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The Father McGivney Catholic (Glen Carbon, IL) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville, IL) by a score of 60-54.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Metro-East Lutheran----54
FMGC----60
Final score provided by M. Carriger.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Metro-East Lutheran nipped by Father McGivney Catholic

January 10, 2023: Glen Carbon, IL 62034

The Father McGivney Catholic Griffins tipped the visiting Metro-East Lutheran Knights basketball team by a final score of 60-54 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Griffins face the Marquette Catholic Explorers (Alton, IL) in a Prairie State game, on Friday, January 13. Father McGivney Catholic will attempt to move on its 9-6 season record. The Explorers enter the game with a 10-8 record after their 62-30 league win over Bunker Hill (Bunker Hill, IL).

With the defeat, Metro-East Lutheran moves to 2-11 on the year. The Knights travel to Maryville Christian (Maryville, IL) to face the Lions in a Gateway game on Friday, January 13. The Lions enter the game with a record of 8-9. Maryville Christian lost 45-40 in their recent league game against Christ Our Rock Lutheran (Centralia, IL)

Rankings & Records

Metro-East Lutheran (22-23)

ILClass
557125
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
5-222-82-101-82-4.185.2001,2021,611

Father McGivney Catholic (22-23)

ILClass
45082
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
16-155-57-55-54-5.516.5001,6741,546

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Metro-East Lutheran
10.710.312.412.144.5
Father McGivney Catholic
14.112.512.212.554.0

Head-to-Head

  • Father McGivney Catholic won on 1/10/2023
    1/10 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    MELHS----54
    FMGC----60

    The Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville, IL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Father McGivney Catholic (Glen Carbon, IL) by a score of 60-54.

  • Father McGivney Catholic won on 2/8/2023
    2/8 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    FMGC----58
    MELHS----43

    The Father McGivney Catholic (Glen Carbon, IL) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's away conference game against Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville, IL) by a score of 58-43.

Team Stat Comparison

Metro-East LutheranFather McGivney Catholic
15.8Points Per Game29.4
-Rebounds Per Game14.6
-Assists Per Game7.5
-Steals Per Game4.2
-Blocks Per Game0.0

Team Leaders

Metro-East LutheranFather McGivney CatholicNational Avg.
#11 Thijson Heard10.0Points Per Game#10 Jackson Rodgers12.84.9
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Rebounds Per Game#33 Gabe Smith8.82.6
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Assists Per Game#12 Ashton Mersinger3.01.0
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Steals Per Game#12 Ashton Mersinger1.80.8
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Blocks Per Game#25 Nolan Keller0.10.3

Record Breakdown

Metro-East Lutheran (22-23)

Father McGivney Catholic (22-23)

5-22
Overall
16-15
2-8
League
5-5
1-8
Non-League
7-5
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
3-7
Common Opponent
4-6
2-10
Home
7-5
1-8
Away
5-5
2-4
Neutral
4-5
0-1
Playoff
0-1
3-19
In-State
16-15
2-3
Out-of-State
0-0