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LovejoyMelissa

Leopards
50
Cardinals
42

The Melissa (TX) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against Lovejoy (Lucas, TX) by a score of 50-42.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Lovejoy----50
Melissa----42
Final score provided by S. Patterson.
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Game Story

Texas High School Basketball - Lovejoy sneaks past Melissa

January 3, 2025: Melissa, TX 75454

The Lovejoy Leopards basketball team scored 50 points and limited the host Melissa Cardinals to 44 in the Leopards league triumph on Friday.

The Leopards now possess a 16-5 record. They play next when they host Greenville for a 5A Region II District 9 game on Tuesday, January 7. Lovejoy will play a Lions team coming off a 73-50 league loss to Denison (Denison, TX). The Lions record now stands at 13-10.

With the loss, Melissa falls to 10-10 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to McKinney North (McKinney, TX) to play the Bulldogs in a 5A Region II District 9 game on Tuesday, January 7. The Bulldogs go into the game with a record of 8-10. McKinney North lost 65-53 in their recent league game against Walnut Grove (Prosper, TX)

Lovejoy @ Melissa Basketball Game Info

Fri., Jan. 3, 2025 @ 2:45p
Melissa High School
The Melissa (TX) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against Lovejoy (Lucas, TX) by a score of 50-42.

Rankings & Records

Lovejoy (24-25)

TXSectionState Div.
743221
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
28-613-19-210-09-4.824.9292,1381,706

Melissa (24-25)

TXSectionState Div.
1175134
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
19-1411-38-36-45-7.576.7862,0601,878

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2Final
Lovejoy		13.812.110.815.1073.062.9
Melissa		10.913.315.615.4--62.4

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Head-to-Head

  • Lovejoy won on 1/3/2025
    1/3 @ 2:45pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Lovejoy----50
    Melissa----42

    The Lovejoy (Lucas, TX) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Melissa (TX) by a score of 50-42.

    Box score
  • Lovejoy won on 1/28/2025
    1/28 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Melissa----56
    Lovejoy----64

    The Melissa (TX) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Lovejoy (Lucas, TX) by a score of 64-56.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Lovejoy11-2Melissa12-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/7/24Southlake CarrollLovejoy(L) 63-5412/5/24Southlake CarrollMelissa(W) 62-61
12/17/24Walnut GroveLovejoy(L) 52-511/10/25Walnut GroveMelissa(W) 59-46
1/21/25LovejoyWalnut Grove(W) 51-352/4/25MelissaWalnut Grove(L) 58-46
12/20/24McKinney NorthLovejoy(W) 59-391/7/25MelissaMcKinney North(W) 56-45
1/24/25LovejoyMcKinney North(W) 54-401/31/25McKinney NorthMelissa(W) 62-39
1/7/25GreenvilleLovejoy(W) 69-471/14/25MelissaGreenville(W) 60-43
1/31/25LovejoyGreenville(W) 77-572/7/25GreenvilleMelissa(W) 92-57
1/11/25LovejoySherman(W) 81-471/17/25ShermanMelissa(W) 80-58
2/4/25ShermanLovejoy(W) 80-392/11/25MelissaSherman(W) 85-63
1/14/25LovejoyAnna(W) 73-6912/17/24AnnaMelissa(W) 59-54
2/7/25AnnaLovejoy(W) 50-351/21/25MelissaAnna(W) 58-38
1/17/25DenisonLovejoy(W) 56-4112/20/24MelissaDenison(W) 72-55
2/11/25LovejoyDenison(W) 75-601/24/25DenisonMelissa(W) 93-65

Record Breakdown

Lovejoy (24-25)

Melissa (24-25)
28-6
Overall
19-14
13-1
League
11-3
7-1
Non-League
3-5
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
11-2
Common Opponent
12-1
9-2
Home
8-3
10-0
Away
6-4
9-4
Neutral
5-7
0-1
Playoff
0-1
27-6
In-State
18-13
0-0
Out-of-State
1-1