Basketball Recap: Archbishop Mcnicholas Sets Scoring Season-High Against Tri-Cities Christian

Rockets

Team Score

12/29/24 vs Tri-Cities Christian	91
12/27/24 vs GV Christian	83
12/21/24 vs Purcell Marian	83
12/20/24 vs North Catholic	62
12/06/24 vs Carroll	58

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Archbishop McNicholas). They came out on top against the Tri-Cities Christian Eagles by a score of 91-84 on Sunday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Rockets' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 304th in Ohio, while the Eagles are ranked 92nd in Tennessee).

Leading Archbishop McNicholas to victory were Grant Waters and Charlie Clark. Waters went 11 for 25 on his way to 39 points, while Clark went 8 of 18 on his way to 23 points in addition to five boards and three steals. That's the most points Clark has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Conrad, who posted eight points.

Archbishop McNicholas smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tri-Cities Christian only pulled down five offensive rebounds.

Tri-Cities Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Justin Kingbowa, who went 6 of 7 from beyond the arc on his way to 21 points and six rebounds. Kingbowa has been hot recently, having also posted two or more blocks the last four times he's played. Jordan Peters was another key player, going 8 of 13 on his way to 18 points.

Archbishop McNicholas has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.0 points per game. As for Tri-Cities Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-7.

Archbishop McNicholas wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 77-66 victory against Bishop Fenwick on the 8th. As for Tri-Cities Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 77-51 loss against Miller School of Albemarle on the 3rd.