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The Clay (Portsmouth, OH) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's home non-conference game against Belpre (OH) by a score of 56-53.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Belpre913122256
Clay149151553
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Game Stats

Belpre has not entered stats for this game.
Clay

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals5318473844
4Gavin Cayton (Sr)145114545
5Evan Balestra (So)7181313
10Jack Holbrook (So)62121717
11Cullen Payne (So)5245063
15Malachi Loper (Fr)197116482
22Ethan Carter (Jr)211100100
Clay

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals5351145121771133636
4Gavin Cayton (Sr)14466751145
5Evan Balestra (So)756831813
10Jack Holbrook (So)6030221002922
11Cullen Payne (So)512501250
15Malachi Loper (Fr)19466713333560
22Ethan Carter (Jr)211100
Clay

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals535212611718
2Brandon Malone (So)2
4Gavin Cayton (Sr)14189113
5Evan Balestra (So)7279233
10Jack Holbrook (So)611
11Cullen Payne (So)53315
15Malachi Loper (Fr)19235624
22Ethan Carter (Jr)21
Clay

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.610.391
4Gavin Cayton (Sr)0.330.331
5Evan Balestra (So)0.671.00
11Cullen Payne (So)0.20
15Malachi Loper (Fr)1.500.50

Game Story

Ohio High School Basketball - Belpre nips Clay

December 18, 2021: Portsmouth, OH 45662

Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Belpre Golden Eagles (Belpre, OH) and the host Clay Panthers (Portsmouth, OH), saw Belpre's basketball squad hold off Clay by a count of 56-53.

With the victory, Belpre upgrades its record to 1-6 on the campaign. The Golden Eagles host Southern (Racine, OH) to play the Tornadoes in a Tri-Valley II challenge on Tuesday, December 21. The Tornadoes come into the challenge with a record of 4-4. Southern lost 66-62 in their recent league challenge against Waterford (Waterford, OH)

Next up, the Panthers play the Western Indians (Latham, OH) in a Southern Ohio I challenge, on Tuesday, December 21. Clay will attempt to upgrade on its 0-10 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 9-2 record after their 60-58 league loss to Symmes Valley (Willow Wood, OH).

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Rankings & Records

Belpre (21-22)

OHDiv.
761179
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
5-173-93-82-9.227.2501,1861,396

Clay (21-22)

OHDiv.
837195
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
1-221-131-110-11.043.0718591,440

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Belpre
9.016.514.016.553.9
Clay
8.38.79.610.937.3

Team Stat Comparison

BelpreClay
-Points Per Game37.3
-Rebounds Per Game24.0
-Assists Per Game5.6
-Steals Per Game4.9
-Blocks Per Game0.0

Team Leaders

BelpreClayNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#15 Malachi Loper11.04.9
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Rebounds Per Game#5 Evan Balestra5.72.6
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Assists Per Game#1 Keegen Newman1.71.0
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Steals Per Game#5 Evan Balestra1.30.8
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Blocks Per Game#1 Keegen Newman00.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Belpre1-2Clay0-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/21/21SouthernBelpre(W) 55-5312/4/21SouthernClay(L) 66-53
2/1/22BelpreSouthern(L) 80-62
12/28/21South WebsterBelpre(L) 67-261/29/22ClaySouth Webster(L) 65-25

Record Breakdown

Belpre (21-22)

Clay (21-22)

5-17
Overall
1-22
3-9
League
1-13
2-8
Non-League
0-8
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
1-2
Common Opponent
0-2
3-8
Home
1-11
2-9
Away
0-11
0-0
Neutral
0-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
5-17
In-State
1-22
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0