Highlands Ranch cemented itself atop the 5A girls basketball rankings this week. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
It seemed like Highlands Ranch was poised to get knocked off the top spot of the Class 5A CHSAANow.com girls basketball rankings.
But the Falcons had other ideas.
They trailed at halftime Friday night against ThunderRidge but rallied to take down the Grizzlies, cementing their status as the No. 1 team in state. The ThunderRidge effort only dropped them one spot, setting up a potential high-profile rematch in the state playoffs.
The 5A rankings saw only one new team join this week as Horizon comes in at No. 9.
Sand Creek remained the top team in the 4A poll, a position they have held all year. Evergreen and Windsor each jumped one spot to come in at No. 8 and No. 19 respectively. There were no new teams in the 4A rankings.
Pagosa Springs remains the top team in 3A rankings after winning both their games last week. Manitou Springs jumped one spot to land at No. 2.
Like 4A, there were no newcomers to the 3A poll.
Yuma is still the No. 1 team in 2A, getting 14 of 16 first-place votes. Highland made the biggest jump of the week by landing at No. 7, up three spots from where they were in the previous rankings. No new teams made 2A poll this week.
Although three teams remain undefeated in 1A, Sangre de Cristo is still the team holding the top spot in 1A. McClave is the only newly ranked team this week, coming in at No. 10.
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 | Highlands Ranch (14) | 15-1 | 166 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Grandview (2) | 13-0 | 148 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | ThunderRidge (1) | 13-2 | 142 | 2 | 1-1 |
| 4 | Lakewood | 11-3 | 106 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Broomfield | 12-2 | 105 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 6 | Ralston Valley | 12-2 | 83 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Cherry Creek | 10-5 | 52 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Poudre | 12-3 | 36 | 9 | 1-0 |
| 9 | Horizon | 11-5 | 32 | – | 3-0 |
| 10 | Rocky Mountain | 13-3 | 23 | 8 | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Regis Jesuit 17, Pine Creek 12, Fairview 4, Rampart 4, George Washington 3, Fossil Ridge 2, Doherty 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Regis Jesuit (7). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Sand Creek (13) | 10-1 | 164 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Mesa Ridge (3) | 13-1 | 144 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Valor Christian | 12-1 | 134 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Longmont (1) | 13-1 | 120 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Holy Family | 10-4 | 78 | 5 | 2-1 |
| 6 | Pueblo West | 12-3 | 65 | 6 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Pueblo East | 9-4 | 54 | 7 | 1-0 |
| 8 | Evergreen | 12-2 | 53 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Windsor | 13-1 | 32 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Centaurus | 13-1 | 29 | 8 | 3-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Durango 21, Montrose 16, D’Evelyn 8, Mullen 6, Thomas Jefferson 5, Pueblo South 4, Berthoud 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Pagosa Springs (9) | 11-0 | 134 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Manitou Springs (4) | 13-0 | 113 | 3 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Sterling (1) | 11-1 | 95 | 2 | 1-1 |
| 4 | St. Mary’s | 13-1 | 89 | 5 | 3-0 |
| 5 | Eaton | 12-1 | 86 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Centauri | 11-2 | 63 | 6 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Moffat County | 9-2 | 39 | 7 | 2-1 |
| 8 | Lutheran | 9-4 | 36 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Monte Vista | 9-3 | 35 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Lamar | 10-3 | 30 | 8 | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| La Junta 23, Grand Valley 10, Trinidad 9, Liberty Common 6, Faith Christian 2, Olathe 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Yuma (14) | 11-1 | 152 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Paonia (1) | 11-1 | 140 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Cedaredge | 11-1 | 94 | 2 | 1-1 |
| 4 | Akron (1) | 10-2 | 92 | 4 | 1-1 |
| 5 | Wray | 7-3 | 89 | 5 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Soroco | 11-1 | 66 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Highland | 9-3 | 48 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Haxtun | 8-2 | 44 | 6 | 0-1 |
| 9 | West Grand | 12-1 | 39 | 9 | 3-0 |
| 10 | Ignacio | 7-3 | 34 | 8 | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Ellicott 23, Kiowa 17, Simla 12, Union Colony 8, Hoehne 6, Del Norte 4, Peyton 4, Evangelical Christian 3, Calhan 2, Caliche 1, Sanford 1, Swink 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Sangre De Cristo (9) | 8-0 | 104 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Kit Carson (1) | 12-0 | 97 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Fleming (1) | 11-0 | 75 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Idalia | 10-1 | 71 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 5 | South Baca | 11-1 | 64 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 6 | Jim Elliot | 11-0 | 54 | 6 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Heritage Christian (1) | 11-0 | 53 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Kim | 10-2 | 29 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Otis | 10-2 | 22 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 10 | McClave | 9-2 | 20 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Briggsdale 18, Norwood 17, Prairie 9, Sierra Grande 8, Antonito 4, Eads 3, Flagler 3. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Prairie (10). | |||||