You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Legacy on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Niwot Cougars out of the water with a 76-44 final score. Given the Lightning's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Cougars are ranked 241st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ari Harpring
| 02/04/25 @ Niwot | 19 |
| 01/31/25 @ Erie | 27 |
| 01/28/25 vs Longmont | 16 |
| 01/24/25 vs Horizon | 16 |
Leading Legacy to victory were Ari Harpring and Jaedon Ward. Harpring went 9 for 11 to rack up 19 points along with seven boards and three steals, while Ward went 5 of 8 en route to 14 points and five steals. Harpring's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Allshouse, who posted eight points and five rebounds.
Legacy was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists.they racked up eight more assists than Niwot's almost as impressive total of 11
When it comes to explaining why Niwot lost, don't look at Rohit Das. Despite the final result, he put up 17 points and five boards. Another player making a difference was Elliot Wisecup, who had three points and three steals.
Legacy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points over those games. As for Niwot, they dropped their record down to 4-15 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Legacy will face off against Monarch at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Monarch is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.9 points per game this season. As for Niwot, they will challenge Silver Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Niwot is facing Silver Creek at the right time seeing as Silver Creek is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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