
Cowboys
02/12/25 vs DSST: College View | 61 |
02/07/25 vs DSST: Green Valley Ranch | 58 |
01/24/25 @ KIPP Denver Collegiate | 58 |
01/07/25 @ DMLK | 57 |
01/31/25 vs Rocky Mountain Prep SMART | 56 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Denver West). They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat the DSST: College View Wolves 61-27. The win was familiar territory for the Cowboys, who have now won six games in a row.
Leading Denver West to victory were Celeste Marquez and Shukri Hussein. Marquez went 12-for-19 on her way to 27 points and five steals, while Hussein dropped a double-double with 17 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance also gave Marquez a new career-high in shooting accuracy (63%). Another player making a difference was Shadimond Bester, who posted seven points in addition to seven rebounds and four blocks.
Denver West smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in 15 consecutive matches.
Despite the loss, DSST: College View still got an impressive performance from Da'Niyah Hickey, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 20 boards. That was a full 51.9% of DSST: College View's points, marking the 16th time in a row Hickey has put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Norma Dominguez, who earned five points.
Denver West pushed their record up to 12-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.8 points. As for DSST: College View, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-11.
Denver West didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 62-35 defeat against Kennedy on the 14th. As for DSST: College View, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 43-21 loss against KIPP Denver Collegiate on the 14th.
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