Basketball Recap: Saint John Paul the Great Catholic Drops Season-High Score on New Hope Academy Regional

Wolves

Team Score (Highest)

02/22/25 vs New Hope Academy Regional	96
02/21/25 @ Benedictine	78
01/18/25 @ Southern Maryland Christian Academy	73
02/13/25 vs Flint Hill	72
01/22/25 vs Chantilly	67

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Saint John Paul the Great Catholic). They took down the New Hope Academy Regional Tigers 96-82 on Saturday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Wolves' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 132nd in Virginia, while the Tigers are ranked 43rd in Maryland).

The victory made it two in a row for Saint John Paul the Great Catholic and bumps their season record up to 8-13. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 87.0 points over those games. As for New Hope Academy Regional, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-19.

Saint John Paul the Great Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Hope Academy Regional, they are taking a road trip to face off against Prince George's Christian Academy Blue at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in New Hope Academy Regional's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 12 matchups.