With the reigning Class 5A Player of the Year in foul trouble for much of the night, Overland’s boys basketball team proved Saturday why the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
After coming up an excruciating one point short in last year’s Class 1A state championship game, the Fleming Wildcats weren’t about to let it happen again.
When Manitou Springs and Lutheran met in January, Manitou came away with a win. But Saturday, with a championship on the line, Lutheran took the trophy.
The Idalia girls caused pressure all night in the Class 1A state title game as they defeated Briggsdale to claim their second consecutive championship.
