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The Middle Creek (Apex, NC) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral tournament game against Rocky Mount (NC) by a score of 51-36.

Game Details: John Jacobs Christmas Classic Championship Game

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Rocky Mount1576836
Middle Creek218121051
Final score provided by M. Gainey.
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Game Stats

Rocky Mount

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals3612482527
4Keysha Mizzell (So)6245050
5Kaitlin White (Sr)6254050
11McKinley Battle (Jr)124202023
15Trinity Dunn (Jr)4133333
20Amia Bryant (Sr)4263333
23Z. Harris (Fr)00400
24C. Perkins (Fr)10100
30Kenya Marshall (Jr)211100100
33Aniya Cotton (Jr)10400
Middle Creek

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals5117414149
3A. Pergerson (Jr)123103040
4Zariyah McCord (Jr)3125050
5A. Skladanowski (Sr)10254060
21Sarah Furst (Jr)4236767
23M. Denee Mial (Sr)2125050
25Joi Pergerson (Sr)177154753
30Kaydra Rawls (Sr)100
44Carmen Shird (Sr)2142525
Rocky Mount

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals3621118101663103727
4Keysha Mizzell (So)6020245022100
5Kaitlin White (Sr)61425125011100
11McKinley Battle (Jr)121250347531817
15Trinity Dunn (Jr)4221001333
20Amia Bryant (Sr)42633
23Z. Harris (Fr)0030010
24C. Perkins (Fr)11250010
30Kenya Marshall (Jr)211100
33Aniya Cotton (Jr)11250040
Middle Creek

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals5161250111669112938
3A. Pergerson (Jr)122540441001520
4Zariyah McCord (Jr)3000111001250
5A. Skladanowski (Sr)1023674667020
21Sarah Furst (Jr)401000022100
23M. Denee Mial (Sr)20000001250
25Joi Pergerson (Sr)1723671110051242
30Kaydra Rawls (Sr)10001425000
44Carmen Shird (Sr)20000001425
Rocky Mount

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals361617335612014
3Tanajae White (Jr)11
4Keysha Mizzell (So)631413
5Kaitlin White (Sr)6325143
10Candrice Davis (Fr)11
11McKinley Battle (Jr)1277141112
15Trinity Dunn (Jr)4123122
20Amia Bryant (Sr)4123351
23Z. Harris (Fr)02211
24C. Perkins (Fr)111111
30Kenya Marshall (Jr)213
33Aniya Cotton (Jr)1121
Middle Creek

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals51271512614
3A. Pergerson (Jr)1214403
4Zariyah McCord (Jr)300000
5A. Skladanowski (Sr)1043303
21Sarah Furst (Jr)460212
23M. Denee Mial (Sr)250102
25Joi Pergerson (Sr)1724104
30Kaydra Rawls (Sr)100100
44Carmen Shird (Sr)294050
Rocky Mount

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:FBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.250.300.430.07
4Keysha Mizzell (So)0.33
5Kaitlin White (Sr)0.250.33
11McKinley Battle (Jr)1.001.000.50
15Trinity Dunn (Jr)0.500.50
20Amia Bryant (Sr)0.603.00
24C. Perkins (Fr)1.00
33Aniya Cotton (Jr)0.50
Middle Creek

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:FBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals1.070.86
3A. Pergerson (Jr)1.331.33
5A. Skladanowski (Sr)1.001.00
21Sarah Furst (Jr)0.001.00
23M. Denee Mial (Sr)0.000.50
25Joi Pergerson (Sr)1.000.25
30Kaydra Rawls (Sr)0.001.00
44Carmen Shird (Sr)4.000.00

Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Middle Creek over Rocky Mount

December 29, 2023: Rocky Mount, NC 27803

Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Middle Creek Mustangs (Apex, NC) and the host Rocky Mount Gryphons (Rocky Mount, NC), saw Middle Creek's basketball squad overcome Rocky Mount by a tally of 51-36.

With the victory, Middle Creek improves its record to 10-2 on the campaign. The Mustangs host Holly Springs (Holly Springs, NC) to confront the Golden Hawks in a 4A Southeast Wake challenge on Friday, January 5. The Golden Hawks come into the challenge with a record of 2-10. Holly Springs lost 57-32 in their recent non-league challenge against Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh, NC)

Next up, the Gryphons confront the Nash Central Bulldogs (Rocky Mount, NC) in a 2A/3A Big East challenge, on Friday, January 5. Rocky Mount will attempt to improve on its 8-2 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 7-3 record after their 40-16 non-league win over Fuquay - Varina (Fuquay-Varina, NC).

Rankings & Records

Rocky Mount (23-24)

NCClass
1109
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
19-710-211-37-31-1.731.8331,414786

Middle Creek (23-24)

NCClass
648
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
22-612-211-110-51-0.786.8571,5731,247

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Rocky Mount
13.714.915.111.0-54.4
Middle Creek
13.913.315.313.84.056.2

Team Stat Comparison

Rocky MountMiddle Creek
54.3Points Per Game56.1
30.3Rebounds Per Game30.5
10.1Assists Per Game11.2
15.5Steals Per Game16.0
2.5Blocks Per Game3.9

Team Leaders

Rocky MountMiddle CreekNational Avg.
#14 Kira Jones18.0Points Per Game#25 Joi Pergerson17.24.2
#11 McKinley Battle9.4Rebounds Per Game#21 Sarah Furst5.72.8
#4 Keysha Mizzell2.5Assists Per Game#3 Alysia Pergerson2.80.9
#14 Kira Jones5.3Steals Per Game#3 Alysia Pergerson5.01.1
#33 Aniya Cotton0.5Blocks Per Game#44 Carmen Shird1.20.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Rocky Mount1-0Middle Creek2-0
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/27/23Fuquay - VarinaRocky Mount(W) 53-3712/1/23Fuquay - VarinaMiddle Creek(W) 65-47
12/5/23Middle CreekFuquay - Varina(W) 59-30

Record Breakdown

Rocky Mount (23-24)

Middle Creek (23-24)

19-7
Overall
22-6
11-3
League
13-3
5-2
Non-League
5-2
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
1-0
Common Opponent
2-0
11-3
Home
11-1
7-3
Away
10-5
1-1
Neutral
1-0
1-1
Playoff
1-1
19-7
In-State
22-6
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0