With a playoff win on the line, Sewickley Academy rose to the challenge on Thursday. They walked away with a 48-39 victory over the Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers. Given Sewickley Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 152nd in Pennsylvania, while Chartiers-Houston is ranked 383rd in Pennsylvania), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Chartiers-Houston still got an impressive performance from Nathan Gregory, who posted 24 points and three steals. With that strong performance, Gregory is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game.

Sewickley Academy
02/20/25 vs Chartiers-Houston | 48-39 |
02/17/25 vs Bentworth | 59-26 |
02/07/25 vs Leechburg | 77-29 |
02/04/25 @ Northgate | 65-51 |
The win (which was Sewickley Academy's fourth in a row) raised their record to 19-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points over those games. As for Chartiers-Houston, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-4.
Sewickley Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 45-25 loss against Jeannette on the 24th. As for Chartiers-Houston, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 54-45 defeat against Our Lady of the Sacred Heart on the 22nd.
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