Basketball Recap: Phalen Leadership Academy Piles Up the Points Against Rooted School

On Thursday, the Phalen Leadership Academy Falcon were fully in charge, breezing past the Rooted School Royals 67-16. That looming 67-16 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Falcon yet this season.

Zinan Taylor

Points

01/16/25 @ Rooted School	15
01/15/25 @ KIPP Legacy	23
01/11/25 @ Richmond	26

Zinan Taylor was his usual excellent self, going 7 of 12 en route to 15 points and four steals. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Brenton Smith, who posted eight points and three steals.

The victory made it two in a row for Phalen Leadership Academy and bumps their season record up to 7-10. As for Rooted School, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season.

Phalen Leadership Academy will welcome Irvington Preparatory Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Phalen Leadership Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matches. Rooted School has already played their next contest (against Central Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.