Basketball Recap: Governor Thomas Johnson Falls Short of Urbana in the Playoffs

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Governor Thomas Johnson can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Urbana Hawks and fell 72-42. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Hawks this season, with their most recent loss being a 65-47 defeat back in February.

Leading Urbana to victory were Zizi Etolue and Dyanara Valenzuela-Ruz. Etolue dropped a double-double with 14 points and ten rebounds, while Valenzuela-Ruz posted 12 points in addition to seven assists and seven boards. Valenzuela-Ruz continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tobi Adebambo, who went 6-for-11 on her way to 13 points.

Patriots

Previous 5 Games

02/28/25 @ Urbana	42-72
02/24/25 vs Brunswick	49-27
02/18/25 vs North Hagerstown	36-29
02/17/25 vs Tuscarora	51-47
02/10/25 @ North Hagerstown	48-53

With the loss, Governor Thomas Johnson broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-15. As for Urbana, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.

Governor Thomas Johnson does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Urbana, they are taking a road trip to challenge Clarksburg at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Urbana is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.1 points per game this season.