CENTENNIAL | Eaglecrest defended its home floor Saturday night with a 52-35 victory over Arvada West that put the second-seeded Raptors into Class 5A’s Sweet 16.
Coach John Olander’s Eaglecrest team withstood an outside shooting flurry by the 10th-seeded Wildcats and inched away in the second half, advancing to the quarterfinals for the x straight season.
TreShawn Wilford had 12 points, Rayjon Craig added 11 and Maurice Perez had 10 for the Raptors, who will play host to No. 3 Rangeview — a 60-54 winner over No. 6 Highlands Ranch — at 7 p.m. Wednesday with a berth in 5A’s Great 8 on the line.
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(2) EAGLECREST 52, (10) ARVADA WEST 35
Score by quarters:
Arvada West 7 12 9 7 — 35
Eaglecrest 13 12 10 17 — 52
ARVADA WEST (35)
Dhillon Greene 4 2-2 11, Luke Neff 3 0-0 8, Mike Porter 1 2-2 4, Thomas Neff 3 1-2 10, Andy Rapinchuk 0 0-0 0, Kaleb Whiting 1 0-0 2, Austin Best 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 5-6 35.
EAGLECREST (52)
Rayjon Craig 2 6-6 11, TreShawn Wilford 4 2-4 12, Sean Watkins 1 1-2 3, Jaisean Jackson 1 0-1 2, Blend Avdili 3 3-4 9, Maurice Perez 2 4-4 10, LaDerian King 0 2-2 2, Elijah Ross 1 1-2 3. Totals 14 19-25 52.
3-point field goals — Arvada West (6): Thomas Neff 3, Luke Neff 2, Dhillon Greene; Eaglecrest (5): Maurice Perez 2, TreShawn Wilford 2, Rayjon Craig. Total fouls — Arvada West 22, Eaglecrest 16. Fouled out — Arvada West: Mike Porter. Technical fouls — None.