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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.

FPA @ MPA Basketball Game Info

Fri., Jan. 17, 2025 @ 7p

Merit Academy

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.

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

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Freedom Prep Academy	10.4	12.2	11.1	9.7	42.6
Merit Preparatory Academy	15.6	18.0	20.8	14.6	70.0

Head-to-Head

Merit Preparatory Academy won on 1/17/2025

1/17 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

FPA 6 9 8 6 29
MPA 25 14 21 14 74

The Freedom Prep Academy (Provo, UT) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) by a score of 74-29.
Box score
Merit Preparatory Academy won on 2/7/2025

2/7 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

MPA 12 20 21 19 72
FPA 11 9 13 11 44

The Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Freedom Prep Academy (Provo, UT) by a score of 72-44.
Box score

1/17 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
FPA	6	9	8	6	29
MPA	25	14	21	14	74

2/7 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
MPA	12	20	21	19	72
FPA	11	9	13	11	44

Team Stat Comparison

Freedom Prep Academy		Merit Preparatory Academy
43.7	Points Per Game	70.0
23.4	Rebounds Per Game	35.1
2.7	Assists Per Game	15.6
8.8	Steals Per Game	19.0
2.9	Blocks Per Game	2.7

Team Leaders

Freedom Prep Academy		Merit Preparatory Academy	National Avg.
#31 Wyatt Leigh15.2	Points Per Game	#1 Cruz Steinman16.8	4.9
#31 Wyatt Leigh7.2	Rebounds Per Game	#11 Ayden Martinez6.9	2.6
#4 Joseph Black0.8	Assists Per Game	#2 Michigan Draper5.5	1.0
#4 Joseph Black1.9	Steals Per Game	#2 Michigan Draper5.4	0.8
#31 Wyatt Leigh1.4	Blocks Per Game	#12 Miles Petersen0.8	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Freedom Prep Academy	5-12		Merit Preparatory Academy	12-5

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/20/24	Pinnacle	Freedom Prep Academy	(L) 64-56	11/21/24	Pinnacle	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 85-53
				12/21/24	Pinnacle	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 78-36
11/22/24	Freedom Prep Academy	American Leadership Academy	(L) 79-27	12/9/24	American Leadership Academy	Merit Preparatory Academy	(L) 72-33
12/18/24	American Leadership Academy	Freedom Prep Academy	(L) 90-12
11/25/24	Telos	Freedom Prep Academy	(W) 80-32	11/19/24	Merit Preparatory Academy	Telos	(W) 82-20
12/6/24	Freedom Prep Academy	Telos	(W) 52-46	1/10/25	Telos	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 100-26
12/3/24	Freedom Prep Academy	Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams	(W) 54-43	2/4/25	Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 93-41
12/17/24	Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams	Freedom Prep Academy	(W) 55-35
12/5/24	Mount Vernon	Freedom Prep Academy	(W) 61-27	12/13/24	Mount Vernon	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 91-23
				12/20/24	Mount Vernon	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 86-15
1/7/25	Freedom Prep Academy	Rockwell	(L) 94-36	1/31/25	Rockwell	Merit Preparatory Academy	(L) 83-53
1/9/25	Vanguard Academy	Freedom Prep Academy	(L) 62-28	1/21/25	Vanguard Academy	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 68-42
1/28/25	Freedom Prep Academy	Vanguard Academy	(L) 68-60
1/10/25	Freedom Prep Academy	American Prep WV	(L) 72-25	1/3/25	Merit Preparatory Academy	American Prep WV	(W) 68-66
				2/15/25	American Prep WV	Merit Preparatory Academy	(L) 73-58
1/14/25	Salt Lake Academy	Freedom Prep Academy	(L) 70-44	1/7/25	Salt Lake Academy	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 71-44
				2/12/25	Salt Lake Academy	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 70-31
1/21/25	Utah Military Academy - Hill Field	Freedom Prep Academy	(L) 76-53	1/14/25	Merit Preparatory Academy	Utah Military Academy - Hill Field	(W) 43-39
1/30/25	Freedom Prep Academy	Draper APA	(L) 79-29	11/26/24	Merit Preparatory Academy	Draper APA	(L) 63-41
2/12/25	Freedom Prep Academy	Draper APA	(L) 79-12
1/31/25	Freedom Prep Academy	Intermountain Christian	(L) 73-67	1/24/25	Merit Preparatory Academy	Intermountain Christian	(L) 64-50

Record Breakdown

Freedom Prep Academy (24-25)		Merit Preparatory Academy (24-25)
6-18	Overall	16-8
2-9	League	7-2
4-8	Non-League	5-4
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
5-12	Common Opponent	12-5
4-8	Home	9-3
2-10	Away	4-4
0-0	Neutral	3-1
0-1	Playoff	1-1
5-18	In-State	15-7
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0