Bayfield High School is fresh off its first district tournament championship since 1992. Six days after cutting down the nets inside Wolverine Gymnasium, the boys will return to the den seeking two more wins to reach the Great 8 round of the state tournament.
BHS is hosting the first two rounds of the Colorado High School Activities Association Class 3A Boys Basketball State Tournament by virtue of its 56-54 win at the buzzer against Alamosa in the district championship.
Both teams will compete for a chance at a rematch Saturday. First, No. 12 Alamosa (18-3) will face No. 21 Rye (14-9) at 5 p.m. Friday. Shortly after, the No. 5 Wolverines (15-6) will take on No. 28 Delta (12-10). The two winners will meet in the Sweet 16 at 1 p.m. Saturday in Bayfield.
Here’s a closer look at the four teams:
No. 5 Bayfield
Mascot: Wolverines
Head coach: Jeff Lehnus
Colors: Purple, gold, black
Enrollment: 364
Leading scorer: Ryan Phelps, 16.6 points per game
Rebound leader: Ryan Phelps, 9 per game
Assist leader: Keyon Prior, 2.5 per game
Points per game: 61
Points allowed per game: 52.62
Roster: No. 10 Dax Snooks, so.; No. 12 Brian Mashak, sr.; No. 14 Dawson Heide, jr.; No. 20 Carl Heide, jr.; No. 22 Keyon Prior, so.; No. 24 Hayden Farmer, so.; No. 30 Turner Kennedy, so.; No. 32 McKay Wells, jr.; No. 40 Ryan Phelps, jr.l No. 54 Cade Killough, jr.
No. 12 Alamosa
Mascot: Mean Moose
Head coach: Brandon Brubacher
Colors: Maroon, white
Enrollment: 507
Leading scorer: Ryan Brubacher, 20.3 points per game
Rebound leader: Angelo Ramirez, 10.6 per game
Assist leader: Noah Romero, 1.8 per game
Points per game: 60.4
Points allowed per game: 48.86
Roster: No. 0 Sam Clark, fr.; No. 1 Ian Jackson, fr.; No. 2 Noah Romero, jr.; No. 3 Mason Barrows, sr.; No. 3 Sebastian Palacios, jr.; No. 5 Davis Gonzalez, so.; No. 10 Maverick Mortensen, jr.; No. 11 Will Parkins, sr.; No. 14 Nicholas Brubacher, so.; No. 15 Angelo Ramirez, jr.; No. 20 Armando Gonzalez, sr.; No. 21 Chad Jackson, so.; No. 22 Austin Barrows, fr.; No. 23 Brenden Crowther, fr.; No. 24 Ryan Brubacher, sr.
No. 21 Rye
Mascot: Thunderbolts
Head coach: Kevin Maroney
Colors: Purple, white
Enrollment: 226
Leading scorer: Kevin Bailey, 13.9 points per game
Points per game: 50.6
Points allowed per game: 53.40
Roster: No. 1 Coltin Miller, so.; No. 3 Jacob Valdez, so.; No. 5 Damon Elarton, so.; No. 13 Stephen Monack, so.; No. 15 Zach Richardon, jr.; No. 21 Kevin Bailey, sr.; No. 23 Brandon Johnson, sr.; No. 25 Bryson Benedict, jr.; No. 31 Jensen Brower, jr.; No. 33 Ben Squier, so.; No. 35 Cayden Camper, so.; No. 41 Thomas Ramos, sr.
No. 28 Delta
mascot: Panthers
Head coach: Von Mitchell
Colors: Green, white
Enrollment: 631
Leading scorer: Jaspar Carmichael, 12 points per game
Rebound leader: Kyle Mock, 9.7 per game
Assist leader: Beau Byers, 5.7 per game
Points per game: 56.9
Points allowed per game: 52.73
Roster: No. 1 Blake Reiher, sr.; No. 2 Andrew Baier, so.; No. 4 Beau Byers, sr.; No. 10 Jaspar Carmichael, jr.; No. 12 Logan Freed, jr.; No. 15 Tre Johnson, sr.; No. 22 Jonathan Robinson, so.; No. 23 Dylan Hollenbeck, jr.; No. 25 Nathan Sanders, sr.; No. 31 Kylie Mock, so.; No. 32 Joe Bules, so.
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