Basketball Recap: Cottage Takes a Loss

If Cottage was feeling good fresh off their 48-10 takedown of Atlanta Area School for the Deaf last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cougars fell just short of the Academe of the Oaks Firebirds by a score of 50-48 on Wednesday.

Maxwell Lagan

Points

12/17/25 vs Academe of the Oaks	33
12/11/25 @ Atlanta Area School for the Deaf	18
12/09/25 vs Cristo Rey Atlanta	20
12/04/25 vs Varsity Opponent	15

Despite the loss, Cottage still got an impressive performance from Maxwell Lagan, who dropped a double-double with 33 points and 17 rebounds. The game was Lagan's fourth in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Davis Bradley, who posted four points along with six assists, five boards, and five steals.

Judah Huckaby continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Academe of the Oaks, putting up 26 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Huckaby has scored at least a third of the Firebirds' points. Another player making a difference was Ethan Williams, who scored 18 points and five steals.

Cottage's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Academe of the Oaks, they moved to 3-7 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak.

Cottage and Academe of the Oaks will both get a bit of extra prep time before their next contests. The next time the Cougars see the court they'll take on Fulton Science Academy at 6:00 p.m. on January 7, 2026. As for Academe of the Oaks, their break will end when they face Providence Classical Christian at 7:00 p.m. on January 13, 2026.