BOYS HOOPS

Greeley — Early foul trouble and injuries plagued Union Colony (3-3 Northern Front Range, 5-10 overall), which lost, 65-30, Saturday afternoon in their neighborhood matchup against Frontier Academy (5-0 Northern Front Range, 8-10 overall).

The Wolverines took advantage of the Timber Wolves’ point guard on the bench as they jumped out to an 18-8 lead after the first quarter. They continued to pile on in the second quarter and took a 41-16 advantage into the locker rooms.

Timberwolves junior guard Charles McCullough and sophomore forward Devon Mock went down in with injuries in the second quarter. Mock suffered a slight knee injury, while Mock left with an injured ankle.

UCHS head coach Lance Mosness said his team couldn’t combat the injuries and having their starting point guard on the bench i=with foul trouble, which led to the lopsided first half outputs.

FAHS 18 23 10 14 — 65

UCHS 8 8 5 9 — 30

Visitor — FG FT-FTA TP. Totals FG FT-FTA TP

Home — Lance Mosness jr. 1 0-0 2, Brian Mullison 0 3-7 3, Nick Torres 2 0-0 4, Matt Ackerman 2 6-8 10, Weston Shong 2 0-0 4, Devon Mock 2 0-0 4, Charles McCollough 1 0-2 3. FG FT-FTA TP. Totals 10 7-17 30

3-point field goals — UCHS 1 (McCullough); XHS # (xxx).

Total fouls — UCHS 18 (Mostes fouled out); XHS # (xxx).

GIRLS HOOPS

Brigsdale — The Falcons (7-2 North Central, 13-3 overall) used a big second quarter and a stifling press to dismiss non-conference opponent Heritage Christian Saturday afternoon.

After a tough loss to Pawnee Thursday night, Briggsdale responded defensively as the were able to create easy scoring chances from their ball pressure in their press to help create seperation.

“We were able to settle into our press and cause several turnovers,” Falcons head coach Bob Williams said. “That provided us with easy baskets to really get into the flow.”

BHS sophomore guard Shleby Jeffrys got going in the second quarter from behind the 3-point line as she knocked down both of Briggsdale’s 3-pointers for the game during the quarter. Senior center Bethy Shaw scored a team-high 12 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Falcons.

HCHS 12 5 14 15 — 46

BHS 14 17 15 10 — 56

Home — Shelby Jeffreys 4 0-0 10, Megan Thormodsgard 3 0-0 6, Jenny Johnson 0 0-0 0, Tia Konig 2 0-2 4, Bethy Shaw 6 0-2 12, Rachael Fassler 0 0-0 0, Amber Thormodsgard 1 0-1 2, RoAnn Fassler 3 2-2 8, Morgan Thompson 3 0-0 6, Mckaea Pfieff 4 0-0 8. Totals 26 2-7 56

3-point field goals — BHS 2 (Jeffreys 2)

Total fouls — BHS 14

Northridge 52, Fort Morgan 35: In Fort Morgan, the Grizzlies were sluggish in the first half, trailing 19-15 before regrouping and outscoring the Mustangs 37-16 after halftime.

“We got off to a really slow start,” Northridge coach Jen Anderson said. “We looked tired after playing last night in Erie. But ,we looked better in the second half.”

With the win, the Grizzlies improve to 4-8 in 4A Tri-Valley, 9-12 overall.

NHS 7 8 17 20 — 52

FMHS 6 13 9 8 — 35

NHS — Lexi Gerk 2 3-4 7, Shelby Clark 0 2-2 2, Sam Naibauer 0 0-0 0, Amanda Cary 3 4-6 10, Mercedes Sepeda 1 0-4 2, Kaylyn Smith 4 15-21 26, Sara Gilbert 3 0-0 6. Totals 10 2 24-35 52

3-point field goals — NHS 2 (Smith 2).

Total fouls — NHS 18.

GIrLS SWIMMING

THORNTON — Saturday at the 4A girls’ swimming state championships, the Windsor Wizards had plenty to celebrate as two members of the dive team were honored and junior Madison Evans finished in the top-10 in both the events she qualified for.

Windsor senior diver Mikhalia Eckhardt placed second with a score of 441.30 and was awarded diver of the year in the state for her efforts throughout the season. Eckhardt’s coach, Sarah Easter, also recieved an accolade as she was awarded with dive coach of the year.

Evans finished her junior campaign strong with a sixth place finish in the 500-yard freestyle and 9th in the 100 backstroke. She improved on both her preliminary times as she shaved 2.31 seconds off her 500 freestyle time and .35 second in the backstroke.

Greeley Central’s 200 freestlye relay team of Haley Johnson, Kendall Sparkman, Lauren Haley and Cristina Kenigsberg placed 15th with a time of 1:47.10. It was a .28 second improvement from their preliminary time on Friday.

In Fort Collins, Greeley West freshman Morgan King was the lone Spartan competing Saturday, but she showcased her talent with a 11th place finish in the 50-yard freestyle and 9th place in the 100 butterfly. King improved on her preliminary times in both events. The biggest jump was in her 100 butterfly as she improved by 1.16 seconds from Friday. Spartans coach Colin Shaha said he was pleased to see the growth King displayed on the biggest stage.

“The times that she swam is really secondary to her preperation,” Shaha said. “We’ve talked about her improving on stretching to the walls and today was the first time I’ve seen her do that. Her ability to make adjustments at the competition level was just really great to see.”

Shaha added that he was proud of his whole team for the character they showed over the weekend as all of King’s teammates came back Saturday to support her. The positivity entrenched in his team and the talent returning has Shaha excited to see what the 2012-2013 season will bring.

“I thik we’re building in the absolute right direction and I’m excited for our future.”

WRESTLING

Colorado Springs — Pine Creek High School ran away with the team win in the 5A Region 1 Qualifier with a score of 261.0, but Greeley West was well represented over the course of the afternoon as two Spartans took first place victories and four GWHS wrestlers are moving on to state finals.

The Spartans as a team placed fourth on the afternoon with a score of 119 and received 1st place victories from juniors Emilio Martinez (31-4) in the 126 pound division and Austin Waterman (39-1) in the 220 pound class. Martinez pinned freshman Taylor Bergquist of Arvada West in 5:28 and Waterman took out senior Andrew Jurim of Arapahoe with a major decision (8-0).

Also moving on for the Spartans are sophomore Anthony Garza (38-8) in the 106 pound class and junior Shedrick Boyd (21-4) in 138 pound. Garza pinned Mountain Vista sophomore Bradley Colebank in 1:49, good enough to placed third on the day. Boyd lost in the final to Pine Creek senior Jerry McGinty by technical fall.

Greeley West freshman Dylan West (18-21) came up just short of moving on to state in his first trip, but managed to end his year on a high note after defeating Doherty freshman Logan Hammarmeister with a 4-2 decision.

The win gave West a fifth place finish, there was no opportunity for a wrestle-back.