Arvada West entered their tilt with Horizon on Friday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 55-23 win over the Horizon Hawks. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Hawks are ranked 96th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Saylor Swanson
02/14/25 @ Horizon | 21 |
02/11/25 vs Bear Creek | 13 |
02/08/25 @ Lakewood | 7 |
02/06/25 @ Valor Christian | 6 |
02/04/25 vs Columbine | 15 |
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Saylor Swanson was a one-woman wrecking crew for Arvada West as she went 7-for-12 en route to 21 points. That's the most points Swanson has posted since back in December of 2023. Avery Harrison was another key player, putting up seven points in addition to nine boards and five blocks.
Arvada West was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Horizon only racked up two assists.
Arvada West's victory bumped their record up to 18-3. As for Horizon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-10.
Coming up, Arvada West will challenge Chatfield at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Chatfield has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Horizon, they will take on Longmont at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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