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The Wilby (Waterbury, CT) varsity basketball team won Monday's home conference game against Waterbury Career Academy (Waterbury, CT) by a score of 51-45.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
WCA	-	-	-	-	45
Wilby	-	-	-	-	51

Final score provided by C. Carangelo.

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Matchup Info

Game Stats

Waterbury Career Academy (24-25)

Wilby (24-25)

Waterbury Career Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM
	Team Totals	43	18
5	M. Figueroa (Sr)	20	8
11	Sierra Brown (Sr)	7	3
21	Malahzia Weaver (Jr)	13	6
	Jaylie Barnes (Sr)	2	1
	T. Sanchez (Sr)	1

Wilby

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	51	21	57	37	38
1	Joi Jackson (Jr)	10	5	10	50	50
2	J. Saunders (Jr)	11	5	16	31	31
3	A. Smallwood (Jr)	7	3	4	75	88
10	Anabel Mercedes (Jr)	2	0	4	0	0
14	Raine Upchurch (Jr)	19	8	23	35	35
15	Madlyn Fac (Fr)	2	0	0

Waterbury Career Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM
	Team Totals	43	7	13		18
5	M. Figueroa (Sr)	20	4	4	100	8
11	Sierra Brown (Sr)	7	1	7	14	3
21	Malahzia Weaver (Jr)	13	1	2	50	6
	Jaylie Barnes (Sr)	2				1
	T. Sanchez (Sr)	1	1

Wilby

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	51	1	11	9	8	14	57	20	46	43
1	Joi Jackson (Jr)	10	0	2	0	0	1	0	5	8	63
2	J. Saunders (Jr)	11	0	0	0	1	1	100	5	16	31
3	A. Smallwood (Jr)	7	1	2	50	0	0	0	2	2	100
10	Anabel Mercedes (Jr)	2	0	1	0	2	2	100	0	3	0
14	Raine Upchurch (Jr)	19	0	6	0	3	6	50	8	17	47
15	Madlyn Fac (Fr)	2	0	0	0	2	4	50	0	0	0

Waterbury Career Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl
	Team Totals	43	29	6	12
2	L. Lacy-Brantley (Sr)		7
5	M. Figueroa (Sr)	20	4	1	1
11	Sierra Brown (Sr)	7	2	2	8
21	Malahzia Weaver (Jr)	13	7	1
22	Tazianah Jones (Sr)		1
	Jaylie Barnes (Sr)	2	2
	T. Sanchez (Sr)	1	6	2	3

Wilby

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	51	13	20	33	15	7	9	26	9
1	Joi Jackson (Jr)	10	1	2	3	2	3	0	5	2
2	J. Saunders (Jr)	11	5	8	13	2	0	8	2	2
3	A. Smallwood (Jr)	7	1	4	5	5	0	0	2	2
10	Anabel Mercedes (Jr)	2	2	5	7	1	1	1	6	0
14	Raine Upchurch (Jr)	19	1	1	2	4	2	0	8	2
15	Madlyn Fac (Fr)	2	3	0	3	1	1	0	3	1

Misc Totals

Waterbury Career Academy has not entered any misc totals stats.

Wilby

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	0.58	0.27	0.78	1.00
1	Joi Jackson (Jr)	0.40	0.60	1.50	0.00
2	J. Saunders (Jr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	4.00
3	A. Smallwood (Jr)	2.50	0.00	0.00	0.00
10	Anabel Mercedes (Jr)	0.17	0.17	1.00	1.00
14	Raine Upchurch (Jr)	0.50	0.25	1.00	0.00
15	Madlyn Fac (Fr)	0.33	0.33	1.00	0.00

Game Story

Connecticut High School Basketball - Wilby nudges Waterbury Career Academy

December 23, 2024: Waterbury, CT 06704

The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Wilby Wildcats (Waterbury, CT) and the visiting Waterbury Career Academy Spartans (Waterbury, CT), observed Wilby's basketball team edge Waterbury Career Academy by a score of 51-45.

The Wildcats (3-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Maloney (Meriden, CT). The Spartans come into the non-league challenge with a 0-2 record. In their last challenge, Maloney was tipped by Southington (Southington, CT), 59-21, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Spartans encounter the Seymour Wildcats (Seymour, CT) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Waterbury Career Academy will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 3-1 record after their 60-32 non-league win over Derby (Derby, CT).

Players of the Game

Waterbury Career Academy (24-25)

Congratulations to #11 Sierra Brown for being selected the Waterbury Career Academy Girls Basketball Player of the Game.

Wilby (24-25)

Wilby has not selected any Players of the Game.

WCA @ Wilby Basketball Game Info

Mon., Dec. 23, 2024 @ 7p

Wilby High School

The Wilby (Waterbury, CT) varsity basketball team won Monday's home conference game against Waterbury Career Academy (Waterbury, CT) by a score of 51-45.

Rankings & Records

Waterbury Career Academy (24-25)

CT	Class
96	21

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
9-12	6-2	4-4	5-7	0-1	.429	.750	888	944

Wilby (24-25)

CT	Class
84	19

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
13-10	8-1	8-4	5-6	.565	.889	1,109	1,067

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Waterbury Career Academy	10.7	11.6	10.9	8.5	42.3
Wilby	13.0	9.0	15.5	9.0	48.2

Head-to-Head

Wilby won on 12/23/2024

12/23 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

WCA - - - - 45
Wilby - - - - 51

The Waterbury Career Academy (Waterbury, CT) varsity basketball team lost Monday's away conference game against Wilby (Waterbury, CT) by a score of 51-45.
Box score
Wilby won on 2/4/2025

2/4 @ 5:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Wilby - - - - 57
WCA - - - - 51

The Wilby (Waterbury, CT) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Waterbury Career Academy (Waterbury, CT) by a score of 57-51.
Box score

2/4 @ 5:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Wilby	-	-	-	-	57
WCA	-	-	-	-	51

Team Stat Comparison

Waterbury Career Academy		Wilby
39.2	Points Per Game	48.9
17.2	Rebounds Per Game	26.7
3.4	Assists Per Game	8.6
6.7	Steals Per Game	9.5
1.1	Blocks Per Game	4.5

Team Leaders

Waterbury Career Academy		Wilby	National Avg.
#5 Malinna Figueroa13.4	Points Per Game	#14 Raine Upchurch21.3	4.1
#11 Sierra Brown4.0	Rebounds Per Game	#2 Ja'nell Saunders11.1	2.8
#11 Sierra Brown1.7	Assists Per Game	#3 Aniyah Smallwood4.5	0.9
#11 Sierra Brown3.1	Steals Per Game	#14 Raine Upchurch2.5	1.1
#21 Malahzia Weaver0.5	Blocks Per Game	#2 Ja'nell Saunders3.6	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Waterbury Career Academy	6-6		Wilby	7-5

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/10/24	Kaynor Tech	Waterbury Career Academy		12/17/24	Wilby	Kaynor Tech	(W) 52-39
12/17/24	Waterbury Career Academy	Derby	(W) 50-33	1/10/25	Derby	Wilby	(W) 63-36
1/21/25	Derby	Waterbury Career Academy	(W) 57-29	2/11/25	Wilby	Derby	(W) 50-40
12/27/24	Seymour	Waterbury Career Academy	(L) 74-34	1/31/25	Wilby	Seymour	(L) 59-34
12/30/24	Holy Cross	Waterbury Career Academy	(L) 74-24	1/21/25	Holy Cross	Wilby	(L) 62-32
1/10/25	Waterbury Career Academy	Crosby	(W) 52-35	12/20/24	Wilby	Crosby	(W) 72-51
2/13/25	Crosby	Waterbury Career Academy	(W) 76-45	2/7/25	Crosby	Wilby	(W) 56-54
1/13/25	Waterbury Career Academy	Kennedy	(W) 43-22	1/6/25	Kennedy	Wilby	(W) 57-8
2/7/25	Kennedy	Waterbury Career Academy	(W) 52-34	1/15/25	Wilby	Kennedy	(W) 40-33
1/24/25	Waterbury Career Academy	Naugatuck	(L) 42-37	1/28/25	Naugatuck	Wilby	(L) 46-41
1/28/25	Torrington	Waterbury Career Academy	(L) 38-32	1/13/25	Wilby	Torrington	(L) 46-43
2/10/25	Waterbury Career Academy	Ansonia	(L) 50-40	2/17/25	Ansonia	Wilby	(L) 60-42
2/20/25	Waterbury Career Academy	Ansonia	(L) 67-43

Record Breakdown

Waterbury Career Academy (24-25)		Wilby (24-25)
9-12	Overall	13-10
6-2	League	8-1
2-9	Non-League	4-8
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
6-6	Common Opponent	7-5
4-4	Home	8-4
5-7	Away	5-6
0-1	Neutral	0-0
1-1	Playoff	1-1
9-12	In-State	13-10
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0