Class 3A Girls Basketball Breakdowns

CLASS 3A GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM CAPSULES by Kerry Sherman

CLASS 3A GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM CAPSULES

BY: KERRY SHERMAN

The Class 3A Girls State Basketball Tournament will be played at Hamilton Gym at Denver University, with the first quarterfinal starting at 8:45am on Thursday. The complete brackets, with game times, are available at milehighprepreport.com or on MileHigh Prep Report on Facebook. The capsules for each team are in bracket order.

#16 BUENA VISTA LADY DEMONS   (16-8)

  • COACH:  ROBERT CROWTHER
  • STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
    • 2005
  • RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   1-5
    • WINS:  DEL NORTE (1)
    • LOSSES:  ST. MARY’S (1), CSCS (1), ELLICOTT (1), THE VANGUARD (2)
  • STAT LEADERS
    • Autumn Wingo   13.8 ppg,  5.2 rpg,  1.5 assists,  2.2 steals
    • Audrey Johnson   13.6 ppg,  6.4 rpg,  3.0 assists,  3.3 steals
    • Madeline Litvay   6.2 ppg,  6.8 rpg,  1.6 steals
    • Ella Coates   5.4 ppg,  2.6 assists,  3.0 steals

#9 ELLICOTT LADY THUNDERHAWKS   (19-5)

  • COACH:  CODY CHAMBERS
  • STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
    • 1994, 1995
  • RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   3-4
    • WINS:  DEL NORTE (1), BUENA VISTA (1), ST. MARY’S (1)
    • LOSSES:  CSCS (1), ST. MARY’S (1), THE VANGUARD (2)
  • STAT LEADERS
    • Alyssa Laggase   17.3 ppg,  7.3 rpg,  3.6 steals
    • Aileen Gutierrez   11.3 ppg,  4.5 rpg,  2.2 assists, 5.0 steals
    • Micheyla Stewart   6.4 ppg,  3.9 rpg,  1.6 assists, 3.1 steals
    • Melissa Lugo-Hermosillo   6.3 ppg,  6.5 rpg,  2.1 steals
    • Clarissa Smith   5.9 ppg,  2.5 assists,  2.9 steals
    • Jaylene Gutierrez   4.6 rpg,  2.2 assists

#5 THE VANGUARD SCHOOL LADY COURSERS   (19-5)

  • COACH:  SCOTT ARRASMITH
  • STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
    • NONE
  • RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   6-3
    • WINS:  BUENA VISTA (2), ELLICOTT (2), CSCS (1), CENTAURI (1)
    • LOSSES:  PLATTE VALLEY (1), ST. MARY’S (1), CSCS (1)
  • STAT LEADERS
    • Hailey Blanchard   18.1 ppg,  4.6 rpg,  5.3 assists,  4.1 steals,  1.5 blocks
    • Juliana Garcia   14.5 ppg,  5.2 rpg,  2.0 assists,  1.7 steals
    • Elysia Bottcher   12.9 ppg,  8.1 rpg,  2.3 assists,  3.0 steals
    • Jordyn Christensen   5.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg
    • Sydney Ramirez   5.3 ppg
    • Delicia Bustamante   4.3 ppg,  3.9 rpg,  1.7 steals
    • Baily Fritzke   3.8 ppg,  4.0 rpg,  2.3 assists

#13 GRAND VALLEY LADY CARDINALS   (18-6)

  • COACH:  SCOTT PARKER
  • STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
    • NONE
  • RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   0-0
    • WINS:  NONE
    • LOSSES:  NONE
  • STAT LEADERS
    • AbbyRose Parker   20.2 ppg,  5.4 rpg,  3.4 assists,  3.2 steals,  1.1 blocks
    • Jaycee Pittman   19.5 ppg,  9.6 rpg,  3.0 assists,  4.3 steals,  1.2 blocks  10 DD, 2 TD
    • Kaylae Medina   7.9 ppg,  3.5 rpg,  2.4 assists,  2.5 steals
    • Chloe Gronewoller   5.5 ppg,  7.9 rpg,  2.5 blocks  3 DD
    • Chloe Williams   3.2 ppg,  6.8 rpg

#2 CENTAURI LADY FALCONS   (21-2)

  • COACH:  TROY REYNOLDS
  • STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
    • 1993, 2006
  • RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   2-2
    • WINS:  DOVE CREEK (1), DELTA (1)
    • LOSSES:  DURANGO (1), THE VANGUARD (1)
  • STAT LEADERS
    • Abbey Smith   15.2 ppg,  3.7 rpg,  2.5 assists,  2.5 steals
    • Amaya Garcia   11.7 ppg,  3.5 rpg,  1.5 assists,  2.5 steals
    • Kailyn Polzin   5.9 ppg,  5.8 rpg,  2.7 steals
    • Hannah Curtis   5.0 ppg,  1.9 steals
    • Lacey Johnson   4.9 ppg,  4.4 rpg, 1.5 blocks

#7 ST. MARY’S LADY PIRATES   (19-5)

  • COACH:  CALEB STRICKLAND
  • STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
    • 2018, 2019
  • RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   3-5
    • WINS:  BUENA VISTA (1), THE VANGUARD (1), ELLICOTT (1)
    • LOSSES:  LUTHERAN (1), UNIVERSITY (1), ELLICOTT (1), CSCS (2)
  • STAT LEADERS
    • Emerson Kutz   16.3 ppg,  4.6 rpg,  4.5 assists, 4.5 steals
    • Maeve Salveson   11.7 ppg,  3.5 assists,  2.8 steals
    • Jaela Pedro   10.8 ppg,  5.5 rpg,  1.5 blocks
    • Bailey Darneal   9.7 ppg,  2.9 assists,  1.9 blocks
    • Arianna Gold   5.6 ppg,  3.8 rpg,  1.5 assists
    • Cameron Richter   4.4 ppg,  1.7 assists

#3 COLORADO SPRINGS CHRISTIAN LADY LIONS   (22-2)

  • COACH:  MARK ENGESSER
  • STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
    • 2002
  • RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   5-1
    • WINS:  ELLICOTT (1), THE VANGUARD (1), BUENA VISTA (1),  ST. MARY’S (2)
    • LOSSES:  THE VANGUARD (1)
  • STAT LEADERS
    • Grace Minihane   21.3 ppg,  7.2 rpg,  2.0 assists,  5.6 steals,  1.0 blocks
    • Kinley Asp   13.1 ppg,  7.2 rpg,  5.9 assists,  4.4 steals
    • Abigail Perry   7.9 ppg,  8.1 rpg,  2.8 steals,  1.0 blocks
    • Wilna Colopy   7.3 ppg,  3.0 assists,  4.2 steals
    • Jordyn Rollins   6.3 ppg,  4.7 rpg,  1.7 assists,  2.8 steals
    • Gretchen Taskerud   5.5 ppg

#6 PLATTE VALLEY LADY BRONCOS   (17-7)

  • COACH:  TONYA SCHISSLER
  • STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
    • 1987, 2001, 2004, 2021, 2022
  • RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   3-4
    • WINS:  THE VANGUARD (1), EATON (1), BERTHOUD (1)
    • LOSSES:  HOLY FAMILY (1), ROOSEVELT (1), UNIVERSITY (1), LUTHERAN (1)
  • STAT LEADERS
    • Andi Schlissler   16.9 ppg,  9.6 rpg,  4.0 assists,  2.4 steals,  1.4 blocks  12 DD
    • Bree Bunting   16.4 ppg,  4.9 rpg,  2.3 assists,  2.8 steals,  1.2 blocks  2 DD
    • Lauryn Uyemura   6.2 ppg,  3.0 assists,  3.4 steals
    • Bailey Meireis   5.7 ppg,  4.0 rpg
    • Hailey Albrighton   2.8 ppg,  3.7 rpg,  1.8 steals
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