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Merit Preparatory AcademyUMAHF

Knights
43
Thunderbirds
39

The Utah Military Academy - Hill Field (Riverdale, UT) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) by a score of 43-39.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
MPA101810543
UMAHF71511639
Final score provided by W. Barnard.
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Game Stats

Merit Preparatory Academy (24-25)

UMAHF (24-25)

Merit Preparatory Academy

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals4315374153
1Cruz Steinman (Sr)115124246
2Michigan Draper (Sr)12494467
11Ayden Martinez (Sr)14485075
12Miles Petersen (Jr)4171414
15Davey Chase (So)211100100
UMAHF

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals3716802020
1Mason Jones (Jr)4191111
3Ryan Wankier (So)115143636
20Quinlan Ekberg (Sr)115222323
23Kelton Neal (So)00200
24Papataia Owda (Jr)73191616
33Lloyd Andersen (Sr)21101010
44Ian Patino (Jr)2142525
Merit Preparatory Academy

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals4392339485061443
1Cruz Steinman (Sr)1115200104757
2Michigan Draper (Sr)124757020
11Ayden Martinez (Sr)1447572367010
12Miles Petersen (Jr)404024501333
15Davey Chase (So)211100
UMAHF

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals37020052421166027
1Mason Jones (Jr)4030221001617
3Ryan Wankier (So)11010125051338
20Quinlan Ekberg (Sr)11030112851926
23Kelton Neal (So)0020
24Papataia Owda (Jr)7060161731323
33Lloyd Andersen (Sr)20501520
44Ian Patino (Jr)20201425
Merit Preparatory Academy

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals43627331314
1Cruz Steinman (Sr)1114512
2Michigan Draper (Sr)1212367
3Alex Bills (Sr)11
11Ayden Martinez (Sr)141451
12Miles Petersen (Jr)41131432
13A. Steinman (So)111
15Davey Chase (So)21
20P. Sutherland (Sr)11
22Erick Bedolla (Sr)11
24Drexton Hardy (Sr)2212
UMAHF

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals37293362711315
1Mason Jones (Jr)425737
3Ryan Wankier (So)11671341
20Quinlan Ekberg (Sr)111314271332
23Kelton Neal (So)011
24Papataia Owda (Jr)7325222
33Lloyd Andersen (Sr)232522
44Ian Patino (Jr)2235

Misc Totals

Merit Preparatory Academy has not entered any misc totals stats.
UMAHF

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.470.73
1Mason Jones (Jr)0.43
3Ryan Wankier (So)4.00
20Quinlan Ekberg (Sr)0.501.50
23Kelton Neal (So)1.00
24Papataia Owda (Jr)1.001.00
33Lloyd Andersen (Sr)1.00

Game Story

Utah High School Basketball - Merit Preparatory Academy sneaks past Utah Military Academy - Hill Field

January 14, 2025: Riverdale, UT 84405

The Merit Preparatory Academy Knights (Springville, UT) basketball edged the host Utah Military Academy - Hill Field Thunderbirds (Riverdale, UT), 42-38 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Knights now possess a 10-4 record. They play next when they host Freedom Prep Academy for a 2A Region 16 bout on Friday, January 17. Merit Preparatory Academy will play a Eagles team coming off a 70-44 league loss to Salt Lake Academy (Herriman, UT). The Eagles record now stands at 5-10.

With the loss, Utah Military Academy - Hill Field falls to 5-9 on the campaign. The Thunderbirds host Vanguard Academy (West Valley City, UT) to play the Valiant in a 2A Region 16 bout on Wednesday, January 15. The Valiant go into the bout with a record of 2-2. Vanguard Academy lost 71-53 in their recent league bout against Rockwell (Eagle Mountain, UT)

Players of the Game

Merit Preparatory Academy (24-25)

Congratulations to #2 Michigan Draper for being selected the Merit Preparatory Academy Basketball Player of the Game.

UMAHF (24-25)

Congratulations to #20 Quinlan Ekberg for being selected the Utah Military Academy - Hill Field Basketball Player of the Game.

MPA @ UMAHF Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 14, 2025 @ 5p
UMA - Hillfield
The Utah Military Academy - Hill Field (Riverdale, UT) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) by a score of 43-39.

Rankings & Records

Merit Preparatory Academy (24-25)

UTClass
12419
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
16-87-29-34-43-1.667.7781,6801,182

UMAHF (24-25)

UTClass
13525
OverallRegionHomeAwayWin %Region %PFPA
9-134-54-75-6.409.4441,2051,400

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Merit Preparatory Academy		15.618.020.814.670.0
UMAHF		13.415.615.711.654.8

Team Stat Comparison

Merit Preparatory AcademyUMAHF
70.0Points Per Game34.0
35.1Rebounds Per Game26.3
15.6Assists Per Game6.5
19.0Steals Per Game6.4
2.7Blocks Per Game2.3

Team Leaders

Merit Preparatory AcademyUMAHFNational Avg.
#1 Cruz Steinman16.8Points Per Game#20 Quinlan Ekberg18.44.9
#11 Ayden Martinez6.9Rebounds Per Game#20 Quinlan Ekberg12.72.6
#2 Michigan Draper5.5Assists Per Game#24 Papataia Owda3.31.0
#2 Michigan Draper5.4Steals Per Game#24 Papataia Owda3.00.8
#12 Miles Petersen0.8Blocks Per Game#20 Quinlan Ekberg1.80.2

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Merit Preparatory Academy11-4UMAHF7-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/19/24Merit Preparatory AcademyTelos(W) 82-2012/11/24Utah Military Academy - Hill FieldTelos(W) 80-59
1/10/25TelosMerit Preparatory Academy(W) 100-261/8/25TelosUtah Military Academy - Hill Field(W) 68-30
11/21/24PinnacleMerit Preparatory Academy(W) 85-5312/17/24Utah Military Academy - Hill FieldPinnacle(W) 63-54
12/21/24PinnacleMerit Preparatory Academy(W) 78-36
11/26/24Merit Preparatory AcademyDraper APA(L) 63-4112/6/24Utah Military Academy - Hill FieldDraper APA(L) 86-41
1/3/25Merit Preparatory AcademyAmerican Prep WV(W) 68-661/24/25American Prep WVUtah Military Academy - Hill Field(L) 76-57
2/15/25American Prep WVMerit Preparatory Academy(L) 73-58
1/7/25Salt Lake AcademyMerit Preparatory Academy(W) 71-441/28/25Utah Military Academy - Hill FieldSalt Lake Academy(W) 57-54
2/12/25Salt Lake AcademyMerit Preparatory Academy(W) 70-31
1/17/25Freedom Prep AcademyMerit Preparatory Academy(W) 74-291/21/25Utah Military Academy - Hill FieldFreedom Prep Academy(W) 76-53
2/7/25Merit Preparatory AcademyFreedom Prep Academy(W) 72-44
1/21/25Vanguard AcademyMerit Preparatory Academy(W) 68-421/15/25Vanguard AcademyUtah Military Academy - Hill Field(W) 71-52
2/7/25Utah Military Academy - Hill FieldVanguard Academy(L) 61-52
1/24/25Merit Preparatory AcademyIntermountain Christian(L) 64-501/7/25Intermountain ChristianUtah Military Academy - Hill Field(L) 77-73
1/31/25RockwellMerit Preparatory Academy(L) 83-532/4/25Utah Military Academy - Hill FieldRockwell(L) 89-46
2/12/25Utah Military Academy - Hill FieldRockwell(L) 78-38
2/4/25Utah Military Academy - Camp WilliamsMerit Preparatory Academy(W) 93-411/17/25Utah Military Academy - Camp WilliamsUtah Military Academy - Hill Field(W) 66-30

Record Breakdown

Merit Preparatory Academy (24-25)

UMAHF (24-25)
16-8
Overall
9-13
7-2
League
4-5
5-4
Non-League
5-7
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
11-4
Common Opponent
7-6
9-3
Home
4-7
4-4
Away
5-6
3-1
Neutral
0-0
1-1
Playoff
0-1
15-7
In-State
9-13
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0