Overland vs. Doherty 5A Boys Great 8 Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
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    Overland vs. Doherty 5A Boys Great 8 Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
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    Overland vs. Doherty 5A Boys Great 8 Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel)
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    Overland vs. Doherty 5A Boys Great 8 Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel)
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    during the Sweet 16 round of the playoffs on Saturday March 05, 2016 at Denver Coliseum. Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel
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    Overland vs. Doherty 5A Boys Great 8 Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
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    Overland vs. Doherty 5A Boys Great 8 Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel)
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    Overland vs. Doherty 5A Boys Great 8 Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
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    Overland vs. Doherty 5A Boys Great 8 Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel)
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    Overland vs. Doherty 5A Boys Great 8 Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
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    Overland vs. Doherty 5A Boys Great 8 Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel)
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    Overland vs. Doherty 5A Boys Great 8 Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel)
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    Overland vs. Doherty 5A Boys Great 8 Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel)
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    Overland vs. Doherty 5A Boys Great 8 Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel)
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    Overland vs. Doherty 5A Boys Great 8 Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel)
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    Overland vs. Doherty 5A Boys Great 8 Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel)
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    Overland vs. Doherty 5A Boys Great 8 Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel)
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    Overland vs. Doherty 5A Boys Great 8 Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel)
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    Overland vs. Doherty 5A Boys Great 8 Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Gabriel Christus/Aurora Sentinel)
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    Overland vs. Doherty 5A Boys Great 8 Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
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    Overland vs. Doherty 5A Boys Great 8 Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
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    Overland vs. Doherty 5A Boys Great 8 Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
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    Overland vs. Doherty 5A Boys Great 8 Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
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    Overland vs. Doherty 5A Boys Great 8 Basketball, 3.5.16 (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
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DENVER | Images from the Class 5A boys state basketball Great 8 playoff game between Overland and Doherty played on March 5, 2016, at the Denver Coliseum. De’Ron Davis poured in 22 points and the Trailblazers took another step toward the defense of last season’s state championship with a 69-50 victory that put them in the March 11 Final Four in Boulder. (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...