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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.

Doherty's Kalani Poloa dribbles down court against Liberty's Malea Lopez during the third quarter Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at Liberty High School. Doherty won 57-43. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)
Doherty’s Kalani Poloa dribbles down court against Liberty’s Malea Lopez during the third quarter Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at Liberty High School. Doherty won 57-43. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)


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