Basketball Recap: Jada Brown's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Quincy over Millard North

After flying high against Geneseo last Thursday, Quincy came back down to earth. The Quincy Blue Devils took a 56-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Millard North Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 62nd in Illinois, while the Mustangs are ranked fifth in Nebraska).

Quincy lost on Saturday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jada Brown, who went 8 of 14 on her way to 20 points and eight rebounds. Brown has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Khloe Nicholson, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.

Millard North was led to victory by Sara Harley and Izzie Galligan. Harley posted 18 points, while Galligan earned 11 points in addition to five boards and three steals. That's the most points Harley has posted since back in January of 2024. Clara Welker was another key player, putting up ten points and three steals.

Quincy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-8 record this season. As for Millard North, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 14-2.

Quincy has already played their next game, a 55-54 victory against Galesburg on the 30th. As for Millard North, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 53-43 win against Marian on the 30th.