With help from improved play from big man Marc Reininger (45), the Regis Jesuit boys basketball team holds the No. 3 spot in the Associated Press Class 5A medial poll for Jan. 26, 2016. The Raiders sit behind undefeated Eaglecrest (No. 1) and Rangeview (No. 2) and in front of Overland (No. 4) in an Aurora logjam atop the poll. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
With help from improved play from big man Marc Reininger (45), the Regis Jesuit boys basketball team holds the No. 3 spot in the Associated Press Class 5A medial poll for Jan. 26, 2016. The Raiders, who won tight games with the FNE Warriors and Legend in the past week, sit behind undefeated Eaglecrest (No. 1) and Rangeview (No. 2) and in front of Overland (No. 4) in an Aurora logjam atop the poll. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)

DENVER | Here are The Associated Press Colorado Class 5A & 4A boys prep basketball polls for the week of Jan. 26, 2016, with first-place votes in parentheses, record, total points and last week as voted upon by a statewide panel of sports writers and broadcasters, including Courtney Oakes of the Aurora Sentinel:

CLASS 5A

School                            Record        Points        Last Week

1. EAGLECREST (7)         14-0              97                    1
2. RANGEVIEW (3)          14-0               93                     2
3. REGIS JESUIT               12-2               78                     3
4. OVERLAND                    12-2                72                     4
5. ThunderRidge                14-2              60                   5
6. Denver East                     10-4              46                   6
7. Rock Canyon                  14-2               41                   7
T8. Chatfield                          13-2                24                    8
T8. Doherty                            13-2                24                    9
10. Legend                            11-4                 10                    10

Others receiving votes: Castle View 3, Greeley West 2.

CLASS 4A

School                            Record        Points        Last Week

1. Pueblo South (9)         13-0              99                    1
2. Lewis-Palmer (1)          14-1               93                     2
3. Longmont                      13-1             80                     3
4. Valor Christian            12-1               70                     4
5. Pueblo West                  15-2                59                   5
6. Rifle                                  12-1                42                   7
7. Golden                            10-4               39                   6
8. Denver South               11-4                37                    8
9. Windsor                         11-4                10                    NR
10. Evergreen                      9-4                 9                    9

Others receiving votes: Conifer 6, VISTA PEAK 3, Sierra 2, Holy Family 1, Sand Creek 1, Air Academy 1.

Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor of the Aurora Sentinel. Reach him at 303-750-7555 or sports@aurorasentinel.com. Twitter: @aurorasports. Facebook: Aurora Prep Sentinel

Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor and photographer with Sentinel Colorado. A Denver East High School and University of Colorado alum. He came to the Sentinel in 2001 and since then has received a number...