MileHigh Prep Report Girls Basketball Regional Power Rankings (Class 3A thru 1A)
Regional are here and like I have done for the past few years I am going to rank the top 16 teams in each class regardless of their seed. I will be considering how teams did at Districts, but also the week before the tournament. I would love to see your top 10 teams before we head into regionals. I am very excited for this upcoming weekend.
Class 3A
| 1. Peyton (21-0) |
| 2. Platte Valley (15-7) |
| 3. Centauri (19-2) |
| 4. Vanguard (17-5) |
| 5. C.S Christian (20-2) |
| 6. Yuma (14-7) |
| 7. Ellicott (17-5) |
| 8. St. Mary’s (17-5) |
| 9. North Fork (17-5) |
| 10. Strasburg (13-9) |
| 11. Highland (14-8) |
| 12. Ignacio (11-10) |
| 13. Brush (13-9) |
| 14. Grand Valley (16-6) |
| 15. Buena Vista (14-8) |
| 16. Olathe (14-7) |
| Notes: I think the top 8 have remained around the top 10 all year. Grand Valley is the one team that if healthy would be ranked higher but missing a key piece to their team has hurt. I think the main question in 3A is can anyone beat Platte Valley, they have still not lost to a 3A team. |
Class 2A
| 1. Sedgwick County (17-5) |
| 2. Merino (19-3) |
| 3. Burlington (17-4) |
| 4. Wiggins (15-7) |
| 5. Simla (15-7) |
| 6. Dayspring Christian (17-4) |
| 7. Akron (13-9) |
| 8. Wray (11-8) |
| 9. Gilpin County (17-4) |
| 10. Heritage Christian (16-5) |
| 11. Del Norte (17-5) |
| 12. Limon (15-6) |
| 13. Fowler (16-6) |
| 14. Hoehne (19-3) |
| 15. Sanford (16-6) |
| 16. Rangely (17-4) |
| Notes: Some great district battles and a few results that shake the order up. I think some regionals will be absolute battles with top teams fighting for a spot in the great 8. I am excited to break these regions down more in depth. |
Class 1A
| 1. Flatirons Academy (20-1) |
| 2. Briggsdale (19-2) |
| 3. McClave (21-0) |
| 4. Fleming (13-7) |
| 5. Dove Creek (18-2) |
| 6. Granada (18-3) |
| 7. Kit Carson (15-7) |
| 8. Stratton (14-8) |
| 9. Kiowa (18-3) |
| 10. Sangre De Cristo (19-2) |
| 11. Springfield (15-6) |
| 12. Idalia (14-8) |
| 13. Cheraw (14-6) |
| 14. Eads (11-11) |
| 15. Cheyenne Wells (7-13) |
| 16. Hi-Plains (11-8) |
| Notes: This was one of the tougher lists to put together. Some teams like Granada and Kit Carson faced each other 3 times and makes you wonder how to weight each battle. I think we have some great teams in 1A and looking forward to seeing who emerges as the top 8. |
MileHigh Prep Report 
Fairly close on 1A. Have watched most of the top teams in 1A on NFHS. The top 6 are very close. I will be rooting for Dove Creek because of being an alum. But even more so because they are a team that is 100% home grown and are not located where most of the other teams are who can pull athletes from bigger towns that are in close proximity to their school. Flatirons is a prime example of this. Call it stacking teams, or whatever, but CHsaa’s rules still have loopholes. How can a team like Kit Carson continue to field competitive teams where the town itself does not have a gas station, a convenience store, maybe a town of around 250 people? Any time a team from the west slope travels east, they are at a disadvantage already. Local schools like Mancos pull athletes from Cortez, so when Dove Creek won the 8 man title, totally with home grown kids, that is a rare accomplishment in Colorado athletics.
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