Basketball Recap: Jackson Day Continues Home Dominance on Tuesday + How To Watch

Jackson Day not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since November 13th (when they won 82-23). They blew past the Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy Eagles 68-48. With the Mariners ahead 37-15 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

DJ Clesca

Points

12/09/25 vs Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy	13
12/05/25 vs NCSSM: Morganton	6
12/03/25 @ Bishop McGuinness	3
12/02/25 @ Queen's Grant	2
11/29/25 vs Elevation Prep Academy	11
+ 6 more games

Jackson Day's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from DJ Clesca, who posted 13 points. Clesca continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Jaida Thomas was another key player, putting up seven points and nine rebounds.

Despite the defeat, Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy had strong showings from Jayden Maitre, who put up 17 points, and Jayce Newton, who scored 14 points.

Jackson Day pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.5 points over those games. As for Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.

Jackson Day didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 42-40 loss against Bradford Prep on the 10th. Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy will take on Piedmont Community Charter in a holiday battle at 7:30 p.m. on the 17th. The Eagles' defense better be ready for this one: the Patriots have averaged an impressive 58 points per game this season.