Basketball Recap: Chilton Christian Academy Takes a Loss

If Chilton Christian Academy was riding high fresh off their 54-26 takedown of Adullam House Christian Academy on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Patriots received a blow on Thursday as they fell 67-48 to the Ezekiel Academy Knights. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 327th, while the Knights are ranked 101st).

Cayman Hamilton

Blocked Shots

12/11/25 @ Ezekiel Academy	3
12/09/25 vs Adullam House Christian Academy	2
12/02/25 vs Conecuh Springs Christian	4
12/01/25 @ Tuscaloosa Christian	6
11/21/25 vs East Central HomeSchool	5
+ 4 more games

When it comes to explaining why Chilton Christian Academy lost, don't look at Cayman Hamilton. Despite the final result, he shot 60% from the field to rack up 24 points along with eight boards and three blocks. Hamilton is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in each of the last nine games he's played. Ezekiel Sullivan was another key player, putting up six points and seven rebounds.

Leading Ezekiel Academy to victory were Kelson Free and Terrence Sankey. Free posted 25 points and five steals, while Sankey went 6-for-13 en route to 21 points and five steals. That's the most steals Sankey has posted since back in November of 2024. Another player making a difference was Wilson Eagerton, who earned ten points and three steals.

Chilton Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Ezekiel Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.

Chilton Christian Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Victory Christian at 7:30 p.m. on January 6, 2026. Ezekiel Academy has already played their next game (against Evangel Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.