Basketball Recap: Dwight Whipple and Cooper Whitby Secure Win for Westminster Christian

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

01/04/25 vs Coral Gables	23
01/03/25 vs Sports Leadership & Management	2
12/28/24 @ Norland	1
12/27/24 vs Roman Catholic	-20
12/30/24 vs Pembroke Pines Charter	-30

Westminster Christian had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 23-point drubbing they dealt Coral Gables on Saturday. The Westminster Christian Warriors blew past the Coral Gables Cavaliers 74-51. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 23 points or more this season.

Leading Westminster Christian to victory were Cooper Whitby and Dwight Whipple. Whitby went 7 for 11 on his way to 19 points in addition to six assists and six boards, while Whipple almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine assists. The dominant performance gave Whipple a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Hendrikse, who made all 5 shots he took to post 12 points.

Westminster Christian has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Coral Gables, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-6.

Westminster Christian and Coral Gables should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Westminster Christian (ranked 89th) will meet Westwood Christian (ranked 201st) at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Westminster Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.4 points per game this season. Similarly, Coral Gables (ranked 247th) will meet North Miami Beach (ranked 566th) at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.