4A girls basketball Great 8 roundup: Pueblo South edges Golden to advance to Final 4
(1) Pueblo South 50, (9) Golden 47
A back and forth battle saw the Pueblo South Colts come away with a 50-47 win over Golden on Friday, advancing to the Class 4A Final 4.
Golden had the ball with just under three seconds in the game, but was unable to make the tying basket.
Pueblo South will play Windsor in a rematch from the regular season. Pueblo South beat Windsor 52-45 previously.
(2) Pueblo West 58, (7) Mesa Ridge 48
Pueblo West topped Mesa Ridge 58-48 to advance to its fourth Final 4 in six seasons.
The Cyclones jumped out on an 18-2 run to take the lead at the end of the third quarter and into the fourth. Pueblo West didn’t look back and held on for the win. Hailey Geier had seven blocks.
Pueblo West will take on No. 3 Evergreen in Thursday’s 4A girls basketball Final 4.
(5) Windsor 56, (13) Rifle 43
Windsor ran past Rifle 56-43 into the Final 4.
Rifle couldn’t overcome a slow start in which they shot six-of-twenty in the first half. Elly Walters and Samantha Hinkle had the only points for Rifle in the half — Walters had 10, Hinkle had 11.
Windsor will look to avenge an earlier loss to Pueblo South in the semifinals of the 4A tournament.
(3) Evergreen 59, (6) Valor Christian 40
The last time that Evergreen played Jeffco rival Evergreen, it was for the Class 4A state championship. Valor came away with the win and took home the hardware that each team in the state hopes to win every year.
This time, it was Evergreen getting a 59-40 win. There wasn’t any hardware at stake in this one, but the opportunity for the Cougars to win it is still intact as they will play in next week’s 4A Final 4.
Claudia Dillon got into early foul trouble, but led Evergreen in scoring at halftime and the team was able to sustain the lead through the remaining 16 minutes.
The Cougars will head to the Denver Coliseum on Thursday to take on No. 2 Pueblo West.
