Big numbers from the Big 3

Arguably the top three teams in Colorado met each other in the first half of the 2021-22 regular season.   Predictably, each was 1-1.   Final scores: Mullen 58, Grandview 46 Grandview 59, Valor Christian 52 Valor Christian 62, Mullen 51   Not coincidently, the three also have the biggest shares of top players. Below is what each did in the head-to-head matchups from traditional numbers standpoints.   [player_tooltip player_id="95167" first="Lauren" last="Betts"], Grandview PGH-Colorado 2022 No. 1 Vs. Mullen Points: 17. Shooting: 7-of-11. Rebounds: 5. Assists: 1. Steals: 1. Vs. Valor Christian Points: 10. Shooting: 5-of-11. Rebounds: 12. Assists: 2. Steals: 0.   [player_tooltip player_id="352917" first="Sienna" last="Betts"], Grandview PGH-Colorado 2025 Unranked List Vs. Mullen Points: 6. Shooting: 3-of-4. Rebounds: 6. Assists: 1. Steals: 5. Vs. Valor Christian Points: 6. Shooting: 3-of-6. Rebounds: 8. Assists: 6. Steals: 0.   [player_tooltip player_id="117679" first="Marya" last="Hudgins"], Grandview PGH-Colorado 2022 No. 3 Vs. Mullen Points: 8. Shooting: 2-of-7. Rebounds: 6. Assists: 1. Steals: 5. Vs. Valor Christian Points: 13. Shooting: 5-of-6. Rebounds: 6. Assists: 2. Steals: 1.   [player_tooltip player_id="117681" first="Kilah" last="Freelon"], Mullen PGH-Colorado 2022 No. 5 At Grandview Points: 8. Shooting: 3-of-7. Rebounds: 10. Assists: 5. Steals: 2. Vs. Valor Christian DNP – Injured   [player_tooltip player_id="95172" first="Gracie" last="Gallegos"], Mullen PGH-Colorado 2022 No. 4 At Grandview Points: 21. Shooting: 6-of-13. Rebounds: 1. Assists: 0. Steals: 1. Vs. Valor Christian Points: 7. Shooting: 1-of-5. Rebounds: 7. Assists: 3. Steals: 0.   [player_tooltip player_id="95170" first="Imani" last="Perez"], Mullen PGH-Colorado 2022 No. 8 At Grandview Points: 10. Shooting: 2-of-9. Rebounds: 10. Assists: 1. Steals: 7. Vs. Valor Christian Points: 12. Shooting: 5-of-10. Rebounds: 6. Assists: 4. Steals: 0.   [player_tooltip player_id="216722" first="Allison" last="Schwertner"], Mullen PGH-Colorado 2024 No. 11 At Grandview Points: 9. Shooting: 4-of-6. Rebounds: 3. Assists: 1. Steals: 2. Vs. Valor Christian Points: 10. Shooting: 4-of-8. Rebounds: 3. Assists: 1. Steals: 0.   [player_tooltip player_id="95168" first="Raegan" last="Beers"], Valor Christian PGH-Colorado 2022 No. 2 Vs. Grandview Points: 12. Shooting: 5-of-19. Rebounds: 8. Assists: 3. Steals: 5. Vs. Mullen Points: 35. Shooting: 15-of-21. Rebounds: 18. Assists: 1. Steals: 2.   [player_tooltip player_id="210292" first="Macey" last="Huard"], Valor Christian PGH-Colorado 2023 No. 2 Vs. Grandview Points: 13. Shooting: 5-of-19. Rebounds: 5. Assists: 1. Steals: 2. Vs. Mullen Points: 0. Shooting: 0-of-5. Rebounds: 5. Assists: 3. Steals: 0.   Overall, the PGH-Colorado front-liners combined for complete and contrasting results. One was consistent in both games. More than one had one good game and one not-so-good game. Another was injured and missed one of the games. Their performances both mirrored the outcomes and occurred in spite of them.   And don’t forget – there could be rematches in two of the three games as Mullen and Grandview will play Round 2 in the Centennial League on Saturday, Jan 29, and Grandview and Valor could see each other again in the playoffs. (Note: Grandview and Valor are 5A and Mullen is 4A.).