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Spotted chatting before viewing last Friday\u2019s wrestling feature at the 61st Colorado High School Coaches Association All-State Games, it was pretty clear 2A Paonia\u2019s Colorado Mesa University-bound Sophia Anderson and Colorado Springs-based 4A The Classical Academy\u2019s McClain Walker had formed quite a basketball bond.<\/p>\n
And after the mat action ended, they showed it on the hardwood to fans refilling Adams State University\u2019s Plachy Hall \u2014 combining immediately for 32 points (Walker 18) in the All-State Red team\u2019s tense 60-57 semifinals loss to the White team, and then 27 (Anderson 15) in the next day\u2019s 62-41 rout of the Black team with third place at stake.<\/p>\n
Also part of the equation was graduated Dolores senior guard Madi Archuleta, who joined Mancos cross-country runners Emma Most, Kaylee Rose and Hannah Skinner in bringing Montezuma County skill to Alamosa.<\/p>\n
In defeat, Archuleta she scored one basket in each half to finish with four points, but in victory she totaled eight points \u2014 six via two early three-pointers, which helped the Red team build an imposing 42-23 lead after one 18-minute half.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt truly was an awesome experience!\u201d Archuleta said of her final prep-level contests. \u201cThe talent there was incredible, and being able to play with some other people was unique and fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have plans to play in college,\u201d she continued, \u201cbut I will be attending Western State Colorado University to study recreation and outdoor education in the fall.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walker (an Otero Junior College recruit) logged 12 points, and 3A Parker Lutheran\u2019s Shelbie Sperle also reached double figures with 10. Class 1A Wiley\u2019s Diana Morales, removed from the semifinal after badly rolling an ankle with 5:01 left in the first half, scored six points against the Black team, while 4A Elizabeth\u2019s Olivia Whitworth and 1A Kit Carson\u2019s Shayla Bogenhagen each netted four, 1A La Veta\u2019s Gabriella Lopez two, and San Luis Valley local Danielle Chacon (3A Monte Vista) one.<\/p>\n
San Luis Valley product Quincy Lester (2A Sargent) paced the Black team in defeat with 10 points and totaled 21 in her side\u2019s two unsuccessful outings, the first being a 61-55 loss to the Blue teamin the second semifinal. Behind 20 points from 1A McClave\u2019s Tatum Chase and 15 from SLV star Bailey Jones (2A Del Norte), the Blue team then downed White 82-65 in the first-place test despite 4A Golden\u2019s Sydney Prey dropping 14 and 5A Parker Chaparral\u2019s Reagan Chiaverini 12.<\/p>\n
The Mancos-graduated trio of Most, Rose and Skinner ran with nine others listed in the girls\u2019 showcase, held upon Alamosa\u2019s Cole Park-centered course. Requests for full results from the Colorado High School Coaches Association were unanswered as of press time, but Rose reported she\u2019d finished 10th in a time of 30 minutes, 4 seconds.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t come to this race with the desire to \u2018win,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cWe came with the idea that we could \u2026 run one last race together. Although we all were sick or suffering from allergies, we managed to overcome these challenges and have a fun race.\u201d<\/p>\n
Skinner reportedly took ninth in 29:16, while Most finished seventh (time unavailable at press time).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe \u2026 Games were an absolute blast for me and my teammates,\u201d said Rose, eager to continue learning at Western State Colorado University (she noted joining Western State\u2019s trail-running club is a possibility) in Gunnison.<\/p>\n
Signed by Colorado Mesa to play basketball and golf, Prey pumped in 26 points in a Valentine\u2019s Day home win over Evergreen \u2014 the Lady Cougars\u2019 last defeat in a state championship campaign overseen by former Fort Lewis College standout Amy Bahl (n\u00e9e Mohr).<\/p>\n
In fact, Golden High dealt Evergreen \u2014 which actually finished second to the Lady Demons in 4A Jeffco League play \u2014 two of its three defeats (against a school-record 25 wins) this past winter, with Prey also scoring six inside Evergreen\u2019s Laurice \u2018Lo\u2019 Hunter Gymnasium on Jan. 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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