Here is The Associated Press Class 5A high school boys basketball poll for Dec. 16, 2014. The poll includes first-place votes in parentheses, season record, total points and last week’s ranking, as voted upon by a statewide panel of sports writers, including Courtney Oakes of the Aurora Sentinel.
CLASS 5A
School Record — Points — Last Week
1. REGIS JESUIT (8) 6-0 — 80 — 1
2. ThunderRidge 5-0 — 71 — 3
3. Chaparral 4-1 — 60 — 5
4. Cherry Creek 5-0 — 50 — 6
5. Dakota Ridge 6-0 — 38 — 9
6. EAGLECREST 4-1 — 37 — 2
7. OVERLAND 2-2 — 28 — T7
8. AURORA CENTRAL 7-1 — 27 — T7
9. Mountain Vista 5-1 — 10 — NR
10. Rock Canyon 5-2 — 8 — NR
Others receiving votes: Denver East 7, Monarch 5, Montbello 5, RANGEVIEW 4, Liberty 3, Northglenn 2, Coronado 2, CHEROKEE TRAIL 2, Doherty 1.
Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor of the Aurora Sentinel. Reach him at 303-750-7555 or sports@aurorasentinel.com. Twitter: @aurorasports. FB: Aurora Prep Sentinel