The Boulder Creek Jaguars (15-9) boys basketball team has just two regular-season games remaining before looking ahead to the playoffs.
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The Jaguars will end their regular season with games on Thursday and Friday.
They will first face off against the Pinnacle Pioneers (13-11), who they were defeated by two weeks ago.
Pinnacle bounces back with a big win over Boulder Creek 70-62. Braylon Johnson & Ryan Nelson each with 20, Saleem Gakiza w/ 19 pic.twitter.com/wBK0l5Oyr8
— Pinnacle Basketball (@PinnacleBball) January 19, 2024
To finish regular-season play, Boulder Creek will match up against the Sunnyslope Vikings (16-5). The Vikings currently rank as the No. 2 team in Arizona according to MaxPreps.
However, the Vikings did lose 71-64 to the Jaguars just last week. The team will look to sweep one of the state’s most dangerous basketball programs.
Andrew Bhesania, Boulder Creek, Jr.
The 6-foot-8 junior had 42 points in 78-68 win over Sandra Day O'Connor on Friday night. He made 16 of 19 shots and three of four 3-pointers. He had 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks in 71-64 win over Sunnyslope. https://t.co/UWdnyPB3nh
— Richard Obert (@azc_obert) January 30, 2024
Open Division contender?
Considering their success and ability to compete with some of the top teams in the state, Boulder Creek should be regarded as a real contender for this year’s Open State Title.
They are currently ranked as the No. 14 team in the state according to MaxPreps. It is worth noting that rankings fluctuate weekly and Boulder Creek could easily be considered a top-10 team.
The Jaguars have stardom with junior forward Andrew Bhesania and a group of players who can score at will.
Andrew Bhesania – Border League
2025
6’8”
203@andrewbhesania @GreggRosenberg1 @AZSelectBoysBB @ArizonaPreps pic.twitter.com/JzpFhFbUff— BCHS Boys Basketball (@BCHSBoysBBall) October 17, 2023
However, the defense has been a problem at times this season, as they have allowed over 66 points per game to opposing teams through 24 matchups.
While there are over a dozen teams with a realistic shot at the open title, Boulder Creek is among them.
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Saleh Awwad is a writer/reporter covering Phoenix High School Sports, Arizona State Sun Devils, and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @SalehAwwad_
