Ralston Valley [e]Xpress Newspaper

The season is starting to dwindle down and the CHSAA basketball tournament is about to get underway.

The R.V. boys team are going to play Loveland in the first round, at home, this coming tuesday. Ralston Valley is seeded number 7 in their bracket, and Loveland is seeded 10.

The Mustangs are perhaps in the toughest bracket of the tournament. They are in the same bracket as Regis Jesuit, Arapahoe, and Denver East. If the Mustangs are to beat Loveland on tuesday, then they will travel to Arapahoe on Friday the 26 for a rematch with the team that upset the Mustangs in the tournament a year ago.

Ralston Valley Girls on the other hand are guarenteed to play Arapahoe. The girls have been given a 6 seed with a 13-9 record, while Arapahoe is an 11 seed with a 7-16 record. The Mustangs are in the same bracket as Regis, Monarch and Air Academy. If the girls win they will play Air Academy this upcomming saturday. They wouldnt have to play Monarch, the number 1 seed, until the Elite 8 if they are lucky enough to get that far.