Basketball Recap: St. Johnsbury Academy Drops Highest Score of Season Against Essex

Hilltoppers

Team Score (Highest)

02/18/25 vs Essex	87
02/03/25 @ Bellows Free Academy	76
01/03/25 vs Bellows Free Academy	75
01/23/25 vs Colchester	72
12/13/24 vs Brattleboro	71

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Johnsbury Academy). They put the hurt on the Essex Hornets with a sharp 87-61 victory on Tuesday. The Hilltoppers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 22 points or more this season.

St. Johnsbury Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.1 points over those games. Essex's loss dropped their record down to 6-15.

St. Johnsbury Academy has already played their next match (against Rice Memorial), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Essex, they will square off against Bellows Free Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Essex is facing Bellows Free Academy at the right time seeing as Bellows Free Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak.