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Leake Academy Simpson Academy

Rebels

Cougars

The Simpson Academy (Mendenhall, MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Leake Academy (Madden, MS) by a score of 61-24.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Leake Academy	4	5	7	8	24
Simpson Academy	11	14	20	16	61

Final score provided by W. Mullins.

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Game Stats

Leake Academy (22-23)

Leake Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	24	10	60	17	19
5	Aiden Watkins (Sr)	2	1	5	20	20
10	Taite Edwards (So)	4	2	7	29	29
11	Jack Harkins (So)	5	2	7	29	36
12	Matthew Nowell (So)	0	0	4	0	0
15	Whitt Welch (Sr)	2	1	7	14	14
21	Ben Jackson (Jr)	0	0	3	0	0
23	Jake Freeny (Jr)	3	1	7	14	21
25	Samuel Prince (Fr)	5	2	13	15	19
33	Sam Evans (Sr)	3	1	4	25	25
34	Trey Clark (So)	0	0	3	0	0

Leake Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	24	3	26	12	1	3	33	7	34	21
5	Aiden Watkins (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	20
10	Taite Edwards (So)	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	4	50
11	Jack Harkins (So)	5	1	5	20	0	0	0	1	2	50
12	Matthew Nowell (So)	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	0
15	Whitt Welch (Sr)	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	33
21	Ben Jackson (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
23	Jake Freeny (Jr)	3	1	5	20	0	0	0	0	2	0
25	Samuel Prince (Fr)	5	1	6	17	0	0	0	1	7	14
33	Sam Evans (Sr)	3	0	0	0	1	1	100	1	4	25
34	Trey Clark (So)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Leake Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	24	6	13	19	7	4	2	16	14
3	Talan McCall (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	Aiden Watkins (Sr)	2	0	3	3	1	1	0	1	3
10	Taite Edwards (So)	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
11	Jack Harkins (So)	5	0	1	1	1	1	0	3	2
12	Matthew Nowell (So)	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	2	2
15	Whitt Welch (Sr)	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	2
21	Ben Jackson (Jr)	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	3
22	Lucas Thomas (Jr)	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
23	Jake Freeny (Jr)	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	2	0
25	Samuel Prince (Fr)	5	2	2	4	1	1	1	2	2
33	Sam Evans (Sr)	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
34	Trey Clark (So)	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0

Leake Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.44	0.25	0.29	0.14	9
5	Aiden Watkins (Sr)	1.00	1.00	0.33	0.00	1
10	Taite Edwards (So)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
11	Jack Harkins (So)	0.33	0.33	0.50	0.00	1
12	Matthew Nowell (So)	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.00	2
21	Ben Jackson (Jr)	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
23	Jake Freeny (Jr)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0
25	Samuel Prince (Fr)	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	1
33	Sam Evans (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
34	Trey Clark (So)	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1

Simpson Academy (22-23)

Simpson Academy has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Simpson Academy overwhelms Leake Academy

January 6, 2023: Mendenhall, MS 39114

Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Simpson Academy Cougars (Mendenhall, MS) and the visiting Leake Academy Rebels (Madden, MS), saw Simpson Academy's basketball squad wallop Leake Academy by a tally of 61-24.

With the victory, Simpson Academy improves its record to 12-5 on the campaign. The Cougars host Clinton Christian Academy (Clinton, MS) to confront the Warriors in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 9. The Warriors come into the challenge with a record of 4-0. Clinton Christian Academy won 79-46 in their recent league challenge against Tri-County Academy (Flora, MS)

Next up, the Rebels confront the Park Place Christian Academy Crusaders (Pearl, MS) in a MAIS 5A District 2 challenge, on Tuesday, January 10. Leake Academy will attempt to improve on its 13-9 season record. The Crusaders come into the challenge with a 9-10 record after their 60-50 league loss to Lamar (Meridian, MS).

Rankings & Records

Leake Academy (22-23)

MS	Reg.
130	8

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
21-14	7-3	6-2	5-8	10-4	.600	.700	1,811	1,563

Simpson Academy (22-23)

MS	Reg.
38	2

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
27-8	10-0	13-3	7-2	7-3	.771	1.000	2,141	1,490

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Leake Academy	11.0	15.0	13.4	13.0	-	51.7
Simpson Academy	17.7	15.9	14.0	12.2	12.0	61.2

Head-to-Head

Simpson Academy won on 1/6/2023

1/6 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Leake Academy 4 5 7 8 24
Simpson Academy 11 14 20 16 61

The Leake Academy (Madden, MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Simpson Academy (Mendenhall, MS) by a score of 61-24.
Box score
Simpson Academy won on 1/24/2023

1/24 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Simpson Academy 20 9 18 13 60
Leake Academy 9 21 9 12 51

The Simpson Academy (Mendenhall, MS) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Leake Academy (Madden, MS) by a score of 60-51.
Box score
Leake Academy won on 2/4/2023

2/4 @ 4p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Simpson Academy 7 6 9 7 29
Leake Academy 8 8 8 8 32

The Simpson Academy (Mendenhall, MS) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's neutral conference tournament game against Leake Academy (Madden, MS) by a score of 32-29.
Box score

1/24 @ 7:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Simpson Academy	20	9	18	13	60
Leake Academy	9	21	9	12	51

2/4 @ 4p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Simpson Academy	7	6	9	7	29
Leake Academy	8	8	8	8	32

Team Stat Comparison

Leake Academy		Simpson Academy
50.5	Points Per Game	-
28.5	Rebounds Per Game	-
14.8	Assists Per Game	-
10.5	Steals Per Game	-
2.4	Blocks Per Game	-

Team Leaders

Leake Academy		Simpson Academy	National Avg.
#25 Samuel Prince16.5	Points Per Game	-	4.9
#5 Aiden Watkins5.1	Rebounds Per Game	-	2.6
#11 Jack Harkins2.4	Assists Per Game	-	1.0
#25 Samuel Prince2.6	Steals Per Game	-	0.8
#25 Samuel Prince0.7	Blocks Per Game	-	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Leake Academy	9-11		Simpson Academy	18-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/3/22	Leake Academy	Copiah Academy	(L) 70-51	11/28/22	Simpson Academy	Copiah Academy	(W) 80-63
11/8/22	Leake Academy	Jackson Academy	(L) 79-36	2/23/23	Jackson Academy	Simpson Academy	(W) 53-42
11/10/22	Leake Academy	St. Joseph Catholic	(L) 60-42	2/17/23	St. Joseph Catholic	Simpson Academy	(W) 50-38
1/16/23	St. Joseph Catholic	Leake Academy	(L) 47-28
11/14/22	Leake Academy	Starkville Academy	(L) 58-47	2/8/23	Starkville Academy	Simpson Academy	(W) 49-33
11/15/22	Pillow Academy	Leake Academy	(W) 60-35	11/8/22	Pillow Academy	Simpson Academy	(W) 63-24
12/1/22	Leake Academy	Pillow Academy	(L) 45-44	11/21/22	Pillow Academy	Simpson Academy	(W) 64-49
12/5/22	Park Place Christian Academy	Leake Academy	(L) 60-58	1/3/23	Simpson Academy	Park Place Christian Academy	(W) 74-27
1/10/23	Leake Academy	Park Place Christian Academy	(W) 56-42	1/20/23	Park Place Christian Academy	Simpson Academy	(W) 71-28
12/9/22	Leake Academy	Lamar	(W) 65-50	12/15/22	Lamar	Simpson Academy	(W) 81-66
1/13/23	Lamar	Leake Academy	(W) 45-38	1/17/23	Simpson Academy	Lamar	(W) 64-22
2/2/23	Lamar	Leake Academy	(W) 58-47
12/10/22	Leake Academy	Jackson Prep	(L) 52-32	12/16/22	Simpson Academy	Jackson Prep	(L) 56-37
				2/27/23	Jackson Prep	Simpson Academy	(L) 56-42
12/16/22	East Rankin Academy	Leake Academy	(W) 67-35	12/6/22	Simpson Academy	East Rankin Academy	(W) 73-30
1/17/23	Leake Academy	East Rankin Academy	(W) 66-23	1/10/23	East Rankin Academy	Simpson Academy	(W) 84-31
				2/2/23	Simpson Academy	East Rankin Academy	(W) 80-48
1/3/23	Winston Academy	Leake Academy	(W) 55-22	12/9/22	Simpson Academy	Winston Academy	(W) 66-33
1/20/23	Leake Academy	Winston Academy	(W) 57-40	1/13/23	Winston Academy	Simpson Academy	(W) 69-23
2/10/23	Magnolia Heights	Leake Academy	(L) 48-45	2/11/23	Magnolia Heights	Simpson Academy	(W) 46-27
2/11/23	Leake Academy	Heritage Academy	(L) 50-38	2/10/23	Heritage Academy	Simpson Academy	(W) 37-34
2/14/23	Oak Forest Academy	Leake Academy	(L) 60-38	2/18/23	Oak Forest Academy	Simpson Academy	(W) 60-50

Record Breakdown

Leake Academy (22-23)		Simpson Academy (22-23)
21-14	Overall	27-8
9-3	League	11-1
3-8	Non-League	6-5
1-2	Head to Head	2-1
9-11	Common Opponent	18-2
6-2	Home	13-3
5-8	Away	7-2
10-4	Neutral	7-3
1-3	Playoff	8-1
18-13	In-State	22-7
3-1	Out-of-State	5-1