Congratulations Boys Basketball 4A State Champions

It was nine years ago in Colorado Springs that the Holy Family basketball teams pulled off one of the rare doubles in high school sports by winning both the boys and girls Class 3A titles on the same night.

Fast forward to a Saturday afternoon at the Denver Coliseum, and after the girls already held up their end of the bargain, the No. 17 seed Holy Family boys team took to the court trying to repeat history. Mission accomplished.

The boys made a stunning run through the Class 4A tournament that culminated with a 53-43 victory over No. 2

Resurrection Christian. Holy Family (17-11), became the first No. 17-seed to ever win a Colorado state title.

“This season had a lot of highs and lows,” said senior Rocco Bridges, who scored nine points to secure the Tigers first ever Class 4A title and second overall. “When we stick together and we play for each other, we knew we were going to win this whole thing. Even as a No. 17 seed, we were confident coming into this tournament.”

“Our strength is in our entire crew,” head coach Pete Villecco said. “We don’t have a guy who’s going to go out and get 20 or 25, but for us, it’s collective, it’s about the unit.”

Villecco was quick to thank girls coach Ron Rossi and his girls team, saying, “When they won, he came to me and said ‘It’s your turn coach.’ It brought back those memories from nine years ago.”