Basketball Recap: Creighton Prep Continues Road Dominance on Friday

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Millard South, Creighton Prep was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They walked away with an 81-72 victory over the Bellevue West Thunderbirds. For the Junior Jays, this counts as revenge for the 41-35 win the Thunderbirds walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.

Torran Carter-Brown had a dynamite game for Creighton Prep, going 6 for 7 from beyond the arc on his way to 34 points and five rebounds. Trinell Parker was another key player, going 6 of 9 on his way to 15 points and six rebounds.

Bellevue West's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Bryce Johnson Jr, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 19 points in addition to six assists and three steals, and Robert Garcia, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards. Johnson Jr has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Mauro, who posted ten points and four steals.

Junior Jays

Previous 4 Games (Away)

12/20/24 @ Bellevue West	81-72
12/14/24 @ Bellevue East	79-42
12/05/24 @ Papillion-LaVista	53-51
02/10/24 @ Rockhurst	61-49

Creighton Prep pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.5 points per game. As for Bellevue West, their loss ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2.

Creighton Prep and Benson will round out the year against one another at at 1:30 p.m. on December 28th. Benson knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Creighton Prep likes a good challenge. As for Bellevue West, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Elkhorn South at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday. Bellevue West is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 71.5 points per game this season.