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Buffalo Nitro

Bison

Wildcats

The Nitro (WV) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against Buffalo (WV) by a score of 84-56.

Game Details: Alumni Arena, Nitro

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Buffalo	11	15	16	14	56
Nitro	22	25	16	21	84

Final score provided by K. Wall.

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Game Stats

Nitro (22-23)

Buffalo

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	56	22	59	37	42
13	Xavier Workman (So)	3	1	1	100	150
14	Ian Thompson (Sr)	17	7	13	54	58
15	Caleb Nutter (Sr)	4	2	8	25	25
22	Bradley Harris (Sr)	15	6	15	40	50
23	Blake Williams (Sr)	4	1	3	33	33
24	A. Pitchford (So)	0	0	1	0	0
32	Evan Smalley (Sr)	2	1	4	25	25
35	Jackson Mallett (Jr)	4	1	4	25	25
41	Nick Pitchford (Jr)	5	2	7	29	36
42	Cameron Wallace (So)	2	1	3	33	33

Nitro

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	84	33	69	48	56
0	Rashawn Robbins (Sr)	6	2	5	40	60
0	Ty Stephens (Fr)	12	4	7	57	79
1	L. Poniatowski (So)	6	3	7	43	43
2	Derek Lowe (So)	13	4	7	57	79
3	Timmy Lovejoy (Fr)	11	4	8	50	56
5	Ashton Crouch (So)	24	11	13	85	85
10	Maddox Cole (So)	0	0	1	0	0
10	Cam Thomas (Jr)	6	2	7	29	43
24	Ryan Smith (Sr)	0	0	3	0	0
30	Derick Woodrum (Sr)	6	3	11	27	27

Buffalo

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	56	6	19	32	8	10	80	16	40	40
13	Xavier Workman (So)	3	1	1	100	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Ian Thompson (Sr)	17	1	1	100	4	6	67	6	12	50
15	Caleb Nutter (Sr)	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	6	33
22	Bradley Harris (Sr)	15	3	6	50	0	0	0	3	9	33
23	Blake Williams (Sr)	4	0	1	0	2	2	100	1	2	50
24	A. Pitchford (So)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	Evan Smalley (Sr)	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
35	Jackson Mallett (Jr)	4	0	0	0	2	2	100	1	4	25
41	Nick Pitchford (Jr)	5	1	4	25	0	0	0	1	3	33
42	Cameron Wallace (So)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	33

Nitro

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	84	11	24	46	7	10	70	22	45	49
0	Rashawn Robbins (Sr)	6	2	3	67				0	2	0
0	Ty Stephens (Fr)	12	3	4	75	1	2	50	1	3	33
1	L. Poniatowski (So)	6							3	7	43
2	Derek Lowe (So)	13	3	4	75	2	2	100	1	3	33
3	Timmy Lovejoy (Fr)	11	1	2	50	2	2	100	3	6	50
5	Ashton Crouch (So)	24				2	4	50	11	13	85
10	Maddox Cole (So)	0	0	1	0
10	Cam Thomas (Jr)	6	2	7	29
24	Ryan Smith (Sr)	0	0	1	0				0	2	0
30	Derick Woodrum (Sr)	6	0	2	0				3	9	33

Buffalo

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
	Team Totals	56	9	15	24	14	12	1	13
10	Patrick Reilly (Jr)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
13	Xavier Workman (So)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Ian Thompson (Sr)	17	3	3	6	6	4	0	5
15	Caleb Nutter (Sr)	4	1	1	2	2	2	0	2
22	Bradley Harris (Sr)	15	2	1	3	2	4	0	2
23	Blake Williams (Sr)	4	0	2	2	1	0	0	1
32	Evan Smalley (Sr)	2	2	4	6	1	1	0	1
35	Jackson Mallett (Jr)	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
41	Nick Pitchford (Jr)	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	1
42	Cameron Wallace (So)	2	1	3	4	0	0	1	0

Nitro

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	84	22	28	50	21	13	10	15	13
0	Rashawn Robbins (Sr)	6	1		1	2			1
0	Ty Stephens (Fr)	12	1	2	3	2	2	1	1	3
1	L. Poniatowski (So)	6	2	5	7	5	1	3	2	3
2	Derek Lowe (So)	13	3	1	4	4	2		3
3	Timmy Lovejoy (Fr)	11	4	4	8		4	3	2	3
5	Ashton Crouch (So)	24	6	7	13	1		3	3	1
10	Maddox Cole (So)	0		1	1	1
10	Cam Thomas (Jr)	6	1	1	2	1	1		1	1
15	Austin Lovejoy (So)		1		1
22	Caden Brooks (So)			1	1	1
24	Ryan Smith (Sr)	0	2	3	5	1	3		2	1
30	Derick Woodrum (Sr)	6	1	3	4	3				1

Buffalo

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Chr
	Team Totals	1.08	0.92	1
10	Patrick Reilly (Jr)	1.00	0.00	0
14	Ian Thompson (Sr)	1.20	0.80	0
15	Caleb Nutter (Sr)	1.00	1.00	0
22	Bradley Harris (Sr)	1.00	2.00	1
23	Blake Williams (Sr)	1.00	0.00	0
32	Evan Smalley (Sr)	1.00	1.00	0
41	Nick Pitchford (Jr)	1.00	1.00	0

Nitro

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	1.40	0.87	1.00	0.77
0	Rashawn Robbins (Sr)	2.00
0	Ty Stephens (Fr)	2.00	2.00	0.67	0.33
1	L. Poniatowski (So)	2.50	0.50	0.33	1.00
2	Derek Lowe (So)	1.33	0.67
3	Timmy Lovejoy (Fr)		2.00	1.33	1.00
5	Ashton Crouch (So)	0.33			3.00
10	Cam Thomas (Jr)	1.00	1.00	1.00
24	Ryan Smith (Sr)	0.50	1.50	3.00

Recap Video

3 Steals vs Buffalo 0:30

Game Story

West Virginia High School Basketball - Buffalo ripped by Nitro

January 17, 2023: Nitro, WV 25143

In Tuesday's non-league match, the host Nitro Wildcats basketball team scored a decisive 84-56 triumph over the Buffalo Bison.

In their next game, the Wildcats meet the St. Albans Red Dragons (St. Albans, WV) in a non-league match, on Friday, January 20. Nitro will attempt to move on its 7-4 season record. The Red Dragons enter the match with a 6-6 record after their 59-58 league win over Spring Valley (Huntington, WV).

With the defeat, Buffalo moves to 4-5 on the year. The Bison host Ravenswood (Ravenswood, WV) to meet the Red Devils in a non-league match on Tuesday, January 24. The Red Devils enter the match with a record of 9-3.

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Buffalo (22-23)

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Nitro (22-23)

Congratulations to #5 Ashton Crouch for being selected the Nitro Basketball Player of the Game.

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Rankings & Records

Buffalo (22-23)

WV	Class
52	9

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
13-10	5-3	7-4	5-5	1-1	.565	.625	1,371	1,328

Nitro (22-23)

WV	Class
43	12

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
11-15	5-8	4-5	6-9	1-1	.423	.385	1,484	1,415

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Buffalo	12.4	16.0	13.5	14.9	59.6
Nitro	12.9	13.8	14.1	16.2	57.1

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Team Stat Comparison

Buffalo		Nitro
59.6	Points Per Game	57.1
28.6	Rebounds Per Game	31.1
15.6	Assists Per Game	16.6
7.7	Steals Per Game	7.2
0.8	Blocks Per Game	4.6

Team Leaders

Buffalo		Nitro	National Avg.
#15 Caleb Nutter16.9	Points Per Game	#5 Ashton Crouch15.5	4.9
#14 Ian Thompson7.0	Rebounds Per Game	#1 Landon Poniatowski9.1	2.6
#14 Ian Thompson6.9	Assists Per Game	#1 Landon Poniatowski3.6	1.0
#14 Ian Thompson2.1	Steals Per Game	#1 Landon Poniatowski1.5	0.8
#32 Evan Smalley0.3	Blocks Per Game	#1 Landon Poniatowski2.5	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Buffalo	6-4		Nitro	4-3

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/9/22	Point Pleasant	Buffalo	(W) 57-55	12/13/22	Nitro	Point Pleasant	(W) 50-32
2/21/23	Buffalo	Point Pleasant	(L) 73-49
12/16/22	Lincoln County	Buffalo	(W) 66-63	2/15/23	Nitro	Lincoln County	(W) 74-28
2/3/23	Buffalo	Lincoln County	(W) 57-40
12/20/22	Buffalo	Wayne	(L) 71-69	2/1/23	Wayne	Nitro	(W) 75-56
2/18/23	Wayne	Buffalo	(W) 76-53
12/22/22	Hoover	Buffalo	(L) 79-67	12/30/22	Hoover	Nitro	(W) 70-60
				1/13/23	Nitro	Hoover	(L) 51-39
1/3/23	Buffalo	Poca	(W) 56-52	12/7/22	Nitro	Poca	(L) 41-38
2/7/23	Poca	Buffalo	(W) 43-37	2/10/23	Poca	Nitro	(L) 44-43
3/1/23	Poca	Buffalo	(L) 54-41

Record Breakdown

Buffalo (22-23)		Nitro (22-23)
13-10	Overall	11-15
5-3	League	6-9
7-6	Non-League	5-5
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
6-4	Common Opponent	4-3
7-4	Home	4-5
5-5	Away	6-9
1-1	Neutral	1-1
0-1	Playoff	0-0
13-10	In-State	11-15
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0