Varsity junior Janay Kravig, left, fights for a unfastened ball towards Resurrection Christian junior Callie Gillespie throughout a sport in Greeley, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. (Jim Rydbom/Greeley Tribune file picture)
TUESDAY
Boys basketball
Resurrection Christian 91, Weld Central 67, at Loveland: Resurrection Christian's offense was firing on all cylinders because the Cougars bounced again from a uncommon loss three days earlier. Resurrection Christian outscored Weld Central in three of 4 quarters and absorbed an enormous sport from Rebels senior Tyler Department, who scored 30 factors. The Cougars improved to 13-2 general and 7-0 in Class 4A Patriot League play. Weld Central fell to 8-8, 1-6.
Severance 69, Niwot 39, at Severance: Severance continued to enhance, bettering to 13-4 general, 11-1 in 5A/4A Longs Peak play with its eighth straight win. Sophomore Blake Varney and senior Ryan Ewoniuk scored 15 and 14 factors, respectively, to steer the Silver Knights' balanced offense. Varney additionally had 5 assists and two steals.
Fort Lupton 57, Arrupe Jesuit 24, at Denver: Fort Lupton bounced again from a really uncommon loss three days earlier to enhance to 14-2 general, 5-1 in 4A Frontier League play. The Bluedevils outscored Arrupe Jesuit in every of the primary three quarters and held the Generals to single digits in all however the first quarter.
Eaton 67, Berthoud 56, at Berthoud: Eaton bounced again from a uncommon loss 5 days earlier to enhance to 11-5 general, 5-2 in 4A Patriot League play. Trailing 16-12 early and 19-15 within the second quarter and 18-4 within the third, the Reds rallied to steer 49-35 at three quarters.
Highland 85, Brush 43, at Brush: Highland prolonged its successful streak to a sixth straight sport and improved to 11-4 general, 5-1 in 3A Patriot League play. The Huskies offense was sharp as they constructed a 27-13 lead after one quarter and a 48-32 benefit after two. Junior Sawyer Morgan and senior Jacob Wares scored 23 and 21 factors, respectively, for Highland. They mixed to shoot 17 of 27. Morgan additionally had 15 rebounds, a career-high 11 assists and three steals to finish his first profession triple-double.
Frontier Academy 75, Wellington 42, at Greeley: Frontier Academy snapped a four-game dropping streak to enhance to 5-10 general, 1-4 in 3A Patriot League play. The Wolverines had been on hearth proper from the beginning, main 23-10 after one quarter and 41-16 after two.
Platte Valley 69, Estes Park 60, Kersey: Platte Valley performed a constant offense and outscored Estes Park in every of the primary three quarters, heading into the ultimate quarter 56-40. Junior Talyn Quick and senior Braylon Edstrom scored 25 and 22 respectively for the Broncos. They mixed to shoot 17 of 26 from the sphere. Quick added seven rebounds, six assists and three steals. Edstrom had six boards, 5 assists and 5 steals. Platte Valley improved to 6-8 general, 3-2 in 3A Patriot League play.
Frederick 105, Northridge 53, at Frederick: Northridge misplaced its third straight sport as a result of it had no defensive reply to Frederick's high-powered offense. The Grizzlies fell to 4-11 general, 3-7 in 5A/4A Longs Peak play.
Thompson Valley 78, Roosevelt 58, at Loveland: Roosevelt struggled to get stops, falling to 3-14 general, 3-9 in 5A/4A Longs Peak play. Thompson Valley led simply 13-10 by means of one quarter earlier than extending its result in 46-16 after happening a 33-6 second quarter run. Regardless of the loss, Tough Riders senior Seppe Salvatore scored a career-high 37 factors on 17-of-24 taking pictures to associate with 11 rebounds and two steals.
Sterling 73, Valley 68, at Sterling: Valley fell in need of its second straight win and fell to 3-14 general, 0-7 in 4A Patriot League play. Seniors Owen Peterson and Aidan Brownell every scored 19 factors for the Vikings. They mixed to shoot 13 of 19. Brownell added seven assists and 4 steals.
Clear Creek 53, Dayspring Christian 47, at Greeley: Clear Creek held a slender 37-36 lead earlier than sealing the victory within the fourth quarter. Dayspring Christian fell to 4-10 general, 3-4 in 3A/2A/1A Mile Excessive League play.
Haxtun 57, Briggsdale 53, at Briggsdale: Haxtun constructed a 31-21 halftime lead and Briggsdale by no means fairly got here again. The Falcons fell to 4-9 general.
Ladies basketball
Resurrection Christian 64, Weld Central 26, Keenesburg: Resurrection Christian prolonged its successful streak to seven video games and improved to 13-3 general, 6-1 in 4A Patriot League play. The Cougars began quick, main 25-9 after one quarter and 40-16 after two. Weld Central fell to 5-12, 1-7.
Briggsdale 58, Haxtun 33, at Briggsdale: Briggsdale continues to construct momentum, successful its seventh straight sport to enhance to 12-1 general. The Falcons are ranked fourth within the MaxPreps 1A rankings.
Severance 61, Niwot 26, at Severance: Severance excelled on each ends of the court docket, holding Niwot to seven factors or fewer in every quarter and taking a 32-12 halftime lead. The Silver Knights improved to 7-10 general, 6-6 in 5A/4A Longs Peak play.
Dayspring Christian 64, Clear Creek 12, at Greeley: Dayspring Christian dominated all points of this league sport, extending its successful streak to 5 video games. The Eagles improved to 11-3 general, 5-0 in 3A/2A/1A Mile Excessive League play.
Eaton 47, Berthoud 40, at Berthoud: Eaton bounced again from a two-game dropping streak to enhance to 9-7 general, 5-2 in 4A Patriot League play.
Highland 53, Brush 40, at Ault: Highland's midseason surge continued because the Huskies gained their seventh straight sport to enhance to 11-5 general, 6-0 in 3A Patriot League play. Junior Briza Flores continued to steer Highland with 21 factors, eight steals, 9 rebounds and three assists.
Frederick 41, Northridge 28 at Frederick: Northridge noticed its three-game successful streak finish by the hands of a Frederick group (13-4) ranked seventh in 5A by MaxPreps. The Grizzlies fell to 9-6 general, 5-5 in 5A/4A Longs Peak play.
Sterling 35, Valley 30, OT, at Gilcrest: Neither group blitzed by means of 4 quarters earlier than Sterling went 9-4 in additional time on this defensive affair. Senior Peyton Savolt was Valley's solely scorer in double figures with 11 factors on two steals. The Vikings fell to 6-10 general, 1-6 in 4A Patriot League play.
Arrupe Jesuit 51, Fort Lupton 46, at Denver: Fort Lupton was unable to leap on an early two-game successful streak because it fell to 5-10 general. Junior Daniella Aviles led the Bluedevils with a season-high 23 factors to go along with six rebounds and three assists.
Wellington 43, Frontier Academy 33, at Wellington: Frontier Academy noticed its dropping streak prolonged to seven video games because it fell to 5-11 general, 0-6 in 3A Patriot League play. The 2 groups had been tied at 9 by means of one quarter when Wellington made its transfer, outscoring the Wolverines 21-12 within the center two quarters.
Ice Hockey
Standley Lake 4, Resurrection Christian 0, at Fort Collins: Resurrection Christian couldn't get something going on this league sport at NoCo Ice Area. The Cougars fell to 2-10 general, 2-3 within the 5A Central.
The boys wrestle
Eaton 39, Brush 34, at Eaton: Eaton picked up an enormous late-season doubleheader in a battle of 3A contenders. The Reds gained 4 of 10 video games, together with a trio of bowl video games. The Reds obtained three wins by forfeit, in comparison with one for the Brush. In one of many hardest matches of the twin, Eaton 138-pounder Paxton Pettinger defeated Levi Cox 6-4. Brush is in first place and Eaton is third within the newest On the Mat 3A standings (electronic mail Tim@onthematrankings.com to enter).
— Bobby Fernandez covers highschool sports activities for the Greeley Tribune. Contact him at (970) 392-4478, by electronic mail at bfernandez@greeleytribune.com or at X @BobbyDFernandez.
