Well hoop fans, it is on now! We had a few No. 2 seeds lose early in Class 4A, but the remainder of the brackets played out well for the 1’s and 3’s.
Pueblo West overcame a strong defensive showing from Durango and hung on to beat the Demons to advance to the Great 8 of the Class 4A state playoffs.
Pueblo West battled through a tough Durango defense for a 52-41 win and berth in next’s weeks Class 4A Great 8.
No. 2-seeded Doherty boys basketball got 23 points from BJ Hardy and 21 from Dalven Brushier as the Spartans beat No. 7 Lakewood 78-69 in Class 5A’s second round.
No. 4-seeded Cherry Creek jumped out to a 20-3 lead after the first quarter, and then cruised to a 68-40 win over No. 5 Rampart in the second round of the Class 5A state tournament on Saturday.
No. 1 seed Valor Christian boys basketball beat No. 4 Holy Family 53-37 to advance to the 4A Great 8.
Clay Verk and Corey Seng each scored 16 points points to lead No. 1 seed ThunderRidge to a 67-50 win over No. 8 Abraham Lincoln.
Three players hit double figures as No. 2 seed Regis Jesuit boys basketball beat No. 7 Fort Collins 65-49 in Class 5A’s second round.
Boys basketball’s 2016 state tournament bracket in Class 3A.
Boys basketball’s 2016 regional tournament brackets in Class 1A.