Photos: Ralston Valley’s run leads to win over Bear Creek in girls basketball

LAKEWOOD — No. 8 Ralston Valley girls basketball had a rough start Wednesday night at Bear Creek, but eventually wound up with a 61-48 win.

With bad weather and very poor road conditions in south Jeffco, the game matching league rivals was 20 minutes late starting to allow players from both squads to arrive. Ralston Valley head coach Jeff Gomer never did make the game.

Bear Creek started the game on fire despite the 20 degrees and four inches of snow outside. With 5:07 to play in the first quarter, the Bears were up 12-2, hitting all most every shot they put up.

RV on the other hand was as cold as the weather. By the end of the first it was 16-9.

But in the second quarter, RV started the slow climb. The Mustangs opened a 10-2 run, and with 1:48 to play in the half, RV had its first lead of the game at 19-18.

The run only continued. By halftime, it was 19-2 and Ralston Valley led 28-18.

Things stayed the same after the break. The Mustangs led 47-22 with 3:33 to play in the third. Halfway into the fourth quarter, the Bears tried to rally but fell short.

Sophomore Ashley VanSickle lead the Mustangs with 13 points and six rebounds — including five on the offensive end — and also had six assists and three steals. Freshman Makena Prey added 11 points, with Micheala Shaklee and Hannah Weber adding 10 points each.