Weekly Roundup: 2/19 - 2/24
ATHLETIC WEEKLY ROUNDUP
FEBRUARY 19 - FEBRUARY 24
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
● On February 20th, The No. 9-Seed Mullen girls’ basketball team hosted the No. 24th-Seed, Monarch High School in the first-round of the 6A Girls’ Basketball Championships. After a shaky first quarter and a half, Mullen put it into gear and pulled away from the Coyotes 49-39 to advance to the second round. Allison Schwertner had 11 points, and Makenzie Jones would lead the way with 16 pts.
- In the round of sixteen, the Mustangs traveled to Grandview to take on the 8th-seeded Wolves. The Mustangs would get the better of the Wolves down the stretch in an extremely competitive game and beat Grandview 49-45.
- By virtue of their ‘Sweet 16’ win, Mullen advances to the ‘Great 8’ and faces off against the tournament’s No. 1-seed, the Cherokee Trail Cougars. The game is on Thursday afternoon at 4:00 PM at the Denver Coliseum.
- Ticket Prices to the Round of Eight - 6A Girls’ Basketball State Championships
- Adult Ticket Ages 19 - 59 ($12)
- Senior Ticket Ages 60+ ($9)
- Child / Student Ticket Ages 6 - 18 ($9)
- Children 5 and under are Free
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
● On Wednesday, February 21, the 27th-seeded Mullen boys’ basketball team traveled to Valor Christian to take on the 6th-seeded Eagles in the opening round of the 6A Boys’ Basketball Championships. Mullen was up to the challenge, and in a back and forth first two quarters, the Eagle took a two point lead at the half. The Mustangs continued to keep it close through the 3rd-quarter, but faltered in the 4th scoring only 6-points and allowing the Eagle to pull away. The Mustangs fell to Valor 70-52. Anderson Brendle, Jordan Leslie and Ben Medina all notched double figures in the points column.Mullen finished the year with an overall record of 12 - 12 and a conference record of 3 - 5.
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