Basketball Recap: Plaza Heights Christian Academy Drops Highest Score of Season Against Bethel Academy

Plaza Heights Christian Academy

Team Score

01/23/25 vs Bethel Academy	66
11/21/24 @ The Daniel Academy	59
12/07/24 vs Heritage Christian	54
01/13/25 vs Center Place	54
12/10/24 @ Clinton Christian Academy	50

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Plaza Heights Christian Academy). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Bethel Academy 66-30. Given Plaza Heights Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 217th, while Bethel Academy is ranked 455th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Plaza Heights Christian Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Reece Cornine, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine steals. Cornine has been hot for a while, having posted three or more steals the last 11 times she's played. Ava Collier was another key player, dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten boards.

Plaza Heights Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

The win was the third in a row for Plaza Heights Christian Academy, bringing their record for this year to 12-6. As for Bethel Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.

Plaza Heights Christian Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 45-38 victory against El Dorado Christian on the 24th. Bethel Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.