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Lakewood and Cherokee Trail meet in early-season basketball battle

The Tigers and the Cougars are similar in the fact they return a bevy of key contributors and have state title potential

Coach Daryl Johnson and Lakewood take on Cherokee Trail on Friday.
Kyle Newman, The Denver Post
Coach Daryl Johnson and Lakewood take on Cherokee Trail on Friday.
Kyle Newman, digital prep sports editor for The Denver Post.

Cherokee Trail hosts Lakewood on Friday night at 7 p.m. in a non-conference hoops showdown, with both teams looking impressive out of the gate in 2016-17.

The No. 4 Cougars (3-0) are led by dynamic senior point guard Jaizec Lottie, while the No. 7 Tigers (4-0) boast one of the most prolific scorers in the state in senior shooting guard Kolton Peterson.

Denver Post preps editor Kyle Newman previews the game on this week’s edition of Post Preps TV.