Basketball Recap: Bloom Drops Highest Score of Season Against Southland College Prep

Blazing Trojan

Team Score (Highest)

12/05/25 vs Southland College Prep	65
11/24/25 vs Lincoln-Way Central	54
11/25/25 vs Hammond Central	48
11/26/25 vs Hillcrest	44
11/28/25 vs Homewood-Flossmoor	43

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bloom). They blew past Southland College Prep 65-44 on Friday. The Blazing Trojan pushed the score to 52-25 by the end of the third, a deficit Southland College Prep cut but never quite recovered from.

Leading Bloom to victory were Troy Garner and Keiwon Gulley. Garner shot 63% from the field on his way to 10 points along with five boards and three blocks, while Gulley posted seven points in addition to eight assists and five steals. Gulley is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least five every time he's taken the court this season. Xavier Martin was another key player, putting up ten points.

They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Bloom was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. They racked up 11 more assists than Southland College Prep's also-impressive total of 11.

Despite the loss, Southland College Prep saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Tristan Garner went 9-for-15 to rack up 21 points. Garner also set a new season-high mark in shooting accuracy with 60%. Xavier Lane also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.

Bloom now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Southland College Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bloom will welcome Lincoln-Way East at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Southland College Prep, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Unity Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m.