Basketball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Alec Arnholt and Orlando Roche Lead Belen Jesuit to Victory

By Team Reports Jan 15, 2025, 4:30pm

Basketball Recap: Belen Jesuit Wolverines vs. Schoolhouse Prep Wolfpack

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Belen Jesuit entered their tilt with Schoolhouse Prep on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Schoolhouse Prep Wolfpack with a sharp 67-46 win. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Wolfpack are ranked 395th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Leading Belen Jesuit to victory were Orlando Roche and Alec Arnholt. Roche went 6 for 11 en route to 18 points and three steals, while Arnholt went 6 of 10 on his way to 14 points and five assists. Roche has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Mikey Valdes, who posted two points in addition to eight assists, seven boards, and five steals.

Wolverines

Assists

01/02/25 vs Schoolhouse Prep20
12/22/23 vs Booker T. Washington20
01/03/24 vs Sports Leadership & Management19
01/04/24 vs Schoolhouse Prep19
11/21/24 vs Hialeah Gardens19

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Belen Jesuit was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.

Schoolhouse Prep's loss came despite strong showings from Hector Samaniego and Basilio Diaz. Samaniego dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds, while Diaz scored 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hugo Nesbit, who had six points and five boards.

Belen Jesuit is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.8 points per game. As for Schoolhouse Prep, their record is now 5-5.

Belen Jesuit didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 49-47 defeat against Westwood Christian on the 3rd. Schoolhouse Prep has also already played their next game (against Monsignor McClancy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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