Basketball Recap: Memphis East Falls Despite Big Games from Kelvon Register and Markel Townsel + How To Watch

If Memphis East was riding high fresh off their 79-58 takedown of Douglass on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mustangs fell 81-76 to the Paducah Tilghman Blue Tornado on Saturday. The Mustangs' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Markel Townsel

Points

12/20/25 @ Paducah Tilghman	26
12/16/25 @ Douglass	14
12/15/25 @ Raleigh-Egypt	26
12/12/25 vs Crosstown	13
12/11/25 vs Lausanne Collegiate	9
+ 5 more games

Markel Townsel and Kelvon Register certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Townsel posted 26 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds, while Register scored 22 points and five boards. With that strong performance, Townsel is now averaging an impressive 16 points per game. Another player making a difference was Darryus Wright, who had ten points.

Memphis East's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Paducah Tilghman, their win bumped their record up to 2-5.

Coming up, Memphis East will take on Union City in a tournament on Saturday. Paducah Tilghman and Christian Brothers will compete for holiday cheer at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday.