St. John Paul II came into Thursday's contest having lost nine straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Pensacola Catholic Crusaders on Thursday, sneaking past 59-57. The Panthers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Crusaders, too.
| 01/30/25 vs Pensacola Catholic | 13 |
| 01/28/25 vs Munroe | 21 |
| 01/16/25 @ Godby | 19 |
| 01/15/25 vs Crossroad Academy | 21 |
| 01/14/25 @ Munroe | 21 |
Leading St. John Paul II to victory were Mario Forbes and Cruz Fontenot. Forbes dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds, while Fontenot went 6 of 14 on his way to 17 points and five assists. Forbes is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least nine every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Aaron Nixon, who posted nine points.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: St. John Paul II was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Pensacola Catholic's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Sam Quebedeaux, who earned 19 points along with five rebounds and four steals, and Donnelle Gulley, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 boards. Those 12 rebounds gave Gulley a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Derion Gould, who had four points.
St. John Paul II's victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-12. As for Pensacola Catholic, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-8.
St. John Paul II has already played their next matchup, a 60-32 defeat against Maclay on the 31st. As for Pensacola Catholic, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 73-57 win against Freeport on the 31st.
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