Barbara Lawlor, Gilpin County.  In the past week, the Gilpin High School Eagles girls’ basketball team played three games and won two of them bringing them to a 9-9 record on the season.

They played Denver Christian on Tuesday, February 6, and suffered a 42-18 loss. Cicely Lepro was high scorer with nine points and Lena Warren fought for five rebounds.

Individual Statistics:

Aspen Nadeau: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals

Lena Warren: 5 rebounds

Cicely Lepro: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 5 steals

Katelyn Armstrong: 5 rebounds, 1 steal

Trystin Swan: 2 points, 1 rebound

Samantha Smith: 1 rebound, 1 assist, 3 steals

Alicia Johnson: 1 rebound, 2 steals

Joyce Jewell: 1 rebound

Nicole Adams: 3 rebounds

Carly Johnson: 3 points

On Friday, February 9, 2018, the Eagles were victorious against the Twin Peaks Charter Academy Timberwolves winning 38-23. Cicely Lepro scored 14 points and had nine steals. Aspen Nadeau played a hard, aggressive game, coming up with five rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Quarter scores:

12-6 8-9 14-4 4-4

Individual Statistics:

Aspen Nadeau: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals

Lena Warren: 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal

Cicely Lepro: 14 points, 1 three-pointer, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 9 steals

Katelyn Armstrong: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal

Samantha Smith: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals

Alicia Johnson: 2 rebounds

Nicole Adams: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist

Carly Johnson: 1 point, 4 rebounds, 1 assist

The Eagles’ second win was on Monday, February 12, 2018, a home game against the Front Range Christian Falcons, 21-13. It was the last home game of the season and Gilpin will head into playoff tournaments.

(Originally published in the February 15, 2018, print edition of The Mountain-Ear.)