Harmony managed to keep up with The First Academy until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Longhorns lost 76-55 to the Royals. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Royals are ranked 41st).
Jaden Smith
| 12/09/25 @ The First Academy | 18 |
| 12/05/25 vs St. Cloud | 17 |
| 12/03/25 vs Sebastian River | 11 |
| 11/28/25 vs Florida Prep | 6 |
| 11/21/25 vs Palm Bay | 11 |
| + 1 more games |
Several Longhorns players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jaden Smith, who shot 73% from the field to rack up 18 points and six rebounds. Smith continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Quaniel Reyes was another key player, putting up 13 points and five assists.
Kyle Blair was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 24 points and 12 boards for The First Academy. With that strong performance, Blair is now averaging an impressive 15.5 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Cory McPherson, who went 7-for-11 on his way to 17 points and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Harmony and nudges their season record down to 3-5. As for The First Academy, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Harmony wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 73-30 win against West Shore on the 10th. As for The First Academy, they will take on Dr. Phillips at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Royals will be up against the Panthers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 55.38 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
