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The Thomas Jefferson Academy (Louisville, GA) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Bulloch Academy (Statesboro, GA) in overtime by a score of 62-61.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Bulloch Academy	11	12	22	11	5	61
TJA	20	11	11	14	6	62

Final score provided by W. Polk.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Bulloch Academy (22-23)

Thomas Jefferson Academy (22-23)

Bulloch Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	61	25	70	36	42
1	Ben Aaron (Jr)	5	2	6	33	42
2	Mark Justen (Sr)	0	0	7	0	0
5	Ike Hubbard (So)	0	0	5	0	0
10	Reid Clifton (Jr)	10	5	7	71	71
12	Will Ellis (Jr)	14	5	12	42	58
13	Ian Ledbetter (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
14	J. Sheppard (So)	21	8	17	47	56
21	Keonte Mayner (So)	2	1	1	100	100
22	Teon Mikell (Sr)	5	2	8	25	31
25	Jadyn Hilton (So)	2	1	4	25	25
30	Hunter Dixon (Sr)	2	1	2	50	50

Thomas Jefferson Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	62	24	25	96	100
0	Jace Brooks (So)	12	5	5	100	100
3	Samuel Smith (Sr)	3	1	1	100	150
10	Cole Parrish (Sr)	27	11	11	100	100
12	Beans Hunt (Jr)	18	6	6	100	108
20	John Durden (Sr)	2	1	2	50	50

Bulloch Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	61	9	31	29	2	3	67	16	39	41
1	Ben Aaron (Jr)	5	1	3	33	0	0	0	1	3	33
2	Mark Justen (Sr)	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
5	Ike Hubbard (So)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10	Reid Clifton (Jr)	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	7	71
12	Will Ellis (Jr)	14	4	11	36	0	0	0	1	1	100
13	Ian Ledbetter (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	J. Sheppard (So)	21	3	6	50	2	3	67	5	11	45
21	Keonte Mayner (So)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
22	Teon Mikell (Sr)	5	1	3	33	0	0	0	1	5	20
25	Jadyn Hilton (So)	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
30	Hunter Dixon (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	50

Thomas Jefferson Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	62	2	2	100	12	14	86	22	23	96
0	Jace Brooks (So)	12				2	2	100	5	5	100
3	Samuel Smith (Sr)	3	1	1	100
10	Cole Parrish (Sr)	27				5	6	83	11	11	100
12	Beans Hunt (Jr)	18	1	1	100	5	6	83	5	5	100
20	John Durden (Sr)	2							1	2	50

Bulloch Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	61	15	20	35	16	11	8	11	20
1	Ben Aaron (Jr)	5	4	3	7	4	3	0	1	3
2	Mark Justen (Sr)	0	1	1	2	5	1	2	5	1
5	Ike Hubbard (So)	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1
10	Reid Clifton (Jr)	10	1	4	5	1	1	0	2	4
12	Will Ellis (Jr)	14	1	5	6	1	5	0	1	3
13	Ian Ledbetter (Sr)	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	3
14	J. Sheppard (So)	21	1	5	6	2	1	5	0	3
21	Keonte Mayner (So)	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
22	Teon Mikell (Sr)	5	4	0	4	0	0	1	0	2
25	Jadyn Hilton (So)	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0
30	Hunter Dixon (Sr)	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Thomas Jefferson Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
	Team Totals	62	16	28	44	12	15	7	17
0	Jace Brooks (So)	12		3	3	4	7		5
3	Samuel Smith (Sr)	3	1	5	6				3
4	Drew Mcneely (Sr)		1	2	3	1	2		2
10	Cole Parrish (Sr)	27	8	10	18		3	7	3
12	Beans Hunt (Jr)	18	5	4	9	3	3		3
20	John Durden (Sr)	2	1	3	4	4			1
21	Chris Biggers (Sr)			1	1

Bulloch Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	1.46	1.00	0.55	0.40
1	Ben Aaron (Jr)	4.00	3.00	1.00	0.00
2	Mark Justen (Sr)	1.00	0.20	1.00	2.00
5	Ike Hubbard (So)	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
10	Reid Clifton (Jr)	0.50	0.50	0.25	0.00
12	Will Ellis (Jr)	1.00	5.00	1.67	0.00
14	J. Sheppard (So)	2.00	1.00	0.33	1.67
22	Teon Mikell (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.50
25	Jadyn Hilton (So)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00

Thomas Jefferson Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO
	Team Totals	0.71	0.88
0	Jace Brooks (So)	0.80	1.40
4	Drew Mcneely (Sr)	0.50	1.00
10	Cole Parrish (Sr)		1.00
12	Beans Hunt (Jr)	1.00	1.00
20	John Durden (Sr)	4.00

Game Story

Georgia High School Basketball - Thomas Jefferson Academy nips Bulloch Academy

January 26, 2023: Louisville, GA 30434

Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Thomas Jefferson Academy Jaguars (Louisville, GA) and the visiting Bulloch Academy Gators (Statesboro, GA), saw Thomas Jefferson Academy's basketball squad hold off Bulloch Academy by a tally of 62-61.

With the victory, Thomas Jefferson Academy improves its record to 7-6 on the campaign. The Jaguars host John Hancock Academy (Sparta, GA) to play the Rebels in a GIAA A Region 4 challenge on Friday, January 27. The Rebels come into the challenge with a record of 7-10. John Hancock Academy lost 55-42 in their recent non-league challenge against Briarwood Academy (Warrenton, GA)

Next up, the Gators play the St. Andrew's Lions (Savannah, GA) in a GIAA AAAA/AAA District 2 challenge, on Friday, January 27. Bulloch Academy will attempt to improve on its 7-14 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 18-1 record after their 72-47 league win over Frederica Academy (St. Simons Island, GA).

Players of the Game

Bulloch Academy (22-23)

Congratulations to #14 Jackson Sheppard for being selected the Bulloch Academy Basketball Player of the Game.

Thomas Jefferson Academy (22-23)

Congratulations to #10 Cole Parrish for being selected the Thomas Jefferson Academy Basketball Player of the Game.

BA @ TJA Basketball Game Info

Thu., Jan. 26, 2023 @ 4:45p

The Thomas Jefferson Academy (Louisville, GA) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Bulloch Academy (Statesboro, GA) in overtime by a score of 62-61.

Rankings & Records

Bulloch Academy (22-23)

GA	Class
440	11

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
9-20	2-6	5-6	2-10	2-4	.310	.250	1,446	1,716

Thomas Jefferson Academy (22-23)

GA	Class
444	7

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
12-12	3-3	6-4	4-6	2-2	.500	.500	1,324	1,405

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Bulloch Academy	11.8	12.3	13.3	13.3	8.3	49.9
Thomas Jefferson Academy	15.1	12.6	17.9	14.1	6.0	55.2

Head-to-Head

Bulloch Academy won on 1/19/2023

1/19 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

TJA 9 15 12 13 49
Bulloch Academy 7 12 23 13 55

The Thomas Jefferson Academy (Louisville, GA) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away non-conference game against Bulloch Academy (Statesboro, GA) by a score of 55-49.
Box score
Thomas Jefferson Academy won on 1/26/2023

1/26 @ 4:45p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final

Bulloch Academy 11 12 22 11 5 61
TJA 20 11 11 14 6 62

The Bulloch Academy (Statesboro, GA) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away non-conference game against Thomas Jefferson Academy (Louisville, GA) in overtime by a score of 62-61.
Box score

1/19 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
TJA	9	15	12	13	49
Bulloch Academy	7	12	23	13	55

Team Stat Comparison

Bulloch Academy		Thomas Jefferson Academy
49.7	Points Per Game	50.0
30.8	Rebounds Per Game	31.6
9.9	Assists Per Game	10.8
7.9	Steals Per Game	6.4
1.8	Blocks Per Game	4.0

Team Leaders

Bulloch Academy		Thomas Jefferson Academy	National Avg.
#14 Jackson Sheppard19.1	Points Per Game	#10 Cole Parrish18.0	4.9
#14 Jackson Sheppard9.4	Rebounds Per Game	#10 Cole Parrish16.8	2.6
#2 Mark Justen2.6	Assists Per Game	#0 Jace Brooks3.7	1.0
#14 Jackson Sheppard2.2	Steals Per Game	#0 Jace Brooks2.7	0.8
#14 Jackson Sheppard0.7	Blocks Per Game	#10 Cole Parrish4.2	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Bulloch Academy	2-3		Thomas Jefferson Academy	1-3

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/29/22	Bulloch Academy	Augusta Prep	(W) 42-41	1/31/23	Thomas Jefferson Academy	Augusta Prep	(L) 50-41
				2/9/23	Augusta Prep	Thomas Jefferson Academy	(L) 49-35
1/5/23	Brentwood	Bulloch Academy	(L) 83-51	1/23/23	Thomas Jefferson Academy	Brentwood	(L) 67-54
1/24/23	Bulloch Academy	Pinewood Christian	(L) 68-52	12/16/22	Pinewood Christian	Thomas Jefferson Academy	(W) 57-54
2/3/23	Pinewood Christian	Bulloch Academy	(W) 58-43
2/17/23	Pinewood Christian	Bulloch Academy	(L) 57-46

Record Breakdown

Bulloch Academy (22-23)		Thomas Jefferson Academy (22-23)
9-20	Overall	12-12
2-6	League	3-3
5-10	Non-League	7-7
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
2-3	Common Opponent	1-3
5-6	Home	6-4
2-10	Away	4-6
2-4	Neutral	2-2
1-3	Playoff	2-2
9-18	In-State	12-12
0-2	Out-of-State	0-0