Basketball Recap: Sotomayor Comes Up Short

Sotomayor and Stony Point squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Sotomayor had to settle for second. They were dealt a 79-51 defeat at the hands of the Stony Point Tigers. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the WILDCATS have suffered since January 14th.

Roger Thomas

Field Goal Percentage

02/21/25 vs Stony Point	50%
02/18/25 vs Churchill	50%
02/12/25 @ Harlan	100%
02/05/25 vs Warren	71%
02/01/25 @ Taft	46%

Sotomayor's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Roger Thomas, who posted five points in addition to six boards and three steals. Thomas is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 46% in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Isaac Berry, who had seven points.

Even though they lost, Sotomayor smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive contests.

Stony Point had a senior duo take command as Uzziah Buntyn to rack up 28 points along with eight assists and six rebounds and Elijah Clemons en route to 20 points in addition to five assists and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Cruz, who earned 11 points.

Sotomayor has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 18-15 record this season. The win was the 14th in a row for Stony Point, bringing their record for this year to 31-4.

Sotomayor does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Stony Point, they will head out on the road to face off against Judson at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Stony Point knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 35 games -- so hopefully Judson likes a good challenge.