It’s a very good Friday schedule for girls’ basketball teams ranked in the top 10.  The featured attraction is at the Buena Vista Invitational where the top two teams in Class 3A face off.  St Mary’s is ranked #1 and the Pirates are the two-time defending state champion.  Pagosa Springs sits at number two in the division.
Another top five battle in a tournament can be found at the Pueblo County bracket between Pueblo West and Air Academy.  They’re ranked second and third in Class 4A this week.  Another excellent big school pairing has top ranked Cherry Creek (5A) against #5 Mesa Ridge (4A).
Rivalry games can also be found on the sale.  Sanford and Centauri clash in the semifinals of the La Junta Holiday Tournament and both enter the game ranked #5 in their respective class.  #2 Wray and #4 Yuma meet for the second time in a week in the consolation bracket of the Goodland KS Topside Classic.  Wray topped the two-time champions 48-42 last week.
Another game of note has #2 Kit Carson (1A) at home against Wiley.  The Wildcats ended their 77-game winning streak with a loss to top ranked Limon on Thursday but look for their first win and the start of a new streak against the visiting Panthers.
 
CLASS 1A
FINAL:  #1 Briggsdale beat Shining Mountain 54-38
FINAL:  Wiley beat #2 Kit C
FINAL:  #3 Fleming beat Caliche 55-14
FINAL:  #4 Sangre De Cristo beat Sargent 45-27
FINAL:  #5 South Baca beat Manzanola 82-20
FINAL:  #6 Merino beat Otis 43-17
#8 Springfield at Holly
FINAL:  #9 Lone Star beat Cheyenne Wells 36-16
#10 Cotopaxi at Evangelical Christian (ECA Tournament)
 
CLASS 2A
FINAL: #2 Wray beat #4 Yuma 41-32
FINAL:  #3 Del Norte beat Swink 50-34
FINAL:  #5 Centauri (3A) beat #5 Sanford 38-24
FINAL:  #6 Simla beat Akron 81-31
FINAL:  #8 Rye beat Fountain Valley 62-36
FINAL:  Kirtland Central NM beat #10 Ignacio 48-38
 
CLASS 3A
FINAL:  #1 St Mary’s beat #2 Pagosa Springs 50-31
#6 Alamosa vs Glenwood Springs (Glenwood Springs Tournament)
FINAL:  #10 Eaton beat Highland 44-22
 
CLASS 4A
FINAL:  #2 Pueblo West beat #3 Air Academy 51-30
FINAL:  #4 Berthoud beat Bear Creek 67-30
FINAL:  #8 Green Mountain beat Pueblo County 53-29
#9 Sand Creek vs Legend (Douglas County Tournament)
 
CLASS 5A
FINAL:  #1 Cherry Creek beat #5 Mesa Ridge (4A) 55-17
FINAL:  #9 Vista Peak beat Standley Lake 69-44