Basketball Recap: Solly Bielsky's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Denver Jewish Day over Prairie
By Team Reports
Mar 4, 2025, 3:03pm
Basketball Recap: Denver Jewish Day Tigers vs. Prairie Mustangs
Denver Jewish Day blew Prairie out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Thursday Prairie got their revenge. The Denver Jewish Day Tigers fell just short of the Prairie Mustangs by a score of 25-23. The game marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Solly Bielsky
02/20/25 @ Prairie | 3 |
02/18/25 @ Loveland Classical | 2 |
02/05/25 @ Denver Waldorf | 2 |
02/03/25 vs Campion Academy | 2 |
01/30/25 vs Flatirons Academy | 2 |
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Solly Bielsky, who shot 42% from the field on his way to 13 points along with six boards and five steals. The dominant performance also gave Bielsky a new career-high in blocks (three). Michael Rafailov was another key player, putting up no points in addition to 11 rebounds and seven blocks.
Brennan Bringelson was the offensive standout of the match as he posted four points along with nine boards and eight assists. Prairie is undefeated when Bringelson posts eight or more assists, but 7-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Hunter Johnson, who went 5-for-11 to rack up 6 points and five rebounds.
Denver Jewish Day has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season. The victory (which was Prairie's fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-9.
Denver Jewish Day didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-57 win against Denver Waldorf on the 25th. As for Prairie, they have also already played their next match, a 50-19 victory against Weldon Valley on the 22nd.
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