Basketball Recap: St. Paul's Episcopal Takes a Loss

St. Paul's Episcopal's tournament run continued when they took on Murphy on Monday. The Saints took a 74-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. The Saints have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Kobe Johnson

Points

11/24/25 vs Murphy	29
11/18/25 vs Baldwin County	15
11/15/25 vs Theodore	26

When it comes to explaining why St. Paul's Episcopal lost, don't look at Kobe Johnson. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 29 points and 14 rebounds. The game was Johnson's third in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Ontario Fisher Jr, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and ten boards.

Murphy had a senior duo take command as Cordairus Dixon shot 53% from the field on his way to 28 points in addition to seven steals and five assists and Kinley Simmons went 7-for-12 to rack up 17 points and six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Dixon has scored all season. Kenneth Smith was another key player, putting up eight points.

St. Paul's Episcopal's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Murphy, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.

St. Paul's Episcopal didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 68-59 victory against Chelsea on the 25th. As for Murphy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, an 89-56 win against Faith Academy on the 25th.