DENVER | Here is The Associated Press Colorado boys prep basketball poll for the week of Jan. 6, with first-place votes in parentheses, record, total points and last week’s ranking, 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. Fossil Ridge (5) 8-0 95 –
2. Denver East (5) 8-2 90 –
3. Regis Jesuit 8-1 72 –
4. Arapahoe 7-0 67 –
5. Mountain Vista 8-1 43 –
6. Monarch 7-1 38 –
7. Eaglecrest 7-2 33 –
8. Grandview 7-2 25 –
9. Overland 6-3 21 –
10. Fairview 6-1 17 –
Others receiving votes: Rampart 13, Dakota Ridge 10, Cherry Creek 9, Greeley West 6, Rangeview (8-2) 5, ThunderRidge 5, Smoky Hill 1
CLASS 4A
School Record Points Last Week
1. Thomp.Valley (1) 7-1 75 –
2. Valor Chr. (7) 8-3 70 –
3. Pueblo East 9-2 69 –
4. Sand Creek 6-1 61 –
5. Thomas Jefferson 7-1 59 –
6. Glen. Springs (2) 7-0 41 –
7. Pueblo South 7-2 38 –
8. Chey. Mountain 5-1 26 –
9. D’Evelyn 5-2 24 –
10. Longmont 5-1 20 –
Others receiving votes: Ponderosa 18, Air Academy 17, Erie 15, Denver South 7, Lewis-Palmer 5, Golden 3, Greeley Central 1, Pueblo Central 1.
CLASS 3A
School Record Points Last Week
1. Holy Family (9) 8-0 99 –
2. Colorado Academy 6-0 82 –
3. Bishop Machebeuf 5-0 73 –
4. Jefferson Academy 7-0 60 –
5. Kent Denver 5-1 54 –
6. Faith Christian (1) 5-3 37 –
7. Moffatt County 4-1 29 –
8. St. Mary’s 5-0 25 –
9. Centauri 6-2 19 –
10. Monte Vista 5-2 17 –
Others receiving votes: Jefferson 16, Pinnacle 15, 11, Brush 7, Platte Canyon 5, Strasburg 3, Fort Lupton 3, The Classical Academy 2, Arrupe Jesuit 2, Valley 1.
CLASS 2A
School Record Points Last Week
1. Sanford (7) 6-0 97 –
2. Ignacio (2) 7-0 89 –
T3. Akron (1) 4-1 48 –
T3. Yuma 4-1 48 –
5. Rye 6-1 40 –
6. Rangely 6-0 31 –
7. Res. Christian 6-2 30 –
8. Crowley County 6-0 28 –
9. Alexander Dawson 4-0 24 –
10. Front Range C.S. 4-0 22 –
Others receiving votes: Denver Lutheran 21, Simla 20, Haxtun 19, West Grand 14, Peyton 8, Limon 5, Swink 3, Sangre de Cristo 2, Union Colony Preparatory School 1.
CLASS 1A
School Record Points Last Week
1. Caliche (6) 5-0 96 –
2. McClave (4) 7-0 85 –
3. Hi-Plains 5-1 76 –
4. Vail Christian 4-1 59 –
5. Cheyenne Wells 5-1 52 –
6. Holly 4-2 48 –
7. Shining Mountain 5-1 36 –
8. Primero 5-1 27 –
9. Peetz 3-3 19 –
10. Norwood 3-2 12 –
Others receiving votes: Ouray 11, Cheraw 10, South Baca 5, Walsh 5, Creede 4, Edison 2, Prairie 2, Briggsdale 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
