Basketball Recap: Incarnate Word Academy Sets Scoring Season-High Against John Paul II

Angels

Team Score

01/24/25 vs John Paul II	89
01/14/25 vs John Paul II	86
11/15/24 vs Mathis	74
12/28/24 vs San Diego	72
12/20/24 vs Harmony School of Excellence	71

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Incarnate Word Academy). They claimed a resounding 89-13 victory over the John Paul II Centurions. Given the Angels' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 788th, while the Centurions are ranked 1645th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Incarnate Word Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kyle Owen, who went 12 of 16 on his way to 27 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Owen a new career-high in points. Talon Chanyaman was another key player, going 8 for 11 en route to 17 points in addition to five boards and five steals.

Incarnate Word Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Incarnate Word Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.8 points per game. As for John Paul II, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-23.

Incarnate Word Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 49-42 win against Annapolis Christian Academy on the 28th. As for John Paul II, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, an 82-28 loss against Geneva on the 28th.