AURORA | The Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Friday, March 8, 2024:

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Class 5A state playoffs (semifinals)

ThunderRidge 64, Eaglecrest 62

Score by quarters:

Eaglecrest 15 14 13 20 — 62

ThunderRidge 10 18 23 13 — 64

Eaglecrest points: LaDavian King 31, Garrett Barger 15, Kris Coleman 5, SirDevin Roberts 4, La’Quince York 4, Jason Noone 3

Valor Christian 67, Smoky Hill 56

Score by quarters:

Smoky Hill 18 11 16 11 — 56

Valor Christian 16 12 17 22 — 67

Smoky Hill points: Ray Gasaway 18, Kevin Sylla 12, Lorenzo Contreras 11, Kaylan Graham 8, Carter Basquez 7

BOYS LACROSSE

Cherokee Trail 10, Columbine 8

Score by quarters:

Columbine 2 3 2 1 — 8

Cherokee Trail 2 2 4 2 — 10

Cherokee Trail goals: Ethan Conover 2, Dempsey Gibbs 2, Nate Gilmore 2, Tate Jamison, Evan Mata, Tommy Nam, Bruce Pfeiffer. Cherokee Trail assists: Sam Burnette, Gibbs, Mata, Nam, Pfeiffer. Cherokee Trail saves: Ryan Hubbard (18 shots on goal-10 saves)

Eaglecrest 14, St. Mary’s 1

Score by quarters:

Eaglecrest 2 5 5 2 — 14

St. Mary’s 0 0 1 0 — 1

Eaglecrest goals: Everett Breniser 4, AJ Katagi 3, Paxton Beecher 2, Wynston Crampton, Justin Hewing, Suvan-Dante Jones, Luke Severts, Spencer Wakefield. Eaglecrest assists: Breniser 4, Jones 2, Christian Flores, Katagi, Severts, Clayton Turner. Eaglecrest saves: Davin Morris (2 shots on goal-1 save), Liam Emond (1 shot on goal-1 save)

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Grandview def. Chaparral 25-15, 25-20, 25-14

Grandview kills: Alejandro Garcia 10, Connor Deickman 8, Ethan Carroll 7, Nick Safray 6. Grandview aces: Alejandro Garcia 9, Nick Safray 3. Grandview digs: Tom Dalton 6, Nick Safray 5. Grandview assist: Devan Hall 27

Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor and photographer with Sentinel Colorado. A Denver East High School and University of Colorado alum. He came to the Sentinel in 2001 and since then has received a number...