DENVER – The Great 8, the quarterfinal round, of the Colorado High School Activities Association’s 5A Girls Basketball State Championship, was completed on Saturday, with winners advancing to the Final Four – the semifinal round – on Thursday.
The day started with No. 2 Green Mountain, led by Addie Evans’ 17 points, outscoring No. 7 Mead 12-4 in the fourth quarter for a 50-40 victory. In the thrilling second game, freshman Jojo Martin had a steal and made a floater at the buzzer, capping a 33-point game, as No. 5 Standley Lake defeated No. 4 Windsor 68-66. Then Mayce Oberg scored 20 points as No. 3 Montrose overcame 36 points and eight rebounds by Kinley Asp to defeat No. 6 Air Academy, 61-54. Lutheran capped off the day, as Berkley Schneider scored a game-high 18 points to lead the top seed to a 50-30 win over Pueblo East.
After Thursday’s semifinals, the 5A championship game will be played Saturday, March 14 at 5:45 p.m.
5A Final Four Matchups
Games played Thursday, March 12 at the Denver Coliseum
- No. 2 Green Mountain vs. No. 3 Montrose at 11 a.m.
- No. 1 Lutheran vs. No. 5 Standley Lake at 2:15 p.m.
5A Great 8 Schedule
Games played Saturday, March 7 at the Denver Coliseum
- No. 2 Green Mountain def. No. 7 Mead, 50-40 (Box Score)
- No. 5 Standley Lake def. No. 4 Windsor, 68-66 (Box Score)
- No. 3 Montrose def. No. 6 Air Academy, 61-54 (Box Score)
- No. 1 Lutheran vs. No. 9 Pueblo East, 50-30 (Box Score)
5A Third-Round Results
Games played Wednesday, March 4 at home sites
- No. 1 Lutheran def. No. 16 Falcon, 64-30
- No. 2 Green Mountain def. No. 15 Northridge, 62-30
- No. 3 Montrose def. No. 14 George Washington, 52-38
- No. 4 Windsor def. No. 13 Golden, 56-36
- No. 5 Standley Lake def. No. 12 Frederick, 55-35
- No. 6 Air Academy def. No. 11 Thompson Valley, 58-53
- No. 7 Mead def. No. 10 Roosevelt, 54-52
- No. 9 Pueblo East def. No. 8 Palmer Ridge, 57-36
5A Second-Round Results
Games played Saturday, Feb. 28 at the higher seed
- No. 1 Lutheran def. No. 33 Cheyenne Mountain, 53-29
- No. 2 Green Mountain def. No. 31 Grand Junction, 64-38
- No. 3 Montrose def. No. 30 Longmont, 71-18
- No. 4 Windsor def. No. 29 Ponderosa, 60-32
- No. 5 Standley Lake def. No. 28 Glenwood Springs, 72-22
- No. 6 Air Academy def. No. 27 Canon City, 45-19
- No. 7 Mead def. No. 26 Northglenn, 66-24
- No. 8 Palmer Ridge def. No. 25 Lewis-Palmer, 62-46
- No. 9 Pueblo East def. No. 24 Severance, 74-35
- No. 10 Roosevelt def. No. 23 Evergreen, 58-47
- No. 11 Thompson Valley def. No. 22 Aurora Central, 71-38
- No. 12 Frederick def. No. 21 Widefield, 48-42
- No. 13 Golden def. No. 20 Durango, 57-52
- No. 14 George Washington def. No. 19 Palisade, 52-34
- No. 15 Northridge def. No. 18 Mullen, 50-43
- No. 16 Falcon def. No. 17 Pueblo County, 53-43
5A First-Round Results
Games played Wednesday, Feb. 25 at the higher seed
- No. 25 Lewis-Palmer def. No. 40 Rampart, 54-46
- No. 26 Northglenn def. No. 39 Thomas Jefferson, 64-40
- No. 27 Canon City def. No. 38 Battle Mountain, 56-36
- No. 28 Glenwood Springs def. No. 37 Sierra, 41-36
- No. 29 Ponderosa def. No. 36 Greeley Central, 50-43
- No. 30 Longmont def. No. 35 Summit, 51-31
- No. 31 Grand Junction def. No. 34 Littleton, 68-27
- *No. 33 Cheyenne Mountain def. No. 32 Eagle Valley, 50-40
