Basketball Recap: Centennial Takes a Loss

After a string of three wins, Centennial's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 69-68 to the Jensen Beach Falcons. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (60), the Eagles still had to take the loss.

Jayden Prosper

Steals

12/16/25 @ Jensen Beach	9
12/12/25 @ Treasure Coast	4
12/11/25 vs Forest Hill	6
12/09/25 @ Central	3
12/06/25 vs Coral Springs	2
+ 3 more games

Centennial's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jayden Prosper, who shot 4-for-7 from downtown and almost dropped a double-double with 26 points and nine steals, and Jalen Bello, who shot 86% from beyond the arc to rack up 20 points. Prosper is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last eight games he's played. Another player making a difference was Lucas Cruzado, who posted eight points and seven boards.

Leading Jensen Beach to victory were Charles Alexander and Tavareon Newson. Alexander dropped a double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds, while Newson went 9-for-15 en route to 20 points in addition to six boards and three steals. Newson continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Jalen Webley was another key player, putting up nine points and eight rebounds.

Centennial's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Jensen Beach, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Centennial will be home for the holidays to greet Osceola at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Eagles will need to watch out since the Kowboys have now posted at least 55 points in their last three contests. As for Jensen Beach, they will host Port St. Lucie at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Falcons will be up against the Jaguars' rather soft defense (which has allowed 50.6 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.