The Belleview Christian Bruins and the Denver Jewish Day Tigers squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Belleview Christian Bruins had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 43-40. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Belleview Christian has scored all season.
Belleview Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Collin Polson, who scored ten points along with seven assists and two steals. Brandon Ewing was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with two steals.
Denver Jewish Day got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Solly Bielsky out in front who scored 16 points. Another player making a difference was Keenan Winnerman, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds.
Belleview Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 18-3. As for Denver Jewish Day, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 16-3.
Belleview Christian is on the road again on Friday and plays Granada at 5:00 p.m. on March 1st. Hopefully Belleview Christian is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Colorado (they are ranked 87th, while Granada is ranked 256th). Denver Jewish Day's road trip will continue as they head out to face South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] at 5:00 p.m. on February 29th. South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 271st, while Denver Jewish Day is ranked 83rd).
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