Basketball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Bartow

Yellow Jackets

Previous Games

12/12/25 vs Norland	68-61
12/09/25 @ Sebring	78-66
12/04/25 vs Santa Fe Catholic	61-56
12/02/25 @ Port Charlotte	93-27
11/28/25 vs East River	45-36
+ 3 more games

Bartow extended their winning streak to eight on Friday, bumping them up to 8-0. They walked away with a 68-61 win over the Norland Vikings. For the Yellow Jackets, this counts as revenge for the 60-39 victory the Vikings walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.

Bartow's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kenny Cotton led the charge by shooting 82% from the field on his way to 19 points. Another player making a difference was Ja'Kylen Crossley, who went 5-for-11 en route to 12 points and seven assists.

Bartow was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They racked up seven more assists than Norland's also-impressive total of 11.

As for Norland, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-3. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while Bartow is ranked 12th).

Norland's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brandon Cabrera, who shot 60% from the field to rack up 17 points. Jahquori Lombrage was another key player, putting up 16 points.

Looking ahead, Bartow is taking a road trip to face off against Lake Gibson at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Yellow Jackets will be up against the Braves' rather soft defense (which has allowed 49.5 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Norland, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 76-69 defeat against Mater Lakes Academy on the 13th.