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All-time list of Colorado boys high school basketball champions

By | newsroom@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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A complete list of past Colorado boys high school basketball state champions.

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• Current: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A
• Past (6A, 5A/1A, Unclassified)

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1976-Present
Year Champion Runner-up Score Bracket
2012 Regis Jesuit Ralston Valley
2011 Lewis-Palmer Regis Jesuit 5-2
2010 Lewis-Palmer Ralston Valley 3-2 (OT)  
2009 Regis Jesuit Lewis-Palmer 7-2  
2008 Regis Jesuit Battle Mountain 3-2  
2007 Aspen Ralston Valley 1-0  
2006 Peak to Peak Cheyenne Mountain 3-1  
2005 Air Academy Bishop Machebeuf 5-4 (2OT)  
2004 Cheyenne Mountain Kent Denver 3-2  
2003 Kent Denver Cheyenne Mountain 4-1  
2002 Cheyenne Mountain Battle Mountain 3-2 (OT)  
2001 Liberty Aspen 2-1 (OT)  
2000 Air Academy Kent Denver 5-2  
1999 Cheyenne Mountain Air Academy 5-2  
1998 Palmer Air Academy 4-2  
1997 Cheyenne Mountain Liberty 5-4  
1996 Cheyenne Mountain Air Academy 3-2 (3OT, SO)  
1995 Air Academy    
1994 Kent Denver    
1993 Palmer  
1992 Palmer  
1991 Cheyenne Mountain    
1990 Cheyenne Mountain    
1989 Cheyenne Mountain    
1988 Cheyenne Mountain    
1987 Coronado  
1986 Cheyenne Mountain    
1985 Cheyenne Mountain    
1984 Cheyenne Mountain    
1983 Cheyenne Mountain    
1982 Cheyenne Mountain    
1981 Arapahoe  
1980 Heritage  
1979 Cherry Creek    
1978 Cherry Creek    
1977 Cherry Creek    
1976 Littleton  

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Class 5A
Year Champion Runner-up Score More
2012 Chaparral Arapahoe
2011 Regis Jesuit Boulder
2010 Regis Jesuit Fairview 68-58 (OT)  
2009 Regis Jesuit George Washington 67-63 (OT)
2008 Denver East ThunderRidge 62-59
2007 Denver East Aurora Central 60-41
2006 Mullen Cherry Creek 54-40
2005 Heritage Thunderridge 54-46
2004 Denver East Thunderridge 64-56
2003 Thunderridge Denver East 63-50
2002 Thunderridge Wheatridge 55-43
2001 Mullen George Washington 40-39
2000 Palmer Rocky Mountain 65-43
1999 Denver East Hinkley 74-51
1998 Horizon Mullen 69-65
1997 Columbine Logmont 57-48
1996 Denver East Chatfield 85-80 (OT)
1995 Cherry Creek Arapahoe 55-53 (OT)
1994 Hinkley Green Mountain 68-59
1993 Palmer Pueblo South 57-43
1992 Green Mountain Sierra 61-59
1991 Wheat Ridge Green Mountain 79-67

Class 4A
Year Champion Runner-up Score More
2012 Lewis-Palmer Sierra
2011 Sterling Windsor
2010 Sierra Pueblo East 61-56 (OT)  
2009 Sierra Pueblo South 52-51
2008 Abraham Lincoln Widefield 63-59
2007 Abraham Lincoln Ralston Valley 63-52
2006 Thomas Jefferson Harrison 47-44
2005 Thomas Jefferson Harrison 55-53
2004 Broomfield Fort Carson 51-45
2003 Ralston Valley Windsor 66-39
2002 Montezuma-Cortez Broomfield 46-39
2001 Pueblo South Sierra 52-46
2000 Sierra Dakota Ridge 49-39
1999 Liberty Sierra 51-47
1998 Hinkley Windsor 91-60
1997 Sierra Evergreen 57-43
1996 Rampart Alameda 57-51
1995 Pueblo South Rampart 62-41
1994 Lewis-Palmer Sheridan 56-39
1993 Niwot Lamar 90-80 (2OT)
1992 Alamosa Lamar 63-56
1991 Alamosa Sterling 62-61
1990 Manual Overland 69-64
1989 Littleton Rangeview 74-59
1988 Manual Littleton 69-67
1987 Littleton Manual 65-60
1986 George Washington Cherry Creek 66-65
1985 Widefield Bear Creek 70-51
1984 Montbello Boulder 52-42
1983 Aurora Central Montbello 68-58
1982 George Washington Arapahoe 63-49
1981 Fairview Thomas Jefferson 82-59

Class 3A
Year Champion Runner-up Score More
2012 Faith Christian Kent Denver
2011 Faith Christian Jefferson Academy
2010 Faith Christian Aspen 57-47  
2009 Faith Christian Peyton 64-62
2008 Faith Christian C.S. Christian 54-42
2007 Eaton Kent Denver 60-50
2006 Denver Christian Roaring Fork 68-52
2005 Denver Christian Roaring Fork 56-45
2004 D’Evelyn Platte Valley 50-45
2003 C.S. Christian Faith Christian 67-64
2002 Faith Christian Cedaredge 65-55
2001 Buena Vista Denver Christian 71-52
2000 Highland Weld Central 58-47
1999 Buena Vista Weld Central 69-52
1998 Holy Family Denver Christian 47-44
1997 Kent Denver Centauri 51-44
1996 University Eaton 44-43 (OT)
1995 Buena Vista Rocky Ford 56-54
1994 Platte Valley Centauri 51-49
1993 C.S. Christian University 47-39
1992 Hotchkiss Denver Christian 81-77
1991 Eaton Salida 53-52
1990 G.J. Central Greeley West 70-60
1989 Air Academy Greeley West 85-74
1988 Ponderosa Greeley Central 72-71
1987 Rampart Thompson Valley 42-38
1986 Loveland Fruita 49-47
1985 Rangeview Loveland 71-45
1984 Sterling Coronado 65-54
1983 Fruita Thompson Valley 67-63
1982 Skyline Canon City 75-52
1981 Greeley Central Broomfield 70-43

Class 2A
Year Champion Runner-up Score More
2012 Denver Christian Limon
2011 Denver Lutheran Lutheran (Parker)
2010 Holyoke Ignacio 55-38  
2009 C.S. School Meeker 66-41
2008 Sedgwick County Paonia 43-28
2007 Grand Valley Burlington 84-75
2006 Jefferson Academy Del Norte 58-47
2005 Evangelical Academy Jefferson Academy 66-64
2004 Evangelical Academy Sangro de Cristo 57-51
2003 Sanford Rangely 62-50
2002 Jefferson Academy Cheyenne Wells 72-52
2001 Sangro de Cristo Jefferson Academy 57-49
2000 Caliche Swink 49-46
1999 Caliche Hoehne 54-50
1998 Erie Caliche 53-40
1997 Julesburg Stratton 59-40
1996 Swink Holyoke 62-60
1995 Sanford Rye 75-37
1994 Julesburg West Grand 78-57
1993 Rye Mancos 64-48
1992 North Park Springfield 56-52
1991 Rye Caliche 74-71

Class 1A
Year Champion Runner-up Score More
2012 Caliche Sierra Grande
2011 Caliche Springfield
2010 Caliche Otis 67-55  
2009 Caliche Crested Butte 69-45
2008 Hi-Plains Caliche 63-60
2007 Kit Carson Hi-Plains 58-36
2006 Hi-Plains Kit Carson 55-52
2005 Haxtun Eads 63-50
2004 Kit Carson Eads 59-44
2003 Eads Flagler 59-32
2002 Cheraw Granada 65-37
2001 Cheraw Crow Valley 63-47
2000 Belleview Christian Crow Valley 60-54
1999 Belleview Christian Merino 53-48
1998 DeBeque Ridgway 58-44
1997 Arickaree Kim 58-54
1996 Kim Ridgway 61-30
1995 Ridgway Kim 73-52
1994 Ridgway Granada 73-63

Inactive classifications

Class 6A
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1994 George Washington Horizon 71-67
1993 George Washington Rangeview 62-50
1992 Chatfield Montbello 75-44
1991 Manual Montbello 61-60
Class AA
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1990 Alamosa Berthoud 61-39
1989 Alamosa Roosevelt 79-54
1988 Weld Central Alamosa 61-56
1987 Eaton Valley 61-45
1986 Lutheran Machebeuf 62-40
1985 Lutheran Glenwood Springs 63-54
1984 Glenwood Springs Florence 51-50
1983 Denver Christian Denver Lutheran 55-45
1982 Denver Christian Florence 60-58
1981 Yuma John Mall 57-54
1980 Denver Christian Lewis-Palmer 76-60
1979 Glenwood Springs Denver Christian 80-62
1978 Denver Christian Highland 62-42
1977 Sanford Highland 70-66
1976 Holy Family Denver Christian 71-60
1975 Glenwood Springs Holy Family 96-86
1974 Brush Glenwood Springs 71-70
1973 Manitou Springs Platte Valley 67-64
1972 Eaton Highland 87-75
1971 Steamboat Springs Highland 71-68
1970 Denver Christian Brush 62-49
1969 Brush Lake County 64-50
1968 Crowley County Glenwood Springs 45-43
1967 Broomfield Yuma 54-47
1966 College High Moffatt County 73-70
1965 Brush Highland 69-64
1964 Salida Lamar 58-54
1963 La Junta Salida 56-52
1962 Cortez Lamar 71-55
1961 Lamar Delta 65-61
1960 Littleton Pueblo County 72-41
1959 Las Animas Adams City 48-47
1958 Las Animas Brighton 54-49
1957 Greeley Pueblo 55-54
1956 Greeley Manual 67-64
1955 Manual Denver East 84-73
1954 Fort Collins Englewood 59-57
1953 Greeley Denver South 55-50
1952 Denver East Manual 48-35
1951 Denver East Greeley 55-47
1950 Manual Denver West 46-43
1949 Manual Colorado Springs 32-24
1948 Manual Denver South 42-40
1947 Denver South Boulder 45-36
1946 Boulder Logmont 35-28
Class A-I
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1990 Swink Julesburg 61-57
1989 Akron Ignacio 71-68
1988 Ignacio Basalt 73-65
1987 Bennett Caliche 76-68
1986 Bennett Basalt 74-62
1985 Eagle Valley Julesburg 76-63
1984 Holyoke Basalt 79-65
1983 Silver State Del Norte 53-51
1982 Rye Limon 65-40
1981 Caliche Silver State 57-50
Class A-II
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1990 Stratton Granada 69-67
1989 Granada A. Christian 78-53
1988 Elbert Peetz 67-63
1987 Simla Eads 48-44
1986 Arickaree Moffat 86-65
1985 Arickaree Sierra Grande 70-56
1984 Flagler Temple Baptist 75-57
1983 Simla Norwood 53-52
1982 Flagler Sanford 76-70
1981 Flagler Peetz 59-50
Class AAA
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1980 Green Mountain Boulder 74-55
1979 Boulder Regis Jesuit 51-50
1978 Wasson Centaurus 62-61
1977 Boulder Pueblo East 61-44
1976 Manual Cherry Creek 72-55
1975 Westminster Pueblo South 52-50
1974 Bear Creek Manual 62-59
1973 Mitchell Harrison 82-78
1972 Manual Wheat Ridge 64-60
1971 Mitchell Wheat Ridge 97-87
1970 Denver South Widefield 63-51
1969 Denver South Manual 68-59
1968 Wheat Ridge Pueblo Centennial 78-60
1967 Thomas Jefferson Pueblo Centennial 71-68
1966 Manual Pueblo Centennial 91-71
1965 Denver East Pueblo Central 66-64 (OT)
1964 Denver East Pueblo Central 103-83
1963 Wheat Ridge Denver East 67-64
1962 Greeley Manual 64-57
1961 George Washington South Pueblo 70-69 (OT)
1960 Greeley Denver East 66-64
1959 Greeley Boulder 70-48
1958 Denver South Manual 47-45
Class A
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1980 Merino Hayden 74-48
1979 Merino Stratton 62-49
1978 Merino Stratton 58-53
1977 Merino Sargent 86-69
1976 Merino Sargent 81-66
1975 Eads Walsh 66-46
1974 Pritchett Eads 88-79
1973 Iliff Stratton 59-53
1972 Walsh Eads 69-68
1971 Walsh Arriba 101-92
1970 Merino Bayfield 68-52
1969 Merino Wiggins 64-52
1968 Walsh Merino 69-53
1967 Branson Walsh 59-57 (OT)
1966 Wiggins Bayfield 63-56
1965 Wiggins Wiley 57-44
1964 Eaton Yuma 55-45
1963 Yuma Brush 57-54
1962 Brush Yuma 62-59
1961 Salida Brush 65-52
1960 Akron Glenwood Springs 55-49
1959 Jefferson Alamosa 59-50
1958 Yuma Fruitvale Central 53-46
1957 Jefferson Lamar 59-44
1956 Leadville Fort Lupton 76-71
1955 Las Animas Fort Morgan 74-65
1954 Brighton Golden 46-43
1953 Wheat Ridge Delta 53-48
1952 Brighton Del Norte 44-36
1951 Brighton Montrose 43-41
1950 Westminster Fort Morgan 29-26
1949 La Junta Wheat Ridge 38-31
1948 Lakewood Frederick 38-34
1947 Durango Rocky Ford 26-24
1946 Grand Junction Fruitvale 23-13
1945 Fort Collins Manual 55-44
1944 Fort Collins Boulder 39-36
1943 Denver East Denver West 30-28 (3OT)
1942 Logmont Denver South 27-23
1941 Fort Collins Logmont 27-14
1940 Pueblo Centennial Fort Collins 36-32
1939 Manual Colorado Springs 30-11
1938 Denver North Logmont 32-30
Class B
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1964 Limon Roaring Fork 78-62
1963 Middle Park Ignacio 52-46
1962 Limon Eads 63-46
1961 Limon Wiley 74-62
1960 Pagosa Springs Gilcrest 75-59
1959 Limon Fowler 76-66
1958 Johnstown Cedaredge 57-48
1957 Mead Wiggins 55-52
1956 Frederick Sanford 52-47
1955 Cheyenne Wells Palisade 48-47
1954 Cheyenne Wells Fort Lupton 57-43
1953 Fort Lupton Cheyenne Wells 57-42
1952 Edgewater Burlington 47-30
1951 Holly Sanford 42-38
1950 Center Lafayette 46-35
1949 Sanford Palisade 33-24
1948 Burlington Palisade 35-25
1947 Springfield Stratton 33-22
1946 Pleasant View Fleming 39-38
1945 Delta Las Animas 30-29
1944 Wheat Ridge Lamar 34-31
1943 Castle Rock Aurora 35-33
1942 Las Animas Wheat Ridge 39-21
1941 Edgewater Las Animas 27-13
1940 Rocky Ford Grand Junction 33-23
1939 Alamosa Haxtup 26-22
1938 Englewood Rocky Ford 27-19
Class C
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1964 Bennett Vilas 53-50
1963 Galeton Creede 62-55
1962 Peetz Flagler 72-55
1961 Galeton Arriba 42-41
1960 Weldon County Carbondale 43-42
1959 Carbondale Crook 68-53
1958 Carbondale Nunn 61-46
1957 Wellington Prospect Valley 55-51
1956 Rye Sierra Grande 39-27
1955 Arriba Creede 52-36
1954 Carbondale Seibert 58-53
1953 Wellington Prospect Valley 53-47
1952 Climax Wellington 58-47
1951 Bennett Manzanola 57-46
1950 Sanford Bennett 48-32
Unclassified
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1937 Longmont College High 29-25
1936 College High Fort Morgan 31-18
1935 Colorado Springs Manual 15-8
1934 Denver North Greeley 35-16
1933 Denver South College High 28-21
1932 Colorado Springs Mancos 30-18
1931 Pueblo Central Pueblo Centennial 29-28
1930 Joes Colorado Springs 29-14
1929 Joes Fort Collins 37-14
1928 Denver South Fort Collins 7-6 (OT)
1927 Denver North Colorado Springs 27-24
1926 Pueblo Central Greeley 17-11
1925 Greeley Pueblo Centennial 23-18
1924 Windsor Canon City 31-13
1923 Windsor Littleton 19-14
1922 Greeley Pueblo Centennial 22-20
1921 Greeley
1920 Colorado Springs
1919 Colorado Springs Boulder Prep 69-23
1918 Colorado Springs Boulder Prep 55-16

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