Basketball Recap: Dade Christian Sets Scoring Season-High Against Academy for Innovative Education

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

01/31/25 vs Academy for Innovative Education	74
12/04/24 @ iMater Charter	49
01/09/25 @ Miami Springs	47
12/09/24 vs Mater Brickell Academy	46
11/19/24 @ Sunset	40

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dade Christian). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Academy for Innovative Education Aviators 102-28. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Dade Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Clorvens Celine led the charge by putting up 23 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Celine a new career-high in points. Kosta Raicevic was another key player, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds.

Dade Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 30 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Academy for Innovative Education's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Henry Logan, who posted ten points. That was a full 35.7% of Academy for Innovative Education's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jayar Thompson, who had nine points.

The win made it two in a row for Dade Christian and bumps their season record up to 16-6. As for Academy for Innovative Education, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.

Dade Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 91-43 victory against Horeb Christian on the 4th. Academy for Innovative Education has also already played their next match, a 64-42 loss against Scheck Hillel Community School on the 3rd.