Basketball Recap: Compass Charter Piles Up the Points Against Notus

Aviators

Team Score

12/16/24 vs Notus	74
12/04/24 vs Varsity Opponent	69
12/07/24 vs Horseshoe Bend	56
11/22/24 @ Victory Charter	56
11/20/24 vs North Star	54

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Compass Charter). They took their game on Monday with ease, bagging a 74-31 win over the Notus Pirates. The Aviators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 31 points or more this season.

Reanna Byers continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 12 for 22 on her way to 32 points and three steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Compass Charter's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Deasy, who posted ten points in addition to six rebounds and six steals.

Compass Charter smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in ten consecutive matches.

Notus lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Libni Vargas, who had seven points. Another player making a difference was Victoria Zamora, who put up five points.

Compass Charter pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.0 points per game. As for Notus, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Compass Charter will welcome Victory Charter at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Notus and Gem State Adventist Academy will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Notus is facing Gem State Adventist Academy at the right time seeing as Gem State Adventist Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak.