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The Praise Academy (Powder Springs, GA) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Excel Christian Academy (Cartersville, GA) by a score of 87-73.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
ECA	32	18	17	20	87
Praise Academy	13	17	25	18	73

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Game Stats

Excel Christian Academy (25-26)

Excel Christian Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	159	87	37	76	49	53
1	DaMir McBride (Jr)	18	12	5	10	50	55
2	C. Vieira (Sr)	7	0	0	0
3	TJ Hubert (Jr)	15	6	2	6	33	50
4	Mason McKinney (Sr)	25	28	13	23	57	59
5	Aston Chappell (So)	25	3	1	4	25	38
10	Connor Garland (Jr)	8	5	2	5	40	40
11	Mier Bell (Jr)	22	11	4	10	40	45
12	Clay Poe (Jr)	8	2	1	3	33	33
13	Karden Wingard (Sr)	8	8	4	4	100	100
32	Jamari Gatson (So)	23	12	5	11	45	50

Excel Christian Academy

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	159	87	7	24	29	6	8	75	30	52	58
1	DaMir McBride (Jr)	18	12	1	3	33	1	1	100	4	7	57
2	C. Vieira (Sr)	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	TJ Hubert (Jr)	15	6	2	4	50	0	0	0	0	2	0
4	Mason McKinney (Sr)	25	28	1	4	25	1	2	50	12	19	63
5	Aston Chappell (So)	25	3	1	3	33	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	Connor Garland (Jr)	8	5	0	0	0	1	2	50	2	5	40
11	Mier Bell (Jr)	22	11	1	4	25	2	2	100	3	6	50
12	Clay Poe (Jr)	8	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
13	Karden Wingard (Sr)	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	100
32	Jamari Gatson (So)	23	12	1	4	25	1	1	100	4	7	57

Excel Christian Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	159	87	14	18	32	26	17	2	12	14
1	DaMir McBride (Jr)	18	12	0	0	0	7	4	0	2	3
2	C. Vieira (Sr)	7	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0
3	TJ Hubert (Jr)	15	6	0	2	2	2	1	0	1	0
4	Mason McKinney (Sr)	25	28	5	1	6	2	1	0	2	1
5	Aston Chappell (So)	25	3	3	0	3	6	5	0	1	0
10	Connor Garland (Jr)	8	5	3	2	5	1	1	0	0	0
11	Mier Bell (Jr)	22	11	0	0	0	5	3	0	1	3
12	Clay Poe (Jr)	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
13	Karden Wingard (Sr)	8	8	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	4
32	Jamari Gatson (So)	23	12	2	11	13	1	1	2	3	2

Excel Christian Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	2.17	1.42	1.21	0.14
1	DaMir McBride (Jr)	3.50	2.00	1.33	0.00
2	C. Vieira (Sr)	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
3	TJ Hubert (Jr)	2.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
4	Mason McKinney (Sr)	1.00	0.50	1.00	0.00
5	Aston Chappell (So)	6.00	5.00	5.00	0.00
10	Connor Garland (Jr)	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
11	Mier Bell (Jr)	5.00	3.00	1.00	0.00
13	Karden Wingard (Sr)	0.00	1.00	0.25	0.00
32	Jamari Gatson (So)	0.33	0.33	0.50	1.00

Praise Academy (25-26)

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Game Story

Georgia High School Basketball - Excel Christian Academy bests Praise Academy

January 13, 2026: Powder Springs, GA 30217

The Excel Christian Academy Eagles basketball team scored 87 points and limited the host Praise Academy Lions to 73 in the Eagles league triumph on Tuesday.

Next, the Eagles clash with the Arlington Christian (Fairburn, GA) in a non-league test, on Friday, January 16. Excel Christian Academy will attempt to upgrade on its 15-4 season record. The come into the test with a 9-5 record after their 66-62 non-league win over Creekside Christian Academy (McDonough, GA).

With the loss, Praise Academy falls to 9-4 on the campaign. The Lions travel to The Stonehaven School (Marietta, GA) to play the Knights in a GAPPS - I-A Region 1 (Sub A) bout on Friday, January 16. The Knights go into the bout with a record of 0-8.

ECA @ PA Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 13, 2026 @ 7:30p

The Praise Academy (Powder Springs, GA) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Excel Christian Academy (Cartersville, GA) by a score of 87-73.

Rankings & Records

Excel Christian Academy (25-26)

GA	Class
104	1

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
23-6	6-0	9-1	8-3	6-2	.793	1.000	2,233	1,690

Praise Academy (25-26)

GA	Class
329	4

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
19-8	4-2	8-3	9-4	2-1	.704	.667	1,823	1,418

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Excel Christian Academy	20.7	20.5	21.1	15.6	16.0	77.0
Praise Academy	12.5	16.5	17.8	15.0	-	67.5

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Head-to-Head

Excel Christian Academy won on 12/4/2025

12/4 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Praise Academy 10 14 18 19 61
ECA 19 29 30 19 97

The Praise Academy (Powder Springs, GA) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Excel Christian Academy (Cartersville, GA) by a score of 97-61.
Box score
Excel Christian Academy won on 1/13/2026

1/13 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

ECA 32 18 17 20 87
Praise Academy 13 17 25 18 73

The Excel Christian Academy (Cartersville, GA) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Praise Academy (Powder Springs, GA) by a score of 87-73.
Box score
Excel Christian Academy won on 2/5/2026

2/5 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Praise Academy 15 20 23 11 69
ECA 25 22 19 19 85

The Praise Academy (Powder Springs, GA) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral playoff game against Excel Christian Academy (Cartersville, GA) by a score of 85-69.
Box score

12/4 @ 7:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Praise Academy	10	14	18	19	61
ECA	19	29	30	19	97

2/5 @ 7:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Praise Academy	15	20	23	11	69
ECA	25	22	19	19	85

Team Stat Comparison

Excel Christian Academy		Praise Academy
70.2	Points Per Game	-
36.6	Rebounds Per Game	-
16.8	Assists Per Game	-
13.9	Steals Per Game	-
2.6	Blocks Per Game	-

Team Leaders

Excel Christian Academy		Praise Academy	National Avg.
#4 Mason McKinney15.5	Points Per Game	-	4.8
#32 Jamari Gatson10.4	Rebounds Per Game	-	2.5
#1 DaMir McBride5.2	Assists Per Game	-	1.0
#1 DaMir McBride4.3	Steals Per Game	-	0.8
#32 Jamari Gatson1.5	Blocks Per Game	-	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Excel Christian Academy	7-0		Praise Academy	4-3

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/4/25	Cornerstone Prep Academy	Excel Christian Academy	(W) 72-52	1/8/26	Cornerstone Prep Academy	Praise Academy	(L) 75-66
11/18/25	Excel Christian Academy	Cornerstone Prep Academy	(W) 80-65	1/20/26	Praise Academy	Cornerstone Prep Academy	(L) 65-56
12/9/25	Oakwood Christian	Excel Christian Academy	(W) 76-31	12/13/25	Oakwood Christian	Praise Academy	(W) 60-31
1/20/26	Excel Christian Academy	Oakwood Christian	(W) 89-54	1/10/26	Praise Academy	Oakwood Christian	(W) 71-35
1/9/26	Excel Christian Academy	The Stonehaven School	(W) 77-26	1/6/26	The Stonehaven School	Praise Academy	(W) 83-44
1/28/26	The Stonehaven School	Excel Christian Academy	(W) 80-60	1/16/26	Praise Academy	The Stonehaven School	(W) 76-27
2/21/26	Excel Christian Academy	Promise Prepatory Academy	(W) 87-64	2/17/26	Promise Prepatory Academy	Praise Academy	(L) 68-58

Record Breakdown

Excel Christian Academy (25-26)		Praise Academy (25-26)
23-6	Overall	19-8
6-0	League	4-2
9-4	Non-League	12-4
3-0	Head to Head	0-3
7-0	Common Opponent	4-3
9-1	Home	8-3
8-3	Away	9-4
6-2	Neutral	2-1
5-0	Playoff	3-2
21-5	In-State	19-8
2-1	Out-of-State	0-0