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The Grace Christian (Huntington, WV) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral conference game against Mercer Christian Academy (Princeton, WV) by a score of 51-47.

Game Details: WVCEA Basketball Tournament - Championship

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
MCA----47
Grace Christian----51
Final score provided by R. Buck.
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Game Stats

Mercer Christian Academy

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals1614719593237
00MJ Patton (So)306263350
12Shaye Basham (Sr)32146144350
22Briar Lucas (Sr)3263112727
30Sam Boothe (Sr)32177203540
44Chance Watkins (So)1420400
45Isaac Sharp (Jr)212142525
Mercer Christian Academy

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals16147627223743133241
00MJ Patton (So)3062450030020
12Shaye Basham (Sr)321429220104580
22Briar Lucas (Sr)3260200003933
30Sam Boothe (Sr)321721217111005863
44Chance Watkins (So)14200022100040
45Isaac Sharp (Jr)2120000001425
Mercer Christian Academy

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals16147151732148199
00MJ Patton (So)30601140001
12Shaye Basham (Sr)321433641040
22Briar Lucas (Sr)326641016102
30Sam Boothe (Sr)321715631021
44Chance Watkins (So)14231400001
45Isaac Sharp (Jr)21223520034
Mercer Christian Academy

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals1.560.890.890.110130
00MJ Patton (So)4.000.000.000.00040
12Shaye Basham (Sr)1.000.251.000.00010
22Briar Lucas (Sr)1.006.003.000.50010
30Sam Boothe (Sr)1.500.501.000.00030
45Isaac Sharp (Jr)0.670.000.000.00040
Grace Christian has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

West Virginia High School Basketball - Mercer Christian Academy nipped by Grace Christian

February 25, 2023: Princeton, WV 24740

The Grace Christian tipped the host Mercer Christian Academy Cavaliers basketball team by a final score of 51-47 in Saturday's league game.

With the defeat, Mercer Christian Academy moves to 21-9 on the year.

Players of the Game

Mercer Christian Academy (22-23)

Mercer Christian Academy has not selected any Players of the Game.

Grace Christian (22-23)

Congratulations to #24 Johnny Holderby for being selected the Grace Christian Basketball Player of the Game.

Rankings & Records

Mercer Christian Academy (22-23)

WV
51
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
20-910-57-28-35-4.690.6671,7911,459

Grace Christian (22-23)

WV
99
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
9-184-92-54-113-2.333.3081,6941,769

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2Final
Mercer Christian Academy
16.315.714.215.95.07.061.8
Grace Christian
13.415.916.212.97.0-62.7

Team Stat Comparison

Mercer Christian AcademyGrace Christian
57.8Points Per Game9.2
28.0Rebounds Per Game-
15.6Assists Per Game-
8.7Steals Per Game-
1.6Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

Mercer Christian AcademyGrace ChristianNational Avg.
#30 Sam Boothe18.2Points Per Game#23 Luke Tanner13.34.9
#30 Sam Boothe8.9Rebounds Per Game
-
2.6
#30 Sam Boothe4.8Assists Per Game
-
1.0
#00 MJ Patton2.1Steals Per Game
-
0.8
#22 Briar Lucas0.6Blocks Per Game
-
0.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Mercer Christian Academy13-6Grace Christian3-10
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/18/22Mercer Christian AcademyElk Valley Christian(W) 71-342/23/23Elk Valley ChristianGrace Christian(W) 69-38
1/13/23Mercer Christian AcademyElk Valley Christian(W) 87-45
11/19/22Calvary Baptist AcademyMercer Christian Academy(L) 60-521/10/23Grace ChristianCalvary Baptist Academy(L) 82-37
1/21/23Calvary Baptist AcademyMercer Christian Academy(L) 61-461/17/23Calvary Baptist AcademyGrace Christian(L) 85-53
11/22/22West Logan Christian AcademyMercer Christian Academy(L) 75-702/16/23West Logan Christian AcademyGrace Christian(L) 86-53
2/17/23West Logan Christian AcademyMercer Christian Academy(L) 48-45
12/2/22Mercer Christian AcademyMount Hope Christian Academy(W) 61-5112/3/22Mount Hope Christian AcademyGrace Christian(L) 65-57
1/23/23Mount Hope Christian AcademyMercer Christian Academy(W) 72-532/17/23Grace ChristianMount Hope Christian Academy(L) 70-64
2/16/23Mercer Christian AcademyMount Hope Christian Academy(W) 66-63
12/15/22Mercer Christian AcademyPipestem Christian Academy(W) 75-412/14/23Grace ChristianPipestem Christian Academy(W) 62-45
1/17/23Pipestem Christian AcademyMercer Christian Academy(W) 92-62
12/16/22Mercer Christian AcademyGreater Beckley Christian(W) 69-522/9/23Grace ChristianGreater Beckley Christian(L) 84-63
1/20/23Greater Beckley ChristianMercer Christian Academy(W) 60-45
1/7/23Mercer Christian AcademyCross Lanes Christian(L) 47-4612/2/22Cross Lanes ChristianGrace Christian(L) 58-56
2/18/23Cross Lanes ChristianMercer Christian Academy(W) 52-462/3/23Grace ChristianCross Lanes Christian(L) 73-65
1/10/23Victory Baptist AcademyMercer Christian Academy(W) 61-482/10/23Grace ChristianVictory Baptist Academy(L) 72-69
2/7/23Mercer Christian AcademyVictory Baptist Academy(L) 68-562/24/23Grace ChristianVictory Baptist Academy(W) 75-46
2/4/23Mercer Christian AcademyMorgantown Christian Academy(W) 71-461/13/23Morgantown Christian AcademyGrace Christian(L) 75-69
2/23/23Mercer Christian AcademyMorgantown Christian Academy(W) 64-53

Record Breakdown

Mercer Christian Academy (22-23)

Grace Christian (22-23)

20-9
Overall
9-18
10-5
League
5-10
4-2
Non-League
3-8
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
13-6
Common Opponent
3-10
7-2
Home
2-5
8-3
Away
4-11
5-4
Neutral
3-2
0-0
Playoff
0-0
15-8
In-State
7-12
5-1
Out-of-State
2-6