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The Lamar (Meridian, MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Park Place Christian Academy (Pearl, MS) by a score of 61-39.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
PPCA	4	7	15	13	39
Lamar	18	21	12	10	61

Final score provided by T. Olaleye.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Park Place Christian Academy (24-25)

Park Place Christian Academy has not entered stats for this game.

Lamar (24-25)

Lamar

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	60	24	61	39	43
1	Khari Towner (So)	0	0	2	0	0
2	Tucker Dunn (Jr)	0	0	2	0	0
3	J. Whitcomb (Jr)	14	6	13	46	50
4	Jeremy Booker (So)	3	1	2	50	50
10	Kris Booker (Sr)	6	2	8	25	38
15	Salone Elliott (Sr)	13	4	12	33	38
22	Hamp Haarala (Fr)	0	0	1	0	0
23	Pace Sparks (Sr)	4	1	4	25	25
32	Zion Huggins (Sr)	20	10	17	59	59

Lamar

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	60	4	20	20	8	18	44	20	41	49
1	Khari Towner (So)	0							0	2	0
2	Tucker Dunn (Jr)	0	0	2	0
3	J. Whitcomb (Jr)	14	1	4	25	1	2	50	5	9	56
4	Jeremy Booker (So)	3	0	1	0	1	2	50	1	1	100
10	Kris Booker (Sr)	6	2	8	25
15	Salone Elliott (Sr)	13	1	5	20	4	8	50	3	7	43
22	Hamp Haarala (Fr)	0							0	1	0
23	Pace Sparks (Sr)	4				2	4	50	1	4	25
32	Zion Huggins (Sr)	20				0	2	0	10	17	59

Lamar

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	PF
	Team Totals	60	15	24	39	11	13	15	14
1	Khari Towner (So)	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	2
2	Tucker Dunn (Jr)	0		1	1	1		1
3	J. Whitcomb (Jr)	14	2	5	7	1	1	5	2
4	Jeremy Booker (So)	3	1		1	1	2	2	4
10	Kris Booker (Sr)	6	1	1	2	1	3		1
15	Salone Elliott (Sr)	13		6	6	5	4	2	3
22	Hamp Haarala (Fr)	0						1
23	Pace Sparks (Sr)	4	3	3	6
32	Zion Huggins (Sr)	20	7	7	14		2	3	2

Lamar

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	0.73	0.87	0.93	3	4
1	Khari Towner (So)	2.00	1.00	0.50
2	Tucker Dunn (Jr)	1.00
3	J. Whitcomb (Jr)	0.20	0.20	0.50
4	Jeremy Booker (So)	0.50	1.00	0.50	1	1
10	Kris Booker (Sr)			3.00		2
15	Salone Elliott (Sr)	2.50	2.00	1.33	1
23	Pace Sparks (Sr)				1	1
32	Zion Huggins (Sr)		0.67	1.00

Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Lamar triumphant over Park Place Christian Academy

January 3, 2025: Meridian, MS 39305

The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Lamar Raiders (Meridian, MS) and the visiting Park Place Christian Academy Crusaders (Pearl, MS), observed Lamar's basketball team overwhelm Park Place Christian Academy by a score of 61-39.

The Raiders (4-11) will now prepare for their challenge against Wayne Academy (Waynesboro, MS). The Jaguars come into the MAIS 5A District 2 challenge with a 10-5 record. In their last challenge, Wayne Academy was routed by Presbyterian Christian (Hattiesburg, MS), 63-25, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Crusaders encounter the Leake Academy Rebels (Madden, MS) in a MAIS 5A District 2 challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Park Place Christian Academy will attempt to improve on its 3-12 season record. The Rebels come into the challenge with a 12-6 record after their 42-41 league loss to Simpson Academy (Mendenhall, MS).

PPCA @ Lamar Basketball Game Info

Fri., Jan. 3, 2025 @ 7:30p

The Lamar (Meridian, MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Park Place Christian Academy (Pearl, MS) by a score of 61-39.

Rankings & Records

Park Place Christian Academy (24-25)

MS	Class
226	15

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
9-19	3-7	5-8	3-7	1-4	.321	.300	1,268	1,550

Lamar (24-25)

MS	Class
215	14

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
7-16	4-6	5-7	1-9	1-0	.304	.400	1,013	1,215

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Park Place Christian Academy	8.3	10.0	10.7	8.4	45.3
Lamar	11.4	11.5	9.9	12.0	44.0

Head-to-Head

Lamar won on 1/3/2025

1/3 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

PPCA 4 7 15 13 39
Lamar 18 21 12 10 61

The Park Place Christian Academy (Pearl, MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Lamar (Meridian, MS) by a score of 61-39.
Box score
Park Place Christian Academy won on 1/20/2025

1/20 @ 6:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Lamar - - - - 43
PPCA - - - - 55

The Lamar (Meridian, MS) varsity basketball team lost Monday's away conference game against Park Place Christian Academy (Pearl, MS) by a score of 55-43.
Box score
Park Place Christian Academy won on 1/28/2025

1/28 @ 7:45p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

PPCA - - - - 50
Lamar - - - - 37

The Park Place Christian Academy (Pearl, MS) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference tournament game against Lamar (Meridian, MS) by a score of 50-37.
Box score

1/20 @ 6:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Lamar	-	-	-	-	43
PPCA	-	-	-	-	55

1/28 @ 7:45p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
PPCA	-	-	-	-	50
Lamar	-	-	-	-	37

Team Stat Comparison

Park Place Christian Academy		Lamar
-	Points Per Game	40.1
-	Rebounds Per Game	20.7
-	Assists Per Game	7.4
-	Steals Per Game	5.1
-	Blocks Per Game	0.5

Team Leaders

Park Place Christian Academy		Lamar	National Avg.
-	Points Per Game	#3 Jackson Whitcomb10.4	4.9
-	Rebounds Per Game	#10 Jalin Trotter6.0	2.6
-	Assists Per Game	#15 Salone Elliott3.8	1.0
-	Steals Per Game	#10 Jalin Trotter1.0	0.8
-	Blocks Per Game	#32 Zion Huggins0.3	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Park Place Christian Academy	2-11		Lamar	3-8

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/11/24	Park Place Christian Academy	Copiah Academy	(L) 65-41	11/12/24	Lamar	Copiah Academy	(L) 41-36
11/18/24	Starkville Academy	Park Place Christian Academy	(L) 49-30	11/26/24	Lamar	Starkville Academy	(L) 46-43
12/2/24	Simpson Academy	Park Place Christian Academy	(L) 79-37	12/3/24	Lamar	Simpson Academy	(L) 68-33
1/17/25	Park Place Christian Academy	Simpson Academy	(L) 69-28	1/14/25	Simpson Academy	Lamar	(L) 65-40
1/30/25	Park Place Christian Academy	Simpson Academy	(L) 65-29
12/10/24	Park Place Christian Academy	Leake Academy	(L) 57-23	12/13/24	Leake Academy	Lamar	(W) 63-61
1/7/25	Leake Academy	Park Place Christian Academy	(L) 54-44	1/11/25	Lamar	Leake Academy	(L) 63-39
12/13/24	East Rankin Academy	Park Place Christian Academy	(W) 69-50	1/17/25	East Rankin Academy	Lamar	(W) 60-32
1/10/25	Park Place Christian Academy	East Rankin Academy	(W) 60-57	1/23/25	Lamar	East Rankin Academy	(W) 67-31
12/19/24	Park Place Christian Academy	Wayne Academy	(L) 49-32	12/10/24	Wayne Academy	Lamar	(L) 57-41
1/14/25	Wayne Academy	Park Place Christian Academy	(L) 47-38	1/7/25	Lamar	Wayne Academy	(L) 68-53
2/1/25	Park Place Christian Academy	Wayne Academy	(L) 61-29
2/4/25	Park Place Christian Academy	Heritage Academy	(L) 73-38	11/21/24	Heritage Academy	Lamar	(L) 69-46

Record Breakdown

Park Place Christian Academy (24-25)		Lamar (24-25)
9-19	Overall	7-16
4-9	League	4-7
4-8	Non-League	3-9
2-1	Head to Head	1-2
2-11	Common Opponent	3-8
5-8	Home	5-7
3-7	Away	1-9
1-4	Neutral	1-0
0-1	Playoff	0-0
9-19	In-State	7-16
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0