Basketball Recap: Cathedral Catholic Takes a Loss

Cathedral Catholic suffered their closest defeat since November 27, 2023 on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Scripps Ranch Falcons by a score of 45-43. The loss continues a trend for the Dons in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost three in a row.

Mckinnley Hanlon

Points

02/12/25 vs Scripps Ranch	23
02/07/25 @ Morse	17
02/05/25 @ Scripps Ranch	18
02/04/25 @ Mira Mesa	26

Despite the defeat, Cathedral Catholic saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Mckinnley Hanlon posted 23 points and six rebounds. The game was Hanlon's fourth in a row with at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Lilly Teresi, who earned seven points and five steals.

Clare Valentine continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Scripps Ranch, going 6-for-12 to rack up 17 points and six boards. Valentine has been hot for a while, having posted 17 or more points the last 12 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ree Ree Davis, who had eight points and five steals.

Cathedral Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 19-8. As for Scripps Ranch, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.

Cathedral Catholic will challenge Mission Hills at 7:00 p.m. on February 21st. One thing working in Mission Hills' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matches. As for Scripps Ranch, they have already played their next game, a 39-37 defeat against Morse on the 13th.