Here is The Associated Press Class 5A high school girls 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. ThunderRidge (9)     5-0 — 90 — 2
2. HighlandsRanch     6-1 — 76 — 3
3. GRANDVIEW         3-0 — 62 — 6
4. Broomfield     3-2 — 56 — 1
5. Monarch     7-1 — 49 — 4
6. Horizon     4-1 — 36 — T9
7. Fossil Ridge        4-2 — 35 — 8
8. Fairview         5-0 — 31 — T9
9. REGIS JESUIT     3-4 — 20 — 5
10. Ralston Valley     4-1 — 12 — 7

Others receiving votes:  Lakewood  9, EAGLECREST 7, Rampart  7, Grand Junction  3, Palmer  1, Pomona  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

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...