Basketball Recap: Zack Ryan's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Turkeyfoot Valley Area over Shalom Christian Academy

On Saturday, the Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams came up short against the Shalom Christian Academy Flames and fell 82-71.

Zack Ryan

Points

02/01/25 @ Shalom Christian Academy	20
01/29/25 @ Paw Paw	12
01/28/25 vs Shanksville Stonycreek	14
01/27/25 vs Blacklick Valley	9
01/24/25 @ Ferndale	6
+ 33 more games

Several Rams players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Zack Ryan, who went 7-for-11 en route to 20 points and seven boards. That's the most points Ryan has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Bryce Nicholson, who put up 13 points along with five assists and five rebounds.

Turkeyfoot Valley Area's loss dropped their record down to 17-3. As for Shalom Christian Academy, their win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-5.

Turkeyfoot Valley Area wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 104-68 victory against Paw Paw on the 5th. Shalom Christian Academy has also already played their next match (against Steelton-Highspire), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.