Basketball Recap: Seminole Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Aubrey Close and Riley Turknett

After flying high against Northeast last Thursday, Seminole came back down to earth. The Seminole Warhawks lost 66-41 to the Countryside Cougars on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Warhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 392nd, while the Cougars are ranked 158th).

Despite the defeat, Seminole had strong showings from Riley Turknett, who posted 13 points and five assists, and Aubrey Close, who earned 15 points and three steals. Close is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last 12 games she's played. Emily Fekollari also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.

Countryside was led to victory by Chelsea Howell and Alyssa Wright. Howell went 7 of 10 on her way to 17 points and four steals, while Wright went 5 for 10 en route to 19 points in addition to eight assists and five rebounds. That's the most assists Wright has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Kylee Moore, who had ten points along with seven boards and three steals.

Seminole's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Countryside, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.

Seminole wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 73-38 defeat against Palm Harbor University on the 15th. Countryside has also already played their next contest, a 57-49 loss against Keswick Christian on the 16th.