takes win from Warriors, but confidence is high

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Even though Eagle Ridge’s boys’ basketball had some trouble down the stretch against Kent Denver on Feb. 9 – the Sundevils won the game 76-70 – the Warriors appear ready to march into the playo s and exceed the results from a year ago.

ERA advanced to the quarter nals for the rst time in school history.

e team takes a 14-4 mark (6-3 in the class 3A/4A Metropolitan League through Feb. 9) into the last week of the regular season. e state tournament begins Wednesday, Feb. 22.

“It’s going to show us what a playo game feels like,” said guard Peyton Torres. “Every loose ball matters. Every rebound matters. It shows us where we need to improve. We need to have great help defense.” e two teams stayed between six and eight points of one another through most of the contest. e Sun Devils took advantage of some Warriors’ mistakes to pull away in the last two minutes.

“We went up big in the third