Riley Bevington’s brilliance is keeping Roaring Fork girls basketball on the fast track to the postseason.

The junior has always been a scorer, as evidenced by her double-digit average as a freshman and then an impressive 16.5 points per game mark her sophomore season. But so far in 2025-26, she’s taken her game to another level entirely.

Her stats include 7.7 rebounds, 6.2 steals and 3.5 assists per game. Defensively, she is playing about as well as anyone in Colorado, having zero games registered with three fouls against her (according to MaxPreps).

The stats surrounding her scoring are great, but when it comes to putting the ball in the basket, Bevington has made the biggest dent.

That scoring prowess continued last week, as she notched her seventh 30-point game of the season in the Rams’ dominant, 64-39 win over a very good Cedaredge team. While she only made nine field goals, her presence was felt in the post with a crushing effort from the free throw line, going 13-for-16 to help her achieve 33 points.

Two nights later, in a 72-20 win over Olathe, she scored 28 more points. She is now Colorado’s top dog in the scoring average department, at 31.2 points per game, but perhaps even more impressive is her top-20 national ranking in scoring according to MaxPreps.

The Rams are 12-0 and have won every game so far by at least 20 points. After getting ousted in last year’s regional finals with a trip to the Great 8 on the line, the team from Carbondale seems to be playing with a chip on its shoulder.

A big showdown may be ahead Saturday, however, as RFHS travels to 9-0 Meeker for a Western Slope League matchup.

Other big games to watch this week:

Class 3A

Colorado Springs Christian at Salida, Friday, 5:30 p.m.: Both of these teams are top 10 in the CHSAA Class 3A Selection & Seeding Index, sitting atop the Tri-Peaks League. The Lions have averaged 66 points a game since coming back from break, much of that coming from junior Rose Ross. Salida, behind senior Braeden Johnson, has won six straight games.

Class 2A/1A

Idalia at Simla, Friday, 5 p.m.: Simla (No. 2 in the 2A Index) has five games scheduled before the end of the month, a busy stretch that begins at home against the Wolves, who are No. 8 in the 1A Index. The Cubs are young and are spreading the ball like crazy, with six players averaging between 11.0 and 8.3 points per game. Idalia, which also plays Lone Star (4-5) on Thursday, has a five-game win streak intact thanks in large part to the experienced trio of seniors Ailyn Monarrez-Estrada, Brigette Kite and Tatum Soehner, who combine for 32.9 points a game.

Class 1A

Flagler at Caliche, Saturday, 2 p.m.: Caliche got back on the winning track Tuesday versus Otis and now is 9-2 on the season and No. 9 in the 1A Index. Flagler has a game ahead of Saturday (vs. Byers on Friday night) but currently has a five-game win streak in which it has not allowed more than 25 points against. The Panthers, No. 12 in the 1A Index, have enjoyed increased production from sophomore Rylie Berry (15.4 ppg, 8.0 rpg).