Basketball Recap: Sunrise Christian Academy Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Victory

Buffaloes

Previous 5 Games

02/04/25 @ Hays	59-55
02/01/25 vs St. Mary's Academy	62-34
01/31/25 vs Oklahoma City S	68-51
01/28/25 vs Reno County HomeSchool	49-31
01/25/25 vs Field Kindley	64-37

Sunrise Christian Academy waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They secured a 59-55 W over the Hays Indians. Given the Buffaloes' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Indians are ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Sunrise Christian Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Iyzrel Graham out in front who went 7 of 12 on his way to 19 points and three steals. Those 19 points gave Graham a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Marko Pavlovic, who posted 12 points in addition to eight boards and three blocks.

Sunrise Christian Academy's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-3. As for Hays, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-7.

Sunrise Christian Academy will venture away from home to face off against Wichita Defenders HomeSchool at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sunrise Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63 points per game this season. Hays has already played their next game (against Dodge City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.