DENVER – In Bob Banning’s final year, Silver Creek is in line for a big program first.
The Raptors continue to survive and advance as they topped Lewis-Palmer 51-47 in the Class 5A boys basketball Final 4, putting them in line to win the program’s first state championship on Saturday.
Luke Schmeeckle led the Raptors with 18 points while also pulling down a team-high seven rebounds. He’ll get one more chance this season to show out in front of a Silver Creek community that turned out in droves to root on the Raptors at Denver Coliseum.
“We had a great student body,” Schmeeckle said. “We have one of the best communities in all of high school. We have elementary school [support], middle school, teachers coming. I have family coming from all over, everyone has family coming from all all over. It’s just a community.”
The Rangers led by four at halftime, but the Raptors cut that lead in half after the third before gaining a definitive edge in the fourth quarter.
Nate Darnell came off the bench to lead the Rangers with 13 points.
The 5A boys championship game is set for Saturday at 7:15 p.m.
