ThunderRidge beats Eaglecrest at the buzzer to send Grizzlies to third title game in four years

ThunderRidge Grizzlies teammates swarm Tommy Wight (3) after Wight hit a putback shot to defeat the Eaglecrest Raptors 64-62 winning the 6A boys Colorado state high school Final Four game at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on Friday, March 08, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

By Kyle Newman | knewman@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: March 8, 2024 at 8:58 PM MST | UPDATED: March 8, 2024 at 9:18 PM MST

Getting your player ready...

For the second time in as many games at the Denver Coliseum, Tommy Wight put on his green cape and played hero.

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ThunderRidge beats Eaglecrest at buzzer in Class 6A Final Four to send Grizzlies to third title game in four years

Tommy Wight’s second game-winner at the Coliseum came after he helped T-Ridge beat Rock Canyon in the Great 8

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