It’s the final Friday of girls’ basketball in December and quite a few top 10 teams square off.  Rankings wise, the best battle takes place in Class 1A where top ranked Briggsdale heads to #2 Fleming for the first of two crucial meetings inside the North Central.  But there are several others including two in Class 2A between Wray-Holyoke and Yuma-Simla.
The 3A division sees a good pairing of #4 Delta and #7 Alamosa as the two collide in a game that will help decide the best clubs out west.  #2 Pagosa Springs is also in that discussion and they look for a win over Olathe today which could set up a showdown with #3 Lutheran tomorrow.
Big school play is dominated by top teams continuing tournament play outside the state but there is one good matchup within the borders as #4 Holy Family tangles with #10 Air Academy.
 
CLASS 1A
FINAL:  #1 Briggsdale beat #2 Fleming 65-47
FINAL:  Holly beat #6 Wiley 48-37 (Lamar Holiday Tournament)
FINAL:  #8 Springfield beat Kit Carson 36-27 (Lamar Holiday Tournament)
FINAL:  #10 McClave beat Granada 46-34
 
CLASS 2A
FINAL:  #1 Limon beat Fowler 51-22
FINAL:  #2 Sanford beat Escalante NM 51-13
FINAL:  #4 Del Norte beat Sierra Grande 62-20
FINAL:  #8 Holyoke beat #3 Wray 49-31
FINAL:  #5 Yuma beat #10 Simla 54-39
FINAL:  Grand Valley beat #6 Meeker 41-35
 
CLASS 3A
FINAL:  #2 Pagosa Springs beat Olathe 56-12
FINAL:  #3 Lutheran beat Manitou Springs 57-44
FINAL:  #7 Alamosa beat #4 Delta 42-38
FINAL:  #6 Centauri beat Cedaredge 52-45
FINAL:  #8 Platte Valley beat Machebeuf 58-28
FINAL:  Rocky Ford beat #9 Colorado Springs Christian 47-36
 
CLASS 4A
FINAL:  #1 Mullen beat Chandler AZ 60-21
FINAL:  #3 Berthoud beat Longmont 69-34
FINAL:  #10 Holy Family beat #4 Air Academy 42-25
FINAL:  Desert Hills UT beat #5 George Washington 53-41
FINAL: #6 Green Mountain beat Summit 65-18
 
CLASS 5A
#2 Grandview vs (Nike Tournament of Champions)
#3 Highlands Ranch vs (Nike Tournament of Champions)
FINAL:  #4 Valor Christian beat Liberty AZ 62-47
FINAL:  #5 Regis beat Sabino AZ 58-23
#9 Denver East at Campbell County WY (Power to Play Tournament)
FINAL:  #10 Vista Peak beat Liberty 52-42