Basketball Recap: South Plantation Falls Short of St. Thomas Aquinas in the Playoffs

South Plantation and St. Thomas Aquinas squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but South Plantation had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders and fell 77-45. While losing is never fun, the Paladins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Raiders are ranked 18th).

St. Thomas Aquinas got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Nyla Mcfadden out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was Ronneisha Thomas, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.

Paladins

Previous 5 Games

02/06/25 vs St. Thomas Aquinas	45-77
02/04/25 vs Fort Lauderdale	62-29
01/23/25 @ Piper	51-32
01/22/25 @ Coral Glades	50-11
01/15/25 @ Nova	25-69

South Plantation moved to 10-9 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.

South Plantation does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, they will face off against Coral Springs on Saturday. St. Thomas Aquinas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.3 points per game this season.