Aquinas lost against Grand Island Central Catholic back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Aquinas Monarchs had to suffer through a 63-33 loss at the hands of the Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders. While losing is never fun, the Monarchs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Crusaders are ranked 14th).
Aquinas lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kailer Pohl, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 11 points. Garett Novacek was another key player, putting up nine points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Grand Island Central Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Thomas Birch, who went 7 for 12 en route to 19 points and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Connor Haney, who posted 11 points along with five boards and five steals.
Aquinas' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-6. As for Grand Island Central Catholic, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 12-2.
Aquinas wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 54-49 victory against Lakeview on the 18th. As for Grand Island Central Catholic, they will venture away from home to take on Adams Central at 3:00 p.m. on January 25th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
