Basketball Recap: St. Thomas Catholic Takes a Loss

St. Thomas Catholic suffered their biggest loss since January 18th on Tuesday. They took a blow against Second Baptist, falling 101-58. St. Thomas Catholic was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 59-29.

Adam Schoppa

Steals

11/18/25 @ Second Baptist	4
11/13/25 vs Emery/Weiner	2
11/08/25 vs St. Anthony	3
11/08/25 vs Holy Cross	2
11/07/25 vs Central Catholic	0

Despite the loss, St. Thomas Catholic still got an impressive performance from Adam Schoppa, who went 5-for-9 on his way to 16 points and four steals. With that strong performance, Schoppa is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. Cal Kirkpatrick was another key player, shooting 44% from the field en route to 16 points.

Reese Alston had an outrageously good game for Second Baptist as he dropped a double-double with 23 points and ten assists. That's the most assists Alston has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Shia Francis, who went 9-for-10 to rack up 21 points and five rebounds.

With the defeat, St. Thomas Catholic broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-2. As for Second Baptist, the victory was the sixth in a row (dating back to last season) for them, bringing their record up to 2-0.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Thomas Catholic will head out to face off against St. John's at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Second Baptist, they will venture away from home to challenge Shadow Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.