Basketball Recap: St. Thomas More Academy Wins Going Away Against Thales Academy Rolesville

Chancellors

Margin (Wins)

12/06/24 vs Hawbridge	54
12/09/24 vs American Leadership Academy-Johnston	52
01/15/25 @ American Leadership Academy-Johnston	42
11/15/24 vs Carolina Friends	38
12/03/24 vs Lee Christian	36

St. Thomas More Academy won the last time they faced Thales Academy Rolesville and things went their way on Thursday too. The St. Thomas More Academy Chancellors blew past the Thales Academy Rolesville Knights 52-32. The Chancellors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 20 points or more this season.

St. Thomas More Academy found their leader in freshman LIlian Marquardt, who dropped a triple-double on 14 points, 12 rebounds, and 15 steals. Marquardt is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 14 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Winnie Dehring, who posted 18 points.

St. Thomas More Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Thales Academy Rolesville only posted four assists.

Despite the loss, Thales Academy Rolesville saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Mary Niebauer scored 17 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. That was a full 53.1% of Thales Academy Rolesville's points, marking the third time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Van Valkenburg, who had four points and six steals.

St. Thomas More Academy's record is now 9-11. As for Thales Academy Rolesville, their record now sits at 11-8.

St. Thomas More Academy has already played their next contest, a 42-20 win against Neuse Christian Academy on the 24th. As for Thales Academy Rolesville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 56-29 victory against Friendship Christian on the 24th.