HIGHLANDS RANCH | Final results for the 2016 Best of Colorado boys basketball tournament played Dec. 1-3 at Highlands Ranch High School. Aurora teams bold and uppercased:

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2016 HIGHLANDS RANCH BEST OF COLORADO BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Saturday, Dec. 3

Championship: CHEROKEE TRAIL 49, RANGEVIEW 31

Third-place: Lakewood 73, Palmer 54

Fifth-place: Mesa Ridge 72, Highlands Ranch 67

Friday, Dec. 2

CHEROKEE TRAIL 80, Palmer 43

Lakewood 95, Mesa Ridge 74

RANGEVIEW 63, Highlands Ranch 46

(Seeding for Saturday based on following criteria: 1. Record, 2. Head to head, 3. Least points allowed, 4. Most points scored, 5. Coin flip)

Thursday, Dec. 1

CHEROKEE TRAIL 76, Mesa Ridge 63

RANGEVIEW 64, Palmer 42

Lakewood 71, Highlands Ranch 58

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...