Basketball Recap: St. Georges Tech Comes Up Short in High-Profile Contest with Smyrna

On Tuesday, St. Georges Tech faced Smyrna in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Georges Tech Hawks fell just short of the Smyrna Eagles by a score of 56-53. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Hawks have suffered since December 21, 2023.

Joshua Obiora

Rebounds

02/18/25 vs Smyrna	13
02/15/25 @ Salesianum	19
02/13/25 @ William Penn	11
02/10/25 vs Hodgson Vo-Tech	14
02/07/25 @ Caravel	12
+ 9 more games

When it comes to explaining why St. Georges Tech lost, don't look at Joshua Obiora. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 17 points and 13 boards. Obiora is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in each of the last 14 games he's played. Another player making a difference was Amere Rhoades, who posted nine points.

St. Georges Tech's loss dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Smyrna, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-9.

St. Georges Tech didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 60-54 victory against Howard on the 22nd. Smyrna has also already played their next game (against Sussex Tech), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.