15 games are on the girls’ basketball top 10 schedule for Thursday and a few are very important to league standings and post-season bracketing.  Maybe the top game is in 2A between #7 Meeker and Soroco.
The Cowgirls lead Soroco by one game atop the Western Slope standings but lost to the Rams in non-league play earlier this season.  Meeker is on the road this evening but they basically clinch the championship if they can avenge the earlier loss.  Soroco creates a tie for the top spot with a win and of course takes over control based on a head-to-head win.
Also in Class 2A, top ranked Del Norte meets Ignacio in a battle of likely league champions.  Ignacio is the San Juan leader and Del Norte is favored to land the Southern Peaks crown.  The game was also pushed back from Tuesday to tonight.
In Class 1A, the Sangre De Cristo — Springfield matchup is an interesting one as the two could meet again in the regional tournament.  Both are expected to advance from districts as the T-Birds are favored to win their bracket and Springfield hopes to battle South Baca for their crown.  Fleming also gets a tough test with Prairie and needs a win to stay tied with Briggsdale atop the North Central.
In the 4A division, Holy Family goes for a season sweep of Berthoud and another win tonight locks up a top-two finish in the Tri Valley.  A victory also sets up a title showdown with Windsor next week.  The Wizards lead Holy Family by one game with Berthoud in third two games off the pace.
Below is the entire list of games and final scores can be sent to Colorado Preps by text at 970.380.7737.  We’ll also post scores to our Daily Scoreboard.
 
CLASS 1A
FINAL:  #2 South Baca beat Eads 50-44
FINAL:  #5 Sangre De Cristo beat Springfield 69-63
FINAL:  Merino beat #6 Haxtun 49-47
FINAL:  #7 Fleming beat Prairie 66-33
 
CLASS 2A
FINAL:  #1 Del Norte beat Ignacio 51-29
FINAL:  #2 Wray beat Wiggins 74-24
FINAL:  #6 Yuma beat Caliche 78-7
FINAL:  #7 Meeker beat Soroco 59-29
 
CLASS 3A
FINAL:  #4 Delta beat Grand Junction Central 62-49
FINAL:  #5 Eaton beat Frontier Academy 68-17
FINAL:  #9 Platte Valley beat Valley 68-19
#10 Academy at Jefferson
 
CLASS 4A
#4 Evergreen at Golden
#6 Holy Family vs Berthoud (PPD)
 
CLASS 5A
FINAL:  #10 Vista Peak beat Prairie View 63-38