Denver East widens gap on No. 1 spot in 5A boys basketball
Denver East’s grip on the No. 1 spot in Class 5A boys basketball continues to grow tighter.
In this week’s CHSAANow.com rankings, the Angels received 13 of the 20 first-place votes. Last week, Denver East received 12 of 20.
The Angels are now 11-0 in Colorado, and have an average margin of victory of 19.8 points in those games. That includes a 3-point win over Cherry Creek on Dec. 13 and a one-point win over Eaglecrest on Dec. 16.
Since January, Denver East is winning in-state games by an average of 24.6 points.
Still, Fossil Ridge remains ever present. The second-ranked SaberCats are now 17-0, and received the other seven first-place votes this week. They are the only other team to be ranked No. 1 this season, holding that spot for one week in mid-January.
Mountain Vista moved up one place to No. 3 after a big week that included a 60-58 win over No. 5 Regis Jesuit at the buzzer.
Eaglecrest is No. 4 this week, and Regis Jesuit remained at No. 5. Arapahoe bumped up two places to No. 6, as did Monarch, which is now No. 7.
Overland is No. 8, Highlands Ranch is No. 9 and Chatfield is the lone newcomer at No. 10.
Other new teams this week: No. 10 Denver South (4A), No. 10 Denver Science & Tech (3A), No. 9 Simla (2A) and No. 9 Primero (1A).
Valor Christian stayed atop its ranking in 4A, as did Holy Family (3A), Ignacio (2A) and Caliche (1A).
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 (13) | 15-3 | 193 | 1 | 3-0 |
| 2 | Fossil Ridge (7) | 17-0 | 186 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Mountain Vista | 16-1 | 145 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Eaglecrest | 14-3 | 140 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Regis Jesuit | 14-3 | 116 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Arapahoe | 13-3 | 81 | 8 | 3-0 |
| 7 | Monarch | 14-3 | 54 | 9 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Overland | 11-6 | 51 | 7 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Highlands Ranch | 12-5 | 43 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Chatfield | 13-3 | 31 | – | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Rangeview 18, Grandview 11, Cherry Creek 9, Grand Junction 9, Legend 6, Chaparral 3. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Cherry Creek (6). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Valor Christian (14) | 14-3 | 175 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Thompson Valley (3) | 16-1 | 158 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Pueblo South (1) | 15-2 | 142 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | D’Evelyn | 13-2 | 125 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Air Academy | 13-3 | 81 | 8 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Pueblo East | 14-4 | 76 | 6 | 2-1 |
| 7 | Sand Creek | 12-3 | 68 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Longmont | 13-3 | 47 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Thomas Jefferson | 11-6 | 43 | 7 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Denver South | 12-7 | 31 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Golden 26, Greeley Central 6, Cheyenne Mountain 4, Glenwood Springs 4, Vista Peak 4. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Golden (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Holy Family (12) | 15-0 | 120 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Colorado Academy | 13-0 | 108 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Jefferson Academy | 13-2 | 88 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Faith Christian | 10-5 | 78 | 4 | 1-1 |
| 5 | Colorado Springs Christian | 9-3 | 70 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 6 | The Pinnacle | 10-2 | 48 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Aspen | 10-2 | 44 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Brush | 9-4 | 39 | 6 | 1-0 |
| 9 | Moffat County | 9-2 | 17 | 9 | 1-0 |
| 10 | Denver Science & Tech | 9-4 | 12 | – | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Bishop Machebeuf 11, Kent Denver 7, St. Mary’s 7, Platte Valley 5, Centauri 4, Alamosa 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| St. Mary’s (10). | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Ignacio (10) | 12-0 | 143 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sanford (3) | 12-1 | 125 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Akron | 11-1 | 116 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Lutheran (1) | 8-5 | 105 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 5 | Yuma | 11-2 | 86 | 5 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Resurrection Christian (1) | 13-2 | 81 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Peyton | 11-2 | 49 | 7 | 1-0 |
| 8 | Rye | 13-2 | 48 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Simla | 11-2 | 23 | – | 3-0 |
| 10 | Crowley County | 12-2 | 16 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Denver Christian 10, Haxtun 7, Holyoke 6, Paonia 4, Meeker 2, Telluride 2, Sedgwick County 1, Swink 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Denver Christian (9), Haxtun (10). | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Caliche (10) | 12-0 | 100 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Hi-Plains | 11-1 | 89 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 3 | McClave | 11-2 | 74 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Holly | 10-3 | 63 | 4 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Vail Christian | 10-2 | 57 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Cheyenne Wells | 9-2 | 55 | 5 | 0-0 |
| 7 | South Baca | 9-4 | 29 | 7 | 0-0 |
| 8 | Norwood | 8-4 | 21 | 8 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Primero | 11-1 | 13 | – | 1-0 |
| 10 | Briggsdale | 7-4 | 12 | 10 | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Shining Mountain 8, Arickaree 7, Denver Jewish Day 5, Stratton 5, Cheraw 4, Peetz 4, Walsh 3, Kit Carson 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Shining Mountain (9). | |||||
