Colorado High School Basketball - Coal Ridge nips Grand Valley
December 12, 2008: Parachute, CO 81635 Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Coal Ridge Titans (New Castle, CO) and the host Grand Valley Cardinals (Parachute, CO), saw Coal Ridge's basketball squad hold off Grand Valley by a score of 40-38.
With the victory, Coal Ridge improves its record to 2-1 on the campaign. The Titans host Hotchkiss (Hotchkiss, CO) to battle the Bulldogs in a 3A Western Slope challenge on Saturday, December 13. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 2-0. Hotchkiss won 58-30 in their recent league challenge against Aspen (Aspen, CO)
Next up, the Cardinals battle the Basalt Longhorns (Basalt, CO) in a 3A Western Slope challenge, on Friday, December 19. Grand Valley will attempt to improve on its 0-2 season record. The Longhorns come into the challenge with a 0-4 record after their 65-29 non-league loss to Montrose (Montrose, CO).