Basketball Recap: Phalen Leadership Academy Piles Up the Points Against Lighthouse Christian Academy

Phalen Leadership Academy had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 34-point drubbing they dealt Lighthouse Christian Academy on Saturday. The Phalen Leadership Academy Falcon breezed past the Lighthouse Christian Academy Lions to the tune of 72-38. With the Falcon ahead 47-20 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Phalen Leadership Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Brenton Smith out in front who went 7-for-12 en route to 19 points. Smith is also on a roll when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 40% in the last four games he's played. R'Mello Watson was another key player, putting up 11 points and five assists.

Phalen Leadership Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lighthouse Christian Academy only posted five assists.

Defeat or not, Lighthouse Christian Academy got some senior leadership from Brock Banks and Jared Mcadams. Banks went 7-for-16 to rack up 20 points, while Mcadams posted ten points and five boards. That was a full 52.6% of Lighthouse Christian Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.

Falcon

Previous 5 Games

02/08/25 @ Lighthouse Christian Academy	72-38
02/04/25 vs Columbus HomeSchool	43-40
02/01/25 @ Victory Christian Academy	66-65
01/29/25 @ Seven Oaks Classical	107-34
01/25/25 @ Cincinnati	65-47

The win (which was Phalen Leadership Academy's fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-12. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.6 points over those games. As for Lighthouse Christian Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-10.

Phalen Leadership Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 70-31 victory against MTI School of Knowledge on the 12th. Lighthouse Christian Academy has also already played their next contest (against Shakamak), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.