Sanford made 17 free throws in the fourth quarter to muscle past Akron 58-53 to capture the Class 2A state championship Saturday night at Colorado State University-Pueblo’s Massari Arena.
Using a tenacious defense, No. 4-seeded Sanford upset top-seeded Ignacio 47-37 Friday in a Class 2A state semifinal game at Colorado State University-Pueblo’s Massari Arena.
Clayton Peterson scored 15 points -- all in the second half -- lifting the Indians to a 71-57 victory over Simla in the first round of the Class 2A state tournament.
Heading into this weekend's Class 2A state tournament, Akron's Brady Baer is 30 points shy of breaking boys basketball's career scoring record in this state.
