Arizona High School Basketball - St. John Paul II Catholic sneaks past Salome
January 4, 2025: Avondale, AZ 85392 The St. John Paul II Catholic Lions (Avondale, AZ) basketball edged the visiting Salome Frogs (Salome, AZ), 38-37 in Saturday's non-league bout.
The Lions now possess a 7-4 record. They play next when they host North Valley Christian Academy for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 7. St. John Paul II Catholic will play a Lions team coming off a 63-26 non-league loss to Seton Catholic (Chandler, AZ). The Lions record now stands at 4-8.
With the loss, Salome falls to 5-8 on the campaign. The Frogs host North Phoenix Preparatory Academy (Phoenix, AZ) to play the Gladiators in a 1A West bout on Monday, January 6. The Gladiators go into the bout with a record of 4-3. North Phoenix Preparatory Academy lost 36-18 in their recent league bout against Maryvale Prep (Phoenix, AZ)