Onyenwere leads Grandview back to 5A girls basketball’s final four
Michaela Onyenwere appeared to be just about everywhere Thursday evening — at least that is how it must have seemed to Rampart.
Michaela Onyenwere appeared to be just about everywhere Thursday evening — at least that is how it must have seemed to Rampart.
In its three Class 5A state playoff victories, Regis Jesuit’s girls basketball team has outscored opponents by a combined total of 124 points.
Mountain Vista turned the tables on Ralston Valley in the Class 5A boys’ basketball Sweet 16 game Wednesday night.
It was the type of back-and-forth affair typical in these later-round tournament games. The type of game Fossil Ridge coach Matt Johannsen thinks his guys don’t get enough credit for being able to win.
Zach Braxton exploded for 22 points, 17 rebounds and five blocks as No. 2-seeded Highlands Ranch advanced to 5A boys basketball’s Great 8 with a 69-50 win over No. 3 Grandview.
Eaglecrest, the defending 5A boys basketball champion, returned to the Great 8 with Wednesday’s 77-62 win over Chatfield.
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.
Cassidy Budge scored the first basket of the fourth quarter, and it turned out to be the nail in Mountain Vista’s coffin.
For the first time in a decade, Cherry Creek’s girls basketball team has found its way into the Great 8.
Lakewood sophomore Mackenzie Forrest might have to adopt the nickname “The Closer” after Tuesday’s Class 5A girls’ basketball Sweet 16 game.