GREELEY – The Sierra Grande High School boys basketball lost two games at the Class 1A State Tournament this past weekend at the University of Northern Colorado’s Bank of Colorado Arena.

Nucla 52, Sierra Grande 45

The Panthers first face second-ranked Nucla and was defeated 52-45 on Thursday,

Sierra Grande led 19-14 after the first quarter, and 31-20 at halftime. The Mustangs came back to take a 39-38 lead after the third quarter, and they outscored the Panthers 13-7 in the fourth.

Nehemiah Wilson led the Panthers with 11 points, followed by Jadyn Martinez with 10.

Daniel Zunich was Nucla’s top scorer with 15 points, followed by Brycen Rummel with 11.

Prairie 45, Sierra Grande 41

Prairie led 18-4 after the first quarter and 31-13 at halftime. The Panthers closed to within 42-30 after the third quarter and outscored the Mustangs 11-3 in the fourth, but ran out of time.

Martinez led Sierra Grande with 17 points, followed by Rolando Najera with 10.

Tatum Bailey scored 12 points off the bench to lead the Mustangs.

Sierra Grande’s final record was 20 wins and seven losses.

Nucla 52, Sierra Grande 45

Sierra Grande – Najera 3-7 0-1 6, Martinez 5-12 0-0 10, Wilson 5-14 0-2 11, Cochren 2-8 0-0 6, Lopez 4-8 0-2 8, Estrada 1-3 2-2 4. Total 20-52 2-7 45.

3-point goals – Najera 0-2, Martinez 0-3, Wilson 1-3, Cochren 2-5. Total 3-13.

Nucla – McCluer 3-7 3-4 9, Zunich 5-9 2-2 15, Bray 0-1 0-0 0, Rummel 5-18 0-0 11, Garvey 3-9 0-0 8, Collins 0-1 0-0 0, Joseph 4-4 0-0 9. Total 20-49 5-6 52.

3-point goals – Zunich 3-3, Rummel 1-6, Garvey 2-6, Joseph 1-1. Total 7-16.

Sierra Grande 19 12 7 7 – 45

Nucla 14 6 19 13 – 52

Fouls – Sierra Grande 4, Nucla 7.

Prairie 45, Sierra Grande 41

Prairie – Troudt 2-4 2-2 6. Dollerschell 3-4 1-2 8, B. Bringelson 0-1 0-2 0, Johnson 2-4 0-0 5, R. Holloway 2-2 2-2 6, L. Bringelson 0-1 0-0 0, Kilmer 1-2 0-0 2, Kugler 2-3 0-0 5, M. Holloway 0-6 1-2 1, Bailey 3-6 6-8 12. Total 15-33 12-18 45.

3-point goals – Dollerschell 1-1, Johnson 1-2, L. Bringelson 0-1, Kiler 0-1, Kugler 1-2, M. Holloway 0-1. Total 3-8.

Sierra Grande – Najera 4-9 1-4 10, Martinez 5-15 6-7 17, Wilson 2-6 1-4 6, Cochren 1-4 0-0 2, Lopez 2-7 1-2 5, Ojeda 0-0 0-0 0, Estrada 0-1 1-4 1. Total 14-42 10-21 41.

3-point goals – Najera 1-2, Martinez 1-5, Wilson 1-4, Cochren 0-2, Lopez 0-1. Total 3-14.

Prairie 18 13 11 3 – 45

Sierra Grande 4 9 17  11 – 41

Fouls – Prairie 17, Sierra Grande 17.