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The Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta, CA) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Hillcrest (Riverside, CA) by a score of 64-49.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Hillcrest----49
Murrieta Mesa----64
Final score provided by M. Bertulfo.
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Game Stats

Hillcrest

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals4915512933
0McKel Shedrick (Jr)288174750
1Bryce Bynum (Sr)4171421
2Alex Bello (Jr)4152020
5J. Celestine (Jr)2161717
14Eric Flor (Jr)00200
24Nate Bowden (Jr)9393344
32Darius Taylor (So)2152020
Murrieta Mesa

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals6425683744
0Julio Osuna (Sr)93103035
5Zion Brown (Sr)114162528
5W. Van soest (Sr)249204560
10W. Requieron (Sr)6365050
13Nathan Diorio (Sr)00500
13Jaden Merritt (Jr)6356060
24Zach McDonald (Jr)8365067
Hillcrest

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals4942119152075113037
0McKel Shedrick (Jr)281714111110071070
1Bryce Bynum (Sr)415201250020
2Alex Bello (Jr)4221001520
5J. Celestine (Jr)20201425
14Eric Flor (Jr)0010010
24Nate Bowden (Jr)9254013331425
32Darius Taylor (So)20100201425
Murrieta Mesa

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals641031324757153741
0Julio Osuna (Sr)91520221002540
5Zion Brown (Sr)11171423673933
5W. Van soest (Sr)24611550003933
10W. Requieron (Sr)60100003560
13Nathan Diorio (Sr)0030000020
13Jaden Merritt (Jr)60000203560
24Zach McDonald (Jr)824500001250
Hillcrest

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals49521261481910
0McKel Shedrick (Jr)285544131
1Bryce Bynum (Sr)42231
2Alex Bello (Jr)416721
5J. Celestine (Jr)211412
24Nate Bowden (Jr)95511
32Darius Taylor (So)22133331
33Ej Alvarez (Jr)2133
Murrieta Mesa

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals64122133201613
0Julio Osuna (Sr)91125111
5Zion Brown (Sr)1128101021
5W. Van soest (Sr)243031000
10W. Requieron (Sr)603310008
13Nathan Diorio (Sr)01121000
13Jaden Merritt (Jr)65381030
24Zach McDonald (Jr)80441003
40Sir Livingston (Jr)00110000
Hillcrest

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals1.560.890.800.10
0McKel Shedrick (Jr)1.331.334.001.00
5J. Celestine (Jr)0.50
32Darius Taylor (So)1.001.003.00
Murrieta Mesa

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals1.540.08
0Julio Osuna (Sr)5.001.00
5Zion Brown (Sr)1.000.00
5W. Van soest (Sr)1.000.00
10W. Requieron (Sr)1.250.00
13Nathan Diorio (Sr)1.000.00
13Jaden Merritt (Jr)1.000.00
24Zach McDonald (Jr)0.330.00

Game Story

California High School Basketball - Murrieta Mesa thwarts Hillcrest

December 21, 2023: Murrieta, CA 92562

The Murrieta Mesa Rams (Murrieta, CA) basketball knocked off the visiting Hillcrest Trojans (Riverside, CA), 64-49 in Thursday's non-league test.

The Rams (8-5) will now prepare for their test against Temecula Prep (Winchester, CA). The Patriots go into the non-league test with a 5-6 record. In their last test, Temecula Prep notched a victory over Nuview Bridge (Nuevo, CA), 63-23, in a league test.

The Trojans now own a 9-4 record. They play next when they travel to Barstow for a non-league test on Tuesday, December 26. Hillcrest will encounter a Aztecs squad coming off a 70-41 non-league win over Academy for Academic Excellence (Apple Valley, CA). The Aztecs record now stands at 4-7.

Hillcrest @ Murrieta Mesa Basketball Game Info

Thu., Dec. 21, 2023 @ 5p
The Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta, CA) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Hillcrest (Riverside, CA) by a score of 64-49.

Rankings & Records

Hillcrest (23-24)

CASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
2531136413
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
22-88-29-26-47-2.733.8002,0661,703

Murrieta Mesa (23-24)

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

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Hillcrest
11.314.012.525.17.068.9
Murrieta Mesa
12.514.615.816.910.062.4

Team Stat Comparison

HillcrestMurrieta Mesa
68.6Points Per Game62.3
29.4Rebounds Per Game23.3
14.1Assists Per Game15.1
8.1Steals Per Game4.6
3.3Blocks Per Game4.3

Team Leaders

HillcrestMurrieta MesaNational Avg.
#0 McKel Shedrick21.7Points Per Game#5 Weston Van soest15.14.9
#2 Alex Bello7.3Rebounds Per Game#5 Zion Brown5.42.6
#24 Nate Bowden3.7Assists Per Game#10 Warren Requieron5.21.0
#0 McKel Shedrick1.7Steals Per Game#5 Zion Brown0.90.8
#30 Jacob Lillard2.3Blocks Per Game#13 Jaden Merritt2.10.3

Record Breakdown

Hillcrest (23-24)

Murrieta Mesa (23-24)

22-8
Overall
12-16
8-2
League
2-8
4-2
Non-League
2-3
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
1-1
Common Opponent
0-4
9-2
Home
3-6
6-4
Away
1-8
7-2
Neutral
8-2
1-1
Playoff
0-0
22-8
In-State
12-16
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0