As one Bulldog squad wrapped up the winter, another heads into the postseason.

Moffat County basketball teams hosted their final regular season games Friday night against the Aspen Skiers, a night that also included a performance by the Moffat County Mini-Cheer Clinic, with 38 girls joining the MCHS spirit squad for a halftime routine of the girls game.

The evening ended roughly for the MCHS boys, who fell 58-32 to the 4A Western Slope League champion Skiers, who saw an offensive surge in the second half to stay out of reach of the Bulldogs, who finished the season 3-20.

Facing off against the same team that began their schedule in December, MCHS girls had a season-best score of 62-17, improving on the 53-26 they first recorded against the Skiers.

Caitlyn Adams picked up a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds, while fellow senior Mena Tucker was close behind with a dozen points, 8 rebounds, 7 steals and 5 assists.

The win put the team at 14-9 for the regular season, moving on to the 4A CHSAA State Championships. The team learned Sunday that they were seeded 24th in the brackets and will face No. 9 D’Evelyn this weekend for the regional round, hosted by Peak to Peak Charter School.

The winner of the game will face either No. 25 Denver West or the hosting Peak to Peak, No. 8.

Girls coach Heath Peper noted that he expects to be able to key in to D’Evelyn’s reliance on younger players.

“We think we can break down their zone, we’ve seen a lot of weaknesses there that we can exploit,” he said.

A win over D’Evelyn will likely put the Dogs against Peak to Peak, led by a 6-foot, 5-inch senior whom the MCHS coach expects will require a great deal of defensive effort by his players.

Peper said the win over Aspen showed that his team has not slowed down in the closing weeks of the season despite losing a few athletes.

“The ones who have stayed have showed they want to be here because they care and want to be here for their teammates,” he said. “Positivity and perseverance are what will win this for us.”