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The Phillipsburg (NJ) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Rutgers Prep (Somerset, NJ) by a score of 83-53.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Rutgers Prep	25	11	25	22	83
Phillipsburg	17	24	3	9	53

Final score provided by S. CalPreps.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Rutgers Prep (24-25)

Rutgers Prep has not entered stats for this game.

Phillipsburg (24-25)

Phillipsburg

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	53	18	54	33	40
0	E. White-philpot (Sr)	13	6	9	67	72
2	Jackson Carro (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
3	M. Mckelvin (So)	2	1	7	14	14
5	M. Scerbo Jr. (Sr)	30	8	19	42	55
11	Shamari Lavacia (Jr)	4	2	7	29	29
13	Dominic Bracco (Fr)	1	0	4	0	0
24	Jason Abbott (Sr)	3	1	7	14	21

Phillipsburg

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	53	7	18	39	10	17	59	11	36	31
0	E. White-philpot (Sr)	13	1	2	50	0	1	0	5	7	71
2	Jackson Carro (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	M. Mckelvin (So)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	14
5	M. Scerbo Jr. (Sr)	30	5	8	63	9	12	75	3	11	27
11	Shamari Lavacia (Jr)	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	7	29
13	Dominic Bracco (Fr)	1	0	0	0	1	2	50	0	4	0
24	Jason Abbott (Sr)	3	1	7	14	0	0	0	0	0	0

Phillipsburg

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	53	11	17	28	4	7	1	25	12
0	E. White-philpot (Sr)	13	1	2	3	1	2	0	2	3
1	C. Martin (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2	Jackson Carro (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
3	M. Mckelvin (So)	2	4	0	4	1	0	0	4	2
5	M. Scerbo Jr. (Sr)	30	3	4	7	1	1	1	14	3
11	Shamari Lavacia (Jr)	4	1	6	7	0	1	0	1	1
13	Dominic Bracco (Fr)	1	2	4	6	0	1	0	2	1
24	Jason Abbott (Sr)	3	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	1

Phillipsburg

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.16	0.28	0.58	0.08	7
0	E. White-philpot (Sr)	0.50	1.00	0.67	0.00	1
3	M. Mckelvin (So)	0.25	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
5	M. Scerbo Jr. (Sr)	0.07	0.07	0.33	0.33	0
11	Shamari Lavacia (Jr)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0
13	Dominic Bracco (Fr)	0.00	0.50	1.00	0.00	3
15	Brady Handwerk (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
24	Jason Abbott (Sr)	1.00	2.00	2.00	0.00	1

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Game Story

New Jersey High School Basketball - Rutgers Prep routs Phillipsburg

January 16, 2025: Phillipsburg, NJ 08865

In Thursday's league contest, the visiting Rutgers Prep Argonauts basketball team scored a big 83-53 win over the Phillipsburg Stateliners.

The Argonauts (6-6) will now prepare for their contest against Freehold Boro (Freehold, NJ). The Colonials come into the non-league contest with a 5-5 record.

In their next game, the Stateliners battle the Easton Area Rovers (Easton, PA) in a non-league contest, on Friday, January 17. Phillipsburg will attempt to better on its 9-4 season record. The Rovers come into the contest with a 4-10 record after their 60-38 non-league loss to Parkland (Allentown, PA).

Rutgers Prep @ Phillipsburg Basketball Game Info

Thu., Jan. 16, 2025 @ 7p

The Phillipsburg (NJ) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Rutgers Prep (Somerset, NJ) by a score of 83-53.

Rankings & Records

Rutgers Prep (24-25)

NJ	Section	Div.
23	23	4

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
16-10	5-3	6-3	7-1	3-6	.615	.625	1,767	1,583

Phillipsburg (24-25)

NJ	Section	Div.
66	66	17

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
19-9	5-5	9-4	9-3	1-2	.679	.500	1,707	1,628

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Rutgers Prep	18.3	18.6	20.0	16.6	68.0
Phillipsburg	13.9	15.5	13.9	17.9	61.0

Head-to-Head

Rutgers Prep won on 12/16/2024

12/16 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Phillipsburg 14 24 16 17 71
Rutgers Prep 28 31 26 9 94

The Phillipsburg (NJ) varsity basketball team lost Monday's away conference game against Rutgers Prep (Somerset, NJ) by a score of 94-71.
Box score
Rutgers Prep won on 1/16/2025

1/16 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Rutgers Prep 25 11 25 22 83
Phillipsburg 17 24 3 9 53

The Rutgers Prep (Somerset, NJ) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away conference game against Phillipsburg (NJ) by a score of 83-53.
Box score

12/16 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Phillipsburg	14	24	16	17	71
Rutgers Prep	28	31	26	9	94

Team Stat Comparison

Rutgers Prep		Phillipsburg
-	Points Per Game	59.2
-	Rebounds Per Game	27.6
-	Assists Per Game	12.1
-	Steals Per Game	5.7
-	Blocks Per Game	2.6

Team Leaders

Rutgers Prep		Phillipsburg	National Avg.
-	Points Per Game	#5 Matthew Scerbo Jr.21.1	4.9
-	Rebounds Per Game	#11 Shamari Lavacia7.0	2.6
-	Assists Per Game	#5 Matthew Scerbo Jr.6.2	1.0
-	Steals Per Game	#0 Ethan White-philpot1.5	0.8
-	Blocks Per Game	#11 Shamari Lavacia0.9	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Rutgers Prep	6-3		Phillipsburg	5-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/19/24	Hillsborough	Rutgers Prep	(W) 70-65	1/14/25	Hillsborough	Phillipsburg	(W) 56-51
1/23/25	Rutgers Prep	Hillsborough	(W) 74-57	2/11/25	Phillipsburg	Hillsborough	(L) 55-47
2/8/25	Hillsborough	Rutgers Prep	(W) 80-44
1/7/25	Watchung Hills Regional	Rutgers Prep	(W) 72-54	1/9/25	Phillipsburg	Watchung Hills Regional	(W) 75-59
1/28/25	Rutgers Prep	Watchung Hills Regional		2/4/25	Watchung Hills Regional	Phillipsburg	(W) 63-46
1/9/25	Gill St. Bernard's	Rutgers Prep	(L) 68-50	12/19/24	Phillipsburg	Gill St. Bernard's	(L) 73-47
2/4/25	Gill St. Bernard's	Rutgers Prep	(L) 77-64	1/23/25	Gill St. Bernard's	Phillipsburg	(L) 73-54
2/22/25	Gill St. Bernard's	Rutgers Prep	(L) 52-46
1/14/25	Rutgers Prep	Franklin	(W) 86-33	1/11/25	Phillipsburg	Franklin	(W) 60-45
2/11/25	Rutgers Prep	Franklin		1/28/25	Franklin	Phillipsburg	(W) 62-44
1/18/25	Freehold Boro	Rutgers Prep	(W) 73-47	2/17/25	Freehold Boro	Phillipsburg	(L) 64-63

Record Breakdown

Rutgers Prep (24-25)		Phillipsburg (24-25)
16-10	Overall	19-9
6-3	League	5-5
8-5	Non-League	11-3
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
6-3	Common Opponent	5-4
6-3	Home	9-4
7-1	Away	9-3
3-6	Neutral	1-2
2-2	Playoff	0-1
16-10	In-State	16-9
0-0	Out-of-State	3-0