HIGHLANDS RANCH | The Vista PEAK boys basketball team got within a win of a third straight trip to the Sweet 16 round of the Class 4A state playoffs, but coach Keenon Clement’s 24th-seeded Bison lost 72-58 Feb. 24.
Senior Te’Rae Johnson posted his second consecutive 29-point effort, but it wasn’t quite enough for Vista PEAK, which also got 10 points from sophomore AJ LaCabe, but finished 15-10 overall.
The Bison did deliver Clement a win in his postseason debut with them with a 67-61 outlasting of 41st-seeded Standley Lake Feb. 21.
Johnson again scored 29, LaCabe finished with 15 and junior Jaerron Hunter had 12 as Vista PEAK held off the Garrett Martin-led Gators.
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(9) VALOR CHRISTIAN 72, (24) VISTA PEAK 58
Score by quarters:
Vista PEAK 15 10 13 20 — 58
Valor Christian 20 18 17 17 — 72
VISTA PEAK (58)
Te’Rae Johnson 12 5-6 29, AJ LaCabe 5 0-0 10, Jaerron Hunter 0 0-0 0, Jaquan Roberts 2 1-2 5, Tyrese Bailey 3 0-0 6, Trevor Johnston 1 1-3 3, Jaren LaCabe 1 0-0 3, Bryan Eckert 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 7-11 58.
VALOR CHRISTIAN (72)
Jack Foley 5 2-4 14, Hunter Shkapich 5 0-0 10, Cole Bott 4 0-1 9, Brandon Smith 3 2-3 8, Roger Rosengarten 7 2-2 16, Jeremy Randle 2 3-3 7, Rocky Beers 1 0-0 2, Luke McCaffrey 3 0-1 6. Totals
3-point field goals — Vista PEAK: Jaren LaCabe; Valor Christian (3): Jack Foley 2, Cole Bott
