Kennedy lost against Denver West back in January of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Kennedy Commanders took a blow against the Denver West Cowboys, falling 70-40. While losing is never fun, the Commanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 307th in Colorado, while the Cowboys are ranked 51st in Colorado).
Despite the loss, Kennedy still got an impressive performance from Quinn Padilla, who posted 12 points.
Denver West's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tiden Silver-Colbert, who went 8-for-11 en route to 21 points along with seven boards and five assists. That's the most rebounds Silver-Colbert has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Jaheim Taylor, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 15 boards.
Kennedy's loss was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Denver West, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-2.
Kennedy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 69-58 defeat against Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy on the 18th. As for Denver West, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 52-47 loss against Northfield on the 18th.
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