Boys Basketball

After one week of play, Limon took over the top spot in 2A.

LAKEWOOD — A pair of Colorado Springs boys hoops programs will face-off Saturday afternoon in the Paul Davis Classic championship game.

GOLDEN — It was a victory by committee for Golden’s boys basketball team Thursday night.

Class 3A boys basketball wasn’t ready for the havoc Centauri would wreak on it during the postseason last year. 

Merino boys basketball’s strengths don’t just lie on the court. No, the Rams boast a number of athletic talents across the board.

WHEAT RIDGE — Tommy and Vince Dowd will both be guiding Wheat Ridge’s boys basketball team, but the younger Dowd is in the forefront this season.

Going into last year’s Class 5A state championship game, the Fossil Ridge boys basketball team didn’t feel it got the respect it deserved as a squad outside of the Denver metro area. The Sabercats, located in Fort Collins, took that collective chip on their shoulders all the way to that final contest, where they lost 58-49 to ThunderRidge.

ThunderRidge boys basketball has been a constant in Class 5A over the past 20 years, raking in four state championships — including in 2021 and 2022 — and four runner-up trophies in that time.

The preseason boys basketball rankings were released on Monday for all six classifications. Leading their respective polls are:  McClave (1A), Sanford (2A), Faith Christian (3A), Resurrection Christian (4A), Lewis-Palmer (5A), and Fossil Ridge (6A)