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LovejoyDenison
Leopards
45
Yellow Jackets
43

The Denison (TX) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against Lovejoy (Lucas, TX) by a score of 45-43.

Game Details: Denison High School: Soccer Field

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Lovejoy----45
Denison----43
Final score provided by D. Blanchard.
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Game Story

Texas High School Basketball - Lovejoy nips Denison

January 26, 2024: Denison, TX 75020

Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Lovejoy Leopards (Lucas, TX) and the host Denison Yellow Jackets (Denison, TX), saw Lovejoy's basketball squad hold off Denison by a count of 45-43.

With the victory, Lovejoy upgrades its record to 11-13 on the campaign. The Leopards host Princeton (Princeton, TX) to play the Panthers in a 5A Region II District 13 challenge on Tuesday, January 30. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 6-15.

Next up, the Yellow Jackets play the Melissa Cardinals (Melissa, TX) in a 5A Region II District 13 challenge, on Tuesday, January 30. Denison will attempt to upgrade on its 8-17 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 13-14 record after their 68-58 league loss to Sherman (Sherman, TX).

Rankings & Records

Lovejoy (23-24)

TXSectionState Div.
421110100
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
13-166-65-54-84-3.448.5001,4101,431

Denison (23-24)

TXSectionState Div.
706170171
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
9-212-93-85-81-5.300.1821,6111,656

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Lovejoy		14.09.012.715.748.6
Denison		14.09.612.614.053.7

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Head-to-Head

  • Denison won on 1/2/2024
    1/2 @ 5pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Denison----55
    Lovejoy----49

    The Denison (TX) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Lovejoy (Lucas, TX) by a score of 55-49.

    Box score
  • Lovejoy won on 1/26/2024
    1/26 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Lovejoy----45
    Denison----43

    The Lovejoy (Lucas, TX) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Denison (TX) by a score of 45-43.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Lovejoy6-5Denison2-10
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/10/23LovejoyLebanon Trail(W) 53-4012/9/23DenisonLebanon Trail(L) 51-47
12/29/23DenisonLebanon Trail(W) 61-52
12/19/23LovejoySherman(L) 46-3712/2/23ShermanDenison(L) 70-62
1/23/24ShermanLovejoy(W) 54-431/12/24ShermanDenison(L) 57-48
2/6/24DenisonSherman(L) 67-56
1/5/24LovejoyPrinceton(W) 49-331/19/24PrincetonDenison(L) 59-53
1/30/24PrincetonLovejoy(W) 47-432/13/24DenisonPrinceton
1/9/24McKinney NorthLovejoy(L) 40-3812/19/23McKinney NorthDenison(L) 43-37
2/2/24LovejoyMcKinney North(L) 40-361/23/24DenisonMcKinney North(L) 46-33
1/16/24MelissaLovejoy(W) 50-471/5/24MelissaDenison(L) 49-46
2/9/24LovejoyMelissa(L) 60-401/30/24DenisonMelissa(L) 57-53
1/19/24LovejoyGreenville(L) 60-491/9/24DenisonGreenville(L) 69-54
2/13/24GreenvilleLovejoy(W) 54-312/2/24GreenvilleDenison(W) 69-61

Record Breakdown

Lovejoy (23-24)

Denison (23-24)
13-16
Overall
9-21
6-6
League
2-9
2-6
Non-League
2-5
1-1
Head to Head
1-1
6-5
Common Opponent
2-10
5-5
Home
3-8
4-8
Away
5-8
4-3
Neutral
1-5
0-1
Playoff
0-0
12-16
In-State
9-21
1-0
Out-of-State
0-0