On Saturday, Saint Thomas Aquinas faced Shawnee Heights in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints took a 49-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Saints of the 64-62 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2024.
Shawnee Heights was led to victory by Ontarius Emmot and Jaret Sanchez. Emmot posted 15 points, while Sanchez went 6-for-12 en route to 14 points. The dominant performance gave Emmot a new career-high in points. Deacon Pomeroy was another key player, putting up seven points and five boards.
Saint Thomas Aquinas' loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Shawnee Heights, they pushed their record up to 19-3 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home.
Saint Thomas Aquinas does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Shawnee Heights, they will take on Piper at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shawnee Heights is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.4 points per game this season.
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