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The Capital Prep (Hartford, CT) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Metropolitan Learning Center (Bloomfield, CT) by a score of 59-44.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
MLCHS	-	-	-	-	44
Capital Prep	-	-	-	-	59

Final score provided by L. Gillespie.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Metropolitan Learning Center (24-25)

Capital Prep (24-25)

Metropolitan Learning Center

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts
	Team Totals	43
2	Alijah Grice (Jr)	11
3	D. Nicholson (So)	1
5	Felix Lopez (Jr)	5
13	Mekhi Benjamin (Sr)	9
15	Jahmarie Nelson (So)	2
30	Caleb Ayerakwa (Sr)	7

Capital Prep

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM
	Team Totals	59	25
0	C. Coke (Jr)	4	2
5	Jalile Riddick (Jr)	10	4
13	Syre Gillespie (So)	28	11
24	Isaiah Hill (Jr)	10	5
25	Mha'Nye March (Fr)	5	2
30	Javaris Spencer (Jr)	2	1

Metropolitan Learning Center

#	Athlete Name	Pts
	Team Totals	43
2	Alijah Grice (Jr)	11
3	D. Nicholson (So)	1
5	Felix Lopez (Jr)	5
13	Mekhi Benjamin (Sr)	9
15	Jahmarie Nelson (So)	2
30	Caleb Ayerakwa (Sr)	7

Capital Prep

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM
	Team Totals	59	4	5	8	63	21
0	C. Coke (Jr)	4					2
5	Jalile Riddick (Jr)	10	2				2
13	Syre Gillespie (So)	28	2	4	6	67	9
24	Isaiah Hill (Jr)	10					5
25	Mha'Nye March (Fr)	5		1	2	50	2
30	Javaris Spencer (Jr)	2					1

Metropolitan Learning Center

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts
	Team Totals	43
2	Alijah Grice (Jr)	11
3	D. Nicholson (So)	1
5	Felix Lopez (Jr)	5
13	Mekhi Benjamin (Sr)	9
15	Jahmarie Nelson (So)	2
30	Caleb Ayerakwa (Sr)	7

Capital Prep

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl
	Team Totals	59	21	28	49	9	7
0	C. Coke (Jr)	4	5	1	6	1	1
5	Jalile Riddick (Jr)	10	2	3	5	2	2
13	Syre Gillespie (So)	28	3	9	12	6	3
24	Isaiah Hill (Jr)	10	1	4	5		1
25	Mha'Nye March (Fr)	5	7	3	10
30	Javaris Spencer (Jr)	2	3	8	11

Game Story

Connecticut High School Basketball - Capital Prep knocks off Metropolitan Learning Center

January 23, 2025: Hartford, CT 06103

The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Capital Prep Trailblazers (Hartford, CT) and the visiting Metropolitan Learning Center Dragons (Bloomfield, CT), observed Capital Prep's basketball team overcome Metropolitan Learning Center by a margin of 59-44.

The Trailblazers (2-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Middletown (Middletown, CT). The Blue Dragons come into the non-league challenge with a 2-7 record. In their last challenge, Middletown dropped by New Britain (New Britain, CT), 61-43, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Dragons battle the Bulkeley Bulldogs (Hartford, CT) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Metropolitan Learning Center will attempt to better on its 1-6 season record.

MLCHS @ Capital Prep Basketball Game Info

Thu., Jan. 23, 2025 @ 6p

The Capital Prep (Hartford, CT) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Metropolitan Learning Center (Bloomfield, CT) by a score of 59-44.

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Rankings & Records

Metropolitan Learning Center (24-25)

CT
155

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
7-12	4-6	3-6	4-6	.368	.400	842	996

Capital Prep (24-25)

CT	Class
158	36

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
5-15	2-8	3-8	1-5	1-2	.250	.200	1,087	1,421

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Metropolitan Learning Center	6.0	9.0	11.0	11.0	44.3
Capital Prep	10.3	7.7	9.3	12.0	54.4

Team Stat Comparison

Metropolitan Learning Center		Capital Prep
43.8	Points Per Game	54.2
-	Rebounds Per Game	36.3
-	Assists Per Game	10.0
-	Steals Per Game	7.6
-	Blocks Per Game	2.2

Team Leaders

Metropolitan Learning Center		Capital Prep	National Avg.
#2 Alijah Grice16.5	Points Per Game	#13 Syre Gillespie27.2	4.9
-	Rebounds Per Game	#30 Javaris Spencer12.4	2.6
-	Assists Per Game	#13 Syre Gillespie3.7	1.0
-	Steals Per Game	#13 Syre Gillespie2.4	0.8
-	Blocks Per Game	#13 Syre Gillespie1.1	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Metropolitan Learning Center	5-9		Capital Prep	2-9

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/17/24	Metropolitan Learning Center	Bulkeley	(W) 47-39	2/10/25	Bulkeley	Capital Prep	(L) 55-53
1/28/25	Bulkeley	Metropolitan Learning Center	(L) 56-45
12/19/24	University	Metropolitan Learning Center	(W) 58-39	2/12/25	Capital Prep	University	(W) 86-66
2/8/25	Metropolitan Learning Center	University	(W) 44-38
1/3/25	CREC [Computer Science and Engineering/Academy]	Metropolitan Learning Center	(L) 46-31	1/10/25	Capital Prep	CREC [Computer Science and Engineering/Academy]	(L) 72-49
1/17/25	Metropolitan Learning Center	CREC [Computer Science and Engineering/Academy]	(L) 65-43
1/7/25	Metropolitan Learning Center	Classical Magnet	(L) 76-34	1/14/25	Capital Prep	Classical Magnet	(L) 78-37
				2/4/25	Classical Magnet	Capital Prep	(L) 77-51
1/9/25	Academy of Aerospace and Engineering	Metropolitan Learning Center	(L) 58-29	1/16/25	Academy of Aerospace and Engineering	Capital Prep	(L) 76-42
1/13/25	Metropolitan Learning Center	Hartford Public	(L) 55-44	1/21/25	Hartford Public	Capital Prep	(L) 69-43
1/16/25	Achievement First	Metropolitan Learning Center	(W) 41-37	2/7/25	Achievement First	Capital Prep	(W) 49-47
1/21/25	Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy	Metropolitan Learning Center	(L) 36-35	1/28/25	Capital Prep	Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy	(L) 64-54
2/4/25	Metropolitan Learning Center	Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy	(W) 54-52
2/10/25	Weaver	Metropolitan Learning Center	(L) 66-46	1/3/25	Capital Prep	Weaver	(L) 65-50
2/13/25	Academy of Science and Innovation	Metropolitan Learning Center	(L) 76-37	1/7/25	Academy of Science and Innovation	Capital Prep	(L) 72-32

Record Breakdown

Metropolitan Learning Center (24-25)		Capital Prep (24-25)
7-12	Overall	5-15
4-6	League	2-8
3-6	Non-League	3-7
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
5-9	Common Opponent	2-9
3-6	Home	3-8
4-6	Away	1-5
0-0	Neutral	1-2
0-0	Playoff	0-0
7-12	In-State	5-14
0-0	Out-of-State	0-1