Girls basketball rankings: Valor Christian returns to 4A poll
Valor Christian returned to the Class 4A CHSAANow.com girls basketball rankings this week after narrowly beating Golden on Wednesday.
The Eagles, now 11-9, are ranked No. 10 this week.
The top three teams in 4A remained the same with No. 1 Pueblo South leading the pack. No. 2 Evergreen avoided an upset against Green Mountain to stay in the hunt.
The biggest mover of the rankings goes to Heritage Christian (16-0) in 1A. The school is up three spots in this week’s poll at No. 2. The Eagles defeated No. 8 Briggsdale to leap in the rankings behind No. 1 Kit Carson.
In 5A, Ralston Valley continued its 17 game win streak to keep pace at No. 3 in the rankings.
5A’s lone shakeup comes with Fossil Ridge and Fairview. Fossil Ridge, ranked No. 10 in last week’s poll, switched spots with Fairview at No. 7.
3A added Faith Christian at No. 10, and Eaton moved up two spots to No. 8.
Paonia stayed at No. 1 in 2A with minor shakeup beneath them.
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.
Complete rankings are below.
CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls
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 | Grandview (11) | 17-1 | 137 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Highlands Ranch (3) | 18-2 | 123 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Ralston Valley | 17-1 | 114 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Horizon | 17-2 | 102 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 5 | Doherty | 18-1 | 68 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Fruita Monument | 18-1 | 58 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Fossil Ridge | 15-5 | 49 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Cherry Creek | 13-5 | 48 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Lakewood | 13-5 | 25 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Fairview | 15-5 | 21 | 7 | 0-2 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Regis Jesuit 13, Pine Creek 5, Rocky Mountain 5, Loveland 1, Monarch 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Pueblo South (21) | 18-1 | 219 | 1 | 3-0 |
| 2 | Evergreen (1) | 18-1 | 194 | 2 | 4-0 |
| 3 | Pueblo West | 16-3 | 146 | 3 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Air Academy | 17-2 | 142 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Mesa Ridge | 14-3 | 123 | 4 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Pueblo East | 14-4 | 104 | 7 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Golden | 16-3 | 87 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Holy Family | 13-5 | 63 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 9 | George Washington | 15-2 | 28 | 10 | 1-0 |
| 10 | Valor Christian | 11-8 | 27 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Windsor 26, Mullen 14, D’Evelyn 13, Palisade 7, The Classical Academy 5, Mead 4, Sierra 4, Rifle 2, Discovery Canyon 1, Thomas Jefferson 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| D’Evelyn (9). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | St. Mary’s (10) | 15-0 | 152 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Sterling (5) | 17-0 | 148 | 2 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Lamar | 15-1 | 116 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Liberty Common (1) | 13-1 | 113 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 5 | Centauri | 16-1 | 105 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Colorado Springs Christian | 15-2 | 73 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Pagosa Springs | 12-2 | 72 | 7 | 1-0 |
| 8 | Eaton | 13-3 | 28 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Manitou Springs | 9-7 | 22 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Faith Christian | 11-5 | 13 | – | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Moffat County 8, Olathe 8, The Academy 7, Cedaredge 6, Grand Valley 4, Jefferson Academy 2, Lutheran 2, St. Mary’s Academy 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Olathe (8). | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Paonia (15) | 16-0 | 159 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Del Norte (1) | 13-2 | 129 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Yuma | 13-2 | 118 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Wray | 10-4 | 93 | 4 | 0-1 |
| 5 | Swink | 14-2 | 88 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Soroco | 14-2 | 62 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Lyons | 14-2 | 53 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Simla | 12-2 | 46 | 8 | 3-0 |
| 9 | Haxtun | 12-3 | 31 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Highland | 12-4 | 25 | 9 | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Evangelical Christian 15, Holyoke 11, Limon 8, West Grand 8, Clear Creek 7, Sargent 7, Center 6, Dawson 6, Sanford 6, Fowler 1, Ignacio 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Kit Carson (13) | 15-0 | 144 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Heritage Christian (1) | 16-0 | 114 | 5 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Antonito (1) | 14-0 | 113 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Fleming | 14-1 | 107 | 2 | 2-1 |
| 5 | Kim/Branson | 14-1 | 93 | 4 | 1-1 |
| 6 | South Baca | 13-2 | 76 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Kiowa | 13-2 | 57 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Briggsdale | 12-4 | 29 | 9 | 2-1 |
| 9 | La Veta | 12-3 | 26 | 8 | 1-0 |
| 10 | Jim Elliot | 13-3 | 15 | 10 | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Holly 11, Sierra Grande 11, Springfield 9, Creede/Lake City 7, Idalia 4, Pikes Peak Christian 4, Arickaree/Woodlin 2, McClave 2, Cheyenne Wells 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
