Basketball Recap: Fort Worth THESA Gets Big Win over Higher-Ranked Metro Academy

Fort Worth THESA posted their closest win since February 6th on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Metro Academy Mavericks 60-58. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Riders' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 480th in Texas, while the Mavericks are ranked 87th in Kansas).

Will Day

Points

03/13/25 vs Metro Academy	25
03/12/25 vs Fort Wayne HomeSchool	17
03/11/25 vs Red River	21
03/10/25 vs Tournament Opponent	22
02/22/25 vs Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool	16
02/21/25 vs Dallas HSAA	17

Will Day was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 25 points and 13 rebounds. The matchup was his sixth in a row with at least 16 points. Timmy Frank was another key player, going 6-for-12 to rack up 16 points and five boards.

Fort Worth THESA smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. They are 15-6 when they hit their own glass that hard.

Fort Worth THESA's win bumped their record up to 26-20. As for Metro Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 24-17.

Fort Worth THESA wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 75-58 victory against Wichita HomeSchool on the 14th. Metro Academy has also already played their next game (against Aggieland HomeSchool), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.