Cherokee Trail, Arapahoe top CHSAA’s Class 6A girls basketball rankings | Colorado Sunshine
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Cherokee Trail and Arapahoe are the teams to beat in Class 6A girls basketball.
The Cougars and Warriors ranked No. 1 and 2, respectively, in the CHSAA rankings released Monday. They were followed by No. 3 Valor Christian and No. 4 Broomfield.
Arapahoe beat Cherokee Trail 56-51 on Saturday, the second time this season Arapahoe has gotten the better of Cherokee Trail.
The other top-ranked teams on the girls side were Lutheran (Class 5A), University (4A), Denver Christian (3A), Merino (2A) and McClave (1A).
(“Colorado Sunshine” celebrates the good news in sports. Suggestions are encouraged through sports editor Paul Klee at paul.klee@gazette.com.)
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