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Weekly Roundup: 2/19 - 2/24

by: Aaron Montgomery, Athletic Intern
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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