Heritage dropped to 8-9 on Wednesday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They were beaten by the Rock Canyon Jaguars 81-54. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Jaguars are ranked fifth).
Charlie Gilloth
| 01/28/26 vs Rock Canyon | 19 |
| 01/23/26 vs Legend | 20 |
| 01/20/26 vs Castle View | 24 |
Despite the loss, Heritage still got an impressive performance from Charlie Gilloth, who shot 53% from the field on his way to 19 points. The matchup was Gilloth's third in a row with at least 19 points. John Larzelere also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
As for Rock Canyon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. Their offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Rock Canyon was led to victory by Kai Valentine and Jacob David. Valentine dropped a double-double with 16 points and 14 boards, while David went 9-for-14 to rack up 23 points and six rebounds. Valentine has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last ten times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Davis May, who posted 12 points and five assists.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Heritage is set to face off against their familiar foe Highlands Ranch at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Rock Canyon will take on rival ThunderRidge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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