Basketball Recap: Blue Valley West Takes Down Ranked Saint Thomas Aquinas

Jaguars

Previous 4 Games

02/28/25 @ Saint Thomas Aquinas	60-52
02/24/25 vs Bishop Miege	62-48
02/21/25 vs Blue Valley Southwest	53-49
02/14/25 @ Blue Valley Northwest	63-60

On Friday, Blue Valley West faced Saint Thomas Aquinas in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Blue Valley West Jaguars walked away with a 60-52 win over the Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints. The victory was familiar territory for the Jaguars, who have now won four games in a row.

Despite the loss, Saint Thomas Aquinas had strong showings from London Burton, who went 8-for-15 on his way to 24 points, and Ben Renze, who shot 70% from the field en route to 16 points and five rebounds. That was a full 46.2% of Saint Thomas Aquinas' points, marking the third time in a row Burton has posted more than a third of the team's points.

Blue Valley West's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-7. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points over those games. As for Saint Thomas Aquinas, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-7.

Blue Valley West does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Saint Thomas Aquinas, they will challenge Schlagle at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Saint Thomas Aquinas has given up an average of 53 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.