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The River Ridge (New Port Richey, FL) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against Excel Christian Academy (Lakeland, FL) by a score of 79-47.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
ECA	11	10	14	12	47
River Ridge	23	20	28	8	79

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Excel Christian Academy (22-23)

River Ridge (22-23)

Excel Christian Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM
	Team Totals	47	17
0	D. Pierrelus (So)	15	4
4	T. Demmings (Jr)	4	1
11	William Medina (So)	6	3
22	Jeymel Arroyo (Sr)	5	2
23	Luis Santiago (Jr)	5	2
24	Jaedan Clark (8th)	6	2
30	Jafar Curry (So)	2	1
34	Isaiah Robles (Sr)	4	2

River Ridge

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	120	76	34	62	55	56
1	Brandon Behar (Sr)	20	8	4	12	33	33
3	G. Paghense (Jr)	7	5	2	6	33	42
4	Landon Allen (Sr)	17	17	8	10	80	80
5	Logan Howard (Sr)	13	3	1	3	33	50
13	Jacob Yeager (So)	11	6	3	5	60	60
15	A. Gualemi (Jr)	12	4	1	3	33	33
20	Justin Brooks (Sr)	22	21	10	14	71	71
23	Salvatore Amato (Sr)	18	12	5	9	56	56

Excel Christian Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM
	Team Totals	47	3	10	12	83	14
0	D. Pierrelus (So)	15	1	6	7	86	3
4	T. Demmings (Jr)	4		2	2	100	1
11	William Medina (So)	6					3
22	Jeymel Arroyo (Sr)	5	1				1
23	Luis Santiago (Jr)	5		1	2	50	2
24	Jaedan Clark (8th)	6	1	1	1	100	1
30	Jafar Curry (So)	2					1
34	Isaiah Robles (Sr)	4					2

River Ridge

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	120	76	2	13	15	6	9	67	32	49	65
1	Brandon Behar (Sr)	20	8	0	2	0				4	10	40
3	G. Paghense (Jr)	7	5	1	3	33				1	3	33
4	Landon Allen (Sr)	17	17	0	1	0	1	1	100	8	9	89
5	Logan Howard (Sr)	13	3	1	3	33
13	Jacob Yeager (So)	11	6	0	1	0				3	4	75
15	A. Gualemi (Jr)	12	4	0	1	0	2	2	100	1	2	50
20	Justin Brooks (Sr)	22	21				1	6	17	10	14	71
23	Salvatore Amato (Sr)	18	12	0	2	0	2			5	7	71

Excel Christian Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts
	Team Totals	47
0	D. Pierrelus (So)	15
4	T. Demmings (Jr)	4
11	William Medina (So)	6
22	Jeymel Arroyo (Sr)	5
23	Luis Santiago (Jr)	5
24	Jaedan Clark (8th)	6
30	Jafar Curry (So)	2
34	Isaiah Robles (Sr)	4

River Ridge

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	120	76	10	17	27	25	17	2	10	9
1	Brandon Behar (Sr)	20	8		1	1	10	6		2
2	Darren Reyes (Sr)										2
3	G. Paghense (Jr)	7	5		1	1	1
4	Landon Allen (Sr)	17	17	2	2	4	6	4		4	2
5	Logan Howard (Sr)	13	3		4	4	2	1		1	2
13	Jacob Yeager (So)	11	6				2	1		1	1
15	A. Gualemi (Jr)	12	4	2	1	3		2
20	Justin Brooks (Sr)	22	21	5	6	11	4	3	1	1	1
23	Salvatore Amato (Sr)	18	12	1	2	3			1	1	1

Misc Totals

Excel Christian Academy has not entered any misc totals stats.

River Ridge

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	2.50	1.70	1.89	0.22
1	Brandon Behar (Sr)	5.00	3.00
4	Landon Allen (Sr)	1.50	1.00	2.00
5	Logan Howard (Sr)	2.00	1.00	0.50
13	Jacob Yeager (So)	2.00	1.00	1.00
20	Justin Brooks (Sr)	4.00	3.00	3.00	1.00
23	Salvatore Amato (Sr)				1.00

Game Story

Florida High School Basketball - Excel Christian Academy ripped by River Ridge

January 31, 2023: New Port Richey, FL 34654

In Tuesday's non-league match, the host River Ridge Royal Knights basketball team scored a decisive 79-47 triumph over the Excel Christian Academy Spartans.

In their next game, the Royal Knights meet the Springstead Eagles (Spring Hill, FL) in a non-league match, on Thursday, February 2. River Ridge will attempt to move on its 16-8 season record. The Eagles enter the match with a 10-12 record after their 71-41 non-league win over Crystal River (Crystal River, FL).

With the defeat, Excel Christian Academy moves to 10-12 on the year. The Spartans host Vanguard (Lake Wales, FL) to meet the Panthers in a non-league match on Thursday, February 2. The Panthers enter the match with a record of 6-7. Vanguard won 72-11 in their recent non-league match against Roosevelt Academy (Lake Wales, FL)

Players of the Game

Excel Christian Academy (22-23)

Excel Christian Academy has not selected any Players of the Game.

River Ridge (22-23)

Congratulations to #23 Salvatore Amato for being selected the River Ridge Basketball Player of the Game.

ECA @ River Ridge Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 31, 2023 @ 7:30p

SENIOR KNIGHT

The River Ridge (New Port Richey, FL) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against Excel Christian Academy (Lakeland, FL) by a score of 79-47.

Rankings & Records

Excel Christian Academy (22-23)

FL
548

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
13-15	4-3	6-4	7-6	0-5	.464	.571	1,685	1,648

River Ridge (22-23)

FL	Class
334	51

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
18-9	4-2	8-4	7-3	3-2	.667	.667	1,820	1,569

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Excel Christian Academy	16.8	15.5	14.4	12.4	-	60.2
River Ridge	16.9	17.1	16.8	17.8	8.0	67.4

Team Stat Comparison

Excel Christian Academy		River Ridge
59.8	Points Per Game	65.4
-	Rebounds Per Game	28.9
-	Assists Per Game	14.9
-	Steals Per Game	11.3
-	Blocks Per Game	2.6

Team Leaders

Excel Christian Academy		River Ridge	National Avg.
#11 William Medina12.0	Points Per Game	#1 Brandon Behar14.8	4.9
-	Rebounds Per Game	#20 Justin Brooks7.3	2.6
-	Assists Per Game	#1 Brandon Behar4.4	1.0
-	Steals Per Game	#1 Brandon Behar2.6	0.8
-	Blocks Per Game	#15 Anthony Gualemi0.7	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Excel Christian Academy	1-0		River Ridge	1-0

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
1/24/23	Excel Christian Academy	Fivay	(W) 57-52		12/2/22	River Ridge	Fivay	(W) 62-55

Record Breakdown

Excel Christian Academy (22-23)		River Ridge (22-23)
13-15	Overall	18-9
6-5	League	4-2
7-8	Non-League	10-3
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
1-0	Common Opponent	1-0
6-4	Home	8-4
7-6	Away	7-3
0-5	Neutral	3-2
0-0	Playoff	1-1
13-11	In-State	18-9
0-3	Out-of-State	0-0