KERSEY – The Roaring Fork Rams coasted through their first-round game, but couldn’t get by host Platte Valley for a trip to the Great Eight round of the Class 3A girls state basketball tournament.

Ninth-seed Roaring Fork (18-6) fell 68-62 Saturday to the No. 8-seed Broncos (21-3). No other information was made available to the Post Independent.

In Friday’s contest, Tarn Udall scored 19 points and freshman guard Ashley Jensen had 17 points in a 68-36 Roaring Fork rout over 24th-seed Trinidad in a first-round at Platte Valley High School.

The Rams broke open a tight game in the second quarter by outscoring the Miners (12-12) by a 20-7 margin in the period.

Along with Udall and Jensen, Jessi Rochel reached double figures with 12 points and Brie Bath scored nine.

Ashleigh Ackerman led Trinidad with 11 points.

Friday – Roaring Fork 68, Trinidad 36

Trinidad 8 7 13 8-36

Roaring Fork 13 20 18 17-68

TRINIDAD – Nicole Abeyta 0 0-0 0, Ashleigh Ackerman 5 1-3 11, Stacy Vasquez 2 0-0 5, Ashley Di Poala 3 0-0 6, Lina Munoz 0 1-2 1, Rachel Bullock 1 3-4 5, Kali Gipson 1 0-0 2, Vanessa Launback 0 0-0 0, Krista Mason 0 1-4 1. Totals – 14 7-15 36.

ROARING FORK – Tarn Udall 6 7-8 19, Brie Bath 4 1-2 9, Jessi Rochel 5 2-4 12, Carly Velasquez 2 4-4 10, Ashley Jensen 6 4-5 17, Megan Ziegel 0 0-0 0, Laura Wright 0 0-0 0, Aly Romanus 0 1-2 1, Teresa Pulver 0 0-0 0, Whitney Campbell 0 0-0 0, Katie Anderson 0 0-0 0. Totals – 23 19-25 68.

3-Pointers – Vasquez; Velasquez 2, Jensen. Fouled Out – Ackerman, Di Poala. Total Fouls – T – 19, RF – 12. Technicals – None.