Strasburg boys advance to second round of 3A tourney this afternoon

by Steven Vetter, Managing Editor

The 11th-seeded Strasburg Indians squeaked out a 58-56 victory over Machebeuf last night in the first round of the 3A state tournament and return to Bruce Randolph High School today for a 1 p.m. tipoff against No. 6 Denver School of Science & Technology-Stapleton. The winner of today’s game advances to the 3A Great Eight to be contested at the University of Denver next weekend, March 9-11.

Both the Bennett and Strasburg girls were eliminated with losses  last night. For complete, first- and second-round tournament coverage, see the March 10 Eastern Colorado News.

For further postseason updates, revisit www.i-70scout.com.

The 3A state brackets are linked below.

2017 3A Girls Bracket 2017 3A Boys Bracket