Basketball Recap: Centennial Skates Past Stockdale with Ease

Golden Hawks

Margin (Wins)

01/09/25 @ Garces Memorial	82
01/21/25 vs Stockdale	66
12/14/24 vs Frontier	45
12/07/24 vs Nevada Union	42
12/10/24 @ Redwood	38

Centennial won the last time they faced Stockdale and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Centennial Golden Hawks took their contest with ease, bagging an 86-20 victory over the Stockdale Mustangs. The Golden Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 23 points or more this season.

Centennial was led to victory by Shekinah (Kai) Shaw and Laker Shaw. Shekinah (Kai) almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine assists, while Laker went 7 of 13 from beyond the arc en route to 28 points and five assists. Shekinah (Kai) is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Keke Shaw was another key player, going 5 for 10 on her way to 13 points along with five rebounds and three steals.

Centennial smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 17 offensive boards in six consecutive matches.

Centennial is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.5 points per game. As for Stockdale, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-11.

Centennial will square off against Frontier at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Frontier has won five straight at home, while Centennial won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for Stockdale, they will take on Liberty at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.