Salida Girls Win First Basketball State Championship in Program History, Banning Lewis Boys Take Third

The Salida girls basketball team wins the Class 3A state championship

The Salida girls basketball team won the Class 3A state championship on Saturday afternoon. The Spartans beat Yuma 48-38. It is the first time in school history that Salida has won a state championship in girls basketball. The post The Salida girls basketball team wins the Class 3A state championship appeared first on KRDO.

Salida girls win first basketball state championship in program history, Banning Lewis boys take third

Two Class 3A southern Colorado teams were awarded some hardware on the final day of the high school basketball season. Salida took down Yuma to win its first girls basketball state championship in program history. The Spartans finished the season 25-3 overall.Banning Lewis took third place after defeating St Marys.No. 5 Salida 48, No. 3 Yuma 38Salida trailed for all of five seconds in the first quarter.Yuma sank a corner three to go ahead 4-3, b…

Salida makes school history with 3A girls basketball title win

DENVER – It’s not often the most important shot of a championship game is delivered in the first half. But that was the case for Salida’s Braeden Johnson, who drained a deep 3-pointer while falling to the court of DU’s Hamilton Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon – setting the tone in the biggest game of her career. The shot was a catalyst that powered the Spartans past Yuma 48-38 in the Class 3A girls state championship game to claim their first ti…