After flying high against Johnson County Sports Association on Friday, King's Academy came back down to earth. The King's Academy Knights were outmatched by the North Central Texas Academy Pioneers and fell 57-26. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1256th, while the Pioneers are ranked 160th).
Everett Hollis
| 02/07/25 @ North Central Texas Academy | 80% |
| 02/07/25 vs Johnson County Sports Association | 57% |
| 02/06/25 vs Midland Texas Leadership Charter Academy | 75% |
| 02/06/25 @ Christian Home Educators | 43% |
| 02/04/25 vs Athens Christian Preparatory Academy | 47% |
| + 16 more games |
Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Everett Hollis, who posted eight points. What's more, Hollis also posted an 80% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in November of 2024. Brayden Madison was another key player, putting up eight points.
North Central Texas Academy's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kyrylo Nykyforenko, who went 5-for-10 on his way to 13 points and six rebounds. Nykyforenko is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Yan Dubois, who put up nine points and five steals.
King's Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 17-14. As for North Central Texas Academy, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 30-7.
King's Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 31-24 win against Christian Home Educators on the 7th. As for North Central Texas Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 68-50 victory against Texas Alliance of Christian Athletes on the 7th.
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