You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Denver Waldorf's strategy against Mile High Academy on Tuesday. The Denver Waldorf Spartans blew past the Mile High Academy Mustangs 63-43. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Mustangs are ranked 337th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Denver Waldorf to victory were Henry Lottridge and Cayden Quinn. Lottridge dropped a double-double on 31 points and 13 rebounds, while Quinn almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which Lottridge has scored at least a third of Denver Waldorf's points. Another player making a difference was Seth Carr, who posted two points and seven steals.
Denver Waldorf smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mile High Academy only pulled down five offensive rebounds.
Despite the loss, Mile High Academy still got an impressive performance from Rogan Annis, who went 6 of 10 en route to 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Lancaster, who put up ten points.
Spartans
| 01/21/25 @ Mile High Academy | 63-43 |
| 01/18/25 @ Lotus School For Excellence | 76-72 |
| 01/17/25 vs Crescent View Academy | 53-27 |
| 01/16/25 vs Centennial | 78-31 |
| 01/14/25 vs Denver Academy of Torah | 53-35 |
The victory (which was Denver Waldorf's fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.6 points per game. As for Mile High Academy, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Denver Waldorf has already played their next contest (against Arickaree), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Mile High Academy will challenge Campion Academy at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Campion Academy's defense has only allowed 30 points per game this season, so Mile High Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
