AURORA | A look back at the key games, tournaments and happenings in Aurora prep sports from Dec. 2-8, 2025, as compiled by Sentinel Sports Editor Courtney Oakes:
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THE WEEK PAST IN AURORA PREP SPORTS, 12.2-12.8.25
MONDAY, DEC. 8: Ari Gelfand scored two goals and Liam Corcoran also found the back of the net for the Cherry Creek co-op ice hockey team in a 3-1 win over Monarch. Mason Banks stopped 20 of the 21 shots he faced in the net for the Bruins.
SATURDAY, DEC. 6: The Rangeview boys basketball team finished a short trip to Arizona with a 73-65 victory over Ironwood behind a 22-point effort for Archie Weatherspoon V plus 18 from Marceles Duncan. Anthony Andrew added 12 and Aidan Perez 12 for the Raiders. …Eric Fiedler poured in 29 points to lead three players in double figures for the Regis Jesuit boys basketball team in a 68-37 win against Smoky Hill. Joseph Haubert added 12 and August Tregenza chipped in 11. …The Eaglecrest boys basketball team outlasted Denver South for a 70-68 overtime victory that featured a 28-point performance from Reece Brown, plus 21 from Demari Manns Davis. …The Cherokee Trail and Grandview boys basketball teams finished the Paul Davis Classic at Green Mountain H.S. with victories as they defeated Longmont (65-39) and Golden (72-55), respectively. Jordan Mitchell paced the Cougars with 16 points, while he was joined in double figures by Anthony Ayon (14) and Caleb Jensen (12). …Demetrius Lambert scored 16 points and Mekhi McNeal added 12 for the Overland boys basketball team, which was unable to keep pace with Duke signee Cameron Williams and St. Mary’s of Arizona in a 76-51 home loss.…The Cherokee Trail girls basketball team claimed the championship of the Castle View/ThunderRidge Tip-Off tournament with a 59-48 defeat of Green Mountain. The Cougars built a double-digit lead after one quarter and scored at least 14 points in every quarter to earn the win. Chloe Cain’s 20 points led the Cougars, while Aaliyah Broadus added 11 and Milania Gutierrez and Hannah Hazim added 10 apiece. Grandview finished fifth in the same tournament after a 71-56 defeat of Chatfield. …The Smoky Hill girls basketball team finished a 3-0 showing at the Palmer Tournament with a 53-39 defeat of Grand Junction that featured a 30-point effort from Ari Boyd. Leilani Gordon added 13 as the Buffaloes improved to 4-0. …The Grandview boys wrestling team had team and individual success at the Rich Aggen Invitational at Fort Lupton High School with four dual wins to go with eight individual champions. JR Ortega (126 pounds), Kyle Menuez (138), Anthony Segura (144), Braxston Widrikis (150), Jonathan Montes Gonzales (157), Gunner Lopez (165), Christian Skov (175) and Leland Day (285) claimed their their respective brackets. …The Eaglecrest boys wrestling team accrued 220 points to win the championship of the Arapahoe Warrior Invitational, which also included Smoky Hill (9th), Regis Jesuit (10th), Vista PEAK Prep (13th) and Aurora Central (16th) behind 10 top-six placers. Gabriel Delbridge (132 pounds) and Tayte Tahja (165) won their respective brackets for the Raptors, who had runners-up in Aisley Retallack (157) and Nakhai Miller (215) as well. Jovani Galvan won the 138-pound bracket to lead four placers for Smoky Hill, Richard Avila (113) took the lone title among three placers for Regis Jesuit, Adrian Pacheco (106) and Ian Bacon (126) won titles as the only placers for Vista PEAK Prep and Federico Amezquita Lara’s 5th place finish at 175 pounds represented the lone podium spot for Aurora Central. …The Overland boys wrestling team finished second at the Mike Stanley Invitational at Fairview High School with the top individual performance from 215-pound runner-up Romeo Molina. Gateway placed 14th as a team with help of the 126-pound championship from Jakob Peterson. …The Eaglecrest girls wrestling team finished third behind Garden City (Brown) and host Pine Creek at the Ice Queen Tournament in Colorado Springs. Maxime Lantz placed second at 145 pounds and Parice Jones claimed third at 170 as the top results among eight top-six placers for the Raptors. Regis Jesuit finished 17th as a team with a boost from two bracket champions in Remington Zimmerer (120) and Alexandra Zimmerer (170). …Amelia Bacon (125 pounds) and Khloe Yizar (235) won championships for the Vista PEAK Prep girls wrestling team in its fifth-place showing at the Arapahoe Warrior Invitational. Hailey Brown (105) and Idaly Garcia (130) were runners-up for the Bison, while seventh-place Overland (110-pounder Mihret Shimels and 170-pounder Jackelyne Torreblanca Oseguera) and 12th-place Smoky Hill (Maria Pascual Francisco at 115 pounds) also had finalists among the Aurora area teams in the field. Aurora Central finished 15th in its first-ever tournament with a fourth-place finish in the 115-pound B bracket from Yasmin Castillo leading the way. …The Cherry Creek co-op ice hockey team got goals from Sean Badasyan and Ari Gelfand in the second period and held on for a 2-1 road win over Ralston Valley. Mason Banks stopped 23 of the 24 shots he faced.
FRIDAY, DEC. 5: Archie Weatherspoon V accounted for 34 points and Marceles Duncan added 21 for the Rangeview boys basketball team in its 74-37 road win at Perry (Arizona). …The Aurora Central boys basketball team got matching 26-point efforts from Alex Flores and Deon Davis Jr. as it rolled to a 78-36 win at Hinkley, which got nine points apiece from Mading Miakol and Davion Nash. …Six players scored in double figures for the Cherokee Trail boys basketball team in a 97-78 win over Highlands Ranch in a consolation bracket game at the Paul Davis Classic. Jeremiah Shortis led the Cougars with 19 points, followed by Caleb Jensen with 18 and Cameron Hopkins with 16. Grandview also won big with an 80-35 victory over Boulder. …Tiana Rogers scored 15 points and Khloe Miller added 11 as the Regis Jesuit girls basketball team finally gained separation from Rangeview in the final quarter on its way to a 43-28 victory. Rangeview’s lone player in double figures was Devyn Davenport with 10. …The Eaglecrest girls basketball team rolled past Vista Ridge 52-19 with a trio of double-digit scorers in Kennedy Spellman (14 points), Kaydence Waymire (11) and Naomi Emecheta (10). …The Aurora Central girls basketball team extended its unbeaten start to the season with a 54-8 win at Hinkley as Jamaea Johnson-Gonzalez accounted for 21 points. Bella Lumba contributed 14 as well for the Trojans. …Karson Chaney exploded for 29 points to help the Cherokee Trail girls basketball team to a decisive 76-29 win over Castle View in a championship semifinal at the Castle View/ThunderRidge Tip-Off. Aaliyah Broadus had 14 and Milania Gutierrez 12 for the Cougars. Also a winner at the tournament in the consolation bracket was Grandview, which rolled past Pueblo West 69-39. …The Smoky Hill girls basketball team got 22 points from Ari Boyd and 10 from Taylor Dirden en route to a 51-22 win over Discovery Canyon at the Palmer Tournament.
THURSDAY, DEC. 4: Demari Manns Davis tallied 25 points for the Eaglecrest boys basketball team in a 66-56 road win over Legacy that also saw Reese Brown add 17 points. …The Regis Jesuit boys basketball team scored 22 points or more in two quarters en route to a 84-67 road win at Lewis-Palmer. …Ari Boyd’s 18 points was plenty for the Smoky Hill girls basketball team in a 47-6 win over Palmer to open the Palmer Tournament. …The Gateway girls basketball team added another in the win column with a 57-21 defeat of DMLK. …Despite 23 points from Knakai Starks, the Vista PEAK Prep girls basketball team fell 74-50 at Arapahoe. …The Grandview boys wrestling team entertained 3A powerhouse Eaton in an strong dual matchup and prevailed 56-22. JR Ortega, Kyle Menuez, Anthony Segura, Christian Skov and Leland Day won by fall, Gunner Lopez prevailed in a decision and Braxston Widrikis won by tech fall for the Wolves. …The Eaglecrest boys wrestling team split two dual matches in a three-team meet with a 63-17 win after a 39-36 loss to Chatfield. Nakhai Miller and Charles Swick won twice by fall and Franz Marquez-Preza went 2-0. …Diver Izzy Becker along with Ella Leach (500 yard freestyle) earned event wins for the Cherokee Trail girls swim team in a 188-123 Centennial League loss at Arapahoe.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3: The Vista PEAK Prep boys basketball team defeated Riverdale Ridge 80-72 to open the Fort Collins-Fossil Ridge Tip-Off Classic. …Jamaea Johnson-Gonzalez tallied 21 points as the Aurora Central girls basketball team topped DSST:Montview 51-24. …The Vista PEAK Prep boys wrestling team secured a 48-36 win over Northfield to open the season. …The Eaglecrest girls wrestling team topped Chatfield 36-35 and Broomfield 72-9 in a three-team meet. …The Aurora Central girls swim team scored 77 points to finish in front of Hinkley (62) and Adams City (15).
TUESDAY, DEC. 2: Archie Weatherspoon V scored 33 points to pace the Rangeview boys basketball team to an 89-36 win over Gateway. …The Overland girls basketball team rallied for a 51-47 win at Vista PEAK Prep. …The Regis Jesuit girls swim team topped Mountain Vista 132-51.
