Basketball Recap: Gilmour Academy Sets Scoring Season-High Against John F. Kennedy Catholic

Lancers

Team Score (Highest)

02/14/25 vs John F. Kennedy Catholic	80
12/13/24 vs Riverside	78
02/04/25 @ Villa Angela-St. Joseph	75
01/25/25 vs John Adams	75
01/10/25 vs University School	75

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gilmour Academy). Everything went their way against the John F. Kennedy Catholic Eagles on Friday as the Gilmour Academy Lancers made off with an 80-58 win. The victory continues a trend for the Lancers in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won seven in a row.

When it comes to explaining why John F. Kennedy Catholic lost, don't look at Nick Ryan. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 22 points and 13 rebounds. Ryan's evening made it 32 games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Geracitano, who posted ten points.

Gilmour Academy's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points over those games. As for John F. Kennedy Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-8.

Looking ahead, Gilmour Academy will take on Rocky River in a tournament on February 22nd. As for John F. Kennedy Catholic, they have already played their next game, a 55-42 victory against Aquinas on the 15th.