The Phillips Wildcats will take on the DePaul College Prep Rams at 6:50 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Phillips took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 70-12 win over East St. Louis. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 45-7.
Kamaria Sephus
| 01/18/25 vs East St. Louis | 23 |
| 12/09/24 @ Nazareth Academy | 17 |
| 12/06/24 vs Lane Tech | 14 |
| 12/07/24 vs Kankakee | 14 |
| 12/11/24 @ Perspectives Leadership/Technology | 14 |
Kamaria Sephus had an outrageously good game as she went 6 of 8 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points. Those 23 points gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Akyla Williams, who went 5 for 7 on her way to 10 points.
Meanwhile, DePaul College Prep had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They blew past the Eagles 66-22. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Eagles are ranked 415th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Phillips has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.8 points per game. As for DePaul College Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.
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