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The Butler (Matthews, NC) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Rocky River (Mint Hill, NC) by a score of 63-54.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Rocky River131915754
Butler1912112163
Final score provided by P. King.
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Game Stats

Rocky River

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals5119335861
0Shamari Johnson (Sr)18595656
3M. Houston (Sr)146106065
4Jackson Davies (Sr)00100
5Jayden Ross (Jr)10586363
23Brian Car (Jr)7356070
24Ronnie Little (Jr)2
Butler

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals6324504853
0Ashton Lawrence (Sr)211100100
1Caleb Milligan (Jr)5236783
4D. Currence (Jr)4272929
5Eli Grier (So)13475771
12Tofiq Azar (So)10100
15Terrance Badio (So)125114545
22Reece Starnes (Jr)12687575
23Aree Branch (Fr)144123342
Rocky River

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals512633111958172763
0Shamari Johnson (Sr)18010812675863
3M. Houston (Sr)14133312505771
4Jackson Davies (Sr)0010
5Jayden Ross (Jr)100100205771
23Brian Car (Jr)7111000102450
24Ronnie Little (Jr)222100
Butler

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals6351338101953193751
0Ashton Lawrence (Sr)200000011100
1Caleb Milligan (Jr)5111000001250
4D. Currence (Jr)40000002729
5Eli Grier (So)13236737432450
12Tofiq Azar (So)10101425000
15Terrance Badio (So)1202023675956
22Reece Starnes (Jr)120000006875
23Aree Branch (Fr)14263345802633
Rocky River

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals511824421172
0Shamari Johnson (Sr)186713211
1Jordan Walton (So)22422
3M. Houston (Sr)1434732
4Jackson Davies (Sr)0213
5Jayden Ross (Jr)1023521
23Brian Car (Jr)7145211
24Ronnie Little (Jr)2235
Butler

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals63152136147221
0Ashton Lawrence (Sr)23031100
1Caleb Milligan (Jr)50223100
4D. Currence (Jr)45053207
5Eli Grier (So)130222106
12Tofiq Azar (So)11231010
15Terrance Badio (So)122793103
22Reece Starnes (Jr)123470004
23Aree Branch (Fr)141451111
Rocky River

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals21
0Shamari Johnson (Sr)4
1Jordan Walton (So)3
3M. Houston (Sr)4
4Jackson Davies (Sr)1
5Jayden Ross (Jr)3
23Brian Car (Jr)3
24Ronnie Little (Jr)3
Butler

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.670.3325
0Ashton Lawrence (Sr)1.001.0000
1Caleb Milligan (Jr)3.001.0000
4D. Currence (Jr)0.430.2910
5Eli Grier (So)0.330.1700
12Tofiq Azar (So)1.000.0001
15Terrance Badio (So)1.000.3302
22Reece Starnes (Jr)0.000.0011
23Aree Branch (Fr)1.001.0001

Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Butler topples Rocky River

January 5, 2024: Matthews, NC 28105

In Friday's league outing, the Butler Bulldogs (Matthews, NC) basketball squad beat the visiting Rocky River Ravens (Mint Hill, NC), by a count of 63-54.

The Bulldogs (7-6) will now prepare for their outing against Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte, NC). The Cougars go into the 4A Southwestern outing with a 11-3 record. In their last outing, Charlotte Catholic defeated Garinger (Charlotte, NC), 75-18, in a league outing.

The Ravens now hold a 6-9 record. They play next when they host Providence for a 4A Southwestern outing on Tuesday, January 9.

Players of the Game

Rocky River (23-24)

Congratulations to #0 Shamari Johnson for being selected the Rocky River Basketball Player of the Game.

Butler (23-24)

Congratulations to #15 Terrance Badio for being selected the Butler Basketball Player of the Game.

Rocky River @ Butler Basketball Game Info

Fri., Jan. 5, 2024 @ 7:30p
The Butler (Matthews, NC) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Rocky River (Mint Hill, NC) by a score of 63-54.

Scoretracker Providers

Andy HuntBulldogs All-Star Reporter

Rankings & Records

Rocky River (23-24)

NCClass
18431
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
11-154-85-53-63-4.423.3331,6631,773

Butler (23-24)

NCClass
6914
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
20-910-28-37-45-2.690.8331,7501,507

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2Final
Rocky River
13.415.915.917.3--64.0
Butler
15.712.915.115.76.511.060.3

Head-to-Head

  • Butler won on 1/5/2024
    1/5 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Rocky River131915754
    Butler1912112163

    The Rocky River (Mint Hill, NC) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Butler (Matthews, NC) by a score of 63-54.

  • Butler won on 2/6/2024
    2/6 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Butler1522141566
    Rocky River101582053

    The Butler (Matthews, NC) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Rocky River (Mint Hill, NC) by a score of 66-53.

  • Butler won on 2/22/2024
    2/22 @ 8pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Rocky River1618121662
    Butler1520182376

    The Rocky River (Mint Hill, NC) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral conference tournament game against Butler (Matthews, NC) by a score of 76-62.

Team Stat Comparison

Rocky RiverButler
62.9Points Per Game60.3
49.6Rebounds Per Game29.5
15.5Assists Per Game13.4
11.3Steals Per Game8.9
3.4Blocks Per Game2.9

Team Leaders

Rocky RiverButlerNational Avg.
#0 Shamari Johnson15.8Points Per Game#11 Tyler Showalter21.54.9
#0 Shamari Johnson9.9Rebounds Per Game#11 Tyler Showalter8.72.6
#3 Markiest Houston3.8Assists Per Game#4 DeQuadre Currence4.51.0
#3 Markiest Houston2.2Steals Per Game#11 Tyler Showalter1.60.8
#0 Shamari Johnson1.4Blocks Per Game#11 Tyler Showalter2.00.3

Record Breakdown

Rocky River (23-24)

Butler (23-24)

11-15
Overall
20-9
5-9
League
13-2
5-6
Non-League
4-5
0-3
Head to Head
3-0
8-7
Common Opponent
13-4
5-5
Home
8-3
3-6
Away
7-4
3-4
Neutral
5-2
0-0
Playoff
1-1
8-14
In-State
20-7
3-1
Out-of-State
0-2