Cathedral Academy vs. St. John’s Christian Academy

After Thursday night’s non-region matchup between Cathedral Academy and St. John’s Christian Academy, the two SCISA 1A participants will have only non-region game each remaining prior to the conclusion of the 2021-22 regular season later this month. This non-region matchup was staunchly all Generals as head coach Chris Pouyat’s team claimed an emphatic 70-37 victory over head coach Aaron Johnson’s Cavaliers. Prep Girls Hoops was on site at the St. Johns’s Christian Academy campus in Moncks Corner for Thursday evening’s contest. Here are a few notes and takeaways to consider after the game. <em><strong>A Promising Start …</strong></em> If one had to judge how the game would conclude by how it began, it would have boded well for the homestanding Cavaliers. St. John’s Christian Academy raced out to an early 11-1 lead that was fueled primarily by the Cavaliers ability to sink its 3-point shots. St. John’s Christian Academy sank four triples in the first quarter and went the rest of the game without a made shot from downtown until late in the fourth quarter. That opening stanza was also when Cathedral Academy began blazing what would be a ferocious comeback trail as that 11-1 deficit was trimmed down to two at the end of the first half when the Cavaliers’ lead was only 16-14. <em><strong>A Thin Bench …</strong></em> Cathedral Academy was barely able to field enough players to put together a starting five, but was operating with a very thin bench as the lone player on said bench was <strong>Lauryn LaCoss</strong> (2025). LaCoss managed to score four points – all of which occurred in the second half after the game was already put well out of reach. <em><strong>November 30</strong></em> This was the last time these two teams met up and it also resulted in a Generals victory as Cathedral Academy defended its home court by virtue of a 54-24 win over St. John’s Christian Academy. <em><strong>Primetime Performers</strong></em> Leading all scorers was <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="185223" first="Jalyn" last="Almeida"]</strong> (2024) with 20 points. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-384163" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/02/E94B3580-672D-4AD0-BA5A-D77EA75210AF.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="258010" first="Matti" last="Riddick"]</strong> (2022) looks to be closing her high school career on the right foot as she added 19 points to the Cathedral Academy cause. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-384159" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/02/A70F1DA9-A71B-461D-ABED-9BE815846844.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="315513" first="Claire" last="Griffin"]</strong> (2024) scored 15 points and particularly led the Generals’ early scoring binge along with Almeida. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-384160" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/02/04A13E22-5737-4D52-B5F6-BBD45EEA2E06.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /> The Generals were also the beneficiary of a big game from <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="257989" first="Paige" last="Pouyat"]</strong> (2026) who chimed in with 14. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-384158" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/02/0C4C2EE6-A9B5-48FC-AD30-64EEB8CB09B8.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /> For the Cavaliers, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="258138" first="Ashton" last="Wyndham"]</strong> led all point-getters for the home team having scored nine points. Seven of those nine happened in the second half. <strong>Laurel Poston</strong> (2022) as well as <strong>Taylor Douet</strong> (2024) each added six points. <em><strong>Records</strong></em> Cathedral Academy comes away from Thursday evening’s get-together at 15-6 while St. John’s Christian Academy’s mark falls to 13-9. Within their respective regions, the Generals have won both of its games within Region 3-A competition and the Cavaliers have gone 5-3 when up against regional opponents. The Generals have won eight of its last nine games. St. John’s Christian is 3-3 in its last six games, but 6-3 in its previous nine times on the court. <em><strong>Up Next</strong></em> The Cavaliers will have to shake off Thursday night’s loss and return to the court the following evening as they host Holly Hill Academy. The Generals will sit idle until Tuesday when it returns home to host Faith Christian. Cathedral Academy has three games left on its regular season slate while St. John’s Christian Academy still has five games left to play.