CARBONDALE – The Cedaredge Bruins came in and halted the winning streaks that both the Roaring Fork boys and girls basketball teams had going into Saturday’s Class 3A Western Slope League contests.

Cedaredge’s boys, the No. 8 team in the latest state prep poll, took a nine-point lead at the end of the first quarter, then staved off a furious run by the Rams in the final eight minutes for a 68-62 win.

Trent Beck, who led with 26 points, was one of three Cederedge players to finish in double figures. Jeff Hajey tossed in 17 while Kurt Kissner added 16 points.

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Roaring Fork, who dropped to 5-2 in WSL play and 7-5 overall, was lead by Dan Markoya’s 19 points along with an 11-point effort from Aaron Markham. Guard Arnold Hernandez added 10.

CEDAREDGE 68, ROARING FORK 62

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Cederedge 25 15 16 12 – 68

Roaring Fork 14 13 15 20 – 62

CEDAREDGE – Erron Fritchman 0 0-0 0, Nick Breitnauer 0 0-0 0, Tonyi Cerise 1 1-2 3, Trent Beck 7 9-12 26, Kyle Kissner 0 0-0 0, Brett Ellis 0 0-0 0, Mike Dallas 0 0-0 0, Jesse Anderson 2 2-3 6, Jeff Hajey 8 1-1 17, Kurt Kissner 7 2-3 16. Totals – 25 15-21 68.

ROARING FORK – Jake Boyle 2 0-0 6, Aaron Markham 4 0-0 11, Jose Escarsega 0 0-0 0, Chad Minor 0 0-0 0, Adam Joiner 0 0-0 0, Tyler Gillispie 0 0-0 0, Arnold Hernandez 3 2-2 10, Dan Markoya 7 2-2 19, Tommy Joiner 0 0-0 0, Misael Fernandez 0 0-0 0, Jon Lough 3 1-2 7, Nick Lough 4 0-1 9. Totals – 33 5-7 62.

3-Pointers – Beck 3, Markham, Markoya 3, Boyle, Hernandez 2, N. Lough. Fouled Out – Hernandez. Technicals – None.

Girls

CEDAREDGE 70,

ROARING FORK 65

CARBONDALE – The Class 3A, No. 4 ranked Bruins turned it on in the second quarter, outscored the Rams 28-20, erasing an early lead, then hung on for a 70-65 victory.

The win raised the Bruins’ record to 7-0 in the WSL. Roaring Fork fell to 5-2 and 7-5 on the loss.

Cassie Hutto was one of four Bruin players to score 10 or more points. Hutto pumped in a game-high 23 with Amy Heilig adding 18 and teammates Amber Koroshetz and Kresta Fouch scoring 13 and 10, respectively.

Three Rams, led by Tarn Udall’s 17 points, finished in double digits. Ashley Jensen scored 16 and Carly Velasquez had 14 points in a losing effort.

CEDAREDGE 70, ROARING FORK 65

Cedaredge 11 28 10 17 – 70

Roaring Fork 13 20 14 18 – 65

CEDAREDGE – Krista Cobel 1 0-0 2, Elsey Peterson 1 0-0 2, Jamie Hartman 0 0-0 0, Amber Koroshetz 5 2-2 13, Amy Heilig 6 5-10 18, Kresta Fouch 5 0-0 10, Cassie Hutto 10 3-10 23, Danielle Kissner 1 0-2 2. Totals – 29 10-24 70.

ROARING FORK – Tarn Udall 8 1-2 17, Brie Bath 3 2-2 8, Jessi Rochel 4 0-0 8, Carly Velasquez 6 0-1 14, Ashley Jensen 7 0-0 16, Laura Wright 0 2-2 2, Aly Romanus 0 0-2 0. Totals – 26 5-9 65.

3-Pointers – Koroshetz, Heilig, Velasquez, Jensen 2. Fouled Out – Udall, Bath. Technicals – None.

BOYS

Grand Valley 66, Hayden 36

PARACHUTE – Jason Conklin scored 23 points with three treys and Justin Conklin added 13 in a 63-36 route of Hayden in a Class 2A Western Slope League game here Saturday.

The Cardinals put the game away early by outscoring the Tigers 24-4 in the first quarter.

Chris Johnson added 10 points for Grand Valley, whose record went to 3-1 in the WSL.

On Thursday, the Cardinals start a two-game road trip with a non-league game at Meeker followed by Saturday’s contest in Collbran against Plateau Valley.

Grand Valley 66, Hayden 36

Hayden 4 10 11 11 – 36

Grand Valley 24 11 21 10 – 66

HAYDEN – Frentness 0 2-2 2, Whiteman 2 1-2 5, Hilling 6 2-6 15, Puckett 2 0-0 4, Alpe 0 1-4 1, Lightizer 3 3-6 9, Rolando 0 0-2 0. Totals – 13 9-20 36.

GRAND VALLEY – Jeremy Quick 1 0-1 3, Chris Brundle 1 0-0 2, Jose Lopez 1 0-0 2, Justin Conklin 5 1-2 13, Jason Conklin 8 3-4 22, Chris Johnson 3 4-6 10, Lolin Lauman 1 0-0 2, Zack Hayes 2 0-0 4, Chris Tegtmeier 2 1-4 5, Zach Levine 1 0-0 3. Totals – 25 9-17 66.

3-Pointers – Hilling, Jason Conklin 3, Justin Conklin 2, Quick, Levine. Fouled Out – Tegtmeier. Technicals – None.

GIRLS

BASALT 58, HOTCHKISS 36

HOTCHKISS – Autumn Caughern had a game-high 18 points and teammate Mariah Mulcahy finished with 17 in Friday’s 58-36 rout of the host Bulldogs.

The Longhorns’ lead was never challenged after taking a 21-6 lead at the end of the first quarter. In the boys game, Basalt downed Hotchkiss, 58-51, when they scored 21 points in the third quarter.

No other information was made available to the Post Independent.

Basalt 58, Hotchkiss 36

Basalt 21 10 14 13 – 58

Hotchkiss 6 10 9 11 – 36

BASALT – Makenzie Holmes 2 0-0 4, Autumn Caughern 9 0-0 18, Deanne Spracher 2 0-0 4, Mariah Mulcahy 7 3-4 17, Rochelle Moebius 3 1-1 7, Lauren Redfurn 4 0-0 8. Totals – 27 4-5 58.

HOTCHKISS – Amy Lacey 5 3-7 14, Crista Hawk 1 1-1 4, Trista Swegart 2 2-2 6, Rachel Schmucker 4 2-4 10, Heather Clark 1 0-0 2. Totals – 13 8-15 36.

3-Pointers – Lacey, Hawk. Fouled Out – None. Technicals – None.