Titans
| 01/17/25 vs St. Thomas More Academy | 57-50 |
| 01/14/25 @ Thales Academy Rolesville | 59-58 |
| 01/13/25 vs Neuse Christian Academy | 63-35 |
| 01/09/25 @ Friendship Christian | 46-33 |
| 01/07/25 vs Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill | 66-48 |
| 01/04/25 vs Varsity Opponent | 61-60 |
Thales Academy Apex had won five straight games and Gradyn West did his part to make it six on Friday. The Thales Academy Apex Titans walked away with a 57-50 victory over the St. Thomas More Academy Chancellors thanks in part to West, who went 9 for 16 on his way to 26 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.
The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Rachmuth, who went 5 of 12 en route to 11 points. He has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last six times he's played.
Despite the defeat, St. Thomas More Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore JohnPaul Mack posted 24 points. That was a full 48% of St. Thomas More Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Dominic Mack was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Thales Academy Apex has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-9 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to offensive rebounds: they averaged an imposing 8.38 offensive boards in those games compared to only 8.38 in the others. As for St. Thomas More Academy, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-12.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill the next time they take the court. St. Thomas More Academy will host Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Thales Academy Apex will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on January 24th.
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