Basketball Recap: Dreyfoos School of the Arts Comes Up Short

Dreyfoos School of the Arts played a tough game on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by the Leonard Lancers 70-38. The Jaguars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-21.

Dreyfoos School of the Arts lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being William Tong, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. Dreyfoos School of the Arts is 2-1 when Tong posts ten or more boards, but 0-6 otherwise. Tyson Jimerson was another key player, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards.

Jaguars

Previous 5 Games

01/08/25 vs Leonard	38-70
01/07/25 vs Boca Raton Christian	58-65
12/09/24 vs Morningside Academy	40-73
12/06/24 @ FAU High	46-68
12/05/24 vs Berean Christian	46-49

Even though they lost, Dreyfoos School of the Arts smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in six consecutive contests.

Bryce Reed continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Leonard, almost dropping a double-double on 23 points and nine boards. Reed has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeff Jean, who posted seven points.

Dreyfoos School of the Arts' defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Leonard, they moved to 3-9 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Dreyfoos School of the Arts Jaguars take on the Village Academy Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Dreyfoos School of the Arts is facing Village Academy at the right time seeing as Village Academy is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Leonard, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Palm Beach Gardens at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Leonard is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.5 points per game this season.