McKinley lost against Jefferson Area back in December of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The McKinley Red Dragons had to suffer through an 85-57 loss at the hands of the Jefferson Area Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Red Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 594th, while the Falcons are ranked 220th).
Izaiah Redd
| 02/21/25 @ Jefferson Area | 3 |
| 02/14/25 @ Edgewood | 2 |
| 01/28/25 @ Poland Seminary | 2 |
| 01/25/25 @ Boardman | 2 |
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Several Red Dragons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Izaiah Redd, who went 6-for-15 to rack up 17 points and three steals. Those three steals gave Redd a new career-high. True Carey-Hardin was another key player, going 6-for-13 on his way to 18 points and eight rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for McKinley and nudges their season record down to 8-14. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points over those games. As for Jefferson Area, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
McKinley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Jefferson Area, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Bay at 7:00 p.m. Bay knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Jefferson Area likes a good challenge.
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