MileHigh Prep Report

CLASS 2A BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM CAPSULES

BY: KERRY SHERMAN

The Class 2A Boys State Basketball Tournament will be played at the Budweiser Event Center at The Ranch in Loveland, with the first quarterfinal starting at 10:15am on Thursday. The complete brackets, with game times, are available at milehighprepreport.com or on MileHigh Prep Report on Facebook. The capsules for each team are in bracket order.

#1 CROWLEY COUNTY CHARGERS   (24-0)

• COACH:  KYLE HUGHES

• STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • 1968

• RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   2-0
  • WINS:  GRANADA (1), DES MOINES NM (1)
  • LOSSES:  NONE

• STAT LEADERS
  • Gunner Hughes   17.4 ppg,  6.8 rpg,  2.4 assists,  2.3 steals,  1.3 blocks  4 DD
  • Elijah McNeil   10.8 ppg,  7.9 rpg,  2.0 assists,  1.8 steals  4 DD
  • Blevyns Brown   7.5 ppg,  1.4 assists,  1.5 steals
  • Anthoni Walter   6.5 ppg,  1.7 assists,  1.8 steals
  • Malaki McNeil   5.4 ppg,  1.4 steals
  • Alex Ramirez   4.6 ppg,  5.1 rpg
  • CJ Acord   4.6 ppg

#9 EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN EAGLES  (20-3)

• COACH:  BOB WINGETT

• STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • 2004, 2005

• RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   0-3
  • WINS:  NONE
  • LOSSES:  LIMON (1), SIMLA (2)

• STAT LEADERS
  • Jared Guest   15.5 ppg,  6.8 rpg,  3.0 assists,  2.1 steals
  • Michael Kim   14.0 ppg,  5.4 rpg,  7.4 assists,  1.9 steals  7 DD
  • Brock Jones   10.3 ppg,  5.8 rpg,  1.7 assists
  • Jacob Slankard   9.1 ppg,  6.5 rpg,  2.0 assists,  1.4 steals
  • Drew Gregory   4.3 ppg,  3.2 assists,  1.6 steals

#5 PLATEAU VALLEY COWBOYS  (19-3)

• COACH:  MIKE VIG

• STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • NONE

• RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   0-0
  • WINS:  NONE
  • LOSSES:  NONE

• STAT LEADERS
  • Ethan Morse   12.2 ppg,  3.6 rpg,  2.3 assists,  1.3 steals
  • Jack Vig   11.7 ppg,  5.7 rpg,  2.1 assists,  1.8 steals,  1.2 blocks
  • Jackson Bevan   9.4 ppg,  7.7 rpg,  2.2 assists,  1.5 steals  4 DD
  • Parker Richardson   5.6 ppg,  1.8 assists
  • Parker Ralston   4.9 ppg,  3.9 rpg,  2.5 assists,  1.3 steals

#4 WRAY EAGLES   (18-6)

• COACH:  CHRIS ROSE

• STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • 2021

• RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   0-5
  • WINS:  NONE
  • LOSSES:  COLBY KS (1), DUNDY COUNTY NE (1), LIMON (1), YUMA (2)

• STAT LEADERS
  • Rafael Trejo   13.7 ppg,  6.0 rpg,  1.2 steals
  • AB Ruiz   13.3 ppg,  7.4 rpg,  1.1 assists,  1.2 steals,  1.0 blocks  6 DD
  • Chris Arambula   13.3 ppg,  4.3 rpg,  7.7 assists,  3.5 steals  4 DD 1 TD
  • Joey Uyemura   12.3 ppg,  2.3 assists,  2.2 steals

#2 SIMLA BEAR CUBS  (21-3)

• COACH:  DAVID GUY

• STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • 1983, 1987

• RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   5-2
  • WINS:  STRATTON (1), LIMON (1), MCCLAVE (1), EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN (2)
  • LOSSES:  LIMON (2)

• STAT LEADERS
  • Caston Cox   17.0 ppg,  4.6 rpg,  3.0 assists,  2.3 steals
  • Brent Bowker   10.5 ppg,  4.5 rpg,  1.4 assists,  1.5 steals
  • Brayden Glover   9.7 ppg,  6.8 rpg,  1.6 steals  5  DD
  • Treven Kochera   9.0 ppg,  4.8 rpg,  1.4 assists,  1.3 steals
  • TJ Eurich   4.7 ppg,  2.5 assists,  2.3 steals
  • Wyatt Stanko   3.5 assists,  2.0 steals

#7 SANFORD MUSTANGS   (16-8)

• COACH:  BRICE CROWTHER

• STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • 1949, 1950, 1977, 1995, 2003, 2014, 2015, 2016

• RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   0-4
  • WINS:  NONE
  • LOSSES:  SALIDA (1), CENTAURI (1), ALAMOSA (1), ESCALANTE NM (1)

• STAT LEADERS
  • McCray Larsen   15.5 ppg,  10.0 rpg,  2.1 assists, 1.6 steals, 1.5 blocks  12 DD
  • Cash Caldon   11.3 ppg,  3.7 rpg,  2.0 assists,  1.5 steals
  • Ben Sittler   10.0 ppg,  2.4 assists,  1.8 steals
  • Craig Ford   3.8 ppg,  1.2 assists
  • Justin McCarroll  3.4 rpg,  2.0 assists,  1.7 steals

#3 LIMON BADGERS   (21-3)

• COACH:  DIRK PEDERSEN

• STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964

• RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   6-2
  • WINS:  GENOA-HUGO/KARVAL (1), WRAY (1), STRATTON (1), EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN (1), SIMLA (2)
  • LOSSES:  YUMA (1), SIMLA (1)

• STAT LEADERS
  • Jordan Rockwell   14.7 ppg,  4.6 rpg,  3.3 assists,  2.4 steals
  • Kaden Becker   14.0 ppg,  8.8 rpg,  1.3 blocks  7 DD
  • Treyton Marx   7.2 ppg,  7.1 rpg
  • Dontarius Arnold   6.2 ppg,  1.7 assists,  1.3 steals
  • Michael Hoffman   5.6 ppg,  5.4 rpg,  2.9 assists,  1.5 steals

#6 GOLDEN VIEW CLASSICAL ACADEMY SENTINELS   (18-5)

• COACH:  CRIS CHACON

• STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • NONE

• RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   1-4
  • WINS:  WINDSOR CHARTER ACADEMY (1)
  • LOSSES:  WINDSOR CHARTER ACADEMY (1), DENVER JEWISH DAY (1), BELLEVIEW CHRISTIAN (2)

• STAT LEADERS
  • Jakob Gonzales   21.3 ppg,  7.7 rpg,  3.8 assists,  2.2 steals  6 DD
  • Minzheng Wahlers  15.8 ppg,  6.7 rpg,  4.3 assists,  3.1 steals
  • Aodhan Linehan   6.4 ppg,  3.5 assists,  2.7 steals
  • Miles Lindgren   4.9 ppg,  3.3 rpg
  • Tim Young   4.1 ppg,  3.4 rpg,  2.3 assists,  1.5 steals