On Friday, the Centaurus Warriors came up short against the Horizon Hawks and fell 67-54. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Hawks are ranked 13th).
Jesse Efe
| 02/07/25 vs Horizon | 12 |
| 12/02/23 vs Cheyenne Mountain | 8 |
| 01/14/25 vs Longmont | 5 |
| 12/14/24 vs Roosevelt | 5 |
| 12/06/23 vs Wheat Ridge | 5 |
Centaurus lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jesse Efe, who posted 12 points. The dominant performance gave Efe a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Jt Falzone, who earned 12 points.
Horizon's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Noah Sokolowski led the charge by going 6 for 7 on his way to 15 points and seven boards. Sokolowski's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Boaz Wisne, who put up 15 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists.
Centaurus has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season. As for Horizon, they pushed their record up to 17-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Centaurus will host Mead at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mead knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten contests -- so hopefully Centaurus likes a good challenge. As for Horizon, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Hawks challenge the Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Horizon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.8 points per game this season.
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