Basketball Recap: Gibault Catholic Drops Highest Score of Season Against New Athens

Hawks

Team Score (Highest)

12/01/25 vs New Athens	61
11/24/25 @ Belleville West	53
11/22/25 @ New Athens	52
11/17/25 @ Marissa/Coulterville	37
11/19/25 @ Dupo	36

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gibault Catholic). They took down the New Athens Yellow Jackets 61-47 on Monday. The Hawks haven't had any issues with the Yellow Jackets recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Gibault Catholic was led to victory by Karmon Grohmann and Olivia Biffar. Grohmann went 7-for-12 to rack up 20 points in addition to seven steals and five assists, while Biffar shot 44% from the field on her way to 22 points and six steals. Biffar has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. Maggie Altes was another key player, putting up six points along with eight boards and five assists.

They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Gibault Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Several Yellow Jackets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jamie Wilson, who went 7-for-15 en route to 16 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Brooke Deterding, who posted 15 points in addition to five assists and three steals.

Gibault Catholic's record now sits at 4-2. As for New Athens, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.

Coming up, Gibault Catholic won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Chester at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for New Athens, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Valmeyer at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.