Girls basketball’s 2019 state tournament bracket in Class 1A.
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Month: March 2019
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2A boys basketball’s state tournament bracket
Boys basketball’s 2019 state tournament bracket in Class 2A.
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1A boys basketball’s state tournament bracket
Boys basketball’s 2019 state tournament bracket in Class 1A.
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2A and 1A state basketball brackets released
(Photo courtesy of Kristie Radel) AURORA — The 2019 Class 2A and 1A boys and girls state basketball brackets were unveiled on Sunday.
Find the complete brackets here:
The 2A tournaments are being held at Budweiser Events Center in Loveland. The 1A events are at CSU-Pueblo.
Each tournament begins on Thursday morning, and run all day on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Great 8 games are Thursday, Final 4 games are Friday, and championship games are Saturday.
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Sargent’s big game helps Regis Jesuit reach hockey’s title game
(Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) DENVER — Nolan Sargent has stepped up in a big way during the postseason, and now he’s a big reason why Regis Jesuit is back in hockey’s title game.
Sargent, a junior defenseman, scored two goals and had an assist as the top-seeded and defending champion Raiders beat No. 4 Chaparral 4-0 in the semifinals on Friday night.
Regis Jesuit defenseman Nolan Sargent, left, celebrates his first-period goal with teammate Leighton Walsh. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) Sargent also had a goal and an assist against Cherry Creek in the quarterfinals.
“I knew that we were going to need some offensive power, and I just tried to tuck as many as I could,” said Sargent, who now has 16 goals and 12 assists in 22 games this season.
Sargent opened the scoring with 3:55 left to play in the first period, and added to the lead 10 minutes into the second with an end-to-end rush. In the third, he assisted on Drew Renner’s snipe from the slot the found the top-left corner.
In three games against Chaparral this season, Sargent has four goals and four assists.
“He’s had such a fantastic year, and he’s such a great player for us,” Regis Jesuit coach Dan Woodley said. “He’s motivated to prove he’s one of the best players in the state.”
Nicholas Schultz added the final goal goal with 2:07 to play.
The Raiders’ smothering defense led to a massive advantage in the shots department, with Regis Jesuit out-shooting Chaparral 39-11. It helped goalie Marco Sandoval, a senior, notch his seventh shutout of the season, and second of the playoffs.
“I thought we were pretty solid defensively,” Woodley said. “It was really hard to get an extended period of time — other than the first few shifts — in our zone.”
This marks the fourth consecutive year in which Regis Jesuit will play in hockey’s championship game. The Raiders have won two of the last three.
“It’s unbelievable playing for this program,” said Regis Jesuit captain Kale Lone. “It never gets old. The past four years have been — definitely — the highlight of my life so far.”
Regis Jesuit will face the winner of of the next semifinal between Valor Christian and Dakota Ridge.
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Dakota Ridge hockey reaches first title game in program history
DENVER — Dakota Ridge has punched its ticket to the program’s first hockey state championship game.
“I had all the confidence in the world,” said Dakota Ridge senior Drew Eickelman after the Eagles’ 5-1 state semifinal upset victory over No. 2-seeded Valor Christian on Friday night at Pepsi Center. “The last couple of games we’ve been playing really strong as a team.”
Eickelman ended up with a hat-trick to lead Dakota Ridge to the victory against Valor, a team that defeated Dakota Ridge 6-0 in a regular-season meeting.
(Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) “I had so much faith and belief in these young men,” Dakota Ridge coach Jeff Towle said of his Eagles (15-5-2 record). “We aren’t going to win every game, but we are going to win that last game. They are starting to believe that.”
The Eagles has one pervious appearance to the Frozen Four back in 2015.
No. 6 Dakota Ridge faces top-seed and defending state champion Regis Jesuit (21-1) in the championship game at 7 p.m. Monday, March 4, at Pepsi Center. The Raiders defeated Chaparral 4-0 in the first semifinal Friday night.
“It’s super exciting, but we aren’t going to stop working,” said Eickelman, who had a hand in all five of Dakota Ridge’s scores with three goals and a pair of assists. “We are going to stay hungry and get ready for Monday.”
Putting the puck into the back of the net hasn’t been a problem for Dakota Ridge hockey during the postseason. The score bonanza continued Friday night against last year’s state runner-up Valor.
Dakota Ridge came into the state semifinal against Valor having scored 17 goals in victories over Pine Creek and Fort Collins. Valor hadn’t given up a goal in its pervious two playoff games.
“It definitely helps our confidence when we can put the puck in the net,” said Dakota Ridge goalie Riley Allen, who finished with 25 saves. “If I lock it down in the back we can all really work as a team.”
It all started in the first period with Dakota Ridge scoring three unanswered goals in the final nine minutes of the first period to take a 3-1 lead. Eickelman was the catalyst scoring goals with 8:57 and 6:22 left in the period to give Dakota Ridge a 2-1 goal.
Eickelman set up the third goal that came with 1.3 seconds left in the period. Forward Parker Spaan one-timed a pass from Eickelman to send Dakota Ridge’s student section into a frenzy going into the first intermission.
“That was super exciting,” Eickelman said of the three goal in the final nine minutes of the first period. “We capitalized on our chances. It was a great team effort in those nine minutes.”
The hat-trick for Eickelman came with just more than a minute left in the second period. Eickelman’s twin brother Jake and Graham Mansfield assisted on the hardworking goal that Drew was able to shovel past Valor goalie Jack Kuzia to put Dakota Ridge up 4-1 heading to the final period.
Spaan added an empty-net goal in the final minute to cap off the 5-1 victory.
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Photos: The 5A girls basketball Great 8 games at the Denver Coliseum
DENVER — Photos from the four Class 5A girls basketball Great 8 games held at the Denver Coliseum on Friday.
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Highlands Ranch 53, Broomfield 23
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Regis Jesuit 68, Horizon 37
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Cherry Creek 51, Fossil Ridge 47
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Grandview 62, Valor Christian 45
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Mullen girls basketball punches Final 4 ticket with win over Montrose
(Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com) MONTROSE — Mullen girls basketball is headed to the Class 4A Final 4 for the first time since 2010 after beating Montrose in the Great 8.
The Mustangs, seeded No. 14, got 18 points from Megan Pohs en route to a 62-28 win over No. 6 Montrose.
“It’s crazy to go to the Final 4,” Mullen senior captain Grace Oswald said. “It’s awesome and to go with these girls makes it even better. I’m so excited.”
Mullen also got 11 points from Gracie Gallegos, and nine each from Imani Perez and Elaina Martinez.
The Mustangs held Montrose to its second-lowest point total of the season.
“Very proud of the teams defense,” Mullen coach Frank Cawley said. “Montrose has an excellent team.”
Mullen led 7-5 after the first quarter, and then exploded in the second for a 37-8 halftime lead. It was 49-19 after three quarters.
“Give Mullen credit,” Montrose Coach Steve Skiff said. “They came into a tough environment on the road and made more plays then we did. I’m proud of my team for a great year and everything we accomplished.”
Montrose finishes 20-6, including a Southwestern League title, and an appearance in the Great 8.
“The game tonight was tough,” said Montrose junior Josie Eccher. “Mullen is a very skilled and finessed team. But I think we played great the whole game despite being down.”
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Photos: Regis Jesuit and Dakota Ridge advance out of hockey’s semifinals
DENVER — Hockey’s semifinals were at the Pepsi Center on Friday, with Regis Jesuit beating Chaparral, and Dakota Ridge beating Valor Christian.
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Regis Jesuit 4, Chaparral 0
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Dakota Ridge 5, Valor Christian 1
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