Saturday’s prep roundup: Doherty defeats Liberty in girls’ basketball
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Doherty 64, Liberty 40
At Doherty: Aubriana Noti had her 15th double-double of the season – 18 points and 14 rebounds – as Doherty (16-1, 7-0 5A Colorado Springs Metro League) beat Liberty (10-7, 4-3) to hold its lead in league.
The Spartans take on Coronado (3-14, 0-6) Tuesday before they face Pine Creek (11-5, 4-1) in a showdown of the league’s top two teams Thursday. Doherty needed overtime to beat the Eagles 56-50 on Jan. 10.
“The last game went into overtime and Pine Creek lost their mindset a little bit,” Noti said. “(This game) is definitely a top priority.”
Phylicia Bacon had seven points for Liberty.
Lamar 49, Manitou Springs 46
At Manitou Springs: Shelby Megyeri was held scoreless in the fourth quarter as Manitou Springs (7-7, 4-3 3A/2A Tri-Peaks) fell to Lamar (13-1, 6-1).
Megyeri finished with 14 points for the Mustangs, who led 38-36 heading into the fourth.
Brecken Payne tied the game at 46-46 with 2:20 remaining. She then hit a free throw to give the Savages the lead for good.
Megyeri missed a game-tying 3 with less than 15 seconds remaining.
Sand Creek 43, Rampart 30
At Sand Creek: Jalen Davis scored 19 as Sand Creek (8-9) beat Rampart (6-10) for its fourth straight win.
The Scorpions allowed just six points through the second and third quarter en route to a 33-18 lead. They improved to 2-4 at home.
Bailey Torres led the Rams with 11 points, while Madi Wriedt had 10.
ECA 48, Dolores Huerta 19
At Dolores Huerta: Maggie Kirkpatrick had 14 points and Amanda Bost added 10 as ECA (10-2, 2A Black Forest 3-1) beat Dolores Huerta (5-7, 0-3) to stay in the hunt for a league title.
Ellicott (8-3, 4-0) and Simla (9-2, 3-0) lead in the standings followed by the Eagles.
St. Mary’s 75, Vanguard 30
At Vanguard: Olivia Florek scored 24 and Makenna Bodette added 18 points as St. Mary’s (13-0, 7-0 3A/2A Tri-Peaks) beat Vanguard (1-12, 0-8) to stay undefeated.
The Pirates led 49-12 at halftime on their way to a 6-0 mark on the road. They have led at the half in every game this season.
Bre Swann led the Coursers with 11 points.
CSCS 84, Buena Vista 22
At CSCS: Rachel Ingram scored 27 and Megan Engesser added 21 as CSCS (13-2, 7-1 3A/2A Tri-Peaks) beat Buena Vista (3-7, 1-4) for its seventh win in eight games.
The Lions lost to Lamar 43-37 on Friday.
Madison Mackie added 15 points and Katie McGrath had 10 for CSCS.
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Lewis-Palmer 67, Erie 46
At L-P: Billy Cook scored 12 and Eli Burkett added 11 points as Lewis-Palmer (13-4) beat Erie (9-8) for its ninth straight win.
The Rangers squeaked by Palmer Ridge 53-51 Wednesday before beating Sand Creek and CU-commit D’shawn Schwartz 76-62 on Friday. They face Vista Ridge and Wyoming-commit Hunter Maldonado on Wednesday.
Luke Loy led Erie with 10 points.
Vanguard 60, St. Mary’s 58
At Vanguard: The Coursers (11-3, 6-1 3A Tri-Peaks) are 3-0 in games decided by two points or less as they beat St. Mary’s (2-11, 1-5) for their fourth straight win.
Draven Hackley had 18 points for the Pirates, while Gabe Calhoun added 11.
CSCS 61, Buena Vista 28
At CSCS: Noah Hopkins scored 20 and Justin Engesser added 19 points as CSCS (13-2, 7-0 3A Tri-Peaks) beat Buena Vista (7-4, 4-2) for its fifth straight win.
Zach Wismer added eight points for the Lions, and Jared Burbidge had six.
Discovery Canyon 55, TCA 52
At TCA: Zach Anderson scored 15 and Seth Clawson added 14 points and 10 rebounds as Discovery Canyon (7-10) rallied to beat TCA (7-9).
Britt Logan added nine points for the Thunder, who outscored the Titans 19-9 in the fourth quarter for their second straight win.
The Titans have lost five of six.
Manitou Springs 68, Lamar 37
At Manitou Springs: Lucas Rodholm and Cole Sienknecht each scored 16 as Manitou Springs (13-1, 5-1 3A Tri-Peaks) beat Lamar (5-8, 1-5).
The Mustangs have won two straight since their 40-38 loss to CSCS on Tuesday.
Jared Keul added 13 points for Manitou Springs. The Mustangs went 12 of 14 from the free-throw line.
ECA 61, Dolores Huerta 55
At Dolores Huerta: Sam Perkett scored a season-high 24 points as ECA (6-6, 2-2 2A Black Forest) beat Dolores Huerta (9-5, 3-3) for its fourth straight win.
Cameron Rawlings had 10 points for the Eagles, Justin Holt had nine and Andrew Cook added eight.
WRESTLING
Brighton Invitational
At Brighton: Coronado’s Nicholas Cote (170) and Jimmy Weaver (182) won individual titles as the Cougars took seventh with 99.5 points.
Brighton won the 10-team tournament with 232 points.
Cote had a pin of 1:01 in the finals, while Weaver’s came at 1:05.
Discovery Canyon Duals
At Discovery Canyon: The Thunder beat Cherry Creek, Montrose, Northridge and Pueblo Central to win the dual tournament.
Jared Turner (138) had two pins and a technical fall, while Patrick Allis (106) had a pin and a tech fall.
HOCKEY
Cheyenne Mountain 5, Columbine 2
At Honnen: Micah McInnis and Brian Suslow each had two goals as Cheyenne Mountain (10-4-1) beat Columbine (2-8-1).
Dakota Henn also scored for the Indians, and Ryan McCann stopped 19 shots.
McInnis scored twice as the Indians built a 4-0 lead by the 10:43 mark of the second period. Suslow got his second 8:41 into the third to make it 5-1.
Liberty 4, Chatfield 2
At Edge-East: Chase Johnson had a goal and two assists, Hunter Michaud stopped 18 shots and Liberty (7-6) beat Chatfield (1-10-1) for its fifth win in six games
Kyle Husted, Connor McIlhany and Mikey Wilson also scored for the Lancers, who outshot the Chargers 32-21.
Andrew Pray made 28 saves for Chatfield.
Monarch 6, Lewis-Palmer 0
At Sports Stable: Sal Pisciola had two goals and Logan Gorbitz stopped 14 shots as Monarch (9-3) shut out L-P (4-8).
The Rangers were outshot 37-14.
Crested Butte 7, Rampart 3
At Sertich: James Adams had two goals and Chase Allen made 32 saves as Rampart (3-10) lost to Crested Butte (6-3).
Jonathan Musser also scored for the Rams.






