SPORTS

Frederick has eyes on one big prize

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

FREDERICK -- The Frederick boys basketball team was happy to beat Windsor 57-50 on the Warriors’ fl oor Feb. 16.

At the time, Windsor was the No. 6-ranked team in the state, according to MaxPreps. The Warriors were seventh.

What made the Warriors happier still was the win put them a win away from a potential top-four seed in the coming state 4A basketball tournament, a fi rst-round bye and home-court advantage up through the semifi nals. FHS faces Mead, the No. 3 team in the state, at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19.

Jacoby Conway, who came off the bench to score 22 points for the Warriors, said the season’s success is no surprise.

“The fi rst game, we got smacked in the face, and we weren’t ready,” he said. “The juniors were new to the varsity. But after these 20 games, we’re ready to take on the biggest team out there.”

“In the summer, we knew we were going to be good,” said Harry Singh, who scored 11 points. “We just had come together and play team basketball. We knew we weren’t playing our best. When we started playing our best, we knew we were going to win games.”

FHS has not lost this calendar year, a stretch of 13 in a row.

Matias Aldana and Bruce Conover scored six for Frederick. David Hageman of the Wizards scored 21 points, including a half-dozen baskets from beyond the 3-point arc.

At one point, the Warriors trailed by 10 points. FHS scored 13 of the next 15 points to pull into a 29-all tie early in the third quarter.

“We go down in a lot of games. It’s OK. The goal at the end of the game is to win,” Conway said. “Overall, we’ve got a really good team. We’ve got a big bench. We’ve got to play one game at a time and keep going.”

“They couldn’t break our press,” Singh said. “Everybody wanted to win. We sacrifi ced each other by diving for loose balls. We think we can go all the way.”

“If we get top four, that’s home for the playoffs,” said Alex Sturn, who scored seven points. “The biggest thing is we’ve changed the culture. Even when we get down, we can light that spark. We just pressed them. We make them uncomfortable. We’ve been down at the half several times, and we just rally in the second half.”

FHS advanced to the state 4A playoffs and eaned a fi rst-round bye. The Wariors’ fi rst game is Saturday, Feb. 26, against either Severance or Littleton high schools in Frederick.

Frederick’s Matias Aldana gets a head of steam on this drive to the basket against

Windsor’s Colby Shuck Feb. 16 in Frederick. PHOTO BY STEVE SMITH

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Garza-Alarcon repeats as state wrestling champ

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DENVER -- Dmitri Garza-Alarcon is a two-time state wrestling champion.

The Fort Lupton High School sophomore hung on to beat Brady Hankin of Woodland Park 4-3 in tonight’s 138-pound fi nals.

It was the closest match of the tournament for Alarcon. He pinned his fi rst two opponents, Garrett McGirl of Valley High School and Eaton’s Jake Hergenreter. The semifi nal win over Florence’s Brandon Boehm was a 5-0 decision. GarzaAlarcon fi nished his season with a record of 44-3.

Will Alvarado (33-12) fi nished sixth at 152 pounds at the state 3A wrestling tournament this afternoon. Alvarado, who won his fi rst two matches, lost to Paxton Daggett of University by pinfall in the consolation semifi nal and was unable to compete in the fi fth-place match due to injury.

Danny Rodriguez lost a tough, 3-2 decision to Lamar’s Cyrus Madrid in the third round of the consolation draw and did not place.

He fi nished the season with a 34-15 record.

Kayden Derbigny, the Bluedevils’ 220-pounder, did not place at his weight. After a 3-1 decision over Severance’s Domonic Butts in the second round of consolation

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Fort Lupton rallied in the second half to beat Thornton 50-40 in the Colorado League tournament Feb. Colorado League tournament Feb. 17 on the Bluedevils’ fl oor. 17 on the Bluedevils’ fl oor.

The Trojans had a fi ve-point lead at the half, but Fort Lupton outscored Thornton 32-17 in the second scored Thornton 32-17 in the second to pull out the win. to pull out the win.

Miles Poole led THS with 18 points. Davonte Henderson added 12. No stats were available for the 12. No stats were available for the Bluedevils. Bluedevils.

The district playoffs began Feb. 22, after press time, for Fort Lupton. Two wins for the Bluedevils moves Two wins for the Bluedevils moves them to next weekend’s regional them to next weekend’s regional round. round.

Fort Lupton’s Jesus Vasquez, 13, battles Thornton’s Miles Poole for a rebound during the fi rst half of the teams’ Colorado League tournament game in Fort Lupton Feb. 17. Maddax Farrer of the Bluedevils gets this shot over the defense of Thornton’s Clayton Jones Feb. 17 in Fort Lupton.

Thornton’s Clayton Jones gets his hands on this shot by Fort Lupton’s

Maddax Farrer during a Feb. 17 game in Fort Lupton. PHOTOS BY STEVE SMITH

SPORTS CALENDAR

Fort Lupton High School Boys basketball

Team score on left, Opponent and their score 44, *Wiggins, 48 53, *Valley, 44 54, *Platte Valley, 57 57, **Stargate School (OT), 56 57, **Bennett, 44 42, **Lutheran, 50 54 Jefferson Academy, 47 53 Brush 49 56 @Estes Park 37 62 @Arvada 52 38: @Resurrection Christian 68 58 Weld Central 50 56 Englewood 70 71 @Thornton 52 57 @Skyview 48 46 Eagle Ridge Academy 63 66 Aurora Central 69 61 ***Weld Central 46 50 ***Thornton 40 *-Platte Valley HS tournament ** - Santiago’s Shootout *** - Colorado League tournament

Girls basketball

Team score on left, Opponent and their score 38, Aurora West , 4 6, JFK, 53 23, *Stargate School, 16 38, *Jefferson, 26

L, *Skyview 18, @St. Mary’s, 100 9 Jefferson Academy 48 19 @Lincoln 26 14 @Manual 30 44 @Arvada 23 15 @Weld Central 42 15 @Englewood 40 8 Skyview 77 15 @Eagle Ridge 51 24 @Aurora Central 69

Upcoming games

18 Thornton 33 20 *** Thornton 43 *** - Colorado League tournament

Wrestling

Team score on left, Opponent and their score 36, @Riverdale Ridge, 36 2-1 , Fort Lupton duals 21, @Pueblo East, 42 2-0, Weld Central, Wiggins

Jan. 8, Gary Daum Classic, Niwot HS 2nd @Eaglecrest Invitational 15th @Top of the Rockies 46 @Fort Morgan 19

Upcoming games Jan. 28 Triangular meet 4 p.m.

1st Colorado League meet

Weld Central High School

4th Regionals @ Sierra High School

Feb. 17: State 3A tournament, Ball Arena

Girls wrestling

Team score on left, Opponent and their score 42, Golden, , 6 36, Platte Valley, 9 30, Severance, 15

Jan. 8, @Bennett tournament

Jan. 12, Chatfi eld, 6 p.m.

Jan. 14-15, MLK girls tournament ccd @Riverdale Ridge 1st Loveland Girls Invitational

Upcoming games

36 Mead 18

39 @Northridge 15 4th @Chatfi eld War Horse Invitational 1st Regionals at Fort Lupton HS

Frederick High School Boys basketball

Team score on left, Opponent and their score 57, @Centaurus, 64 71, *Pueblo East, 40 74, *Thomas Jefferson, 68 83, *Sierra, , 45 53 @Longmont 51, 41, Silver Creek, 58

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