While it was all tied up 31-31 at halftime, Platte Valley was not quite Highland's equal in the second half on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 68-51 to the Highland Huskies. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Huskies are ranked 11th).
Platte Valley's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Regan Edstrom, who went 5 for 10 en route to 18 points and five assists. That was a full 35.3% of Platte Valley's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rocco Minner, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 11 points.
Sawyer Morgan was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 31 points and ten boards for Highland. The dominant performance gave Morgan a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Dom Huntington, who went 5 for 9 en route to 15 points.
Platte Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Highland, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 11-0.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Yuma the next time they take the court. Platte Valley will head out to face Yuma at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Highland will host them at 7:00 p.m. on January 24th.
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