LAFAYETTE >> The Eschmeyer twins finished their basketball careers at Peak to Peak High School on Saturday afternoon, with the boys and girls teams both losing in the Class 4A round of 16.

The ending felt sudden but not unsatisfactory.

Alexandra Eschmeyer leaves the Colorado high school basketball scene as one of its all-time greats. With more than 2,000 points and 1,200 rebounds in her career, she had 29 points, and likely another double-double, in her farewell game. The No. 8 Pumas lost to No. 9 D’Evelyn, 47-41.

The 6-foot-5 star will play in the McDonald’s All-American Game in April before heading to Stanford University next fall.

“This school has been everything to me,” she said after the loss. “With all the support I’ve received here, I don’t know if I could have gotten that anywhere else. It’s been an honor to play for this school and this team here.”

Her brother Elijah Eschmeyer, a big reason for the boys program’s turnaround in recent years, leaves behind his own legacy.

Helping usher the Pumas out of nine straight losing seasons, he was a major piece to their round of 16 appearance in each of the past three winters. In their most recent, he hit six times from behind the arc, including a game-tying 3-pointer with 10 seconds left in regulation, finishing with 21 points. The No. 2 Pumas eventually lost to No. 15 University in overtime, 67-62.

“I’ve never been with a team that plays harder and wants it more than this team,” he said. Despite having strong interest from colleges, “just with injuries and stuff” he said he is planning to attend Lake Forest Academy (Illinois) for a season of development.

The boys’ game had been the kind of crazy March basketball is famous for.

The Pumas (22-3) overcame a 10-point, second-half deficit to University (18-7), tying things on Eschmeyer’s late 3.

The Bulldogs then opened overtime with five straight points and led by six before the 6-foot-7 senior drilled another contested 3-ball to make it 65-62 with 28 seconds left in the extra frame. The Bulldogs held on thanks to seven straight makes from the free-throw line over the last 1:22 of OT.

“This is my family,” said Peak to Peak junior Tysen Burton, who fought through foul trouble and a wrapped left hand to score 17. “Even though it didn’t end how we wanted, I can’t express how proud I am of these guys.”

Early on in the boys’ game, Eschmeyer hit his first three shots — all from behind the arc — to put Peak to Peak ahead by five.

A long stretch of offensive struggles followed, however. And from the first to second quarter, the Pumas went scoreless for 5:50 of game time and didn’t make a shot from the field in a span of 11:20.

Their high-energy defense kept them within reach, even as they trailed by as many as 10 after the halftime break.

Tim Abraham, who averaged 2.2 points per game during the regular season, capped off a 7-0 run to get the Pumas within three heading to the fourth. Burton cut it to two in the minutes later on the back of his own three-point play.

The Bulldogs were up six with 2:45 left in regulation before the Pumas ended regulation on a 9-3 run. Dane Hirt hit a 3, Burton — who, moments earlier, was wincing in pain before bouncing to his feet to track down a long pass from a teammate — stayed aggressive and again finished at the rim. Then Eschmeyer, a full 4 feet back of the perimeter and with a hand in his face, tied things with a 3.

“We’re never out of it because of that fight,” Elijah said. “Today, we just ran out of time.”

In the girls’ game, the Pumas were outscored 22-7 in the third quarter and 19-of-22 to 8-of-13 from the free-throw line.

Neve Gustafson, a sophomore for the Pumas, had four of her eight points in the fourth as they made things tight in the waning minutes.

“I wouldn’t trade this team for anything,” Alexandra said. “We’re so close and we love each other so much. And it made the season so fun.”

In wins, John Elbe had 22 points and Marcus Prestwich had 19 for University’s boys team.

They combined to go 10 of 10 from the line. Ellie McMann had 19 points and hit all eight of her free throws in the fourth for D’Evelyn’s girls.

Both teams are headed to next week’s 4A quarterfinals at the Denver Coliseum.