Others receiving votes:
Resurrection Christian 11, Liberty Common 9, Colorado Academy 6, La Junta 4, Bennett 3, Grand Valley 3, Jefferson Academy 3, Kent Denver 3, The Academy 2, Machebeuf 2, Salida 2, Brush 1, Eaton 1, Trinidad 1.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Yuma (6)
0-0
77
2
Del Norte (1)
0-0
57
3
Wray
0-0
53
4
Swink
0-0
46
5
Paonia
0-0
34
6
Haxtun
0-0
30
7
Limon
0-0
27
8
Simla
0-0
24
9
Ignacio
0-0
21
10
Lyons
0-0
15
Others receiving votes:
Evangelical Christian 10, Holyoke 10, Akron 7, Denver Christian 6, Ellicott 5, Sanford 5, Clear Creek 4, Burlington 3, Highland 3, Soroco 2, Center 1.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Kit Carson (9)
0-0
90
2
Fleming
0-0
65
3
Briggsdale
0-0
62
4
Antonito
0-0
61
5
Kim/Branson
0-0
46
6
Eads
0-0
45
7
La Veta
0-0
28
8
Holly
0-0
18
9
Wiley
0-0
14
10
Springfield
0-0
11
Others receiving votes:
Genoa-Hugo/Karval 10, Heritage Christian 10, South Baca 10, Sangre de Cristo 7, Cheraw 5, Nucla 5, Cheyenne Wells 3, McClave 3, Edison 2.
For now, Kent Denver’s Scott Yates is sitting alone atop the state’s all-time football coaching wins record.
With the Class 3A No. 1 Sun Devils’ 59-0 win over Prospect Ridge Academy, Yates grabbed win No. 316, putting him one game ahead of West Grand’s Chris Brown.
The Mustangs are in action next week when they travel to Sanford to open their open.
It was Brown who set the state’s all-time wins record last year with a 32-12 win over the same Sanford team in Week 1.
He sat two games ahead of Yates, but a deep playoff run helped the Kent Denver coach match the wins total at the end of the 2016 season.
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6-Man: North Park 31, (2) Fleming 25
North Park held a six-point lead with less than nine minutes to go in the fourth quarter, but the Fleming was able to tie it but.
Faith Ahlhardt had seven aces in the game. Ahlhardt and Keena Murphy each had seven digs.
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LOVELAND — The Paonia girls basketball team’s perfect season remains unblemished.
The Eagles, who entered the Class 2A state tournament at the Budweiser Events Center on Thursday as the No. 2 seed, continued their undefeated roll with a 55-44 victory over No. 7 Swink in the opening round.
But the game was closer than the score suggests.
Paonia, which has won all but one of its now 23 games by double digits, was tested by a Lions squad that also boasted an impressive resume. Swink had lost only twice before Thursday, and those defeats were to teams that finished No. 2 in 2A (Del Norte) and No. 4 in 3A (Centauri) in the final CHSAANow.com rankings of the season.
“That’s a team that probably shouldn’t have been a 7-seed,” Paonia coach Scott Rienks said. “(Swink coach Curt Lewis) is one of the best coaches in Colorado, and you know when you play him that he’s going to have his kids ready.”
The Eagles and Lions exchanged strikes throughout a tight-knit first half. Paonia leaned heavily on senior Emily Peiper, who finished with a team-high 16 points, to get its offense going early on.
After facing a slight, two-point halftime deficit, the Eagles put together an 11-2 run following the break to put themselves in position. But the Lions then found a way to match that pace and never trailed by more than eight points, pulling to within one late in the game.
Senior Sophia Anderson came through for Paonia in the second half, scoring 11 of her 15 points after halftime. Swink sophomore Brianna Denton led all scorers with 18 points and her teammate Kyla O’Neal put up 15.
“Having Sophia (Anderson) on the court in the second half was big. I need her on the offensive end,” Rienks said. “We know, with our pressure, that we can wear teams down. And that’s a big thing.”
Paonia advances to the Final 4, where they will face Del Norte at 4 p.m. Friday. Swink will play Haxtun at 11:45 a.m. Friday in the consolation semifinals.
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(1) Yuma 43, (8) Ignacio 18
A dominant second half powered the defending champion Indians past the Bobcats in first game of the state tournament on Thursday morning.
Ignacio (16-7) hung close with top-ranked Yuma (21-3) for the first two quarters, facing just a five-point deficit going into halftime. The Indians then broke the game open with a 17-4 advantage in the third quarter and never let up.
Yuma’s Cody Robinson finished as the game’s leading scorer with 19 points. Her teammate Avery Whitehead added another 10 points, which included hitting a pair of key of 3-pointers in the third quarter that put her team up for good.
The Indians advance to Friday’s semifinals, where they will play Wray at 7 p.m.
Ignacio was led by Alejandra Lujan, who had a team-high eight points, while Morgan Herrera contributed seven. This was the Bobcats’ first state appearance since 2013 and first under fourth-year coach Shance Seibel. They move to the consolation semifinals, where they will face Simla at 8:45 a.m. Friday.
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(4) Wray 66, (5) Simla 25
The Eagles were dominant from start to finish in the opening round, punching their ticket to the Final 4.
Wray (18-6) boasted a strong, balanced offensive attack that featured Paige Beckman and Morgan Smith, who finished as the game’s top scorers with 12 points each. Megan Godsey and Paige Brown were also big factors with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Simla (19-5) was unable to post a double-digit scoring quarter and suffered from getting out to a slow start and early 7-0 deficit. Jerraldawn Rector finished as the Cubs’ leading scorer with six points.
The Eagles will face top-ranked Yuma in the Final 4 at 7 p.m. Friday. The Cubs will meet Ignacio in the semifinals of the consolation bracket at 8:45 a.m. Friday.
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(3) Del Norte 59, (6) Haxtun 44
It was anybody’s game at halftime, as the Tigers and Bulldogs went back and forth only to be separated by just three points after two quarters. Then the separation began.
Del Norte (22-2) returned to the floor with a 14-3 run after the break, creating a gap that proved to be too big to recover from for Haxtun (19-5)
Bailey Jones was the star of the game, scoring an eye-catching 27 points that included going 8-for-8 and the free-throw line and knocking down a trio of 3-pointers. Teammate Kendra Parra also reached double figures with 10 points.
Dawson Knode finished as the Bulldogs’ leading scorer with 21 points, while Callie Dickerson added 11.
Del Norte advances to the Final 4, where it will face No. 2 Paonia at 4 p.m. Friday. Haxtun will play No. 7 Swink in the consolation bracket at 11:45 a.m.
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