Sand Creek is Class 4A boys basketball’s lone unbeaten team. Now, the school has a No. 1 ranking to go along with an unblemished record.
The Scorpions (18-0) won a showdown with former No. 1 Lewis-Palmer last week, 67-64, then followed it with a 69-60 win over Air Academy to claim the top spot in the Denver Post coaches poll this week.
Sand Creek is the fourth team to hold 4A’s top spot this season, following Lewis-Palmer (which was also the preseason No. 1), D’Evelyn and Valor Christian.
D’Evelyn remained at No. 2, while Lewis-Palmer dropped to third. Valor Christian bumped up a place to fourth, and Wasson jumped into the top five from No. 8 last week.
The 5A poll added two new teams this week in Cherokee Trail (No. 8) and Fossil Ridge (No. 10). Both teams were ranked earlier this season. Cherokee Trail was last ranked Dec. 10, and Fossil Ridle was ranked Jan. 14.
Denver East continued to lead the 5A ranking, and unbeaten Mountain Vista stayed in the second spot. Regis Jesuit moved up from fifth to third this week.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
Denver Post coaches poll
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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 | Denver East (11) | 18-2 | 110 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Mountain Vista | 18-0 | 99 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Regis Jesuit | 15-4 | 75 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Chatfield | 18-1 | 64 | 4 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Eaglecrest | 15-4 | 63 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 6 | ThunderRidge | 14-5 | 62 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Fairview | 16-3 | 37 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Cherokee Trail | 12-7 | 28 | – | 2-0 |
| 9 | Grandview | 13-6 | 26 | 7 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Fossil Ridge | 15-4 | 14 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Rangeview 8, Aurora Central 5, Legend 5, Monarch 4, Overland 4, Arapahoe 3, Columbine 2. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (6) Rangeview, (10) Monarch. | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Sand Creek (5) | 18-0 | 86 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 2 | D’Evelyn (4) | 18-1 | 79 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Lewis-Palmer | 16-3 | 71 | 1 | 1-1 |
| 4 | Valor Christian | 17-4 | 60 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Wasson | 18-1 | 47 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Pueblo East | 16-2 | 39 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Cheyenne Mountain | 15-4 | 29 | 4 | 1-2 |
| 8 | Broomfield | 15-4 | 25 | 6 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Thomas Jefferson | 13-7 | 20 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Denver South | 17-4 | 18 | 10 | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Longmont 11, Golden 1, Widefield 1, Windsor 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Kent Denver (8) | 14-1 | 106 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Brush (3) | 14-1 | 97 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Holy Family (1) | 14-2 | 95 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Colorado Springs Christian | 13-2 | 77 | 4 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Sterling | 13-3 | 67 | 7 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Pagosa Springs | 13-2 | 62 | 6 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Colorado Academy | 13-3 | 36 | 5 | 0-2 |
| 8 | University | 13-3 | 34 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Moffat County | 14-1 | 23 | – | 1-0 |
| 10 | Roaring Fork | 13-3 | 19 | 8 | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Aspen 14, Alamosa 10, Fort Lupton 7, Faith Christian 5, Classical Academy 3, Coal Ridge 2, Centauri 1, Estes Park 1, The Pinnacle 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (9) Alamosa | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Limon (5) | 15-0 | 73 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Lutheran (1) | 11-4 | 66 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Peyton | 14-2 | 64 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Yuma (2) | 14-1 | 54 | 2 | 1-1 |
| 5 | Ignacio | 13-3 | 42 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Sanford | 11-3 | 39 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Resurrection Christian | 12-4 | 37 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Heritage Christian | 14-1 | 30 | 8 | 1-0 |
| 9 | Haxtun | 12-3 | 16 | – | 2-0 |
| 10 | Denver Christian | 11-3 | 5 | 9 | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Akron 4, Hayden 4, Rocky Ford 3, Sierra Grande 3. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (10) Hayden | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Shining Mountain (5) | 14-1 | 68 | 1 | 1-1 |
| 2 | McClave | 14-1 | 59 | 2 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Fleming (2) | 12-2 | 58 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Caliche | 12-3 | 45 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Cheyenne Wells | 14-2 | 41 | 7 | 3-0 |
| 6 | Denver Jewish | 10-3 | 32 | 8 | 3-1 |
| 7 | Elbert | 10-4 | 26 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Hi-Plains | 12-3 | 19 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Holly | 11-5 | 18 | 9 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Otis | 12-2 | 10 | 10 | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Pawnee 4, Vail Christian 3, Community Christian 1, Jim Elliot 1, Wiley 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| None. | |||||
