Class 3A basketball opens their season this week and several top performers from a year ago are back to lead their teams in the 2017-18 campaign. Below is a quick list of the top returnees in scoring, rebounding, assists and three point shooting based on stats from a year ago.
SCORING
| 1. | Cade Carroll | Buena Vista | 26.6 |
| 2. | Seth Fugua | Vanguard | 24.8 |
| 3. | Jaedon Bowles | Manual | 23.5 |
| 4. | Benjamin Hawkins | Faith Christian | 20.7 |
| 5. | Hunter Shkapich | Colorado Academy | 20.0 |
| 6. | Elijah Chavez | Arrupe Jesuit | 18.3 |
| 7. | Zach Hildalgo | Frontier Academy | 17.7 |
| 8. | Ryan Phelps | Bayfield | 17.3 |
| 9. | Isaiah Griego | Pagosa Springs | 15.9 |
| 10. | Max Swanlund | Estes Park | 15.8 |
REBOUNDS
| 1. | Max Swanlund | Estes Park | 12.4 |
| 2. | Brock Lane | Strasburg | 11.7 |
| 3. | Caleb Madrid | Sheridan | 11.3 |
| 4. | Angelo Ramirez | Alamosa | 10.6 |
| 5. | Josiah Baptista | Liberty Common | 9.9 |
| 6. | Peter Carlson | Cedaredge | 9.9 |
| 7. | Kyle Mock | Delta | 9.7 |
| 8. | Isaiah Griego | Pagosa Springs | 9.4 |
| 9. | Kevin Castro | Monte Vista | 9.3 |
| 10. | Ryan Phelps | Bayfield | 9.2 |
ASSISTS
| 1. | Lian Ramiro | Manual | 5.5 |
| 2. | Matthew Espinoza | La Junta | 4.1 |
| 3. | Seth Fuqua | Vanguard | 4.0 |
| 4. | Elijah Chavez | Arrupe Jesuit | 4.0 |
| 5. | Andray Thomas JR | DSST-Stapleton | 3.8 |
| Brandon Herrera | Coal Ridge | 3.8 | |
| 7. | Michael Brooks | DSST-Stapleton | 3.7 |
| Ryan Dunker | Brush | 3.7 | |
| Sevrin Kaess | Salida | 3.7 | |
| Noah Hopkins | Colorado Springs Christian | 3.78 |
THREE POINTERS
| 1. | Noah Hopkins | Colorado Springs Christian | 78 |
| 2. | Brandon Herrera | Coal Ridge | 64 |
| 3. | Hunter Shkapich | Colorado Academy | 59 |
| 4. | Cade Carroll | Buena Vista | 56 |
| 5. | Max Swanlund | Estes Park | 54 |
| 6. | Zach Archuleta | La Junta | 47 |
| 7. | Alex Muskin | Colorado Academy | 44 |
| Dyson Oquist | La Junta | 44 | |
| 9. | David Mascarenas | Monte Vista | 41 |
| Camden Raedel | St Mary’s | 41 |
