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NJCA Palm Grove Christian

Eagles

Gators

The Palm Grove Christian (Sarasota, FL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against New Jerusalem Christian Academy (Seffner, FL) by a score of 61-35.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
NJCA	-	-	-	-	61
Palm Grove Christian	-	-	-	-	35

Final score provided by R. Miller.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Palm Grove Christian (24-25)

NJCA

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	61	24	39	62	71
0	D. Edwards (Sr)	8	4	6	67	67
1	J. Middleton (So)	12	6	9	67	67
7	G. Martinez (So)	0	0	2	0	0
10	Austin Martinez (Fr)	5	2	4	50	63
11	E. Marcellus (Jr)	7	3	9	33	39
12	M. Martinez (Fr)	5	2	2	100	125
13	Jacob Stone (Fr)	8	2	2	100	150
21	Jaylin Harris (So)	7	3	3	100	117
24	Jayden Reid (So)	6	1	1	100	100

Palm Grove Christian

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	157	35	16	58	28	29
1	Carter Baker (Jr)	32	8	3	16	19	22
3	Jeremiah Pitts (Fr)	30	12	5	17	29	29
13	Josiah Stauffer (Sr)	24	6	3	9	33	33
15	Elijah Dye (Jr)	18	0	0	3	0	0
21	Reece Miller (Sr)	15	7	2	7	29	36
25	Carson Miller (So)	17	0	0	2	0	0
33	Gabe Troyer (So)	14	2	1	4	25	25
35	Justin Schrock (Jr)	7	0	2

NJCA

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	61	7	16	44	6	10	60	17	23	74
0	D. Edwards (Sr)	8	0	1	0				4	5	80
1	J. Middleton (So)	12	0	2	0				6	7	86
7	G. Martinez (So)	0	0	2	0
10	Austin Martinez (Fr)	5	1	3	33	0	2	0	1	1	100
11	E. Marcellus (Jr)	7	1	3	33	0	2	0	2	6	33
12	M. Martinez (Fr)	5	1	1	100				1	1	100
13	Jacob Stone (Fr)	8	2	2	100	2	2	100
21	Jaylin Harris (So)	7	1	1	100				2	2	100
24	Jayden Reid (So)	6				4	4	100	1	1	100

Palm Grove Christian

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	157	35	2	15	13	5	10	50	14	43	33
1	Carter Baker (Jr)	32	8	1	3	33	1	2	50	2	13	15
3	Jeremiah Pitts (Fr)	30	12	0	6	0	2	4	50	5	11	45
13	Josiah Stauffer (Sr)	24	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	9	33
15	Elijah Dye (Jr)	18	0	0	1	0				0	2	0
21	Reece Miller (Sr)	15	7	1	2	50	2	3	67	1	5	20
25	Carson Miller (So)	17	0	0	1	0				0	1	0
33	Gabe Troyer (So)	14	2	0	2	0				1	2	50
35	Justin Schrock (Jr)	7	0							2

NJCA

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
	Team Totals	61	38	9	9	2	28
0	D. Edwards (Sr)	8	6		1		2
1	J. Middleton (So)	12	7	2	1		2
7	G. Martinez (So)	0		2			7
10	Austin Martinez (Fr)	5	5	2	1		2
11	E. Marcellus (Jr)	7	11	3	1	2	2
12	M. Martinez (Fr)	5	3		3		3
13	Jacob Stone (Fr)	8					1
21	Jaylin Harris (So)	7	2				2
24	Jayden Reid (So)	6	1		2		2

Palm Grove Christian

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO
	Team Totals	157	35	6	8	14	6	14	19
1	Carter Baker (Jr)	32	8	2	2	4	4	4	8
3	Jeremiah Pitts (Fr)	30	12		1	1	2	1	5
13	Josiah Stauffer (Sr)	24	6	0	0	0			4
15	Elijah Dye (Jr)	18	0	1	1	2		1	1
21	Reece Miller (Sr)	15	7					2
25	Carson Miller (So)	17	0		2	2		2
33	Gabe Troyer (So)	14	2	1	2	3		4	1
35	Justin Schrock (Jr)	7	0	2		2

NJCA

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO
	Team Totals	0.32	0.32
0	D. Edwards (Sr)		0.50
1	J. Middleton (So)	1.00	0.50
7	G. Martinez (So)	0.29
10	Austin Martinez (Fr)	1.00	0.50
11	E. Marcellus (Jr)	1.50	0.50
12	M. Martinez (Fr)		1.00
24	Jayden Reid (So)		1.00

Palm Grove Christian

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO
	Team Totals	0.32	0.74
1	Carter Baker (Jr)	0.50	0.50
3	Jeremiah Pitts (Fr)	0.40	0.20
15	Elijah Dye (Jr)		1.00
33	Gabe Troyer (So)		4.00

Game Story

Florida High School Basketball - New Jerusalem Christian Academy triumphant over Palm Grove Christian

December 3, 2024: Sarasota, FL 34232

The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the New Jerusalem Christian Academy Eagles (Seffner, FL) and the host Palm Grove Christian Gators (Sarasota, FL), observed New Jerusalem Christian Academy's basketball team overwhelm Palm Grove Christian by a score of 61-35.

The Eagles (4-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Central Baptist Christian (Brandon, FL). The Lions come into the Florida Christian - Western challenge with a 0-2 record. In their last challenge, Central Baptist Christian was routed by New Jerusalem Christian Academy (Seffner, FL), 60-0, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Gators encounter the The Classical Academy of Sarasota Patriots (Sarasota, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 6. Palm Grove Christian will attempt to improve on its 3-2 season record. The Patriots come into the challenge with a 0-2 record after their 54-51 non-league loss to Family Christian Academy (Port Charlotte, FL).

Players of the Game

NJCA (24-25)

Congratulations to #1 Jayden Middleton for being selected the New Jerusalem Christian Academy Basketball Player of the Game.

Palm Grove Christian (24-25)

Congratulations to #3 Jeremiah Pitts for being selected the Palm Grove Christian Basketball Player of the Game.

NJCA @ PGCHS Basketball Game Info

Tue., Dec. 3, 2024 @ 6p

The Palm Grove Christian (Sarasota, FL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against New Jerusalem Christian Academy (Seffner, FL) by a score of 61-35.

Rankings & Records

NJCA (24-25)

FL	Section
524	528

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
17-8	12-4	6-4	10-3	1-1	.680	.750	1,343	995

Palm Grove Christian (24-25)

FL	Section
691	695

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
10-14	8-9	5-6	5-8	.417	.471	1,178	1,161

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
NJCA	13.3	12.2	14.6	12.9	9.5	53.7
Palm Grove Christian	14.4	10.7	10.1	12.5	-	49.1

Head-to-Head

New Jerusalem Christian Academy won on 12/3/2024

12/3 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

NJCA - - - - 61
PGCHS - - - - 35

The New Jerusalem Christian Academy (Seffner, FL) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Palm Grove Christian (Sarasota, FL) by a score of 61-35.
Box score
New Jerusalem Christian Academy won on 1/10/2025

1/10 @ 4p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

PGCHS 5 9 8 11 33
NJCA 17 11 10 11 49

The Palm Grove Christian (Sarasota, FL) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against New Jerusalem Christian Academy (Seffner, FL) by a score of 49-33.
Box score

1/10 @ 4p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
PGCHS	5	9	8	11	33
NJCA	17	11	10	11	49

Team Stat Comparison

NJCA		Palm Grove Christian
53.4	Points Per Game	49.1
27.0	Rebounds Per Game	26.7
9.2	Assists Per Game	8.1
8.7	Steals Per Game	11.6
2.6	Blocks Per Game	1.3

Team Leaders

NJCA		Palm Grove Christian	National Avg.
#11 Elijah Marcellus15.3	Points Per Game	#3 Jeremiah Pitts13.3	4.9
#11 Elijah Marcellus8.8	Rebounds Per Game	#1 Carter Baker7.2	2.6
#11 Elijah Marcellus3.2	Assists Per Game	#1 Carter Baker3.2	1.0
#24 Jayden Reid2.5	Steals Per Game	#1 Carter Baker3.3	0.8
#24 Jayden Reid1.0	Blocks Per Game	#1 Carter Baker0.8	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
NJCA	11-4		Palm Grove Christian	6-10

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/4/24	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	Varsity Opponent	(W) 73-15	11/21/24	Varsity Opponent	Palm Grove Christian	(W) 63-48
				12/12/24	Varsity Opponent	Palm Grove Christian	(L) 65-51
				1/9/25	Palm Grove Christian	Varsity Opponent	(L) 59-48
11/8/24	Ruskin Christian	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	(L) 46-39	1/21/25	Palm Grove Christian	Ruskin Christian	(L) 50-43
12/10/24	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	Ruskin Christian	(W) 41-35	1/30/25	Ruskin Christian	Palm Grove Christian	(L) 72-46
11/12/24	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	Grace Christian	(L) 54-47	11/14/24	Palm Grove Christian	Grace Christian	(L) 69-38
2/4/25	Grace Christian	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	(L) 51-42	2/3/25	Grace Christian	Palm Grove Christian	(L) 61-40
2/13/25	Grace Christian	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	(W) 36-35
11/15/24	Land O' Lakes Christian	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	(W) 69-41	12/10/24	Land O' Lakes Christian	Palm Grove Christian	(L) 63-42
12/17/24	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	Land O' Lakes Christian	(L) 53-45	1/23/25	Palm Grove Christian	Land O' Lakes Christian	(W) 72-52
11/18/24	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	Community Christian	(W) 50-45	1/13/25	Community Christian	Palm Grove Christian	(L) 61-39
1/24/25	Community Christian	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	(W) 51-29	2/4/25	Palm Grove Christian	Community Christian	(L) 53-35
11/21/24	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	Central Baptist Christian	(W) 60-30	12/17/24	Palm Grove Christian	Central Baptist Christian	(W) 52-42
12/6/24	Central Baptist Christian	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	(W) 61-23	1/17/25	Central Baptist Christian	Palm Grove Christian	(W) 45-38
1/13/25	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	Parkway Christian Academy	(W) 63-26	1/28/25	Palm Grove Christian	Parkway Christian Academy	(L) 1-0 (F)
1/17/25	Parkway Christian Academy	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	(W) 66-25
1/21/25	New Jerusalem Christian Academy	Providence Christian	(W) 69-17	11/19/24	Providence Christian	Palm Grove Christian	(W) 70-43
				1/24/25	Palm Grove Christian	Providence Christian	(W) 56-23

Record Breakdown

NJCA (24-25)		Palm Grove Christian (24-25)
17-8	Overall	10-14
12-4	League	8-9
2-3	Non-League	2-5
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
11-4	Common Opponent	6-10
6-4	Home	5-6
10-3	Away	5-8
1-1	Neutral	0-0
3-1	Playoff	0-0
16-8	In-State	9-12
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0