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The Triangle Math & Science Academy (Apex, NC) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's home non-conference game against Excelsior Classical Academy (Durham, NC) by a score of 57-54.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
ECA	12	10	15	20	57
TMSA	17	9	12	16	54

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Game Stats

Excelsior Classical Academy (25-26)

TMSA (25-26)

Excelsior Classical Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	57	21	61	34	39
1	S. Francis-Service (Sr)	16	4	12	33	33
2	Luke Walczak (Jr)	10	4	13	31	38
3	AJ Gray (Fr)	15	5	14	36	50
10	Caleb Graham (Fr)	0	0	2	0	0
12	Tyler Hill (Sr)	16	8	15	53	53
15	Kevin Batchelor (Jr)	0	0	2	0	0
23	Jason Maldonado (So)	0	0	3	0	0

TMSA

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	54	21	45	47	48
1	Melih Dede (Fr)	0	0	5	0	0
2	Jailen Hawkins (Jr)	20	7	10	70	70
3	Ahish Pidikiti (Sr)	15	5	7	71	71
4	A. Baianonie (Jr)	4	2	7	29	29
10	Hansen Howard (Fr)	5	2	8	25	31
33	Zane Wilson (Jr)	10	5	8	63	63

Excelsior Classical Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	57	6	21	29	9	14	64	15	40	38
1	S. Francis-Service (Sr)	16	0	1	0	8	10	80	4	11	36
2	Luke Walczak (Jr)	10	2	10	20				2	3	67
3	AJ Gray (Fr)	15	4	9	44	1	4	25	1	5	20
10	Caleb Graham (Fr)	0	0	1	0				0	1	0
12	Tyler Hill (Sr)	16							8	15	53
15	Kevin Batchelor (Jr)	0							0	2	0
23	Jason Maldonado (So)	0							0	3	0

TMSA

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	54	1	5	20	11	29	38	20	40	50
1	Melih Dede (Fr)	0							0	5	0
2	Jailen Hawkins (Jr)	20				6	13	46	7	10	70
3	Ahish Pidikiti (Sr)	15				5	12	42	5	7	71
4	A. Baianonie (Jr)	4				0	4	0	2	7	29
10	Hansen Howard (Fr)	5	1	5	20				1	3	33
33	Zane Wilson (Jr)	10							5	8	63

Excelsior Classical Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
	Team Totals	57	19	16	35	10	15	13	14
1	S. Francis-Service (Sr)	16	3	1	4		2		2
2	Luke Walczak (Jr)	10	1		1	4			2
3	AJ Gray (Fr)	15	1	2	3		3	4	4
10	Caleb Graham (Fr)	0	3	1	4	1		1
12	Tyler Hill (Sr)	16	8	8	16	4	6	8	3
15	Kevin Batchelor (Jr)	0	1	3	4	1			2
23	Jason Maldonado (So)	0	2	1	3		4		1

TMSA

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
	Team Totals	54	27	26	53	8	14	5	22
0	Akshay Garapati (So)		2	3	5		2		1
1	Melih Dede (Fr)	0	1	1	2		3		2
2	Jailen Hawkins (Jr)	20	4	7	11	2	4	3	3
3	Ahish Pidikiti (Sr)	15	5	4	9	2	3		6
4	A. Baianonie (Jr)	4	7	5	12	1			4
10	Hansen Howard (Fr)	5	2	2	4	1	2		3
33	Zane Wilson (Jr)	10	6	4	10	2		2	3

Excelsior Classical Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Defl
	Team Totals	0.71	1.07	8
1	S. Francis-Service (Sr)		1.00
2	Luke Walczak (Jr)	2.00		2
3	AJ Gray (Fr)		0.75	4
10	Caleb Graham (Fr)			1
12	Tyler Hill (Sr)	1.33	2.00	1
15	Kevin Batchelor (Jr)	0.50
23	Jason Maldonado (So)		4.00

TMSA

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Defl
	Team Totals	0.36	0.64	15
0	Akshay Garapati (So)		2.00	3
1	Melih Dede (Fr)		1.50	2
2	Jailen Hawkins (Jr)	0.67	1.33	5
3	Ahish Pidikiti (Sr)	0.33	0.50	5
4	A. Baianonie (Jr)	0.25
10	Hansen Howard (Fr)	0.33	0.67
33	Zane Wilson (Jr)	0.67

Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Excelsior Classical Academy sneaks past Triangle Math & Science

November 19, 2025: Apex, NC 27502

The Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions (Durham, NC) basketball edged the host Triangle Math & Science Tigers (Apex, NC), 57-54 in Wednesday's non-league bout.

The Flying Lions now hold a 2-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Emerson Waldorf for a non-league test on Thursday, November 20. Excelsior Classical Academy will encounter a Gnomes squad coming off a 53-10 non-league win over Bradford Academy (Mebane, NC). The Gnomes record now stands at 1-0.

The Tigers (0-2) will now prepare for their bout against Eno River Academy (Hillsborough, NC). The Bobcats go into the non-league bout with a 4-1 record. In their last bout, Eno River Academy nudged Roxboro Community (Roxboro, NC), 59-42, in a non-league bout.

Players of the Game

Excelsior Classical Academy (25-26)

Excelsior Classical Academy has not selected any Players of the Game.

TMSA (25-26)

Congratulations to #3 Ahish Pidikiti for being selected the Triangle Math & Science Academy Basketball Player of the Game.

ECA @ TMSA Basketball Game Info

Wed., Nov. 19, 2025 @ 7:30p

The Triangle Math & Science Academy (Apex, NC) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's home non-conference game against Excelsior Classical Academy (Durham, NC) by a score of 57-54.

Rankings & Records

Excelsior Classical Academy (25-26)

NC	Class
240	9

Overall	Home	Away	Win %	PF	PA
6-2	4-1	2-1	.750	484	432

TMSA (25-26)

NC	Class
311	12

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
4-4	2-0	2-2	2-2	.500	1.000	442	437

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Excelsior Classical Academy	19.1	15.6	17.4	13.7	60.5
TMSA	13.9	10.4	13.4	15.6	55.3

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Head-to-Head

Excelsior Classical Academy won last month

11/19 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

ECA 12 10 15 20 57
TMSA 17 9 12 16 54

The Excelsior Classical Academy (Durham, NC) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's away non-conference game against Triangle Math & Science Academy (Apex, NC) by a score of 57-54.
Box score
Excelsior Classical Academy won 2 days ago

12/10 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

TMSA 13 0 14 17 44
ECA 18 13 16 7 54

The Triangle Math & Science Academy (Apex, NC) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's away non-conference game against Excelsior Classical Academy (Durham, NC) by a score of 54-44.
Box score

12/10 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
TMSA	13	0	14	17	44
ECA	18	13	16	7	54

Team Stat Comparison

Excelsior Classical Academy		TMSA
50.0	Points Per Game	55.3
29.6	Rebounds Per Game	40.9
10.1	Assists Per Game	9.6
13.6	Steals Per Game	11.3
5.0	Blocks Per Game	7.6

Team Leaders

Excelsior Classical Academy		TMSA	National Avg.
#12 Tyler Hill23.0	Points Per Game	#2 Jailen Hawkins16.6	5.3
#12 Tyler Hill14.8	Rebounds Per Game	#33 Zane Wilson9.3	2.9
#2 Luke Walczak4.3	Assists Per Game	#3 Ahish Pidikiti2.9	1.1
#12 Tyler Hill4.8	Steals Per Game	#3 Ahish Pidikiti2.5	1.0
#12 Tyler Hill4.2	Blocks Per Game	#33 Zane Wilson2.5	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Excelsior Classical Academy	0-0		TMSA	0-2

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
1/16/26	Eno River Academy	Excelsior Classical Academy			11/14/25	Eno River Academy	Triangle Math & Science Academy	(L) 61-38
2/10/26	Excelsior Classical Academy	Eno River Academy			11/21/25	Triangle Math & Science Academy	Eno River Academy	(L) 75-69

Record Breakdown

Excelsior Classical Academy (25-26)		TMSA (25-26)
6-2	Overall	4-4
0-0	League	2-0
6-2	Non-League	2-4
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
0-0	Common Opponent	0-2
4-1	Home	2-2
2-1	Away	2-2
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
6-2	In-State	4-4
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0