Basketball Recap: King's Academy Drops Highest Score of Season Against Tyler Classical Academy
By Team Reports
Jan 24, 2025, 8:15am
Basketball Recap: King's Academy Knights vs. Tyler Classical Academy Eagles

Knights
01/23/25 @ Tyler Classical Academy | 71 |
12/02/24 vs Full Armor Christian Academy | 70 |
01/10/25 @ LEAD Academy | 68 |
12/03/24 vs Trinity Christian Academy | 67 |
01/03/25 vs Athens Christian Preparatory Academy | 61 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask King's Academy). They really took it to the Tyler Classical Academy Eagles for the full four quarters, racking up a 71-35 victory. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 52-27 back in December of 2024.
King's Academy's win on Thursday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Everett Hollis, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 12 points. The dominant performance also gave Hollis a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Brayden Madison, who went 5 for 8 en route to 13 points and five rebounds.
King's Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Tyler Classical Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being John Cooksy, who posted nine points. Brayson Donahue was another key player, putting up nine points and six boards.
King's Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Tyler Classical Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-5.
King's Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Harvest Time Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. King's Academy is facing Harvest Time Christian Academy at the right time seeing as Harvest Time Christian Academy is stuck on a five-game losing streak. Tyler Classical Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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