Barbara Lawlor, Gilpin County.  The Gilpin Eagle girls’ basketball team punched down their losing spell and grabbed two wins last week, beating Shining Mountain and Belleview Christian, giving them an overall 5-9 record.

Hosting Shining Mountain on Tuesday, Jan. 26, the Eagles stepped up, dominating the court from the beginning and taking a 20-8 lead by halftime.

They never gave in to Shining Mountain’s march in the second half and won the game 37-28.

Khristine Barr was the high scorer with 10 points and Keely Schmidt had five rebounds.

Period scores:

11-6 9-2 7-4 19-16

Individual Statistics:

Aspen Nadeau: 1 point

Khristine Barr: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals

Cicely Lepro: 2 points, 1 rebound

Katelyn Armstrong: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block

Annabel Diekman: 7 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal

Keely Schmidt: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal

Jada Gohdes: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist

Berkley Davis: 3 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal

Shania Gonzales: 1 point

On Friday, Jan. 29, the Eagles traveled to Belleview Christian and came away with a 35-11 win.  Khristine Barr was high scorer, with 11 points, and Berkley Davis led with 8 rebounds. The defense did a great job of grabbing the ball, with 22 steals in the game.

Period points:

12-4 14-1 5-2 4-4

Individual Statistics:

Khristine Barr: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals

Aspen Nadeau: 1 rebound, 1 steal

Carly Johnson: 1 steal

Katelyn Armstrong: 5 rebounds, 2 steals

Cicely Lepro: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 5 steals

Annabel Diekman: 3 points, 4 rebounds

Keely Schmidt: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals

Jada Gohdes: 3 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals

Berkley Davis: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals

Shania Gonzales: 2 rebounds, 1 steal

The next home game will be on Feb. 13 with junior varsity girls at 1 p.m; girls’ varsity at 2:30 p.m. and boys’ varsity at 4 p.m. against North Park.