Basketball Recap: Shamar Curley Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Tournament Opponent

Shining Stars Sports Academy won the last time they faced Tournament Opponent and things went their way on Friday too. The Shining Stars Sports Academy Panthers strolled past Tournament Opponent with points to spare, taking the game 78-63. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.

Shamar Curley

Field Goal Percentage (Career)

02/28/25 vs Tournament Opponent	88%
12/04/24 vs Legacy Academy	82%
01/17/25 @ Greater Destiny Prep Academy	75%
12/14/24 vs New Hope Academy National	75%
02/09/25 @ TPLS Christian Academy	73%

Shining Stars Sports Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Shamar Curley led the charge by going 7-for-8 to rack up 14 points. The dominant performance also gave Curley a new career-high in shooting accuracy (88%). Another player making a difference was Babacar Ly, who posted 13 points and five assists.

Shining Stars Sports Academy's victory bumped their record up to 13-10.

Looking ahead, Shining Stars Sports Academy will take on Piney Woods in a tournament on Saturday. Shining Stars Sports Academy has given up an average of 65 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week. Tournament Opponent has already played their next game (against Rye), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.