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Merritt IslandSpace Coast
Mustangs
56
Vipers
37

The Space Coast (Cocoa, FL) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's home conference game against Merritt Island (FL) by a score of 56-37.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Merritt Island1413181156
Space Coast15128237
Final score provided by C. Coach.
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Game Stats

Merritt Island (16-17)

Merritt Island

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals5623
Ben Chitko (Sr)84
Jarid Brown (Jr)83
K. Brown (Jr)135
Liam Guthrie (Jr)114
Luke Taffer (Jr)125
Max McCray (Jr)42
Merritt Island

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals567347516
Ben Chitko (Sr)84
Jarid Brown (Jr)8221003
K. Brown (Jr)13212503
Liam Guthrie (Jr)1131
Luke Taffer (Jr)1223
Max McCray (Jr)42
Merritt Island

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals56
Ben Chitko (Sr)8
Jarid Brown (Jr)8
K. Brown (Jr)13
Liam Guthrie (Jr)11
Luke Taffer (Jr)12
Max McCray (Jr)4

Space Coast (16-17)

Space Coast has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Florida High School Basketball - Merritt Island tops Space Coast

December 21, 2016: Cocoa, FL 32927

Fans at Wednesday's league challenge between the Merritt Island Mustangs (Merritt Island, FL) and the host Space Coast Vipers (Cocoa, FL), saw Merritt Island's basketball squad knock off Space Coast by a count of 56-37.

With the victory, Merritt Island upgrades its record to 7-7 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to West Shore (Melbourne, FL) to play the in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 10. The come into the challenge with a record of 8-4.

Next up, the Vipers play the Odyssey Charter School Titans (Palm Bay, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 9. Space Coast will attempt to upgrade on its 3-9 season record. The Titans come into the challenge with a 0-7 record after their 66-42 non-league loss to Merritt Island (Merritt Island, FL).

Rankings & Records

Merritt Island (16-17)

NationalFLClass
10,47941155
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
10-151-95-75-60-2.400.1001,2751,330

Space Coast (16-17)

NationalFLClass
10,64941456
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
11-143-75-85-61-0.440.3001,3361,486

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Merritt Island		11.314.012.112.56.051.0
Space Coast		12.012.712.014.2-53.4

Head-to-Head

  • Merritt Island won on 12/21/2016
    12/21 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Merritt Island1413181156
    Space Coast15128237

    The Merritt Island (FL) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's away conference game against Space Coast (Cocoa, FL) by a score of 56-37.

    Box score
  • Space Coast won on 1/17/2017
    1/17 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Space Coast197151758
    Merritt Island525101151

    The Space Coast (Cocoa, FL) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Merritt Island (FL) by a score of 58-51.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

Merritt IslandSpace Coast
34.4Points Per Game-

Team Leaders

Merritt IslandSpace CoastNational Avg.
Nick Zervos18.1Points Per Game
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4.9

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Merritt Island9-14Space Coast9-13
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/17/16West ShoreMerritt Island(L) 61-5011/16/16West ShoreSpace Coast(W) 48-38
12/16/16West ShoreMerritt Island(W) 52-5012/12/16Space CoastWest Shore(L) 53-40
1/10/17Merritt IslandWest Shore(W) 62-352/2/17Space CoastWest Shore(W) 64-52
11/21/16SatelliteMerritt Island(L) 57-4911/29/16Space CoastSatellite(L) 55-41
1/19/17Merritt IslandSatellite(L) 53-501/25/17SatelliteSpace Coast(W) 69-67
2/8/17SatelliteSpace Coast(L) 65-53
11/22/16Merritt IslandTitusville(L) 73-3412/2/16Space CoastTitusville(L) 71-46
1/27/17TitusvilleMerritt Island(L) 82-551/10/17TitusvilleSpace Coast(L) 85-37
11/29/16Cocoa BeachMerritt Island(W) 52-381/11/17Space CoastCocoa Beach(W) 60-56
12/13/16Merritt IslandCocoa Beach(W) 51-412/4/17Space CoastCocoa Beach
11/30/16Merritt IslandRockledge(L) 61-4412/6/16Space CoastRockledge(L) 80-59
12/8/16RockledgeMerritt Island(L) 54-501/18/17RockledgeSpace Coast(L) 74-68
12/2/16CocoaMerritt Island(L) 54-4611/30/16CocoaSpace Coast(L) 72-71
12/6/16HeritageMerritt Island(W) 58-4312/8/16HeritageSpace Coast(L) 61-37
12/9/16Merritt IslandAstronaut(W) 57-5112/13/16AstronautSpace Coast(W) 67-46
12/14/16Palm BayMerritt Island(L) 64-4912/15/16Space CoastPalm Bay(W) 47-44
1/11/17Merritt IslandPalm Bay(L) 56-501/20/17Palm BaySpace Coast(L) 67-57
2/7/17Palm BayMerritt Island(L) 47-45
12/19/16Odyssey Charter SchoolMerritt Island(W) 66-421/9/17Odyssey Charter SchoolSpace Coast(W) 69-37
1/13/17Eau GallieMerritt Island(W) 69-422/1/17Space CoastEau Gallie(W) 54-50
1/20/17Merritt IslandViera(L) 66-3611/22/16VieraSpace Coast(L) 58-53
1/24/17MelbourneMerritt Island(L) 59-551/27/17Space CoastMelbourne(L) 69-32
1/31/17Merritt IslandBayside(W) 44-391/24/17BaysideSpace Coast(W) 54-47
2/2/17Merritt IslandMelbourne Central Catholic(L) 67-4411/21/16Space CoastMelbourne Central Catholic(L) 82-52

Record Breakdown

Merritt Island (16-17)

Space Coast (16-17)
10-15
Overall
11-14
1-9
League
3-7
9-5
Non-League
7-6
1-1
Head to Head
1-1
9-14
Common Opponent
9-13
5-7
Home
5-8
5-6
Away
5-6
0-2
Neutral
1-0
0-1
Playoff
0-1
10-15
In-State
11-14
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0