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The Clifton Central (Clifton, IL) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Grace Christian Academy (Kankakee, IL) by a score of 63-25.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
GCA	6	10	7	2	25
Clifton Central	20	12	21	10	63

Final score provided by B. Kempen.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Grace Christian Academy (22-23)

Clifton Central (22-23)

Grace Christian Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	25	11	43	26	29
4	Noah Bisping (So)	0	0	6	0	0
12	M. Lonergan (Sr)	6	3	7	43	43
15	Ethan Reynolds (So)	13	5	16	31	41
22	Caleb Davis (So)	4	2	9	22	22
35	Evan Marshall (Sr)	2	1	3	33	33
55	Zeek Marcotte (Fr)	0	0	2	0	0

Clifton Central

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	63	27	65	42	43
1	Owen Rassmussen (So)	2	1	4	25	25
2	Aidan Podowicz (So)	4	2	5	40	40
3	Perry Mason (So)	5	2	4	50	50
4	Jayce Meier (Sr)	8	3	4	75	100
5	Matthew Lurhsen (Sr)	7	3	9	33	33
10	Blake Chandler (Fr)	0	0	4	0	0
11	Ben Kuipers (So)	5	1	1	100	100
12	Luke Shoven (Sr)	6	3	9	33	33
15	Peyton Chandler (Jr)	2	1	2	50	50
21	Logan Fritz (Jr)	4	2	5	40	40
23	Caleb Meister (Sr)	2	1	6	17	17
25	Amarion Paxton (Sr)	14	6	7	86	86
35	Camden Gerdes (Jr)	4	2	5	40	40

Grace Christian Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTA	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	25	3	9	33	5	8	34	24
4	Noah Bisping (So)	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0
12	M. Lonergan (Sr)	6	0	1	0	0	3	6	50
15	Ethan Reynolds (So)	13	3	4	75	0	2	12	17
22	Caleb Davis (So)	4	0	3	0	1	2	6	33
35	Evan Marshall (Sr)	2	0	0	0	2	1	3	33
55	Zeek Marcotte (Fr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Clifton Central

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	63	2	15	13	7	12	58	25	50	50
1	Owen Rassmussen (So)	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
2	Aidan Podowicz (So)	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	3	67
3	Perry Mason (So)	5	0	1	0	1	1	100	2	3	67
4	Jayce Meier (Sr)	8	2	3	67	0	0	0	1	1	100
5	Matthew Lurhsen (Sr)	7	0	0	0	1	2	50	3	9	33
10	Blake Chandler (Fr)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11	Ben Kuipers (So)	5	0	0	0	3	4	75	1	1	100
12	Luke Shoven (Sr)	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	6	50
15	Peyton Chandler (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	50
21	Logan Fritz (Jr)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	40
23	Caleb Meister (Sr)	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	20
25	Amarion Paxton (Sr)	14	0	0	0	2	3	67	6	7	86
35	Camden Gerdes (Jr)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	40

Grace Christian Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO
	Team Totals	25	22	4	5	22
2	Beck Beers (Jr)	0	0	0	0	1
4	Noah Bisping (So)	0	8	2	0	5
11	S. Pookrasing (Jr)	0	1	0	0	1
12	M. Lonergan (Sr)	6	5	1	2	3
15	Ethan Reynolds (So)	13	3	1	1	3
22	Caleb Davis (So)	4	2	0	0	5
25	Logan Erickson (So)	0	0	0	1	1
35	Evan Marshall (Sr)	2	3	0	1	3

Clifton Central

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk
	Team Totals	63	49	15	14	5
1	Owen Rassmussen (So)	2	1	0	0	0
2	Aidan Podowicz (So)	4	1	3	3	0
3	Perry Mason (So)	5	2	0	1	0
4	Jayce Meier (Sr)	8	4	5	7	0
5	Matthew Lurhsen (Sr)	7	3	3	0	0
10	Blake Chandler (Fr)	0	3	1	0	1
11	Ben Kuipers (So)	5	3	0	0	0
12	Luke Shoven (Sr)	6	5	2	1	0
15	Peyton Chandler (Jr)	2	3	0	0	1
21	Logan Fritz (Jr)	4	2	0	0	0
23	Caleb Meister (Sr)	2	4	1	1	0
25	Amarion Paxton (Sr)	14	9	0	0	1
35	Camden Gerdes (Jr)	4	9	0	1	2

Grace Christian Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO
	Team Totals	0.18	0.23
4	Noah Bisping (So)	0.40	0.00
12	M. Lonergan (Sr)	0.33	0.67
15	Ethan Reynolds (So)	0.33	0.33
25	Logan Erickson (So)	0.00	1.00
35	Evan Marshall (Sr)	0.00	0.33

Clifton Central

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Chr
	Team Totals	2
12	Luke Shoven (Sr)	1
23	Caleb Meister (Sr)	1

Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Grace Christian Academy overwhelmed by Clifton Central

January 6, 2023: Clifton, IL 60927

The Clifton Central Comets basketball team scored 63 points and restricted the visiting Grace Christian Academy Crusaders to 25 in the Comets league victory on Friday.

The Comets now sport a 8-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Illinois Lutheran for a River Valley contest on Monday, January 9. Clifton Central will battle a Chargers team coming off a 65-41 league loss to St. Anne (St. Anne, IL). The Chargers record now stands at 2-10.

The Crusaders (1-10) will now prepare for their contest against St. Anne (St. Anne, IL). The Cardinals come into the River Valley contest with a 8-11 record. In their last contest, St. Anne triumphed over Illinois Lutheran (Crete, IL), 65-41, in a league contest.

GCA @ CCHS Basketball Game Info

Fri., Jan. 6, 2023 @ 7p

The Clifton Central (Clifton, IL) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Grace Christian Academy (Kankakee, IL) by a score of 63-25.

Rankings & Records

Grace Christian Academy (22-23)

IL	Class
753	229

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
3-19	1-9	3-8	0-9	0-2	.136	.100	751	1,334

Clifton Central (22-23)

IL	Class
539	153

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
15-16	5-4	8-8	7-7	0-1	.484	.556	1,526	1,520

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Grace Christian Academy	8.1	9.7	8.3	9.9	34.1
Clifton Central	12.0	12.8	12.0	12.4	49.2

Team Stat Comparison

Grace Christian Academy		Clifton Central
34.1	Points Per Game	49.2
15.1	Rebounds Per Game	30.9
3.1	Assists Per Game	9.4
4.5	Steals Per Game	10.0
0.6	Blocks Per Game	2.5

Team Leaders

Grace Christian Academy		Clifton Central	National Avg.
#15 Ethan Reynolds15.9	Points Per Game	#12 Luke Shoven10.2	4.9
#4 Noah Bisping3.4	Rebounds Per Game	#25 Amarion Paxton9.4	2.6
#12 Markkel Lonergan1.5	Assists Per Game	#2 Aidan Podowicz2.9	1.0
#12 Markkel Lonergan1.5	Steals Per Game	#4 Jayce Meier3.6	0.8
#12 Markkel Lonergan0.2	Blocks Per Game	#25 Amarion Paxton1.7	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Grace Christian Academy	2-12		Clifton Central	7-8

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/29/22	Donovan	Grace Christian Academy	(L) 76-29	1/10/23	Clifton Central	Donovan	(L) 46-45
12/2/22	Grace Christian Academy	Grant Park	(L) 81-23	1/13/23	Grant Park	Clifton Central	(W) 50-42
1/28/23	Grant Park	Grace Christian Academy	(L) 70-36	2/14/23	Clifton Central	Grant Park	(L) 59-46
12/3/22	Grace Christian Academy	Peotone	(L) 64-15	12/27/22	Clifton Central	Peotone	(L) 60-41
				2/7/23	Clifton Central	Peotone	(L) 54-29
12/6/22	Gardner-South Wilmington	Grace Christian Academy	(L) 56-33	1/20/23	Clifton Central	Gardner-South Wilmington	(L) 53-44
				2/3/23	Clifton Central	Gardner-South Wilmington	(W) 54-41
12/9/22	Grace Christian Academy	Momence	(L) 62-21	11/29/22	Momence	Clifton Central	(L) 47-36
12/13/22	Tri-Point	Grace Christian Academy	(W) 54-35	12/2/22	Clifton Central	Tri-Point	(W) 92-20
2/14/23	Tri-Point	Grace Christian Academy	(W) 46-41
1/10/23	St. Anne	Grace Christian Academy	(L) 58-43	12/9/22	St. Anne	Clifton Central	(W) 54-51
				2/10/23	St. Anne	Clifton Central	(L) 60-52
1/12/23	Illinois Lutheran	Grace Christian Academy	(L) 62-46	1/9/23	Clifton Central	Illinois Lutheran	(W) 46-26
1/27/23	Grace Christian Academy	Illinois Lutheran	(L) 53-21
2/2/23	Grace Christian Academy	Illinois Lutheran	(L) 51-32
1/20/23	Beecher	Grace Christian Academy	(L) 70-31	12/6/22	Beecher	Clifton Central	(L) 73-57
1/21/23	Cissna Park	Grace Christian Academy	(L) 64-52	11/21/22	Cissna Park	Clifton Central	(W) 64-39
				12/29/22	Clifton Central	Cissna Park	(W) 60-52

Record Breakdown

Grace Christian Academy (22-23)		C Clifton Central (22-23)
3-19	Overall	15-16
2-9	League	6-6
1-6	Non-League	7-7
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
2-12	Common Opponent	7-8
3-8	Home	8-8
0-9	Away	7-7
0-2	Neutral	0-1
0-1	Playoff	1-1
2-18	In-State	14-16
1-1	Out-of-State	1-0