If there was any question as to just how good the Regis Jesuit Raiders were, it was answered when they held a talented Fossil Ridge team without a field goal in the first quarter.
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.
The Cheyenne Wells boys basketball team had a day of firsts on Thursday at the Budweiser Events Center.
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.
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.
Last year in the Class 3A boys state basketball tournament, Holy Family was given a lesson by Eaton.