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Vestaburg Merrill

Wolverines

Vandals

The Merrill (MI) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Vestaburg (MI) by a score of 44-30.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Vestaburg	-	-	-	-	44
Merrill	-	-	-	-	30

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Game Stats

Vestaburg (23-24)

Vestaburg

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	44	15	42	36	38
1	Megan Beetley (Fr)	7	2	2	100	100
2	Gwen Koutz (Sr)	1	0	8	0	0
5	Addison Neelis (Jr)	10	3	8	38	44
11	Lily Johnston (Fr)	17	6	14	43	46
15	A. Mortensen (Sr)	9	4	8	50	50
24	Halee Patch (Jr)	0	0	2	0	0

Vestaburg

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	44	2	12	17	12	20	60	13	30	43
1	Megan Beetley (Fr)	7	0	0	0	3	3	100	2	2	100
2	Gwen Koutz (Sr)	1	0	5	0	1	4	25	0	3	0
5	Addison Neelis (Jr)	10	1	4	25	3	4	75	2	4	50
11	Lily Johnston (Fr)	17	1	3	33	4	8	50	5	11	45
15	A. Mortensen (Sr)	9	0	0	0	1	1	100	4	8	50
24	Halee Patch (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Vestaburg

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	PF
	Team Totals	44	7	19	26	10	11	16	15
1	Megan Beetley (Fr)	7	0	0	0	2	4	3	1
2	Gwen Koutz (Sr)	1	1	4	5	3	2	5	2
4	Jaiden Anderson (So)	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1
5	Addison Neelis (Jr)	10	0	3	3	1	3	1	2
11	Lily Johnston (Fr)	17	2	6	8	1	2	6	4
15	A. Mortensen (Sr)	9	3	3	6	2	0	1	5
24	Halee Patch (Jr)	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0

Vestaburg

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Defl
	Team Totals	0.63	0.69	0.73	4
1	Megan Beetley (Fr)	0.67	1.33	4.00	0
2	Gwen Koutz (Sr)	0.60	0.40	1.00	2
5	Addison Neelis (Jr)	1.00	3.00	1.50	0
11	Lily Johnston (Fr)	0.17	0.33	0.50	2
15	A. Mortensen (Sr)	2.00	0.00	0.00	0
24	Halee Patch (Jr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0

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Merrill (23-24)

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Game Story

Michigan High School Basketball - Merrill beaten by Vestaburg

January 4, 2024: Merrill, MI 48637

In Thursday's league match, the visiting Vestaburg Wolverines basketball team scored a good 44-30 triumph over the Merrill Vandals.

In their next game, the Wolverines face the Fulton Pirates (Middleton, MI) in a Mid-State match, on Tuesday, January 9. Vestaburg will attempt to move on its 4-2 season record. The Pirates enter the match with a 5-2 record after their 55-40 league loss to St. Charles (St. Charles, MI).

With the defeat, Merrill moves to 3-4 on the year. The Vandals travel to Breckenridge (Breckenridge, MI) to face the Huskies in a Mid-State match on Tuesday, January 9. The Huskies enter the match with a record of 4-3. Breckenridge won 51-30 in their recent non-league match against Calvary Baptist Academy (Midland, MI)

Vestaburg @ Merrill Basketball Game Info

Thu., Jan. 4, 2024 @ 6:30p

The Merrill (MI) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Vestaburg (MI) by a score of 44-30.

Rankings & Records

Vestaburg (23-24)

MI	Class
444	72

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
10-14	7-11	4-6	5-7	1-1	.417	.389	810	991

Merrill (23-24)

MI	Class
343	42

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
13-10	11-7	7-4	6-5	0-1	.565	.611	829	806

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Vestaburg	12.0	11.8	12.8	7.8	33.8
Merrill	7.5	11.3	15.3	8.8	36.0

Head-to-Head

Vestaburg won on 1/4/2024

1/4 @ 6:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Vestaburg - - - - 44
Merrill - - - - 30

The Vestaburg (MI) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away conference game against Merrill (MI) by a score of 44-30.
Box score
Merrill won on 2/9/2024

2/9 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Merrill - - - - 42
Vestaburg - - - - 19

The Merrill (MI) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Vestaburg (MI) by a score of 42-19.
Box score
Vestaburg won on 3/4/2024

3/4 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Vestaburg - - - - 31
Merrill - - - - 27

The Vestaburg (MI) varsity basketball team won Monday's neutral tournament game against Merrill (MI) by a score of 31-27.
Box score

2/9 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Merrill	-	-	-	-	42
Vestaburg	-	-	-	-	19

3/4 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Vestaburg	-	-	-	-	31
Merrill	-	-	-	-	27

Team Stat Comparison

Vestaburg		Merrill
33.6	Points Per Game	-
28.2	Rebounds Per Game	-
7.1	Assists Per Game	-
9.8	Steals Per Game	-
1.0	Blocks Per Game	-

Team Leaders

Vestaburg		Merrill	National Avg.
#11 Lily Johnston12.4	Points Per Game	-	4.2
#15 Ashlyn Mortensen6.0	Rebounds Per Game	-	2.8
#5 Addison Neelis2.2	Assists Per Game	-	0.9
#11 Lily Johnston3.4	Steals Per Game	-	1.1
#11 Lily Johnston0.6	Blocks Per Game	-	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Vestaburg	7-13		Merrill	11-7

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/7/23	Vestaburg	St. Charles	(L) 55-37	1/24/24	St. Charles	Merrill	(L) 47-36
1/26/24	St. Charles	Vestaburg	(L) 63-27	2/29/24	Merrill	St. Charles	(L) 63-38
12/13/23	Vestaburg	Ashley	(W) 62-34	12/8/23	Ashley	Merrill	(W) 39-29
1/30/24	Ashley	Vestaburg	(W) 45-33	1/26/24	Merrill	Ashley	(W) 50-29
12/14/23	Sacred Heart Academy	Vestaburg	(L) 31-22	12/12/23	Sacred Heart Academy	Merrill	(L) 32-18
2/2/24	Vestaburg	Sacred Heart Academy	(L) 62-13	1/31/24	Merrill	Sacred Heart Academy	(L) 65-28
12/19/23	Vestaburg	Coleman	(W) 43-34	12/14/23	Merrill	Coleman	(W) 47-30
2/7/24	Vestaburg	Coleman	(L) 28-27	2/2/24	Coleman	Merrill	(W) 35-15
1/10/24	Vestaburg	Fulton	(L) 57-46	12/19/23	Merrill	Fulton	(L) 42-26
2/14/24	Fulton	Vestaburg	(L) 54-33	2/7/24	Fulton	Merrill	(W) 40-34
1/11/24	Breckenridge	Vestaburg	(L) 58-35	1/9/24	Merrill	Breckenridge	(L) 46-30
2/16/24	Vestaburg	Breckenridge	(L) 44-25	2/14/24	Breckenridge	Merrill	(W) 38-34
3/6/24	Breckenridge	Vestaburg	(L) 55-19
1/19/24	Vestaburg	Montabella	(L) 43-35	1/11/24	Montabella	Merrill	(W) 46-43
2/23/24	Montabella	Vestaburg	(W) 42-35	2/16/24	Merrill	Montabella	(W) 36-34
1/22/24	St. Louis	Vestaburg	(L) 62-20	12/18/23	St. Louis	Merrill	(L) 49-21
1/24/24	Carson City-Crystal	Vestaburg	(W) 40-15	1/19/24	Merrill	Carson City-Crystal	(W) 50-14
2/29/24	Vestaburg	Carson City-Crystal	(W) 31-26	2/23/24	Carson City-Crystal	Merrill	(W) 51-14
2/1/24	Calvary Baptist Academy	Vestaburg	(W) 44-28	12/5/23	Merrill	Calvary Baptist Academy	(W) 39-21
2/26/24	Vestaburg	Calvary Baptist Academy	(L) 47-37

Record Breakdown

Vestaburg (23-24)		Merrill (23-24)
10-14	Overall	13-10
7-11	League	11-7
2-2	Non-League	2-2
2-1	Head to Head	1-2
7-13	Common Opponent	11-7
4-6	Home	7-4
5-7	Away	6-5
1-1	Neutral	0-1
0-0	Playoff	0-0
10-14	In-State	13-10
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0