Basketball Recap: Denver Academy Comes Up Short

If Denver Academy was riding high fresh off their 71-26 takedown of Gilpin County last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Denver Academy Mustangs had to suffer through a 75-48 loss at the hands of the Flatirons Academy Bison. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Bison are ranked 49th).

Despite the loss, Denver Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Chris Janssen went 8 of 9 en route to 21 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Janssen has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Allen, who posted ten points.

Flatirons Academy had a senior duo take command as Brandon Ewing went 10 for 20 on his way to 22 points and five rebounds and Parker Wilson went 5 of 11 en route to 12 points and six boards. Ewing has been hot recently, having posted 22 or more points the last three times he's played. Caleb Doughty also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.

Denver Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season. As for Flatirons Academy, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.

Denver Academy will square off against Front Range Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Denver Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.2 points per game this season. As for Flatirons Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 60-37 defeat against Bishop Machebeuf on the 18th.