Basketball Recap: Ascent Classical Academy Comes Up Short

After flying high against Poudre Community Academy on Tuesday, Ascent Classical Academy came back down to earth. The Guardians lost 46-22 to the Addenbrooke Classical Academy Mustangs on Friday. The Guardians haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

Naomi Sanchez

Steals

02/20/26 @ Addenbrooke Classical Academy	3
02/17/26 @ Poudre Community Academy	10
02/13/26 @ Liberty Tree Academy	7

Despite the loss, Ascent Classical Academy still got an impressive performance from Naomi Sanchez, who posted 11 points and three steals. Sanchez has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times she's played.

Addenbrooke Classical Academy was led to victory by Reena Lanzen and Brooke Montoya. Lanzen shot 50% from the field en route to 15 points in addition to eight rebounds and five steals, while Montoya had ten points along with six boards and six steals. Those ten points gave Montoya a new career-high. Brynleigh Politsch also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.

Ascent Classical Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Addenbrooke Classical Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.

Ascent Classical Academy has already played their next matchup, a 55-20 loss against Golden View Classical Academy on the 21st. As for Addenbrooke Classical Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 45-42 defeat against Loveland Classical on the 21st.