Basketball Recap: Central Comes Up Short

Central lost against Sacred Heart back in March of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Central Yellow Jackets had to suffer through a 71-40 loss at the hands of the Sacred Heart Valkyries. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 54th, while the Valkyries are ranked first).

Sacred Heart's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bri Wilkins, who went 7 for 8 en route to 18 points and four steals. That's the most points Wilkins has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of ZaKiyah Johnson, who went 7 of 10 on her way to 18 points.

Yellow Jackets

Previous 5 Games

02/01/25 vs Sacred Heart	40-71
01/30/25 @ Bethlehem	53-46
01/28/25 vs Whitefield Academy	56-55
01/24/25 vs Portland Christian	72-23
01/17/25 vs Frederick Douglass	39-48

Central moved to 9-6 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Sacred Heart, the win was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-2.

When Central and Sacred Heart next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Central will face off against Elizabethtown and their nine-game winning streak at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Similarly, Sacred Heart will try to stop George Rogers Clark's nine-game winning streak when the meet at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.