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IndependenceMidland Trail
Patriots
50
Patriots
81

The Midland Trail (Hico, WV) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Independence (Coal City, WV) by a score of 81-50.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Independence----50
Midland Trail----81
Final score provided by S. CalPreps.
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Game Stats

Independence (23-24)

Independence has not entered stats for this game.

Midland Trail (23-24)

Midland Trail

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals8132664857
0Payton Bailes (So)165114564
1Grady Jackson (Jr)00100
2Bryar Bailes (Sr)2510175974
3Thad Brown (Jr)7347575
5Justin Cooper (Sr)6254040
12Jaden Gladwell (Sr)9494444
22Landon Syner (Sr)422100100
24Eli Campbell (Sr)125163138
34Ben Harrison (Fr)211100100
Midland Trail

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals8111303761060213658
0Payton Bailes (So)16410402210011100
1Grady Jackson (Jr)0000000010
2Bryar Bailes (Sr)2559560005863
3Thad Brown (Jr)7010142533100
5Justin Cooper (Sr)6000221002540
12Jaden Gladwell (Sr)901012504850
22Landon Syner (Sr)400000022100
24Eli Campbell (Sr)1229220003743
34Ben Harrison (Fr)200000011100
Midland Trail

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals8192332242011414
0Payton Bailes (So)1611223041
1Grady Jackson (Jr)001100010
2Bryar Bailes (Sr)2514546013
3Thad Brown (Jr)713452012
4Gage Johnson (So)000003010
5Justin Cooper (Sr)613410120
12Jaden Gladwell (Sr)913454022
14Jacob Ewing (So)001110000
22Landon Syner (Sr)434711002
24Eli Campbell (Sr)1212351023
34Ben Harrison (Fr)201100001
Midland Trail

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals1.711.431.430.07070
0Payton Bailes (So)0.500.753.000.00000
2Bryar Bailes (Sr)4.006.002.000.00040
3Thad Brown (Jr)5.002.001.000.00000
4Gage Johnson (So)0.003.003.000.00000
5Justin Cooper (Sr)0.500.000.001.00000
12Jaden Gladwell (Sr)2.502.002.000.00020
14Jacob Ewing (So)1.000.000.000.00000
22Landon Syner (Sr)1.001.000.500.00010
24Eli Campbell (Sr)2.500.500.330.00000

Game Story

West Virginia High School Basketball - Independence ripped by Midland Trail

December 8, 2023: Hico, WV 25854

In Friday's league match, the host Midland Trail Patriots basketball team scored a decisive 81-50 triumph over the Independence Patriots.

In their next game, the Patriots meet the Summers County Bobcats (Hinton, WV) in a non-league match, on Tuesday, December 12. Midland Trail will attempt to better on its 1-0 season record. The Bobcats enter the match with a 1-0 record after their 59-43 non-league win over Mercer Christian Academy (Princeton, WV).

With the defeat, Independence moves to 0-1 on the year. The Patriots travel to River View (Bradshaw, WV) to meet the Raiders in a non-league match on Thursday, December 14. The Raiders enter the match with a record of 3-0.

Players of the Game

Independence (23-24)

Independence has not selected any Players of the Game.

Midland Trail (23-24)

Congratulations to #2 Bryar Bailes for being selected the Midland Trail Basketball Player of the Game.

Rankings & Records

Independence (23-24)

WVClass
7421
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
7-111-73-43-51-2.389.1251,0631,318

Midland Trail (23-24)

WVClass
4311
OverallRegionHomeAwayWin %Region %PFPA
18-55-211-17-4.783.7141,4641,204

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Independence		16.59.512.514.0-59.1
Midland Trail		11.516.016.816.315.063.7

Head-to-Head

  • Midland Trail won on 12/8/2023
    12/8 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Independence----50
    Midland Trail----81

    The Independence (Coal City, WV) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Midland Trail (Hico, WV) by a score of 81-50.

    Box score
  • Midland Trail won on 1/26/2024
    1/26 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Midland Trail----71
    Independence----54

    The Midland Trail (Hico, WV) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Independence (Coal City, WV) by a score of 71-54.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

IndependenceMidland Trail
-Points Per Game63.3
-Rebounds Per Game29.9
-Assists Per Game15.4
-Steals Per Game8.2
-Blocks Per Game2.1

Team Leaders

IndependenceMidland TrailNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#24 Eli Campbell16.54.9
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Rebounds Per Game#3 Thad Brown7.72.6
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Assists Per Game#12 Jaden Gladwell4.41.0
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Steals Per Game#12 Jaden Gladwell1.90.8
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Blocks Per Game#5 Justin Cooper1.00.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Independence2-6Midland Trail8-3
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/19/23IndependenceNicholas County(L) 100-501/12/24Midland TrailNicholas County(L) 59-54
1/3/24Nicholas CountyIndependence(L) 80-552/6/24Nicholas CountyMidland Trail(W) 61-52
12/22/23Summers CountyIndependence(L) 74-4712/12/23Midland TrailSummers County(W) 56-47
1/30/24IndependenceSummers County(L) 61-472/3/24Summers CountyMidland Trail(W) 61-53
1/4/24Greenbrier WestIndependence(L) 71-631/23/24Greenbrier WestMidland Trail(W) 65-64
2/6/24IndependenceGreenbrier West2/12/24Midland TrailGreenbrier West(L) 62-53
1/10/24IndependencePikeView(L) 77-6512/22/23Midland TrailPikeView(W) 66-58
1/23/24PikeViewIndependence2/20/24PikeViewMidland Trail(W) 64-58
2/27/24PikeViewMidland Trail(L) 53-48
1/12/24IndependenceGreater Beckley Christian(W) 81-801/2/24Midland TrailGreater Beckley Christian(W) 64-48
2/13/24IndependenceGreater Beckley Christian(W) 76-652/8/24Greater Beckley ChristianMidland Trail(W) 84-64

Record Breakdown

Independence (23-24)

Midland Trail (23-24)
7-11
Overall
18-5
1-7
League
5-3
6-4
Non-League
13-2
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
2-6
Common Opponent
8-3
3-4
Home
11-1
3-5
Away
7-4
1-2
Neutral
0-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
7-11
In-State
18-5
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0