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American Leadership AcademyMerit Preparatory Academy
Eagles
54
Knights
44

The Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home non-conference game against American Leadership Academy (Spanish Fork, UT) by a score of 54-44.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
ALA----54
MPA----44
Final score provided by S. Lazenby.
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Game Stats

American Leadership Academy (23-24)

Merit Preparatory Academy (23-24)

American Leadership Academy

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals5418
0K. Elswood (Sr)249
2Ali Decker (Sr)226
10Zuri Smith (Sr)31
21Jacklynn Huff (Jr)31
45Daphne Gamble (So)21
Merit Preparatory Academy

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals4418
1S. Sutherland (Sr)82
4Tia Jenkins (Jr)21
10Malyssa Moore (So)42
12Ayla Coltharp (Jr)94
14Lizbeth Diaz (Jr)156
15Mary Moody (Jr)63
American Leadership Academy

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals54810254010
0K. Elswood (Sr)24339336
2Ali Decker (Sr)22469672
10Zuri Smith (Sr)315201
21Jacklynn Huff (Jr)31
32Saydee Carter (Jr)0020
45Daphne Gamble (So)21
Merit Preparatory Academy

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals4417116417
1S. Sutherland (Sr)8134751
4Tia Jenkins (Jr)21
10Malyssa Moore (So)42
12Ayla Coltharp (Jr)9111004
14Lizbeth Diaz (Jr)1536506
15Mary Moody (Jr)63
American Leadership Academy

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals54
0K. Elswood (Sr)24
2Ali Decker (Sr)22
10Zuri Smith (Sr)3
21Jacklynn Huff (Jr)3
45Daphne Gamble (So)2
Merit Preparatory Academy

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals4422
1S. Sutherland (Sr)85
4Tia Jenkins (Jr)21
10Malyssa Moore (So)43
12Ayla Coltharp (Jr)93
14Lizbeth Diaz (Jr)155
15Mary Moody (Jr)65

Game Story

Utah High School Basketball - Merit Preparatory Academy topped by American Leadership Academy

November 21, 2023: Springville, UT 84663

The Merit Preparatory Academy Knights basketball team (Springville, UT), dropped 54-44 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting American Leadership Academy Eagles (Spanish Fork, UT)

The Eagles now sport a 2-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Delta for a non-league battle on Tuesday, November 28. American Leadership Academy will battle a Rabbits team coming off a 53-27 non-league win over Providence Hall (Herriman, UT). The Rabbits record now stands at 1-0.

The Knights (0-3) will now prepare for their battle against Pinnacle (Price, UT). The Panthers come into the non-league battle with a 3-0 record. In their last battle, Pinnacle prevailed over American Prep WV (West Valley City, UT), 27-21, in a non-league battle.

Players of the Game

American Leadership Academy (23-24)

Congratulations to #0 Kaytlynn Elswood for being selected the American Leadership Academy Girls Basketball Player of the Game.

Merit Preparatory Academy (23-24)

Merit Preparatory Academy has not selected any Players of the Game.

Rankings & Records

American Leadership Academy (23-24)

UTClass
11919
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
10-114-85-55-50-1.476.333721771

Merit Preparatory Academy (23-24)

UTClass
12921
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
6-185-65-51-100-3.250.4558221,086

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
American Leadership Academy		9.69.28.97.834.3
Merit Preparatory Academy		7.87.79.69.134.3

Team Stat Comparison

American Leadership AcademyMerit Preparatory Academy
30.4Points Per Game31.9
19.6Rebounds Per Game15.5
3.9Assists Per Game1.2
5.3Steals Per Game1.0
0.9Blocks Per Game0.4

Team Leaders

American Leadership AcademyMerit Preparatory AcademyNational Avg.
#2 Ali Decker11.1Points Per Game#14 Lizbeth Diaz11.84.2
#10 Zuri Smith5.9Rebounds Per Game#15 Mary Moody5.82.8
#2 Ali Decker1.6Assists Per Game#14 Lizbeth Diaz0.60.9
#2 Ali Decker1.5Steals Per Game#14 Lizbeth Diaz0.41.1
#13 Leah Frost0.5Blocks Per Game#14 Lizbeth Diaz0.20.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
American Leadership Academy4-6Merit Preparatory Academy3-5
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/16/23Freedom Prep AcademyAmerican Leadership Academy(W) 56-231/5/24Freedom Prep AcademyMerit Preparatory Academy(W) 64-12
11/30/23American Leadership AcademyFreedom Prep Academy(W) 45-51/18/24Merit Preparatory AcademyFreedom Prep Academy(W) 56-14
12/5/23Utah Military Academy - Hill FieldAmerican Leadership Academy(W) 42-181/12/24Utah Military Academy - Hill FieldMerit Preparatory Academy(W) 39-18
12/14/23American Leadership AcademyAmerican Heritage(L) 65-4811/15/23Merit Preparatory AcademyAmerican Heritage(L) 58-25
1/23/24American HeritageAmerican Leadership Academy(L) 39-1412/18/23American HeritageMerit Preparatory Academy(L) 43-35
12/19/23St. JosephAmerican Leadership Academy(L) 49-272/13/24Merit Preparatory AcademySt. Joseph(L) 46-23
1/26/24American Leadership AcademySt. Joseph(L) 28-27
1/4/24WaterfordAmerican Leadership Academy(L) 45-311/16/24Merit Preparatory AcademyWaterford(L) 45-33
1/30/24American Leadership AcademyWaterford(L) 32-27
2/6/24American Leadership AcademyAmerican Prep WV(W) 37-321/30/24Merit Preparatory AcademyAmerican Prep WV(L) 28-23

Record Breakdown

American Leadership Academy (23-24)

Merit Preparatory Academy (23-24)
10-11
Overall
6-18
4-8
League
5-6
5-2
Non-League
1-8
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
4-6
Common Opponent
3-5
5-5
Home
5-5
5-5
Away
1-10
0-1
Neutral
0-3
1-1
Playoff
0-1
10-11
In-State
6-18
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0