Basketball Recap: Shining Stars Sports Academy Drops Highest Score of Season Against Fork Union Military Academy

Panthers

Team Score (Highest)

12/18/25 @ Fork Union Military Academy	78
11/20/25 @ The Carmel School	68
11/18/25 @ TPLS Christian Academy	65
12/13/25 vs Portsmouth Christian	62
11/29/25 vs Lab University Christian Academy National	61

Shining Stars Sports Academy scored the most points they've had this season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They took an 86-78 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fork Union Military Academy Blue Devils. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (62), the Panthers still had to take the loss.

When it comes to explaining why Shining Stars Sports Academy lost, don't look at Nick Byrd Jr. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 22 points and 12 blocks. Another player making a difference was Jamese Jordan, who went 6-for-9 on his way to 14 points and eight rebounds.

Shining Stars Sports Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Fork Union Military Academy, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.

Shining Stars Sports Academy will take on Highland in a holiday battle at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Panthers will need to watch out since the Hawks have now posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Fork Union Military Academy, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Woodberry Forest at 6:00 p.m. on January 6, 2026. The Tigers have been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.