Basketball Recap: True North Classical Academy Comes Up Short

True North Classical Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were one points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 80-79 heartbreaker at the hands of the St. Albans Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 296th in Florida, while the Bulldogs are ranked 40th in District of Columbia).

True North Classical Academy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Quincy Douby Jr, who went 6 for 7 from beyond the arc on his way to 18 points. Boosie Swan was another key player, going 7 of 15 en route to 19 points along with seven assists and seven boards.

Titans

Assists

12/28/24 vs St. Albans	15
12/19/24 vs Sports Leadership & Management	12
12/27/24 vs Wellington	10
12/20/24 @ Martin County	10

Even though they lost, True North Classical Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

It was another big night for Jaylen Wills, who went 7 of 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 34 points and eight assists for St. Albans. The game was Wills' ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Polk, who went 8 of 14 on his way to 20 points along with five rebounds and three steals.

True North Classical Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for St. Albans, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.

True North Classical Academy and Dwyer will round out the year against one another at at 10:15 a.m. on Monday. Dwyer knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully True North Classical Academy likes a good challenge. As for St. Albans, they will venture away from home to take on Providence Day at 1:15 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in St. Albans' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.