AURORA | A look back at the key games, tournaments and happenings in Aurora prep sports from Feb. 3-9, 2026, as compiled by Sentinel Sports Editor Courtney Oakes:
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THE WEEK PAST IN AURORA PREP SPORTS, 2.3-2.9.26
MONDAY, FEB. 9: The Smoky Hill girls basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak with a 57-33 non-league victory at Douglas County. The Buffs got 21 points from Ari Boyd, 13 from Leilani Gordon and nine from Juanita Dixon. …The Cherry Creek co-op ice hockey team rallied from a goal deficit with three scores in the third period of a 4-2 win over Mountain Vista. Ari Gelfand scored twice, while Owen Kulczewski and Kailer Trebelhorn had the other goals for the Bruins, who got two assists apiece from Matthew Lopez and Davis Ritter.
SATURDAY, FEB. 7: The Aurora Central boys basketball team overcame a double-digit deficit to visiting Standley Lake for a 52-51 non-league home victory. Alex Flores poured in 24 points to lead the way for the Trojans, who also got 13 from Deon Davis Jr. …Matthew Backus and Alexander Stellino scored for the Regis Jesuit ice hockey team, which fell to rival Valor Christian 3-2. Easton Sparks made 28 saves for the Raiders.
FRIDAY, FEB. 6: The Rangeview boys basketball team secured a City League sweep of George Washington with a 58-53 road victory that included a pair of 19-point efforts from Anthony Andrew and Marceles Duncan. …The Overland boys basketball team pulled off another big Centennial League victory when it went into Cherokee Trail and prevailed 63-59 behindPalmer Bass’s 19 points plus 14 for Darian Proctor and 10 apiece forKymani Eason and Mehki McNeal. Four Cougars reached double figures as well in Jordan Mitchell (13 points), Caleb Jensen and London Moore (11) and Cameron Hopkins (10). …The Grandview boys basketball team recovered from its first Centennial League loss with a 55-43 victory over Smoky Hill in a competitive home contest. …TheRegis Jesuit boys basketball team picked up a key 67-54 Continental League road win at Highlands Ranch. …The Eaglecrest boys basketball team trailed Mullen by a point at halftime, but exploded for 32 points in the 3rd quarter of an 82-58 Centennial League road victory in which six players scored eight points or more for the Raptors. Demari Manns Davis had a team-high 19 points, while Reece Brown and Clayton Kalimba had 11 apiece and JayAnthony Green tallied 10. …The Regis Jesuit boys basketball team traveled to Highlands Ranch for a Continental League matchup that finished in a 67-54 victory. …The Hinkley boys basketball team earned its first win of the season with a 72-58 non-league home victory over Vanguard Classical East. Qwamarius Lake tallied 33 points to lead the Thunder, while Benjamin Kachoul, Josiah Lopez and Kavaughn Shaw added 12 apiece. …Kiarra Spellman had a key finishing stretch for the Eaglecrest girls basketball team in a 49-46 Centennial League road win at Mullen. Spellman had 14 points, Kennedy Spellman added 10 and Naomi Emecheta had nine for the Raptors. …The Cherokee Trail girls basketball team topped visiting Overland 61-27 in a Centennial League play. …A balanced Grandview girls basketball team earned a 61-44 Centennial League home win over Smoky Hill as Ava Chang led the way with 13 points and Brooke Sullivan contributed 11. Ari Boyd’s 17 points led the Buffaloes, who also got nine apiece from Chloe Davis and Leilani Gordon. …The Rangeview girls basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak with a 52-38 non-league home win over Skyview. …The Regis Jesuit girls basketball team got off to a strong start against visiting Highlands Ranch in a Continental League showdown, but the visiting Falcons earned the lead by halftime and went on to a 57-47 victory. …The Eaglecrest boys wrestling team finished 5-0 at the Greeley West Duals with wins over Prairie View, Sterling, Fort Lupton, Greeley West and Rock Canyon. Dane Sims (144 pounds) pinned all five his opponents, Britton Matejovsky (150) had four pins and a win by forfeit and Charles Swick (285) pinned all three opponents he faced. …The Regis Jesuit boys wrestling team defeated visiting Valor Christian 47-34 with the help of wins by fall from Dean Anderson, Richard Avila, Dane Anderson, Clayton Damrath, Aidan Sullivan and Tony Ndikum. …The Eaglecrest girls wrestling team won all five of its matches at the Greeley West Duals (vs. Fort Lupton, Prairie View, Greeley West, Sterling, Thornton). Olivia Fabbricatore (145 pounds) and Parice Jones (190) each won two matches and received three wins by forfeit. …Matthew Lopez lifted a shot that went just inside the crossbar to lift the Cherry Creek co-op ice hockey team to a 3-2 comeback overtime victory over rival Regis Jesuit at Family Sports Center. Beau Paton scored twice in the second period to give the Raiders a 2-0 lead, but Davis Ritter scored twice in the third period for the Bruins to force the extra period. Mason Banks made 12 saves on 14 shots for Cherry Creek, while Easton Sparks stopped 26 of 29 for Regis Jesuit.
THURSDAY, FEB. 5: The Aurora Central boys basketball team withstood a third quarter rally from visiting Adams City and held on for a 47-46 Colorado League home victory. Deon Davis Jr.’s 16 points led the Trojans, who also got 15 from Sohaieb Sufi-Mohamed plus 10 from Jaylin Bester. …The Gateway boys basketball team came away from Thornton with a 55-49 Colorado League road victory. …The Lotus School For Excellence boys basketball team scored at least 20 points in all four quarters en route to a 94-54 home win over Rocky Mountain Lutheran. …Andena Torres set the pace for the Aurora Central girls basketball team with 13 points, while Bella Lumba chipped in eight in a 45-33 Colorado League win over Adams City. …The Gateway girls basketball team defended its home floor with a 43-24 Colorado League victory over Thornton. …The Grandview boys wrestling team celebrated its Senior Night in style with a 62-16 home dual victory over Windsor that featured wins by fall from Grant Batty, JR Ortega, Kyle Menuez and Marques Lawrence plus a variety of tech fall wins. …The Overland girls wrestling team got wins by fall from Isabella Taylor and Arina Boskiva in a forfeit-filled 42-22 dual match victory over Skyview.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4: The Overland boys basketball team dealt Grandview its first Centennial League loss of the season with a 73-66 home victory behind 18 points from Mehki McNeal, 16 from Kymani Eason, 15 from Darian Proctor and 10 from Lawrence Amedor. Jiovanni White had a game-high 19 points for the Wolves, who also got 14 from Noah Sevy and 10 from Charlie Atkinson. …The Eaglecrest boys basketball team built a double-digit lead in the opening quarter, fell behind by two after three quarters and had the better fourth quarter in a 55-51 Centennial League home win over Cherokee Trail. Demari Manns Davis poured in 20 points to pace the Raptors (who also got 16 from Reece Brown in his return from injury), which overcame a Cougars attack that featured 15 points from Jordan Mitchell, 13 from Jeremiah Shortis and 10 apiece from Caleb Jensen and London Moore. …Eric Fiedler’s 22-point night led the way for the Regis Jesuit boys basketball team in a 73-44 Continental League road win at Castle View. Ten Raiders got in the scoring column as Braeden Baker added 16 and Michael Price 14. …The Lotus School For Excellence boys basketball team rolled to a 107-30 win over Arvada. …The William Smith boys basketball team downed Aurora West College Prep Academy 55-38 in 3A/2A Foothills League play. …Chloe Cain scored a career-high 27 points — including a basket in traffic that held up as the game-winner — in the Cherokee Trail girls basketball team’s 62-58 Centennial League home win at Eaglecrest. Karson Chaney tallied 17 points and Hannah Conger five (all in a key late stretch) for the Cougars, who overcame 15 points from Kennedy Spellman in addition to 13 apiece from Kiarra Spellman and Naomi Emecheta. …Ava Chang poured in 24 points and was joined in double figures from Sorrelle Kamgang (14) and Amya Narducci (10) to push the Grandview girls basketball team to a 64-51 Centennial League road win at Overland. …An extremely balanced effort for the Regis Jesuit girls basketball team — led by Khloe Miller with 13 points, Izzy Davies with 10 and Tiana Rogers with nine — produced a 61-37 Continental League home win over Castle View. …The Vista PEAK Prep boys and girls wrestling teams both lost road dual matches at Brighton, which won 61-8 on the boys side (despite a win by tech fall from Ian Bacon and decision from Gavin Fifita) and 40-27 in girls competition, in which Maylin Morales and Amelia Bacon won by fall.
TUESDAY, FEB. 3: It was a big night for the Rangeview boys basketball team, which not only picked up a key City League road win with a 56-51 defeat of host Denver South — helped by Aidan Perez’s 22-point effort along with 16 from Marceles Duncan and 10 from Archie Weatherspoon V — but delivered head coach Shawn Palmer his 400th career coaching victory, all with Rangeview. …The Gateway boys basketball team earned a Colorado League regular season split with Aurora Central with a 59-55 home victory that saw Elion Croft go for 16 points and Colt Wenzel 15. The Trojans got a game-high 25 points from Deon Davis Jr., while Alex Flores added 13. …The Aurora Central girls basketball team came away with a 20-point Colorado League home win over Gateway, as Bella Lumba and Andena Torres tallied 19 points apiece in a 57-37 victory. …Despite 14 points from Amaya Nance and 10 from Zaria Rogers, the Vista PEAK Prep girls basketball team dropped a 59-41 City League contest to Denver East.
