Basketball Recap: Carroll Academy Comes Up Short

The matchup between Carroll Academy and Tipton-Rosemark Academy on Thursday hardly resembled the 27-24 effort from their previous meeting. The Jaguars were outmatched by the Rebels and fell 93-44. On the bright side, the 44- point performance marked the Jaguars' highest-scoring matchup to date.

Kingston Words was his usual excellent self, shooting 75% from the field on his way to 13 points in addition to five assists and five boards for Tipton-Rosemark Academy. Words continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Glenn, who went 6-for-10 en route to 14 points and seven rebounds.

Carroll Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Tipton-Rosemark Academy, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-1.

Carroll Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Hardin County at 1:15 p.m. on January 14, 2026. As for Tipton-Rosemark Academy, they will be home for the holidays to greet Lausanne Collegiate at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.