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Vanguard Academy Merit Preparatory Academy

Knights

The Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home non-conference game against Vanguard Academy (West Valley City, UT) by a score of 56-32.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Vanguard Academy	17	12	10	17	56
MPA	6	12	8	6	32

Final score provided by V. Jenkins.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Vanguard Academy (24-25)

Merit Preparatory Academy (24-25)

Vanguard Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	56	26	71	37	39
5	Adie Jenkins (Sr)	11	4	22	18	25
10	Anna McKenna (Jr)	4	2	14	14	14
15	A. Gustafson (So)	6	3	7	43	43
21	Aspen Jenkins (Sr)	0	0	2	0	0
22	Megan Young (Sr)	21	10	13	77	77
33	Minnie Weaver (Jr)	10	5	10	50	50
35	Naconna O'Brien (So)	4	2	3	67	67

Merit Preparatory Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	32	14	54	26	29
0	Kya Snyder (Fr)	12	5	12	42	46
1	Ella Jay (So)	4	2	10	20	20
3	S. Sorenson (Jr)	3	1	3	33	50
4	Tia Jenkins (Jr)	0	0	5	0	0
11	C. Petersen (Fr)	0	0	1	0	0
14	Lizbeth Diaz (Sr)	13	6	23	26	28

Vanguard Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	56	3	23	13	1	10	10	23	48	48
5	Adie Jenkins (Sr)	11	3	16	19	0	0	0	1	6	17
10	Anna McKenna (Jr)	4	0	5	0	0	2	0	2	9	22
15	A. Gustafson (So)	6	0	1	0	0	2	0	3	6	50
21	Aspen Jenkins (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	Megan Young (Sr)	21	0	0	0	1	6	17	10	13	77
33	Minnie Weaver (Jr)	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	50
35	Naconna O'Brien (So)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	67

Merit Preparatory Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	32	3	7	43	1	6	17	11	47	23
0	Kya Snyder (Fr)	12	1	2	50	1	2	50	4	10	40
1	Ella Jay (So)	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	25
3	S. Sorenson (Jr)	3	1	1	100	0	0	0	0	2	0
4	Tia Jenkins (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
11	C. Petersen (Fr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	Lizbeth Diaz (Sr)	13	1	2	50	0	4	0	5	21	24

Vanguard Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	56	19	14	33	7	36	8	22	12
5	Adie Jenkins (Sr)	11	0	0	0	0	4	0	6	5
10	Anna McKenna (Jr)	4	1	3	4	3	11	1	8	1
15	A. Gustafson (So)	6	1	2	3	2	12	0	1	3
21	Aspen Jenkins (Sr)	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0
22	Megan Young (Sr)	21	13	6	19	2	7	6	2	3
23	K. Kennington (Sr)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
24	Mikki Crandall (Sr)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
33	Minnie Weaver (Jr)	10	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
35	Naconna O'Brien (So)	4	1	0	1	0	2	0	3	0

Merit Preparatory Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	32	11	30	41	7	11	3	32	13
0	Kya Snyder (Fr)	12	5	13	18	1	2	0	3	1
1	Ella Jay (So)	4	3	2	5	0	2	0	3	3
2	Sarai Gambler (So)	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	5	2
3	S. Sorenson (Jr)	3	1	1	2	1	2	0	5	1
4	Tia Jenkins (Jr)	0	1	6	7	2	1	0	8	3
11	C. Petersen (Fr)	0	1	2	3	0	1	0	2	1
14	Lizbeth Diaz (Sr)	13	0	5	5	1	3	2	5	2
15	Eliza Kidder (Fr)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0

Vanguard Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	0.32	1.64	3.00	0.67
5	Adie Jenkins (Sr)	0.00	0.67	0.80	0.00
10	Anna McKenna (Jr)	0.38	1.38	11.00	1.00
15	A. Gustafson (So)	2.00	12.00	4.00	0.00
21	Aspen Jenkins (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00
22	Megan Young (Sr)	1.00	3.50	2.33	2.00
35	Naconna O'Brien (So)	0.00	0.67	2.00	0.00

Merit Preparatory Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	0.22	0.34	0.85	0.23
0	Kya Snyder (Fr)	0.33	0.67	2.00	0.00
1	Ella Jay (So)	0.00	0.67	0.67	0.00
2	Sarai Gambler (So)	0.20	0.00	0.00	0.50
3	S. Sorenson (Jr)	0.20	0.40	2.00	0.00
4	Tia Jenkins (Jr)	0.25	0.13	0.33	0.00
11	C. Petersen (Fr)	0.00	0.50	1.00	0.00
14	Lizbeth Diaz (Sr)	0.20	0.60	1.50	1.00
15	Eliza Kidder (Fr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

Game Story

Utah High School Basketball - Merit Preparatory Academy routed by Vanguard Academy

January 21, 2025: Springville, UT 84663

Vanguard Academy Knights (West Valley City, UT) boosters left the game satisfied Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad triumph over the host Merit Preparatory Academy Knights (Springville, UT), 56-32 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Vanguard Academy upgrades its record to 4-4 on the year. The Knights travel to Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams (Lehi, UT) to face the Marauders in a non-league match on Friday, January 24. The Marauders enter the match with a record of 1-14. Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams lost 53-8 in their recent non-league match against Providence Hall (Herriman, UT)

The Knights now sport a 1-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Wasatch Academy for a 2A Region 16 match on Wednesday, January 22. Merit Preparatory Academy will face a Tigers squad coming off a 63-9 league loss to Intermountain Christian (Salt Lake City, UT). The Tigers record now stands at 0-5.

VA @ MPA Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 21, 2025 @ 5:30p

The Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home non-conference game against Vanguard Academy (West Valley City, UT) by a score of 56-32.

Rankings & Records

Vanguard Academy (24-25)

UT
127

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
9-7	3-2	1-2	8-5	.562	.600	678	565

Merit Preparatory Academy (24-25)

UT	Class
134	24

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
5-10	5-6	4-6	1-4	.333	.455	423	586

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Vanguard Academy	13.5	9.8	10.6	10.8	42.4
Merit Preparatory Academy	6.9	7.8	8.4	6.4	28.2

Team Stat Comparison

Vanguard Academy		Merit Preparatory Academy
37.2	Points Per Game	27.9
21.2	Rebounds Per Game	29.1
4.1	Assists Per Game	4.7
16.3	Steals Per Game	11.5
8.3	Blocks Per Game	4.9

Team Leaders

Vanguard Academy		Merit Preparatory Academy	National Avg.
#5 Adie Jenkins14.3	Points Per Game	#14 Lizbeth Diaz11.5	4.1
#22 Megan Young8.4	Rebounds Per Game	#0 Kya Snyder9.8	2.8
#22 Megan Young1.4	Assists Per Game	#14 Lizbeth Diaz1.6	0.9
#10 Anna McKenna4.9	Steals Per Game	#14 Lizbeth Diaz4.3	1.1
#22 Megan Young4.9	Blocks Per Game	#14 Lizbeth Diaz3.4	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Vanguard Academy	7-4		Merit Preparatory Academy	5-6

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/5/24	Vanguard Academy	American Prep WV	(W) 42-23	12/20/24	American Prep WV	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 33-23
1/31/25	Vanguard Academy	American Prep WV	(W) 43-29	1/3/25	Merit Preparatory Academy	American Prep WV	(L) 37-18
12/9/24	Vanguard Academy	Intermountain Christian	(L) 54-31	12/18/24	Intermountain Christian	Merit Preparatory Academy	(L) 54-22
1/14/25	Vanguard Academy	Intermountain Christian	(L) 62-32	1/24/25	Merit Preparatory Academy	Intermountain Christian	(L) 51-14
12/12/24	Vanguard Academy	Rockwell	(L) 57-40	1/31/25	Rockwell	Merit Preparatory Academy	(L) 55-35
1/10/25	Rockwell	Vanguard Academy	(L) 30-25
1/9/25	Vanguard Academy	Freedom Prep Academy	(W) 56-20	1/17/25	Freedom Prep Academy	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 35-23
1/28/25	Freedom Prep Academy	Vanguard Academy	(W) 53-26	2/7/25	Merit Preparatory Academy	Freedom Prep Academy	(L) 31-18
1/17/25	Vanguard Academy	Wasatch Academy	(W) 52-15	1/22/25	Wasatch Academy	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 61-27
				1/27/25	Merit Preparatory Academy	Wasatch Academy	(W) 29-16
1/24/25	Vanguard Academy	Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams	(W) 52-15	2/4/25	Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 26-13
2/4/25	Vanguard Academy	Salt Lake Academy	(W) 31-25	1/7/25	Salt Lake Academy	Merit Preparatory Academy	(L) 25-17

Record Breakdown

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