The TJ hoop squad beat Abraham Lincoln and lost to top ranked Denver East.
The visiting East High School looks on as the boys basketball puts up a strong fight in a tough loss. Photo by Rachel Uyemura
On Friday, January 11th the Spartans took on Abraham Lincoln High School and came away with the victory winning 75-64. Junior Treyvon Andres scored 22 points along with 8 rebounds for the Spartans. This game put the Spartans at 1-1 in league play. “We played a good game. Lincoln is never easy competition and we knew we had to play to our abilities to get this win,” stated Senior Deondre Thompson. The following week on January 18th the boys’ took on Denver East who were coming in as the top ranked team in the state. The Spartans started off strong leading after the first quarter but faltered down the stretch losing 75-57. Treyvon Andres was the leading scorer with 19 points and 7 rebounds. This lost put the boys’ at 10-6 on the season and 1-2 in league play. The Spartans play at Kennedy High School on Tuesday, January 29 at 7 p.m.
Wednesday 12/5 @ Boulder Valley Invitational (W 53-48 Poudre)
Friday 12/7 @ Boulder Valley Invitational (W 63-38 Rampart)
Saturday 12/8 @ Boulder Valley Invitational (W 62-53 Loveland)
Tuesday 12/11 Manual High School @ TJ 7:00pm (W 62-53)
Friday 12/14 @ D’Evelyn High School 7:00pm (L 82-81)
Tuesday 12/18 @ Cherokee Trail High School 7:00pm (W 87-81)
Thursday 12/20 @ Cherry Creek Holiday Tournament Montbello (W 63-55)
Friday 12/21 @ Cherry Creek Holiday Tournament Legend (L 53-48)
Saturday 12/22 @ Cherry Creek Holiday Tournament Pine Creek (W 68-46)
Saturday 12/22 @ Cherry Creek Holiday Tournament Cherry Creek (W 74-71)
Tuesday 1/08 Highlands Ranch High School @ TJ 7:00pm (L 60-58)
Friday 1/11 @ Aurora Central High School 7:00pm (L 81-65)
Monday 1/14 Rock Canyon High School @ TJ 7:30pm (W 79-53)
Wednesday 1/16 Denver South High School @ TJ 7:00pm (L 78-76)
Friday 1/18 Abraham Lincoln High School @ TJ 7:00pm (W 75-64)
Friday 1/25 @ Denver East High School 7:00pm (L 75-57)
Tuesday 1/29 @ John F. Kennedy High School 7:00pm
Friday 2/01 @ Denver South High School 7:00pm
Tuesday 2/05 Montbello High School @ TJ 7:00pm
Friday 2/08 @ Denver West High School 7:00pm
Tuesday 2/12 Denver North High School @ TJ 7:00pm
Wednesday 2/20 John F. Kennedy High School @ TJ 7:00pm
Friday 2/22 @ George Washington High School 7:00pm
