After a lackluster showing at the Warrior Classic and a dual loss to Cedaredge last week, Hotchkiss rumbled to a tie for second place at Saturday's Eagle Valley Invitational.

The Bulldogs, who were open in three weight classes, had two championships, two second-place finishers and one fourth place to earn 140 points at the 18-team tournament; the host Eagle Valley Devils placed six wrestlers in the top four to earn 140 points.

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Photo by Tamie Meck Paonia’s Josiah Spano draws the foul on Josh Hardin in the Eagles’ 54-61 loss to Hotchkiss last week. Spano scored 15 points for the Eagles in the loss.A 20-point fourth period that included four consecutive free throws in the final moments of the game resulted in a second win this season for Hotchkiss over the neighboring Paonia Eagles. Two weeks earlier at the Delta County tournament, the Bulldogs, competing in their first year as a class 2A team, pulled off a three-point win over Paonia in a game that came down to the final seconds.

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Photo by Tamie Meck Hotchkiss forward Katie Richards blocks a shot attempt by Cedaredge’s Rebecca Deal.In a game played out mainly from the free throw line, the Lady Bulldogs defeated Cedaredge to place third Saturday at the annual Delta County Classic tournament.

Natalie Anderson scored 10 of the Lady Bulldogs' 14 first-period points, including an early three-pointer, and Daryl Batt added two field goals.

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Photo by Tamie Meck Paonia’s Lane Clawson (25) and Taylor Schreiner of Hotchkiss compete for possession at the 2012 County Classic tournament. The game came down to the final seconds with Hotchkiss claiming the win to advance to the finals against Delta.Paonia and Hotchkiss played a close game Friday — Hotchkiss scoring most of its points from inside, led in scoring by Mason Oxford with a game-high nine field goals and 18 points; and Paonia's Ben Linnell hitting four of the team's five three-point shots for a team-high 15 points.

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