“My dad put me in Colorado so I could have a better life.”
Quis Davis held the Denver East Angels together all night. When it was over, he fell apart.
John died last fall, a week before the start of East’s season, after a long battle with cancer. The cancer was first discovered in his back and spread rapidly. “My dad put me in Colorado so I could have a better life,” Quis said as he hugged a plaque commemorating East’s trip to the Final Four. “I wasn’t even supposed to make it to age 18. I mean, Manfield, Ohio … the only thing we are known for is the prison. Have you seen ‘Shawshank?’ That’s the only thing we are known for.”Denver East’s Quis Davis moves through Douglas County’s Mason Hart in CHSAA 5A Boys Great 8 basketball at the Denver Coliseum on March 5, 2022 in Denver.
When asked to describe what East High basketball has meant to him, Quis’ tears started flowing again.
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