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The Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Freedom Prep Academy (Provo, UT) by a score of 74-29.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Freedom Prep Academy	6	9	8	6	29
MPA	25	14	21	14	74

Final score provided by W. Barnard.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Freedom Prep Academy (24-25)

Merit Preparatory Academy (24-25)

Freedom Prep Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM
	Team Totals	29	10
4	Joseph Black (Jr)	2	1
10	Mckay Smith (So)	3	1
14	M. Aguilera Hernandez (Fr)	2	1
23	Jonas Sosa (Jr)	13	4
31	Wyatt Leigh (Sr)	8	3
33	J. Espinoza Sosa (Sr)	1

Merit Preparatory Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	74	30	62	48	56
0	Branson Goforth (Jr)	3	1	1	100	150
1	Cruz Steinman (Sr)	17	7	14	50	61
2	Michigan Draper (Sr)	15	7	12	58	63
3	Alex Bills (Sr)	0	0	2	0	0
11	Ayden Martinez (Sr)	14	4	8	50	69
12	Miles Petersen (Jr)	14	6	11	55	64
13	A. Steinman (So)	0	0	6	0	0
15	Davey Chase (So)	3	1	4	25	25
20	P. Sutherland (Sr)	2	1	1	100	100
22	Erick Bedolla (Sr)	2	1	1	100	100
24	Drexton Hardy (Sr)	4	2	2	100	100

Freedom Prep Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	FTM	2FGM
	Team Totals	29	2	7	8
4	Joseph Black (Jr)	2			1
10	Mckay Smith (So)	3	1
14	M. Aguilera Hernandez (Fr)	2			1
23	Jonas Sosa (Jr)	13	1	4	3
31	Wyatt Leigh (Sr)	8		2	3
33	J. Espinoza Sosa (Sr)	1		1

Merit Preparatory Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	74	10	31	32	4	5	80	20	31	65
0	Branson Goforth (Jr)	3	1	1	100
1	Cruz Steinman (Sr)	17	3	5	60				4	9	44
2	Michigan Draper (Sr)	15	1	3	33				6	9	67
3	Alex Bills (Sr)	0	0	1	0				0	1	0
11	Ayden Martinez (Sr)	14	3	6	50	3	3	100	1	2	50
12	Miles Petersen (Jr)	14	2	7	29				4	4	100
13	A. Steinman (So)	0	0	5	0				0	1	0
15	Davey Chase (So)	3	0	3	0	1	2	50	1	1	100
20	P. Sutherland (Sr)	2							1	1	100
22	Erick Bedolla (Sr)	2							1	1	100
24	Drexton Hardy (Sr)	4							2	2	100

Freedom Prep Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Stl
	Team Totals	29	3	20	23	14
4	Joseph Black (Jr)	2		2	2	3
10	Mckay Smith (So)	3		1	1
11	Seth Ponczoch (Jr)		1	3	4	2
14	M. Aguilera Hernandez (Fr)	2				3
23	Jonas Sosa (Jr)	13	2	3	5	2
31	Wyatt Leigh (Sr)	8		10	10	3
33	J. Espinoza Sosa (Sr)	1		1	1	1

Merit Preparatory Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk
	Team Totals	74	7	26	33	20	27	5
0	Branson Goforth (Jr)	3		1	1
1	Cruz Steinman (Sr)	17	2	1	3	1	4	1
2	Michigan Draper (Sr)	15		2	2	7	8
3	Alex Bills (Sr)	0	1	1	2		1
11	Ayden Martinez (Sr)	14	1	3	4			1
12	Miles Petersen (Jr)	14		8	8	8	3	2
13	A. Steinman (So)	0		2	2		3
14	James Clayson (Jr)			1	1
15	Davey Chase (So)	3				2	3
20	P. Sutherland (Sr)	2		2	2
22	Erick Bedolla (Sr)	2	2	3	5	1
24	Drexton Hardy (Sr)	4	1	2	3	1	5	1

Game Story

Utah High School Basketball - Merit Preparatory Academy routs Freedom Prep Academy

January 17, 2025: Springville, UT 84663

In Friday's league contest, the host Merit Preparatory Academy Knights basketball team scored a big 74-29 triumph over the Freedom Prep Academy Eagles.

The Knights (11-4) will now prepare for their contest against Vanguard Academy (West Valley City, UT). The Knights go into the 2A Region 16 contest with a 4-3 record. In their last contest, Vanguard Academy smashed Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, UT), 71-69, in a non-league contest.

Next up, the Eagles face the Utah Military Academy - Hill Field Thunderbirds (Riverdale, UT) in a 2A Region 16 match, on Tuesday, January 21. Freedom Prep Academy will attempt to upgrade on its 5-11 season record. The Thunderbirds enter the match with a 7-9 record after their 62-31 league win over Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams (Lehi, UT).

Players of the Game

Freedom Prep Academy (24-25)

Congratulations to #23 Jonas Sosa for being selected the Freedom Prep Academy Basketball Player of the Game.

Merit Preparatory Academy (24-25)

Congratulations to #12 Miles Petersen for being selected the Merit Preparatory Academy Basketball Player of the Game.

Rankings & Records

Freedom Prep Academy (24-25)

UT	Class
138	27

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
6-18	2-9	4-8	2-10	.250	.182	1,023	1,562

Merit Preparatory Academy (24-25)

UT	Class
124	19

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
16-8	7-2	9-3	4-4	3-1	.667	.778	1,680	1,182