Basketball Recap: Africentric Early College Piles Up the Points Against Marion-Franklin

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Africentric Early College on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Marion-Franklin Red Devils out of the water with a 68-2 final score. The team accrued 57 points in the first half and coasted on those for the win.

Jeniya Bowers

Points

12/05/25 @ Marion-Franklin	19
12/03/25 vs Eastmoor Academy	28
11/29/25 @ Lincoln	15
02/01/25 vs Lincoln	18

Leading Africentric Early College to victory were Jeniya Bowers and Jae'Veyonna Brown. Bowers made all 9 shots she took racking up 19 points, while Brown made all 8 shots she took for 17 points and six rebounds. The contest was Bowers' fourth in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Candice Thomas, who posted 11 points.

Africentric Early College now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Marion-Franklin, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Coming up, Africentric Early College won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Newark at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Marion-Franklin, they will challenge Eastmoor Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.