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Class 6A boys final: No. 2 Eaglecrest 70, No. 7 ThunderRidge 54
A year after losing to ThunderRidge in the Final Four on a putback at the buzzer, Eaglecrest got a measure of revenge while punching its ticket to the final week of the season for the second year in a row.
Senior post Garrett Barger punished the Grizzlies with 18 points and 11 rebounds on 9-of-11 shooting in the paint. Senior guard Anthony Nettles (16 points) rediscovered his shot at the right time, draining the second of two fourth-quarter 3-pointers after Barger went to the bench with his fourth foul midway through the frame. And Lucas Kalimba added 11 points and nine rebounds as the Raptors (24-2) outscored T-Ridge 20-7 in the final frame.
Next up is a date with No. 6 Mountain Vista next Thursday in the Final Four, with the Raptors chasing their first state title since 2017.
Sam Walkowiak was a perfect 8 for 8 from the floor amassing a game-high 21 points for ThunderRidge (20-6). Drew Paine added 14 points and five rebounds, but was held scoreless in the second half as Eaglecrest turned a 50-47 edge going into the final eight minutes into a blowout victory.
10:22 p.m.: Anthony Nettles drops in his second 3-pointer of the fourth quarter, Lucas Kalimba gets a putback and T-Ridge turns the ball over on consecutive possessions. The light is starting to go out on the Grizzlies’ season as Eaglecrest nears its second straight Final Four trip. The lead is 67-49 with 2:34 to go. — Matt Schubert
10:19 p.m.: Just as Eaglecrest looks ready to put this away, Garrett Barger gets whistled for his fourth foul with 5:14 to go. — Matt Schubert
10:18 p.m.: Garrett Barger sinks another baby hook, then Anthony Nettles drains a transition 3-pointer as the Eaglecrest lead balloons to 57-47 with 5:23 left in the game. The Raptors are ready for their knockout blow. — Matt Schubert
10:11 p.m.: Every time Eaglecrest is on the verge of running away with the game, T-Ridge does enough to stay within range. A few trips after Garrett Barger’s third dunk of the game, Sam Walkowiak collected a loose ball and took it the other way for a transition and-one bucket. After Barger got whistled for his third foul of the night with 7.9 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Aman Binu went the length of the court for a left-handed layup at the buzzer. It’s 50-47 Eaglecrest entering the fourth quarter. — Matt Schubert
10:02 p.m.: Eaglecrest is keeping T-Ridge at arm’s length with both teams trading baskets. The Raptors lead is 43-37 with 3:53 left in the third quarter. — Matt Schubert
9:48 p.m.: Garrett Barger puts an exclamation point on an excellent first half with a baby hook before the buzzer to give Eaglecrest a 36-31 lead going into halftime. The senior post as 12 points and six rebounds on 6-of-7 shooting, while senior guard Anthony Nettles has seven points and La’Quince York six points.
ThunderRidge junior Drew Paine has gone blow for blow with Barger with 14 points and four rebounds on 7-of-8 shooting, but the rest of the Grizzlies shot a combined 6 of 17. Throw in 10 points off turnovers for Eaglecrest, and T-Ridge has its work cut out for it in the second half. — Matt Schubert
9:41 p.m.: The Grizzlies punch back with Kael Carney’s floater punctuating a 9-0 run. T-Ridge big man Drew Paine is … bringing the pain. As is Eaglecrest post Garrett Barger, who just threw down his second dunk of the game. We got a good one brewing in the nightcap. Eaglecrest leads 32-25 with 2:24 left in the second quarter. — Matt Schubert
9:32 p.m.: Drew Paine sinks a putback at the first-quarter buzzer to give ThunderRidge a little life. The big fella has eight of the team’s 12 points so far, with Eaglecrest leading 20-12 going into the second quarter. — Matt Schubert
9:24 p.m.: Eaglecrest is getting the better of things early on, getting out in transition and finding driving lanes through the Grizzlies defense with points coming from all angles. That included a five-point burst from Anthony Nettles and three baskets in the paint from senior big man Garrett Barger. The Raptors are on top 20-10 with 1:22 left in the first quarter. — Matt Schubert
Class 6A girls final: No. 5 Pine Creek 38, No. 4 Cherry Creek 33
It’s a brave new world for the Pine Creek Eagles.
They played in the Great 8 for the first time and now they’re in the Final Four.
Pine Creek roared back to beat Cherry Creek, 38-33.
The Eagles didn’t hold a lead until 4:20 left in the game when point guard LeeKaya Burke-Perryman made a driving, scooping layup to give the Eagles a 31-29 edge.
From that point on, Pine Creek controlled the game, making the big plays and sinking free throws down the stretch. Senior center Brooklyn Stewart, an Oklahoma commit, scored 10 points and pulled down 17 rebounds. Burke-Perryman also scored 10 points, as did Brenna Hallam, who added seven boards.
Pine Creek faces top-seeded Grandview and super center Sienna Betts in the semifinals.
Cherry Creek was led by senior A’Neya Chambers, who scored 11 points before fouling out late in the game. — Patrick Saunders
8:40 p.m.: LeeKaya Burke-Perryman scoops in a running layup to give Pine Creek its first lead of the game, 31-29, with 4:20 left in the game. — Patrick Saunders
8:35 p.m.: Here come the Eagles. A baseline 3-pointer by point guard LeeKaya Burke-Perryman cuts the Bruins’ lead to one, 25-24, with two minutes left in the third. Then Keelin Sills drills a 3-pointer just before the buzzer to tie the game at 27-all.
A berth in the Final Four is on the line as the fourth quarter opens. — Patrick Saunders
8:05 p.m.: The Bruins hold a 21-15 lead at intermission. Neither team is shooting well, partly because of pressure defense and partly because of a lot of missed shots in the paint. Creek shot 7 of 31 (22.6%) in the first half, while the Eagles were 7 of 26 (26.9%), including just 1 of 9 from behind the arc.
Brenna Hallam leads Pine Creek with six points and six rebounds. Oklahoma commit Brooklyn Stewart hauled in nine rebounds but scored just four points.
The Bruins, in the Great 8 for the fourth consecutive year, have seven points from senior guard A’Neya Chambers. — Patrick Saunders
7:45 p.m. Creek, playing its trademark tough-as-nails defense, sprinted to a 14-6 first-quarter lead. The Bruins opened the game shooting 1 for 11 but held the Eagles to 3 of 14 shooting in the quarter.
Molly Dorighi hit two 3-pointers to lead the Bruins with six points in the quarter.
In the Great 8 for the first time, Pine Creek got five points from Brenna Hallam.
Class 6A boys final: No. 1 Rangeview 75, No. 9 Regis Jesuit 69, 2OT
The game plan for Regis Jesuit was simple: Make the Rangeview defense work. And work. And then work some more.
For three quarters, the deliberate half-court game had ninth-seeded Regis in position to end top seed Rangeview’s unbeaten season. Then Rangeview turned up the pressure, and a Regis lead that grew as large as 12 in the fourth quarter melted away amid a flurry of turnovers and a whole lot of Marceles Duncan
The Rangeview freshman scored nine of his game-high 23 points in the second overtime, and the Raiders forced 11 Regis turnovers combined in the fourth quarter and two overtimes to escape with a 75-69 victory in Saturday night’s Great 8 boys basketball epic at Denver Coliseum.
The comeback spoiled a heroic effort from Regis junior Eric Fiedler, who scored a game-high 36 points on 8-of-17 shooting from the field and 17-of-18 at the free throw line. Lucas Dickinson added 20 points and 10 rebounds on 8-of-16 shooting, but Regis’ inability to close doomed its upset bid.
Twice Regis (19-7) had the ball at the end of the fourth quarter and first overtime with a chance at a game-winning bucket. Twice the Raiders were unable to get a shot off against Rangeview’s swarming defense.
Archie Weatherspoon V added 19 points and LaDavian King had 14 points, five rebounds and two blocks for Rangeview (26-0), which advanced to the Final Four for the third time since 2019 and first since COVID abruptly ended its 2020 season. They will face defending 5A champion Valor Christian.
7:20 p.m.: The Marceles Duncan show arrives … and right on time for Rangeview.
The Raiders freshman opened the second overtime with three straight baskets and scored nine of his team-high 23 points in that extra session to keep Rangeview’s unbeaten season alive.
Eric Fiedler was heroic with 36 points, but ran out of gas after carrying a heavy burden all game. Twice Regis (19-7) had the ball with a chance to win it, and twice they didn’t even get a shot off against Rangeview’s swarming defense. Now, they’re season is done, and Rangeview is 26-0.
7:09 p.m.: Once again, Regis doesn’t get a shot of with a chance to win it. Although … there may have been a foul or two on that last possession. Double OT coming with the score tied 60-all. — Matt Schubert
7:05 p.m.: We’re still tied, now at 60-all with 54.2 seconds to go. Eric Fiedler is 6 for 6 from the free throw line in OT, and Rangeview has a bucket and four free throws. It’s Regis ball with another shot to win this thing and end Rangeview’s unbeaten season. — Matt Schubert
6:57 p.m.: Regis Jesuit holds on for one shot … and doesn’t even get one off after Eric Fiedler’s pass is picked off. We’re going to OT. Free basketball in the Coliseum. — Matt Schubert
6:52 p.m.: Archie Weatherspoon V’s and-one in transition makes it a one-possession game, 54-51, with 1:18 to go. Then Rangeview’s full-court press forces yet another Regis turnover and Aidan Perez drains a three in the corner. We got a tie ballgame folks, 54-54, with 54.6 seconds left. What. A. Comeback. — Matt Schubert
6:43 p.m.: Rangeview generates another turnover and bucket off its full-court press, then forces a travel near mid-court. Finally, after three-and-a-half quarters, Rangeview’s pressure is starting to get to Regis. It’s 48-41 with 3:49 to go after Archie Weatherspoon V misses a pair of shots at the free throw line. The Raiders are 1 of 8 at the charity stripe in the fourth quarter. — Matt Schubert
6:39 p.m.: Archie Weatherspoon V’s 3-pointer off a scramble gives Rangeview life. The lead has been shaved down to 48-39 with 4:27 left. — Matt Schubert
6:36 p.m.: Rangeview has missed three of four free throws to start the fourth quarter, and Regis is squeezing the air out of the ball on the other end. Either Rangeview starts forcing Regis turnovers, or this thing is a wrap. Regis leads 46-36 with 5:45 to go. — Matt Schubert
6:29 p.m.: Eric Fiedler has taken over. The junior’s second 3-pointer of the game gave Regis the lead back and his finger roll at the bucket pushed it to five. Then came the dagger at buzzer: A stepback 3 that now has the Raiders up 44-35 going into the fourth quarter. Rangevier’s perfect season is teetering. And Fielder has 20 points through three quarters on 6-of-12 shooting. — Matt Schubert
6:22 p.m.: LaDavian King with his first big moment of the game, draining a 3-pointer from the top of the arc, then scoring on a leaner in traffic. His next shot? Another 3-pointer from the wing. Thrown together with a couple of free throws, it spelled a 10-1 run that gave Rangeview control of the game.
But Regis isn’t going away folks. Eric Fiedler’s and-one at the bucket pulls Regis within two at 35-33 halfway through the third quarter. — Matt Schubert
6:08 p.m.: Regis Jesuit retakes the lead, 25-23, just before halftime on a pair of Eric Fiedler free throws. The junior big man leads all scorers with nine points on seven shots, including a 3-pointer at the top of the key in the second quarter. Lucas Dickinson also has eight points for Regis, which would be dominating time of possession if that were a stat that was kept in basketball.
Archie Weatherspoon V leads Rangeview with eight points and Marceles Duncan has five, but the Raiders are struggling to finish against Regis’ length, shooting just 32% from the field. Senior leader LaDavian King has just three points and two fouls. — Matt Schubert
5:53 p.m.: Nearly two minutes into the second quarter, and Rangeview has broken this game out of the half-court slog Regis Jesuit is looking for.
Archie Weatherspoon V scored back-to-back baskets early in the second quarter, including a 3-pointer, and Rangeview leads 21-16 with 5:57 left before halftime. — Matt Schubert
Girls Class 6A final: No. 1 Grandview 54 vs. No. 8 Denver East 34
The Grandview’s balancing act has it back in the Final Four for the third time in the last four years. The Wolves improved to 23-3.
Overmatched East (17-9) utilized a collapsing zone defense to negate 6-foot-4 senior center Sienna Betts, a candidate for national player of the year. Still, the UCLA-bound Betts did what Betts does — she grabbed 14 rebounds to go with 10 points, three blocks and three assists — while her teammates knifed the basket and made the Angels pay for their strategy.
Sophomore guard Ava Chang led all scorers with 15 points and added 10 rebounds and five assists. Senior forward Deija Roberson scored 11 points and senior guard Maya Smith added 10.
East junior Mairead Hearty led the Angels with 11 points.
The Angels, whose shots in the paint were constantly altered by Betts, shot 18.6% (8 for 43) from the floor.
Grandview was shocked by Mullen in the Sweet 16 last year but now it’s two wins away from another title. Next up: the Wolves take on the winner of Saturday night’s game between No. 5 Pine Creek and No. 4 Cherry Creek.
Betts is now 17 points away from becoming the fourth Colorado prep girls basketball player to record 2,000 career points and 1,000 rebounds.
5:10 p.m.: With the Angels utilizing a collapsing zone defense to try to negate 6-foot-4 center Sienna Betts, the Wolves spread the ball around nicely. Guard Ava Chang led all scorers with 15 points and also grabbed nine rebounds.
Betts, who scored only two points in the second half, finished with 10 points and 14 rebounds. — Patrick Saunders
5:05 p.m.: After a sluggish start to the second half for both teams, the offenses finally got on track, but the Wolves are dominating the Angels, 42-22 with 5 minutes left in the game. East used a full-court press in an attempt to get back into the game but Grandview had little trouble breaking the press.
Grandview is spreading the ball around well. Ava Chang has 11 points, Maya Smith 10, and Deija Roberson nine points. Star center Sienna Betts has eight points, 12 rebounds, three blocks and three assists. — Patrick Saunders
4:35 p.m.: Grandview is running away with this game and cruising into next week’s Final Four. The Wolves lead the Angels 27-11 at halftime. Deija Roberson leads top-ranked Wolves with nine points.
UCLA-bound center Sienna Betts has eight points and four rebounds. The talented 6-foot-4 lefty entered the game needing 27 points to become the fourth Colorado prep girls basketball player to record 2,000 career points and 1,000 rebounds. She’s chasing her third state title in four years.
Mairead Hearty leads East with six points. — Patrick Saunders
4:15 p.m: Grandview, led by national player of the year candidate Sienna Betts, was upset by Mullen in the Sweet 16 last year. The Wolves look like they are on a mission this year. They lead East 21-7 early in the second quarter.
East is playing a collapsing zone defense to try and slow down Betts but the strategy is not working. Betts is still dominating on both ends of the floor and her teammates are hitting their shots. — Patrick Saunders
Class 6A boys final: No. 6 Mountain Vista 71, No. 3 Chaparral 57
The Wood father-son coaching tandem is two wins away from rarified coaching air.
Golden Eagles head coach Brian Wood, who won a pair of Class 3A titles as a star player at Buena Vista under the direction of his dad Bob Wood, has Mountain Vista in the Class 6A Final 4 after beating Chaparral 71-57 on Saturday at the Denver Coliseum. Bob is now Brian’s lead assistant.
A championship this season would give the father/son hoops tandem a title together as coach/coach following their achievements as coach/player. And with the guard/forward combo of Cal Baskind and Oliver Junker, Mountain Vista has the firepower to do it.
“I think they’re the best tandem in the state,” said Brian Wood. “I wouldn’t trade either of them for anybody. With Cal hitting from outside, and Oliver able to control the paint, they’re both really, really good.”
Baskind had 27 points on Saturday, and Junker added 17. Those efforts helped Mountain Vista pull away from Chaparral in the second half despite a strong performance by Wolverines sophomore sensation Christian Williams, who tied Baskind’s game-high 27 points and had Chaparral threatening in the third quarter.
Mountain Vista improved to 21-5, while Chaparral finished 21-5. It’s the second time the Golden Eagles beat the Wolverines this season, in addition to a 82-72 victory in Continental League play on Feb. 21.
In his sixth year as head coach, Brian Wood is in his 17th year in the program overall, as he was Bob’s lead assistant for 11 seasons prior to taking over. This season marks the Golden Eagles’ fifth Final 4 appearance under the Woods. Mountain Vista’s never been able to break through to the title game, but Brian believes next week will be different. The Golden Eagles play the winner of No. 2 Eaglecrest and No. 7 ThunderRidge.
“We’ll get a team that beat us, and we’re going to be really hard to beat twice,” Wood said.
— Kyle Newman
2:43 p.m.: Carlos Arocho’s lay-in at the buzzer off a rebound gives Mountain Vista some breathing room after Chaparral made a run in the fourth quarter. The Golden Eagles lead 47-38. Chaparral sophomore sensation Christian Williams has 17 points, while Cal Baskind leads all scorers with 19 points and his junior teammate Oliver Junker has 11. — Kyle Newman
2:20 p.m.: At half, Mountain Vista is up 31-22 on Chaparral. Cal Baskind has 13 points, while the Wolverines are led by seven points from sophomore Christian Williams. Golden Eagles head coach Brian Wood has been his usual animiated self on the sideline, while his dad Bob Wood has been cool as a cucumber. The father-son coaching duo are deep into their second decade coaching together after Bob coached Brian to a record-setting career at Buena Vista. — Kyle Newman
2:01 p.m.: Mountain Vista leads Chaparral 13-10 after one quarter. Senior guard Cal Baskind is balling for the Golden Eagles, with 10 points already. — Kyle Newman
Class 6A girls final: No. 7 Legend 67, No. 2 Valor Christian 59
After the program’s first trip to the Final 4 last year ended in a heartbreaking, last-second loss, Legend is headed back to the stage this season.
The Titans beat Regis Jesuit, the team that ended their season last year, in the Sweet 16. They followed up that revenge win by beating Valor Christian 67-59 on Saturday in the Great 8 at the Denver Coliseum, sending the defending champions packing.
It made the teams’ first meeting, a 69-42 Valor Christian domination in December, seem like eons ago.
“We knew we were the team to beat them, and we just proved everyone wrong,” senior point guard Grace Stanley said. “We were fighting for every loose ball, drawing charges. You could tell we wanted it more.”
Stanley (UCCS commit) and senior forward/Boise State commit Mason Borcherding paced the Titans with 13 points apiece.
Senior Aislyn Korella, senior Maley Wilhelm and junior Maile Starns also finished in double figures amid a balanced scoring effort. Valor Christian was led by 20 points by reigning Ms. Colorado Basketball Quinn VanSickle and 19 from Peyton Jones, both of whom are Division I recruits.
The Titans led for all but 2:38 of the game, and combined their signature up-tempo style with effectiveness in the half-court. Going 7-of-10 from the stripe also helped seal the deal.
“We play at a fast-pace, and we are not known for composure in the half-court,” Legend coach Darren Pitzner said. “We had to pull the foot off the gas a little bit and have that discipline. The girls believed and I’m epically proud of them.
“We didn’t come here today mesmerized. We’re not here to get to play in the Coliseum — we’re here to win.”
The Titans improved to 21-5, while the Eagles finished 23-3.
— Kyle Newman
1:17 p.m.: Valor Christian’s 69-42 beatdown of Legend on Dec. 4 seems like a long time ago. Legend sends the defending champions packing with five players in double figures, led by 13 points from both senior forward/Boise State commit Mason Borcherding as well as senior guard/UCCS commit Grace Stanley. The Titans improve to 21-5 as they head to a second straight Final 4, while the Eagles finish 23-3. — Kyle Newman
1:01 p.m.: Legend is on the precipice of knocking off the defending champions. The Titans lead Valor Christian 51-43 heading into the fourth quarter. Can they deliver the knockout blow? — Kyle Newman
12:33 p.m.: At the half, Legend leads 30-25. The Titans’ Mason Borcherding and the Eagles’ Quinn VanSickle both have 11 points to lead all scorers. — Kyle Newman
12:17 p.m.: Legend comes out on fire to open the game and build up an 18-10 lead after one quarter. Valor Christian’s been sloppy with the ball and isn’t shooting well. — Kyle Newman
Class 6A boys final: No. 5 Valor Christian 72, No. 4 Ralston Valley 59
11:37 a.m.: The defending champs are headed back to the Final 4. Valor Christian improved to 22-4, while Ralston Valley finished 23-3. Cole Scherer led all scorers with 26 points, and Brady Wynja had a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Tanner Braketa led the Mustangs with 22, and Caiden Braketa had 21. — Kyle Newman
11:26 a.m.: Ralston Valley is on the ropes. The Eagles lead 60-44 with four minutes left. The unstoppable Cole Scherer has 20 points, while Brady Wynja has been a force in the post with 14 points. The defending champions can smell a return trip to the Final 4. — Kyle Newman
11:18 a.m.: Valor Christian is in command, with a 50-42 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Cole Scherer has 18 points for the Eagles, as does Tanner Braketa for the Mustangs, and Brady Wynja has 12 points. — Kyle Newman
10:51 a.m.: In the waning seconds of the opening half, Ralston Valley’s Zeke Andrews has a thunderous dunk, and-one. He sinks the free throw, giving the Mustangs a 33-32 lead heading into the locker room. — Kyle Newman
10:44 a.m.: Ralston Valley’s Tanner Braketa crossed over reigning Mr. Colorado Basketball Cole Scherer, then drained a three, to give the Mustangs a 26-25 lead with 4:10 left in the first half. The crowd was wowed. — Kyle Newman
10:37 a.m.: In the rubber match between these two stalwarts — they split single-digit victories in the Jeffco League during the regular season — the first quarter is back-and-forth. The Eagles lead 18-15 heading to the second quarter. — Kyle Newman
Class 6A girls final: No. 14 Riverdale Ridge 41, No. 6 Highlands Ranch 37
10:03 a.m.: Riverdale Ridge’s run through the Class 6A bracket continues in its first year in the classification, as the Ravens (21-5) hold on to beat Highlands Ranch (22-4) to make their first appearance in the big-school Final 4. Brihanna Crittendon led all scorers with 21 points. Highlands Ranch freshman Kimora Banks-Thomas paced her team with 11 points. — Kyle Newman
9:58 a.m.: The Falcons go on an 8-2 run, cutting the deficit to 39-37 with 40 seconds left. Highlands Ranch has the ball after calling timeout. — Kyle Newman
9:53 a.m.: Highlands Ranch’s offense has stalled out. More than halfway through the fourth, they’ve yet to score, allowing Riverdale Ridge to open up a 37-29 lead, the largest of the game. — Kyle Newman
9:45 a.m.: The Falcons scored on the opening possession of the second half to take their first lead, 20-18. But the Ravens answered right back, as lobs into Brihanna Crittendon in the post continue to be extremely effective. With 57 seconds left in the third, a 3 by Katie Moon gives the Falcons another brief lead, 29-26. But Riverdale Ridge responds with consecutive buckets, including a lay-up by Crittendon at the buzzer to give her team a 30-29 lead heading into the final frame. Crittendon heated up in the third, with 10 points to give her 16 overall. Addie Moon leads Highlands Ranch with 8 points. — Kyle Newman
9:19 a.m.: At the 2:33 mark in the second quarter, Brihanna Crittendon picks up back-to-back fouls on the same possession — first a double-foul on her and Tori Baker, then a charge. With three fouls, that sends Crittendon to the bench for the first time in the game. Highlands Ranch, down 16-12 at that point, takes advantage of the “non-Jokic minutes” to tie the game 18-18 heading into half. Crittendon did not score in the quarter. Meanwhile, the Falcons’ Ezra Simonich hit a free throw at the 1:16 mark that was her 1,000th career point, prompting a frenzy of signs from the blue-and-white crowd. Highlands Ranch tied it up with a fast-break lay-up on its next possession. Crittendon has to avoid more fouls in the second half, or it could be big trouble for Riverdale Ridge, which has impressed in its first year in Class 6A following a title in Class 4A last year. — Kyle Newman
9:01 a.m.: Riverdale Ridge leads 10-5 after the first quarter. Brihanna Crittendon won the opening tip, and the Ravens immediately fed her on the opening possession. Crittendon backed Ezra Simonich down, forcing her to floor, for the easy bucket. Crittendon has 6 points. Meanwhile, Highlands Ranch has struggled to find an offensive rhythm. The Falcons are having difficultly finishing around the rim (Crittendon is impacting that) and they’re rushing possessions. — Kyle Newman
8:43 a.m.: We’re about to tip off the Class 6A Great 8 action. The obvious storyline to watch in this one: Can all-time winningest girls coach, the Falcons’ Caryn Jarocki, come up with a gameplan to limit the impact of Riverdale Ridge star Brihanna Crittendon? Don’t forget, Highlands Ranch has some college-bound ballers too, i.e. seniors Ezra Simonich (Colorado Christian commit) and Tori Baker (DU). Expect double-teams on Crittendon all morning long. — Kyle Newman
8:35 a.m.: We’re just minutes away from the opening game of the Class 6A Great 8 at Denver Coliseum. And, boy, is it going to be good, with blue chip recruit Brihanna Crittendon and the Riverdale Ridge Ravens going uep against the gold standard of big school girls basketball, Highlands Ranch. — Matt Schubert
Schedule and results
Class 6A boys
No. 1 Rangeview (25-0) vs. No. 9 Regis Jesuit (19-6), 5:30 p.m.
No. 5 Valor Christian (21-4) vs. No. 4 Ralston Valley (23-2), 10:15 a.m.
No. 2 Eaglecrest (23-2) vs. No. 7 ThunderRidge (20-5), 8:30 p.m.
No. 6 Mountain Vista (20-5) vs. No. 3 Chaparral (21-4), 1:15 p.m.
Class 6A girls
No. 1 Grandview (22-3) vs. No. 8 Denver East (17-8), 4 p.m.
No. 5 Pine Creek (23-2) vs. No. 4 Cherry Creek (18-7), 7 p.m.
No. 2 Valor Christian (23-2) vs. No. 7 Legend (20-5), 11:45 a.m.
No. 6 Highlands Ranch (22-3) vs. No. 14 Riverdale Ridge (20-5), 8:45 a.m.
