Basketball Recap: Pope John Paul II Beats Independence for Their Seventh Straight Victory

Knights

Previous Games

12/26/24 vs Independence	74-49
12/23/24 vs Father Ryan	59-54
12/21/24 vs Columbia Central	83-49
12/20/24 vs Ravenwood	72-43
12/14/24 vs Maryville	63-57
+ 2 more games

Pope John Paul II had won six straight games and Anthony Wiggins did his part to make it seven on Thursday. The Pope John Paul II Knights put the hurt on the Independence Eagles with a sharp 74-49 victory thanks in part to Wiggins, who went 9 of 15 on his way to 22 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.

The team also got some help courtesy of Osby Cavin, who posted 15 points. The game was his third in a row with at least ten points.

Pope John Paul II's win bumped their record up to 13-1. As for Independence, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.

Pope John Paul II and Independence should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings. Pope John Paul II (ranked fifth) will meet McAdory (ranked 48th) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pope John Paul II is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 70.7 points per game this season. Meanwhile, Independence (ranked 24th) will meet Cane Ridge (ranked 154th) at 7:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025.