Thomas More Prep-Marian lost against Norton back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Thomas More Prep-Marian Monarchs fell 48-40 to the Norton Bluejays. While losing is never fun, the Monarchs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Bluejays are ranked 71st).
Norton's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tyce Melvin, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 13 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Those six assists gave Melvin a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylen Murray, who posted 11 points.
Thomas More Prep-Marian's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Norton, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Thomas More Prep-Marian will take on Great Bend at 7:30 p.m. on January 28th. As for Norton, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Norton Bluejays face off against the Trego Golden Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Norton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50 points per game this season.
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