Bell lost against Coolidge back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Bell Griffins were outmatched by the Coolidge Colts and fell 73-11. While losing is never fun, the Griffins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' District of Columbia basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Colts are ranked fifth).
Jakari Graham was Bell's leading scorer, having posted seven points. Cire Wilson held things down on the boards with 11 rebounds. Kwali Moorer took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Quintin Cooper was his usual excellent self, going 15 of 22 on his way to 33 points for Coolidge. That's the most points Cooper has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Makiah Gray, who posted ten points.
Bell has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season. As for Coolidge, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Bell didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 77-51 defeat against Ron Brown on the 10th. As for Coolidge, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 55-22 victory against Woodson on the 10th.
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