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Liberty Christian AcademyHilltop Christian
Heat
41
Chargers
34

The Hilltop Christian (Fuquay-Varina, NC) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Liberty Christian Academy (Richlands, NC) by a score of 41-34.

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LCA61412941
Hilltop Christian6881234
Final score provided by H. Sailors.
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Game Stats

Liberty Christian Academy (23-24)

Hilltop Christian (23-24)

Liberty Christian Academy

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals4117424043
1Taylor Rooks (Sr)6292222
4Sarah Minner (Sr)156115564
13Hollyn Thigpen (Fr)5254040
24M. Shifflett (Jr)94113636
30Hayden Newkirk (Sr)6365050
Hilltop Christian

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals34
2Natalie Meza (So)4
3Lizzy Jernigan (Jr)7
4Valerie Meza (Jr)3
5Alondra Cortes (Sr)4
10Alaina Cash (So)4
23Meleah Bell (Jr)12
Liberty Christian Academy

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals41245051436153839
1Taylor Rooks (Sr)624502922
4Sarah Minner (Sr)15236712504850
13Hollyn Thigpen (Fr)501014252450
24M. Shifflett (Jr)9125041136
30Hayden Newkirk (Sr)60203650
Hilltop Christian

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals34
2Natalie Meza (So)4
3Lizzy Jernigan (Jr)7
4Valerie Meza (Jr)3
5Alondra Cortes (Sr)4
10Alaina Cash (So)4
23Meleah Bell (Jr)12
Liberty Christian Academy

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals41827357102199
1Taylor Rooks (Sr)6334241
4Sarah Minner (Sr)1533128
5Kristen Riggs (Sr)222
13Hollyn Thigpen (Fr)5134313
24M. Shifflett (Jr)911112221
30Hayden Newkirk (Sr)638112144
Hilltop Christian

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals34
2Natalie Meza (So)4
3Lizzy Jernigan (Jr)7
4Valerie Meza (Jr)3
5Alondra Cortes (Sr)4
10Alaina Cash (So)4
23Meleah Bell (Jr)12
Liberty Christian Academy

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:FBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.370.531.110.2218
1Taylor Rooks (Sr)1.000.502.005
4Sarah Minner (Sr)0.130.253
13Hollyn Thigpen (Fr)3.001.004
24M. Shifflett (Jr)2.002.004
30Hayden Newkirk (Sr)0.500.250.252

Misc Totals

Hilltop Christian has not entered any misc totals stats.

Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Liberty Christian Academy nudges Hilltop Christian

January 12, 2024: Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526

In Friday's non-league outing, the Liberty Christian Academy Heat (Richlands, NC) basketball squad edged the host Hilltop Christian Chargers (Fuquay-Varina, NC), by a count of 41-36.

The Heat (2-10) will now prepare for their outing against Southeastern Christian Academy (Shallotte, NC). The Warriors go into the non-league outing with a 3-6 record. In their last outing, Southeastern Christian Academy was tipped by Dillon Christian (Dillon, SC), 50-20, in a non-league outing.

The Chargers now hold a 5-8 record. They play next when they travel to Bethel Christian Academy for a NCCSA AA East Region 4 outing on Tuesday, January 16. Hilltop Christian will clash with a Trojans squad coming off a 40-36 non-league loss to Jacksonville Christian Academy (Jacksonville, NC). The Trojans record now stands at 3-6.

Players of the Game

Liberty Christian Academy (23-24)

Congratulations to #4 Sarah Minner for being selected the Liberty Christian Academy Girls Basketball Player of the Game.

Hilltop Christian (23-24)

Hilltop Christian has not selected any Players of the Game.

Rankings & Records

Liberty Christian Academy (23-24)

NCClass
50721
OverallHomeAwayNeutralWin %PFPA
8-153-64-71-2.348669877

Hilltop Christian (23-24)

NCClass
3968
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
10-134-45-65-50-2.435.500750861

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Liberty Christian Academy		5.97.68.06.38.029.1
Hilltop Christian		8.47.86.911.3-32.6

Team Stat Comparison

Liberty Christian AcademyHilltop Christian
29.0Points Per Game32.9
22.5Rebounds Per Game4.0
3.3Assists Per Game0.8
13.0Steals Per Game1.2
2.9Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

Liberty Christian AcademyHilltop ChristianNational Avg.
#4 Sarah Minner10.0Points Per Game#23 Meleah Bell11.04.2
#30 Hayden Newkirk5.7Rebounds Per Game#23 Meleah Bell2.12.8
#4 Sarah Minner1.0Assists Per Game#4 Valerie Meza0.40.9
#13 Hollyn Thigpen3.1Steals Per Game#23 Meleah Bell0.41.1
#4 Sarah Minner1.0Blocks Per Game
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0.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Liberty Christian Academy2-4Hilltop Christian2-3
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/12/23Liberty Christian AcademyCoastal Christian(L) 33-291/25/24Hilltop ChristianCoastal Christian(W) 35-25
1/19/24Liberty Christian AcademyBethel Christian Academy(W) 31-241/16/24Hilltop ChristianBethel Christian Academy(W) 24-16
1/22/24New Bern Christian AcademyLiberty Christian Academy(W) 29-271/6/24Hilltop ChristianNew Bern Christian Academy(L) 53-21
1/30/24Liberty Christian AcademyNew Bern Christian Academy(L) 51-30
1/23/24Greenville Christian AcademyLiberty Christian Academy(L) 52-2012/5/23Hilltop ChristianGreenville Christian Academy(L) 67-55
2/8/24Liberty Christian AcademyWilmington Christian Academy(L) 43-202/9/24Hilltop ChristianWilmington Christian Academy(L) 46-42

Record Breakdown

Liberty Christian Academy (23-24)

Hilltop Christian (23-24)
8-15
Overall
10-13
0-0
League
4-4
7-12
Non-League
5-4
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
2-4
Common Opponent
2-3
3-6
Home
5-6
4-7
Away
5-5
1-2
Neutral
0-2
1-1
Playoff
1-1
8-15
In-State
10-13
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0