Basketball Recap: Calhan Comes Up Short

If Calhan was feeling good fresh off their 49-26 takedown of Kiowa on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Calhan came up short against Elbert on Friday, falling 57-31. While losing is never fun, Calhan can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 300th, while Elbert is ranked 113th).

Brody Burnside was Calhan's leading scorer, having posted seven points.

Elbert had a senior duo take command as Ethan Tesman shot 67% from the field to rack up 30 points and five boards and Eli Cornell went 5-for-12 on his way to 19 points and seven rebounds. Tesman's big performance that evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carl Hughett, who posted five points along with nine boards and three blocks.

Calhan's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Elbert, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3.

Calhan has already played their next matchup, a 64-26 loss against Byers on the 24th. As for Elbert, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 63-29 victory against Hanover on the 24th.