The semifinals of the Colorado high school basketball state tournaments for Classes 4A-6A take place Thursday and Friday at Denver Coliseum. Our staff will be there throughout the weekend providing live coverage. Refresh this page for the latest updates and results.
Tournament info: Tournament brackets and results | Final 4 scouting report | Thursday’s Final Four coverage | Northfield girls rally | VanSickle powers Valor girls | Mesa Ridge advances
Updates
Class 4A girls: No. 2 D’Evelyn (23-3) vs. No. 3 Riverdale Ridge (23-3)
11:31 a.m.: Buzzer beater! Riverdale Ridge’s Shay Vigil hits a no-doubter from beyond half court as time expires in the first half, just seconds after Peyton Marvel hit a 3 of her own to take D’Evelyn’s first lead of the game. Some gritty offense and second-chance points have kept this one close in the second quarter. D’Evelyn has done a better job of denying Brihanna Crittendon, who had just four points in the second quarter compared to her first-quarter explosion of 14. Riverdale Ridge keeps a narrow 28-26 advantage going into halftime. — Braidon Nourse
11:14 a.m.: The stars are out and shining bright early. Macy Scheer (14.4 ppg, 7 rpg) scored D’Evelyn’s first six points of the game, while Brihanna Crittendon (29 ppg) and Brooklyn Charlo (13.1 ppg) have combined for 17 of 19 points in the first quarter (Crittendon has 14 by herself). Riverdale Ridge has the early 19-10 advantage and looks like the better team so far. — Braidon Nourse
11 a.m.: Off we go in the first Final Four matchup of the day. Keep an eye on the Ravens’ sophomore sensation, Brihanna Crittendon, who averages 29 points and 11 rebounds. Yup, you read that right. — Braidon Nourse
10:50 a.m.: Welcome back! Snow is falling in downtown Denver and the Class 4A Final Four is about to heat up here inside the Coliseum. First up is the No. 2 D’Evelyn girls vs. No. 3 Riverdale Ridge. a rematch of a Great 8 game from last year that saw the Jaguars prevail over Brihanna Crittendon and Co. en route to a championship game appearance. As Kyle Newman wrote earlier this week, Crittendon is on pace to take down the state scoring record. But first things first: Can she get past D’Evelyn in the state tournament? — Matt Schubert
Schedule and results
Class 6A boys, Friday
No. 8 Eaglecrest (20-6) vs. No. 4 ThunderRidge (21-5), 5:45 p.m.
No. 7 Smoky Hill (20-6) vs. No. 6 Valor Christian (24-2), 7:15 p.m.
Class 4A boys, Friday
No. 1 Kent Denver (24-2) vs. No. 5 Colorado Academy (21-5), 12:45 p.m.
No. 2 Resurrection Christian (24-2) vs. No. 3 Lutheran (23-3), 4 p.m.
Class 4A girls, Friday
No. 1 Holy Family (24-2) vs. No. 4 Resurrection Christian (23-3), 2:15 p.m.
No. 2 D’Evelyn (23-3) vs. No. 3 Riverdale Ridge (23-3), 11 a.m.
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