The semifinals of the Colorado high school basketball state tournaments for Class 6A and 5A girls take place Thursday at Denver Coliseum. Our staff will be there providing live coverage. Refresh this page for the latest updates and results.
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Updates
Class 6A girls: No. 1 Grandview (23-3) vs. No. 5 Pine Creek (24-2), 11 a.m.
11:28 a.m.: A terrific game is brewing at the Coliseum. The No. 1 Grandview, sparked by Deija Roberson and Sienna Betts, has roared back to take a 23-22 lead at halftime. The pace has been frenetic.
Roberson has nine points, two rebounds and two assists. The UCLA-bound Betts, a Gatorade Player of the Year finalist, has 11 points on 5 of 7 shooting with five rebounds.
Oklahoma commit Brooklyn Stewart has been terrific for the Eagles. She’s nailed two 3-pointers en route to 10 points on 4 of 6 shooting. She has four rebounds.
11:15 a.m.: Pine Creek is not intimidated by Sienna Betts and the top-ranked Wolves. Brooklyn Stewart stuffed Betts’ first shot of the game and later hit a long-range 3-pointer as Pine Creek jumped out to an 11-2 lead.
But Betts scored six quick points and the Wolves cut the lead to 13-8 at the end of the first quarter. — Patrick Saunders
10:50 a.m.: At last, the Final Four has arrived. And the lid-lifter promises to be an epic.
On one side is McDonald’s All-American Sienna Betts and the Grandview Wolves. On the other: Oklahoma commit Brooklyn Stewart and the Pine Creek Eagles in their first state semifinal. It doesn’t get much better than this, folks. — Matt Schubert
Schedule and results
Class 6A boys
No. 2 Eaglecrest (24-2) vs. No. 6 Mountain Vista (21-5), 12:45 p.m.
No. 1 Rangeview (26-0) vs. No. 5 Valor Christian (22-4), 4 p.m.
Class 6A girls
No. 1 Grandview (23-3) vs. No. 5 Pine Creek (24-2), 11 a.m.
No. 7 Legend (21-5) vs. No. 14 Riverdale Ridge (21-5), 2:15 p.m.
Class 5A girls
No. 2 Mead (23-3) vs. No. 6 Mullen (17-9), 5:45 p.m.
No. 1 Air Academy (25-0) vs. No. 5 Green Mountain (24-2), 7:15 p.m.