Basketball Recap: Tyler Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tyler can now relate to. They were beaten by the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights 82-45 on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Maroon Knights are ranked fourth).

Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Katie Grimm, who posted 17 points and five assists. Grimm is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last four games she's played. Jules Lattea was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with nine points and ten rebounds.

Even though they lost, Tyler smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in nine consecutive contests.

Kaitlyn Blake continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Wheeling Central Catholic, dropping a double-double with 35 points and 12 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Seneca Heller, who shot 50% from the field to rack up 17 points and five steals.

Knights

Previous 5 Games

03/05/25 vs Wheeling Central Catholic	45-82
02/28/25 vs Oak Glen	59-53
02/18/25 @ South Harrison	69-24
02/13/25 vs Calhoun	69-44
02/05/25 @ Ritchie County	56-66

With the defeat, Tyler broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-13. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.7 points over those games. As for Wheeling Central Catholic, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 21-2.

As of now, neither Tyler nor Wheeling Central Catholic have any future games scheduled.