Basketball Recap: Gray Collegiate Academy Takes Down Ranked North Augusta

On Tuesday, Gray Collegiate Academy faced North Augusta in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles managed a 55-51 win over the North Augusta Yellow Jackets. This was a revenge game for the War Eagles: when they faced off against the Yellow Jackets back in December of 2024, they had to take a 60-50 defeat.

Gray Collegiate Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Levi Ball, who went 7 for 9 en route to 16 points in addition to five boards and three blocks. Quan Mcduffie was another key player, going 5 of 7 on his way to 13 points.

Gray Collegiate Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.7 points per game. As for North Augusta, with the loss, they broke their 17-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-1.

Gray Collegiate Academy will take on Brookland-Cayce at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Gray Collegiate Academy will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak. North Augusta has already played their next contest (against Aiken), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.