Basketball Recap: Ascent Classical Academy Piles Up the Points Against Nederland

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Ascent Classical Academy's strategy against Nederland on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Ascent Classical Academy Guardians blew the Nederland Panthers out of the water with a 47-15 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Guardians had established a 26 point advantage.

Ascent Classical Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Vann Rogers led the charge by going 7 of 13 en route to 15 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Rogers is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jack Colberg, who posted nine points in addition to five boards and four steals.

Despite the loss, Nederland still got an impressive performance from Cedar Shupe, who had six points.

Guardians

Previous 5 Games

02/05/25 @ Nederland	47-15
02/03/25 vs Twin Peaks Classical Academy	46-68
01/29/25 @ Two Roads Charter School	40-62
01/27/25 vs Monument Academy	65-23
01/24/25 @ Loveland Protestant Reformed Christian	29-66

Ascent Classical Academy's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-10. As for Nederland, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-14.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ascent Classical Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Monument Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ascent Classical Academy is facing Monument Academy at the right time seeing as Monument Academy is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. Nederland has already played their next match (against STEM School Highlands Ranch), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.