Class 2A Boys Basketball Weekly Preview
This week we look at each league and quickly breakdown the league races. Most leagues are in full swing and teams are fighting for that automatic berth into regionals. For each league I will mention the top 4 team for each league. League not mentioned will be posted at the bottom.
3A/2A/1A San Juan League
The San Juan league is currently being led by Nucla 14-0 (4-0). 1A Nucla also sits at #1 in the CHSAA Seeding Index and are a lock for regionals. Nucla currently has a one game lead over the rest of the league but still must face Telluride twice who is in second place. Nucla has just one game this week against Mancos tonight 1/29. 3A Telluride sits in second at 4-7 (2-1). Telluride is currently sitting at #39 in the CHSAA Seeding Index and will need a big end to the season to push for the top 32 of Class 3A or win the league. Telluride kicks off this weekend against Dolores on Friday. Dolores is sitting in 3rd place in league currently with a 9-6 overall record and 4-2 in league. Dolores would currently make the regional field at #27 but must have a solid finish to the end of the season avoiding the upsets by the teams below them in the league standings. Dolores will face Telluride on Friday. The final team to mention is 1A Ouray. Ouray is currently 8-5 overall and 3-2 in league. Ouray is currently #17 in the CHSAA Seeding Index and look to be in solid shape for regionals. Ouray does not have another game this week but jump back into league play against Dove Creek on 2/3. Dove Creek sits in 5th at 3-10 (2-2), Ridgway sits in 6th 3-9 (1-5), and Mancos is in 7th at 1-9 (0-4).
League Leaders
| Scoring Leaders | Rebound Leaders | Assist Leaders |
| Cavan Pasek, Ouray 17.7 ppg | Langston Silbergeld, Telluride 12.8 RPG | Brycen Rummel, Nucla 6.3 APG |
| Brycen Rummel, Nucla, 16.6 ppg | Brycen Rummel, Nucla 9.1 RPG | Koby McClellan, Dolores 4.0 APG |
| Koby McClellan, Dolores 16.3 ppg | Cavan Pasek, Ouray 8.8 RPG | Jeep Demuth, Ouray 3.4 APG |
3A/2A/1A Mile High League
The Mile High League is currently being led by Heritage Christian. Heritage Christian is currently 9-3 overall and 7-0 in league play. Heritage Christian currently has just a 1 game lead for the league title and must still face Lyons (6th) and Front Range Christian (3rd). Heritage Christian is currently #4 in the CHSAA Seeding Index and is a lock for regionals. Heritage Christian will go out of league tonight to face 3A #4 Resurrection Christian then move back into league play on Friday against Denver Academy. SkyView Academy is currently in second place at 5-1 in league play and 8-4 overall. SkyView Academy is also in very good shape to make it to regionals sitting at #14 in the 3A CHSAA Seeding Index. SkyView Academy will need some help to move into first place for the league as they have already lost to Heritage Christian (64-45) back in January. SkyView Academy will have just one game this week against Lyons on Friday Night. Big league games remain for SkyView Academy against Flatirons Academy (3rd) and Clear Creek (5th). Front Range Christian is currently tied for 2nd in the Mile High League with a 5-1 league record and 9-3 overall. Front Range Christian is a lock for regional in Class 2A sitting at #7 in the CHSAA Seeding Index. Front Range Christian would technically be in 3rd in league as they did fall to SkyView Academy (72-53) back in January. Front Range Christian does still have a shot for a league title as they still get to face Heritage Christian (1st) along with Clear Creek (5th), and Flatirons Academy (4th). Front Range Christian has just one game this weekend against Estes Park. Flatirons Academy is also tied for second place sitting with a 4-1 league record and a 9-2 overall record. Flatirons Academy is also a team that is locked into regionals sitting at #6 in the 1A CHSAA Seeding Index. Flatirons Academy has already lost to Heritage Christian so will need some help to win the league title. Flatirons Academy must still face Clear Creek (5th), SkyView Academy (2nd), and Front Range Christian (2nd). Flatirons Academy will move out of league for a game against Denver Jewish Day tonight and move back into league play to face Gilpin County Friday. Clear Creek sits in 5th at 7-4 (4-1), Lyons sits in 6th at 6-6 (3-2), Belleview Christian 7th at 6-7 (3-3), Dayspring Christian sits in 8th at 6-8 (3-4), Union Colony Prep 9th at 5-8 (2-6), Dawson School 10th at 3-9 (1-5), Estes Park 11th at 3-9 (1-5), Denver Academy 12th at 4-8 (1-5), and Gilpin County 13th at 2-10 (0-5).
League Leaders
| Scoring Leaders | Rebound Leaders | Assist Leaders |
| Zephyr Schuessler, Clear Creek 23.9 ppg | Gunnar Ast, Flatirons Academy 14.8 RPG | Zephyr Schuessler, Clear Creek 6.5 APG |
| Tanner Sarchet, Union Colony 21.3 ppg | Tanner Sarchet, Union Colony 12.3 RPG | Tanner Sarchet, Union Colony 4.9 APG |
| Zeke Paznokas, Lyons 18.1 ppg | Landon Church, Gilpin County 12.3 RPG | Caleb Doughty, Flatirons Academy 4.7 APG |
2A Southern Peaks League
The Southern Peaks League currently has two undefeated teams in Center and Sanford. Sanford currently is 12-1 overall and 1-0 in league play. Sanford sits at #6 in the CHSAA Seeding Index and a lock for regionals. Sanford still must face Center and that won’t happen till mid-February. Sanford will have a full schedule this weekend facing Trinidad (3rd) tomorrow night and Sargent (4th) and Saturday. Center is also undefeated in league at 2-0 and are currently 9-5 overall. Center as mentioned still must face Sanford. Center currently is in good shape to reach regionals sitting at #16 in the CHSAA Seeding Index. Center could make a push for the top 12 with their remaining schedule. Center has just one game remaining this week against Crested Butte tonight. Trinidad is currently in 3rd place in the SPL sitting at 2-1 in league and 9-2 overall. Trinidad has finished most of their league games getting two big wins over Crested Butte and Del Norte but lost to Center. Trinidad currently is #12 in the CHSAA Seeding Index and in good shape to reach regionals. Trinidad still has some big games remaining on their schedule and avoiding any bad losses will be key to staying inside the top 20. Trinidad will have just one game this weekend and it’s a huge game against Sanford tomorrow night. Sargent is currently in a tie for 4th place with Del Norte, but I am using the CHSAA Seeding Index to break that tie. Sargent is currently 0-1 in league play and 5-5 overall. Sargent has the gauntlet coming up on their schedule with two huge matchups this weekend plus some key remaining games down the stretch including Trinidad (3rd) and Crested Butte. Sargent is currently #34 in the CHSAA Seeding Index and would be the 2nd team on the outside looking in. Sargent will have a pair of games this weekend facing Del Norte tomorrow night and wrapping the weekend up with a contest against Sanford. Del Norte sits in 4th at 2-8 overall (0-1), Crested Butte sits in 6th at 4-7 overall (0-2).
League Leaders (Missing Sanford, Center, Del Norte)
| Scoring Leaders | Rebound Leaders | Assist Leaders |
| Cole Gegelman, Trinidad 12.5 ppg | Isaiah Moreno, Trinidad 7.7 RPG | Bennett Crabtree, Crested Butte 5.0 APG |
| Isaiah Moreno, Trinidad 12.1 ppg | Kyler Jones, Sargent 5.5 RPG | Blake Bacani, Crested Butte 2.0 APG |
| Kyler Jones, Sargent 11.8 ppg | Ayzaiah Santistevan, Trinidad 5.4 RPG | Jeremiah Romero, Trinidad 1.7 APG |
2A Santa Fe League
The Santa Fe League is currently being led by Las Animas. Las Animas is 2-0 in league play and sit with a 7-4 overall record. Currently Las Animas is on a two-game slide but will hope to kick that this weekend. Las Animas still must face Crowley County (2nd), Hoehne (2nd), and Fowler (5th). Las Animas is currently #18 in the CHSAA Seeding Index and is in good shape to reach Regionals. Las Animas will move back into league play tonight against Swink and then face non-league Limon on Friday Night. Swallows Charter is currently tied for second place at 3-1 in league and 10-4 overall. Swallows Charter will need some help to move into first place in league after falling to Las Animas (38-36) in mid-January. Swallows Charter does have wins over Crowley County already but must still face Hoehne (2nd), and Fowler (5th). Swallows Charter is currently #13 in the CHSAA Seeding Index. Swallows Charter has just one game this week and it’s a non-league contest against South Park on Saturday afternoon. Hoehne is currently tied for 2nd place in the Santa Fe. Hoehne is currently 3-1 in league and 7-6 overall. Hoehne did fall to Crowley County (2nd) as their lone league loss and still must face Swallows Charter (2nd) and Las Animas (1st). Hoehne is #29 in the CHSAA Seeding Index and are square on the bubble. They must have a strong finish to their season to stay inside the top 32 and reach regionals. Hoehne does not have another game this week and next week they play 3 games two of which are must win games. Crowley County is also tied for 2nd place with a 2-1 league record and 5-8 overall record. Crowley County lone league loss is to Swallows Charter and they have a key win over Hoehne. Crowley County must still face Las Animas and Fowler. Crowley County is currently #20 in the CHSAA Seeding Index and are not yet a lock for regionals. Crowley County does not have any other games this week. Next week they have a huge game against Las Animas on 2/5. Fowler sits in 2nd at 5-8 (1-1), Swink sits in 6th at 1-12 (1-3), Rocky Ford sits in 7th at 0-13 (0-2), and Walsenburg sits in 8th at 1-9 (0-3).
League Leaders
| Scoring Leaders | Rebound Leaders | Assist Leaders |
| Jacob Magninat, Hoehne 17.2 ppg | Titus Ballard, Fowler 7.8 rpg | Karson Kleven, Swallows Charter 3.5 apg |
| Landon Eccher, Walsenburg 15.4 ppg | Christian Garcia, Swallows Charter 7.1 rpg | Kree Wallace, Las Animas 3.5 apg |
| Aaron Vargas, Las Animas 15.1 ppg | Corbin Turner, Las Animas 6.6 rpg | Christian Garcia, Swallows Charter 3.1 apg |
2A/1A Lower Platte League
Currently the Lower Platte League has just started league play with all teams playing just 1 league game. Currently Merino, Holyoke, and Sedgwick County all sit tied in 1st place with 1 league win. Merino is currently 1-0 in league play and 5-8 overall. Merino had a huge week last week picking up wins over Limon and Haxtun both were ranked. Merino jumped up to #14 in the CHSAA Seeding Index and is a near lock for regionals. Merino has a huge weekend yet again they will face Caliche which is a league game Friday Night and will wrap up the weekend against #1 Simla on Saturday Night. Holyoke is currently 1-0 in league play and 6-7 overall. Holyoke league win was over Akron last week. Holyoke is currently at #23 in the CHSAA Seeding Index. They are on the bubble at #23 and finishing the season strong will be key. Holyoke has a brutal remaining schedule facing 6 teams currently ranked inside the top 20 of the Seeding Index. Holyoke will face an out-of-state opponent tonight in Chase County NE and then move back into league play on Friday Night against Haxtun. Sedgwick County is currently 1-0 in league and 4-6 overall. Sedgwick County league win was over Caliche two weeks ago and with that win snapped a losing streak of 6 straight games. Sedgwick County is currently #22 in the CHSAA Seeding Index and is considered on the bubble. Sedgwick County does have a tough remaining schedule and will need a few wins to make sure they make the regional field. Sedgwick County has two games this weekend facing out-of-state opponent tonight in Perkins County NE and then a league matchup against Akron on Friday Night. Haxtun is currently in 4th place sitting at 0-1 in league and 8-6 overall. Haxtun gets the nod over Akron and Caliche due to sitting at #11 in the CHSAA Seeding Index. Haxtun should make regionals but avoiding any big losses will be key to remaining in the top 16. Haxtun will look to get back into the win column in league when they face Holyoke on Friday.
League Leaders
| Scoring Leaders | Rebound Leaders | Assist Leaders |
| Kolten Randel, Akron 19.0 ppg | Joshua Palic, Sedgwick County 10.9 rpg | Jace Curtis, Akron 5.2 apg |
| Chase Goddard, Haxtun 17.1 ppg | Mason Hernandez, Caliche 8.8 rpg | Noah Harens, Sedgwick County 3.7 apg |
| Mason Hernandez, Caliche 16.8 ppg | Avery Bell, Caliche 8.6 rpg | Mason Hernandez, Caliche 3.6 apg |
3A/2A Foothills League
The Foothills League currently has 3 teams tied atop the league standings at 5-0. Twin Peaks Classical is currently 5-0 in league play and 13-0 overall. Twin Peaks Classical is currently undefeated and sits at #3 in the CHSAA Seeding Index. Twin Peaks Classical is a lock for regionals and they have a tough remaining schedule. Twin Peaks Classical picked up a huge win last week over Addenbrooke Classical (60-57). Twin Peaks Classical will face Ascent Classical Friday Night. Golden View Classical is 5-0 in league play and 12-2 overall. Golden View Classical is #5 in the CHSAA Seeding Index and are a lock for regionals. Golden View Classical two loses are to top 4 teams in Twin Peaks Classical and 3A Windsor Charter. Golden View Classical also picked up a big win over Addenbrook Classical (60-57) this week. The remaining schedule for Golden View Classical is 3A Dawson School tonight. 3A William Smith is 5-0 in league play and 7-4 overall. William Smith is currently #40 in the Class 3A CHSAA Seeding Index and there best win is over Loveland Classical in OT. William Smith still must face the top teams in the league. William Smith is done with games for the week and will face Two Roads Charter and Aurora West Prep next week. Addenbrooke Classical is currently 4th in league. Addenbrooke Classical is 3-2 in league play and 8-5 overall. Addenbrooke Classical two loses in league came to Golden View and Twin Peaks Classical. Addenbrooke Classical is currently #19 in the Class 3A CHSAA Seeding Index. If Addenbrooke Classical can run the table in league play they should be a lock for regionals. Addenbrooke Classical is done with games for the week and will face STEM Highlands, Two Roads Charter, and Arrupe Jesuit next week. Loveland Classical sits in 5th at 5-5 (2-2), Aurora West Prep sits in 6th 4-10 (2-3), STEM Highlands sits in 7th 6-9 (2-4), Poudre Community sits in 8th 4-7 (2-4), Two Roads Charter sits in 9th 2-10 (1-4), Ascent Classical sits in 10th 1-10 (1-4), and Nederland sits in 11th 1-11 (0-5).
League Leaders
| Scoring Leaders | Rebound Leaders | Assist Leaders |
| Jordan Osei, William Smith 18.5 ppg | Matthew Wurth, Twin Peaks Classical 13.8 rpg | Jacob Walker, Golden View Classical 5.1 apg |
| Jacob Walker, Golden View Classical 18.5 ppg | Tribby Lopez, Addenbrooke Classical 10.3 rpg | Luke Chronowski, Golden View Classical 4.2 apg |
| Luke Chronowski, Golden View Classical 16.3 ppg | Kevyn Feldon, Two Roads Charter 9.2 rpg | Cole Meyer, Loveland Classical 3.6 apg |
2A/1A Western Slope League
The Western Slope League currently has 3 teams who are undefeated in league play and sit atop the league standings. Plateau Valley is 4-0 in league play and 8-4 overall. Plateau Valley is currently #9 in the CHSAA Seeding Index and are a lock for regionals. Plateau Valley has defeated De Beque and Vail Mountain in league play and will go a long way to help them win league. Plateau Valley has just one game remaining this week against Rangely on Friday Night. Vail Christian is 3-0 in league play and 9-2 overall. Vail Christian is currently #8 in the CHSAA Seeding Index and are a lock for regionals. Vail Christian best league win so far is over Vail Mountain and still must face the other undefeated schools plus De Beque. Vail Christian has just one game this weekend against Hayden on Friday. Caprock Academy wraps up the undefeated teams in the Western Slope League. Caprock Academy is currently 4-0 in league and 8-4 overall. Caprock Academy best league win was over Vail Mountain but must face De Beque (again) and the other top teams in league. Caprock Academy is currently #10 in the CHSAA Seeding Index, and they are a lock for regionals. Caprock Academy has two games this week they face Ridgway tonight and wrap the weekend up with a Saturday game against Soroco. De Beque currently sits in 4th place in league and have a 2-1 league record and 10-5 overall record. De Beque league loss was to Plateau Valley and their loss to Caprock Academy was just a non-league game. De Beque could also be getting healthy this week and could change the game for the Dragons. De Beque is currently #11 in the Class 1A CHSAA Seeding Index. If De Beque can run the table, they will have a shot at hosting a regional. De Beque has just one game this weekend against Rangely on Saturday.
League Leaders
| Scoring Leaders | Rebound Leaders | Assist Leaders |
| Burke Largent, De Beque 20.6 ppg | Jace Graham, De Beque 14.7 rpg | Burke Largent, De Beque 5.7 apg |
| Colter Ralston, Plateau Valley 18.7 ppg | Cameron Morrison, Hayden 9.4 rpg | Colter Ralston, Plateau Valley 3.9 apg |
| Sanjay Geffers, West Grand 17.8 ppg | Stran Lechman, West Grand 8.5 rpg | Cash Salazar, Plateau Valley 3.3 apg |
2A/1A Union Colony Prep League
The Union Colony Prep League is still in the early stages of league play. Currently Limon and Burlington are undefeated in league play, but Byers and Stratton have not started league play and will also be mentioned this week. Limon is currently 2-0 in league play and 5-7 overall. Limon has played a brutal schedule and currently are 1-4 in their last 5 games. Limon is #17 in the CHSAA Seeding Index and hopes a strong end to their season helps them climb up the Seeding Index and any win should help them. Limon will face Las Animas Friday Night which is another key game and wrap up the weekend against Deer Trail on Saturday. Burlington is currently 1-0 in league play and 2-7 overall. Burlington is currently #47 in the CHSAA Seeding Index and will also look for a strong end to their season to try and move into the top 32. Burlington has also played a tough schedule so any win probably will help their cause, but they need to get near .500 to reach regionals. Burlington will get their shot at two key wins this weekend when they face Flagler on Friday Night and Byers on Saturday Night. Byers has yet to kick off league play but are a top team in Class 2A sitting at 9-2 overall. Byers are #2 in the CHSAA Seeding Index with both losses coming to top teams in Wiggins and #1 Simla. Byers will face a non-league opponent in Arickaree tonight and finally kick off league play against Burlington on Saturday. Stratton also has not kicked off league play but in my opinion are the top team in Class 1A after wins over Cheyenne Wells and McClave. Stratton sits at #3 in the CHSAA Seeding Index and both loses are to out-of-state opponents early in the season. Stratton won’t kick off league play till next week but will face Fleming tonight and Kit Carson on Friday Night. Flagler is currently 2-1 in league play and 5-6 overall, Deer Trail is currently 0-1 in league play and 0-12 overall, and Genoa-Hugo is currently 0-3 in league play and 1-10 overall.
League Leaders
| Scoring Leaders | Rebound Leaders | Assist Leaders |
| Von Isenbart, Stratton 17.8 ppg | Weston Schaal, Burlington 7.9 rpg | Drey Tacha, Limon 5.4 apg |
| Brayden Hill, Flagler 16.2 ppg | Daniel Forristall, Limon 7.1 rpg | Judson Isenbart, Stratton 3.0 apg |
| Weston Schaal, Burlington 13.3 ppg | Brayden Hill, Flagler 7.0 rpg | Samuel Korber, Burlington 2.9 apg |
2A Black Forest League
The Black Forest League is still very young in their league schedule with most teams playing just 1 league game. Simla currently is 1-0 in league play and 9-3 overall. Simla just moved to #1 in the CHSAA Seeding Index following their win over Byers last night. Simla has continued to improve this year starting mostly sophomores and juniors. Simla this week alone defeated Limon and Byers as mentioned. Simla will end their tough week against Merino on Saturday Night. Calhan is currently 1-0 in league and 4-9 overall. Calhan is currently #40 in the CHSAA Seeding Index and will look for a strong end to their season to get into the top 32. Calhan is hosting a tournament this weekend and kick it off against Pikes Peak Christian on Friday Night. Liberty Tree Common is the only team in the league that has played two league game. Liberty Tree Common is currently 1-1in league and 7-4 overall. Liberty Tree is currently #28 in the CHSAA Seeding Index and are on the bubble. Liberty Tree will need a strong end to the season to get into regionals. Liberty Tree will face a non-chsaa school Friday Night in Crescent View Academy. Kiowa is currently 0-1 in league and 3-10 overall. Kiowa is currently #50 in the CHSAA Seeding Index and will probably need to upset a few teams to get into the top 32. Kiowa does have some winnable games down the stretch. Kiowa does not have another game this week and face Simla, Elbert, and Genoa-Hugo next week.
League Leaders
| Scoring Leaders | Rebound Leaders | Assist Leaders |
| Tatum Kocerha, Simla 22.3 ppg | Tatum Kocerha, Simla 11.0 rpg | Tatum Kocerha, Simla 4.6 apg |
| Evan Guy, Simla 14.4 ppg | Wesley Rains, Liberty Tree 7.9 rpg | Jaydence Smith, Liberty Tree 4.1 apg |
| Kaleb Mendez, Liberty Tree 12.8 ppg | Connor Maranville, Simla 7.6 rpg | Ethan Kissam, Simla 3.1 apg |
League not Mentioned that have 2A Schools: 2A/1A West Central (Will add next week!), 4A/3A/2A Frontier, 2A/1A 5280.
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