Basketball Recap: Pierce Cughan's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Columbia County Christian over Genoa Christian Academy

Columbia County Christian saw some tournament action on Friday. They lost to Genoa Christian Academy on the road by a 64-49 margin.

Pierce Cughan

Points

03/07/25 vs Genoa Christian Academy	15
03/06/25 vs Tri-State Christian	20
02/14/25 @ Columbia Montour Vo-Tech	30
02/11/25 @ Belleville Mennonite	30
02/07/25 vs Grace Prep	21
+ 14 more games

Columbia County Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Pierce Cughan, who posted 15 points in addition to five assists and three steals. His morning made it 19 games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Sharyf Conklin was another key player, putting up nine points and eight boards.

Evan Allgood continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Genoa Christian Academy, shooting 75% from the field on his way to 26 points along with five assists and three steals. Thanks to that strong game, Allgood now owns an excellent 45.4% field goal percentage. Another player making a difference was Jackson Kirura, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten rebounds.

Columbia County Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 25-6. As for Genoa Christian Academy, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-4.

Columbia County Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 49-43 loss against Kankakee Trinity Academy on the 8th. As for Genoa Christian Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 64-56 defeat against Atlantic Christian on the 8th.