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The STEM School Highlands Ranch (Highlands Ranch, CO) varsity basketball team won Thursday's neutral tournament game against Liberty Tree Academy (Peyton, CO) by a score of 47-40.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Liberty Tree Academy	4	12	13	11	40
STEMSHR	9	16	10	12	47

Final score provided by J. Munro.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Liberty Tree Academy (24-25)

STEM School Highlands Ranch (24-25)

Liberty Tree Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	40	15	58	26	30
1	Jaydence Smith (So)	8	4	15	27	27
2	Zack Smith (Sr)	8	3	13	23	27
4	Ayden Veldhuis (So)	6	2	3	67	100
5	Oscar Sorensen (Sr)	1	0	3	0	0
11	Kaleb Mendez (Fr)	15	5	19	26	32
30	Isaac Gipson (Sr)	2	1	4	25	25
31	Kye Houser (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0

STEM School Highlands Ranch

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	47	18	43	42	44
2	Avi Thakkar (Sr)	8	3	12	25	29
4	Vedant Margale (Fr)	0	0	1	0	0
5	Braden Calme (Sr)	11	5	9	56	61
10	Chris Gallegos (Fr)	9	3	4	75	75
12	Kaden Morrison (Sr)	15	6	12	50	50
20	Matt Moore (Jr)	2	0	4	0	0
33	Ben Yoder (Jr)	2	1	1	100	100

Liberty Tree Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	40	5	25	20	5	13	38	10	33	30
1	Jaydence Smith (So)	8	0	5	0	0	3	0	4	10	40
2	Zack Smith (Sr)	8	1	7	14	1	2	50	2	6	33
4	Ayden Veldhuis (So)	6	2	3	67	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Oscar Sorensen (Sr)	1	0	1	0	1	2	50	0	2	0
11	Kaleb Mendez (Fr)	15	2	9	22	3	4	75	3	10	30
30	Isaac Gipson (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	4	25
31	Kye Houser (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

STEM School Highlands Ranch

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	47	2	8	25	9	21	43	16	35	46
2	Avi Thakkar (Sr)	8	1	5	20	1	4	25	2	7	29
4	Vedant Margale (Fr)	0							0	1	0
5	Braden Calme (Sr)	11	1	1	100	0	3	0	4	8	50
10	Chris Gallegos (Fr)	9				3	5	60	3	4	75
12	Kaden Morrison (Sr)	15				3	7	43	6	12	50
20	Matt Moore (Jr)	2	0	2	0	2	2	100	0	2	0
33	Ben Yoder (Jr)	2							1	1	100

Liberty Tree Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	PF
	Team Totals	40	18	18	36	10	16	27	23
1	Jaydence Smith (So)	8	0	2	2	7	4	9	1
2	Zack Smith (Sr)	8	1	5	6	1	5	9	3
3	Parker Green (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	Ayden Veldhuis (So)	6	0	2	2	0	0	0	2
5	Oscar Sorensen (Sr)	1	5	2	7	1	1	2	3
11	Kaleb Mendez (Fr)	15	8	3	11	0	3	5	4
15	Seth Burns (Sr)	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	4
30	Isaac Gipson (Sr)	2	2	4	6	0	2	0	4
31	Kye Houser (Sr)	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1
43	Ryan Allen (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

STEM School Highlands Ranch

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	PF
	Team Totals	47	8	21	29	8	17	24	18
1	Aarav Singh (So)							1	1
2	Avi Thakkar (Sr)	8	2		2	1	6	4	4
4	Vedant Margale (Fr)	0						1
5	Braden Calme (Sr)	11	1	5	6		6	7	4
10	Chris Gallegos (Fr)	9	1	5	6			1	2
12	Kaden Morrison (Sr)	15	3		3	1	3	2	4
15	Ramsey Kelly (Fr)		1	1	2	3	1	2	1
20	Matt Moore (Jr)	2		8	8	2	1	6	2
33	Ben Yoder (Jr)	2
50	Tobias Craig (Sr)			2	2	1

Liberty Tree Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.37	0.59	0.70	14
1	Jaydence Smith (So)	0.78	0.44	4.00	6
2	Zack Smith (Sr)	0.11	0.56	1.67	2
5	Oscar Sorensen (Sr)	0.50	0.50	0.33	2
11	Kaleb Mendez (Fr)	0.00	0.60	0.75	2
15	Seth Burns (Sr)	0.00	1.00	0.25	1
30	Isaac Gipson (Sr)	0.00	2.00	0.50	1
31	Kye Houser (Sr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0

STEM School Highlands Ranch

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF
	Team Totals	0.33	0.71	0.94
2	Avi Thakkar (Sr)	0.25	1.50	1.50
5	Braden Calme (Sr)		0.86	1.50
12	Kaden Morrison (Sr)	0.50	1.50	0.75
15	Ramsey Kelly (Fr)	1.50	0.50	1.00
20	Matt Moore (Jr)	0.33	0.17	0.50

Liberty Tree Academy's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Game Story

Colorado High School Basketball - STEM School Highlands Ranch holds off Liberty Tree Academy

December 5, 2024: Peyton, CO 80831

The STEM School Highlands Ranch Spartans basketball team scored 47 points and limited the host Liberty Tree Academy War Eagles to 40 in the Spartans non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Spartans now possess a 2-0 record. They play next when they travel to Loveland Classical for a non-league game on Friday, December 6. STEM School Highlands Ranch will confront a Lions team coming off a 70-28 non-league win over Twin Peaks Charter Academy (Longmont, CO). The Lions record now stands at 2-0.

The War Eagles now own a 1-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Twin Peaks Charter Academy for a non-league match on Friday, December 6. Liberty Tree Academy will face a Timberwolves squad coming off a 70-28 non-league loss to Loveland Classical (Loveland, CO). The Timberwolves record now stands at 0-2.

Players of the Game

Liberty Tree Academy (24-25)

Congratulations to #2 Zack Smith for being selected the Liberty Tree Academy Basketball Player of the Game.

STEM School Highlands Ranch (24-25)

Congratulations to #12 Kaden Morrison for being selected the STEM School Highlands Ranch Basketball Player of the Game.

LTA vs STEMSHR Basketball Game Info

Thu., Dec. 5, 2024 @ 8p

Classic Cup @ STEM School Highlands Ranch

The STEM School Highlands Ranch (Highlands Ranch, CO) varsity basketball team won Thursday's neutral tournament game against Liberty Tree Academy (Peyton, CO) by a score of 47-40.

Rankings & Records

Liberty Tree Academy (24-25)

CO	Class
281	38

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
10-12	3-2	4-5	5-2	1-5	.455	.600	1,031	1,144

STEM School Highlands Ranch (24-25)

CO	Class
254	43

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
13-10	7-3	8-2	4-6	1-2	.565	.700	1,038	1,173

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Liberty Tree Academy	11.4	12.2	13.4	11.2	-	46.9
STEM School Highlands Ranch	10.8	11.2	12.6	11.9	5.0	45.1

Team Stat Comparison

Liberty Tree Academy		STEM School Highlands Ranch
43.5	Points Per Game	45.0
30.1	Rebounds Per Game	33.6
10.1	Assists Per Game	8.0
12.6	Steals Per Game	13.1
1.5	Blocks Per Game	2.4

Team Leaders

Liberty Tree Academy		STEM School Highlands Ranch	National Avg.
#11 Kaleb Mendez14.8	Points Per Game	#2 Avi Thakkar12.1	4.9
#13 Wesley Rains6.9	Rebounds Per Game	#5 Braden Calme6.1	2.6
#1 Jaydence Smith3.8	Assists Per Game	#5 Braden Calme1.4	1.0
#1 Jaydence Smith3.9	Steals Per Game	#2 Avi Thakkar3.9	0.8
#1 Jaydence Smith0.6	Blocks Per Game	#15 Ramsey Kelly1.0	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Liberty Tree Academy	4-2		STEM School Highlands Ranch	4-0

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/6/24	Twin Peaks Classical Academy	Liberty Tree Academy	(L) 56-36	1/22/25	STEM School Highlands Ranch	Twin Peaks Classical Academy	(W) 42-37
1/24/25	Twin Peaks Classical Academy	Liberty Tree Academy	(L) 46-33
12/7/24	Ascent Classical Academy	Liberty Tree Academy	(W) 49-42	1/8/25	STEM School Highlands Ranch	Ascent Classical Academy	(W) 53-38
2/13/25	Ascent Classical Academy	Liberty Tree Academy	(W) 56-35
12/11/24	Liberty Tree Academy	Sheridan	(W) 57-37	12/17/24	Sheridan	STEM School Highlands Ranch	(W) 50-36
2/7/25	Poudre Community Academy	Liberty Tree Academy	(W) 75-53	2/12/25	STEM School Highlands Ranch	Poudre Community Academy	(W) 67-55

Record Breakdown

Liberty Tree Academy (24-25)		STEM School Highlands Ranch (24-25)
10-12	Overall	13-10
3-2	League	7-5
6-6	Non-League	5-3
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
4-2	Common Opponent	4-0
4-5	Home	8-2
5-2	Away	4-6
1-5	Neutral	1-2
0-0	Playoff	0-0
10-9	In-State	13-10
0-3	Out-of-State	0-0