CLASS 2A GIRLS BASKETBALL – TEAM CAPSULES
BY: Tayler Garcia
The defending state champions Merino is back for another go-round, the Lady Rams are seeded number one overall this year. The bullseye is on their back. Four teams return from last year’s State Tournament. All games will be played at the Blue Arena in Loveland.
Individual statistics quoted below are courtesy of MaxPreps. Teams are listed in bracket order.
Merino
Overall Record: 23-1
League Record: 5-1
League Rank:
2nd in Lower Platte League
Teams beat to get to State:
Kiowa 59-6, Calhan 74-24
Wins against State Tournament Teams:
Sedgwick County 52-15 and 45-41, Simla 65-43, Akron 53-37.
Losses against State Tournament Teams:
Sedgwick County 44-51
Stat Leaders:
Points – Kya Piel 318, Jay Lynch 209, Jadelynn Powell 167
Assists – Kya Piel 127, Veronica Baray 53, Jay Lynch 40
Rebounds – Jay Lynch 141, Kya Piel 99, Brooklyn Sutter 63
Steals – Kya Piel 102, Veronica Baray 78, Jay Lynch 61
Blocks – Veronica Baray 14, H. Lambert 7, Taylor Hutt 6
Playoff History: State Champions 2024
| 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | |
| District | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 3-0 |
| Regionals | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | |||||
| State | 2-1 | 3-0 |
Sargent
Overall Record: 20-5
League Record: 5-1
League Rank:
2nd in Southern Peaks League
Teams beat to get to State:
Crowley County 57-34, Heritage Christian 36-30
Wins against State Tournament Teams:
None
Losses against State Tournament Teams:
Sanford 40-46 and 35-46
Stat Leaders:
Points – Kandace Pargin 390, Angelise Garcia 352, Kimmy Pargin 204
Assists – Kandace Pargin 71, Angelise Garcia 55, Kimmy Pargin 49
Rebounds – Makenzie Counsaul 176, Kandace Pargin 131, Angelise Garcia 109
Steals – Angelise Garcia 122, Kandace Pargin 106, Kimmy Pargin 46
Blocks – Angelise Garcia 14, Kandace Pargin 10, Kimmy Pargin 5
Playoff History
| 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | |
| District | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Regionals | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | |||
| State |
Burlington
Overall Record: 20-5
League Record: 6-0
League Rank:
1st in Union Pacific
Teams beat to get to State:
Swink 67-19, Las Animas 46-27
Wins against State Tournament Teams:
Akron 50-45, Simla 51-41
Losses against State Tournament Teams:
Sedgwick County 51-67, 31-52
Stat Leaders:
Points – Kiyarra Williams 483, Lynzee Neal 243, Bethany Cure 214
Assists – Kiyarra Williams 82, Lynzee Neal 51, Bethany Cure 47
Rebounds – Kiyarra Williams 357, Bethany Cure 178, Lynzee Neal 113
Steals – Kiyarra Williams 105, Bethany Cure 81, Lynzee Neal 65
Blocks – Kiyarra Williams 56, Lynzee Neal 17, Bethany Cure 3
Playoff History: 3rd place in 2023, Runner-ups in 2024
| 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | |
| District | 2-0 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
| Regionals | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | |||
| State | 2-1 | 2-1 |
Akron
Overall Record: 15-10
League Record: 2-4
Teams beat to get to State:
South Park 49-24, Rangely 52-29
League Rank:
4th in Lower Platte League
Wins against State Tournament Teams:
Losses against State Tournament Teams:
Simla 43-56, Burlington 45-50, Sedgwick County 40-47, Merino 37-53
Stat Leaders:
Points – Molly O’Neal 338, Kashlee Randel 212, Mikenna Weers 192
Assists – Kashlee Randel 92, Molly O’Neal 35, Addison Weis 20
Rebounds – Molly O’Neal 253, Kashlee Randel 103, Mikenna Weers 78
Steals – Kashlee Randel 76, Molly O’Neal 76, Mikenna Weers 43
Blocks – Molly O’Neal 33, Taylor Benish 13, Kashlee Randel 3
Playoff History: State Champions in 2015
| 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | |
| District | 3-0 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | — | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Regionals | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | |||||
| State | 3-0 |
Sanford
Overall Record: 23-2
League Record: 6-60
League Rank:
1st in Southern Peaks League
Teams beat to get to State:
Holyoke 48-15, Gilpin County 49-23
Wins against State Tournament Teams:
Hoehne 39-30, Sargent 46-40, 46-35
Losses against State Tournament Teams:
Stat Leaders:
Points – Shasta Bond 261, Claire Crowther 189, Brooklyn Reynolds 172
Assists – Brooklyn Reynolds 88, Claire Crowther 44, Makynlee Faucette 29
Rebounds – Shasta Bond 115, Claire Crowther 112, Brooklyn Reynolds 65
Steals – Brooklyn Reynolds 69, Brinlyn Smith 45, Claire Crowther 39
Blocks – Claire Crowther 10, Hayden Peterson 5, Brooklyn Reynolds 5
Playoff History: State Runner-ups 2022
| 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | |
| District | 2-1 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 |
| Regionals | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| State | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 2-1 |
Hoehne
Overall Record: 22-3
League Record: 7-0
League Rank:
1st in Santa Fe League
Teams beat to get to State:
Trinidad 58-10, Center 58-26
Wins against State Tournament Teams:
Losses against State Tournament Teams:
Sanford 30-39, Simla 40-49
Stat Leaders:
Points – Braylee Foster 290, Kaylah Crosson 248, Ellegra Gutierrez 194
Assists – Alessa Cantoria 108, Ellegra Gutierrez 54, Phoenix San Roman 52
Rebounds – Kaylah Crosson 142, Braylee Foster 105, Alessa Cantoria 102
Steals – Ellegra Gutierrez 89, Alessa Cantoria 82, Braylee Foster 63
Blocks – Kaylah Crosson 13, Ellegra Gutierrez 6, Paisley San Roman 3
Playoff History: 3rd place winner in 2015
| 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | |
| District | 3-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 3-0 |
| Regional | 2-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | ||||
| State | 2-1 | 0-2 |
Simla
Overall Record: 19-5
League Record: 5-0
Teams beat to get to State:
Loveland Classical 70-15, Byers 56-21
League Rank:
1st in the Black Forrest League
Wins against State Tournament Teams:
Akron 56-43, Hoehne 49-40
Losses against State Tournament Teams:
Merino 43-65, Burlington 41-51
Stat Leaders:
Points – Carlee Cox 361, Katie Gotschall 279, Kylie Maranville 236
Assists – Carlee Cox 81, Katie Gotschall 72, Kylie Brickell 55
Rebounds – Kylie Maranville 2-1, Carlee Cox 144, Kylie Brickell 103
Steals – Carlee Cox 108, Kylie Brickell 69, Katie Gotschall 67
Blocks – Kylie Maranville 42, Carlee Cox 15, Anna Kerst 4
Playoff History 3rd place winners in 2024
| 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | |
| District | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Regionals | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | ||
| State | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2-1 |
Sedgwick County
Overall Record: 19-4
League Record: 4-0
League Rank: 1st in Lower Platte League
Teams beat to get to State:
Limon 61-21, Haxtun 53-28
Wins against State Tournament Teams:
Akron47-40, Merino 51-44, Burlington 67-51 52-31
Losses against State Tournament Teams:
Merino 15-52 41-45
Stat Leaders:
Points – Abigail Dille 361, Lainee Nein 316, Ryen Carlson 162
Assists – Abigail Dille 56, Lainee Nein 55, Keyana Ehnes 38
Rebounds – Lainee Nein 185, Abigail Dille 134, Ryen Carlson 79
Steals – Lainee Nein 85, Ryen Carlson 57, Kayana Ehnes 47
Blocks – Lainee Nain 43, Abigail Dille 13, Piper Buettenback 5
Playoff History: State Champions 2023
| 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | |
| District | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 2-1 |
| Regionals | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | |||||||
| State | 3-0 |
MileHigh Prep Report 
You have Sanford girls losing to Hoehne and Sargent girls twice on your list, instead of winning 🙂
Awesome job with everything though!
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Yea just put in the wrong spot. It’s correct
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