ELIJAH (EJ) REED
School: Rangeview
Year: Senior
Height: 6-foot-2
2015-16 averages: 16.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.2 steals, 1.1 blocked shots
College: South Dakota (football, signed)
Season highlights: Rangeview’s undefeated season came to an end in the Class 5A semifinals when the Raiders fell short in a dual against Eaglecrest at the Coors Events Center, but the Raiders (26-1) had a spectacular run that netted them the most wins of any 5A team in Colorado and came up just short of earning them at winning the first state championship for the program since 1985. Coach Shawn Palmer’s team needed each and every one of the 10 players who saw the floor regularly to step up at different times to keep the unbeaten season going and they all did their parts down to the very end. Seniors Tyrei Randall, EJ Reed and junior Elijah Blake — all first team All-EMAC selections — and senior Jalen Guidry all played integral roles in one of the finest seasons in school history. Reed, who is headed to play football at South Dakota, had a phenomenal season doing just about everything for the Raiders as he led the team in rebounds per game and finished second in scoring and third in both assists and steals, all while matching up against a variety of opponents on defense. He racked up six double-doubles and finished a rebound shy on four occasions of others, while he had a particularly big game in a 90-64 win over Smoky Hill on Dec. 16 (season-high 25 points, 10 rebounds, five assists & five blocked shots). Reed will play on Team West in the A-Town All-Star Game.
Reed vs. Aurora teams: Smoky Hill (25 points & 10 rebounds), Cherokee Trail (19 points & 7 rebounds & 6 assists), Regis Jesuit (11 points), Aurora Central (22 points & 10 rebounds, 14 points & 14 rebounds), Hinkley (11 points & 9 rebounds)
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