AURORA | This time, the Regis Jesuit boys basketball team turned aside an upset bid on their home floor in the second round of the Class 5A boys state basketball playoffs.
The top-seeded Raiders — who were knocked off in the same round last season by visiting Poudre — withstood a game effort from eighth-seeded Boulder on Saturday night, finishing off a 56-52 victory at Regis Jesuit High School.
Coach Ken Shaw’s 20-4 Regis Jesuit team moved on to 5A’s Sweet 16, where it will again play on its home floor against fourth-seeded Grand Junction (18-5), which defeated fifth-seeded Fort Collins. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Junior Josh Perkins scored 21 of his game-high 25 points in the second half for the Raiders, while Devin Kadillak added 11 and Kip Boryla 10.
Reach Sports Editor Courtney Oakes at [email protected] or 303-750-7555
(1) REGIS JESUIT 56, (8) BOULDER 52
Score by quarters:
Boulder 11 4 17 20 — 52
Regis Jesuit 10 10 17 19 — 56
BOULDER (52)
Garrett Turner 3 2-2 11, Jonah Charnick 5 1-4 13, Kevin Van Lieshout 1 3-4 6, Alejandro Rodriguez 4 0-1 9, Cooper Bohm 2 0-0 4, Diego Riverol 1 0-0 2, Joe Szarmach 3 0-0 7. Totals 19 6-11 52.
REGIS JESUIT (56)
Josh Perkins 6 12-15 25, Eric Stemper 0 1-2 1, Bryan Staerkel 2 0-2 4, Devin Kadillak 4 0-0 11, Kip Boryla 4 2-4 10, Elijah Sanford 0 3-4 3, Zach Smith 0 2-2 2, Cam Beards 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 20-29 56.
3-point field goals — Boulder (8): Garrett Turner 3, Noah Charnick 2, Kevin Van Lieshout, Joe Szarmach, Alejandro Rodriguez; Regis Jesuit (4): Devin Kadillak 3, Josh Perkins. Total fouls — Boulder 24, Regis Jesuit 13. Fouled out — Boulder: Van Lieshout, Szarmach.
