Basketball Recap: Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas Skates Past Varsity Opponent with Ease

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against The Meadows School, Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 74-29 victory over Varsity Opponent. The Falcons haven't had any issues with Varsity Opponent recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

Jayden Aranas

Steals

02/07/25 vs Varsity Opponent	6
02/06/25 @ The Meadows School	3
02/04/25 vs Boulder City	3
01/29/25 vs Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon	3
01/27/25 vs Pinecrest Academy Cadence	3
+ 34 more games

Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas had a senior duo take command as Jayden Aranas posted 16 points along with six rebounds and six steals and Kaleb Elliott scored 15 points. Aranas has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 39 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Micheal Trey Phillips, who had eight points in addition to eight boards and four blocks.

Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas' victory bumped their record up to 13-11.

Coming up, Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas will head out to face off against Democracy Prep Agassi Campus at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Democracy Prep Agassi Campus knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas likes a good challenge. As for Varsity Opponent, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 76-25 win against Life Academy on the 7th.