It’s a new year and a new classification but here the Holy Family Tiger are again, in a Great 8.
On Saturday at home in Broomfield, the Tigers rallied late to overcome Air Academy 35-33 in the Class 4A Sweet 16.
Holy Family moved to 21-4. The Tigers outscored the Kadets (15-10) 12-1 to end the game.
Maggie Spitzer scored 17 points, the only double-figure scorer in the game, to lead Holy Family, which is in its first season in 4A and won six 3A titles from 2008-14.
“Maggie was just fearless and then the kids found a way to find her,” coach Ron Rossi told BoCoPreps. “The other kids picked it up and that’s what teams do, they find a way.”
Elsewhere in 4A on a busy day in which all four No. 1 seeds advanced as did three of the No. 2s …
Tori Galvan scored 14 points as Mullen (16-9) used a 19-6 scoring edge in the second quarter to handle No. 2 seed Palisade 47-39. The Bulldogs ended 22-3.
Sand Creek moved to 21-4 with as 65-48 whipping of Mead.
D’Evelyn advanced to 20-5 in getting past Sand Creek 71-62.
Kendall Bradbury had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Caroline Bryan added 16 points and 11 rebounds as Valor Christian rolled to a 38-10 halftime lead and cruised to a 70-25 drubbing of Windsor.
Canon City, a No. 1 seed, used everything it had to get past Pueblo East 55-53 and remain undefeated at 25-0.
Pueblo West climbed to 20-4 with a 56-28 drubbing of Littleton.
And Longmont, a No. 6 seed, a day after beating third-seeded Evergreen, took down host Pueblo South, a No. 2 seed, 49-43. The Trojans (19-6) were led by Madi Gaibler (15 points), Sydney Wetterstrom (12) and Sarah Nichols (10).
Great 8 matchups (at home sites) on Friday, March 6:
Longmont at Canon City
Mullen at Pueblo West
Sand Creek at D’Evelyn
Valor Christian at Holy Family
