Basketball Recap: St. Thomas More Academy Gets the Win + How To Watch

By Team Reports Dec 16, 2025, 8:28am

Basketball Recap: St. Thomas More Academy Chancellors vs. Grovemont Spartans

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the NC High School Athletic Assn. (NCHSAA) & St. Thomas More Academy. Watch Full Replay

John Paul Mack

Points

12/15/25 vs Grovemont35
12/12/25 vs Faith Christian36
12/11/25 vs New Life Camp15
12/09/25 @ Neuse Christian Academy30

If Grovemont wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played St. Thomas More Academy, they should've done a better job of containing John Paul Mack. The Chancellors walked away with a 66-56 victory over the Spartans on Monday with plenty of help from Mack, who went 13-for-25 on his way to 35 points along with eight boards and four steals. His evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points.

St. Thomas More Academy now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Grovemont, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.

Coming up, St. Thomas More Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Carolina Friends at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Chancellors will be up against the Quakers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 53.5 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Grovemont, they will be home for the holidays to greet Fayetteville O at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Spartans will need to watch out since the Outliers have now posted at least 55 points in their last six matchups.

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