Basketball Recap: Make It 12 in a Row for Arlington Heights

By Team Reports Feb 21, 2025, 4:36am

Basketball Recap: Arlington Heights Yellowjackets vs. Centennial Spartans

Yellowjackets

Previous Games

02/18/25 vs Centennial62-60
02/11/25 vs North Side100-36
02/07/25 @ Wyatt85-35
01/31/25 @ Trimble Tech90-29
01/28/25 vs South Hills82-35
+ 7 more games

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Arlington Heights had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They skirted past the Centennial Spartans 62-60. The victory was familiar territory for the Yellowjackets, who have now won 12 games in a row.

Arlington Heights got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Da'Marcus Jones out in front who went 6-for-14 to rack up 20 points. Another player making a difference was Kaeden Grant, who went 6-for-11 on his way to 17 points.

Arlington Heights' victory bumped their record up to 23-12. As for Centennial, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 28-8.

Coming up, Arlington Heights will challenge Denton at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Arlington Heights knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 18 matchups -- so hopefully Denton likes a good challenge. Centennial does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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