Cherokee Trail-Rangeview 5A Great 8 Boys Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentine)
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    Cherokee Trail-Rangeview 5A Great 8 Boys Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentine)
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    Cherokee Trail-Rangeview 5A Great 8 Boys Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentine)
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    Cherokee Trail-Rangeview 5A Great 8 Boys Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentine)
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    Cherokee Trail-Rangeview 5A Great 8 Boys Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentine)
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    Cherokee Trail-Rangeview 5A Great 8 Boys Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentine)
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    Cherokee Trail-Rangeview 5A Great 8 Boys Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentine)
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    Cherokee Trail-Rangeview 5A Great 8 Boys Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentine)
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    Cherokee Trail-Rangeview 5A Great 8 Boys Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentine)
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    Cherokee Trail-Rangeview 5A Great 8 Boys Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentine)
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    Cherokee Trail-Rangeview 5A Great 8 Boys Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentine)
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    Cherokee Trail-Rangeview 5A Great 8 Boys Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentine)
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    Cherokee Trail-Rangeview 5A Great 8 Boys Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentine)

DENVER | Images from the Class 5A boys state basketball Great 8 playoff game between Cherokee Trail and Rangeview played on March 5, 2016, at the Denver Coliseum. The Raiders posted a 75-64 victory over the Cougars in the battle of Aurora teams to advance to the Final Four. (Photos by Gabriel Christus and Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)

Courtney Oakes is Aurora Sentinel Sports Editor. Reach him at 303-750-7555 or sports@aurorasentinel.com. Twitter: @aurorasports. FB: Aurora Prep Sentinel

Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor and photographer with Sentinel Colorado. A Denver East High School and University of Colorado alum. He came to the Sentinel in 2001 and since then has received a number...