Basketball Recap: Centennial Piles Up the Points Against Garces Memorial

Golden Hawks

Margin (Wins)

01/09/25 @ Garces Memorial	82
01/21/25 vs Stockdale	66
01/28/25 vs Garces Memorial	52
12/14/24 vs Frontier	45
12/07/24 vs Nevada Union	42

Centennial won the last time they faced Garces Memorial and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Centennial Golden Hawks blew past the Garces Memorial Rams 77-25. The Golden Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 23 points or more this season.

Centennial was led to victory by Laker Shaw and Ishani Reyes. Shaw went 10 for 20 en route to 24 points in addition to seven steals and six assists, while Reyes went 8 of 13 on her way to 18 points and three steals. Shaw has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 15 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Keke Shaw, who went 5 for 8 en route to 12 points and three steals.

Centennial smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 17 offensive boards in nine consecutive contests.

Centennial's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.5 points per game. As for Garces Memorial, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-20.

Centennial has already played their next game (against Bakersfield), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Garces Memorial has already played their next match, a 50-37 victory against Stockdale on the 30th.