Basketball Recap: Gavon Taylor Key Part of a Team Effort in Lions Win

Rock Creek Academy won against Crothersville last Saturday with 81 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Sunday. The Rock Creek Academy Lions strolled past the Crothersville Tigers with points to spare, taking the game 81-62. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while the Tigers are ranked 370th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rock Creek Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gavon Taylor, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 assists. That's the most assists Taylor has posted since back in February of 2024. Garrett Gullion was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 16 rebounds.

Rock Creek Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Crothersville only pulled down nine offensive rebounds.

Crothersville's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Beau Napier, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 20 points and seven rebounds. Napier's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of CARTER JONES, who posted 15 points.

Rock Creek Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Crothersville, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Rock Creek Academy Lions duke it out with the Corydon Central Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on January 8th. Rock Creek Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Corydon Central likes a good challenge. After both having extra time off, Crothersville and Christian Academy of Madison will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on January 9th. Crothersville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.8 points per game this season.