Hi everybody, I'm Scotty
Gaines and it's time for them.
It is a good day to have a great eight
day. Hi everybody, I'm Scotty
Grainger here at the Denver Coliseum,
celebrating and enjoying the Grade
85A state Girls quarterfinals in
the state basketball tournament.
Hey, we love to see that.
And you know what?
It all starts with some
spectacularly crisp play.
In our first game of great weekend,
Arapahoe taken on Fossil Ridge,
and when I say, Chris, I mean it.
Sam crisp. The Warrior senior, was on it.
There's a step back, three for her.
Here's the fossils Jessica Rockwell.
The steal and score.
We love that, but hey,
Arapahoe would take it.
Here's Emily Thomas to crisp one more
pass inside to Abby Morgan warriors.
They beat Fossil Ridge by 8.
Family.
How about it Cherry Creek?
Take it on the top ranked player
in the country in grandview's,
Lauren Betts and she showed off 16 points,
16 rebounds couple of blocks to unstoppable.
The only way to score on her.
It's from way deep.
Here's sophomore Sophia Baldassarre
for points for Cherry Creek,
but bets and senior Mariah Hudgens,
who scored 21 points of her own.
They cruised to a 30 point
victory and their seventh
straight final four appearance.
Our work isn't done. Isn't done yet.
It all starts with with.
Internally, our team has been.
Doing a great job in practice
and now it's the next game
super special. I mean,
these four years have been so
up and down and you know I have
so much faith and so much trust
in this team and I know we're
gonna be able to go far.
So I'm just really happy.
Spoiler alert they
do Win Highlands Ranch,
Doherty and you know why?
Because the Falcons of Highlands Ranch
were the best team ball in the state.
Tori Baker to Alex brought to
Katie Johanning for the basket.
Hey, how about this play? It's parag.
The block picked up by Ezra's imminent.
She passes it to Johanning, one more pasta.
Emily Hobhouse full circle
back to Barog who scores it.
We love it.
The Falcons of Highlands Ranch,
they win by 15.
They are going to the final four.
It's so special it's so exciting. It's just
like what you wait for.
It's what you work hard for it's
what makes it all worthwhile.
Final Grade 8 girls game
number one Valor Christian and Chaparral.
How cool is this Payton bang,
the inbounds pass goes off of
Valors Macy Heward hands tips into
the basket so valor gets points.
The reps don't really know what happened.
They stopped the game for a few moments.
Talked to that were like
yeah that that counts Macy.
She was on 11 second half points.
Put the team on her back and the
valor Christian Eagles win by 10.
The defending champs are going back
to the final four. So confident,
like I've been out there shooting
and I just felt confident my
shot that it was going to go in.
So how much fun did you have today?
Makes so much fun.
I'm so excited for the final four.
Sweet 16 basketball.
Hey, the roller coaster is
undefeated on the prep rally.
Hey it's Eagle Crest and Smoky Hill,
some rivalry action.
How about Eagle Crest, Jordan, Washington.
The rebound score for the Raptors,
who by the way have the most fun
to watch dance teams in our state
smoking they played their hearts out,
Brayden Maldonado to Terrelle
Smith with a Chuck.
The kids love it. I love it too.
But guys like freshman like Davy
and King want it for the Raptors.
They beat their archrival at home 67 to 60.
They said
they will come to our house.
What you gonna do with our house?
We haven't lost in South season.
Hey, this one was sent in to us
Centaurus taking on Steamboat Springs.
How about the Duncan warriors John
Lewicki and Kevin Bedford helping
the boys grab a 22 point win.
They'll play the undefeated
Pueblo South Colts today.
Growling Bull and here's the Mustangs.
Josh Lopez inside the Michael Leslie.
Check out the No look pass from Josh.
OK Josh hey but Chaparrals Luke Williams one
of the best players in the state of Colorado.
Sweet dish inside to sophomore Gavin Carter.
Then he says, let me do it myself.
Do it your way. Luke chaparrel.
They win by 12.
They'll play Eagle Crest tonight
it feels amazing.
Yeah, I can't wait to play all
the competitive teams next
and it's been moving forward.
Let's fly on over to Mountain Vista.
This drone shot, captured by
our own Quinton Sickafoose.
That's awesome.
It's Rock Canyon and Vista.
The arch rivals going at it,
and it's personal.
Check out the steel right in
the face into the nose.
It's poked away by Radick Homer.
Show up one more time,
price and Linder he'd scored.
Hey, but that kid who got knocked
in the face is one of the
very best players in Colorado.
Coal Schlesinger of Rock Canyon
throw it down coal in your face
in front of the entire school.
Fire me up.
Hey, this one came down to the final seconds.
Mountain Vista.
Was this close to winning it
with the Jags of Rock Canyon?
They take the victory,
they'll play Thunder Ridge
and the Great 8:00 tonight.
Oh my gosh, I felt so amazing
that we're going to the Coliseum.
That was my goal the whole time.
Now we just gotta go beat the next team.
Best part about it.
We're just getting started.
Will be here all day today enjoying
the 5A Boys quarter finals.
Hey, I'm Scotty grangel.
Share that fun with you tomorrow.
Right here on the 9 news Prep rally.