St. Christopher Falls to Massanutten Military Academy, 43-70, in Border League East Play

St. Christopher lost to Massanutten Military Academy 43-70 in preseason play at The Border League East, held at the Rock Hill Sports & Events Center in Rock Hill, S.C. Massanutten scored the game's first ten points and the Sentinels never led, with no lead changes and no ties recorded after the opening tip. The deciding stretch came late in the first half, when Massanutten answered a St. Christopher push with a 9-2 run and then a 10-0 run to take a 40-25 lead into the break.

St. Christopher's best sequence came early. Shreyas Mani hit a three, Sylva Okauru scored inside, and Mani hit a second three to complete an 8-0 run that pulled the Sentinels within 8-10. Massanutten regained separation with points at the line and at the rim, and St. Christopher's next answer — baskets from Kendrick Pulley and Okauru plus a Pulley free throw — trimmed the margin to 13-16 before the visitors' two longer first-half runs. A 12-2 Massanutten run in the second half built the game's largest lead of 28.

The shot chart explains much of the gap. St. Christopher shot 8-for-12 at the rim and in the paint, 1-for-4 from mid-range, and 6-for-20 from the wing and top of the arc, with no corner threes attempted. Massanutten finished 17-for-21 on paint attempts and 8-for-18 from the wing and top. Ball security also separated the halves: the Sentinels committed ten turnovers in the first half against seven Massanutten steals, then one turnover in the second half while improving from one offensive rebound to four.

Okauru led St. Christopher with 19 points in 31 minutes, going 7-for-8 on two-pointers, 1-for-1 from three and 2-for-4 at the line, with three offensive rebounds, three defensive rebounds, a block and no turnovers for a team-high efficiency rating of 23. Pulley scored 8 points with four assists in 21 minutes, hitting a three to close the first half. Brantley Jenkins played a team-high 28 minutes and scored 6 points on 2-of-5 from beyond the arc, including both of his makes during the second half. Mani scored 6 points on 2-of-2 from three in 6 minutes. Ky'Lee Fogg added 4 points with a steal and an assist, and Brodie Clifton grabbed two defensive rebounds in 18 minutes.

As a team, the Sentinels recorded seven assists and one steal and were outscored 30-18 in the second half. Massanutten finished with 18-of-22 shooting on two-pointers, 8-of-18 from three and 10-of-14 at the free throw line, with eight assists and eight steals. The event and stored final scores agree at 43-70.

St. Christopher is next scheduled to face Bulldogs (Dutchtown) on October 18, 2026.