PUEBLO — During its previous two games, Fossil Ridge was in a shooting slump. The SaberCats, however, couldn’t have picked a better time to find their shooting touch.
Fossil Ridge drained eight 3-pointers Thursday, three by Gabs Lucero, to upset Pueblo South 56-48 at Massari Arena.
“We’ve been off with our shots the last couple of games, but we’re hitting our shots (Thursday night),” Fossil Ridge coach Shannon Randles said. “We usually shoot a lot of 3s, and we were making those as well.”
The Colts (23-3) cut the deficit to 41-40 when Sara Housman put back a bucket with 5:58 remaining. The SaberCats never flinched, and Lucero drained a crucial trey with 3:51 for a 49-42 lead.
Fossil Ridge 17 10 12 17 — 56
Pueblo South 10 15 13 10 — 48
Fossil Ridge — Heikes 1 0-0 3, Ashmore 0 1-2 1, Willer 2 3-4 8, DeMario 1 3-6 5, Ambriz 4 2-3 12, Lucero 5 2-2 15, Benshoof 4 2-2 12. Totals 17 13-19 56.
Pueblo South — Kemling 5 8-9 18, Kliesen 5 0-0 12, Thiebaut 5 1-2 12, Housman 2 0-0 4, Christie 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 9-11 48.
3-pt. goals — Lucero 3, Benshoof 2, Ambriz 2 Willer; Kliesen 2, Thiebaut. Total fouls — Fossil Ridge 13, Pueblo South 17. Fouled out — None. Technicals — None.
Montrose 42, Mitchell 31
Senior point guard Rachel Han-sen scored 12 of her 14 points in the second half as Montrose muscled past Mitchell.
“We were real excited, and we had a lot of adrenaline flowing at the start of the game,” Hansen said. “Once we settled down and started running our offense, we had a lot more success.”
Mitchell 8 8 6 9 — 31
Montrose 11 7 10 14 — 42
Mitchell — Myers 1 3-6 5, Franks 1 0-0 3, Fernandez 2 4-5 8, Johnson 4 0-0 8, Margiotta 2 0-0 5, Groves 1 0-2 2. Totals 11 7-13 31.
Montrose — Horn 0 0-2 0, Earle 0 0-1 2, Hansen 5 4-7 14, Abel 3 0-0 8, Walker 3 3-4 9, Bowden 3 3-3 9. Totals 10-17 42.
3-pt. goals — Franks, Margiotta, Abel 2. Total fouls — Mitchell 14, Montrose 12. Fouled out — Myers. Technicals — none.
Sierra 54, Roosevelt 45
Chucky Jeffery scored 19 points and Sierra (22-3) went on an 11-0 run to open the second half.
“This was a big win for us,” said Jeffery, a versatile forward who has signed to play at the University of Colorado. “Once we got up on them, they got frustrated, and we just kept running and running on them.”
Sierra 8 10 15 21 — 54
Roosevelt 9 7 9 20 — 45
Sierra — Rotondo 5 6-8 16, Pinkney 1 0-2 2, F. Jeffery 0 1-2 1, C. Jeffery 8 1-4 19, Goss 0 1-1 1, Black 2 0-3 4, Dias 2 2-4 6, Miner 1 3-6 6. Totals 19 14-30 54.Roosevelt — Velasquez 0 1-2 1, Morford 6 2-4 15, Kielian 0 2-2 2, Ramirez 2 0-0 4, Martinson 1 0-1 2, Flynn 2 0-0 4, Balles 3 7-10 17. Totals 14 12-19 45.3-pt. goals — C. Jeffery 2; Morford. Total fouls — Sierra 17, Roosevelt 20. Fouled out — Kielian. Technicals — None.
Saturday’s Great 8
At Metro State
Mullen (21-4) vs. Longmont (22-2), 4:15 p.m.
Broomfield (25-0) vs. Glenwood Springs (20-3), 6 p.m.
At Thunderdome
Montrose (23-2) vs. Centaurus (23-2), 2:30 p.m.
At CSU-Pueblo
Fossil Ridge (21-4) vs. Sierra (22-3), 4:15 p.m.
Final Four
At the CU Events Center
Semifinals: 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Wednesday
Finals: 6 p.m. Friday
