On Thursday, Arvada West faced Valor Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Arvada West Wildcats took a hard 59-44 fall against the Valor Christian Eagles. The matchup marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Noah Meurer
| 02/06/25 vs Valor Christian | 4 |
| 02/04/25 @ Columbine | 4 |
| 02/01/25 @ Ralston Valley | 2 |
| 01/29/25 vs Chatfield | 6 |
Despite the loss, Arvada West still got an impressive performance from Noah Meurer, who posted 13 points and four steals. Meurer is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Jordan Stremel was another key player, putting up five points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Arvada West smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Valor Christian had a senior duo take command as Cole Scherer went 5 of 11 to rack up 20 points along with six boards and three steals and Brady Wynja almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave Wynja a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Mandes, who earned eight points and four steals.
Arvada West's defeat dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Valor Christian, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-4.
Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Wildcats challenge the Tigers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Arvada West is facing Lakewood at the right time seeing as Lakewood is stuck on a 16-game losing streak. As for Valor Christian, they are taking a road trip to take on Columbine at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Valor Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 18 matches -- so hopefully Columbine likes a good challenge.
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