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Aquinas AcademySt. Joseph

Crusaders
72
Spartans
53

The St. Joseph (Natrona Heights, PA) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Aquinas Academy (Gibsonia, PA) by a score of 72-53.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Aquinas Academy----72
St. Joseph----53
Final score provided by M. DeHart.
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Game Stats

Aquinas Academy (24-25)

Aquinas Academy has not entered stats for this game.

St. Joseph (24-25)

St. Joseph

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals5320
1Gabe Maltese (Sr)104
2John Marino (So)21
3Elliot Szalla (Sr)31
4Anthony Zavolta (Sr)72
5Dylan Ferrante (Sr)51
13Kyle Lecker (Fr)41
14Ben Bartolovic (Sr)147
21Ryan McCarthy (So)83
St. Joseph

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals538512
1Gabe Maltese (Sr)1022
2John Marino (So)21
3Elliot Szalla (Sr)31
4Anthony Zavolta (Sr)7121
5Dylan Ferrante (Sr)512
13Kyle Lecker (Fr)411
14Ben Bartolovic (Sr)147
21Ryan McCarthy (So)821
St. Joseph

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals53
1Gabe Maltese (Sr)10
2John Marino (So)2
3Elliot Szalla (Sr)3
4Anthony Zavolta (Sr)7
5Dylan Ferrante (Sr)5
13Kyle Lecker (Fr)4
14Ben Bartolovic (Sr)14
21Ryan McCarthy (So)8

Game Story

Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Aquinas Academy bests St. Joseph

January 17, 2025: Natrona Heights, PA 15065

The Aquinas Academy Crusaders (Gibsonia, PA) basketball toppled the host St. Joseph Spartans (Natrona Heights, PA), 72-53 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Crusaders now possess a 11-2 record. They play next when they travel to Carrick for a non-league bout on Wednesday, January 22.

With the loss, St. Joseph falls to 6-9 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Burgettstown (Burgettstown, PA) to play the Blue Devils in a non-league bout on Wednesday, January 22. The Blue Devils go into the bout with a record of 3-10.

Players of the Game

Aquinas Academy (24-25)

Aquinas Academy has not selected any Players of the Game.

St. Joseph (24-25)

Congratulations to #1 Gabe Maltese for being selected the St. Joseph Basketball Player of the Game.

AA @ St. Joseph Basketball Game Info

Fri., Jan. 17, 2025 @ 7:30p
St. Joseph High School Gym-Natrona Heights
The St. Joseph (Natrona Heights, PA) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Aquinas Academy (Gibsonia, PA) by a score of 72-53.

Rankings & Records

Aquinas Academy (24-25)

PAClass
1736
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
16-74-27-26-23-3.696.6671,7981,525

St. Joseph (24-25)

PAClass
52638
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
7-162-85-82-60-2.304.2001,1171,404

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Aquinas Academy		18.522.520.511.078.2
St. Joseph		15.517.011.513.048.6

Team Stat Comparison

Aquinas AcademySt. Joseph
-Points Per Game39.4

Team Leaders

Aquinas AcademySt. JosephNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#14 Ben Bartolovic12.94.9

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Aquinas Academy5-1St. Joseph3-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/4/24LeechburgAquinas Academy(W) 79-5012/3/24St. JosephLeechburg(W) 54-39
12/6/24Cheswick Christian AcademyAquinas Academy(W) 84-5312/27/24Cheswick Christian AcademySt. Joseph(W) 67-55
12/20/24Aquinas AcademySummit Academy(W) 92-7312/17/24Summit AcademySt. Joseph(W) 60-57
1/24/25Aquinas AcademySummit Academy
12/27/24SpringdaleAquinas Academy12/6/24SpringdaleSt. Joseph(L) 67-48
12/28/24SpringdaleAquinas Academy(W) 81-60
2/19/25Aquinas AcademyGeibel Catholic(W) 69-401/3/25St. JosephGeibel Catholic(L) 70-57
1/28/25Geibel CatholicSt. Joseph(L) 62-41
2/22/25Neighborhood AcademyAquinas Academy(L) 69-351/13/25St. JosephNeighborhood Academy(L) 76-29
2/6/25Neighborhood AcademySt. Joseph(L) 72-46
5/8/25Aquinas AcademyValley11/23/24ValleySt. Joseph
12/28/24ValleySt. Joseph(L) 64-53

Record Breakdown

Aquinas Academy (24-25)

St. Joseph (24-25)
16-7
Overall
7-16
4-2
League
2-8
6-2
Non-League
5-6
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
5-1
Common Opponent
3-6
7-2
Home
5-8
6-2
Away
2-6
3-3
Neutral
0-2
3-2
Playoff
0-0
16-7
In-State
7-16
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0