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M.L. King Jackson

Lions M

Jaguars

The Jackson (Atlanta, GA) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against M.L. King (Lithonia, GA) by a score of 68-20.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
M.L. King	4	6	4	6	20
Jackson	27	10	14	17	68

Final score provided by R. Jackson.

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Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Jackson (24-25)

M.L. King

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	20	8	39	21	22
1	A. Kirkland (Sr)	7	2	7	29	29
2	Imani Lang (So)	0	0	5	0	0
3	Zya Taylor (Fr)	3	1	3	33	50
4	Olivia Hopkins (Jr)	0	0	4	0	0
5	Khloe Wilson (Fr)	4	2	7	29	29
11	Jamoney Hayes (Sr)	0	0	4	0	0
14	Ka'Leah Gibson (So)	0	0	2	0	0
15	K. Whittlesey (Fr)	6	3	7	43	43

Jackson

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	68	26	71	37	43
1	Aaliyah Weaver (Sr)	12	5	11	45	55
2	DeAjah Ford (So)	0	0	2	0	0
3	Cayden Cornish (Jr)	19	7	14	50	68
4	K. Williams (Jr)	14	5	15	33	37
5	Janiya McCoy (Sr)	2	1	4	25	25
10	Markayla Madden (So)	2	1	1	100	100
11	Eden Jones (Fr)	1	0	2	0	0
12	Janiyah Weaver (So)	0	0	2	0	0
14	Janise McCoy (Fr)	10	3	9	33	39
15	Shaniyah Lewis (Sr)	2	1	3	33	33
22	Journey Conley (Sr)	6	3	6	50	50
24	Kobi Chism (Jr)	0	0	2	0	0

M.L. King

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	20	1	12	8	3	6	50	7	27	26
1	A. Kirkland (Sr)	7	0	2	0	3	4	75	2	5	40
2	Imani Lang (So)	0	0	2	0				0	3	0
3	Zya Taylor (Fr)	3	1	3	33
4	Olivia Hopkins (Jr)	0	0	1	0				0	3	0
5	Khloe Wilson (Fr)	4	0	3	0				2	4	50
11	Jamoney Hayes (Sr)	0	0	1	0				0	3	0
14	Ka'Leah Gibson (So)	0							0	2	0
15	K. Whittlesey (Fr)	6				0	2	0	3	7	43

Jackson

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	68	9	17	53	7	12	58	17	54	31
1	Aaliyah Weaver (Sr)	12	2	4	50				3	7	43
2	DeAjah Ford (So)	0							0	2	0
3	Cayden Cornish (Jr)	19	5	7	71				2	7	29
4	K. Williams (Jr)	14	1	1	100	3	4	75	4	14	29
5	Janiya McCoy (Sr)	2	0	2	0				1	2	50
10	Markayla Madden (So)	2							1	1	100
11	Eden Jones (Fr)	1	0	1	0	1	2	50	0	1	0
12	Janiyah Weaver (So)	0							0	2	0
14	Janise McCoy (Fr)	10	1	2	50	3	6	50	2	7	29
15	Shaniyah Lewis (Sr)	2							1	3	33
22	Journey Conley (Sr)	6							3	6	50
24	Kobi Chism (Jr)	0							0	2	0

M.L. King

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	20	40	51	91	2	29	21	35	11
1	A. Kirkland (Sr)	7	3	6	9	2	4	2	6	3
2	Imani Lang (So)	0	3	7	10		3	2	3
3	Zya Taylor (Fr)	3		2	2		2			1
4	Olivia Hopkins (Jr)	0	2	7	9		1	1	4	1
5	Khloe Wilson (Fr)	4	2	4	6		3		7	1
11	Jamoney Hayes (Sr)	0	14	7	21		3	6	2
14	Ka'Leah Gibson (So)	0	6	6	12			2	2	1
15	K. Whittlesey (Fr)	6	3	4	7		4	1	6	3
22	Samaria Sessom (Sr)						2	1
30	C. Browning (Jr)			2	2		2	1	1
34	Taliyah Reid (Jr)		7	3	10		4	3	2
44	A. Buchanan (So)			3	3		1	2	2	1

Jackson

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
	Team Totals	68	29	15	28	2	9
1	Aaliyah Weaver (Sr)	12	1	3	4		2
2	DeAjah Ford (So)	0	4
3	Cayden Cornish (Jr)	19	2	2	4
4	K. Williams (Jr)	14	1	3	5		3
5	Janiya McCoy (Sr)	2		1			1
10	Markayla Madden (So)	2
11	Eden Jones (Fr)	1	1
12	Janiyah Weaver (So)	0	4		2	1
14	Janise McCoy (Fr)	10		3	4		2
15	Shaniyah Lewis (Sr)	2	3				1
22	Journey Conley (Sr)	6	6			1
23	Sanai Bryant (So)		1	2	5
24	Kobi Chism (Jr)	0	6	1	4

M.L. King

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.06	0.83	2.64	1.91	26
1	A. Kirkland (Sr)	0.33	0.67	1.33	0.67	3
2	Imani Lang (So)		1.00
3	Zya Taylor (Fr)			2.00		2
4	Olivia Hopkins (Jr)		0.25	1.00	1.00
5	Khloe Wilson (Fr)		0.43	3.00		3
11	Jamoney Hayes (Sr)		1.50			8
14	Ka'Leah Gibson (So)				2.00
15	K. Whittlesey (Fr)		0.67	1.33	0.33	2
22	Samaria Sessom (Sr)					4
30	C. Browning (Jr)		2.00			1
34	Taliyah Reid (Jr)		2.00			3
44	A. Buchanan (So)		0.50	1.00	2.00

Jackson

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	TF
	Team Totals	1.67	3.11	6
1	Aaliyah Weaver (Sr)	1.50	2.00
4	K. Williams (Jr)	1.00	1.67	1
5	Janiya McCoy (Sr)	1.00		2
14	Janise McCoy (Fr)	1.50	2.00	1
15	Shaniyah Lewis (Sr)			1
22	Journey Conley (Sr)			1

Game Story

Georgia High School Basketball - M.L. King trounced by Jackson

January 9, 2025: Atlanta, GA 30316

The M.L. King Lions basketball squad (Lithonia, GA), was crushed 68-20 in Thursday's league battle with the host Jackson Jaguars (Atlanta, GA)

With the victory, Jackson advances its record to 10-4 on the year. The Jaguars travel to Drew (Riverdale, GA) to meet the in a AAAA Region 4 battle on Tuesday, January 14. The enter the battle with a record of 9-4.

The Lions now own a 5-14 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Creekside for a AAAA Region 4 battle on Tuesday, January 14. M.L. King will meet a Seminoles squad coming off a 71-6 league win over Forest Park (Forest Park, GA). The Seminoles record now stands at 16-0.

M.L. King @ Jackson Basketball Game Info

Thu., Jan. 9, 2025 @ 6p

The Jackson (Atlanta, GA) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against M.L. King (Lithonia, GA) by a score of 68-20.

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Rankings & Records

M.L. King (24-25)

GA	Class
344	45

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
7-21	2-12	3-10	3-8	1-3	.250	.143	749	1,634

Jackson (24-25)

GA	Class
44	6

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
20-8	11-3	7-2	7-3	6-3	.714	.786	1,649	1,169

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
M.L. King	5.1	5.0	7.6	5.4	26.8
Jackson	14.5	13.4	14.1	16.0	58.9

Head-to-Head

Jackson won on 11/19/2024

11/19 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Jackson 24 23 13 25 85
M.L. King 2 2 7 1 12

The Jackson (Atlanta, GA) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against M.L. King (Lithonia, GA) by a score of 85-12.
Box score
Jackson won on 1/9/2025

1/9 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

M.L. King 4 6 4 6 20
Jackson 27 10 14 17 68

The M.L. King (Lithonia, GA) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Jackson (Atlanta, GA) by a score of 68-20.
Box score

11/19 @ 6p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Jackson	24	23	13	25	85
M.L. King	2	2	7	1	12

Team Stat Comparison

M.L. King		Jackson
27.4	Points Per Game	57.6
33.6	Rebounds Per Game	25.1
2.5	Assists Per Game	9.6
12.2	Steals Per Game	12.3
6.8	Blocks Per Game	3.0

Team Leaders

M.L. King		Jackson	National Avg.
#1 Aubriana Kirkland7.5	Points Per Game	#3 Cayden Cornish16.9	4.1
#11 Jamoney Hayes10.1	Rebounds Per Game	#22 Journey Conley8.8	2.8
#1 Aubriana Kirkland0.7	Assists Per Game	#5 Janiya McCoy2.7	0.9
#1 Aubriana Kirkland2.7	Steals Per Game	#3 Cayden Cornish2.8	1.1
#11 Jamoney Hayes3.2	Blocks Per Game	#12 Janiyah Weaver2.6	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
M.L. King	3-11		Jackson	11-5

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/22/24	Creekside	M.L. King	(L) 103-5	12/3/24	Jackson	Creekside	(L) 65-53
1/14/25	M.L. King	Creekside	(L) 85-12	1/17/25	Creekside	Jackson	(L) 58-38
				3/6/25	Jackson	Creekside	(L) 57-37
12/3/24	M.L. King	Midtown	(L) 84-8	12/10/24	Midtown	Jackson	(W) 63-57
1/17/25	Midtown	M.L. King	(L) 74-11	1/28/25	Jackson	Midtown	(L) 59-50
2/10/25	Midtown	M.L. King	(L) 1-0 (F)	2/13/25	Midtown	Jackson	(L) 65-59
12/6/24	M.L. King	Pace Academy	(L) 75-10	1/7/25	Jackson	Pace Academy	(W) 51-40
1/24/25	Pace Academy	M.L. King	(L) 78-22	2/4/25	Pace Academy	Jackson	(W) 65-54
				2/14/25	Pace Academy	Jackson	(W) 47-35
12/10/24	Drew	M.L. King	(L) 70-29	11/22/24	Drew	Jackson	(W) 62-34
1/28/25	M.L. King	Drew	(L) 65-33	1/14/25	Jackson	Drew	(W) 59-25
12/13/24	M.L. King	Mays	(L) 66-23	12/6/24	Mays	Jackson	(W) 64-36
1/31/25	Mays	M.L. King	(L) 70-51	1/24/25	Jackson	Mays	(W) 79-35
				2/10/25	Mays	Jackson	(W) 71-43
1/7/25	Forest Park	M.L. King	(W) 35-7	12/13/24	Jackson	Forest Park	(W) 65-6
2/4/25	M.L. King	Forest Park	(W) 37-19	1/31/25	Forest Park	Jackson	(W) 79-17
2/8/25	Forest Park	M.L. King	(W) 31-8

Record Breakdown

M M.L. King (24-25)		Jackson (24-25)
7-21	Overall	20-8
3-13	League	13-4
3-7	Non-League	0-1
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
3-11	Common Opponent	11-5
3-10	Home	7-2
3-8	Away	7-3
1-3	Neutral	6-3
0-0	Playoff	4-1
7-21	In-State	20-8
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0