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Independence Walnut Ridge

76ers

Scots

The Walnut Ridge (Columbus, OH) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's home conference game against Independence (Columbus, OH) by a score of 71-31.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Independence	8	6	8	9	31
Walnut Ridge	14	23	25	9	71

Final score provided by K. Jackson.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Walnut Ridge (24-25)

Independence

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts
	Team Totals	31
1	Malik Ferguson (Sr)	8
3	Oumar Sall (Sr)	4
5	Montael Davis (Sr)	11
15	Xavier Pryor (Sr)	2
22	Isaiah Streeter (Fr)	4
24	Fabian Patillo (Jr)	2

Walnut Ridge

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	71	29	68	43	48
0	Bryden Hodge (Sr)	12	5	8	63	75
1	Deon Johnson (So)	2	1	3	33	33
2	Marquis Lucas (Jr)	17	7	9	78	94
3	Jahleel Wakeel (Sr)	0	0	3	0	0
5	L. Saunders (Jr)	4	2	5	40	40
10	D. Thomas Reed (Jr)	6	2	4	50	63
15	Roman Crosby (Sr)	7	3	9	33	39
20	Maurice Hamrick (Fr)	5	2	6	33	33
22	De'Yaire Adams (Jr)	8	3	5	60	60
25	Deion Samuels (Jr)	6	2	10	20	20
30	Saliou Fiagne (Jr)	2	1	2	50	50
32	Makai Maddrey (Jr)	2	1	4	25	25

Independence

#	Athlete Name	Pts
	Team Totals	31
1	Malik Ferguson (Sr)	8
3	Oumar Sall (Sr)	4
5	Montael Davis (Sr)	11
15	Xavier Pryor (Sr)	2
22	Isaiah Streeter (Fr)	4
24	Fabian Patillo (Jr)	2

Walnut Ridge

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	71	7	18	39	6	10	60	22	50	44
0	Bryden Hodge (Sr)	12	2	2	100	0	0	0	3	6	50
1	Deon Johnson (So)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	33
2	Marquis Lucas (Jr)	17	3	4	75	0	0	0	4	5	80
3	Jahleel Wakeel (Sr)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	L. Saunders (Jr)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	40
10	D. Thomas Reed (Jr)	6	1	1	100	1	2	50	1	3	33
15	Roman Crosby (Sr)	7	1	3	33	0	0	0	2	6	33
20	Maurice Hamrick (Fr)	5	0	3	0	1	1	100	2	3	67
22	De'Yaire Adams (Jr)	8	0	1	0	2	3	67	3	4	75
25	Deion Samuels (Jr)	6	0	1	0	2	4	50	2	9	22
30	Saliou Fiagne (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	50
32	Makai Maddrey (Jr)	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	33

Independence

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts
	Team Totals	31
1	Malik Ferguson (Sr)	8
3	Oumar Sall (Sr)	4
5	Montael Davis (Sr)	11
15	Xavier Pryor (Sr)	2
22	Isaiah Streeter (Fr)	4
24	Fabian Patillo (Jr)	2

Walnut Ridge

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	71	19	15	34	8	21	1	13	10
0	Bryden Hodge (Sr)	12	2	1	3	0	2	0	1	0
1	Deon Johnson (So)	2	2	1	3	0	3	1	2	0
2	Marquis Lucas (Jr)	17	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0
3	Jahleel Wakeel (Sr)	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
5	L. Saunders (Jr)	4	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0
10	D. Thomas Reed (Jr)	6	3	2	5	0	1	0	1	2
15	Roman Crosby (Sr)	7	5	2	7	1	0	0	3	1
20	Maurice Hamrick (Fr)	5	1	1	2	1	3	0	2	1
22	De'Yaire Adams (Jr)	8	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1
25	Deion Samuels (Jr)	6	4	1	5	3	4	0	3	4
30	Saliou Fiagne (Jr)	2	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	0
32	Makai Maddrey (Jr)	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1

Misc Totals

Independence has not entered any misc totals stats.

Walnut Ridge

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.62	1.62	2.10	0.10	20
0	Bryden Hodge (Sr)	0.00	2.00	2.00	0.00	6
1	Deon Johnson (So)	0.00	1.50	3.00	1.00	3
2	Marquis Lucas (Jr)	0.00	3.00	3.00	0.00	2
3	Jahleel Wakeel (Sr)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	3
5	L. Saunders (Jr)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0
10	D. Thomas Reed (Jr)	0.00	1.00	0.50	0.00	0
15	Roman Crosby (Sr)	0.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
20	Maurice Hamrick (Fr)	0.50	1.50	3.00	0.00	1
22	De'Yaire Adams (Jr)	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	1
25	Deion Samuels (Jr)	1.00	1.33	1.00	0.00	1
30	Saliou Fiagne (Jr)	1.00	2.00	2.00	0.00	2
32	Makai Maddrey (Jr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0

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Game Story

Ohio High School Basketball - Independence routed by Walnut Ridge

January 8, 2025: Columbus, OH 43227

The Walnut Ridge Scots bounced the visiting Independence 76ers basketball squad by a final score of 71-31 in Wednesday's league outing.

Next, the Scots face the Marion-Franklin Red Devils (Columbus, OH) in a Columbus City - South outing, on Friday, January 10. Walnut Ridge will attempt to upgrade on its 8-3 season record. The Red Devils enter the outing with a 2-8 record after their 71-53 league win over Briggs (Columbus, OH).

The 76ers (0-11) will now prepare for their outing against Eastmoor Academy (Columbus, OH). The Warriors enter the Columbus City - South outing with a 2-7 record. In their last outing, Eastmoor Academy routed West (Columbus, OH), 62-49, in a league outing.

Independence @ Walnut Ridge Basketball Game Info

Wed., Jan. 8, 2025 @ 7p

The Walnut Ridge (Columbus, OH) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's home conference game against Independence (Columbus, OH) by a score of 71-31.

Rankings & Records

Independence (24-25)

OH	Div.
686	127

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
3-20	2-12	2-9	1-11	.130	.143	1,056	1,451

Walnut Ridge (24-25)

OH	Div.
142	37

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
17-7	11-3	7-3	7-1	3-3	.708	.786	1,569	1,303

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Independence	10.3	12.7	13.0	13.9	12.0	45.9
Walnut Ridge	15.9	15.8	16.5	16.9	8.0	65.4

Head-to-Head

Walnut Ridge won on 1/8/2025

1/8 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Independence 8 6 8 9 31
Walnut Ridge 14 23 25 9 71

The Independence (Columbus, OH) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's away conference game against Walnut Ridge (Columbus, OH) by a score of 71-31.
Box score
Walnut Ridge won on 1/31/2025

1/31 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Walnut Ridge - - - - 62
Independence - - - - 49

The Walnut Ridge (Columbus, OH) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Independence (Columbus, OH) by a score of 62-49.
Box score

1/31 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Walnut Ridge	-	-	-	-	62
Independence	-	-	-	-	49

Team Stat Comparison

Independence		Walnut Ridge
44.7	Points Per Game	63.1
1.4	Rebounds Per Game	27.2
0.5	Assists Per Game	11.9
0.5	Steals Per Game	12.0
0.0	Blocks Per Game	2.3

Team Leaders

Independence		Walnut Ridge	National Avg.
#0 Darren White-Tyler9.2	Points Per Game	#2 Marquis Lucas13.2	4.9
#0 Darren White-Tyler0.3	Rebounds Per Game	#15 Roman Crosby4.5	2.6
#5 Montael Davis0.4	Assists Per Game	#1 Deon Johnson3.1	1.0
#3 Oumar Sall0.1	Steals Per Game	#1 Deon Johnson2.5	0.8
#21 Abdoulaye Ndongo0.0	Blocks Per Game	#22 De'Yaire Adams0.7	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Independence	2-11		Walnut Ridge	9-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/10/24	West	Independence	(L) 51-41	1/14/25	Walnut Ridge	West	(W) 62-44
1/17/25	Independence	West	(L) 68-66	2/7/25	West	Walnut Ridge	(L) 64-58
12/13/24	Independence	Africentric Early College	(L) 67-26	12/20/24	Africentric Early College	Walnut Ridge	(L) 58-57
1/23/25	Africentric Early College	Independence	(L) 70-31	1/28/25	Walnut Ridge	Africentric Early College	(L) 68-58
12/17/24	Independence	Briggs	(L) 64-54	12/10/24	Briggs	Walnut Ridge	(W) 82-26
1/24/25	Briggs	Independence	(W) 57-49	1/17/25	Walnut Ridge	Briggs	(W) 89-54
12/20/24	Marion-Franklin	Independence	(L) 84-76	1/10/25	Marion-Franklin	Walnut Ridge	(W) 93-32
1/28/25	Independence	Marion-Franklin	(W) 59-56	2/4/25	Walnut Ridge	Marion-Franklin	(W) 81-55
1/10/25	Independence	Eastmoor Academy	(L) 62-52	12/13/24	Walnut Ridge	Eastmoor Academy	(W) 80-48
2/4/25	Eastmoor Academy	Independence	(L) 82-53	1/23/25	Eastmoor Academy	Walnut Ridge	(W) 66-52
1/14/25	South	Independence	(L) 78-52	12/17/24	Walnut Ridge	South	(W) 54-44
2/7/25	Independence	South	(L) 68-41	1/25/25	South	Walnut Ridge	(W) 63-58
2/18/25	Independence	Bishop Hartley	(L) 74-21	2/25/25	Walnut Ridge	Bishop Hartley	(L) 65-53

Record Breakdown

Independence (24-25)		Walnut Ridge (24-25)
3-20	Overall	17-7
2-12	League	11-3
1-7	Non-League	4-3
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
2-11	Common Opponent	9-4
2-9	Home	7-3
1-11	Away	7-1
0-0	Neutral	3-3
0-0	Playoff	1-1
3-20	In-State	16-7
0-0	Out-of-State	1-0