Basketball Recap: Phil Fitzsimmons' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Crosspointe Christian Academy over KIPP Legacy

It was a proper cat-fight when Crosspointe Christian Academy duked it out with KIPP Legacy on Tuesday. The Crosspointe Christian Academy Panthers fell 81-69 to the KIPP Legacy Lions. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.

Phil Fitzsimmons

Points

12/10/24 vs Heritage Hall Christian	27
02/11/25 @ KIPP Legacy	25
01/28/25 @ Tabernacle Christian	25
02/07/25 vs Community Baptist Christian	24
02/10/25 vs Tabernacle Christian	22
+ 13 more games

Crosspointe Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Phil Fitzsimmons, who posted 25 points. He is becoming a predictor of Crosspointe Christian Academy's success: when he posts at least 20 points the team is 6-1 (and 4-7 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was William Yeiter, who scored 19 points.

Leading KIPP Legacy to victory were Jahmere Evans and Nick Mapp. Evans earned 24 points, while Mapp had 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Israel Cozart, who put up 11 points.

Crosspointe Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for KIPP Legacy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.

Crosspointe Christian Academy has already played their next match, a 54-44 defeat against Indiana Christian Academy on the 14th. As for KIPP Legacy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 75-67 loss against Indianapolis Washington on the 12th.