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The Elgin Academy (Elgin, IL) varsity basketball team won Thursday's neutral tournament game against Walther Christian Academy (Melrose Park, IL) by a score of 62-37.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
WCA	8	7	9	13	37
Elgin Academy	13	20	14	15	62

Final score provided by B. Collins-Langfield.

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Box Score
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Matchup Info

Game Stats

Walther Christian Academy (23-24)

Walther Christian Academy has not entered stats for this game.

Elgin Academy (23-24)

Elgin Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM
	Team Totals	60	25
0	Rahul Gowda (Sr)	2	1
1	Chris Tacher (Jr)	8	3
2	D. Shackleton (Jr)	12	5
4	Camren Horton (Sr)	19	8
5	Aari Singh (Sr)	1
23	Ryan Zonts (Sr)	4	2
33	Tayten Wilder (Sr)	14	6

Elgin Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM
	Team Totals	60	1	9	13	69	24
0	Rahul Gowda (Sr)	2					1
1	Chris Tacher (Jr)	8		2	4	50	3
2	D. Shackleton (Jr)	12		2	2	100	5
4	Camren Horton (Sr)	19		3	3	100	8
5	Aari Singh (Sr)	1		1	2	50
23	Ryan Zonts (Sr)	4					2
33	Tayten Wilder (Sr)	14	1	1	2	50	5

Elgin Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	PF
	Team Totals	60	37	14	25	3	19
0	Rahul Gowda (Sr)	2	1	2	3		4
1	Chris Tacher (Jr)	8	3	6	5	2	3
2	D. Shackleton (Jr)	12	10	3	3		3
4	Camren Horton (Sr)	19	7		5		2
5	Aari Singh (Sr)	1	3		1		4
23	Ryan Zonts (Sr)	4	6	2	3		2
33	Tayten Wilder (Sr)	14	6	1	5	1	1
41	Jack Guyett (So)		1

Elgin Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Stl:PF	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	1.32	0.16
0	Rahul Gowda (Sr)	0.75
1	Chris Tacher (Jr)	1.67	0.67
2	D. Shackleton (Jr)	1.00
4	Camren Horton (Sr)	2.50
5	Aari Singh (Sr)	0.25
23	Ryan Zonts (Sr)	1.50
33	Tayten Wilder (Sr)	5.00	1.00

Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Walther Christian Academy trounced by Elgin Academy

December 28, 2023: Melrose Park, IL 60160

The Elgin Academy Hilltoppers routed the host Walther Christian Academy Broncos basketball team by a final score of 62-37 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Hilltoppers face the West Chicago Wildcats (West Chicago, IL) in a non-league game, on Friday, December 29. Elgin Academy will attempt to move on its 7-7 season record. The Wildcats enter the game with a 3-11 record after their 50-39 non-league win over Kennedy (Chicago, IL).

With the defeat, Walther Christian Academy moves to 0-11 on the year. The Broncos travel to Kennedy (Chicago, IL) to face the Crusaders in a non-league game on Friday, December 29. The Crusaders enter the game with a record of 4-10. Kennedy lost 50-39 in their recent non-league game against West Chicago (West Chicago, IL)

Players of the Game

Walther Christian Academy (23-24)

Walther Christian Academy has not selected any Players of the Game.

Elgin Academy (23-24)

Congratulations to #2 Danny Shackleton for being selected the Elgin Academy Basketball Player of the Game.

WCA vs Elgin Academy Basketball Game Info

Thu., Dec. 28, 2023 @ 9a

Elgin Christmas Tournament

The Elgin Academy (Elgin, IL) varsity basketball team won Thursday's neutral tournament game against Walther Christian Academy (Melrose Park, IL) by a score of 62-37.

Rankings & Records

Walther Christian Academy (23-24)

IL	Class
626	165

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
5-24	3-3	2-10	3-9	0-5	.172	.500	1,502	1,813

Elgin Academy (23-24)

IL	Class
499	102

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
15-16	5-5	6-3	6-7	3-6	.484	.500	1,715	1,630

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Walther Christian Academy	10.3	9.7	12.7	14.7	-	51.8
Elgin Academy	13.6	13.8	13.9	12.9	6.0	55.3

Team Stat Comparison

Walther Christian Academy		Elgin Academy
20.7	Points Per Game	52.4
-	Rebounds Per Game	20.6
-	Assists Per Game	11.1
-	Steals Per Game	10.4
-	Blocks Per Game	1.6

Team Leaders

Walther Christian Academy		Elgin Academy	National Avg.
Kris Hills22.1	Points Per Game	#1 Chris Tacher17.2	4.9
-	Rebounds Per Game	#33 Tayten Wilder6.1	2.6
-	Assists Per Game	#0 Rahul Gowda3.2	1.0
-	Steals Per Game	#33 Tayten Wilder2.8	0.8
-	Blocks Per Game	#1 Chris Tacher0.5	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Walther Christian Academy	0-4		Elgin Academy	1-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/22/23	Walther Christian Academy	Aurora Central Catholic	(L) 59-38	1/5/24	Elgin Academy	Aurora Central Catholic	(L) 64-51
12/5/23	Rochelle Zell Jewish	Walther Christian Academy	(L) 62-41	11/20/23	Rochelle Zell Jewish	Elgin Academy	(L) 47-38
2/13/24	Walther Christian Academy	Rochelle Zell Jewish	(L) 63-51
1/13/24	Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family	Walther Christian Academy	(L) 54-48	1/18/24	Elgin Academy	Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family	(W) 72-32

Record Breakdown

Walther Christian Academy (23-24)		Elgin Academy (23-24)
5-24	Overall	15-16
3-4	League	5-5
1-12	Non-League	6-5
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
0-4	Common Opponent	1-2
2-10	Home	6-3
3-9	Away	6-7
0-5	Neutral	3-6
1-0	Playoff	1-1
5-24	In-State	15-16
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0