BOYS BASKETBALL: Schedule/Results 2-12-13

It’s an exciting time of the season for boys basketball teams as they enter the final stretch of the regular season.  Games on the list below involve either a top ten team or include a result that directly impact the top three positions in a respective league race.  Despite the heavy schedule there’s only one game featuring two ranked teams on the same court and it can be found in the 3A Patriot where #5 Sterling entertains #6 University.  Both have championship thoughts entering the game with Sterling tied with Brush atop the standings and University in third just a game off the pace.

Final scores can be reported to Colorado Preps by text to 970.380.7737 or by email to kevin@coloradopreps.com.  We have listed the top games on this list but will post all the scores we receive throughout the night.

 

CLASS 5A

FINAL:  #1 Denver East beat Kennedy 83-44

FINAL:  #2 Mountain Vista beat Castle View 88-38

FINAL:  #3 Chatfield beat Standley Lake 88-41

FINAL:  #4 Regis beat Rock Canyon 75-58

FINAL:  #5 ThunderRidge beat Chaparral 57-40

FINAL:  #6 Fairview beat Mountain Range 71-49

FINAL:  #8 Fossil Ridge beat Rocky Mountain 58-38

FINAL:  Monarch beat Boulder 55-53

FINAL:  Poudre beat Loveland 55-52

FINAL:  Fort Collins beat Greeley West 51-35

FINAL:  Horizon beat Legacy 87-76

FINAL:  Fountain Fort Carson beat Pine Creek 68-61

FINAL:  Doherty beat Rampart 46-41

FINAL:  Liberty beat Palmer 61-44

FINAL:  Rangeview beat Brighton 69-52

FINAL:  Aurora Central beat Westminster 93-37

FINAL:  Northglenn beat Gateway 57-54

FINAL:  Thornton beat Adams City 59-47

FINAL:  Columbine beat Pomona 68-27

FINAL:  Arvada West beat Dakota Ridge 64-63

FINAL:  Highlands Ranch beat Littleton 83-44

FINAL:  Legend beat Douglas County 74-65

FINAL:  Heritage beat Ponderosa 43-36

FINAL:  George Washington beat Lincoln 74-68

Tight races can be found in several 5A conferences as we wind down the regular season over the next two weeks.  A few teams can actually clinch league titles this week and you can read through the scenarios in our breakdown of each conference posted on the website Monday.

 

CLASS 4A

FINAL:  #1 D’Evelyn beat Golden 79-37

FINAL:  Discovery Canyon beat #2 Sand Creek 51-50

FINAL:  #3 Lewis Palmer beat Air Academy 78-45

FINAL:  #5 Wasson beat Harrison 58-35

FINAL:  #6 Broomfield beat Thompson Valley 50-47

#7 Cheyenne Mountain vs Falcon

FINAL:  #8 Pueblo East beat Falcon 62-44

FINAL:  #9 Thomas Jefferson beat Denver North 81-46

FINAL:  Widefield beat Woodland Park 54-38

FINAL:  Sierra beat Mitchell 47-45

FINAL:  Mesa Ridge beat Coronado 70-50

FINAL:  Vista Ridge beat Palmer Ridge 62-42

FINAL:  Green Mountain beat Evergreen 59-58

FINAL:  Wheat Ridge beat Arvada 79-47

FINAL:  Conifer beat Alameda 66-57

FINAL:  Windsor beat Northridge 77-55

FINAL:  Roosevelt beat Skyine 86-77

FINAL:  Frederick beat Berthoud 56-30

FINAL:  Erie beat Mead 49-38

FINAL:  Palisade beat Glenwood Springs 55-31

FINAL:  Elizabeth beat Weld Central 57-41

FINAL:  Fort Lupton beat Fort Morgan 56-62

FINAL:  Durango beat Montezuma Cortez 69-66

FINAL:  Greeley Central beat Silver Creek 78-60

FINAL:  Mountain View beat Niwot 65-55

FINAL:  Longmont beat Centaurus 63-28

This a long list of games and each one of them will impact first, second or third in their respective leagues.  We provided an in-depth look at each conference in a sister story on the website and you can read there what results from tonight will mean to league championships and future bracketing for the state tournament.

 

CLASS 3A

FINAL:  #1 Brush beat Lyons 54-33

FINAL:  #2 Kent Denver beat Englewood 52-20

FINAL:  #3 Colorado Springs Christian beat Buena Vista 56-27

FINAL:  #5 Sterling beat #6 University 48-40

FINAL:  Aspen beat #9 Moffat County 62-48

FINAL:  Pinnacle beat Bennett 59-42

FINAL:  Middle Park beat Lake County 48-389

FINAL:  Dolores Huerta beat La Junta 63-55

FINAL:  Estes Park beat Frontier Academy 65-45

FINAL:  Eaton beat Highland 54-43

FINAL:  Valley beat Platte Valley 60-57

FINAL:  Florence beat Fountain Valley 60-35

FINAL:  Manitou Springs beat Salida 63-25

Key games take place in both the Patriot and Western Slope leagues as teams in the top three of each conference square off.  5^th ranked Sterling gets tested at home against #6 University and the Tigers enter the game tied with Brush atop the standings but University is a game back.  The Bulldogs suffered a loss to Brush in their conference opener so they must win to stay in the championship chase.  Out west, Aspen stayed alive for the conference crown by beating Roaring Fork last week which moved them to within a game of the Rams and Moffat County.  Those two collide this weekend so if Aspen wins tonight and Moffat County then beats Roaring Fork all three teams will end the week with a piece of first place.  Sterling is unbeaten against 3A opponents this year in their first year in the division.  Senior Collin Sanger (15.4) is the lone double digit scorer for them and his nine point effort in the blowout of Strasburg last week was only the second time he’s scored less than 10 points in a game.  His season high 24 came in the December win over 4A Mountain View.  University has not lost since the Brush outing.  They’re getting 14 points a game from Eric Smith and 12 from Jesse Schwindt.  Smith was held to just three points in the loss to Brush.  The Beetdiggers will watch the game with interest but they head to Platte Valley with hopes of staying perfect in the Patriot.  Colorado Springs Christian is in the same situation inside the Tri Peaks West as they host Buena Vista.  In between, Kent Denver has a non-conference date with Englewood as they continue preparations for a conference championship deciding battle with Holy Family next week.  Holy Family barely survived for a 46-45 non-league win over Pinnacle Monday night.  Despite the loss, Pinnacle looks to stay atop the Frontier at Bennett tonight.  La Junta is tied with James Irwin (both 10-2) for the Tri Peaks East lead but Dolores Huerta is a game back in third.  The winner should avoid a first round game in the district tournament which begins next week.  Estes Park starts the night in fourth place in the Patriot and a win keeps them there but they could jump to third if University falls at Sterling.

 

CLASS 2A

FINAL:  #7 Ignacio beat Monticello UT 52-47

FINAL:  #9 Heritage Christian beat Denver Academy 58-35

FINAL:  Dolores beat  Norwood 60-50

FINAL:  Mancos beat Whitehorse UT 59-43

FINAL:  Sargent beat Crested Butte 52-8

FINAL:  Monte Vista beat Center 47-28

FINAL:  Denver Christian beat Nederland 72-25

FINAL:  Dayspring Christian beat Liberty Common 56-52

Neither Ignacio nor Heritage Christian expects to be pushed tonight but the game between Norwood and Dolores is an important to the top rung of the San Juan.  The two are tied with Telluride for second place behind Ignacio.  The Bears have won seven in a row since a 14 point loss to Ignacio and has two wins over Telluride but they lost the first meeting with the Mavericks (80-53).  Cody Carroll averages 12 points a game for the Bears but did not play in the first game.  He’s scored at least 20 points in three of the eight games since.  Tyler Weir also scores a dozen per game for Dolores and he went for 21 points in the first loss.  Norwood was led by junior Morgan Rummel who poured in 31 points hitting 10 of 20 shots form the field.  He added seven rebounds and four steals in the victory.  Rummel is averaging a league best 21 points a game overall.

 

CLASS 1A

FINAL:  #1 Fleming beat Merino 59-49

FINAL:  #2 Shining Mountain beat Community Christian 69-32

FINAL:  #5 Cheyenne Wells beat Granada 53-44

FINAL:  #9 Otis beat Lone Star 68-22

FINAL:  Byers beat Deer Trail 66-61

FINAL:  KIPP Collegiate beat Belleview Christian 55-42

FINAL:  Jim Elliot beat Gilpin County 71-35

 

Playing their first game as the number one team, Fleming should have little trouble with Merino.  The Wildcats enter the game with a 12-2 overall record and are unbeaten (7-0) in the North Central with a two game edge on Pawnee.  Since they play Holyoke on Saturday, Fleming actually stays away from league competition until the final week.  Shining Mountain and Community Chrisitan square off for second place behind Denver Jewish Day in the 5280 conference.  The game could serve as a preview for a future district semifinal as they could finish as the second and third seed in the bracket.  Cheyenne Wells has won three straight since that frustrating home to loss to Holly.  Granada carries a four game winning streak into the contest.  Otis needs a win over Lone Star to keep pace with Hi Plains as league unbeatens in the YWKC.