Basketball Recap: Seton Catholic Central Skates Past Ithaca with Ease

Saints

Margin (Wins)

12/18/24 vs Susquehanna Valley	63
12/12/24 vs Waverly	50
12/20/24 @ Owego Free Academy	39
01/14/25 @ Waverly	38
02/08/25 vs Ithaca	37

Seton Catholic Central won the last time they faced Ithaca and things went their way on Saturday too. The Seton Catholic Central Saints blew past the Ithaca Little Red 88-51. The Saints have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Seton Catholic Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brian Dempsey, who went 6 for 9 en route to 15 points and six boards. What's more, Dempsey also posted a 67% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in February of 2024. Allan Eagles was another key player, going 5 of 8 to rack up 13 points and six rebounds.

Seton Catholic Central pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 84.3 points over those games. As for Ithaca, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.

Seton Catholic Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 69-50 win against Owego Free Academy on the 11th. Ithaca has also already played their next game (against Horseheads), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.