Getting your player ready...
Arapahoe has taken over the top spot in girls basketball’s Class 5A coaches poll.
The unbeaten Warriors (9-0) last week in their first game back from the break. Arapahoe jumped previous No. 1 Grandview, which was idle.
Regis Jesuit remained at No. 3, and continued to be followed by Highlands Ranch and Palmer.
Rock Canyon moved up to No. 6 following its 63-61 win over Denver East. Denver East fell to eighth.
Chaparral is No. 7, Horizon is No. 9 and Cherry Creek stayed at No. 10.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
Denver Post coaches poll
Powered by . First place votes in parentheses. Coaches: Want to vote: Email rcasey@denverpost.com.
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| Class 5A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Doherty (7) | 14-0 | 70 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Cherry Creek | 13-1 | 63 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Chaparral | 13-2 | 54 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Eaglecrest | 10-3 | 47 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 5 | Grandview | 10-4 | 38 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Mountain Vista | 11-4 | 32 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Highlands Ranch | 11-4 | 24 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Heritage | 11-4 | 20 | 7 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Cherokee Trail | 13-5 | 17 | 6 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Legend | 9-4 | 8 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Pine Creek 5, Chatfield 3, Fossil Ridge 2, Lakewood 2. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (10) Bear Creek. | |||||
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| Class 5A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Arapahoe (4) | 9-0 | 84 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Grandview (4) | 8-0 | 80 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Regis Jesuit (1) | 9-0 | 70 | 3 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Highlands Ranch | 7-3 | 59 | 4 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Palmer | 7-1 | 53 | 5 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Rock Canyon | 6-2 | 37 | 8 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Chaparral | 8-2 | 33 | 7 | 0-0 |
| 8 | Denver East | 8-3 | 19 | 6 | 0-1 |
| 9 | Horizon | 3-4 | 14 | 9 | 0-0 |
| 10 | Cherry Creek | 6-3 | 9 | 10 | 0-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Ralston Valley 8, Mountain Range 7, Poudre 6, Mountain Vista 5, Fort Collins 4, Overland 4. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Broomfield (9) | 8-1 | 117 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Pueblo South (3) | 9-1 | 106 | 2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Mesa Ridge | 8-0 | 90 | 3 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Pueblo West | 11-0 | 85 | 4 | 1-0 |
| 5 | D’Evelyn | 8-1 | 80 | 5 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Canon City | 8-2 | 44 | 8 | 0-0 |
| 7 | Conifer | 7-1 | 37 | 6 | 0-0 |
| 8 | Palmer Ridge | 6-1 | 31 | 7 | 0-0 |
| 9 | Sand Creek | 5-3 | 28 | 10 | 1-0 |
| 10 | Montrose | 7-2 | 19 | 9 | 2-1 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Longmont 6, Centaurus 4, Glenwood Springs 4, Thompson Valley 4, Windsor 4, Elizabeth 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | St. Mary’s (7) | 6-0 | 117 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Bishop Machebeuf (4) | 5-0 | 114 | 2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Denver Science & Tech (2) | 5-1 | 113 | 3 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Centauri | 9-1 | 91 | 4 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Holy Family | 6-3 | 72 | 7 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Trinidad | 7-0 | 60 | 5 | 0-0 |
| 7 | Pagosa Springs | 6-1 | 46 | 6 | 1-0 |
| 8 | Classical Academy | 7-0 | 36 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Sterling | 5-2 | 33 | 8 | 0-0 |
| 10 | Valley | 5-2 | 19 | 10 | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Colorado Academy 4, Olathe 4, Peak to Peak 3, Moffat County 2, Bennett 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Akron (6) | 8-0 | 69 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Lutheran (1) | 4-0 | 61 | 2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | The Vanguard | 8-0 | 56 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Simla | 5-0 | 46 | 5 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Peyton | 5-1 | 36 | 4 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Meeker | 6-0 | 35 | 6 | 0-0 |
| 7 | Yuma | 4-0 | 30 | 7 | 0-0 |
| 8 | Evangelical Christian | 5-1 | 20 | 10 | 0-0 |
| 9 | Las Animas | 6-1 | 15 | 8 | 1-0 |
| 10 | Paonia | 2-3 | 10 | 9 | 0-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Crested Butte 4, Rangely 2, Hotchkiss 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Norwood (4) | 6-0 | 49 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Caliche (1) | 6-0 | 46 | 2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Kim | 7-0 | 37 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Wiley | 7-0 | 35 | 4 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Pawnee | 6-0 | 32 | 5 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Hi-Plains | 4-1 | 25 | 6 | 0-0 |
| 7 | Belleview Christian | 6-1 | 17 | 7 | 0-0 |
| 8 | Gilpin County | 6-0 | 12 | 8 | 0-0 |
| 9 | McClave | 3-4 | 10 | 9 | 0-0 |
| 10 | Rocky Mountain Lutheran | 6-1 | 5 | – | 0-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Eads 4, Kit Carson 2, Elbert 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (10) Elbert. | |||||
