Basketball Recap: Platte Valley Picks Up Third Consecutive Victory

Lauryn Uyemura

Points

12/21/24 @ Woodland Park	20
12/19/24 vs Fort Lupton	22
12/17/24 vs Sterling	20
12/14/24 @ Northridge	28
12/10/24 @ SkyView Academy	16

Platte Valley extended their winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Lauryn Uyemura. The Platte Valley Broncos blew past the Woodland Park Panthers 73-12 on Saturday thanks in part to Uyemura, who shot 4-for-7 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 steals. Her afternoon made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.

Another player making a difference was Addy Grossnickle, who posted two points and seven steals. Those seven steals gave her a new career-high.

Platte Valley's record now sits at 6-1. As for Woodland Park, their defeat was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-6.

After both having extra time off, Platte Valley and Eaton will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Platte Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.4 points per game this season. As for Woodland Park, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Thomas MacLaren School at 7:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025.