After flying high against Berean Christian last Thursday, King's Academy came back down to earth. The King's Academy Lions fell 67-60 to the Centennial Eagles on Friday. The game was a 27-27 toss-up at halftime, but the Lions couldn't quite close it out.
When it comes to explaining why King's Academy lost, don't look at Javian Jones. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. King's Academy is 13-4 when Jones posts eight or more boards, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Matt Mcpherson, who posted 14 points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, King's Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Centennial only racked up eight assists.
Centennial got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Felix Buroz out in front who went 6 for 15 on his way to 20 points and seven boards. Buroz is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 12 games he's played. Jeremy Felix was another key player, going 7 of 14 en route to 20 points and five rebounds.
Lions
| 01/31/25 @ Centennial | 60-67 |
| 01/30/25 vs Berean Christian | 68-33 |
| 01/28/25 vs Elite Academy | 51-47 |
| 01/23/25 vs John Carroll Catholic | 50-47 |
| 01/21/25 vs Lake Worth Christian | 68-58 |
The defeat snapped King's Academy's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 14-6 record. As for Centennial, their win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-7.
King's Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Centennial, they will head out to challenge Jupiter at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Centennial knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Jupiter likes a good challenge.
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