ARVADA - Cody Sorensen had a SportsCenter moment Friday night at Ralston Valley High School that sent Pueblo South to the round of eight in the Class 4A boys state basketball tournament.

Sorensen's layup just as time expired helped the Colts beat Windsor 51-49.

The play started with an inbound pass on the far end of the court with 3.5 seconds on the clock. Kameron Wilhite threw the ball in to DaQuan Cartwright, who passed it over to an unguarded Sorensen. It looked at first like he might run out of time before he shot the ball, but he knew exactly how much time to use.

"I remember hearing on -ESPN one time that one to two seconds is a lot more time than you think," said Sorensen, who finished with 10 points. "So I took my time with it and made sure I put it in."

Players for Windsor (22-3) stood in disbelief when the buzzer sounded, looking to the referee to see if he would allow it. But it was clear Sorensen got the shot off in time.

Seconds before Sorensen's winner, Windsor's Craig Von All-man hit a clutch three-pointer with a defender in his face to tie it at 49-49.

The clock ran a little too long after the shot, though, and the referees had 3.5 seconds placed on the clock, instead of the 0.1 seconds that showed after Von Allman's shot.

With 21 points, Matt Elliott led all scorers, but the smaller Colts defended Windsor's 6- foot-6 post player Matt Tasset well. Tasset was limited to four points and two rebounds.

Pueblo South (24-1) trailed at the end of every quarter until it finally overcame the Wizards with a 17-point fourth quarter. Wilhite led the Colts with 14 points.

"Windsor was everything we expected," Sorensen said. "We thought we'd be OK if we could shut down Tasset, but they were better than that."

Windsor......17

12	8	12	-	49
Pueblo South......15	9	10	17	-	51

W - Matt Elliott 6 5-5 21, David Peterson 3 0-0 7, Craig Von Allman 6 1-1 15, Brett Goodell 0 0-0 0, Matt Tasset 2 0-0 4, Jared Lopez 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 6-6 49.

PS - Niko Marinucci 1 8-10 10, Kameron Wilhite 5 2-4 14, Cody Sorensen 5 0-0 10, DaQuan Cartwright 1 0-0 2, Brody Lockett 4 0-0 10, Josh Dome 1 3-4 5. Totals 17 13-18 51.

Three-point goals - W, Elliott 4, Von Allman 2, Peterson; PS, Wilhite 2, Lockett 2.

RALSTON VALLEY 69, FOUNTAIN-FORT CARSON 49 - Ralston Valley scored 27 points in the fourth quarter to put away Fountain-Fort Carson.

Playing on their home court, the No. 1 seeded Mustangs trailed 46-42 heading into the final quarter. But Ralston Valley started the fourth with an 8-0 run to recapture the lead. Sophomore Pierce Hornung scored nine of his 14 points in the fourth as Ralston Valley outscored the Trojans 27-3.

Led by 6-6 Edd Anderson, who had 19 rebounds and 16 points, the Trojans put a scare into the Mustangs for three quarters. They led 26-24 at halftime after Jamaal Johnson scored a layup on a turnover just before the buzzer. There were four lead changes and two ties in the third quarter, and No. 4 Fountain-Fort Carson (16-9) had a 44-38 lead after Johnson hit two consecutive three-pointers.

But the Trojans went cold in the fourth. They hit only one of 13 field-goal attempts, while Ralston Valley (22-3) was nearly perfect. The Mustangs hit nine of 10 field goals, including three-pointers by Zach John- son and Kevin Webber, to put away the Trojans.

Johnson finished with 18 points to lead Ralston Valley, and Webber added 14.

Fountain-Fort Carson......14

12	20	3	-	49
Ralston Valley......13	11	18	27	-	69

FFC - Terrance Hutchins 3 0-0 8, Malcolm Thomas 3 0-1 6, Edd Anderson 5 6-12 16, Jamaal Johnson 5 1-2 13, Marcus Rosenthal 1 0-1 2, Will Paddock 1 0-1 2, Xavier Miles 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 7-17 49.

RV - Zach Johnson 4 9-12 18, Kevin Webber 5 2-2 14, Pierce Hornung 6 2-3 14, Brock Hornung 4 3-4 11, Tanner Jones 2 0-0 6, Tim Flageolle 1 0-0 2, Grant Hamilton 1 0-0 2, Liam Felton 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 16-22 69.

Three-point goals - FFC, Hutchins 2, Johnson 2; RV, Webber 2, Jones 2, Johnson.

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