Basketball Recap: Newport Central Catholic Takes a Loss

Newport Central Catholic managed to keep up with Newport until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds lost 69-46 to the Newport Wildcats. The Thoroughbreds have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

James Turner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Newport, going 12 for 18 on his way to 32 points along with seven boards and three blocks. With that strong performance, Turner is now averaging an impressive 15.6 points per game. Griffin Starks was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds.

Newport Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Newport, they pushed their record up to 14-8 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Newport Central Catholic has already played their next matchup (against Holy Cross), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Newport is taking a road trip to square off against Covington Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.