Basketball Recap: St. John XXIII Piles Up the Points Against Cypress Christian

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Previous 4 Games

12/05/25 - Away	78-47 W
11/09/23 - Home	61-25 W
11/19/16 - Neutral	53-30 W
01/08/16 - Away	57-69 L

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely St. John XXIII's strategy against Cypress Christian on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Lions blew the Warriors out of the water with a 78-47 final score. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Warriors are ranked 1190th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Xavier Katamba produced another solid effort putting up 19 points. Dash Sodolak was another key player, earning nine points.

Despite the loss, Cypress Christian still got an impressive performance from Roman Escobar, who shot 63% from the field to rack up 14 points in addition to six rebounds and five steals. Escobar has become a key player for the Warriors: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three steals, but 1-9 otherwise. Darrin Enobakhare also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.

St. John XXIII pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25 points. As for Cypress Christian, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.

St. John XXIII didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 80-61 defeat against Kinkaid on the 5th. As for Cypress Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 53-49 victory against Rudder on the 5th.