Warriors hang on for 2-point win on the mat
Leading 27-26 with two matches to go, Grand Junction knew it needed a pin from Jessie Hoffschneider because they were forfeiting the final match at the 152 weight.
Leading 27-26 with two matches to go, Grand Junction knew it needed a pin from Jessie Hoffschneider because they were forfeiting the final match at the 152 weight.
The Delta girls basketball team won its 5th straight game, defeating Central 58-40 in a non-league game, while the Delta boys team edged the Warriors for a 68-64 win.
The Central Warriors looked like they were ready to come back after trailing by as much as 12 points on Friday night, but they lost 54-46 to Uintah.
Palisade dominated the Jackpot Duals to win their own tournament on Thursday night.
Last season, Palisade lost to Central 72-16 and 65-36. But enough has changed since then to give the Bulldogs the edge, as they beat the Warriors 39-25 in a non-league game at Central High School on Tuesday.
David Jones scored a power-play goal 4:17 into overtime and Peter Budaj stopped 37 shots, helping the Colorado Avalanche snap a two-game skid with a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.
Jesse Hoffschneider, Kyle Piatt, Zach Shank, Kyle Douglass, and Mykal Deherrera are all top in the state for their given weight class.
Roosevelt won the 2010 Warrior Classic with Olathe coming in at a distant second.
In boys hoops, Fruita Monument split a double-header at the Hinkley Tournament while Central lost a pair. On the girls side, Fruita Monument and Grand Junction both notched close wins.
After Day 1 at the Warrior Classic, Roosevelt holds a two point lead over Rocky Mountain, followed by Central, Palisade and Olathe.
The 34th annual Warrior Classic begins on Friday at 10 a.m. at Brownson Arena on the campus of Mesa State College.
The Central boys and girls basketball teams continue to search for their first victory of the season after losing at Moffat County in Craig on Monday night.
The Central Warriors lost 59-21 to American Fork to finish the Lady Wildcat Invite at 0-3.
The Central Warriors fell to the Basalt Longhorns 42-34 on Friday night.
The defending SWL champs suffered a 66-22 loss on Thursday night to Carbon County in day two of the Lady Wildcat Invitational.
Both Palisade and Central took to the road to play non-league games against Aspen and Glenwood Springs.
The Central Warriors lost a late lead to Carbon County and dropped this one 84-79 in overtime.
Central lost 71-49 to Smoky Hill on Friday night, but it was an improvement from their season-opener 67 point loss to Fountain Fort Carson.
It was an action packed Friday with plenty of high school and collegiate hoops. Listed below are all the results from the local games.
Chris Davis and the Trojans demolished the Central Warriors in Central's season opener 10-2 35.
After winning their first SWL title in five years, the Grand Junction Tigers dominated the SWL awards. Sean Rubalcaba was named the SWL offensive player of the year, Casey Walker was named defensive player of the year, and Robbie Owens was given co-coach of the year.
Mikayla Duffy made it official by signing a National Letter of Intent to play softball at Norther Colorado next year.
Sean Foster was named the SWL player of the year after he led the Grand Junction Tigers to a 5A playoff appearance. Foster recorded 6 goals and 7 assists.
After qualifying for the 5A district tournaments, Fruita Monument and Central were best represented in the SWL All-Conference awards.
Despite two crucial turnovers in the first half, the Central Warriors were taken down by the Lakewood Tigers 35-14 on Saturday afternoon.
