Colorado High School Basketball - Jefferson Academy topples Bennett
January 31, 2023: Bennett, CO 80102 In Tuesday's non-league outing, the Jefferson Academy Jaguars (Broomfield, CO) basketball squad beat the host Bennett Tigers (Bennett, CO), by a count of 68-60.
The Jaguars (9-8) will now prepare for their outing against Manual (Denver, CO). The Thunderbolts go into the 4A/3A Metropolitan outing with a 4-9 record. In their last outing, Manual was topped by Colorado Academy (Denver, CO), 60-58, in a league outing.
The Tigers now hold a 2-11 record. They play next when they host Fort Lupton for a non-league outing on Saturday, February 4. Bennett will clash with a Bluedevils squad coming off a 76-74 league win over DSST: Montview (Denver, CO). The Bluedevils record now stands at 15-2.
First Quarter
First Quarter Score: Jefferson Academy Jaguars 18 - Bennett Tigers 7.
Second Quarter
Half-Time Score: JA 44 - Bennett 24. In a high-scoring quarter, JA drops in 26 and Bennett scores 17.
Third Quarter
Third Quarter Score: Jags 62 - Tigers 41. In the close 3rd period, JA outscored Bennett by 1 point (18-17).
Fourth Quarter
Final Score: Jefferson Academy Jaguars 68 - Bennett Tigers 60. Bennett storms back in the 4th period outscoring JA (19-6).