Update, Friday, Jan. 3: The game against Sanford is now scheduled for Feb. 21.
The Pagosa Springs High School Lady Pirate basketball team will look to extend its winning season this weekend at the Holy Family Invite in Broomfield, where the squad is scheduled to face their hosts on Friday, Jan. 3, and Kent Denver on Saturday, Jan. 4.
The Lady Pirates enter the tournament with an overall 4-1 record and on the back of two consecutive wins against 5A squads at the Black Canyon Classic in mid-December.
Reflecting on the team’s play there, coach Sarah Osborn praised her players’ resilience and intensity, and, in an email to The SUN, notes the team’s impressive rebound after absorbing its first loss of the season on Dec. 19, 2024.
“The team was able to learn from the night before and came out … ready to go,” she writes. “The intensity from our team never dropped no matter what 5 [players] were on the floor.”
Osborn indicated she is hoping the Lady Pirates keep that fiery spirit alive as the team heads to Broomfield, where it’s scheduled to face Holy Family at 6 p.m. on Friday and Kent Denver at noon on Saturday.
Holy Family stands at 3-1 on the season; Kent Denver is 3-5.
Statistical comparisons compiled on MaxPreps show Holy Family with a slight edge heading into Friday night’s game, with the Tigers averaging 54.8 points per game to the Lady Pirates’ 49.6. The Tigers also hold slim advantages in rebounds, assists and steals.
Pagosa has a statistical edge over Kent Denver, with wide advantages in points per game (49.6 to 25.5), rebounds (27 to 20.3), assists (11.4 to 5.6) and steals (15.2 to 2.6).
Local fans can next catch the Lady Pirates at home when they host 2A Sanford at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 7.
The Mustangs are 7-2 on the season.
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