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MerrillWausau East
Bluejays
72
Lumberjacks
71

The Wausau East (Wausau, WI) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against Merrill (WI) by a score of 72-71.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Merrill----72
Wausau East----71
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Wisconsin High School Basketball - Wausau East can't hold off Merrill

January 27, 2023: Wausau, WI 54403

The Merrill Bluejays basketball team scored 72 points and held the host Wausau East Lumberjacks to 71 in the Bluejays league triumph on Friday.

The Bluejays now sport a 6-9 record. They put it on the line next when they host Antigo for a non-league contest on Monday, February 6.

The Lumberjacks (7-10) will now prepare for their contest against Northland Pines (Eagle River, WI). The Eagles enter the non-league contest with a 10-4 record. In their last contest, Northland Pines nudged Rhinelander (Rhinelander, WI), 61-47, in a league contest.

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    Rankings & Records

    Merrill (22-23)

    WI
    230
    OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
    11-154-82-85-34-4.423.3331,5031,649

    Wausau East (22-23)

    WI
    235
    OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
    9-163-82-76-61-3.360.2731,6601,755

    Team Scoring Averages

    Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Merrill    		027.0041.057.8
    Wausau East    		31.325.309.766.4

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    Head-to-Head

    • Wausau East won on 12/16/2022
      12/16 @ 7:15pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
      Wausau East----86
      Merrill----70

      The Wausau East (Wausau, WI) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Merrill (WI) by a score of 86-70.

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    • Merrill won on 1/27/2023
      1/27 @ 7:15pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
      Merrill----72
      Wausau East----71

      The Merrill (WI) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Wausau East (Wausau, WI) by a score of 72-71.

      Box score

    Team Stat Comparison

    MerrillWausau East
    3.0Points Per Game25.5
    1.0Rebounds Per Game-
    0.6Assists Per Game-
    0.3Steals Per Game-
    0.0Blocks Per Game-

    Team Leaders

    MerrillWausau EastNational Avg.
    #35 Troy Mootz25.0Points Per Game#3 Jesse Napgezek18.34.9
    #23 Tyson Glisch8.0Rebounds Per Game
    -
    		2.6
    #35 Troy Mootz6.0Assists Per Game
    -
    		1.0
    #2 Carter Baade2.0Steals Per Game
    -
    		0.8
    #0 Jaden Bush0Blocks Per Game
    -
    		0.3

    Common Opponents

    SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
    Merrill6-12Wausau East4-11
    DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
    12/1/22MerrillMosinee(L) 79-5111/26/22MosineeWausau East(L) 88-72
    3/3/23MosineeMerrill(L) 79-47
    12/9/22MerrillWausau West(W) 68-611/10/23Wausau WestWausau East(L) 58-49
    1/24/23Wausau WestMerrill(L) 76-692/14/23Wausau EastWausau West(L) 58-56
    12/20/22MerrillRhinelander(W) 55-3312/6/22RhinelanderWausau East(W) 78-70
    1/6/23Stevens PointMerrill(L) 60-421/20/23Wausau EastStevens Point(L) 87-55
    2/9/23MerrillStevens Point(L) 69-362/23/23Stevens PointWausau East(L) 73-61
    1/10/23Wisconsin Rapids LincolnMerrill(W) 67-581/6/23Wausau EastWisconsin Rapids Lincoln(W) 69-67
    2/14/23MerrillWisconsin Rapids Lincoln(W) 57-492/9/23Wisconsin Rapids LincolnWausau East
    1/13/23MerrillD.C. Everest(L) 84-6112/9/22Wausau EastD.C. Everest(L) 94-69
    2/17/23D.C. EverestMerrill(L) 87-711/24/23D.C. EverestWausau East(W) 77-69
    1/20/23MarshfieldMerrill(L) 65-4612/20/22MarshfieldWausau East(L) 80-49
    2/24/23MarshfieldMerrill(L) 84-522/3/23Wausau EastMarshfield(L) 73-60
    1/26/23LakelandMerrill(L) 77-622/16/23LakelandWausau East(L) 83-73
    2/2/23Northland PinesMerrill(L) 56-361/31/23Wausau EastNorthland Pines(L) 80-39
    2/6/23AntigoMerrill(W) 72-581/17/23Wausau EastAntigo(W) 73-48
    2/28/23MerrillAntigo(W) 70-49
    2/21/23Shawano CommunityMerrill(L) 65-423/3/23Shawano CommunityWausau East(L) 75-70

    Record Breakdown

    Merrill (22-23)

    Wausau East (22-23)
    11-15
    		Overall
    9-16
    4-8
    		League
    3-8
    6-6
    		Non-League
    5-6
    1-1
    		Head to Head
    1-1
    6-12
    		Common Opponent
    4-11
    2-8
    		Home
    2-7
    5-3
    		Away
    6-6
    4-4
    		Neutral
    1-3
    1-1
    		Playoff
    1-1
    10-15
    		In-State
    9-16
    1-0
    		Out-of-State
    0-0