Basketball Recap: Kennedy Catholic Piles Up the Points Against St. Edmund Prep

Gaels

Team Score

12/30/24 vs St. Edmund Prep	67
12/28/24 @ Albany	64
12/27/24 vs Niskayuna	61
12/05/24 @ St. Joseph Hill Academy	60
12/07/24 vs Arlington	54

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kennedy Catholic). They really took it to the St. Edmund Prep Eagles for the full four quarters, racking up a 67-11 win. With the Gaels ahead 39-3 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Jaya Oliva had a dynamite game for Kennedy Catholic, putting up 26 points. Rebecca McNally was another key player, posting 12 points.

The victory (which was Kennedy Catholic's fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for St. Edmund Prep, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6.

Kennedy Catholic will square off against Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday. As for St. Edmund Prep, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Notre Dame Academy at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday.