St. James Academy lost against Saint Thomas Aquinas back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The St. James Academy Thunder took a hard 68-54 fall against the Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints. While losing is never fun, the Thunder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Saints are ranked 22nd).
It was another big night for Brett Yankovich, who went 10 for 12 on his way to 21 points and five rebounds for Saint Thomas Aquinas. The team also got some help courtesy of London Burton, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds.
St. James Academy now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Saint Thomas Aquinas, they pushed their record up to 3-2 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, St. James Academy and Heritage Christian Academy will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on January 3rd. St. James Academy is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak. As for Saint Thomas Aquinas, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Bishop Miege at 7:00 p.m. on January 3rd. Saint Thomas Aquinas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.6 points per game this season.
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