Basketball Recap: Seton Catholic Falls Despite Big Games from Ryan Morris and Kj Fauske

After flying high against Globe last Tuesday, Seton Catholic came back down to earth. The Seton Catholic Sentinels took a 60-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Coolidge Bears. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Sentinels this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 47-43 two weeks ago.

Ryan Morris

Field Goal Percentage

02/06/25 vs Coolidge	56%
02/04/25 @ Globe	60%
01/31/25 @ Valley Christian	100%
01/29/25 @ Florence	50%
01/27/25 vs Apache Junction	55%
01/23/25 @ Coolidge	50%

Kj Fauske and Ryan Morris certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Fauske went 6 for 14 on his way to 20 points, while Morris went 5 of 9 to rack up 15 points and six assists. Morris is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Dylan Alvidrez, who posted 11 points.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Coolidge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jensen Carter, who went 10 for 13 en route to 25 points. Thanks to that strong game, Carter now owns an excellent 48% field goal percentage. The team also got some help courtesy of Adarius Miguel, who earned 12 points and five assists.

Seton Catholic has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-14 record this season. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 38% in those games and 29.7% outside of them. As for Coolidge, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Seton Catholic will take on Pusch Ridge Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on February 14th. Pusch Ridge Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Seton Catholic likes a good challenge. As for Coolidge, they will challenge Valley Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Valley Christian will roll in looking for their 15th straight victory, something Coolidge surely won't give up without a fight.