AURORA | The Rangeview girls basketball team picked up in the new year where it left off in the old one, winning.
Coach Chris Dolan’s Raiders took a three-game winning streak into winter break and added three more on the other side, cruising to victory at the Aurora Public Schools Classic tournament.
Rangeview locked up to the title with a 38-18 victory at Hinkley on Saturday afternoon. In the victory, the Raiders came away with 21 steals and shared the basketball with 16 assists.
Aurora Central rebounded from an opening loss to Rangeview (44-23) to win two straight and finish second in the tournament. The Trojans ran past Hinkley 40-17 on Jan. 3, then outscored Gateway 12-7 in the fourth quarter on Jan. 4 in a 33-28 victory.
The Olys finished 1-2 in the tournament, while Hinkley lost all three contests.
Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor of the Aurora Sentinel. Reach him at 303-750-7555 or sports@aurorasentinel.com. Twitter: @aurorasports. Facebook: Aurora Prep Sentinel
2014 AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLASSIC GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Jan. 4 — Rangeview 38, Hinkley 18; Aurora Central 33, Gateway 28
Jan. 3 — Rangeview 53, Gateway 22; Aurora Central 40, Hinkley 17
Jan. 2 — Rangeview 44, Aurora Central 23; Gateway 55, Hinkley 27
