Basketball Recap: Vista PEAK Prep Comes Up Short

Vista PEAK Prep lost against George Washington back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Vista PEAK Prep Bison fell 84-71 to the George Washington Patriots. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (57), the Bison still had to take the loss.

Devontay Bursey

Points (Career)

02/12/25 @ George Washington	33
02/04/25 vs Denver East	21
12/16/23 vs Eagle Ridge Academy	17
12/07/24 @ Fossil Ridge	16
01/25/25 vs Fort Collins	14

When it comes to explaining why Vista PEAK Prep lost, don't look at Devontay Bursey. Despite the final result, he went 14-for-22 to rack up 33 points. The dominant performance gave Bursey a new career-high in points. Isaiah Guevara-Ennis was another key player, going 7-for-9 en route to 16 points and five boards.

Even though they lost, Vista PEAK Prep smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in five consecutive contests.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead George Washington to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jordan Dotson, who went 8-for-14 on his way to 23 points and five rebounds. Thanks to that strong game, Dotson now owns an excellent 45.7% shooting accuracy. The team also got some help courtesy of Tre Borne, who went 7-for-8 to rack up 20 points and five boards.

Vista PEAK Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 8-11. As for George Washington, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.

Vista PEAK Prep didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 74-40 loss against Rangeview on the 14th. As for George Washington, they have also already played their next contest, a 75-53 defeat against Denver South on the 14th.