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The Ascend Leadership Academy (Sanford, NC) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's home non-conference game against Triangle Math & Science Academy (Apex, NC) by a score of 68-58.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
TMSA	18	23	13	14	68
ALA	18	20	14	6	58

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Game Stats

TMSA (25-26)

TMSA

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	196	68	27	63	43	47
0	Akshay Garapati (So)	4
1	Melih Dede (Fr)	28	11	4	10	40	45
2	Jailen Hawkins (Jr)	22	10	3	9	33	39
3	Ahish Pidikiti (Sr)	34	18	7	15	47	53
4	A. Baianonie (Jr)	33	20	10	19	53	53
10	Hansen Howard (Fr)	27	5	1	4	25	38
15	Siddharth Vinod (Jr)	17
33	Zane Wilson (Jr)	25	4	2	6	33	33
34	Omarr Nassar (Jr)	6

TMSA

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	196	68	5	16	31	9	23	39	22	47	47
0	Akshay Garapati (So)	4
1	Melih Dede (Fr)	28	11	1	3	33	2	6	33	3	7	43
2	Jailen Hawkins (Jr)	22	10	1	1	100	3	6	50	2	8	25
3	Ahish Pidikiti (Sr)	34	18	2	5	40	2	6	33	5	10	50
4	A. Baianonie (Jr)	33	20	0	3	0	0	3	0	10	16	63
10	Hansen Howard (Fr)	27	5	1	4	25	2	2	100
15	Siddharth Vinod (Jr)	17
33	Zane Wilson (Jr)	25	4							2	6	33
34	Omarr Nassar (Jr)	6

TMSA

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
	Team Totals	196	68	17	24	41	14	11	9	20
0	Akshay Garapati (So)	4		2	2	4
1	Melih Dede (Fr)	28	11	1	1	2	4	2		4
2	Jailen Hawkins (Jr)	22	10	2	5	7			2	3
3	Ahish Pidikiti (Sr)	34	18	1	2	3	6	2		5
4	A. Baianonie (Jr)	33	20	6	5	11			4	3
10	Hansen Howard (Fr)	27	5	0	3	3	4	2		2
15	Siddharth Vinod (Jr)	17		3	4	7		5
33	Zane Wilson (Jr)	25	4	2	2	4			3	3
34	Omarr Nassar (Jr)	6

TMSA

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO
	Team Totals	0.70	0.55
1	Melih Dede (Fr)	1.00	0.50
3	Ahish Pidikiti (Sr)	1.20	0.40
10	Hansen Howard (Fr)	2.00	1.00

Ascend Leadership Academy (25-26)

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Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Ascend Leadership succumbs to Triangle Math & Science

December 3, 2025: Sanford, NC 27332

In Wednesday's non-league test, the Triangle Math & Science Tigers (Apex, NC) basketball squad defeated the host Ascend Leadership Aviators (Sanford, NC), by a score of 68-58.

Next, the Tigers clash with the Raleigh Charter Phoenix (Raleigh, NC) in a Diamond Nine 1A/2A/3A test, on Friday, December 5. Triangle Math & Science will attempt to improve on its 3-3 season record. The Phoenix come into the test with a 0-1 record after their 42-32 league loss to East Wake Academy (Zebulon, NC).

The Aviators (2-5) will now prepare for their bout against Chatham Central (Bear Creek, NC). The Bears go into the non-league bout with a 4-2 record.

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TMSA (25-26)

Congratulations to #4 Ayyoub Baianonie for being selected the Triangle Math & Science Academy Basketball Player of the Game.

Ascend Leadership Academy (25-26)

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TMSA @ ALA Basketball Game Info

Wed., Dec. 3, 2025 @ 7p

The Ascend Leadership Academy (Sanford, NC) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's home non-conference game against Triangle Math & Science Academy (Apex, NC) by a score of 68-58.

Rankings & Records

TMSA (25-26)

NC	Class
311	12

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
4-4	2-0	2-2	2-2	.500	1.000	442	437

Ascend Leadership Academy (25-26)

NC	Class
446	25

Overall	Home	Away	Win %	PF	PA
2-6	1-3	1-3	.250	373	486

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
TMSA	13.9	10.4	13.4	15.6	55.3
Ascend Leadership Academy	10.3	12.0	12.5	11.5	46.6

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Head-to-Head

Triangle Math & Science Academy won last month

11/18 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

ALA 11 13 5 6 35
TMSA 11 9 10 15 45

The Ascend Leadership Academy (Sanford, NC) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away non-conference game against Triangle Math & Science Academy (Apex, NC) by a score of 45-35.
Box score
Triangle Math & Science Academy won last week

12/3 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

TMSA 18 23 13 14 68
ALA 18 20 14 6 58

The Triangle Math & Science Academy (Apex, NC) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's away non-conference game against Ascend Leadership Academy (Sanford, NC) by a score of 68-58.
Box score

11/18 @ 7:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
ALA	11	13	5	6	35
TMSA	11	9	10	15	45

Team Stat Comparison

TMSA		Ascend Leadership Academy
55.3	Points Per Game	23.1
40.9	Rebounds Per Game	11.6
9.6	Assists Per Game	5.9
11.3	Steals Per Game	4.6
7.6	Blocks Per Game	0.8

Team Leaders

TMSA		Ascend Leadership Academy	National Avg.
#2 Jailen Hawkins16.6	Points Per Game	#11 Omar Rodriguez8.2	5.3
#33 Zane Wilson9.3	Rebounds Per Game	#15 Trenton Lawson5.3	2.9
#3 Ahish Pidikiti2.9	Assists Per Game	#2 Teon Davis3.2	1.1
#3 Ahish Pidikiti2.5	Steals Per Game	#2 Teon Davis1.8	1.0
#33 Zane Wilson2.5	Blocks Per Game	#15 Trenton Lawson0.5	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
TMSA	1-0		Ascend Leadership Academy	0-1

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
12/2/25	Neuse Charter	Triangle Math & Science Academy	(W) 69-59		11/7/25	Ascend Leadership Academy	Neuse Charter	(L) 74-43
1/30/26	Triangle Math & Science Academy	Neuse Charter

Record Breakdown

TMSA (25-26)		Ascend Leadership Academy (25-26)
4-4	Overall	2-6
2-0	League	0-0
2-4	Non-League	2-6
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
1-0	Common Opponent	0-1
2-2	Home	1-3
2-2	Away	1-3
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
4-4	In-State	2-6
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0