Basketball Recap: Paul Morency Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat American Heritage

It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Trinity Christian Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They came out on top against the American Heritage Stallions by a score of 80-71. This was a revenge game for the Warriors: when they faced off against the Stallions back in November of 2024, they had to take a 79-57 loss.

Trinity Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Paul Morency led the charge by going 10 of 11 en route to 22 points. The dominant performance gave Morency a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Shedd, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 19 points.

Trinity Christian Academy's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-11. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.0 points per game. As for American Heritage, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season.

Trinity Christian Academy and Berean Christian will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Berean Christian has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 204 points over their last three games. American Heritage has already played their next contest (against Somerset Academy - Canyons), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.