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Valparaiso Merrillville

Vikings

Pirates

The Merrillville (IN) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against Valparaiso (IN) by a score of 80-62.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Valparaiso	0	0	0	80	80
Merrillville	0	0	0	62	62

Final score provided by C. P.

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Matchup Info

Game Stats

Merrillville (23-24)

Valparaiso

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	80	29	48	60	70
0	Jack Smiley (Jr)	23	7	16	44	50
2	Kj Avery (So)	13	5	9	56	61
3	Phillip Amones (Sr)	2	1	2	50	50
10	Trenten Kimes (Jr)	4	2	2	100	100
13	Caden Crowell (Jr)	30	11	13	85	108
23	Julian Stokes (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0
34	Isaiah Keene (Jr)	2	1	1	100	100
35	Alec Platipodis (Sr)	6	2	4	50	50

Merrillville

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	63	23	63	37	40
0	Aidan Dilosa (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0
1	Preston Saia (Sr)	13	5	13	38	50
2	Jaeden Williams (Sr)	10	3	11	27	27
3	Shamar Mathews	0	0	1	0	0
5	Kelvion Brown (Jr)	2	1	3	33	33
10	Bryce Peters	11	5	9	56	56
24	Shaun Clemons (Sr)	0	0	4	0	0
32	Keonte Mckinney (Sr)	7	3	5	60	60
34	K. Mitchell	20	6	16	38	44

Valparaiso

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	80	9	17	53	13	14	93	20	31	65
0	Jack Smiley (Jr)	23	2	7	29	7	8	88	5	9	56
2	Kj Avery (So)	13	1	3	33	2	2	100	4	6	67
3	Phillip Amones (Sr)	2							1	2	50
10	Trenten Kimes (Jr)	4							2	2	100
13	Caden Crowell (Jr)	30	6	7	86	2	2	100	5	6	83
23	Julian Stokes (Jr)	0							0	1	0
34	Isaiah Keene (Jr)	2							1	1	100
35	Alec Platipodis (Sr)	6				2	2	100	2	4	50

Merrillville

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	63	5	19	26	12	14	86	18	44	41
0	Aidan Dilosa (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Preston Saia (Sr)	13	3	7	43	0	0	0	2	6	33
2	Jaeden Williams (Sr)	10	0	3	0	4	5	80	3	8	38
3	Shamar Mathews	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	Kelvion Brown (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	33
10	Bryce Peters	11	0	2	0	1	1	100	5	7	71
24	Shaun Clemons (Sr)	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	Keonte Mckinney (Sr)	7	0	0	0	1	2	50	3	5	60
34	K. Mitchell	20	2	3	67	6	6	100	4	13	31

Valparaiso

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	Reb	Ast
	Team Totals	80	28	20
0	Jack Smiley (Jr)	23	8	11
2	Kj Avery (So)	13	2	2
3	Phillip Amones (Sr)	2	3	1
10	Trenten Kimes (Jr)	4	3	4
13	Caden Crowell (Jr)	30	3	1
14	Jaden Adams (Sr)		2	0
23	Julian Stokes (Jr)	0	1	1
34	Isaiah Keene (Jr)	2	1	0
35	Alec Platipodis (Sr)	6	5	0

Merrillville

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	63	9	12	21	7	8	4	11	14
0	Aidan Dilosa (Jr)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	Preston Saia (Sr)	13	0	2	2	0	2	0	2	0
2	Jaeden Williams (Sr)	10	1	2	3	4	0	0	1	1
3	Shamar Mathews	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1
5	Kelvion Brown (Jr)	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	4
10	Bryce Peters	11	0	2	2	0	3	1	1	4
24	Shaun Clemons (Sr)	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	1
32	Keonte Mckinney (Sr)	7	4	0	4	0	2	1	0	2
34	K. Mitchell	20	3	3	6	0	1	2	5	1

Misc Totals

Valparaiso has not entered any misc totals stats.

Merrillville

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	0.64	0.73	0.57	0.29	1	9
0	Aidan Dilosa (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	2
1	Preston Saia (Sr)	0.00	1.00	2.00	0.00	0	0
2	Jaeden Williams (Sr)	4.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0
3	Shamar Mathews	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0
5	Kelvion Brown (Jr)	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0
10	Bryce Peters	0.00	3.00	0.75	0.25	0	4
32	Keonte Mckinney (Sr)	0.00	2.00	1.00	0.50	0	1
34	K. Mitchell	0.00	0.20	1.00	2.00	1	2

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Game Story

Indiana High School Basketball - Merrillville topped by Valparaiso

January 26, 2024: Merrillville, IN 46410

The Valparaiso Vikings basketball team scored 80 points and restricted the host Merrillville Pirates to 63 in the Vikings league victory on Friday.

The Vikings now sport a 13-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Munster for a non-league contest on Saturday, January 27. Valparaiso will battle a Mustangs team coming off a 72-52 league win over Lowell (Lowell, IN). The Mustangs record now stands at 10-6.

The Pirates (9-6) will now prepare for their contest against Lowell (Lowell, IN). The Red Devils come into the non-league contest with a 3-13 record. In their last contest, Lowell was defeated by Munster (Munster, IN), 72-52, in a league contest.

Check In
0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. Valparaiso 0, Merrillville 0

Posted @ 7:51p
Game Attendance
Attendance At least 1,000

Posted @ 7:51p
0 - 0

Game Start
Merrillville1st Quarter
Merrillville won the tip off.

Posted @ 8:16p
0 - 2

Score Alert
Merrillville1st Quarter
Merrillville - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Valparaiso 0, Merrillville 2

Posted @ 8:16p
3 - 2

Score Alert
Valparaiso1st Quarter
Valparaiso - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Valparaiso 3, Merrillville 2

Posted @ 8:18p
3 - 4

Score Alert
Merrillville1st Quarter
Merrillville - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Valparaiso 3, Merrillville 4

Posted @ 8:18p
6 - 4

Score Alert
Valparaiso1st Quarter
Valparaiso - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Valparaiso 6, Merrillville 4

Posted @ 8:18p
6 - 6

Score Alert
Merrillville1st Quarter
Merrillville - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Valparaiso 6, Merrillville 6

Posted @ 8:18p
6 - 9

Score Alert
Merrillville1st Quarter
Merrillville - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Valparaiso 6, Merrillville 9

Posted @ 8:24p
6 - 11

Score Alert
Merrillville1st Quarter
Merrillville - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Valparaiso 6, Merrillville 11

Posted @ 8:24p
6 - 13

Score Alert
Merrillville1st Quarter
Merrillville - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Valparaiso 6, Merrillville 13

Posted @ 8:24p
6 - 15

Score Alert
Merrillville1st Quarter
Merrillville - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Valparaiso 6, Merrillville 15

Posted @ 8:24p
9 - 15

Score Alert
Valparaiso1st Quarter
Valparaiso - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Valparaiso 9, Merrillville 15

Posted @ 8:24p
12 - 15

Score Alert
Valparaiso1st Quarter
Valparaiso - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Valparaiso 12, Merrillville 15

Posted @ 8:24p
14 - 15

Score Alert
Valparaiso1st Quarter
Valparaiso - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Valparaiso 14, Merrillville 15

Posted @ 8:24p
16 - 15

Score Alert
Valparaiso1st Quarter
Valparaiso - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Valparaiso 16, Merrillville 15

Posted @ 8:27p
16 - 15

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
Valparaiso 16, Merrillville 15

Posted @ 8:27p
40 - 15

Score Correction
Valparaiso2nd Quarter
Score correction for Valparaiso in Q2. Valparaiso 40, Merrillville 15

Posted @ 8:45p
40 - 35

Score Correction
Merrillville2nd Quarter
Score correction for Merrillville in Q2. Valparaiso 40, Merrillville 35

Posted @ 8:45p
40 - 35

Halftime
Halftime
Valparaiso 40, Merrillville 35

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Posted @ 8:45p
40 - 35

Start of 3rd Quarter
Merrillville3rd Quarter
Merrillville's ball.

Posted @ 8:57p
42 - 35

Score Alert
Valparaiso3rd Quarter
Valparaiso - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Valparaiso 42, Merrillville 35

Posted @ 8:57p
42 - 36

Score Alert
Merrillville3rd Quarter
Merrillville - makes a Free Throw. Valparaiso 42, Merrillville 36

Posted @ 8:57p
42 - 37

Score Alert
Merrillville3rd Quarter
Merrillville - makes a Free Throw. Valparaiso 42, Merrillville 37

Posted @ 8:57p
53 - 37

Score Correction
Valparaiso3rd Quarter
Score correction for Valparaiso in Q3. Valparaiso 53, Merrillville 37

Posted @ 9:14p
53 - 43

Score Correction
Merrillville3rd Quarter
Score correction for Merrillville in Q3. Valparaiso 53, Merrillville 43

Posted @ 9:14p
53 - 43

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Valparaiso 53, Merrillville 43

Posted @ 9:14p
73 - 43

Score Correction
Valparaiso4th Quarter
Score correction for Valparaiso in Q4. Valparaiso 73, Merrillville 43

Posted @ 9:31p
73 - 56

Score Correction
Merrillville4th Quarter
Score correction for Merrillville in Q4. Valparaiso 73, Merrillville 56

Posted @ 9:31p
80 - 56

Score Correction
Valparaiso4th Quarter
Score correction for Valparaiso in Q4. Valparaiso 80, Merrillville 56

Posted @ 9:36p
80 - 63

Score Correction
Merrillville4th Quarter
Score correction for Merrillville in Q4. Valparaiso 80, Merrillville 63

Posted @ 9:36p
80 - 63

End of Game
Final
Valparaiso 80, Merrillville 63

Posted @ 9:37p

Valparaiso @ Merrillville Basketball Game Info

Fri., Jan. 26, 2024 @ 7p

The Merrillville (IN) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against Valparaiso (IN) by a score of 80-62.

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Rankings & Records

Valparaiso (23-24)

IN	Class
44	32

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
19-7	5-2	11-1	4-4	4-2	.731	.714	1,589	1,436

Merrillville (23-24)

IN	Class
66	44

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
16-9	4-3	6-3	9-3	1-3	.640	.571	1,576	1,405

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Valparaiso	9.8	11.4	15.0	27.4	12.0	61.1
Merrillville	12.7	10.8	10.2	29.4	-	63.0

Team Stat Comparison

Valparaiso		Merrillville
61.0	Points Per Game	56.9
27.5	Rebounds Per Game	17.8
13.0	Assists Per Game	10.4
1.0	Steals Per Game	6.2
0.4	Blocks Per Game	1.0

Team Leaders

Valparaiso		Merrillville	National Avg.
#0 Jack Smiley23.8	Points Per Game	#34 Keyshawn Mitchell14.4	4.9
#0 Jack Smiley6.1	Rebounds Per Game	#32 Keonte Mckinney4.3	2.6
#0 Jack Smiley5.9	Assists Per Game	#2 Jaeden Williams4.8	1.0
#0 Jack Smiley0.2	Steals Per Game	#10 Bryce Peters1.8	0.8
#0 Jack Smiley0.2	Blocks Per Game	#34 Keyshawn Mitchell0.3	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Valparaiso	10-3		Merrillville	8-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/1/23	East Chicago Central	Valparaiso	(W) 71-65	12/22/23	Merrillville	East Chicago Central	(L) 80-73
				2/28/24	Merrillville	East Chicago Central	(L) 60-55
12/8/23	Lowell	Valparaiso	(W) 58-39	1/27/24	Lowell	Merrillville	(W) 66-51
1/5/24	Valparaiso	Portage	(W) 47-45	1/19/24	Portage	Merrillville	(L) 64-61
1/6/24	Penn	Valparaiso	(W) 47-44	2/23/24	Merrillville	Penn	(W) 64-57
1/18/24	Valparaiso	Lake Central	(L) 63-58	2/1/24	Lake Central	Merrillville	(L) 64-48
1/27/24	Munster	Valparaiso	(W) 62-55	1/13/24	Munster	Merrillville	(W) 67-63
2/1/24	La Porte	Valparaiso	(W) 62-61	2/9/24	Merrillville	La Porte	(W) 63-43
2/6/24	Hobart	Valparaiso	(W) 65-50	2/17/24	Merrillville	Hobart	(W) 69-28
2/28/24	Hobart	Valparaiso	(W) 60-35
2/9/24	Crown Point	Valparaiso	(L) 58-55	1/16/24	Merrillville	Crown Point	(W) 60-57
3/1/24	Valparaiso	Crown Point	(L) 55-51
2/13/24	Michigan City	Valparaiso	(W) 67-54	2/16/24	Merrillville	Michigan City	(W) 73-68
2/16/24	Valparaiso	Chesterton	(W) 63-57	1/6/24	Chesterton	Merrillville	(W) 80-71

Record Breakdown

Valparaiso (23-24)		Merrillville (23-24)
19-7	Overall	16-9
5-2	League	4-3
11-3	Non-League	11-3
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
10-3	Common Opponent	8-4
11-1	Home	6-3
4-4	Away	9-3
4-2	Neutral	1-3
1-1	Playoff	0-1
19-7	In-State	15-9
0-0	Out-of-State	1-0