The Gillion Academy National Lions will take on the Montverde Academy Eagles in a holiday battle at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Gillion Academy National's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 games.
Gillion Academy National is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Archbishop Carroll, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Gillion Academy National was ranked third). Gillion Academy National had just enough and edged out Archbishop Carroll 75-73.
| 12/13/25 vs Archbishop Carroll | 13 |
| 12/05/25 vs Southeastern Prep Academy National | 13 |
| 12/04/25 vs Hamilton Heights Christian Academy | 17 |
| 11/29/25 vs Riviera Prep | 12 |
| 11/28/25 vs Tampa Catholic | 30 |
| + 7 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Gillion Academy National to victory, but perhaps none more so than Marcis Ponder, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Ponder is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Willie Burnett III, who shot 46% from the field to rack up 10 points in addition to seven rebounds and six assists.
Gillion Academy National smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Montverde Academy). They took down Ridge View 82-65 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Montverde Academy's win came from a few key players Gillion Academy National will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Dhani Miller, who almost dropped a double-double with 18 points and nine boards. What's more, he also posted a 70% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in January. Jayden Hodge was another key player, going 6-for-8 en route to 17 points and eight rebounds.
Gillion Academy National's record is now 10-2. As for Montverde Academy, their record now sits at 2-3.
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