D’Evelyn outlasts Riverdale Ridge in elite 8

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

DENVER – Riverdale e Jaguars scored 11 straight points, kept the Ravens from scoring, broke open a close game and went on to a 54-47 win in the round of 8 in the state 4A girls basketball tournament March 3 at the Denver Coliseum.

Ridge’s girls basketball team would love to have a do-over of a three-minute stretch of the fourth quarter against D’Evelyn Junior-Senior High School.

“Our immaturity showed a little bit,” said RRHS coach Tim Jones. “We had a couple of lapses that you would expect from the experience we have.” e two teams played the game within a 12-point window. RRHS’ biggest lead was seven points. e two teams traded baskets for much of the second half until the Jaguars started their gamewinning run. e Jaguars’ Peyton Marvel scored a career-high and school best-ever high of 36 points. Macy Sheer added seven.

Freshman Brihanna Crittendon, who spent much of the game facing o against several Jaguars’ defenders, led RRHS with 28 points and eight rebounds. Gabby Herr was next with six points.

RRHS defense held the Jaguars in check through much of the contest.

D’Evelyn managed a pair of 3-point shots. One of those came during the winning spurt in the fourth quarter.

“It’s been multiple games that we haven’t been shooting our 3s very well,” Marvel said. “We know we can win just doing our 2s. e 3s were a big help in the end. It’s hard to not shoot 3s and