The Edmund Burke Academy Spartans and the Gatewood Gators squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Edmund Burke Academy Spartans had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a rough 97-69 loss at the hands of the Gators. While losing is never fun, Edmund Burke Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 536th, while Gatewood is ranked 209th).
Despite the defeat, Edmund Burke Academy had strong showings from Parker Oliver, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds, and Owen Redd, who scored 13 points along with three steals. Redd has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Grant Mobley, who scored 11 points.
Gatewood was led to victory by Blake Callaway and Matt Allen. Callaway dropped a double-double on 26 points and 12 rebounds, while Allen went 11 for 18 from beyond the arc en route to 48 points and 1 assist. Allen is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 19 every time he's taken the court this season. Kaden Keiser was another key contributor, scoring six points along with six assists and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Edmund Burke Academy and nudges their season record down to 6-13. As for Gatewood, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 24-2.
Edmund Burke Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gatewood, they will take on Brentwood at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Gatewood knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 26 games -- so hopefully Brentwood likes a good challenge.
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