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Martin Luther King Central

Cougars

Lancers

The Central (Philadelphia, PA) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Martin Luther King (Philadelphia, PA) by a score of 44-35.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Martin Luther King	-	-	-	-	35
Central	-	-	-	-	44

Final score provided by J. Crawford.

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Box Score
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Matchup Info

Game Stats

Central (22-23)

Martin Luther King

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts
	Team Totals	35
3	Benito Scott (Fr)	2
4	K. Long-Mtume (So)	15
13	Rich Oberlton (So)	3
30	Chris Pajuste (Sr)	11

Central

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	44	17	31	55	63
1	Spencer Rosman (Sr)	8	3	5	60	80
2	S. Morris-louis (Sr)	12	6	7	86	86
3	Tyriq Taylor (So)	0	0	1	0	0
4	Y. Knight-parker (Fr)	5	2	3	67	83
10	Jude Rowland (Sr)	6	2	6	33	50
12	Salim Kelly (So)	2	1	5	20	20
13	E. Glaser (Sr)	2	0	0
15	Malachi Brown (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0
15	Luke Meer (Jr)	3	1	1	100	100
21	Robert Martin (Sr)	2	1	1	100	100
23	Cedric Zellars (Sr)	1	0	0
34	Erik Borgia (Sr)	3	1	1	100	100

Martin Luther King

#	Athlete Name	Pts
	Team Totals	35
3	Benito Scott (Fr)	2
4	K. Long-Mtume (So)	15
13	Rich Oberlton (So)	3
30	Chris Pajuste (Sr)	11

Central

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	44	5	18	28	5	16	31	12	13	92
1	Spencer Rosman (Sr)	8	2	3	67	0	2	0	1	2	50
2	S. Morris-louis (Sr)	12	0	1	0	0	1	0	6	6	100
3	Tyriq Taylor (So)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
4	Y. Knight-parker (Fr)	5	1	2	50	0	1	0	1	1	100
10	Jude Rowland (Sr)	6	2	6	33	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Salim Kelly (So)	2	0	4	0	0	2	0	1	1	100
13	E. Glaser (Sr)	2	0	0	0	2	2	100	0	0	0
15	Malachi Brown (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
15	Luke Meer (Jr)	3	0	0	0	1	2	50	1	1	100
21	Robert Martin (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
23	Cedric Zellars (Sr)	1	0	0	0	1	2	50	0	0	0
34	Erik Borgia (Sr)	3	0	0	0	1	2	50	1	1	100

Martin Luther King

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts
	Team Totals	35
3	Benito Scott (Fr)	2
4	K. Long-Mtume (So)	15
13	Rich Oberlton (So)	3
30	Chris Pajuste (Sr)	11

Central

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts
	Team Totals	44
1	Spencer Rosman (Sr)	8
2	S. Morris-louis (Sr)	12
4	Y. Knight-parker (Fr)	5
10	Jude Rowland (Sr)	6
12	Salim Kelly (So)	2
13	E. Glaser (Sr)	2
15	Luke Meer (Jr)	3
21	Robert Martin (Sr)	2
23	Cedric Zellars (Sr)	1
34	Erik Borgia (Sr)	3

Game Story

Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Martin Luther King succumbs to Central

January 5, 2023: Philadelphia, PA 19141

The Central Lancers topped the visiting Martin Luther King Cougars basketball team by a final score of 44-35 in Thursday's league game.

In their next game, the Lancers face the Maritime Academy Charter Seadogs (Philadelphia, PA) in a non-league game, on Friday, January 6. Central will attempt to move on its 6-4 season record. The Seadogs enter the game with a 7-3 record after their 67-54 league win over Bodine (Philadelphia, PA).

With the defeat, Martin Luther King moves to 1-6 on the year. The Cougars travel to Northeast (Philadelphia, PA) to face the Vikings in a Philadelphia Public - Liberty game on Tuesday, January 10. The Vikings enter the game with a record of 7-3.

Players of the Game

Martin Luther King (22-23)

Martin Luther King has not selected any Players of the Game.

Central (22-23)

Congratulations to #2 Sizwe Morris-louis for being selected the Central Basketball Player of the Game.

MLKHS @ Central Basketball Game Info

Thu., Jan. 5, 2023 @ 3:15p

The Central (Philadelphia, PA) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Martin Luther King (Philadelphia, PA) by a score of 44-35.

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Rankings & Records

Martin Luther King (22-23)

PA	Class
571	103

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
4-14	2-9	1-8	3-5	0-1	.222	.182	835	997

Central (22-23)

PA	Class
271	76

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
16-12	8-3	9-3	5-7	2-2	.571	.727	1,537	1,520

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Martin Luther King	12.6	9.8	11.9	13.4	5.5	46.4
Central	13.7	15.0	12.0	16.1	8.0	54.9

Team Stat Comparison

Martin Luther King		Central
46.8	Points Per Game	54.8
-	Rebounds Per Game	10.2
-	Assists Per Game	2.4
-	Steals Per Game	2.1

Team Leaders

Martin Luther King		Central	National Avg.
#4 Keon Long-Mtume23.9	Points Per Game	#2 Sizwe Morris-louis12.5	4.9
-	Rebounds Per Game	#0 Jasir Dollard1.4	2.6
-	Assists Per Game	#0 Jasir Dollard1.3	1.0
-	Steals Per Game	#0 Jasir Dollard0.9	0.8

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Martin Luther King	3-11		Central	9-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/6/22	Martin Luther King	South Philadelphia	(W) 46-44	1/10/23	Central	South Philadelphia	(W) 69-43
12/13/22	George Washington	Martin Luther King	(L) 41-38	1/24/23	George Washington	Central	(W) 54-35
12/15/22	Frankford	Martin Luther King	(L) 54-52	12/20/22	Central	Frankford	(L) 66-53
12/20/22	Paul Robeson	Martin Luther King	(L) 62-53	1/31/23	Paul Robeson	Central	(W) 78-61
12/22/22	Martin Luther King	Academy at Palumbo	(L) 57-29	1/12/23	Academy at Palumbo	Central	(W) 57-56
1/10/23	Martin Luther King	Northeast	(L) 56-52	12/8/22	Central	Northeast	(W) 52-30
1/12/23	Martin Luther King	Boys' Latin Charter	(L) 70-51	12/15/22	Central	Boys' Latin Charter	(L) 54-51
1/17/23	Martin Luther King	High School of the Future	(W) 67-39	12/6/22	Central	High School of the Future	(W) 61-38
1/23/23	Abraham Lincoln	Martin Luther King	(L) 70-41	2/17/23	Abraham Lincoln	Central	(W) 64-61
1/24/23	Carver High School of Engineering & Science	Martin Luther King	(L) 54-36	1/19/23	Central	Carver High School of Engineering & Science	(L) 60-46
2/23/23	Martin Luther King	Carver High School of Engineering & Science	(L) 53-37
1/26/23	String Theory	Martin Luther King	(L) 61-49	1/20/23	String Theory	Central	(W) 64-62
2/9/23	Imhotep Charter	Martin Luther King	(L) 83-34	2/14/23	Central	Imhotep Charter	(L) 74-32
2/15/23	Martin Luther King	John Bartram	(W) 49-45	12/22/22	Central	John Bartram	(W) 67-59

Record Breakdown

Martin Luther King (22-23)		Central (22-23)
4-14	Overall	16-12
2-10	League	8-3
0-3	Non-League	6-5
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
3-11	Common Opponent	9-4
1-8	Home	9-3
3-5	Away	5-7
0-1	Neutral	2-2
2-1	Playoff	1-3
4-14	In-State	16-12
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0