Colorado High School Basketball - Jefferson Academy topples Eagle Ridge Academy
January 8, 2024: Brighton, CO 80601
In Monday's league outing, the Jefferson Academy Jaguars (Broomfield, CO) basketball squad beat the host Eagle Ridge Academy Warriors (Brighton, CO), by a margin of 36-24.
The Jaguars (6-2) will now prepare for their outing against The Academy (Westminster, CO). The Wildcats go into the 4A/3A Metropolitan outing with a 3-7 record. In their last outing, The Academy was topped by Timnath (Timnath, CO), 70-33, in a non-league outing.
The Warriors now own a 6-3 record. They play next when they host Kent Denver for a 4A/3A Metropolitan outing on Tuesday, January 9. Eagle Ridge Academy will clash with a Sun Devils squad coming off a 48-31 league win over Peak to Peak (Lafayette, CO). The Sun Devils record now stands at 8-1.
First Quarter
January 8th, Metro League Conference Game @ Eagle Ridge; First Quarter Score: Jefferson Academy Jaguars 11 - Eagle Ridge Warriors 4
Second Quarter
Half-Time Score: JA 20 - Eagle Ridge 12. The Lady Jags win quarter two by one point over the Lady Warriors (9-8)
Third Quarter
Third Quarter Summary, Jefferson Academy 25 - Eagle Ridge 24: The Warriors scored 12 in the third period, and the Jags scored 5.
Fourth Quarter
Final Score, Jefferson Academy Jaguars 35 - Eagle Ridge Warriors 24: JA shuts out Eagle Ridge in the 4th quarter (11-0).