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The Downey (CA) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament game against Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta, CA) by a score of 64-59.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Murrieta Mesa1719121664
Downey1419121459
Final score provided by T. Ellis.
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Game Stats

Murrieta Mesa

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals6420454453
0Julio Osuna (Sr)7125075
1Nathan Diorio (Sr)2161717
3W. Van Soest (Sr)268174765
5Zion Brown (Sr)8356070
10W. Requieron (Sr)135105050
13Jaden Merritt (Jr)4125050
24Zach McDonald (Jr)4133333
Downey

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals5920533845
0Frank Ibarra (Jr)10365075
11E. Cheatham (Jr)114113641
12Johan Perez (Sr)30400
13Emilio Jaimes (Jr)4292222
21Shane Costello (So)9374343
22Andrew Ramirez (Jr)00100
30Tyler Harris (Jr)228155367
Murrieta Mesa

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals6481844162176122744
0Julio Osuna (Sr)7125044100000
1Nathan Diorio (Sr)20200001425
3W. Van Soest (Sr)266134645802450
5Zion Brown (Sr)81110012502450
10W. Requieron (Sr)13000347551050
13Jaden Merritt (Jr)4000221001250
24Zach McDonald (Jr)400024501333
Downey

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals5982236111479123139
0Frank Ibarra (Jr)1036501250
11E. Cheatham (Jr)111333221003838
12Johan Perez (Sr)30203475020
13Emilio Jaimes (Jr)40202729
21Shane Costello (So)903034753475
22Andrew Ramirez (Jr)0010
30Tyler Harris (Jr)224667221004944
Murrieta Mesa

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals644151916649
0Julio Osuna (Sr)70004105
1Nathan Diorio (Sr)20112102
3W. Van Soest (Sr)261122201
5Zion Brown (Sr)80552110
10W. Requieron (Sr)131014001
13Jaden Merritt (Jr)41561030
24Zach McDonald (Jr)41341100
Downey

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals5910182818711521
0Frank Ibarra (Jr)1010102020
5Max Cardenas (So)002200000
11E. Cheatham (Jr)1130361042
12Johan Perez (Sr)301161025
13Emilio Jaimes (Jr)400021015
21Shane Costello (So)914511012
22Andrew Ramirez (Jr)013421114
30Tyler Harris (Jr)22481210043
Murrieta Mesa

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals1.780.67
0Julio Osuna (Sr)0.800.20
1Nathan Diorio (Sr)1.000.50
3W. Van Soest (Sr)2.002.00
5Zion Brown (Sr)2.001.00
10W. Requieron (Sr)4.000.00
13Jaden Merritt (Jr)1.000.00
24Zach McDonald (Jr)1.001.00
Downey

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals1.200.470.330.051
0Frank Ibarra (Jr)0.001.002.000.001
11E. Cheatham (Jr)1.500.250.500.000
12Johan Perez (Sr)3.000.500.200.000
13Emilio Jaimes (Jr)2.001.000.200.000
21Shane Costello (So)1.001.000.500.000
22Andrew Ramirez (Jr)2.001.000.250.250
30Tyler Harris (Jr)0.250.000.000.000

Game Story

California High School Basketball - Murrieta Mesa nips Downey

December 16, 2023: Murrieta, CA 92562

Murrieta Mesa Rams (Murrieta, CA) backers were pleased Saturday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the visiting Downey Vikings (Downey, CA), 64-59 in a non-league bout.

With the victory, Murrieta Mesa upgrades its record to 6-4 on the campaign. The Rams host Norco (Norco, CA) to play the Cougars in a non-league bout on Monday, December 18. The Cougars come into the bout with a record of 8-6. Norco won 66-49 in their recent non-league bout against Citrus Valley (Redlands, CA)

Next up, the Vikings play the Lapwai Wildcats (Lapwai, ID) in a non-league bout, on Thursday, December 28. Downey will attempt to upgrade on its 6-7 season record. The Wildcats come into the bout with a 5-1 record after their 57-52 non-league loss to Baker (Baker City, OR).

Players of the Game

Murrieta Mesa (23-24)

Murrieta Mesa has not selected any Players of the Game.

Downey (23-24)

Congratulations to #11 Elijah "EJ" Cheatham for being selected the Downey Basketball Player of the Game.

Rankings & Records

Murrieta Mesa (23-24)

CASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
3841798336
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
12-162-83-61-88-2.429.2001,7481,642

Downey (23-24)

CASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
49721213440
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
10-181-74-31-55-10.357.1251,5661,664

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Murrieta Mesa
12.514.615.816.910.062.4
Downey
13.114.813.913.68.555.9

Team Stat Comparison

Murrieta MesaDowney
34.5Points Per Game55.9
11.6Rebounds Per Game25.0
9.3Assists Per Game13.9
2.8Steals Per Game7.8
1.9Blocks Per Game1.0

Team Leaders

Murrieta MesaDowneyNational Avg.
#3 Weston Van Soest15.9Points Per Game#30 Tyler Harris18.14.9
#5 Zion Brown4.8Rebounds Per Game#30 Tyler Harris9.62.6
#10 Warren Requieron5.5Assists Per Game#11 Elijah "EJ" Cheatham2.81.0
#10 Warren Requieron0.9Steals Per Game#0 Frank Ibarra1.30.8
#13 Jaden Merritt1.5Blocks Per Game#30 Tyler Harris0.50.3

Record Breakdown

Murrieta Mesa (23-24)

Downey (23-24)

12-16
Overall
10-18
2-8
League
1-7
2-3
Non-League
4-1
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
0-0
Common Opponent
0-0
3-6
Home
4-3
1-8
Away
1-5
8-2
Neutral
5-10
0-0
Playoff
0-0
12-16
In-State
10-15
0-0
Out-of-State
0-3