All Entries in the "Weekly Previews" Category
BOYS BASKETBALL: Class 3A Weekly Preview
With conference play now in full swing across the 3A ranks, each week through the rest of the regular season Colorado Preps will provide a preview of the top games in each league and break down each race.
BOYS BASKETBALL: Class 2A Weekly Preview
When the basketball season opened in December, Denver Christian was the pick to win the Class 2A title and so far so good as they’ve rolled through their first nine opponents with relative ease. Resurrection Christian was expected to be one of the Crusaders top challengers and the Cougars are also unbeaten to this point [...]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Class 1A Weekly Preview
In winning three consecutive state championships, Caliche has for the most part mowed through the rest of the 1A division. This year the Buffs are off to another unbeaten start (8-0) but already four of their games have been decided by five points or less. One of them came in a 50-45 win over Fleming [...]
BOYS BASKETBALL: The Week Ahead
It’s by far the best week of the regular season to date in boys’ basketball as league and district races heat up in all classifications. In many cases, top ten teams collide to help determine the early lead in their respective conferences. Below is a quick rundown of the top matchups for the week.
BOYS BASKETBALL: Class 4A Weekend Preview
It’s already been a huge week inside the 4A ranks as top ranked Valor Christian suffered their first loss of the season while D’Evelyn captured a very important win inside the Jeffco. Another top game is set for Friday as long-time rivals Broomfield and Longmont battle in the first of two Northern League contests.
BOYS BASKETBALL: Class 3A Weekend Preview
A good share of the top 3A games for the week have already been played but there are a few exciting matchups left for the weekend. All games remaining will have a difficult time topping the excitement and atmosphere of the Tuesday battle between 3rd ranked Colorado Springs Christian and 4th ranked Manitou Springs.
BOYS BASKETBALL: Class 1A Weeky Preview
If you use top ranked Caliche as a barometer then Thursday’s top ten clash between 7th ranked Fleming and 10th ranked Haxtun should be a dandy. The Wildcats fell to the three time defending champions by just five points in week one while the Bulldogs lost to the Buffs by just four points. Throw in [...]
2A BOYS BASKETBALL: Weekly Preview
It will be a family affair this Friday when 4th ranked Akron entertains Wiggins in a key Lower Platte league contest. Sophomore Brady Baer leads the Rams in scoring this season but his cousin Brandon is also tops the Tigers in points and hopes to lead Wiggins to a third consecutive state tournament appearance. The [...]
BOYS BASKETBALL: The Week Ahead
After we release a new set of rankings each week, Colorado Preps will also take a quick glance to the week ahead with a rundown of top games in each class and conference. Here’s the rundown for this week. CLASS 5A #6 Ralston Valley vs Standley Lake (Tues) #5 Grandview vs #7 Arapahoe (Wed) #5 [...]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Class 2A & 1A Weekend Preview
It’s the most difficult manner in which a high school basketball team can begin the second half of their season. The players and coaches at Caliche high school are dealing with the death of a student and teammate this week and somehow must focus on a huge game with 9th ranked Wiggins (2A) Friday night.
BOYS BASKETBALL: Class 4A & 5A Weekend Preview
Three games featuring top ten teams on the same court highlight the weekend slate for Classes 5A and 4A. The most important game is inside the 4A Tri Valley where 3rd ranked Sterling meets 9th ranked Windsor in a rematch of the 2011 state championship contest.
BOYS BASKETBALL: Class 3A Weekend Preview
While a few league games are sprinkled into the schedule this weekend, the majority of conference openers take place next week. As a result, the most attractive matchups involve highly ranked teams getting challenged by opponents wanting in top ten.
BOYS BASKETBALL: Tuesday Night Recap
Tight games were found all across the board on Tuesday as the boys’ basketball season resumed on Tuesday. Only a few top ten teams were on the court and the results were a bit mixed.
BOYS BASKETBALL: Tuesday Preview (All Classes)
Only five ranked teams are on the court tonight as the boys’ basketball campaign resumes. Two of those five teams can be found in Class 1A as both 2nd ranked Walsh and 8th ranked Hi Plains try to shake off the holiday rust with tough challenges. Walsh is home against Elkhart KS while the Patriots [...]
BOYS BASKETBALL: The Week Ahead
After we release our boys’ basketball rankings each Monday, we’ll also take a quick look to the week ahead in all classes of Colorado. We’ll preview the games more in-depth throughout the week but below is a quick rundown of the top games in each division. Colorado Preps will also recap the week with the [...]
