Basketball Recap: Franky Jackson's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Bethesda Academy over Patrick Henry Academy

While it was all tied up 32-32 at halftime, Bethesda Academy was not quite Patrick Henry Academy's equal in the second half on Monday. They fell just short of the Patrick Henry Academy Patriots by a score of 65-62. Even if the Blazers couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.

Franky Jackson

Points

02/10/25 @ Patrick Henry Academy	26
02/06/25 @ First Preparatory Christian Academy	15
02/04/25 @ Beaufort Academy	17

Several Blazers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Franky Jackson, who dropped a double-double with 26 points and ten boards. The game was Jackson's third in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Israel Wright, who posted 20 points.

Mikell Tucker Mathis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Patrick Henry Academy, dropping a double-double with 19 points and 18 rebounds. Mathis has become a key player for Patrick Henry Academy: the team is 6-2 when he posts at least ten boards, but 2-13 otherwise. Rowen Croft was another key player, putting up 21 points.

Bethesda Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 12-13 record this season. As for Patrick Henry Academy, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-15.

Bethesda Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-46 victory against Cross on the 15th. As for Patrick Henry Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 71-68 defeat against Calhoun Academy on the 15th.