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Merit Preparatory AcademyEscalante
Knights
37
Moquis
38

The Escalante (UT) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral non-conference game against Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) by a score of 38-37.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
MPA78101237
Escalante11881138
Final score provided by L. Young.
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Game Stats

Merit Preparatory Academy (22-23)

Escalante (22-23)

Merit Preparatory Academy

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals37
1S. Sutherland (Jr)13
10Angelina Tanner (Sr)6
12Ayla Coltharp (So)2
14Lizbeth Diaz (So)7
15Mary Moody (So)9
Escalante

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals3815
3Mazee Dunton (Jr)115
10Nadia Griffin (Sr)187
14Keara Sandifer (So)31
33Mccall Dunton (So)21
40Mckynlee Cottam (Sr)41
Merit Preparatory Academy

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals37
1S. Sutherland (Jr)13
10Angelina Tanner (Sr)6
12Ayla Coltharp (So)2
14Lizbeth Diaz (So)7
15Mary Moody (So)9
Escalante

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals3808204015
3Mazee Dunton (Jr)110015205
10Nadia Griffin (Sr)180048507
12B. Woolsey (Sr)00001000
14Keara Sandifer (So)30014251
33Mccall Dunton (So)2000001
40Mckynlee Cottam (Sr)400221001
Merit Preparatory Academy

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals37
1S. Sutherland (Jr)13
10Angelina Tanner (Sr)6
12Ayla Coltharp (So)2
14Lizbeth Diaz (So)7
15Mary Moody (So)9
Escalante

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals38
3Mazee Dunton (Jr)11
10Nadia Griffin (Sr)18
14Keara Sandifer (So)3
33Mccall Dunton (So)2
40Mckynlee Cottam (Sr)4

Game Story

Utah High School Basketball - Escalante holds off Merit Preparatory Academy

December 16, 2022: Springville, UT 84663

Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Escalante Moquis (Escalante, UT) and the host Merit Preparatory Academy Knights (Springville, UT), saw Escalante's basketball squad hold off Merit Preparatory Academy by a tally of 38-37.

With the victory, Escalante improves its record to 3-4 on the campaign. The Moquis travel to Green River (Green River, UT) to confront the Pirates in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 17. The Pirates come into the challenge with a record of 0-8. Green River lost 36-31 in their recent non-league challenge against Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT)

Next up, the Knights confront the Milford Tigers (Milford, UT) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 17. Merit Preparatory Academy will attempt to improve on its 5-4 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 4-4 record after their 51-38 non-league loss to Grand County (Moab, UT).

Rankings & Records

Merit Preparatory Academy (22-23)

UTClass
12718
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
12-127-44-67-31-3.500.636907888

Escalante (22-23)

UTClass
10111
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
10-142-72-33-65-5.417.2228771,079

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Merit Preparatory Academy		9.511.19.111.52.537.8
Escalante		6.98.710.110.1-36.5

Team Stat Comparison

Merit Preparatory AcademyEscalante
37.7Points Per Game32.8
-Rebounds Per Game6.0
-Assists Per Game0.4
-Steals Per Game3.3
-Blocks Per Game0.2

Team Leaders

Merit Preparatory AcademyEscalanteNational Avg.
#10 Angelina Tanner10.8Points Per Game#3 Mazee Dunton11.64.1
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Rebounds Per Game#10 Nadia Griffin1.82.8
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Assists Per Game#3 Mazee Dunton0.20.9
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Steals Per Game#3 Mazee Dunton1.01.1
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Blocks Per Game#3 Mazee Dunton0.20.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Merit Preparatory Academy1-3Escalante4-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/16/22Merit Preparatory AcademyGreen River(W) 36-3112/17/22EscalanteGreen River(W) 48-44
12/17/22Merit Preparatory AcademyMilford(L) 51-201/26/23EscalanteMilford(W) 40-35
2/17/23EscalanteMilford(L) 56-39
3/2/23MilfordEscalante(W) 47-39
1/10/23RockwellMerit Preparatory Academy(L) 50-3312/9/22EscalanteRockwell(W) 54-40
1/19/23Merit Preparatory AcademyRockwell(L) 36-32

Record Breakdown

Merit Preparatory Academy (22-23)

Escalante (22-23)
12-12
Overall
10-14
7-4
League
3-9
4-5
Non-League
4-3
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
1-3
Common Opponent
4-1
4-6
Home
2-3
7-3
Away
3-6
1-3
Neutral
5-5
0-1
Playoff
1-2
12-12
In-State
10-13
0-0
Out-of-State
0-1