Takeaways from the Standley Lake at Centaurus Match-up

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Colorado’s long-awaited prep basketball season is back in full swing, and the first week has been nothing short of entertaining.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">A very young Centaurus team opened their season with a 46-21 home win over Standley Lake this past Tuesday. Both teams showed up eager to compete on the hardwood, regardless of the added challenges that the new COVID-19 mask protocols have introduced.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">In a contest that showcased a total of ten underclassmen, it should come as no surprise that there were quite a few takeaways that are worthy of highlighting.</span> &nbsp; <span style="font-weight: 400;">Seven of the ten underclass players are Centaurus sophomores, six of whom are returning for their second year of varsity play. [player_tooltip player_id="118724" first="Laura" last="Gensert"] led the Warriors in scoring with seven points, while Sam Sterritt and Sophia Dale finished with six points each. Sterritt led the team in rebounds (6), while Dale, Alexa Lorton, and Ava Patik all finished with five apiece. Fellow sophomore [player_tooltip player_id="118732" first="Ann" last="Spence"] led the team with six assists and finished </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">second with five steals. [player_tooltip player_id="116814" first="Julia" last="Mischke"] was one of two seniors to play for the Warriors. She led her team in steals (6) and finished with five points and three rebounds.</span> [caption id="attachment_193811" align="alignright" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-193811" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2020/08/Julia-Mischke-Centaurus-300x207.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="207" /> [player_tooltip player_id="116814" first="Julia" last="Mischke"][/caption]<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Additional Warriors to know:</strong></span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Page Sanchez | 2022 | 5 pts, 3 reb, 4 stl, 1 ast</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Lauren Kramer | 2023 | 5 pts, 2 reb, 1 stl</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Haylie Torress Contreras | 2021 | 2 pts, 2 reb, 3 stl, 1 ast</span> &nbsp; <span style="font-weight: 400;">The Gators had one sophomore and two freshmen participate in Tuesday’s matchup. [player_tooltip player_id="216723" first="Taylin" last="Serlen"]’s (c/o 2024) high school debut may not have resulted in a win, but it was still a spotlight-worthy performance. The 6-foot-1 post player led the Gators with nine points, going 4-of-5 from the field while finishing with three rebounds and one steal. Senior teammate Cameron Lucas put up eight points for the Gators, finishing 5-of-6 from the field. Lucas also tallied two steals and ten rebounds, leaving the contest as the game’s leading rebounder.</span> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Additional Gators to know:</strong></span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Desiree Trinidad-Gonzalez | 2022 | 2 pts, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Grace Nguyen | 2023 | 1 pt, 1 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Bridget Feely | 2021 | 1 pt, 2 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Jaimie Boese-Rhinesmith | 2021 | 6 reb, 1 stl</span> &nbsp; <strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Looking ahead:</span></strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The Centaurus Warriors will be looking to remain undefeated as they host the Roosevelt Roughriders (1-0) on Tuesday, February 2nd. The Standley Lake Gators will be looking to improve their record by pulling out a win over the Northglenn Norsemen (0-1) in tonight’s away game.</span>