Basketball Recap: Jefferson Prep Drops Season-High Score on Our Lady of the Sun Academy

Jefferson Prep

Team Score

01/06/25 vs Our Lady of the Sun Academy	65
12/16/24 vs Brighton Charter	55
12/04/24 vs Telesis Prep	53
11/25/24 vs Estrella	46
11/26/24 @ Telesis Prep	33
12/10/24 @ Skyline - Gila River	31

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jefferson Prep). They skirted past the Our Lady of the Sun Academy Angels 65-62. For Jefferson Prep, this counts as revenge for the 57-49 win Our Lady of the Sun Academy walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2024.

Several Angels players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Joseph Gilmor, who went 12 for 19 on his way to 32 points in addition to eight rebounds and six steals. With that strong performance, Gilmor is now averaging an impressive 16.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Reiss, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 19 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals.

Jefferson Prep pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.7 points per game. As for Our Lady of the Sun Academy, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.

Jefferson Prep will head out to face off against Wickenburg Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wickenburg Christian Academy will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Jefferson Prep surely won't give up without a fight. As for Our Lady of the Sun Academy, they will venture away from home to challenge Brighton Charter at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Our Lady of the Sun Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.7 points per game this season.