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The American Prep WV (West Valley City, UT) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) by a score of 37-18.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
MPA	6	4	6	2	18
American Prep WV	7	7	14	9	37

Final score provided by M. Vialpando.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Merit Preparatory Academy (24-25)

American Prep WV (24-25)

Merit Preparatory Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	18	8	55	15	15
0	Kya Snyder (Fr)	8	4	13	31	31
1	Ella Jay (So)	1	0	7	0	0
3	S. Sorenson (Jr)	0	0	17	0	0
4	Tia Jenkins (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0
11	C. Petersen (Fr)	2	1	3	33	33
12	Ayla Coltharp (Sr)	5	2	11	18	18
15	Eliza Kidder (Fr)	2	1	3	33	33

American Prep WV

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	37	16	63	25	26
1	Jenneh Nahas (Fr)	0	0	2	0	0
3	Faith Parongwa (Jr)	2	1	6	17	17
20	Tabitha Hakim (Fr)	3	1	9	11	17
30	Sam Cruz (So)	15	6	15	40	40
42	Billah Soumain (Sr)	2	1	2	50	50
45	N. Manzanares (Fr)	2	1	3	33	33

Merit Preparatory Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PA	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	18	12	2	15	13	8	43	19
0	Kya Snyder (Fr)	8	1	0	4	0	4	12	33
1	Ella Jay (So)	1	0	1	6	17	0	7	0
3	S. Sorenson (Jr)	0	6	0	1	0	0	11	0
4	Tia Jenkins (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	C. Petersen (Fr)	2	0	0	2	0	1	3	33
12	Ayla Coltharp (Sr)	5	5	1	2	50	2	6	33
15	Eliza Kidder (Fr)	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	33

American Prep WV

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	37	1	15	7	4	9	44	15	48	31
1	Jenneh Nahas (Fr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
3	Faith Parongwa (Jr)	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	25
20	Tabitha Hakim (Fr)	3	1	6	17	0	0	0	0	3	0
30	Sam Cruz (So)	15	0	2	0	3	6	50	6	13	46
42	Billah Soumain (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	50
45	N. Manzanares (Fr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	33

Merit Preparatory Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	18	14	22	36	6	10	6	16	11
0	Kya Snyder (Fr)	8	8	6	14	0	1	0	3	1
1	Ella Jay (So)	1	1	5	6	1	2	1	2	2
3	S. Sorenson (Jr)	0	1	5	6	1	0	1	1	2
4	Tia Jenkins (Jr)	0	1	2	3	2	2	0	5	0
11	C. Petersen (Fr)	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
12	Ayla Coltharp (Sr)	5	1	3	4	1	4	4	3	5
15	Eliza Kidder (Fr)	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	1

American Prep WV

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	37	15	20	35	6	22	1	34	15
1	Jenneh Nahas (Fr)	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	6	3
3	Faith Parongwa (Jr)	2	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	5
11	Yulisa Ramirez (Jr)	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0
20	Tabitha Hakim (Fr)	3	3	2	5	3	2	0	3	1
30	Sam Cruz (So)	15	2	9	11	0	6	0	10	2
40	Yannine Yanez (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
42	Billah Soumain (Sr)	2	5	1	6	1	1	0	3	0
45	N. Manzanares (Fr)	2	3	2	5	0	0	0	2	1

Merit Preparatory Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	0.38	0.63	0.91	0.55
0	Kya Snyder (Fr)	0.00	0.33	1.00	0.00
1	Ella Jay (So)	0.50	1.00	1.00	0.50
3	S. Sorenson (Jr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.50
4	Tia Jenkins (Jr)	0.40	0.40	2.00	0.00
11	C. Petersen (Fr)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
12	Ayla Coltharp (Sr)	0.33	1.33	0.80	0.80
15	Eliza Kidder (Fr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

American Prep WV

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.18	0.65	1.47	0.07	21
1	Jenneh Nahas (Fr)	0.00	0.83	1.67	0.00	6
3	Faith Parongwa (Jr)	0.00	1.00	0.40	0.20	3
11	Yulisa Ramirez (Jr)	0.00	2.00	2.00	0.00	0
20	Tabitha Hakim (Fr)	1.00	0.67	2.00	0.00	4
30	Sam Cruz (So)	0.00	0.60	3.00	0.00	3
42	Billah Soumain (Sr)	0.33	0.33	1.00	0.00	1

American Prep WV's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Game Story

Utah High School Basketball - American Prep WV thwarts Merit Preparatory Academy

January 3, 2025: West Valley City, UT 84119

The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the American Prep WV Eagles (West Valley City, UT) and the visiting Merit Preparatory Academy Knights (Springville, UT), observed American Prep WV's basketball team knock off Merit Preparatory Academy by a score of 37-18.

The Eagles (1-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams (Lehi, UT). The Marauders come into the 2A Region 16 challenge with a 0-11 record. In their last challenge, Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams was knocked off by Bryce Valley (Tropic, UT), 64-9, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Knights encounter the Salt Lake Academy Griffins (Herriman, UT) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Merit Preparatory Academy will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Griffins come into the challenge with a 2-3 record after their 73-17 non-league loss to Tabiona (Tabiona, UT).

MPA @ APWV Basketball Game Info

Fri., Jan. 3, 2025 @ 5:30p

APA West Valley

The American Prep WV (West Valley City, UT) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) by a score of 37-18.

Rankings & Records

Merit Preparatory Academy (24-25)

UT	Class
134	24

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
5-10	5-6	4-6	1-4	.333	.455	423	586

American Prep WV (24-25)

UT	Class
137	27

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
3-14	3-6	3-6	0-8	.176	.333	323	671

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Merit Preparatory Academy	6.9	7.8	8.4	6.4	28.2
American Prep WV	3.3	3.4	6.7	5.7	19.0

Head-to-Head

Merit Preparatory Academy won on 12/20/2024

12/20 @ 4p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

American Prep WV 2 6 8 7 23
MPA 17 8 6 2 33

The American Prep WV (West Valley City, UT) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) by a score of 33-23.
Box score
American Prep WV won on 1/3/2025

1/3 @ 5:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

MPA 6 4 6 2 18
American Prep WV 7 7 14 9 37

The Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against American Prep WV (West Valley City, UT) by a score of 37-18.
Box score

12/20 @ 4p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
American Prep WV	2	6	8	7	23
MPA	17	8	6	2	33

Team Stat Comparison

Merit Preparatory Academy		American Prep WV
27.9	Points Per Game	14.8
29.1	Rebounds Per Game	21.9
4.7	Assists Per Game	2.4
11.5	Steals Per Game	9.0
4.9	Blocks Per Game	0.7

Team Leaders

Merit Preparatory Academy		American Prep WV	National Avg.
#14 Lizbeth Diaz11.5	Points Per Game	#25 Jahdai Espinoza6.0	4.1
#0 Kya Snyder9.8	Rebounds Per Game	#25 Jahdai Espinoza5.9	2.8
#14 Lizbeth Diaz1.6	Assists Per Game	#1 Jenneh Nahas0.7	0.9
#14 Lizbeth Diaz4.3	Steals Per Game	#1 Jenneh Nahas1.9	1.1
#14 Lizbeth Diaz3.4	Blocks Per Game	#3 Faith Parongwa0.3	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Merit Preparatory Academy	4-7		American Prep WV	2-9

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/21/24	Pinnacle	Merit Preparatory Academy	(L) 36-29	11/25/24	Pinnacle	American Prep WV	(L) 39-20
12/18/24	Intermountain Christian	Merit Preparatory Academy	(L) 54-22	12/11/24	Intermountain Christian	American Prep WV	(L) 53-5
1/24/25	Merit Preparatory Academy	Intermountain Christian	(L) 51-14	2/4/25	American Prep WV	Intermountain Christian	(L) 57-11
				2/11/25	American Prep WV	Intermountain Christian	(L) 59-21
1/7/25	Salt Lake Academy	Merit Preparatory Academy	(L) 25-17	1/17/25	American Prep WV	Salt Lake Academy	(L) 41-16
1/17/25	Freedom Prep Academy	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 35-23	1/10/25	Freedom Prep Academy	American Prep WV	(W) 23-22
2/7/25	Merit Preparatory Academy	Freedom Prep Academy	(L) 31-18
1/21/25	Vanguard Academy	Merit Preparatory Academy	(L) 56-32	12/5/24	Vanguard Academy	American Prep WV	(L) 42-23
				1/31/25	Vanguard Academy	American Prep WV	(L) 43-29
1/22/25	Wasatch Academy	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 61-27	2/6/25	Wasatch Academy	American Prep WV	(W) 50-15
1/27/25	Merit Preparatory Academy	Wasatch Academy	(W) 29-16
1/31/25	Rockwell	Merit Preparatory Academy	(L) 55-35	1/14/25	American Prep WV	Rockwell	(L) 45-5
2/4/25	Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 26-13	1/7/25	American Prep WV	Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams	(L) 24-19

Record Breakdown

Merit Preparatory Academy (24-25)		American Prep WV (24-25)
5-10	Overall	3-14
5-6	League	3-6
0-3	Non-League	0-7
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
4-7	Common Opponent	2-9
4-6	Home	3-6
1-4	Away	0-8
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-1	Playoff	0-1
5-10	In-State	3-14
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0