Basketball Recap: Arvada Falls Despite Big Games from Tre Kent and Cameron Henderson

On Wednesday, the Arvada Bulldogs came up short against the Lotus School For Excellence Meteors and fell 63-54. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Cameron Henderson

Rebounds (Career)

02/05/25 @ Lotus School For Excellence	12
01/13/25 vs Lake County	11
01/06/24 @ Platte Canyon	8
02/03/25 vs Bennett	7
01/30/25 @ Sheridan	6

Arvada's loss came despite strong showings from Cameron Henderson and Tre Kent. Henderson dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds, while Kent posted 19 points in addition to seven boards and five assists. Those 12 boards gave Henderson a new career-high. Kayden Murray also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.

They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Arvada was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 10.2.

Lotus School For Excellence's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Abinabi Goitom, who went 9 of 10 to rack up 19 points. Goitom is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Kirubel Lemma, who went 5 for 7 en route to 15 points.

Arvada's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Lotus School For Excellence, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.

Arvada didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 67-39 loss against Englewood on the 6th. As for Lotus School For Excellence, they will square off against Cripple Creek-Victor at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lotus School For Excellence is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.5 points per game this season.