Basketball Recap: The Classical Academy Takes a Loss

The Classical Academy easily dispatched Sierra last Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Classical Academy Titans fell just short of the Peyton Panthers by a score of 63-61 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Titans have suffered since November 27, 2023.

Ky Walker

Points

02/17/25 vs Peyton	20
02/14/25 @ Sierra	25
02/11/25 vs Sand Creek	16
02/06/25 @ Mitchell	17
02/04/25 @ Falcon	25

Despite the loss, The Classical Academy still got an impressive performance from Ky Walker, who went 8-for-16 en route to 20 points along with six steals and five boards. Walker's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Mullenix, who posted 15 points in addition to five assists and three steals.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Peyton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Trent Gregg, who went 7-for-10 on his way to 18 points and six rebounds. Gregg is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 47% in the last three games he's played. Michael Perry was another key player, going 6-for-8 to rack up 21 points along with five assists and three steals.

The Classical Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 17-3. As for Peyton, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season.

The Classical Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 61-59 loss against Pueblo South on the 20th. As for Peyton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 70-52 win against Evangel Christian Academy on the 20th.