Basketball Recap: Poplar Springs Sets Scoring Season-High Against Altha

Atomics

Team Score (Highest)

12/09/25 vs Altha	73
11/21/25 vs Zion Chapel	71
11/25/25 @ Northside Methodist Academy	68
11/24/25 vs Geneva County	67
12/02/25 vs Zion Chapel	65

Poplar Springs scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They took an 82-73 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Altha Wildcats. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (60), the Atomics still had to take the loss.

Poplar Springs' loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jamal Carnley, who shot 43% from the field en route to 24 points. Jakobe Jackson was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 17 points and nine rebounds.

Poplar Springs moved to 5-3 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Altha, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-3.

Poplar Springs and Altha could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. The Atomics will challenge Holmes County at 4:45 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (415 vs. 121). Meanwhile, Altha (ranked 456th) will meet Liberty County (ranked 207th) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.