6 Valley Teams Move on to State Basketball Quarterfinals!

Photo by Amy Ortega

Saturday was a pretty good day for valley high school basketball teams as six of the eight remaining teams won and qualified for the Elite 8 in the CHSAA State Basketball Tournament!

On the boys side in 3A, #3 Centauri easily qualified with a 61-32 blow out over #21 Bayfield. In 2A #8 Sanford qualified with a thrilling win over #9 Heritage Christian 52-50.

Four teams qualified on the girls side including 4A #5 Alamosa 3A #2 Centauri 2A #2 Sanford and #8 Sargent.

Check back Monday for dates, times and stations of games to be broadcast. Below is a wrap up of all the final scores featuring valley teams from Saturday.

Girls Finals:

4A – #5. Alamosa 46 #12 Kent Denver 41,

3A – #2 Centauri 67 #15 Ellicott 28

2A – #2 Sanford 49 #15 Gilpin Co 23

2A – #8 Sargent 36 #9 Heritage Christian 30

2A – #7 Hoehne 58 #10 Center 26

Boys Finals:

3A – #5 Centauri 61 #21 Bayfield 32

2A – #8 Sanford 52 #9 Heritage Christian 50

1A – #9 Elbert 51 #8 Sierra Grande 38