AURORA | The Regis Jesuit boys basketball team might be as deep as its ever been and that was on full display Tuesday night.
Ten players saw the floor for coach Ken Shaw’s Raiders and they all contributed to an uneven, but overall impressive 61-45 victory at Overland in a game between Class 5A Aurora powers.
Seniors Taylor Kallsen and Kip Boryla scored 15 points apiece and Elijah Sanford added nine in a balanced effort for Regis Jesuit, which outscored cold-shooting Overland 33-16 in the second half to win going away.
On the other side, the Trailblazers struggled to get anything going outside of junior De’Ron Davis. The 6-foot-9 center scored 15 points in the first half to send Overland into the lockerroom with a one-point lead at halftime and added seven more for a game-high 22 before fouling out midway through the fourth quarter.
No other Trailblazer reached double figures, as junior Reggie Gibson finished with six points, while University of Wyoming signee Austin Conway managed just four, which included an uncontested layup at the buzzer.
Note: Earlier in the day, Shaw was named one of the five members of the Colorado High School Coaches Association’s 2015 Hall of Fame induction class. The win against Overland pushed his career win total to 670 — third-best all-time in Colorado — in his 40th season as a head coach.
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REGIS JESUIT 61, OVERLAND 45
Score by quarters:
Regis Jesuit 13 15 15 18 — 61
Overland 10 19 7 9 — 45
REGIS JESUIT (61)
Taylor Kallsen 6 0-2 15, Nolan Ebel 1 0-0 3, Geoff Kelly 3 1-2 7, Bryan Staerkel 2 0-0 4, Kip Boryla 3 8-10 15, Elijah Sanford 3 3-5 9, Mark Reininger 0 2-2 2, Tony Caseria 2 0-0 6, Vaughn Samson 0 0-0 0, Colton Ksiazek 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 14-21 61.
OVERLAND (45)
Reggie Gibson 1 3-4 6, Austin Conway 2 0-2 4, De’Ron Davis 8 5-10 22, Ryan Swan 1 0-0 3, King Grant-Perry 0 0-2 0, Padiet Wang 1 2-2 4, Alijah Halliburton 0 1-2 1, Brent Halliburton 1 2-2 4, Asad Youself 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 13-24 45.
3-point field goals — Regis Jesuit (7): Taylor Kallsen 3, Tony Caseria 2, Kip Boryla, Nolan Ebel; Overland (3): De’Ron Davis, Reggie Gibson, Ryan Swan. Total fouls — Regis Jesuit 19, Overland 23. Fouled out — Overland: Davis, King Grant-Perry, Alijah Halliburton. Technical fouls — None.