Holy Family, which moves up to 4A next school year, capped off a string of six state titles in seven seasons on Saturday with a 52-45 victory over Pagosa Springs.
The Holy Family boys basketball team knew it had a tall challenge -- literally -- against Colorado Springs Christian in Friday’s Class 3A boys semifinal.
The Pagosa Springs girls basketball team struggled mightily to find the bottom of the net in the first half of Friday’s Class 3A state semifinal game. Fortunately, their defense kept it close.
Fossil Ridge turned it up a notch on Thursday, forcing 24 turnovers in advancing to next week’s state semifinals in Boulder with a 60-50 win over Dakota Ridge.
Through the first half of Tuesday’s girls Class 5A third round playoff game, Legacy had visions of pulling off its third upset of the tournament. Then Lauren Wood took over.
Kent Mincer has been covering Colorado high school sports since 1984. Included are stints in Glenwood Springs, as well as Grand Junction at the Daily Sentinel. He has covered 17 state wrestling tournaments, as well as state basketball in Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs and Pueblo.
