Prep pocket book: Vail Christian boys basketball extends successful streak to 7 video games with win over top-10 workforce in 2A

Vail Christian continued its successful methods over the weekend, wrapping up back-to-back video games with a 54-53 win over No. 8 Swallows Charter Academy.

“Two more great wins this weekend,” stated head coach Andrew Neumann. “Once again showing the ability of this team to find a way to win in the closing minutes of tight games.”

Oliver Neumann went 7-for-10 from past the arc, main the way in which with 23 factors. Rayman Romanin added 11 of his personal, going 5-for-5 from the free throw line down the stretch to safe the slender victory. Charles Perry drilled 4 3-pointers whereas pouring in 16 factors to guide Swallow Charter Academy whereas Elias Garcia pitched in 11 extra.

Vail Christian has gained seven straight video games after additionally taking down West Grand 64-41 on Friday.

“We beat West Grand with a balanced effort from the team,” Neumann stated. “Great rebounding and defense was again the key.”

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Charlie Neumann led the way in which in opposition to the Mustangs with 11 factors whereas Riley Mayer additionally bought into double digits with 10 extra of his personal.

At 8-2 for the yr and 2-0 in league play, Vail Christian rose to the seventh spot within the 2A CHSAA Selection and Seeding Index over the weekend. The Saints host Vanguard Classical East on Jan. 23.

Other basketball notes

• The Vail Mountain School women basketball workforce parlayed its momentum from defeating Battle Mountain final week into back-to-back weekend victories. The Rangers took down De Beque 40-9 on Friday and Hayden 29-19 on Saturday. Kiana Garcia and Abby Adochio every scored 11 factors within the win over the Dragons. Izzy Adochio added 11 rebounds, seven assists and eight steals. The Rangers (7-4) will put their four-game successful to the take a look at at house in opposition to Rangely on Jan. 23.
• The Vail Christian women basketball workforce defeated West Grand 47-11 on Friday and took down KIPP Denver Collegiate 51-19 on Saturday to enhance to 5-3 on the yr. Susie Irving led the Saints with 17 factors within the victory over the Mustangs and poured in 23 factors in opposition to the White Tigers.
• The Eagle Valley women basketball workforce improved to 6-6 on the yr with a 52-40 win over Dakota Ridge on Saturday.

Wrestling notes

Battle Mountain hosted the Queens of the Mountain women wrestling event on Saturday. North Fork topped the 12-team discipline, adopted by Eagle Valley, because the hosts completed in tenth.

The Devils obtained wins from Luvlyn Ward (115 kilos) and Julia Borejszo (135 kilos). Nora Abbot and Gabby Littlepage picked up runner-up finishes at 105 and 145 kilos, respectively, for Eagle Valley.

The Huskies have been led by 110-pound Perla Chavez’s fourth-place end. Former Huskies C.J. Traylor and Ayla Hampton gained their respective weight courses for Summit, which is in its first year of varsity girls wrestling.