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Valley Christian AcademySanta Maria

Lions
77
Saints
65

The Santa Maria (CA) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral tournament game against Valley Christian Academy (Santa Maria, CA) by a score of 77-65.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
VCA----77
Santa Maria----65
Final score provided by D. Yamate.
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  • Matchup Info

Game Stats

Valley Christian Academy (23-24)

Valley Christian Academy has not entered stats for this game.

Santa Maria (23-24)

Santa Maria

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals6323
11Tony Morales (Sr)62
12Fritz Columnas (Jr)31
14Ethan Kamps (Sr)63
15J. Lupercio (Jr)228
20Julius Medina (So)103
21Jordan Medina (So)83
23Jake Cabrera (Sr)1
23Darren Cortez (Sr)73
Santa Maria

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals6311696712
11Tony Morales (Sr)62
12Fritz Columnas (Jr)31
14Ethan Kamps (Sr)63
15J. Lupercio (Jr)22423674
20Julius Medina (So)1031250
21Jordan Medina (So)8221003
23Jake Cabrera (Sr)11250
23Darren Cortez (Sr)712
Santa Maria

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals6336144
11Tony Morales (Sr)655
12Fritz Columnas (Jr)311
14Ethan Kamps (Sr)66
15J. Lupercio (Jr)2211
20Julius Medina (So)10542
21Jordan Medina (So)8721
23Jake Cabrera (Sr)111
23Darren Cortez (Sr)7101

Game Story

California High School Basketball - Santa Maria knocked off by Valley Christian Academy

December 28, 2023: Santa Maria, CA 93454

The Valley Christian Academy Lions basketball team scored 77 points and held the host Santa Maria Saints to 65 in the Lions non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Lions now sport a 5-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Nipomo for a non-league contest on Friday, December 29. Valley Christian Academy will battle a Titans team coming off a 81-39 non-league win over San Luis Obispo Classical Academy (San Luis Obispo, CA). The Titans record now stands at 4-12.

The Saints (8-7) will now prepare for their contest against Taft (Taft, CA). The Wildcats enter the non-league contest with a 8-7 record. In their last contest, Taft ran past Morro Bay (Morro Bay, CA), 78-77, in a non-league contest.

VCA vs Santa Maria Basketball Game Info

Thu., Dec. 28, 2023 @ 3p
The Santa Maria (CA) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral tournament game against Valley Christian Academy (Santa Maria, CA) by a score of 77-65.

Rankings & Records

Valley Christian Academy (23-24)

CASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
96035316945
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
15-510-07-15-33-1.7501.0001,197959

Santa Maria (23-24)

CASection
92077
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
17-136-49-55-33-5.567.6002,0191,857

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Valley Christian Academy		17.614.714.813.1-59.9
Santa Maria		16.618.718.316.67.067.3

Head-to-Head

  • Santa Maria won on 12/11/2023
    12/11 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    VCA----64
    Santa Maria----78

    The Valley Christian Academy (Santa Maria, CA) varsity basketball team lost Monday's away non-conference game against Santa Maria (CA) by a score of 78-64.

    Box score
  • Valley Christian Academy won on 12/28/2023
    12/28 @ 3pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    VCA----77
    Santa Maria----65

    The Valley Christian Academy (Santa Maria, CA) varsity basketball team won Thursday's neutral tournament game against Santa Maria (CA) by a score of 77-65.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

Valley Christian AcademySanta Maria
-Points Per Game67.0
-Rebounds Per Game31.6
-Assists Per Game14.1
-Steals Per Game12.1
-Blocks Per Game0.0

Team Leaders

Valley Christian AcademySanta MariaNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#15 Johnathan Lupercio24.04.9
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Rebounds Per Game#23 Darren Cortez6.92.6
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Assists Per Game#11 Tony Morales5.71.0
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Steals Per Game#11 Tony Morales2.80.8
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Blocks Per Game#12 Fritz Columnas0.00.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Valley Christian Academy9-2Santa Maria10-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/4/23Valley Christian AcademyPioneer Valley(L) 59-4512/2/23Santa MariaPioneer Valley(W) 80-50
12/19/23Pioneer ValleyValley Christian Academy(W) 81-591/23/24Santa MariaPioneer Valley(L) 73-61
2/9/24Pioneer ValleySanta Maria(W) 70-62
12/27/23Valley Christian AcademyLindsay(W) 62-4412/28/23LindsaySanta Maria(W) 85-45
12/28/23Valley Christian AcademyOrcutt Academy(L) 65-5512/27/23Orcutt AcademySanta Maria(W) 96-54
1/16/24Orcutt AcademySanta Maria(W) 69-64
2/2/24Santa MariaOrcutt Academy(W) 76-72
1/9/24San Luis Obispo Classical AcademyValley Christian Academy(W) 60-4812/2/23Santa MariaSan Luis Obispo Classical Academy(W) 93-73
2/2/24Valley Christian AcademySan Luis Obispo Classical Academy(W) 54-5112/15/23San Luis Obispo Classical AcademySanta Maria(W) 66-61
1/12/24Valley Christian AcademyCoastal Christian(W) 65-381/5/24Coastal ChristianSanta Maria(W) 69-29
1/29/24Coastal ChristianValley Christian Academy(W) 57-32
1/16/24Coast UnionValley Christian Academy(W) 60-2812/6/23Santa MariaCoast Union(W) 71-21
1/22/24Valley Christian AcademyCoast Union(W) 68-30
1/26/24Santa YnezValley Christian Academy(W) 64-6111/28/23Santa YnezSanta Maria(L) 65-50

Record Breakdown

Valley Christian Academy (23-24)

Santa Maria (23-24)
15-5
Overall
17-13
10-0
League
6-4
2-3
Non-League
4-2
1-1
Head to Head
1-1
9-2
Common Opponent
10-2
7-1
Home
9-5
5-3
Away
5-3
3-1
Neutral
3-5
0-1
Playoff
1-1
15-5
In-State
17-13
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0