The Park Crossing Thunderbirds will face off against the Murphy Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Park Crossing is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 76-67 victory over Baldwin County. Given the Thunderbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Tigers are ranked 233rd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jayvion Jones
| 02/14/26 vs Baldwin County | 20 |
| 01/17/26 @ Montgomery Academy | 15 |
| 11/13/25 vs Auburn | 14 |
| 01/08/26 vs Pike Road | 13 |
| 01/13/26 vs Wetumpka | 10 |
Jayvion Jones went supernova, almost dropping a double-double with 20 points and nine rebounds. Those 20 points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Semjion Todd, who shot 88% from the field en route to 17 points and eight boards.
Park Crossing smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Murphy had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Saturday. They blew past the Phoenix 87-66. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Park Crossing's record now sits at 15-17. As for Murphy, their record is now 25-6.
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