Basketball Recap: Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy Falls Short of Queen's Grant in the Playoffs

Gryphons

Previous 5 Games

02/28/25 vs Queen's Grant	66-72
02/25/25 vs East Wilkes	70-31
02/21/25 @ Shelby	63-47
02/18/25 vs Bessemer City	62-36
02/13/25 vs Cherryville	55-7

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy can now relate to. They fell to the Queen's Grant Stallions 72-66. The Gryphons' loss signaled the end of their 12-game winning streak.

Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Brooklyn Twitty, who dropped a double-double with 23 points and 19 rebounds, and Samara Jones, who posted 24 points in addition to eight boards and five steals. That was a full 36.4% of Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row Jones has scored more than a third of the team's points. Abigail Hargro was another key player, putting up eight points and six boards.

Queen's Grant was led to victory by Misa Garris and Za'Miya Bynum. Garris shot 48% from the field on her way to 27 points and five assists, while Bynum went 11-for-20 to rack up 27 points and five steals. Bynum's big performance that evening made it 25 games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Casey Smith, who had seven points along with five rebounds and four blocks.

Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy's loss dropped their record down to 20-7. As for Queen's Grant, the win (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 22-4.

Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Queen's Grant, they have already played their next matchup, a 74-56 defeat against Bishop McGuinness on the 4th.