Arvada West won the last time they faced Columbine and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Arvada West Wildcats walked away with a 77-68 win over the Columbine Rebels. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Rebels are ranked 72nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Keegen Balistreri
| 02/04/25 @ Columbine | 25 |
| 12/19/24 vs Horizon | 24 |
| 12/06/24 vs Highlands Ranch | 21 |
| 12/05/24 vs Cherokee Trail | 20 |
| 12/13/24 @ Green River | 18 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Arvada West to victory, but perhaps none more so than Keegen Balistreri, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds. Those 25 points gave Balistreri a new career-high. Noah Meurer was another key player, going 5 of 7 on his way to 14 points in addition to eight assists and four steals.
Arvada West was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Columbine only racked up 11 assists.
Several Rebels players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jeremiah Shortis, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Cash Boykin, who went 5 for 10 en route to 15 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.
Arvada West's victory bumped their record up to 13-4. As for Columbine, they moved to 10-8 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Arvada West will take on Valor Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Valor Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Columbine, they will face off against Bear Creek at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Columbine is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.6 points per game this season.
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