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High School Sports

  • Golden sneaks past Bluedevils in basketball playoffs

    GOLDEN -- Golden just got past Fort Lupton 60-58 in the first round of the boys 4A state basketball playoffs Tuesday night.

    Neither team had much of an edge. Golden led by a point at the end of the first quarter, and Fort Lupton led by a point at halftime. GHS outscored the Bluedevils by three in the third quarter, and each team scored 11 points in the fourth quarter.

    Nate Hill and Austin Rickard led the Demons with 13 points. Jordan Johnson was next with 12. No stats were immediately available for Fort Lupton.

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  • UPDATE: Two, third-place finishes the tough way

    DENVER — Three Fort Lupton wrestlers placed at this year’s state tournament. Ben Medina (103 pounds) and Timmy Ornelas (220 pounds) took similar paths to their third-place finishes at the state 4A wrestling tournament. Jordan LaRoche took a slightly less strenuous road to his fifth-place effort at 132 pounds.

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  • Bluedevils hope momentum carries through into state 4A girls playoffs

    GREENWOOD VILLAGE -- Fort Lupton girls basketball coach Joseph Gutierrez’ nails were in good shape when he sat down Sunday afternoon at the Doubletree Hotel to watch the unveiling of the 48-team, class 4A state girls basketball bracket.
        About 45 minutes later, he clapped his hands together, breathed a sigh of relief – and looked at his nails, which were still intact.
        His Bluedevils (8-15) earned an 11th seed in the state basketball tournament and a trip to face No. 6 Sierra High School (15-8) at 7 p.m., Feb. 22.

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  • EX-FLHS wrestler returns to familiar surroundings

    COLBY, KAN. – Former Fort Lupton High School wrestler Fabian Guerrero is hoping the second time is the charm.

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  • Scoreboard

    Boys basketball

    Aurora Central rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Fort Lupton 49-44 on the Trojans' floor Feb. 14. ACHS outscored the Bluedevils 19-6 to pull out the win.

    Leonard Hurst led Aurora Central with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Tyler Stephenson had 17. No stats were available for Fort Lupton.

    Girls basketball

    Fort Lupton beat Aurora Central 50-45 in overtime Feb. 14.

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  • FLHS boys team hits road for first playoff game

    GREENWOOD VILLAGE -- Even though his team finished with a record of 9-14, Fort Lupton boys basketball coach Jim Roedel knew from the end of January -- a win against Thornton -- that the Bluedevils had a chance to make the playoffs.

    That's exactly what happened. The Bluedevils drew an 11th seed and will travel to Golden (14-9) for a first-round game at 7 p.m., Tuesday. The winner faces third-seeded Windsor (17-5) Friday.

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  • State tourney time for Fort Lupton basketball teams

    GREENWOOD VILLAGE -- Fort Lupton's basketball teams will get to play at least one more game this season.

    Both squads earned spots in their respective 48-team brackets as announced by the Colorado High School Activities Association Sunday afternoon.

    The girls team (8-15) has an 11th seed and visits sixth-seeded Sierra (15-8) Wednesday. The winner pays a visit to third-seeded Roosevelt Saturday.

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  • Cook receives scholarship

    Fort Lupton High School volleyball player Candace Cook received the Colorado Women’s Sports Fund Association 2012 scholarship.

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  • Soccer parent meeting

           The parent meeting for the Fort Lupton High School girls soccer team is from 6 to 7 p.m., Feb. 16, at the school.

           Physical and emergency cards have to be turned into the school by Feb. 27, the first day of practice. Call 303-857-7100.

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  • Basketball pairings due out Sunday

    AURORA -- The Colorado High School class 4A and 5A boys and girls basketball selection show will start at 3 p.m., Feb. 19, in the Indigo Ballroom of the Doubletree Hotel Denver Tech Center, 7801 E. Orchard Road, Englewood.

    The teams that make the 48-team bracket in each classification will be announced. The tournament begins Feb. 22 with the first round of games in boys class 4A and 5A.

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