Basketball Recap: Maple Heights Drops Highest Score of Season Against Harvey

Mustangs

Team Score

01/28/25 vs Harvey	104
12/01/24 vs Cornerstone Christian	102
12/09/24 vs John F. Kennedy	86
01/24/25 vs Lorain	84
01/17/25 vs Shaw	80

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Maple Heights). They put the hurt on the Harvey Red Raiders with a sharp 104-81 victory on Tuesday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Red Raiders are ranked 614th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Maple Heights was led to victory by Mike Banks and Andre McCullough. Banks went 8 of 13 en route to 29 points and five rebounds, while McCullough dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalin Allen, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 11 points along with five assists and five boards.

Maple Heights was working as a unit and finished the game with 28 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Harvey's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Neiman Booker, who went 7 of 8 en route to 17 points, and Deontae Ware, who went 8 for 13 on his way to 20 points. Ware's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Jaidyn Turner was another key player, putting up ten points.

The win was the fourth in a row for Maple Heights, bringing their record for this year to 8-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.8 points per game. As for Harvey, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-13 record this season.

Maple Heights has already played their next game, a 75-50 victory against Shaw on the 29th. As for Harvey, they will head out to face off against Orange at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Harvey's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matchups.