Basketball Playoff Season
Photo By Haleigh Jacobson
February 26, 2010 • Orange & Black staff
Filed under Sports
The Grand Junction High School girls basketball team won its first game in the Class 5A state tournament on Feb. 24 when sophomore Jamie Derrieux scored a basket with 27 seconds left to beat Boulder 45-44.
The Tiger girls will now travel to Aurora on Feb. 26 for a game against Aurora Central.
The Tigers took a 22-14 first-quarter lead behind early shots from Derrieux, Paula Lage and Fawn Brady, who hit two 3-pointers.
From there, Boulder found its defense, allowing only 23 points the remainder of the game.
Boulder took a brief lead in the third quarter, but a layup by guard Stephanie Drake put the Tigers back up 37-36 going into the final quarter.
The fourth quarter was tight throughout, with Boulder grabbing the lead with just more than five minutes to play and holding it until Derrieux’s game winner.
Derrieux finished with 19 points and Brady added 10.
The season ended for the Grand Junction boys on Feb. 25 with a 62-55 first-round home loss to Smoky Hill. The Tiger boys finished 15-9 on the season.
Sam Morgan led the GJHS scoring with 14 points, with Tommy Powers adding 13, Tyler Winder 10 and Casey Burns 9.
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