Eaglecrest seniors Sean Watkins, left, and Rayjon Craig, center, pose for a picture with the champoinship trophy after the Raptors’ 63-44 win over Denver East in the Class 5A boys state basketball championship game on March 16, 2013, at the Coors Events Center in Boulder. (Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Eaglecrest senior Sean Watkins holds up the championship trophy after the Raptors’ 63-44 win over Denver East in the Class 5A boys state basketball championship game on March 16, 2013, at the Coors Events Center in Boulder. (Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Eaglecrest players and and coaches pose with the trophy after the Raptors’ 63-44 win over Denver East in the Class 5A boys state basketball championship game on March 16, 2013, at the Coors Events Center in Boulder. (Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Eaglecrest coach John Olander gets the game ball after the Raptors’ 63-44 win over Denver East in the Class 5A boys state basketball championship game on March 16, 2013, at the Coors Events Center in Boulder. (Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Eaglecrest sophomore Blend Avdili (35) drives to the basket during the second half of the Raptors’ 63-44 win over Denver East in the Class 5A boys state basketball championship game on March 16, 2013, at the Coors Events Center in Boulder. (Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Eaglecrest senior TreShawn Wilford (2) looks for a teammate during the second half of the Raptors’ 63-44 win over Denver East in the Class 5A boys state basketball championship game on March 16, 2013, at the Coors Events Center in Boulder. (Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Eaglecrest senior TreShawn Wilford (2) hangs in the air as Denver East’s Tyre Robinson (32) defends during the first half of the Raptors’ 63-44 win over Denver East in the Class 5A boys state basketball championship game on March 16, 2013, at the Coors Events Center in Boulder. (Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Eaglecrest senior Sean Watkins goes up for an uncontested basket during the first half of the Raptors’ 63-44 win over Denver East in the Class 5A boys state basketball championship game on March 16, 2013, at the Coors Events Center in Boulder. (Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Eaglecrest senior Rayjon Craig (1) rises through traffic for a layup during the first half of the Raptors’ 63-44 win over Denver East in the Class 5A boys state basketball championship game on March 16, 2013, at the Coors Events Center in Boulder. (Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Eaglecrest junior Jaisean Jackson, top, rises for a layup as Denver East’s Ronnie Harrell (25) tries to take a charge during the first half of the Raptors’ 63-44 win over the Angels in the Class 5A boys state basketball championship game on March 16, 2013, at the Coors Events Center in Boulder. (Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Eaglecrest sophomore Blend Avdili, right, puts up a jump shot over Denver East defender Tyre Robinson during the first half of the Raptors’ 63-44 win over the Angels in the Class 5A boys state basketball championship game on March 16, 2013, at the Coors Events Center in Boulder. (Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
BOULDER | Photos from the Eaglecrest boys basketball team’s 63-44 victory over Denver East in the Class 5A boys state basketball championship game on March 16, 2013, at the Coors Events Center in Boulder. Photos by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel:
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