The Nolan Catholic Vikings and the Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool Warriors will round out the year against one another at at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Nolan Catholic's tournament run continued when they took on Concordia Lutheran on Saturday. Nolan Catholic came out on top against Concordia Lutheran by a score of 74-62. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 436th, while the Crusaders are ranked 1041st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool was able to grind out a solid win over Victory Christian Academy on Friday, taking the game 50-38. The 50-point effort marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Nolan Catholic better keep an eye on Toby Pike. He was instrumental in Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool's win, going 12 for 15 on his way to 27 points in addition to eight rebounds and three blocks. Pike is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last eight games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Huston, who posted nine points.
Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Nolan Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 15-9.
Nolan Catholic couldn't quite finish off Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 and fell 71-68. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pike, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards. Now that Nolan Catholic knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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