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Elgin Academy Shepard

Hilltoppers

Astros

The Shepard (Palos Heights, IL) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral tournament game against Elgin Academy (Elgin, IL) by a score of 65-57.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Elgin Academy	11	8	15	23	57
Shepard	19	7	17	22	65

Final score provided by B. Collins-Langfield.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Elgin Academy (23-24)

Elgin Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM
	Team Totals	57	19
0	Rahul Gowda (Sr)	9	3
1	Chris Tacher (Jr)	22	6
2	D. Shackleton (Jr)	2	1
4	Camren Horton (Sr)	7	3
23	Ryan Zonts (Sr)	5	2
33	Tayten Wilder (Sr)	9	3
41	Jack Guyett (So)	3	1

Elgin Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM
	Team Totals	57	6	13	17	76	13
0	Rahul Gowda (Sr)	9	3
1	Chris Tacher (Jr)	22	3	7	8	88	3
2	D. Shackleton (Jr)	2					1
4	Camren Horton (Sr)	7		1	2	50	3
23	Ryan Zonts (Sr)	5		1	2	50	2
33	Tayten Wilder (Sr)	9		3	4	75	3
41	Jack Guyett (So)	3		1	1	100	1

Elgin Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	PF
	Team Totals	57	25	10	16	20
0	Rahul Gowda (Sr)	9	5	1	1	3
1	Chris Tacher (Jr)	22	2	5	3	5
2	D. Shackleton (Jr)	2	1			4
4	Camren Horton (Sr)	7		1	5	3
23	Ryan Zonts (Sr)	5	7	1	5	2
33	Tayten Wilder (Sr)	9	9	1	1	3
41	Jack Guyett (So)	3	1	1	1	0

Elgin Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Stl:PF
	Team Totals	0.80
0	Rahul Gowda (Sr)	0.33
1	Chris Tacher (Jr)	0.60
4	Camren Horton (Sr)	1.67
23	Ryan Zonts (Sr)	2.50
33	Tayten Wilder (Sr)	0.33
41	Jack Guyett (So)	1.00

Shepard (23-24)

Shepard has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Elgin Academy thwarted by Shepard

December 30, 2023: Elgin, IL 60120

The Elgin Academy Hilltoppers basketball team (Elgin, IL), dropped 65-57 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Shepard Astros (Palos Heights, IL)

The Astros now possess a 4-10 record. They put it on the line next when they host Bremen for a South Suburban battle on Tuesday, January 9. Shepard will battle a Braves team coming off a 60-44 non-league loss to Thornton Fractional South (Lansing, IL). The Braves record now stands at 3-13.

The Hilltoppers (7-9) will now prepare for their battle against Aurora Central Catholic (Aurora, IL). The Chargers come into the non-league battle with a 7-9 record. In their last battle, Aurora Central Catholic dropped by Harvest Christian Academy (Elgin, IL), 48-46, in a non-league battle.

Players of the Game

Elgin Academy (23-24)

Congratulations to #1 Chris Tacher for being selected the Elgin Academy Basketball Player of the Game.

Shepard (23-24)

Shepard has not selected any Players of the Game.

Elgin Academy vs Shepard Basketball Game Info

Sat., Dec. 30, 2023 @ 12p

Elgin Tournament

The Shepard (Palos Heights, IL) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral tournament game against Elgin Academy (Elgin, IL) by a score of 65-57.

Rankings & Records

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

Shepard (23-24)

IL	Class
550	134

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
9-23	0-13	5-8	2-9	2-6	.281	.000	1,613	1,995

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Elgin Academy	13.6	13.8	13.9	12.9	6.0	55.3
Shepard	11.5	8.3	16.0	11.3	-	50.4

Team Stat Comparison

Elgin Academy		Shepard
52.4	Points Per Game	-
20.6	Rebounds Per Game	-
11.1	Assists Per Game	-
10.4	Steals Per Game	-
1.6	Blocks Per Game	-

Team Leaders

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

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Elgin Academy	1-1		Shepard	1-1

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
11/22/23	Elgin	Elgin Academy	(W) 42-39		12/28/23	Elgin	Shepard	(W) 53-48
1/5/24	Elgin Academy	Aurora Central Catholic	(L) 64-51		12/27/23	Shepard	Aurora Central Catholic	(L) 57-51

Record Breakdown

Elgin Academy (23-24)		Shepard (23-24)
15-16	Overall	9-23
5-5	League	0-13
6-5	Non-League	7-3
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
1-1	Common Opponent	1-1
6-3	Home	5-8
6-7	Away	2-9
3-6	Neutral	2-6
1-1	Playoff	0-1
15-16	In-State	9-23
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0