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Palm Grove Christian NJCA

Gators

Eagles

The New Jerusalem Christian Academy (Seffner, FL) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Palm Grove Christian (Sarasota, FL) by a score of 49-33.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Palm Grove Christian	5	9	8	11	33
NJCA	17	11	10	11	49

Final score provided by R. Miller.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

NJCA (24-25)

Palm Grove Christian

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	33	13	40	33	38
1	Carter Baker (Jr)	12	5	11	45	50
3	Jeremiah Pitts (Fr)	5	2	7	29	36
15	Elijah Dye (Jr)	4	2	4	50	50
21	Reece Miller (Sr)	4	1	6	17	25
25	Carson Miller (So)	7	3	5	60	70
33	Gabe Troyer (So)		0	4	0	0
35	Justin Schrock (Jr)	1	0	3	0	0

NJCA

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	47	19	54	35	40
0	D. Edwards (Sr)	7	3	4	75	88
3	Ian Hernandez (Fr)	3	1	3	33	50
4	Larry Pike (Fr)	0	0	1	0	0
7	G. Martinez (So)	0	0	2	0	0
10	Austin Martinez (Fr)	5	2
11	E. Marcellus (Jr)	23	10	24	42	46
12	M. Martinez (Fr)	0	0	2	0	0
13	Jacob Stone (Fr)	0	0	2	0	0
21	Jaylin Harris (So)	0	0	4	0	0
24	Jayden Reid (So)	9	3	12	25	25

Palm Grove Christian

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	33	4	15	27	3	5	60	9	25	36
1	Carter Baker (Jr)	12	1	4	25	1	1	100	4	7	57
3	Jeremiah Pitts (Fr)	5	1	2	50	0	0	0	1	5	20
15	Elijah Dye (Jr)	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	67
21	Reece Miller (Sr)	4	1	4	25	1	2	50	0	2	0
25	Carson Miller (So)	7	1	3	33	0	0	0	2	2	100
33	Gabe Troyer (So)		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
35	Justin Schrock (Jr)	1	0	0	0	1	2	50	0	3	0

NJCA

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	47	5	13		4	7	57	14	41	34
0	D. Edwards (Sr)	7	1	1	100				2	3	67
3	Ian Hernandez (Fr)	3	1	3	33
4	Larry Pike (Fr)	0							0	1	0
7	G. Martinez (So)	0							0	2	0
10	Austin Martinez (Fr)	5	1						1
11	E. Marcellus (Jr)	23	2	4	50	1	1	100	8	20	40
12	M. Martinez (Fr)	0	0	2	0
13	Jacob Stone (Fr)	0							0	2	0
21	Jaylin Harris (So)	0	0	1	0				0	3	0
24	Jayden Reid (So)	9	0	2	0	3	6	50	3	10	30

Palm Grove Christian

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	PF
	Team Totals	33	6	17	23	6	6	17	8
1	Carter Baker (Jr)	12	2	2	4	2	0	3	2
3	Jeremiah Pitts (Fr)	5	0	2	2	1	2	5	0
15	Elijah Dye (Jr)	4	1	4	5	1	0	2	3
21	Reece Miller (Sr)	4	1	2	3	1	2	1	1
25	Carson Miller (So)	7	1	4	5	1	1	3	0
33	Gabe Troyer (So)		1	3	4	0	1	2	1
35	Justin Schrock (Jr)	1	0	0		0	0	1	1

NJCA

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
	Team Totals	47	29	11	14	2	10
0	D. Edwards (Sr)	7	3	2	1		1
3	Ian Hernandez (Fr)	3	1	2	1
4	Larry Pike (Fr)	0	1				1
7	G. Martinez (So)	0	1				1
10	Austin Martinez (Fr)	5		1	2		2
11	E. Marcellus (Jr)	23	10	3	2	1	2
13	Jacob Stone (Fr)	0	1		1		1
21	Jaylin Harris (So)	0	3	1	3
24	Jayden Reid (So)	9	9	2	4	1	2

Palm Grove Christian

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF
	Team Totals	0.35	0.35	0.75
1	Carter Baker (Jr)	0.67	0.00	0.00
3	Jeremiah Pitts (Fr)	0.20	0.40	2.00
15	Elijah Dye (Jr)	0.50	0.00	0.00
21	Reece Miller (Sr)	1.00	2.00	2.00
25	Carson Miller (So)	0.33	0.33	1.00
33	Gabe Troyer (So)	0.00	0.50	1.00

NJCA

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO
	Team Totals	1.10	1.40
0	D. Edwards (Sr)	2.00	1.00
10	Austin Martinez (Fr)	0.50	1.00
11	E. Marcellus (Jr)	1.50	1.00
13	Jacob Stone (Fr)		1.00
24	Jayden Reid (So)	1.00	2.00

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Game Story

Florida High School Basketball - Palm Grove Christian succumbs to New Jerusalem Christian Academy

January 10, 2025: Seffner, FL 33584

In Friday's league test, the New Jerusalem Christian Academy Eagles (Seffner, FL) basketball squad defeated the visiting Palm Grove Christian Gators (Sarasota, FL), by a final score of 49-33.

Next, the Eagles clash with the Community Christian Crusaders (Bradenton, FL) in a Florida Christian - Western test, on Friday, January 24. New Jerusalem Christian Academy will attempt to upgrade on its 10-4 season record.

The Gators (6-7) will now prepare for their test against Community Christian (Bradenton, FL). The Crusaders come into the Florida Christian - Western test with a 8-4 record. In their last test, Community Christian overcame Central Baptist Christian (Brandon, FL), 48-15, in a league test.

Players of the Game

Palm Grove Christian (24-25)

Congratulations to #1 Carter Baker for being selected the Palm Grove Christian Basketball Player of the Game.

NJCA (24-25)

Congratulations to #11 Elijah Marcellus for being selected the New Jerusalem Christian Academy Basketball Player of the Game.

PGCHS @ NJCA Basketball Game Info

Fri., Jan. 10, 2025 @ 4p

The New Jerusalem Christian Academy (Seffner, FL) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Palm Grove Christian (Sarasota, FL) by a score of 49-33.

Rankings & Records

Palm Grove Christian (24-25)

FL	Section
691	695

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
10-14	8-9	5-6	5-8	.417	.471	1,178	1,161

NJCA (24-25)

FL	Section
524	528

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
17-8	12-4	6-4	10-3	1-1	.680	.750	1,343	995

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Palm Grove Christian	14.4	10.7	10.1	12.5	-	49.1
NJCA	13.3	12.2	14.6	12.9	9.5	53.7

Head-to-Head

New Jerusalem Christian Academy won on 12/3/2024

12/3 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

NJCA - - - - 61
PGCHS - - - - 35

The New Jerusalem Christian Academy (Seffner, FL) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Palm Grove Christian (Sarasota, FL) by a score of 61-35.
Box score
New Jerusalem Christian Academy won on 1/10/2025

1/10 @ 4p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

PGCHS 5 9 8 11 33
NJCA 17 11 10 11 49

The Palm Grove Christian (Sarasota, FL) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against New Jerusalem Christian Academy (Seffner, FL) by a score of 49-33.
Box score

12/3 @ 6p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
NJCA	-	-	-	-	61
PGCHS	-	-	-	-	35

1/10 @ 4p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
PGCHS	5	9	8	11	33
NJCA	17	11	10	11	49

Team Stat Comparison

Palm Grove Christian		NJCA
49.1	Points Per Game	53.4
26.7	Rebounds Per Game	27.0
8.1	Assists Per Game	9.2
11.6	Steals Per Game	8.7
1.3	Blocks Per Game	2.6

Team Leaders

Palm Grove Christian		NJCA	National Avg.
#3 Jeremiah Pitts13.3	Points Per Game	#11 Elijah Marcellus15.3	4.9
#1 Carter Baker7.2	Rebounds Per Game	#11 Elijah Marcellus8.8	2.6
#1 Carter Baker3.2	Assists Per Game	#11 Elijah Marcellus3.2	1.0
#1 Carter Baker3.3	Steals Per Game	#24 Jayden Reid2.5	0.8
#1 Carter Baker0.8	Blocks Per Game	#24 Jayden Reid1.0	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Palm Grove Christian	6-10		NJCA	11-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/14/24	Palm Grove Christian	Grace Christian	(L) 69-38	11/12/24	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	Grace Christian	(L) 54-47
2/3/25	Grace Christian	Palm Grove Christian	(L) 61-40	2/4/25	Grace Christian	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	(L) 51-42
				2/13/25	Grace Christian	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	(W) 36-35
11/19/24	Providence Christian	Palm Grove Christian	(W) 70-43	1/21/25	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	Providence Christian	(W) 69-17
1/24/25	Palm Grove Christian	Providence Christian	(W) 56-23
11/21/24	Varsity Opponent	Palm Grove Christian	(W) 63-48	11/4/24	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	Varsity Opponent	(W) 73-15
12/12/24	Varsity Opponent	Palm Grove Christian	(L) 65-51
1/9/25	Palm Grove Christian	Varsity Opponent	(L) 59-48
12/10/24	Land O' Lakes Christian	Palm Grove Christian	(L) 63-42	11/15/24	Land O' Lakes Christian	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	(W) 69-41
1/23/25	Palm Grove Christian	Land O' Lakes Christian	(W) 72-52	12/17/24	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	Land O' Lakes Christian	(L) 53-45
12/17/24	Palm Grove Christian	Central Baptist Christian	(W) 52-42	11/21/24	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	Central Baptist Christian	(W) 60-30
1/17/25	Central Baptist Christian	Palm Grove Christian	(W) 45-38	12/6/24	Central Baptist Christian	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	(W) 61-23
1/13/25	Community Christian	Palm Grove Christian	(L) 61-39	11/18/24	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	Community Christian	(W) 50-45
2/4/25	Palm Grove Christian	Community Christian	(L) 53-35	1/24/25	Community Christian	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	(W) 51-29
1/21/25	Palm Grove Christian	Ruskin Christian	(L) 50-43	11/8/24	Ruskin Christian	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	(L) 46-39
1/30/25	Ruskin Christian	Palm Grove Christian	(L) 72-46	12/10/24	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	Ruskin Christian	(W) 41-35
1/28/25	Palm Grove Christian	Parkway Christian Academy	(L) 1-0 (F)	1/13/25	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	Parkway Christian Academy	(W) 63-26
				1/17/25	Parkway Christian Academy	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	(W) 66-25

Record Breakdown

Palm Grove Christian (24-25)		NJCA (24-25)
10-14	Overall	17-8
8-9	League	12-4
2-5	Non-League	2-3
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
6-10	Common Opponent	11-4
5-6	Home	6-4
5-8	Away	10-3
0-0	Neutral	1-1
0-0	Playoff	3-1
9-12	In-State	16-8
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0