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the CHSAANow.com Class at’s my favorite part of the game, helping my team win.” e Rams (11-5, 6-1 in Class 5A/4A Je co League) were coming o their rst conference loss of the season. Littleton handed Green Mountain a 55-50 road loss Jan. 21 in a game that the Rams held a double-digit lead in the second half.

5A rankings — held a 39-15 lead at halftime. Maves nal 3-pointer of the night a minute into the fourth quarter made it a 36-point lead and a running clock for the remainder of the game.

“Our energy lacked a little bit in the second half,” Maves said. “I had to keep us there and keep that energy level up.

“We played so hard against Littleton and at one point we were up by 15 points. ey

Chatfield the pervious week. The Rebels had lost five of their previous six games.

“It was a really good win to get our momentum back,” Columbine junior Emily Allison said. “It was good to see us able to score and do what we know we can do.”

Allison led all scorers with 19 points, but the Rebels’ leading scorer had plenty of help. Seniors made an adjustment and we just kind of crumbled,” Busnardo said. “A game like that is good for us. If we are in a game and situation last that again we are going to know how to adjust and get better.” ere would be no crumbling against Dakota Ridge (7-9, 4-3). Senior Sophia Hapke hit a 3-pointer with 6:17 left in the game for the Rams’ nal basket of the night.

“I think we played really good as a team,” Maves said of the bounce-back win.

“We are in a really good position,” Busnardo said with seven regular-season games remaining before the postseason begins in about a month. “We have a chance to be a top-10 seeded team. at last (league) game against D’Evelyn we have to prove ourselves. It will be a good test.”

Dennis Pleuss is the sports information director for Je co Public Schools. For more Je co coverage, go to CHSAANow.com.

Dakota Archuleta (13 points) and Araya Ogden (12 points) also finished in double-digit points.

Columbine jumped out to a commanding 20-4 lead early in the second quarter and limited A-West (13-4, 2-3) to just 11 points in the first half.

“We talked about how it would all come down to discipline tonight,” Kylie said. “Being in the help side and filling those gaps. Knowing where (Brooke Meeks) is at all times. She is a great shooter. I’m proud of them listening to the game plan and executing. We really took it to the in the first quarter.”

A-West senior Brooke Meeks hit a pair of 3-pointers in the second quarter for the only two field goals the Wildcats made in the second quarter.

Senior Ellie Pugliese finished with 8 points to lead A-West. The Wildcats had a good third quarter defensively holding Columbine to just 3 points. The Rebels took a 2921 lead going into the final quarter.

Allison, Archuleta and Ogden took over in the fourth quarter. The three combined for 24 of 26 points Columbine scored in the fourth quarter to win going away.

“Finishing is something we’ve struggled with all season,” Kylie said. “It is something we’ve been working on day-in and day-out. It felt good to finish.”

The Rebels were clearly happy to play well for their acting coach.

“It was good to see us play well and get a win for Kylie,” Allison said.

Dennis Pleuss is the sports information director for Jeffco Public Schools. For more Jeffco coverage, go to CHSAANow.com.