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The Independence (Charlotte, NC) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against East Mecklenburg (Charlotte, NC) by a score of 57-54.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
East Mecklenburg	9	15	14	16	54
Independence	17	9	15	16	57

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Independence (23-24)

East Mecklenburg

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	54	22	42	52	58
0	Derrick Rupert (Jr)	3	1	2	50	50
1	Bryson Heath (Sr)	8	3	10	30	30
2	Vance Johnson (Jr)	9	3	9	33	50
3	James Mciver (Jr)	8	3	3	100	100
4	Ahmari Hicks (Jr)	17	8	11	73	77
5	Jordan Buzzard (So)	9	4	7	57	64

Independence

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	157	57	20	48	42	48
1	Tosh Alberga (Sr)	22	11	4	6	67	67
2	Kolbe Johnson (Sr)	23	11	5	12	42	42
3	Yancey Thomason (Sr)	29	10	3	8	38	50
4	Kameron Jasper (Sr)	30	4	0	5	0	0
10	Z. Bosley-Slade (Sr)	8	2	1	4	25	25
12	Kaleb Jasper (Jr)	26	11	4	7	57	79
22	Nick Barnes (Jr)	1		0	0
23	Jaxson Neely (So)	14	8	3	5	60	70
33	Lusemo Macharia (Fr)	4		0	1	0	0

East Mecklenburg

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	54	5	14	36	5	8	63	17	28	61
0	Derrick Rupert (Jr)	3	0	0	0	1	2	50	1	2	50
1	Bryson Heath (Sr)	8	0	2	0	2	4	50	3	8	38
2	Vance Johnson (Jr)	9	3	7	43	0	0	0	0	2	0
3	James Mciver (Jr)	8	0	0	0	2	2	100	3	3	100
4	Ahmari Hicks (Jr)	17	1	2	50	0	0	0	7	9	78
5	Jordan Buzzard (So)	9	1	3	33	0	0	0	3	4	75

Independence

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	157	57	6	21	29	11	17	65	14	27	52
1	Tosh Alberga (Sr)	22	11	0	0	0	3	5	60	4	6	67
2	Kolbe Johnson (Sr)	23	11	0	1	0	1	2	50	5	11	45
3	Yancey Thomason (Sr)	29	10	2	6	33	2	2	100	1	2	50
4	Kameron Jasper (Sr)	30	4	0	4	0	4	7	57	0	1	0
10	Z. Bosley-Slade (Sr)	8	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
12	Kaleb Jasper (Jr)	26	11	3	5	60	0	0	0	1	2	50
22	Nick Barnes (Jr)	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Jaxson Neely (So)	14	8	1	2	50	1	1	100	2	3	67
33	Lusemo Macharia (Fr)	4		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

East Mecklenburg

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
	Team Totals	54	7	19	26	11	1	2	11
0	Derrick Rupert (Jr)	3	1	2	3	1	0	0	1
1	Bryson Heath (Sr)	8	0	4	4	7	0	0	3
2	Vance Johnson (Jr)	9	1	1	2	1	1	0	2
3	James Mciver (Jr)	8	2	2	4	0	0	0	2
4	Ahmari Hicks (Jr)	17	1	1	2	1	0	0	3
5	Jordan Buzzard (So)	9	2	7	9	1	0	2	0
10	I. Ramirez-Toro (So)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
15	Joseph Trosch (Jr)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0

Independence

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	PF
	Team Totals	157	57	10	13	23	14	5	7	9
1	Tosh Alberga (Sr)	22	11	3	4	7	1	0	1	4
2	Kolbe Johnson (Sr)	23	11	2	1	3	0	1	0	1
3	Yancey Thomason (Sr)	29	10	1	2	3	3	0	1	2
4	Kameron Jasper (Sr)	30	4	0	2	2	7	0	1	0
10	Z. Bosley-Slade (Sr)	8	2	0	0		0	0	0	1
12	Kaleb Jasper (Jr)	26	11	0	4	4	3	3	2	0
22	Nick Barnes (Jr)	1		0	0		0	0	1	0
23	Jaxson Neely (So)	14	8	2	0	2	0	1	1	1
33	Lusemo Macharia (Fr)	4		2	0	2	0	0	0	0

East Mecklenburg

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	1.00	0.09	2	6
0	Derrick Rupert (Jr)	1.00	0.00	1	1
1	Bryson Heath (Sr)	2.33	0.00	0	2
2	Vance Johnson (Jr)	0.50	0.50	0	1
4	Ahmari Hicks (Jr)	0.33	0.00	1	1
5	Jordan Buzzard (So)	1.00	0.00	0	1

Independence

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Chr
	Team Totals	2.00	0.71	0.56	1
1	Tosh Alberga (Sr)	1.00	0.00	0.00
2	Kolbe Johnson (Sr)	0.00	1.00	1.00
3	Yancey Thomason (Sr)	3.00	0.00	0.00
4	Kameron Jasper (Sr)	7.00	0.00	0.00	1
12	Kaleb Jasper (Jr)	1.50	1.50	3.00
23	Jaxson Neely (So)	0.00	1.00	1.00

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Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - East Mecklenburg can't hold off Independence

February 9, 2024: Charlotte, NC 28227

The Independence Patriots basketball team scored 57 points and held the visiting East Mecklenburg Eagles to 54 in the Patriots league triumph on Friday.

The Patriots now sport a 17-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Rocky River for a 4A Southwestern contest on Tuesday, February 13. Independence will battle a Ravens team coming off a 67-50 league loss to Providence (Charlotte, NC). The Ravens record now stands at 9-13.

The Eagles (11-11) will now prepare for their contest against Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte, NC). The Cougars enter the 4A Southwestern contest with a 15-8 record. In their last contest, Charlotte Catholic was nudged by Butler (Matthews, NC), 58-46, in a league contest.

Players of the Game

East Mecklenburg (23-24)

East Mecklenburg has not selected any Players of the Game.

Independence (23-24)

Congratulations to #12 Kaleb Jasper for being selected the Independence Basketball Player of the Game.

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EMHS @ Independence Basketball Game Info

Fri., Feb. 9, 2024 @ 7:30p

The Independence (Charlotte, NC) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against East Mecklenburg (Charlotte, NC) by a score of 57-54.

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East Mecklenburg (23-24)

NC	Class
155	28

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
14-13	5-7	6-6	6-5	2-2	.519	.417	1,534	1,446

Independence (23-24)

NC	Class
47	8

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
20-9	11-1	11-1	7-2	2-6	.690	.917	1,635	1,363

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
East Mecklenburg	14.1	11.4	15.6	14.2	56.8
Independence	11.9	12.6	15.3	15.4	56.4

Head-to-Head

East Mecklenburg won on 12/30/2023

12/30 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final F

Independence 8 17 16 9 50 ✓
East Mecklenburg 7 8 10 9 34

The Independence (Charlotte, NC) varsity basketball team lost by forfeit in Saturday's neutral tournament game against East Mecklenburg (Charlotte, NC).
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Independence won on 1/10/2024

1/10 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Independence 4 11 11 18 44
East Mecklenburg 6 8 9 16 39

The Independence (Charlotte, NC) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's away conference game against East Mecklenburg (Charlotte, NC) by a score of 44-39.
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Independence won on 2/9/2024

2/9 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

East Mecklenburg 9 15 14 16 54
Independence 17 9 15 16 57

The East Mecklenburg (Charlotte, NC) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Independence (Charlotte, NC) by a score of 57-54.
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Independence won on 2/22/2024

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East Mecklenburg 14 11 13 5 43
Independence 9 11 17 8 45

The East Mecklenburg (Charlotte, NC) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral conference tournament game against Independence (Charlotte, NC) by a score of 45-43.
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12/30 @ 6p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	F
Independence	8	17	16	9	50	✓
East Mecklenburg	7	8	10	9	34

1/10 @ 7:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Independence	4	11	11	18	44
East Mecklenburg	6	8	9	16	39

2/22 @ 5p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
East Mecklenburg	14	11	13	5	43
Independence	9	11	17	8	45

Team Stat Comparison

East Mecklenburg		Independence
56.8	Points Per Game	56.4
25.0	Rebounds Per Game	28.3
10.1	Assists Per Game	12.0
6.0	Steals Per Game	9.8
2.8	Blocks Per Game	5.2

Team Leaders

East Mecklenburg		Independence	National Avg.
#4 Ahmari Hicks16.0	Points Per Game	#3 Yancey Thomason9.8	4.9
#5 Jordan Buzzard8.4	Rebounds Per Game	#1 Tosh Alberga6.7	2.6
#1 Bryson Heath3.6	Assists Per Game	#4 Kameron Jasper4.1	1.0
#1 Bryson Heath2.0	Steals Per Game	#1 Tosh Alberga1.6	0.8
#5 Jordan Buzzard1.9	Blocks Per Game	#1 Tosh Alberga3.6	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
East Mecklenburg	7-5		Independence	10-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/25/23	Porter Ridge	East Mecklenburg	(W) 88-47	12/4/23	Independence	Porter Ridge	(W) 54-27
12/8/23	East Mecklenburg	Rocky River	(W) 53-51	1/16/24	Independence	Rocky River	(W) 64-55
1/26/24	Rocky River	East Mecklenburg	(L) 66-58	2/13/24	Rocky River	Independence	(W) 87-62
12/12/23	Garinger	East Mecklenburg	(W) 89-50	12/15/23	Independence	Garinger	(W) 61-22
1/30/24	East Mecklenburg	Garinger	(W) 71-41	2/2/24	Garinger	Independence	(W) 85-24
12/15/23	East Mecklenburg	Butler	(L) 48-45	1/19/24	Butler	Independence	(W) 52-41
2/2/24	Butler	East Mecklenburg	(L) 60-39	2/16/24	Independence	Butler	(W) 39-37
				2/23/24	Butler	Independence	(L) 54-52
1/16/24	Charlotte Catholic	East Mecklenburg	(L) 70-58	12/12/23	Charlotte Catholic	Independence	(W) 59-45
2/13/24	East Mecklenburg	Charlotte Catholic	(L) 58-51	1/30/24	Independence	Charlotte Catholic	(L) 63-39
1/19/24	East Mecklenburg	Providence	(W) 55-38	1/5/24	Providence	Independence	(W) 56-32
2/16/24	Providence	East Mecklenburg	(W) 58-44	2/6/24	Independence	Providence	(W) 61-40
2/20/24	Providence	East Mecklenburg	(W) 58-47

Record Breakdown

East Mecklenburg (23-24)		Independence (23-24)
14-13	Overall	20-9
6-8	League	12-2
5-2	Non-League	6-3
1-3	Head to Head	3-1
7-5	Common Opponent	10-2
6-6	Home	11-1
6-5	Away	7-2
2-2	Neutral	2-6
0-1	Playoff	2-1
13-13	In-State	17-6
1-0	Out-of-State	3-3