PUEBLO - The state championship dream is still alive for the Holyoke girls basketball team.

Victoria Timm scored 20 points, leading the sixth-seeded Dragons to a convincing 61-44 victory against No. 3 Plateau Valley in the Class 2A state quarterfinals at the Pueblo Events Center.

"Victoria Timm is just an awesome player," said Plateau Valley coach Toni Gunther, whose team finished 22-2. "We did everything we could to stop her, but we just didn't have an answer for her."

Vanessa Timm, Victoria's twin sister, poured in 14 points for

Holyoke (16-8). The Timm sisters had 12 points each in the first half as the Dragons took a commanding 33-18 lead.

Holyoke......19	14	16	12	-	61
Plateau Valley......8	10	8	18	-	44

H - Kristin Williamson 4 0-1 8, Victoria Timm 9 1-2 20, Danielle Olofson 2 0-0 5, Kassidy Denny 1 0-0 2, Maddie Starkebaum 2 2-4 6, Vanessa Timm 5 3-4 14, Cierra Sullivan 1 2-2 4, Ashley Stroh 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 8-13 61.

PV - Zauri Kromarek 1 0-2 2, Shalane Roberts 2 2-5 7, Jami Smith 2 0-2 4, Chambry Bruton 3 0-2 6, Makala Mumby 0 0-1 0, Katie Hockett 3 5-6 11, Tarina Schuman 3 8-10 14. Totals 14 15-28 44.

Three-point goals - H, Vi.Timm, Olofson, Va.Timm; PV, Roberts. Fouled out - Williamson.

SANGRE DE CRISTO 44, PAONIA 31 - Sophomore Jodi Beiriger scored a game-best 18 points, including five three-pointers, to lead top-seeded Sangre de Cristo (22-1) to its convincing quarterfinal win.

"I have to give a lot of credit to my teammates," Beiriger said. "They were finding me for open shots and I was just able to knock them down."

Brittany Brown, a 6-foot force, took only nine shots but scored 10 points for Sangre de Cristo.

Sangre de Cristo......12

14	13	5	-	44
Paonia......8	8	9	6	-	31

SDC - Jacque Beiriger 1 1-2 4, Mari Stoeber 1 0-0 2, Michelle Escheman 1 2-2 4, Jodi Beiriger 5 3-6 18, Jessica Crowther 1 2-2 4, Kelsey Clair 1 0-0 2, Brittany Brown 5 0-0 10. Totals 15 8-12 44.

P - Casey Simpson 1 0-0 2, Johanna Reed 4 0-0 8, Sierra Wiggins 1 0-0 2, Briana Ridgway 7 3-3 17, Brittany Venard 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 3-3 31.

Three-point goals - S, Jo.Beiriger 5, Ja.Beiriger. Fouled out - Reed.

WRAY 50, SIMLA 49 - Danielle Reed scored an inside basket with 7.5 seconds remaining to give Wray (21-3) a dramatic quarterfinal victory.

"I was in a zone when Emily (Post) threw me that pass," said Reed, who scored four points. "Then, when I caught it, I knew I had to make that basket."

The Cubs (20-3) had one final opportunity, but Elly Alexander's three-point attempt missed as time expired.

"I just kept hoping she wouldn't make that shot," Reed said. "It was so exciting when we won."

Simla......13	9	17	10	-	49
Wray......17	7	9	17	-	50

S - Kelsey Tucker 2 1-2 6, Caroline Alexander 2 2-7 6, Dawn Jenkins 1 2-2 4, Crystal Edmunds 0 1-2 1, RaeLynn Snyder 7 7-12 21, Elly Alexander 1 1-2 3, Christine Tompkins 3 2-5 8. Totals 16 16-32 49.

W - Erin Neumann 6 4-7 17, Christa Loyd 1 4-4 7, Emily Post 1 0-0 2, Stacy Post 5 3-6 13, Kaitlin Neumann 3 0-0 7, Danielle Reed 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 11-17 50.

Three-point goals - S, Tucker; W, E. Neumann, Loyd, K. Neumann. Fouled out - S. Post.

LIMON 51, SWINK 30 - Two-time defending champion Limon overcame a sluggish start to race past Swink (17-7).

Swink led 18-12 at one point early in the second quarter before the Badgers made some adjustments.

"We were not executing our offense," Limon coach Mark Brown said. "We were going down and taking three-point shots before the rest of our offensive players were even set. I told them that we needed to slow things down and start looking inside."

Limon (22-2) advanced to play Holyoke today in the semifinals. Limon beat Holyoke 55-46 in the state final last year.

The Badgers outscored the Lions 18-4 in the second quarter and never were threatened in the second half. Limon's Camille Grimes had nine of her game-best 15 points in the second quarter.

Swink......17	4	3	6	-	30
Limon......12	18	9	12	-	51

S - Kacie Jacquart 2 0-0 5, Dani Graham 2 0-0 4, Leah Ramsey 1 0-0 2, Jaimie Klein 1 0-0 2, Kelsey Miller 1 1-2 4, Brenna Book 1 2-2 4, Shelby Whalen 0 2-4 2, Elena Lopez 1 2-4 4, Erika Bryant 1 1-3 3. Totals 10 8-15 30.

L - Hannah Naylor 4 0-2 8, Jessica Naylor 1 1-3 3, Michelle Haley 0 1-2 1, Nicole O'Dwyer 0 1-2 1, Bethany Head 1 0-0 2, Amanda Brown 2 2-2 8, Whitney Liggett 6 0-0 13, Aubrey Head 0 0-1 0, Camille Grimes 5 2-2 15, Leah Kollath 0 0-1 0. Totals 19 7-15 51.

Three-point goals - S, Jacquart, Miller; L, Grimes 3, Brown 2, Liggett.

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