Basketball Recap: Edmund Burke Academy Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Feb 12, 2025, 1:43pm

Basketball Recap: Edmund Burke Academy Spartans vs. Monsignor Donovan Catholic Rams

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Edmund Burke Academy can now relate to. They fell just short of the Monsignor Donovan Catholic Rams by a score of 64-61 on Monday. The Spartans have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

Wyatt Carey

Steals (Career)

02/10/25 vs Monsignor Donovan Catholic6
01/29/25 @ Monsignor Donovan Catholic5
01/31/25 vs Westminster Christian Academy4
01/20/24 vs Pinewood Christian4
01/09/25 @ Westminster Christian Academy3

Despite the loss, Edmund Burke Academy still got an impressive performance from Wyatt Carey, who went 9 for 18 to rack up 22 points and six steals. Those six steals gave Carey a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Redd, who posted ten points in addition to six assists and four steals.

Monsignor Donovan Catholic's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Devin Jones, who went 7 of 16 en route to 22 points and seven rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Jones has scored at least a third of Monsignor Donovan Catholic's points. Dylan Arnold was another key player, dropping a double-double with 18 points and 12 boards.

Edmund Burke Academy now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Monsignor Donovan Catholic, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-11.

Edmund Burke Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Monsignor Donovan Catholic, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 44-36 defeat against Augusta Prep Day on the 11th.

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