Basketball Recap: Seneca Valley Piles Up the Points Against Quince Orchard

Screamin' Eagles

Margin (Wins)

01/09/25 vs Quince Orchard	45
12/16/24 vs Paint Branch	36
12/20/24 @ Northwest	35
12/28/24 vs Sherwood	33
12/27/24 vs Mount de Sales Academy	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Seneca Valley). They took their match on Thursday with ease, bagging a 75-30 win over the Quince Orchard Cougars. The Screamin' Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 25 points or more this season.

Seneca Valley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jayden Addison, who went 7 of 16 en route to 16 points along with seven assists and five boards. Those seven assists gave Addison a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mina Hashemzadeh, who went 7 of 12 on her way to 18 points.

Addison wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Seneca Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Quince Orchard only racked up three assists.

Despite the defeat, Quince Orchard saw an underclassman step up: freshman Lena Wolle posted eight points.

Seneca Valley pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.1 points. As for Quince Orchard, they moved to 4-4 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Seneca Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 47-44 defeat against Clarksburg on the 10th. As for Quince Orchard, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Quince Orchard Cougars challenge the Northwest Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.