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String TheoryMartin Luther King

61
Cougars
49

The Martin Luther King (Philadelphia, PA) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against String Theory (Philadelphia, PA) by a score of 61-49.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
String Theory619152161
Martin Luther King194161049
Final score provided by A. Kratchman.
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Game Stats

String Theory (22-23)

Martin Luther King (22-23)

String Theory

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals6116
3Luca Varallo (So)21
4Javon Nelson (Sr)114
5Jajuan Nelson (Sr)184
11J. Robertson (Jr)61
13Chris Valerio (Sr)112
21Zaire Desesso (Sr)21
30Jason Pezzetti (Jr)92
32Nahshon Devose (Sr)21
Martin Luther King

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals47
3Benito Scott (Fr)7
4K. Long-Mtume (So)20
5Javon Wilson (Sr)1
10Josh Jones (So)3
13Rich Oberlton (So)4
30Chris Pajuste (Sr)12
String Theory

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals6132613
3Luca Varallo (So)21
4Javon Nelson (Sr)1134
5Jajuan Nelson (Sr)18193
11J. Robertson (Jr)613
13Chris Valerio (Sr)1172
21Zaire Desesso (Sr)21
30Jason Pezzetti (Jr)9141
32Nahshon Devose (Sr)21
Martin Luther King

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals47
3Benito Scott (Fr)7
4K. Long-Mtume (So)20
5Javon Wilson (Sr)1
10Josh Jones (So)3
13Rich Oberlton (So)4
30Chris Pajuste (Sr)12
String Theory

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals61428715
3Luca Varallo (So)22
4Javon Nelson (Sr)111032
5Jajuan Nelson (Sr)1811210
11J. Robertson (Jr)61122
13Chris Valerio (Sr)115111
21Zaire Desesso (Sr)21
30Jason Pezzetti (Jr)96122
31Dawud Jones (Jr)1
32Nahshon Devose (Sr)25
Martin Luther King

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals47
3Benito Scott (Fr)7
4K. Long-Mtume (So)20
5Javon Wilson (Sr)1
10Josh Jones (So)3
13Rich Oberlton (So)4
30Chris Pajuste (Sr)12

Game Story

Pennsylvania High School Basketball - String Theory winner over Martin Luther King

January 26, 2023: Philadelphia, PA 19138

The String Theory (Philadelphia, PA) basketball felled the host Martin Luther King Cougars (Philadelphia, PA), 61-49 in Thursday's league test.

The (8-9) will now prepare for their test against Germantown Academy (Fort Washington, PA). The Patriots go into the non-league test with a 4-9 record. In their last bout, Germantown Academy was knocked off by William Penn Charter (Philadelphia, PA), 71-47, in a league bout.

Players of the Game

String Theory (22-23)

Congratulations to #5 Jajuan Nelson for being selected the String Theory Basketball Player of the Game.

Martin Luther King (22-23)

Martin Luther King has not selected any Players of the Game.

String Theory @ MLKHS Basketball Game Info

Thu., Jan. 26, 2023 @ 3:15p
The Martin Luther King (Philadelphia, PA) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against String Theory (Philadelphia, PA) by a score of 61-49.

Scoretracker Providers

Yusuf WattsCougars All-Star Reporter

Rankings & Records

String Theory (22-23)

PAClass
43963
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
10-144-74-45-91-1.417.3641,2931,321

Martin Luther King (22-23)

PAClass
571103
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
4-142-91-83-50-1.222.182835997

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
String Theory		12.813.515.514.66.053.9
Martin Luther King		12.69.811.913.45.546.4

Team Stat Comparison

String TheoryMartin Luther King
45.9Points Per Game46.8
24.1Rebounds Per Game-
8.6Assists Per Game-
7.0Steals Per Game-
4.5Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

String TheoryMartin Luther KingNational Avg.
#5 Jajuan Nelson15.2Points Per Game#4 Keon Long-Mtume23.94.9
#5 Jajuan Nelson8.8Rebounds Per Game
-
2.6
#4 Javon Nelson2.7Assists Per Game
-
1.0
#4 Javon Nelson2.6Steals Per Game
-
0.8
#5 Jajuan Nelson2.8Blocks Per Game
-
0.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
String Theory3-8Martin Luther King2-9
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/13/22Academy at PalumboString Theory(L) 69-6012/22/22Martin Luther KingAcademy at Palumbo(L) 57-29
12/15/22George WashingtonString Theory(W) 65-4912/13/22George WashingtonMartin Luther King(L) 41-38
12/20/22NortheastString Theory(L) 51-461/10/23Martin Luther KingNortheast(L) 56-52
1/3/23String TheoryPaul Robeson(L) 64-5612/20/22Paul RobesonMartin Luther King(L) 62-53
1/5/23String TheoryFrankford(L) 57-5412/15/22FrankfordMartin Luther King(L) 54-52
1/10/23String TheoryHigh School of the Future(W) 65-451/17/23Martin Luther KingHigh School of the Future(W) 67-39
1/12/23South PhiladelphiaString Theory(W) 75-4612/6/22Martin Luther KingSouth Philadelphia(W) 46-44
1/19/23Boys' Latin CharterString Theory(L) 58-541/12/23Martin Luther KingBoys' Latin Charter(L) 70-51
2/9/23String TheoryBoys' Latin Charter(L) 54-48
1/20/23String TheoryCentral(L) 64-621/5/23Martin Luther KingCentral(L) 44-35
1/31/23Carver High School of Engineering & ScienceString Theory(L) 65-391/24/23Carver High School of Engineering & ScienceMartin Luther King(L) 54-36
2/23/23Martin Luther KingCarver High School of Engineering & Science(L) 53-37

Record Breakdown

String Theory (22-23)

Martin Luther King (22-23)
10-14
Overall
4-14
4-7
League
2-10
2-5
Non-League
0-3
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
3-8
Common Opponent
2-9
4-4
Home
1-8
5-9
Away
3-5
1-1
Neutral
0-1
2-2
Playoff
2-1
8-14
In-State
4-14
2-0
Out-of-State
0-0