Basketball Recap: Aaron Richard Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Coral Glades

With a playoff win on the line, Miami rose to the challenge on Monday. They walked away with a 63-53 win over the Coral Glades Jaguars. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Stingarees.

Aaron Richard

Field Goal Percentage

02/17/25 vs Coral Glades	72%
02/12/25 vs Park Vista	70%
02/07/25 vs Columbus	56%
02/05/25 vs Doral Academy	43%
01/30/25 vs Sunset	71%
+ 11 more games

Miami got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Aaron Richard out in front who went 13-for-18 on his way to 27 points and eight boards. What's more, Richard also posted a 72% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Absalon Cortes, who posted seven points along with 12 assists and seven steals.

Miami was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. They racked up six more assists than Coral Glades' also-impressive total of 17.

Coral Glades' loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Andres Demoya, who went 6-for-10 en route to 18 points. Gavin Reed was another key player, putting up ten points and eight assists.

Miami's win bumped their record up to 22-5. As for Coral Glades, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-8.

Miami didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 74-44 loss against Columbus on the 20th. Coral Glades does not have any more games scheduled as of now.