Central saw some tournament action on Saturday. They were outmatched by the Centennial Eagles and fell 69-39. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 61st in Kentucky, while the Eagles are ranked 12th in Florida).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Centennial to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jada Parson, who went 7-for-12 to rack up 18 points along with eight assists and seven boards. The dominant performance also gave Parson a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (50%). Another player making a difference was Jailyn Williams, who shot 56% from the field en route to 25 points and eight rebounds.
Central now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Centennial, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 11-1.
Looking ahead, Central will head out to challenge Cooper at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Centennial, they will be taking part in a tournament against Schoolhouse Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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