5A Teams to Look Out For

<p>These are some teams who have not made our top 10 teams, but could be in the mix later this season. </p> <p><strong>Rock Canyon</strong></p> <p>Rock Canyon this year is looking to be one of the top teams in the Highlands Ranch area. They have the height and shooting to keep up with anyone in the state. Down low they have the big man <strong>Tommy Rau</strong> standing at 6'11 is averaging 7.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Then they have their main scorer in <strong>Jalen Ashley </strong>who is averaging 15.5 points per game. They also have other solid contributors around these two in <strong>Quint Geck, Nick Fallin, Jake Hasset, </strong>and <strong>Chris Schlesinger. </strong></p> <p><strong>Arapahoe</strong></p> <p>Arapahoe has had a good start to the season going 6-1 in the first three weeks. Arapahoe has an underrated back court in <strong>Korey Hess </strong>and <strong>Bryson Stephens</strong>. Korey is averaging 18.7 points per game and Bryson is averaging 17.7 points per game. They also have a solid sophomore big man down low, <strong>Derik Pranger</strong>, who is averaging 7 points per game this year. It will interesting to see once league play starts how well they will play against the best league in the state. </p> <p><strong style="font-size: 1rem;">Chaparral</strong></p> <p>Chaparral has had one of the toughest schedules in the state which is the reason for the 4-4 record. This team has a great back court duo in <strong>Kobe Sanders </strong>and <strong>Jeremiah Coleman</strong>. The senior Kobe is leading the team with 17 points per game and the upcoming sophomore Jeremiah is averaging 11.8 points per game. They also have other very good contributors in <strong>Aaron Jacob, Joel Speckman, Keaton Crockett, </strong>and <strong>Dalton Waldron.</strong></p> <p><strong>Vista Peak</strong></p> <p>Vista Peak has started the season off very well going 8-1. This team has a good senior duo in <strong>AJ Lacabe </strong>and <strong>Sayo Owolabi. </strong>Sayo is averaging 10.1 points per game and AJ is averaging 13.3 points per game. They also have a junior standout in <strong>Curtis Stovall </strong>who is averaging 9 points per game. It will interesting to see if they can keep this good record up throughout the season.</p>