Basketball Recap: Tolsia Falls Short of St. Joseph Central in the Playoffs

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tolsia can now relate to. They took a 67-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Joseph Central Irish on Friday. The Rebels haven't had much luck with the Irish recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

CJ Waller

Rebounds

03/07/25 vs St. Joseph Central	16
03/04/25 vs Hannan	9
02/24/25 vs Lincoln County	14
02/22/25 @ Lincoln County	13
02/21/25 vs Belfry	8

Tolsia lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was CJ Waller, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 16 rebounds. He has been hot, having posted eight or more boards the last five times he's played. Dorian Reese was another key player, going 7-for-11 to rack up 15 points.

Even though they lost, Tolsia smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.

Tolsia's loss dropped their record down to 7-17. As for St. Joseph Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-7 record this season.

Tolsia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Joseph Central, they will take on Wahama at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Joseph Central has given up an average of 53.6 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.