Colorado High School Basketball - Jefferson Academy can't hold off Manual
February 3, 2023: Broomfield, CO 80020 The Manual Thunderbolts basketball team scored 50 points and held the host Jefferson Academy Jaguars to 48 in the Thunderbolts league triumph on Friday.
The Thunderbolts now sport a 5-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to The Academy for a 4A/3A Metropolitan contest on Tuesday, February 7. Manual will battle a Wildcats team coming off a 65-62 league loss to Peak to Peak (Lafayette, CO). The Wildcats record now stands at 4-16.
The Jaguars (9-9) will now prepare for their contest against Prospect Ridge Academy (Broomfield, CO). The Miners enter the 4A/3A Metropolitan contest with a 11-4 record. In their last contest, Prospect Ridge Academy nudged Stargate School (Thornton, CO), 58-51, in a league contest.
  
	                              
 
	
	
					
	
		First Quarter
First Quarter Score:  Jefferson Academy 15 - Manual Thunderbolts 10.
Second Quarter
Half-Time Score:  JA 27 - Manual 19.  JA wins a close 2nd quarter over Manual (12-9). 
Third Quarter
Third Quarter Score:  Jaguars 42 - T-Bolts 35.  3rd-period summary:  T Bolts 16 - Jags 15. 
Fourth Quarter
Final Score:  Manual Thunderbolts 50 - Jefferson Academy Jaguars 48.   Manual wins the final period over JA (15-6).