Norwood never lost its cool in an exciting 38-35 victory to advance to their first final four since 2012 when it finished as runner-up to Pawnee.
A mad dash from end-to-end in the final seconds gave Mesa Ridge its first trip to a girls basketball championship final.
Caitlyn Murphy poured in a career-high 23 points, powering Yuma to a 69-47 win over Simla in a Class 2A first round state playoff game.
In the end, the Broomfield Eagles showed that they were every bit as good as their 26-0 record indicated.
Thursday night, Regis Jesuit put itself in position to win its second straight Class 5A state championship.
The Grandview Wolves rode the wave of freshman Michaela Onyenwere to the state final four, but it was the senior leadership of Fossil Ridge’s Savannah Smith that would be their undoing.
This particular Lamar girls basketball team had never qualified for the Class 3A state tournament.
Poudre girls basketball ran into a number of difficulties during the 2013-14 season — including close losses and injuries. But things turned around at the winter break, and the Impalas are now in their first final four since 1978.
Pueblo South’s defense kept dreams alive of earning back-to-back Class 4A girls’ basketball championship state trophies.
Broomfield girls basketball is two wins away from regaining its familiar label of state champions.