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THORNTON — On the 18th green, with the Class 5A girls golf team championship secured, a Valor Christian golfer stepped up to her final putt to finish off the individual state title.
For the past two years, it had been Brenna Higgins doing those honors, but this time, it was sophomore Ella Scott, who stayed steady over the final five holes on a blustery day and earned a three-stroke victory Tuesday when the second day of play was completed at sprawling Todd Creek Golf Club.
It was the capper of a monster final round for coach Justen Byler’s Valor Christian team, which entered it with a one-stroke lead over Legend in the team chase and ended it with a 28-stroke victory — which delivered the program’s fourth straight team title — and the individual champion for a third year in a row…