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The Van-Far (Vandalia, MO) varsity basketball team won Thursday's neutral tournament game against Monroe City (MO) by a score of 40-38.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Monroe City10613938
Van-Far9158840
Final score provided by P. Connaway.
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Game Stats

Monroe City has not entered stats for this game.
Van-Far

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals4017404346
4Brayden Lay (Jr)00100
5Cody Smith (Sr)11577179
20Gage Gibson (Jr)4161717
20Pacey Reading (Fr)6254060
24Nikos Connaway (Jr)147145050
34Evan Utterback (Fr)3133333
35Carter Jennings (Jr)2142525
Van-Far

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals40314213743142654
4Brayden Lay (Jr)0010
5Cody Smith (Sr)11111004667
20Gage Gibson (Jr)4030221001333
20Pacey Reading (Fr)62540
24Nikos Connaway (Jr)1404003071070
34Evan Utterback (Fr)312501333
35Carter Jennings (Jr)21425
Van-Far

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals40810187911
5Cody Smith (Sr)1122241
20Gage Gibson (Jr)412323
20Pacey Reading (Fr)6011112
24Nikos Connaway (Jr)14246232
34Evan Utterback (Fr)31111
35Carter Jennings (Jr)22352
Van-Far

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.640.82
5Cody Smith (Sr)2.004.00
20Gage Gibson (Jr)0.67
20Pacey Reading (Fr)0.500.50
24Nikos Connaway (Jr)1.001.50
34Evan Utterback (Fr)1.00

Game Story

Missouri High School Basketball - Monroe City nipped by Van-Far

January 19, 2023: Monroe City, MO 63456

In Thursday's non-league match, the visiting Van-Far Indians basketball team scored a tight 40-38 triumph over the Monroe City Panthers.

In their next game, the Indians face the Palmyra Panthers (Palmyra, MO) in a non-league match, on Saturday, January 21. Van-Far will attempt to move on its 8-7 season record. The Panthers enter the match with a 10-2 record after their 54-34 non-league win over Canton (Canton, MO).

With the defeat, Monroe City moves to 5-9 on the year. The Panthers travel to Highland (Ewing, MO) to face the Cougars in a Clarence Cannon match on Tuesday, January 24. The Cougars enter the match with a record of 0-14. Highland lost 64-45 in their recent non-league match against Mark Twain (Center, MO)

Monroe City vs Van-Far Basketball Game Info

Thu., Jan. 19, 2023 @ 6p
Palmyra Tournament
The Van-Far (Vandalia, MO) varsity basketball team won Thursday's neutral tournament game against Monroe City (MO) by a score of 40-38.

Rankings & Records

Monroe City (22-23)

MOClass
45883
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
8-203-64-92-52-6.286.3331,1911,388

Van-Far (22-23)

MOClass
23234
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
17-116-55-25-57-4.607.5451,5281,361

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Monroe City
10.07.811.210.642.5
Van-Far
11.414.613.714.254.6

Team Stat Comparison

Monroe CityVan-Far
42.7Points Per Game54.3
25.6Rebounds Per Game25.9
11.2Assists Per Game11.4
7.0Steals Per Game8.5
1.6Blocks Per Game0.0

Team Leaders

Monroe CityVan-FarNational Avg.
#0 Reece Buhlig11.6Points Per Game#24 Nikos Connaway19.54.9
#0 Reece Buhlig7.0Rebounds Per Game#24 Nikos Connaway8.92.6
#3 Quincy Mayfield3.1Assists Per Game#24 Nikos Connaway3.91.0
#3 Jaylyn Countryman1.8Steals Per Game#24 Nikos Connaway3.20.8
#3 Jaylyn Countryman0.6Blocks Per Game#35 Carter Jennings0.00.3

Record Breakdown

Monroe City (22-23)

Van-Far (22-23)

8-20
Overall
17-11
3-6
League
6-5
2-8
Non-League
6-2
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
3-9
Common Opponent
7-4
4-9
Home
5-2
2-5
Away
5-5
2-6
Neutral
7-4
0-0
Playoff
1-0
8-16
In-State
17-11
0-4
Out-of-State
0-0