GIRLS’ SWIMMING

Harrison 112, Sierra 64At Sierra: In a meeting between two 4A Metro schools, the Panthers prevailed with the help of Joanna Arellano, who took first in the 200 and 400 freestyles and swam on the winning 200 and 400 freestyle relays.

Doherty 119, Mitchell 57At Mitchell: Doherty’s Emmy Gradisar placed first in the 100 and 200 freestyles and swam on the winning 400 free relay. Sarah James also took three firsts, with wins in the 50 free, 200 individual medley and 200 free relay.

Air Academy 360, Pine Creek 157At Pine Creek: Andrea Rice and Katie Reid both had three wins for the Kadets, with Rice taking first in the 50 free and swimming on the winning 200 medley and 200 free relays.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Vista Ridge 37, Skyview 21At Vista Ridge: The 4A Wolves recorded their first win against a 5A school and their seventh straight overall. They were led by Diva Chavez, who had nine assists on the night.

“It was a good win for us,” coach Dennis Coats said. “They were just big (but) we held on. It was not a great offensive night, (but we) played good defense.”

Cheraw 53, CSDB 33At CSBD: Clelsea Elstad and Angel Elrod each scored 13 points for the Bulldogs in their defeat.

Widefiled 49, Pueblo Centennial 32

At Widefield: Majana McCollum scored 12 points, pulled down nine rebounds and added two assists, two steals and a block to help lead her squad to victory.

Cheyenne Mountain 49, Pueblo Central 40

At Cheyenne Mountain: The Indians improved their record to 5-2 with a win over the Wildcats. Danielle Pedersen led her team with 11 points and 12 rebounds.

Salida 45, Florence 42

At Salida: Brooke Smith scored 11 points for the Huskies but it wasn’t enough as they lost to the undefeated Spartans.

Rampart 62, Thomas Jefferson 29 (Late Monday)

At Thomas Jefferson: The Rams added another win to their season, crushing the home team. Macy Myers led the Rams in scoring with 15 points, while also adding three steals, three assists and one rebound.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Rampart 61, Monarch 39

At Monarch: Lance Evans scored 15 points to lead the Rams (4-0). Devon Grant added 13 points.

Harrison 57, Air Academy 44

At Harrison: Chris Chandler led Harrison with 16 points in its win.

“Air Academy played real tough defense, but we finally broke away with some plays,” Harrison coach Jerry Austin said.

Hilltop Baptist 74, Hanover 57

At Hilltop Baptist: Jacob Pennington poured in 23 points for the Centurions in their win.

Pueblo Eeast 83, Woddland Park 44

At Pueblo East: Johnathan Sisk scored 11 points for the Panthers in their loss to the undefeated Eagles.

Hanover 43, Hilltop Baptist 26

At Hilltop Baptist: The Centurions (0-5), who were led by Zipporah Harris’ seven points, remained winless.

Falcon 50 Pueblo Central 47

At Falcon: Falcon handed the No.2-ranked team in 4A its first loss, and improved to 3-4. The Falcons were led in scoring by Kendall Godley, who had 12 points.  

“It was an outstanding defensive game,” coach Doug Ravasdy said. “We have a struggle to start but this was a big win.”

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