Colorado High School Basketball - Salida holds off Middle Park
January 17, 2017: Salida, CO 81201 Fans at Tuesday's non-league test between the Salida Spartans (Salida, CO) and the visiting Middle Park Panthers (Granby, CO), witnessed Salida's basketball squad nip Middle Park by a margin of 59-53.
The Spartans (5-6) will now prepare for their test against Colorado Springs Christian (Colorado Springs, CO). The Lions go into the 3A Tri-Peaks test with a 9-2 record. In their last test, Colorado Springs Christian got by The Vanguard School (Colorado Springs, CO), 69-33, in a non-league test.
The Panthers now own a 1-8 record. They play next when they travel to Denver Science & Tech Stapleton for a 3A/2A Frontier test on Saturday, January 21. Middle Park will encounter a Knights squad coming off a 73-21 league win over Bruce Randolph (Denver, CO). The Knights record now stands at 8-3.