Basketball Recap: Central Valley Academy Extends Home Winning Streak to 15

Central Valley Academy came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Herkimer Magicians 74-52. Given the Thunder's advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Magicians are ranked 293rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Central Valley Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brayden Smalls, who went 7 of 14 en route to 17 points and six assists. Smalls' evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Luis Reitz, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 13 points and seven boards.

Smalls wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Central Valley Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.

Central Valley Academy pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.1 points per game. As for Herkimer, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5.

Central Valley Academy will welcome Oneida at 7:00 p.m. on January 24th. Central Valley Academy is facing Oneida at the right time seeing as Oneida is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Herkimer has already played their next matchup, a 41-33 win against Sherburne-Earlville on the 23rd.