The Arvada West Wildcats and the Rock Canyon Jaguars squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Arvada West Wildcats had to settle for second. They fell 58-47 to the Jaguars. While losing is never fun, Arvada West can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while Rock Canyon is ranked fourth).
Despite the loss, Arvada West still got an impressive performance from Mason Lusche, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Noah Meurer was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Rock Canyon's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Macoy Terry, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds. Terry is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Hudson Ellwood, who scored 13 points along with three steals.
Arvada West's defeat dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Rock Canyon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
Arvada West does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Rock Canyon's road trip will continue as they head out to face ThunderRidge at 10:15 a.m. on February 29th. One thing working in Rock Canyon's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six contests.
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