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The Southern Christian (Opelika, AL) varsity basketball team lost Monday's home conference game against Ezekiel Academy (Montgomery, AL) by a score of 65-50.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Ezekiel Academy	19	19	19	8	65
Southern Christian	16	10	5	19	50

Final score provided by J. Taylor.

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Matchup Info

Game Stats

Southern Christian (24-25)

Ezekiel Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	65	28	62	45	48
3	Ethan Mann (Jr)	0	0	2	0	0
4	Caden Pond (Jr)	4	2	3	67	67
5	Micah Jones (So)	0	0	3	0	0
11	Terrence Sankey (So)	2	1	3	33	33
13	Kelson Free (Jr)	19	8	14	57	61
15	Justus Teate (Jr)	7	3	6	50	58
23	Elijah Taylor (So)	7	3	10	30	30
24	Caedmon Herrod (Jr)	3	1	2	50	75
30	Jonathan Lynch (Jr)	2	1	5	20	20
52	Camden Rushing (Sr)	11	4	5	80	90
53	Gerard Johnson (Sr)	10	5	9	56	56

Southern Christian

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	50	19	58	33	35
2	Braiden Jerkins (Jr)	2	1	5	20	20
3	Jedd Scott (Jr)	14	4	12	33	38
11	Napu Castro (Sr)	6	2	6	33	50
14	Gabriel Decker (So)	6	2	10	20	20
15	Jagger Scott (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0
21	Caleb Chatman (Jr)	4	2	3	67	67
24	Cole Johnson (Sr)	18	8	20	40	40
44	Jacob Melton (Fr)	0	0	1	0	0

Ezekiel Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	65	4	20	20	5	12	42	24	42	57
3	Ethan Mann (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	Caden Pond (Jr)	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	100
5	Micah Jones (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
11	Terrence Sankey (So)	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	50
13	Kelson Free (Jr)	19	1	5	20	2	4	50	7	9	78
15	Justus Teate (Jr)	7	1	2	50	0	0	0	2	4	50
23	Elijah Taylor (So)	7	0	5	0	1	2	50	3	5	60
24	Caedmon Herrod (Jr)	3	1	2	50	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Jonathan Lynch (Jr)	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	25
52	Camden Rushing (Sr)	11	1	2	50	2	4	50	3	3	100
53	Gerard Johnson (Sr)	10	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	9	56

Southern Christian

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	50	3	20	15	9	21	43	16	38	42
2	Braiden Jerkins (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	20
3	Jedd Scott (Jr)	14	1	5	20	5	12	42	3	7	43
11	Napu Castro (Sr)	6	2	6	33				0	0	0
14	Gabriel Decker (So)	6	0	3	0	2	6	33	2	7	29
15	Jagger Scott (Jr)	0	0	1	0
21	Caleb Chatman (Jr)	4							2	3	67
24	Cole Johnson (Sr)	18	0	4	0	2	3	67	8	16	50
44	Jacob Melton (Fr)	0	0	1	0

Ezekiel Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	65	11	30	41	16	23	3	25	18
3	Ethan Mann (Jr)	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0
4	Caden Pond (Jr)	4	1	4	5	4	3	1	4	1
5	Micah Jones (So)	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
11	Terrence Sankey (So)	2	1	3	4	0	0	0	1	2
13	Kelson Free (Jr)	19	2	4	6	4	4	0	5	2
15	Justus Teate (Jr)	7	0	3	3	2	4	0	1	1
23	Elijah Taylor (So)	7	0	5	5	2	3	2	2	2
24	Caedmon Herrod (Jr)	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	4
30	Jonathan Lynch (Jr)	2	0	2	2	3	5	0	2	1
52	Camden Rushing (Sr)	11	1	0	1	1	1	0	2	4
53	Gerard Johnson (Sr)	10	3	7	10	0	2	0	4	1

Southern Christian

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	50	13	22	35	11	17	3	25	7
2	Braiden Jerkins (Jr)	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	4	1
3	Jedd Scott (Jr)	14	4	1	5	5	7	0	4	1
11	Napu Castro (Sr)	6		1	1		3		6	1
12	Keon Owens (So)		1	2	3					3
14	Gabriel Decker (So)	6	1	6	7	2	4		7	1
15	Jagger Scott (Jr)	0					1
21	Caleb Chatman (Jr)	4		2	2			1	1
24	Cole Johnson (Sr)	18	4	9	13	3	2		2
44	Jacob Melton (Fr)	0	2		2			2	1

Ezekiel Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	0.64	0.92	1.28	0.17
4	Caden Pond (Jr)	1.00	0.75	3.00	1.00
13	Kelson Free (Jr)	0.80	0.80	2.00	0.00
15	Justus Teate (Jr)	2.00	4.00	4.00	0.00
23	Elijah Taylor (So)	1.00	1.50	1.50	1.00
24	Caedmon Herrod (Jr)	0.00	0.33	0.25	0.00
30	Jonathan Lynch (Jr)	1.50	2.50	5.00	0.00
52	Camden Rushing (Sr)	0.50	0.50	0.25	0.00
53	Gerard Johnson (Sr)	0.00	0.50	2.00	0.00

Southern Christian

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	0.44	0.68	2.43	0.43
2	Braiden Jerkins (Jr)	0.25	0.00	0.00	0.00
3	Jedd Scott (Jr)	1.25	1.75	7.00	0.00
11	Napu Castro (Sr)		0.50	3.00
14	Gabriel Decker (So)	0.29	0.57	4.00
24	Cole Johnson (Sr)	1.50	1.00

Game Story

Alabama High School Basketball - Southern Christian succumbs to Ezekiel Academy

January 6, 2025: Opelika, AL 36801

In Monday's league test, the Ezekiel Academy Knights (Montgomery, AL) basketball squad defeated the host Southern Christian Patriots (Opelika, AL), by a final score of 65-50.

Next, the Knights clash with the Tuscaloosa Home Educators Warriors (Northport, AL) in a Alabama Christian Sports test, on Tuesday, January 7. Ezekiel Academy will attempt to upgrade on its 17-3 season record. The Warriors come into the test with a 6-10 record after their 60-33 non-league win over Starkville Christian (Starkville, MS).

The Patriots (2-4) will now prepare for their test against First Assembly Christian (Ashland, AL). The Lions come into the non-league test with a 2-9 record. In their last test, First Assembly Christian went down by Brooklane Baptist (Hueytown, AL), 64-45, in a non-league test.

Players of the Game

Ezekiel Academy (24-25)

Congratulations to #13 Kelson Free for being selected the Ezekiel Academy Basketball Player of the Game.

Southern Christian (24-25)

Congratulations to #3 Jedd Scott for being selected the Southern Christian Basketball Player of the Game.

EA @ SCHS Basketball Game Info

Mon., Jan. 6, 2025 @ 7p

The Southern Christian (Opelika, AL) varsity basketball team lost Monday's home conference game against Ezekiel Academy (Montgomery, AL) by a score of 65-50.

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Rankings & Records

Ezekiel Academy (24-25)

AL
158

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
25-6	8-2	11-0	10-3	4-3	.806	.800	1,955	1,528

Southern Christian (24-25)

AL
345

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
10-10	3-7	2-5	8-5	.500	.300	972	940

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Ezekiel Academy	15.0	16.4	17.4	15.3	-	63.1
Southern Christian	12.3	12.7	12.1	11.9	4.0	48.6

Head-to-Head

Ezekiel Academy won on 1/6/2025

1/6 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Ezekiel Academy 19 19 19 8 65
SCHS 16 10 5 19 50

The Ezekiel Academy (Montgomery, AL) varsity basketball team won Monday's away conference game against Southern Christian (Opelika, AL) by a score of 65-50.
Box score
Ezekiel Academy won on 1/20/2025

1/20 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

SCHS 4 2 11 4 21
Ezekiel Academy 8 25 18 9 60

The Southern Christian (Opelika, AL) varsity basketball team lost Monday's away conference game against Ezekiel Academy (Montgomery, AL) by a score of 60-21.
Box score

1/20 @ 6p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
SCHS	4	2	11	4	21
Ezekiel Academy	8	25	18	9	60

Team Stat Comparison

Ezekiel Academy		Southern Christian
63.0	Points Per Game	48.6
32.8	Rebounds Per Game	34.3
14.6	Assists Per Game	9.2
13.9	Steals Per Game	13.0
3.6	Blocks Per Game	2.5

Team Leaders

Ezekiel Academy		Southern Christian	National Avg.
#13 Kelson Free17.4	Points Per Game	#24 Cole Johnson14.9	4.9
#53 Gerard Johnson7.1	Rebounds Per Game	#15 Jagger Scott8.4	2.6
#13 Kelson Free4.0	Assists Per Game	#3 Jedd Scott2.6	1.0
#13 Kelson Free3.5	Steals Per Game	#30 Trey Quintard4.0	0.8
#23 Elijah Taylor0.8	Blocks Per Game	#3 Jedd Scott0.6	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Ezekiel Academy	8-4		Southern Christian	4-7

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/26/24	Trinity Christian	Ezekiel Academy	(L) 46-43	1/17/25	Trinity Christian	Southern Christian	(L) 53-38
12/6/24	Ezekiel Academy	Wiregrass	(W) 61-43	1/27/25	Southern Christian	Wiregrass	(L) 50-48
2/4/25	Wiregrass	Ezekiel Academy	(W) 78-66	2/1/25	Wiregrass	Southern Christian	(W) 41-30
				2/10/25	Wiregrass	Southern Christian	(L) 61-53
1/7/25	Ezekiel Academy	Tuscaloosa Home Educators	(W) 57-51	2/3/25	Tuscaloosa Home Educators	Southern Christian	(W) 68-31
1/31/25	Tuscaloosa Home Educators	Ezekiel Academy	(W) 75-44	2/6/25	Southern Christian	Tuscaloosa Home Educators	(W) 59-42
1/9/25	Ezekiel Academy	Victory Christian Academy	(W) 81-59	12/16/24	Southern Christian	Victory Christian Academy	(W) 43-41
2/3/25	Victory Christian Academy	Ezekiel Academy	(W) 64-61
1/14/25	East Central HomeSchool	Ezekiel Academy	(W) 54-47	1/3/25	Southern Christian	East Central HomeSchool	(L) 61-46
1/24/25	Ezekiel Academy	East Central HomeSchool	(L) 58-48	1/4/25	East Central HomeSchool	Southern Christian	(L) 65-47
2/14/25	Ezekiel Academy	East Central HomeSchool	(L) 77-69
1/17/25	Evangel Christian	Ezekiel Academy	(W) 52-50	1/18/25	Evangel Christian	Southern Christian	(L) 71-37
1/28/25	Ezekiel Academy	Evangel Christian	(L) 67-48	1/25/25	Southern Christian	Evangel Christian	(L) 69-37

Record Breakdown

Ezekiel Academy (24-25)		Southern Christian (24-25)
25-6	Overall	10-10
8-3	League	3-7
13-1	Non-League	7-2
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
8-4	Common Opponent	4-7
11-0	Home	2-5
10-3	Away	8-5
4-3	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-1
22-5	In-State	6-10
3-1	Out-of-State	1-0