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Pope John Paul IIUpper Merion Area
54
Vikings
39

The Upper Merion Area (King of Prussia, PA) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against Pope John Paul II (Royersford, PA) by a score of 54-39.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Pope John Paul II1218111354
Upper Merion Area9186639
Final score provided by E. Wise.
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Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Pope John Paul II over Upper Merion Area

January 12, 2024: King of Prussia, PA 19406

Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Pope John Paul II (Royersford, PA) and the host Upper Merion Area Vikings (King of Prussia, PA), saw Pope John Paul II's basketball squad overcome Upper Merion Area by a tally of 54-39.

With the victory, Pope John Paul II improves its record to 4-7 on the campaign. The travel to Spring-Ford (Royersford, PA) to confront the Rams in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 13. The Rams come into the challenge with a record of 12-3. Spring-Ford won 53-52 in their recent league challenge against Perkiomen Valley (Collegeville, PA)

Next up, the Vikings confront the Pottstown Trojans (Pottstown, PA) in a Pioneer - Frontier challenge, on Tuesday, January 16. Upper Merion Area will attempt to improve on its 6-6 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 8-5 record after their 71-68 non-league win over Muhlenberg (Laureldale, PA).

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    Rankings & Records

    Pope John Paul II (23-24)

    PAClass
    25143
    OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
    12-127-68-23-71-3.500.5381,4371,362

    Upper Merion Area (23-24)

    PAClass
    43192
    OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
    7-143-63-73-61-1.333.3331,1881,220

    Team Scoring Averages

    Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
    Pope John Paul II    		13.215.416.014.111.559.9
    Upper Merion Area    		12.015.09.78.0-56.6

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    Head-to-Head

    • Pope John Paul II won on 1/12/2024
      1/12 @ 6:45pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
      PJPII1218111354
      UMAHS9186639

      The Pope John Paul II (Royersford, PA) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Upper Merion Area (King of Prussia, PA) by a score of 54-39.

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    • Pope John Paul II won on 2/1/2024
      2/1 @ 6:45pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
      UMAHS----56
      PJPII----63

      The Upper Merion Area (King of Prussia, PA) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Pope John Paul II (Royersford, PA) by a score of 63-56.

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    Common Opponents

    SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
    Pope John Paul II6-5Upper Merion Area4-6
    DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
    12/15/23Pope John Paul IIPottsgrove(L) 48-461/5/24Upper Merion AreaPottsgrove(W) 58-49
    1/16/24PottsgrovePope John Paul II(W) 51-42
    12/19/23Pope John Paul IIPhoenixville(L) 72-491/2/24PhoenixvilleUpper Merion Area(L) 74-59
    1/23/24PhoenixvillePope John Paul II(W) 59-521/25/24Upper Merion AreaPhoenixville(L) 64-54
    1/2/24PottstownPope John Paul II(L) 77-6912/15/23Upper Merion AreaPottstown(L) 84-70
    1/25/24Pope John Paul IIPottstown(L) 79-721/22/24PottstownUpper Merion Area(L) 73-59
    1/4/24Upper PerkiomenPope John Paul II(W) 69-5412/19/23Upper PerkiomenUpper Merion Area(W) 80-53
    1/30/24Pope John Paul IIUpper Perkiomen(W) 65-351/23/24Upper Merion AreaUpper Perkiomen(W) 52-43
    1/29/24Upper MorelandPope John Paul II(W) 58-5612/2/23Upper Merion AreaUpper Moreland(W) 54-49
    2/3/24Holy Ghost PrepPope John Paul II(L) 78-612/5/24Upper Merion AreaHoly Ghost Prep(L) 67-61
    2/24/24Bishop ShanahanPope John Paul II(W) 51-352/3/24Bishop ShanahanUpper Merion Area(L) 69-61

    Record Breakdown

    Pope John Paul II (23-24)

    Upper Merion Area (23-24)
    12-12
    		Overall
    7-14
    7-6
    		League
    3-6
    3-5
    		Non-League
    4-8
    2-0
    		Head to Head
    0-2
    6-5
    		Common Opponent
    4-6
    8-2
    		Home
    3-7
    3-7
    		Away
    3-6
    1-3
    		Neutral
    1-1
    2-1
    		Playoff
    0-0
    12-12
    		In-State
    7-14
    0-0
    		Out-of-State
    0-0