Steamboat girls basketball hopes for another upset Friday
Thursday, February 28, 2013
2012-13 Sailors girls basketball schedule
- Nov. 30: Steamboat 41, Roaring Fork 36
- Dec. 1: Steamboat 50, Basalt 31
- Dec. 6: Steamboat 61, Montezuma-Cortez 29 at Steamboat Springs Shoot-Out
- Dec. 7: Elizabeth 46, Steamboat 20 at Steamboat Springs Shoot-Out
- Dec. 8: Steamboat 34, Green River 30 for third place at Steamboat Springs Shoot-Out
- Dec. 14: Rifle 44, Steamboat 29
- Dec. 15: Glenwood Springs 46, Steamboat 39
- Dec. 21: Steamboat 53, Summit 16
- Jan. 11: Palisade 47, Steamboat 35
- Jan. 12: Delta 58, Steamboat 26
- Jan. 18: Eagle Valley 41, Steamboat 40
- Jan. 19: Steamboat 53, Battle Mountain 18
- Jan. 26: Glenwood Springs 51, Steamboat 41
- Feb. 1: Steamboat 63, Summit 23
- Feb. 2: Rifle 44, Steamboat 35
- Feb. 8: Steamboat 65, Palisade 55
- Feb. 9: Delta 42, Steamboat 35
- Feb. 15: Steamboat 62, Battle Mountain 12
- Feb. 16: Steamboat 52, Eagle Valley 30
- Feb. 19: District tournament, first round: Steamboat 50, Summit 20
- Feb. 26: State playoffs, first round: Steamboat 32, Green Mountain 30
- March 1: State playoffs, second round: Windsor 37, Steamboat 24
Steamboat Springs — The Steamboat Springs High School girls basketball team pulled the biggest upset of the first round of the Class 4A tournament Tuesday when it beat No. 6 Green Mountain, 32-30.
The No. 11 Sailors would no doubt earn that distinction again if they find a way around Windsor in a 7 p.m. game Friday at Mesa Ridge High School.
The Wizards have lost big when they’ve lost, falling by an average of 30 points. But they’ve only lost three times and haven’t lost at all in 2013. Now at 20-3, they’re riding a 14-game winning streak into the tournament, where they received a first-round bye.
“They’re a good team with a good record,” Steamboat coach John Ameen said.
The team is ranked No. 8 in the state and led by sophomore center Brooke Pemberton’s 15.4 points and 10.6 rebounds per game.
Steamboat and Windsor faced off a year ago in the Steamboat Springs Shoot-Out. The Wizards dominated that game, winning 59-29.
“They worked us a bit in that game, but things they did to do, we are a much better team in those areas,” Ameen said. “We’re better at getting back in transition and getting back from our press to set up a defense.
“We expect the same kind of style from them, but we have a lot more confidence in handling all of that.”To reach Joel Reichenberger, call 970-871-4253 or email jreichenberger@SteamboatToday.com
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