Not a slow start at all to the girls’ basketball schedule for 2021 as there are least 20 games of note on the schedule. The list involves a whopping 15 games that pit two ranked teams together on the same court including our first one vs one battle as Mullen (4A) goes to Grandview (5A) on Wednesday.
Mullen also faces 5th ranked Cherry Creek (5A) on Friday so the top ranked Mustangs have one of the more difficult early schedules statewide. They’re joined on that list in week one by the likes of Lutheran, Highlands Ranch, Erie and Broomfield.
Lutheran is ranked #4 in Class 3A but will challenge top rated University on Friday. That’s after they host #2 Holy Family (4A) two nights earlier. Highlands Ranch is #3 in Class 5A and the Falcons open with a trip to #10 Denver East on Tuesday followed by a home game with #2 Valor Christian on Saturday.
Erie and Broomfield collide on Wednesday to open the season. The Tigers are #4 in 4A with the Eagles flying in at #7 in Class 5A. Later in the week, Erie also hosts #8 Fossil Ridge (Saturday) and Broomfield has the annual rivalry game with Holy Family.
A couple of other top 10 matchups of note take place later in the week between #5 Berthoud vs #9 Severance (4A) and #5 Vanguard against #7 Platte Valley (3A).
In the smaller school ranks, best pairings include the 1A battle on Saturday between #7 Lone Star and #10 Flatirons Academy in Broomfield; the 2A matchup between #3 Sanford and #7 Ignacio on Saturday and the Western Slope clash of #9 Meeker and #10 Cedaredge (2A). The Cowgirls and Bruins are favored to win their respective division so they could meet up in the final game of the year to determine the overall conference champion.
Below is our top 20 games for the week. We’ll preview more in-depth each day of the week as we give you primers for each day of basketball throughout the season.
TUESDAY
#3 Highlands Ranch at #10 Denver East (5A)
WEDNESDAY
#4 Lutheran (3A) vs #2 Holy Family (4A)
#1 Mullen (4A) at #1 Grandview (5A)
#4 Erie (4A) vs #7 Broomfield (5A)
FRIDAY
#1 University vs #4 Lutheran (3A)
#2 Centauri at Alamosa (3A)
#6 Delta vs Durango (3A)
#10 Eaton at Sterling (3A)
#1 Mullen vs #5 Cherry Creek (5A)
#2 Holy Family at #7 Broomfield (5A)
#5 Berthoud at #9 Severance (4A)
SATURDAY
#7 Lone Star at #10 Flatirons Academy (1A)
#1 Rye vs #8 Del Norte (2A)
#2 Limon at Yuma (2A)
#3 Sanford vs #7 Ignacio (2A)
#4 Holyoke vs Brush (2A-3A)
#9 Meeker vs #10 Cedaredge (2A)
#5 Vanguard vs #7 Platte Valley (3A)
#4 Erie (4A) vs #8 Fossil Ridge (5A)
#2 Valor Christian vs #3 Highlands Ranch (5A)
