Basketball Recap: Columbine Piles Up the Points Against Littleton

Rebels

Team Score

12/17/24 vs Littleton	91
12/06/24 @ D'Evelyn	73
12/13/24 @ Dakota Ridge	64
12/10/24 @ Mullen	56

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Columbine). They breezed by the Littleton Lions to the tune of 91-56 on Tuesday. With the Rebels ahead 51-24 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Columbine to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dyson Boykin, who went 7 of 9 en route to 18 points along with seven assists and six boards. Boykin is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Cash Boykin was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.

Columbine smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.

Littleton lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Omani Johnson, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 16 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Griffin, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 13 points.

Columbine's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-1. As for Littleton, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-4.

Columbine wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 66-60 win against Colorado Academy on the 19th. As for Littleton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 76-26 victory against Montbello on the 18th.