Centennial, Continental teams rule 5A boys hoops poll
The Centennial League is perhaps the strongest Class 5A boys basketball conference in the state. This week’s CHSAANow.com boys basketball poll continues to reflect that.
A poll-best four Centennial teams are ranked in the top-10 this week, led by Eaglecrest. The Raptors moved up to No. 3 following their fourth-consecutive win.
Cherry Creek is No. 6, Overland is No. 7 and Arapahoe is No. 8. Grandview, another Centennial team, also received votes.
"I’ve seen all of the teams in our league now," Arapahoe coach Dan Snyder said as Centennial League play was getting underway in early January, "and I can unequivocally say, without a doubt, this is the strongest the league has been — top-to-bottom — since I’ve been coaching at Arapahoe."
Still, the Continental has something to say when it comes to the strongest league this year. That league has three teams in this week’s 5A poll, led by No. 4 Mountain Vista. No. 5 Regis Jesuit and No. 10 Highlands Ranch — a newcomer this week — also hail from the Continental. So does Legend, which received votes this week.
Denver East stayed atop the 5A ranking, just ahead of No. 2 Fossil Ridge. The Angels got 12 first-place votes to Fossil’s eight.
Likewise, the other No. 1 teams also stayed put: Valor Christian in 4A, as well as Holy Family (3A), Ignacio (2A) and Caliche (1A).
Golden joined the 4A ranking at No. 10, while 3A added two new teams in No. 9 Moffat County and No. 10 St. Mary’s.
The 2A poll added Denver Christian (No. 9), and 1A added South Baca (No. 7).
Complete polls for all classes are below.
CHSAANow.com Boys Basketball Polls
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Denver East (12) | 12-3 | 192 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Fossil Ridge (8) | 15-0 | 187 | 2 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Eaglecrest | 12-3 | 138 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Mountain Vista | 14-1 | 131 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Regis Jesuit | 13-2 | 125 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Cherry Creek | 11-4 | 79 | 4 | 0-2 |
| 7 | Overland | 10-5 | 60 | 8 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Arapahoe | 10-3 | 55 | 7 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Monarch | 13-2 | 52 | 10 | 3-0 |
| 10 | Highlands Ranch | 10-5 | 24 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Chatfield 18, Grandview 12, Rangeview 11, Legend 10, Grand Junction 5, Dakota Ridge 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Dakota Ridge (9). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Valor Christian (14) | 13-3 | 149 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Thompson Valley (1) | 14-1 | 127 | 2 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Pueblo South | 13-2 | 110 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 4 | D’Evelyn | 11-2 | 95 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Sand Creek | 11-2 | 75 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Pueblo East | 12-3 | 67 | 7 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Thomas Jefferson | 10-5 | 64 | 6 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Air Academy | 12-3 | 63 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Longmont | 11-3 | 27 | 10 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Golden | 12-3 | 20 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Denver South 14, Cheyenne Mountain 4, Glenwood Springs 4, Frederick 3, Greeley Central 2, Vista Peak 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Denver South (8). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Holy Family (12) | 13-0 | 120 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Colorado Academy | 11-0 | 107 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Jefferson Academy | 12-2 | 92 | 3 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Faith Christian | 9-4 | 75 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Colorado Springs Christian | 7-3 | 62 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Brush | 8-4 | 42 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Aspen | 8-2 | 41 | 7 | 1-0 |
| 8 | The Pinnacle | 8-2 | 38 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Moffat County | 8-2 | 18 | – | 2-0 |
| 10 | St. Mary’s | 10-1 | 15 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Bishop Machebeuf 14, Kent Denver 14, Denver Science & Tech 9, Platte Valley 6, Alamosa 5, Monte Vista 3, Centauri 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Centauri (9), Bishop Machebeuf (10). | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Ignacio (9) | 11-0 | 140 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Sanford (1) | 11-1 | 124 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Lutheran (3) | 7-4 | 116 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Akron | 9-1 | 103 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Yuma (1) | 10-3 | 81 | 3 | 2-2 |
| 6 | Resurrection Christian (1) | 11-2 | 79 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Peyton | 10-2 | 51 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Rye | 11-2 | 37 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Denver Christian | 7-3 | 26 | – | 1-0 |
| 10 | Haxtun | 8-2 | 25 | 7 | 0-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Simla 11, Alexander Dawson 9, Holyoke 8, Swink 6, Dayspring Christian 2, Paonia 2, Sangre de Cristo 2, Sedgwick County 2, Telluride 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Simla (8). | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Caliche (9) | 11-0 | 90 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Hi-Plains | 10-1 | 80 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | McClave | 10-2 | 65 | 2 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Holly | 9-3 | 53 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Cheyenne Wells | 9-2 | 52 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Vail Christian | 8-2 | 49 | 4 | 2-1 |
| 7 | South Baca | 9-4 | 22 | – | 4-0 |
| 8 | Norwood | 7-3 | 19 | 7 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Shining Mountain | 9-3 | 17 | 6 | 0-1 |
| 10 | Briggsdale | 6-3 | 14 | 10 | 2-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Primero 13, Cheraw 10, Jim Elliot Christian 7, Peetz 3, Denver Jewish Day 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Cheraw (9). | |||||
