Basketball Game Preview: Bell Creek Academy Panthers vs. North Tampa Christian Academy Titans + Official Tickets

The Bell Creek Academy Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the North Tampa Christian Academy Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bell Creek Academy is looking for their season's first win.

Bell Creek Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 74-70 to Mater Lakes Academy on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by exactly four points.

Jaylan Johnson

Steals

11/29/25 vs Mater Lakes Academy	2
11/28/25 vs Miami Country Day	2
11/19/25 vs Wiregrass Ranch	5
02/17/25 vs First Baptist Academy	3
02/12/25 vs Clearwater Central Catholic	2
+ 23 more games

Despite the defeat, Bell Creek Academy had strong showings from Derrick Muse, who went 8-for-16 to rack up 20 points and five boards, and Jaylan Johnson, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds. Johnson is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last 28 games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Ocean Thompson, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds.

Meanwhile, North Tampa Christian Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 62-58 to Calvary Christian. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (56), the Titans still had to take the loss.

Bell Creek Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for North Tampa Christian Academy, they now have a losing record of 3-4.

Bell Creek Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over North Tampa Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in January of 2022, winning 53-42. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Titans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.