Poudre girls basketball ran into a number of difficulties during the 2013-14 season -- including close losses and injuries. But things turned around at the winter break, and the Impalas are now in their first final four since 1978.
Gabby Purnell worked a masterpiece against D’Evelyn in the Great 8 at the Denver Coliseum with a 9-of-11 shooting performance for 22 points as Mesa Ridge girls beat the Jaguars 47-41.
On Jan. 3, Sand Creek's girls basketball team ran away from Valor Christian in a 67-34 rout. Saturday, in the Great 8 at the Denver Coliseum, Valor decided not to let that happen again.
