Falcons girls getting tougher

than we have this season,” added Simonich. “ at’s why we got up and then we were able to keep that throughout the game. We’ve grown a lot. We all know where each other is at and we’re really playing well as a team.”

“ e kids played great as a team,” said Falcons coach Caryn Jarocki. “ ey actually executed the game plan better than we have in the past. ey are learning to take what we learn in practice and executing that in the game.”

Highlands Ranch’s varsity roster is young with ve freshman, three sophomores and two seniors.

“We are a very young team and they are growing by leaps and bounds,” Jarocki said. “ ey are getting tougher every day. ey have been thrusted into roles that they shouldn’t have to play but they are. ey are young and they are doing it.

I’m proud of them.

“Now the sky is the limit. I think they are feeling the fever of it. ey are gaining con dence every day.” e Falcons’ two seniors, Mad- with Alexis Greenhawt and Ana Loveridge that set a state record in the preliminaries and then broke it in the nals. e Creek foursome turned in a 1:30.81 clocking in the nals which was 11 hundredths of a second o the national record.

In the 200 medley relay, Wilson, Katie Cohen, Maren McDonald and Alana Maxey won in 1:47.81 while Creek’s 400 relay team of Greenhawt, Ficken, Loveridge and Teagan Steinmetz won with a time of 3:23.66.

Tori Baker (1) of Highlands Ranch drives around Lexi Meyer of Regis Jesuit during the Feb. 7 game. The Falcons won, 65-43, to remain unbeaten in the league. PHOTOS BY