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The Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, UT) varsity basketball team lost Monday's home conference game against Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) by a score of 29-16.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
MPA	6	11	4	8	29
Wasatch Academy	2	4	2	8	16

Final score provided by A. Koelling.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Merit Preparatory Academy (24-25)

Merit Preparatory Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	29	12	66	18	20
0	Kya Snyder (Fr)	10	5	16	31	31
1	Ella Jay (So)	4	1	15	7	7
2	Sarai Gambler (So)	0	0	5	0	0
3	S. Sorenson (Jr)	0	0	6	0	0
4	Tia Jenkins (Jr)	0	0	4	0	0
11	C. Petersen (Fr)	0	0	2	0	0
12	Ayla Coltharp (Sr)	15	6	16	38	47
15	Eliza Kidder (Fr)	0	0	2	0	0

Merit Preparatory Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	29	3	14	21	2	11	18	9	52	17
0	Kya Snyder (Fr)	10	0	2	0	0	3	0	5	14	36
1	Ella Jay (So)	4	0	3	0	2	2	100	1	12	8
2	Sarai Gambler (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
3	S. Sorenson (Jr)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
4	Tia Jenkins (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	0
11	C. Petersen (Fr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
12	Ayla Coltharp (Sr)	15	3	6	50	0	0	0	3	10	30
15	Eliza Kidder (Fr)	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	0

Merit Preparatory Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	29	7	30	37	21	1	31	19
0	Kya Snyder (Fr)	10	1	13	14	2	0	5	2
1	Ella Jay (So)	4	1	1	2	2	0	7	5
2	Sarai Gambler (So)	0	1	3	4	2	1	7	0
3	S. Sorenson (Jr)	0	1	6	7	4	0	3	3
4	Tia Jenkins (Jr)	0	2	3	5	4	0	3	4
11	C. Petersen (Fr)	0	1	1	2	2	0	2	0
12	Ayla Coltharp (Sr)	15	0	3	3	4	0	3	5
15	Eliza Kidder (Fr)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0

Merit Preparatory Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	0.68	1.11	0.05
0	Kya Snyder (Fr)	0.40	1.00	0.00
1	Ella Jay (So)	0.29	0.40	0.00
2	Sarai Gambler (So)	0.29	2.00	1.00
3	S. Sorenson (Jr)	1.33	1.33	0.00
4	Tia Jenkins (Jr)	1.33	1.00	0.00
11	C. Petersen (Fr)	1.00	2.00	0.00
12	Ayla Coltharp (Sr)	1.33	0.80	0.00
15	Eliza Kidder (Fr)	1.00	1.00	0.00

Wasatch Academy (24-25)

Wasatch Academy has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Utah High School Basketball - Wasatch Academy succumbs to Merit Preparatory Academy

January 27, 2025: Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647

In Monday's league test, the Merit Preparatory Academy Knights (Springville, UT) basketball squad defeated the host Wasatch Academy Tigers (Mt. Pleasant, UT), by a score of 29-16.

Next, the Knights clash with the Rockwell Marshals (Eagle Mountain, UT) in a 2A Region 16 test, on Friday, January 31. Merit Preparatory Academy will attempt to improve on its 4-7 season record. The Marshals come into the test with a 8-12 record after their 52-19 league win over Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, UT).

The Tigers (0-8) will now prepare for their test against Waterford (Sandy, UT). The Ravens come into the non-league test with a 6-6 record. In their last test, Waterford went down by St. Joseph (Ogden, UT), 35-28, in a league test.

MPA @ WA Basketball Game Info

Mon., Jan. 27, 2025 @ 5:30p

Wasatch Academy

The Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, UT) varsity basketball team lost Monday's home conference game against Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) by a score of 29-16.

Rankings & Records

Merit Preparatory Academy (24-25)

UT	Class
134	24

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
5-10	5-6	4-6	1-4	.333	.455	423	586

Wasatch Academy (24-25)

UT	Class
138	28

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
0-13	0-9	0-5	0-8	.000	.000	183	611

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Merit Preparatory Academy	6.9	7.8	8.4	6.4	28.2
Wasatch Academy	3.2	4.3	3.8	4.1	14.1

Head-to-Head

Merit Preparatory Academy won on 1/22/2025

1/22 @ 5:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Wasatch Academy 8 13 2 4 27
MPA 19 13 21 8 61

The Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, UT) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's away conference game against Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) by a score of 61-27.
Box score
Merit Preparatory Academy won on 1/27/2025

1/27 @ 5:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

MPA 6 11 4 8 29
Wasatch Academy 2 4 2 8 16

The Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) varsity basketball team won Monday's away conference game against Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, UT) by a score of 29-16.
Box score

1/22 @ 5:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Wasatch Academy	8	13	2	4	27
MPA	19	13	21	8	61

Team Stat Comparison

Merit Preparatory Academy		Wasatch Academy
27.9	Points Per Game	-
29.1	Rebounds Per Game	-
4.7	Assists Per Game	-
11.5	Steals Per Game	-
4.9	Blocks Per Game	-

Team Leaders

Merit Preparatory Academy		Wasatch Academy	National Avg.
#14 Lizbeth Diaz11.5	Points Per Game	-	4.1
#0 Kya Snyder9.8	Rebounds Per Game	-	2.8
#14 Lizbeth Diaz1.6	Assists Per Game	-	0.9
#14 Lizbeth Diaz4.3	Steals Per Game	-	1.1
#14 Lizbeth Diaz3.4	Blocks Per Game	-	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Merit Preparatory Academy	3-8		Wasatch Academy	0-10

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/21/24	Pinnacle	Merit Preparatory Academy	(L) 36-29	11/19/24	Pinnacle	Wasatch Academy	(L) 42-13
12/18/24	Intermountain Christian	Merit Preparatory Academy	(L) 54-22	1/21/25	Wasatch Academy	Intermountain Christian	(L) 63-9
1/24/25	Merit Preparatory Academy	Intermountain Christian	(L) 51-14
12/20/24	American Prep WV	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 33-23	2/6/25	Wasatch Academy	American Prep WV	(L) 50-15
1/3/25	Merit Preparatory Academy	American Prep WV	(L) 37-18
1/7/25	Salt Lake Academy	Merit Preparatory Academy	(L) 25-17	12/5/24	Salt Lake Academy	Wasatch Academy	(L) 30-7
				1/15/25	Wasatch Academy	Salt Lake Academy	(L) 40-10
1/17/25	Freedom Prep Academy	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 35-23	2/4/25	Wasatch Academy	Freedom Prep Academy	(L) 35-10
2/7/25	Merit Preparatory Academy	Freedom Prep Academy	(L) 31-18
1/21/25	Vanguard Academy	Merit Preparatory Academy	(L) 56-32	1/17/25	Vanguard Academy	Wasatch Academy	(L) 52-15
1/31/25	Rockwell	Merit Preparatory Academy	(L) 55-35	1/24/25	Rockwell	Wasatch Academy	(L) 52-19
				2/5/25	Wasatch Academy	Rockwell	(L) 46-10
2/4/25	Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 26-13	1/31/25	Wasatch Academy	Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams	(L) 41-23

Record Breakdown

Merit Preparatory Academy (24-25)		Wasatch Academy (24-25)
5-10	Overall	0-13
5-6	League	0-9
0-3	Non-League	0-4
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
3-8	Common Opponent	0-10
4-6	Home	0-5
1-4	Away	0-8
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-1	Playoff	0-0
5-10	In-State	0-13
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0