In the latest coaches poll, seven new teams joined the top 12 in their respective classifications.

The rankings, voted upon by coaches, are the official polls of the Association.

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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Class 5A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS
1	Broomfield (20)	5-0	346	1
2	Cherry Creek (3)	5-0	293	2
3	Valor Christian (3)	4-0	226	4
4	ThunderRidge (2)	5-0	197	6
5	Grandview (2)	4-2	178	3
6	Arapahoe	4-1	162	8
7	Fairview	3-1	157	7
8	Rocky Mountain	4-1	116	–
9	Rock Canyon (1)	3-1	103	10
10	Mountain Vista	4-2	97	5
11	Legacy	3-1	96	8
12	Regis Jesuit	1-0-2	71	9
Others receiving votes:
Pine Creek 66, Columbine 62, Arvada West 32, Denver East 31, Fossil Ridge 24, Boulder 22, Chatfield 19, Brighton 12, Rampart 11, Fort Collins 11, Eaglecrest 9, Monarch 8, Horizon 7, Silver Creek 7, Rangeview 7, Chaparral 6, Ralston Valley 6, Liberty 6, Castle View 6, Vista PEAK Prep 4, Poudre 3, Cherokee Trail 3, Adams City 3, Fruita Monument 3, Denver South 2, Mountain Range 2, Prairie View 2, Ponderosa 1, Northglenn 1
Dropped out
Columbine (11)

 

Class 4A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS
1	Evergreen (18)	4-0	271	1
2	Air Academy	3-0	213	4
3	Windsor (5)	6-0	211	5
4	Wheat Ridge (2)	6-0	207	2
5	D’Evelyn (1)	5-0-1	203	3
6	Loveland	5-1	99	7
7	Niwot	5-0	96	8
8	Steamboat Springs	4-0	79	–
9	Cheyenne Mountain	1-2	77	6
10	Northridge	4-0	73	–
11	Holy Family	3-1	56	10
12	The Classical Academy	3-0-1	54	9
Others receiving votes:
Palmer Ridge 49, Pueblo Centennial 47, Sand Creek 33, Falcon 32, Mead 26, Mullen 23, Green Mountain 23, Woodland Park 21, Thompson Valley 20, Pueblo South 18, Pueblo West 17, Erie 16, Discovery Canyon 15, Palisade 14, Golden 12, Durango 12, Canon City 12, Centaurus 11, Northfield 10, Denver North 10, Glenwood Springs 6, Greeley Central 6, Pueblo County 5, Coronado 5, Montrose 5, Longmont 5, Battle Mountain 4, Greeley West 4, Mountain View 3, Thomas Jefferson 2, Skyview 1
Dropped out
Palisade (11)

Class 3A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS
1	Jefferson Academy (12)	5-0-1	238	1
2	Kent Denver (3)	5-0-1	231	2
3	Colorado Academy (4)	5-1	193	3
4	Lutheran	5-1	177	4
5	Vail Mountain	5-0	144	8
6	Colorado Springs Christian (2)	5-0	141	11
7	Liberty Common (1)	3-0	108	6
8	Manitou Springs	3-0	85	7
9	Middle Park	5-0	81	9
10	Prospect Ridge Academy	5-2	79	10
11	The Academy (1)	4-0	78	5
12	Basalt	6-1	60	–
Others receiving votes:
Eagle Ridge Academy 38, DSST: Byers 36, Salida 35, Peak to Peak 34, KIPP Denver Collegiate 24, Aspen 20, Stargate School 13, Bayfield 12, Jefferson 11, Englewood 7, Frontier Academy 6, DSST: Conservatory Green 2, SkyView Academy 6, Atlas Preparatory School 5, Faith Christian 2, St. Mary’s Academy 2, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 1, St. Mary’s 1
Dropped out
Aspen (8)

Class 2A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS
1	Dawson School (11)	6-0	154	1
2	Telluride (2)	4-0	140	3
3	Denver Christian	2-0	113	2
4	Front Range Christian	5-1	97	4
5	Crested Butte	4-1	86	6
6	Clear Creek	3-0-1	70	7
7	Buena Vista	4-1	60	–
8	Flatirons Academy	3-1	56	5
9	Colorado Springs School	3-1	51	–
10	Thomas MacLaren School	3-2	39	–
11	Vail Christian	2-1	34	9
12	Loveland Classical	1-2-1	33	8
Others receiving votes:
Colorado Rocky Mountain 30, Ridgway 14, Twin Peaks Charter Academy 8, Center 6, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 5, Lake County 4, Grand Valley 3, Belleview Christian 3, Del Norte 3, Denver Jewish Day 2, The Vanguard School 1, Rye 1, Union Colony Prep 1
Dropped out
Del Norte (10)

The 2017-18 all-state boys basketball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a week-long vote of coaches.

A specific player of the year vote was held in each class, as was a vote for coach of the year.

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Class 5A

Player of the year: Sam Masten, Rock Canyon

Coach of the year: Michael Rogers, Grandview

First Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Ronnie DeGray III	Chaparral	Junior	SF/F
Jon’il Fugett	George Washington	Senior	PG/SG
Kaison Hammonds	ThunderRidge	Senior	PG
Daylen Kountz	Denver East	Senior	–
Sam Masten	Rock Canyon	Senior	G

Second Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Ben Boone	Grandview	Senior	F
Kenny Foster	Smoky Hill	Junior	–
Mike Polson	Mountain Range	Senior	G
Dayne Prim	Grandview	Junior	F
Tucson Redding	Overland	Senior	PG/G/SG

Honorable mention: Alijah Bates, Doherty, Junior; Dawson Carper, Rampart, Senior; Tyson Cruickshank, ThunderRidge, Senior; Moz Doria, Liberty, Senior; Damian Forrest, Poudre, Junior; Tyson Gilbert, Rock Canyon, Senior; Joe Golden, Doherty, Senior; XaiV’ion Jackson, Eaglecrest, Senior; Kevin Jimenez, Northglenn, Senior; Michkaleke Man-man baker, Gateway, Senior; Elijah Martinez, Regis Jesuit, Senior; Trey Morrill, Fruita Monument, Senior; Ryan Ongala, Rangeview, Senior; D’Auntray Pierce, George Washington, Senior; Avery Rembao, Loveland, Junior; Kobe Sanders, Chaparral, Sophomore; Andre Sepeda, Greeley West, Junior; Daijon Smith, Overland, Senior; Connor Staib, Mountain Vista, Senior; Dimitri Stanley, Cherry Creek, Senior; Brendan Sullivan, Highlands Ranch, Senior; Sam Tiley, Fort Collins, Senior; Joseph Urynowicz, Rocky Mountain, Junior; Kam Vincel, Prairie View, Senior.

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Class 4A

Player of the year: Luke Johnson, Longmont

Coach of the year: Jeff Kloster, Longmont

First Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Marcell Barbee	Pueblo South	Senior	F
Luke Johnson	Longmont	Senior	PG
Joel Scott	Lewis-Palmer	Junior	F/G
Nieyem’e Smeyer-williams	Pueblo West	Senior	PG/SG
Adam Thistlewood	Golden	Senior	SG/SF

Second Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
TJ Davis	Widefield	Senior	PF/W
Charles Dinegar	D’Evelyn	Senior	PF/SF
Trent Dykema	Silver Creek	Senior	PG/SG
Deven Nelson	Mesa Ridge	Senior	P/SG
Matthew Ragsdale	Lewis-Palmer	Junior	SG/PG

Honorable mention: Jared Belcher, The Classical Academy, Senior; Brayden Blick, Skyline, Senior; Jeremy Cody, Pueblo South, Senior; Connor Hawk, Ponderosa, Senior; Devin Huffman, Battle Mountain, Senior; Te’rae Johnson, Vista PEAK Prep, Senior; Jared Kasprzak, Thompson Valley, Senior; Garrett Martin, Standley Lake, Senior; Nico Martin, Pueblo Central, Junior; Noah Martinez, Falcon, Senior; Trey McBride, Fort Morgan, Senior; Turner McDonald, Summit, Senior; Tre Pierre, Widefield, Senior; Jeremy Randle, Valor Christian, Senior; Derrian Reed, Sierra, Senior; Kirk Relford, Windsor, Senior; Chase Rogers, Evergreen, Senior; Hunter Shkapich, Valor Christian, Junior; Mark Studer, Conifer, Senior; Alex Telles, Green Mountain, Senior; Bridger Tenney, Evergreen, Senior; Kade Terrell, Montrose, Senior; Justin Wiersema, Thompson Valley, Senior.

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Class 3A

Player of the year: Bodie Hume, Sterling

Coach of the year: Jeff Lehnus, Bayfield

First Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Jaedon Bowles	Manual	Junior	W
Tyler Eldred	Lutheran	Senior	–
Jonah Gardner	Faith Christian	Senior	–
Bodie Hume	Sterling	Senior	SF/SG
Ryan Phelps	Bayfield	Senior	C

Second Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Ry Adams	Alamosa	Senior	G
Cade Carroll	Buena Vista	Senior	PG/SG
Seth Fuqua	The Vanguard School	Junior	–
Benjamin Hawkins	Faith Christian	Senior	–
Justin Thompson	Roaring Fork	Senior	F

Honorable mention: Nehemiah Baustian, Jefferson, Senior; Bryson Becker, Platte Valley, Junior; Peter Carlson, Cedaredge, Senior; Elijah Chavez, Arrupe Jesuit, Senior; Deante Dennis, Colorado Academy, Junior; James Doyle, Kent Denver, Junior; Jasen Engel, Montezuma-Cortez, Senior; Logan Freed, Delta, Senior; Isaac Gallegos, The Academy, Junior; Jorge Gonzales, Olathe, Senior; Isaiah Griego, Pagosa Springs, Senior; Draven Hackley, St. Mary’s, Senior; Keyante Harris, Ridge View Academy, Senior; Justin Henderson, Basalt, Senior; Brandon Herrera, Coal Ridge, Senior; Zach Hidalgo, Frontier Academy, Senior; Noah Hopkins, Colorado Springs Christian, Senior; Kade Hurst, Grand Valley, Senior; Vince Jones, DSST: Stapleton, Senior; Brock Lane, Strasburg, Senior; Jon Nuschy, La Junta, Junior; Keyon Prior, Bayfield, Junior; Angelo Ramirez, Alamosa, Senior; Riley Schaefer, Sterling, Senior; Cole Sienknecht, Manitou Springs, Senior; Max Swanlund, Estes Park, Senior.

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Class 2A

Player of the year: Bradley Carnes-Clabey, Crowley County

Coach of the year: Dave Sheffield, Yuma

First Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Bradley Carnes-Clabey	Crowley County	Senior	–
Austin Davis	Byers	Senior	SF/G
Logan Hughes	Meeker	Senior	–
Victor Mendoza	Yuma	Junior	SF
Carlos Parra	Del Norte	Senior	F/G

Second Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Jakob Chrisman	Yuma	Junior	C
Diego Covarrubias	Yuma	Senior	SF
Doak Mantle	Meeker	Senior	–
Hayden McCuen	Byers	Junior	PF
Johnny Valdez	Ignacio	Senior	SG

Honorable mention: Eu Asefaw, Denver Christian, Junior; Tate Bessire, Highland, Sophomore; Hayden Carter, Crowley County, Senior; Layne Christensen, Plateau Valley, Senior; Joel George, Simla, Junior; Jonah Hanson, Burlington, Senior; David Jarvis, Twin Peaks Charter Academy, Senior; Jakob Juul, Fowler, Senior; Ben Kelly, Calhan, Senior; Sebastian Moritz, Vail Christian, Senior; Maguire Peterson, Sanford, Senior; Gavyn Pure, Dawson School, Senior; Sam Rodriguez, Hotchkiss, Senior; Kai Roubideaux, Ignacio, Senior; Noah Sarria, Clear Creek, Senior; Patrick Scoggins, Rangely, Senior; Caden Showalter, Mancos, Sophomore; Zach Sittler, Sanford, Senior; Charles Sparks, Calhan, Senior; Josh Stover, Rocky Ford, Senior.

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Class 1A

Player of the year: Logan Sircy, Peetz

Coach of the year: Sean Fehringer, Peetz

First Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Isaac Borchers	Creede	Senior	G/F
Micah Crane	South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett]	Senior	–
Adam Poole	Front Range Baptist	Senior	SG/PG/SF
Logan Sircy	Peetz	Senior	–
Caid Smith	Genoa-Hugo/Karval	Senior	–

Second Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Cameron Archer	Denver Waldorf	Senior	G
Nathan Fairmont	Shining Mountain	Senior	–
Jesse Gomez	Holly	Senior	–
Thomas Manuel	South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett]	Senior	–
Arthur Rodriguez	Sierra Grande	Senior	PG/PF

Honorable mention: Isaiah Bowsher, Heritage Christian, Senior; Vince Damelio, Primero, Senior; Tre Fehringer, Peetz, Senior; Casper Freedle, Creede, Junior; Cullen Glosson, Otis, Junior; Bryson Long, Peetz, Junior; Nic Martin, North Park, Senior; Jayden McCombs-Farmer, Kit Carson, Sophomore; Ethan Oblander, Weldon Valley, Senior; Brigden Parker, Eads, Freshman; Kevin Ramirez, Arickaree/Woodlin, Junior; Beau Roth, Cheyenne Wells, Senior; Matthew Tanner, Fleming, Senior; Josiah Vasquez, Cheraw, Junior; Kurt Voll, Cotopaxi, Senior; Owen Voll, Cotopaxi, Senior; Brandt Vos, Cornerstone Christian Academy, Junior; Deric Woods, Front Range Baptist, Junior.

AURORA — Valor Christian’s athletic programs will reside in the Jefferson County League for the 2014-16 cycle.

The school, which is independent of a league during the current two-year cycle, had requested to join the Centennial League. And though the Centennial previously denied Valor’s request through a vote at a league meeting, there was still a chance that move would be approved at Tuesday’s Classification and League Organizing Committee (CLOC) meeting.

However, at the meeting, CLOC voted to not approve Valor’s move to the Centennial. Instead, through a 6-4 vote, it placed the Eagles in the Class 5A Jeffco League. Valor previously played in the 4A Jeffco from 2010-12. Their teams will continue to compete at the 4A level.

“That’s our job: to put them in a league. They had to be in a league,” CLOC chair Tom Arensdorf said after the meeting. “Every member has the right to be in a league after they’ve done their probationary period. They were not placed in a league two years ago … because basically their membership was in jeopardy. We felt it was best at that time not to put them in a league. No one wanted them, but the reasons for not wanting them were based on past issues that were pretty valid.

“In this past two-year cycle, Valor has done a lot of things to correct those issues. And they deserve to be placed in a league. That’s this committee’s job, to get them in a league.”

So Valor, finally, has a league for all of it’s sports — excepting football, which is still awaiting a conference. (That alignment will be finalized later in November.)

But that doesn’t mean it was easy.

Valor athletic director Rod Sherman spoke briefly at the meeting about the reasons his school sought to join the Centennial. He also said, in part, “We believe now is the time for Valor’s transition from an independent status to being a full-time member of a league. It would be an honor for us to be a member of the Centennial League; there’s much we can learn. We believe we have respected the process of being placed and we humbly request placement in the Centennial League.”

A long discussion ensued, with Centennial and Jeffco reps also speaking, and emphasizing Valor Christian’s private status. Then, CHSAA commissioner Paul Angelico spoke up.

“We’ve had a public-private school discussion going on for over two years now,” Angelico said. “I’m afraid I’m to blame for that because I wanted that to be an open and above-board discussion, rather than all the back-biting that was going on behind the scenes. If I would have known that it would have turned into this bickering that will never end, I think I would have stopped it … and not allowed it to start. There’s no end to this.

“A couple of points I need to make: There is no written or unwritten policy of any sort regarding public and private schools and league placement,” Angelico continued. “Secondly, in the last 24 months, I would say to you, that since that discussion started, it’s not the private schools I’m worried about. … The private school people have heard loudly your message of discontent. Their response has been one of that I can’t complain about. Whatever it takes to be above-board and avoid issues, they’re doing. That applies to Valor doubly. They’ve hired a consultant, they’ve done everything I’ve asked. To the point that last night, in our discussions, we talked about, ‘Well Valor had four ADs show up at the (All-School) Summit.’ I said, ‘Yeah, they did. I told them to, and they did what they were told.’

“I think we have our priorities goofed up and have kind of started turning around what we’re supposed to be about,” he added. “This isn’t a public/private school issue. I hear loudly that it’s an issue about unfair advantage or differences in schools. … Frankly, I would just like to get this conversation back to what it’s about: somebody needs a home. The fact that they’re a public or private school is not the reason you place them in a conference. Nor has it ever been. Let’s talk about what’s the best fit.

“The association has certainly survived with several public and private schools together in the same league. I just want to center this. This becomes a ‘Who can win the argument?’ not, ‘What’s the best thing?’ And I think we need to go back to what are we supposed to be doing here. The committee is charged with placing a school, and they will place a school, and they’ll have to do it to somebody’s chagrin.”

Shortly after, the committee broke into a private session, and then for lunch. When they came back, the vote on Valor request to join the Centennial League was quickly called. Three CLOC members abstained, three voted in favor of the request, and seven against.

Moments later, committee member Rich Wildenhaus from Erie proposed moving Valor to the 5A Jeffco League. There was no discussion from the audience, and the vote ended with six agreeing with the move, four against it and three abstaining. The entire process was swift.

“Honestly, that surprised me,” Arensdorf said afterward. “Over the last two days, we probably discussed this issue as a committee for three-and-a-half hours — because whatever decision was made by the committee was going to be unpopular with some schools and cause some angst within leagues. There is no perfect fit.

“We went through a process that, if the first request did not pass, we — as a committee, it’s our responsibility to come up with something before the end of the day. And different committee members had different proposals,” he continued. “I was surprised that we finished that quickly. And I was surprised there was no feedback from the floor when that proposal was made by Richie Wildenhaus. I didn’t know what to expect at that point, because, as a committee, no one felt comfortable with any solution. There were no solutions that were going to make everybody happy.

“But, in the end, it is what it is, and all these people are professionals and they’ll deal with what they have to deal with and hopefully make the best situation for all the kids that participate in those programs.”

Valor Christian did approach Jeffco about joining the league prior to the CLOC meeting. Jeffco has 5A and 4A leagues.

“Right now, the CLOC committee voted for them to be in 5A Jeffco. I think that discussion still needs to happen,” Jim Thyfault, Jefferson County’s district athletic director, and a member of CLOC, said after the meeting. “Since we do have a 4A option, I think that needs to be discussed.

“I respect Rod Sherman and the people at Valor, I really do. They were in our league before. And, you know what? We’ll all be very professional about it, and I’m sure they will be, too.”

CLOC’s actions on Tuesday still need to be confirmed by the Legislative Council in January.

More league changes

Earlier, Burlington’s request to join the Lower Platte League was denied. That league had previously voted 9-0 against allowing Burlington admittance. CLOC voted 11-2 against overruling that vote. So Burlington will stay in the Union Pacific League.

Approved league changes:

• Broomfield (Northern to Front Range)
• Canon City (South Central to Colorado Springs Metro)
• The Classical Academy (Tri-Peaks to Colorado Springs Metro)
• Clear Creek (3A Frontier to 2A Frontier)
• Ellicott (Tri-Peaks to Black Forest)
• Highland (Patriot to Mile High)
• Holy Family (Metro to Tri-Valley)
• Littleton (Continental to Jeffco)
• Lyons (Patriot to Mile High)
• Manzanola (Southeastern to High Plains)
• Northridge (Tri-Valley to Northern)
• Skyview Academy (Independent to Metro 3A)
• Swallows Charter Academy (Independent to Santa Fe)
• Twin Peaks Charter (New school, joining Mile High)
• Vanguard (Black Forest to Tri-Peaks)

New members

Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy’s request for membership was denied. The school has a unique schedule to allow its students to train on the mountain during the week — training from 8 a.m. to noon, and then attending classes from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. each Tuesday through Friday during the winter.

However, after a lengthy discussion, the committee said they were uneasy going down the road of adding a sports academy as a member.

“It seems so fundamentally different than what our membership is now,” said committee member Mark Kanagy, Windsor’s athletic director.

The committee did approve membership for Caprock Charter Academy in Grand Junction, as well as Denver School of Science & Technology – Green Valley Ranch, and Venture Preparatory School in Denver.

Playdowns

The overwhelming majority of playdowns were approved, save for Abraham Lincoln football (5A to 4A), Estes Park football (2A to 1A) and Palmer football (5A to 4A). Approved playdowns:

• Adams City football (5A to 4A)
• Alameda football (5A to 4A)
• Antonito football (8-man to 6-man)
• Aurora Central football (5A to 4A)
• Boulder softball (5A to 4A)
• Centaurus volleyball (4A to 3A)
• Central (Grand Junction) football (4A to 3A)
• Civa Charter boys/girls basketbal, volleyball (2A to 1A)
• Denver North football (3A to 2A)
• Dolores Huerta girls basketball (3A to 2A)
• Greeley Central softball (4A to 3A)
• Greeley West boys soccer (5A to 4A)
• Miami-Yoder football (8-man to 6-man)
• Mitchell football (4A to 3A)
• Montbello girls soccer (5A to 4A)
• Montezuma-Cortez soccer (4A to 3A)
• Montezuma-Cortez football (3A to 2A)
• Nederland football (1A to 8-man)
• Niwot football (4A to 3A)
• Rifle boys/girls soccer (4A to 3A)
• Roosevelt boys soccer (4A to 3A)
• Skyline softball (4A to 3A)
• South Park football (8-man to 6-man)

Noteable

The committee set the 1A/2A cutoff at 92 students. So schools with 92 and below will be 1A in basketball and all other sports, while those with 93-240 students will be 2A.