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The New Life Christian Academy (Fayetteville, NC) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's home non-conference game against Elevation Prep Academy (Charlotte, NC) by a score of 54-45.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
EPA	10	14	11	19	54
NLCA	16	8	11	10	45

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Game Stats

Elevation Prep Academy (25-26)

New Life Christian Academy (25-26)

Elevation Prep Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	55	22	72	31	35
0	STEPHEN SHAKO (Jr)	3	1	11	9	14
1	KEVIN RODRIGUEZ (Jr)	9	3	14	21	29
2	TAYVEON EPPS (Jr)	2	1	4	25	25
3	Javon Walker (Sr)	6	2	3	67	83
11	Kassim Cauley (Jr)	6	3	9	33	33
12	DEVON MARTIN (Sr)	5	2	7	29	36
20	DIDIER ILUNGA (Sr)	4	2	8	25	25
23	C. ESTRADA (Jr)	11	4	8	50	50
32	DAEJOHN SMITH (Jr)	6	3	5	60	60
33	OMAR DAVIS (8th)	3	1	3	33	50

New Life Christian Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	165	45	16	52	31	36
0	Deago Smith (Jr)	7	7	1	4	25	38
1	Prince DJine (Sr)	21	10	5	5	100	100
2	Jayden Graham (Jr)	12	0	0	8	0	0
3	John Thomas (So)	31	13	5	14	36	43
4	J. Meekins (Sr)	8	3	1	4	25	38
5	J. Morrison (Fr)	32	4	1	3	33	33
12	C. Williams (Jr)	23	8	3	7	43	50
20	Tai Cogdell (Sr)	31	0	0	7	0	0

Elevation Prep Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	55	6	26	23	5	13	38	16	46	35
0	STEPHEN SHAKO (Jr)	3	1	10	10				0	1	0
1	KEVIN RODRIGUEZ (Jr)	9	2	9	22	1	2	50	1	5	20
2	TAYVEON EPPS (Jr)	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	2	50
3	Javon Walker (Sr)	6	1	1	100	1	2	50	1	2	50
11	Kassim Cauley (Jr)	6							3	9	33
12	DEVON MARTIN (Sr)	5	1	3	33				1	4	25
20	DIDIER ILUNGA (Sr)	4							2	8	25
23	C. ESTRADA (Jr)	11				3	6	50	4	8	50
32	DAEJOHN SMITH (Jr)	6				0	2	0	3	5	60
33	OMAR DAVIS (8th)	3	1	1	100				0	2	0

New Life Christian Academy

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	165	45	5	27	19	8	20	40	11	25	44
0	Deago Smith (Jr)	7	7	1	2	50	4	5	80	0	2	0
1	Prince DJine (Sr)	21	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	5	100
2	Jayden Graham (Jr)	12	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	John Thomas (So)	31	13	2	9	22	1	2	50	3	5	60
4	J. Meekins (Sr)	8	3	1	4	25	0	2	0	0	0	0
5	J. Morrison (Fr)	32	4	0	0	0	2	6	33	1	3	33
12	C. Williams (Jr)	23	8	1	3	33	1	2	50	2	4	50
20	Tai Cogdell (Sr)	31	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	6	0

Elevation Prep Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
	Team Totals	55	29	25	54	16	17	1	33
0	STEPHEN SHAKO (Jr)	3	1	4	5	4	4		4
1	KEVIN RODRIGUEZ (Jr)	9	1	2	3	4	3		4
2	TAYVEON EPPS (Jr)	2	3		3	1	1		2
3	Javon Walker (Sr)	6	4	2	6	2	1		5
11	Kassim Cauley (Jr)	6	1		1		4		1
12	DEVON MARTIN (Sr)	5	1	1	2	3	2		4
20	DIDIER ILUNGA (Sr)	4	5	5	10	1	1		7
23	C. ESTRADA (Jr)	11	4	3	7				4
32	DAEJOHN SMITH (Jr)	6	9	7	16	1	1		1
33	OMAR DAVIS (8th)	3		1	1			1	1

New Life Christian Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	165	45	11	21	32	13	14	7	33	12
0	Deago Smith (Jr)	7	7	1	2	3	0	1	0	2
1	Prince DJine (Sr)	21	10	1	2	3	1	0	1	2	4
2	Jayden Graham (Jr)	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1
3	John Thomas (So)	31	13	2	1	3	4	2	0	6	2
4	J. Meekins (Sr)	8	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
5	J. Morrison (Fr)	32	4	4	6	10	1	1	6	6	2
12	C. Williams (Jr)	23	8	0	3	3	0	3	0	5	1
20	Tai Cogdell (Sr)	31	0	3	6	9	7	6	0	9	2

Elevation Prep Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO
	Team Totals	0.49	0.52
0	STEPHEN SHAKO (Jr)	1.00	1.00
1	KEVIN RODRIGUEZ (Jr)	1.00	0.75
2	TAYVEON EPPS (Jr)	0.50	0.50
3	Javon Walker (Sr)	0.40	0.20
11	Kassim Cauley (Jr)		4.00
12	DEVON MARTIN (Sr)	0.75	0.50
20	DIDIER ILUNGA (Sr)	0.14	0.14
32	DAEJOHN SMITH (Jr)	1.00	1.00

New Life Christian Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	0.39	0.42	1.17	0.58
0	Deago Smith (Jr)	0.00	0.50
1	Prince DJine (Sr)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.25
2	Jayden Graham (Jr)	0.00	0.50	1.00	0.00
3	John Thomas (So)	0.67	0.33	1.00	0.00
5	J. Morrison (Fr)	0.17	0.17	0.50	3.00
12	C. Williams (Jr)	0.00	0.60	3.00	0.00
20	Tai Cogdell (Sr)	0.78	0.67	3.00	0.00

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Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Elevation Prep Academy thwarts New Life Christian Academy

January 10, 2026: Fayetteville, NC 28314

Fans at Saturday's non-league battle between the Elevation Prep Academy Honey Badgers (Charlotte, NC) and the host New Life Christian Academy Monarchs (Fayetteville, NC), witnessed Elevation Prep Academy's basketball squad prevail over New Life Christian Academy by a count of 55-45.

With the victory, Elevation Prep Academy advances its record to 6-5 on the year. The Honey Badgers travel to Legion Collegiate Academy (Rock Hill, SC) to meet the Lancers in a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 13. The Lancers enter the battle with a record of 3-13. Legion Collegiate Academy lost 77-55 in their recent non-league battle against Providence Day (Charlotte, NC)

The Monarchs now own a 6-19 record. They put it on the line next when they host The Capitol Encore Academy for a Freelance battle on Monday, January 12. New Life Christian Academy will meet a Dragons squad coming off a 64-50 league loss to Alpha Academy (Fayetteville, NC). The Dragons record now stands at 1-4.

EPA @ NLCA Basketball Game Info

Sat., Jan. 10, 2026 @ 3p

The New Life Christian Academy (Fayetteville, NC) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's home non-conference game against Elevation Prep Academy (Charlotte, NC) by a score of 54-45.

Rankings & Records

Elevation Prep Academy (25-26)

NC
232

Overall	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	PF	PA
15-9	4-1	6-4	5-4	.625	1,516	1,459

New Life Christian Academy (25-26)

NC	Class
524	9

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
12-25	6-4	6-8	5-9	1-8	.324	.600	1,980	2,207

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Elevation Prep Academy	15.7	16.4	17.4	16.4	-	63.2
New Life Christian Academy	12.6	13.6	14.5	12.6	8.0	53.5

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Head-to-Head

Elevation Prep Academy won on 1/10/2026

1/10 @ 3p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

EPA 10 14 11 19 54
NLCA 16 8 11 10 45

The Elevation Prep Academy (Charlotte, NC) varsity basketball team won Saturday's away non-conference game against New Life Christian Academy (Fayetteville, NC) by a score of 54-45.
Box score
Elevation Prep Academy won last week

3/5 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

NLCA 12 20 20 16 68
EPA 18 28 26 15 87

The New Life Christian Academy (Fayetteville, NC) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away non-conference game against Elevation Prep Academy (Charlotte, NC) by a score of 87-68.
Box score

3/5 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
NLCA	12	20	20	16	68
EPA	18	28	26	15	87

Team Stat Comparison

Elevation Prep Academy		New Life Christian Academy
63.3	Points Per Game	53.5
40.8	Rebounds Per Game	29.9
15.4	Assists Per Game	11.5
14.9	Steals Per Game	11.0
4.7	Blocks Per Game	3.2

Team Leaders

Elevation Prep Academy		New Life Christian Academy	National Avg.
#1 KEVIN RODRIGUEZ13.5	Points Per Game	#1 Prince DJine10.5	4.8
#32 DAEJOHN SMITH7.8	Rebounds Per Game	#5 Jeremiah Morrison9.6	2.5
#1 KEVIN RODRIGUEZ3.9	Assists Per Game	#20 Tai Cogdell2.7	1.0
#1 KEVIN RODRIGUEZ3.0	Steals Per Game	#0 Deago Smith2.4	0.8
#32 DAEJOHN SMITH2.4	Blocks Per Game	#5 Jeremiah Morrison2.1	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Elevation Prep Academy	0-1		New Life Christian Academy	0-2

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
11/28/25	Wayne Preparatory Academy	Elevation Prep Academy	(L) 72-62		1/8/26	New Life Christian Academy	Wayne Preparatory Academy	(L) 86-62
					2/11/26	Wayne Preparatory Academy	New Life Christian Academy	(L) 90-66

Record Breakdown

Elevation Prep Academy (25-26)		New Life Christian Academy (25-26)
15-9	Overall	12-25
0-0	League	7-5
11-7	Non-League	3-12
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
0-1	Common Opponent	0-2
4-1	Home	6-8
6-4	Away	5-9
5-4	Neutral	1-8
0-0	Playoff	2-1
11-7	In-State	12-25
4-2	Out-of-State	0-0