Basketball Recap: Calvary Day School Piles Up the Points Against Elevation Prep Academy

Calvary Day School had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 42-point drubbing they dealt Elevation Prep Academy on Saturday. The Calvary Day School Cougars blew past the Elevation Prep Academy Honey Badgers 84-42. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Honey Badgers are ranked 545th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Dane Cassada

Points (Career)

12/28/24 vs Elevation Prep Academy	35
12/03/24 vs Westchester Country Day	32
02/17/24 @ Forsyth Country Day	32
02/02/24 vs Roanoke Catholic	30
12/17/24 @ New Garden Friends	30

Calvary Day School's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Dane Cassada, who posted 35 points and seven rebounds. Those 35 points gave Cassada a new career-high. Owen Calvert was another key player, putting up 23 points and five steals.

Calvary Day School was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elevation Prep Academy only racked up nine assists.

Despite the loss, Elevation Prep Academy still got an impressive performance from HARVEY BEDELL, who put up ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of CALEB NAPIER, who had eight points.

The win (which was Calvary Day School's third in a row) raised their record to 8-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.3 points per game. As for Elevation Prep Academy, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.

Calvary Day School will square off against Aussie Travelers (Brisbane, Australia) at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Calvary Day School is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.2 points per game this season. As for Elevation Prep Academy, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 73-63 victory against Quality Education Academy on the 30th.