Basketball Recap: Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy Sets Scoring Season-High Against Cherryville

Gryphons

Margin (Wins)

11/21/24 @ NCSSM: Morganton	39
12/05/24 vs Bethel Christian Academy	39
12/17/24 vs Hibriten	39
12/13/24 vs Asheville T	35
01/14/25 @ Asheville T	32

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy). They blew past the Cherryville Ironmen 78-53 on Friday. The Gryphons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 22 points or more this season.

When it comes to explaining why Cherryville lost, don't look at Andron Patterson. Despite the final result, he went 7 of 13 on his way to 14 points and eight boards. Another player making a difference was Talon Dalton, who posted 11 points.

Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.6 points per game. As for Cherryville, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-16.

Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Bessemer City at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bessemer City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 71.6 points per game this season. As for Cherryville, they will face off against Shelby at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Shelby's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matchups.