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Nitro Mars

Wildcats

Fightin' Planets

The Mars (PA) varsity basketball team lost Monday's neutral tournament game against Nitro (WV) by a score of 49-32.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Nitro	13	11	18	7	49
Mars	9	3	10	10	32

Final score provided by J. C.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Mars (24-25)

Nitro

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	49	19	45	42	47
0	Makynzie Casto (Jr)	2	1	3	33	33
2	Bri Gibson (So)	7	3	4	75	88
3	Jaycee Sigmon (Sr)	3
5	Brooklyn Cawley (So)	9	3	4	75	100
11	Ava Edwards (Sr)	5	2	5	40	50
14	Jayla Patton (Sr)	0	0	2	0	0
15	LayLay Frankin (So)	0	0	1	0	0
23	Natalie Smith (Sr)	11	4	14	29	29
24	Kinley Steele (So)	6	3	6	50	50
34	Karson Jones (Jr)	6	3	6	50	50

Mars

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	32	11	43	26	29
3	Grace Zatezalo (Sr)	3	1	5	20	20
4	Vita Vargo (Sr)	9	3	13	23	31
5	A. Cashdollar (Jr)	12	5	12	42	46
24	Cecilia Christy (Jr)	4	1	9	11	11
31	Jade Breese (Fr)	2	1	1	100	100
35	Carmella Mcdole (Sr)	2	0	3	0	0

Nitro

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	49	4	17	24	7	15	47	15	28	54
0	Makynzie Casto (Jr)	2	0	2	0				1	1	100
2	Bri Gibson (So)	7	1	2	50				2	2	100
3	Jaycee Sigmon (Sr)	3				3	4	75
5	Brooklyn Cawley (So)	9	2	3	67	1	2	50	1	1	100
11	Ava Edwards (Sr)	5	1	3	33				1	2	50
14	Jayla Patton (Sr)	0							0	2	0
15	LayLay Frankin (So)	0	0	1	0
23	Natalie Smith (Sr)	11	0	6	0	3	3	100	4	8	50
24	Kinley Steele (So)	6							3	6	50
34	Karson Jones (Jr)	6				0	6	0	3	6	50

Mars

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	32	3	21	14	7	16	44	8	22	36
3	Grace Zatezalo (Sr)	3	0	1	0	1	1	100	1	4	25
4	Vita Vargo (Sr)	9	2	8	25	1	5	20	1	5	20
5	A. Cashdollar (Jr)	12	1	7	14	1	4	25	4	5	80
12	Mya Moore (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
24	Cecilia Christy (Jr)	4	0	2	0	2	2	100	1	7	14
31	Jade Breese (Fr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
35	Carmella Mcdole (Sr)	2	0	3	0	2	2	100	0	0	0

Nitro

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	49	11	23	34	16	10	1	19	12
0	Makynzie Casto (Jr)	2	1		1		2		2	2
1	Mika Adams (So)								1	2
2	Bri Gibson (So)	7					3		1	1
3	Jaycee Sigmon (Sr)	3	1	2	3	2			2	1
4	Kendra Steele (So)								1
5	Brooklyn Cawley (So)	9	2	2	4	4			3	1
11	Ava Edwards (Sr)	5	1	1	2	4			1
15	LayLay Frankin (So)	0					2		3	1
23	Natalie Smith (Sr)	11	1	8	9	3	2		3	1
24	Kinley Steele (So)	6	1	6	7	1	1	1	1	2
30	Aniston Salmons (Sr)								1	1
34	Karson Jones (Jr)	6	4	4	8	2

Mars

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	32	4	16	20	7	11	3	16	11
2	London Ayers (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3	Grace Zatezalo (Sr)	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1
4	Vita Vargo (Sr)	9	0	3	3	1	2	0	2	1
5	A. Cashdollar (Jr)	12	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1
10	Alayna Day (Fr)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
12	Mya Moore (Jr)	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	2	0
24	Cecilia Christy (Jr)	4	2	4	6	0	1	0	2	3
31	Jade Breese (Fr)	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	2
34	Gianna Delisio (Sr)	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	1
35	Carmella Mcdole (Sr)	2	1	2	3	3	1	1	3	2

Nitro

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	0.84	0.53	0.83	0.08
0	Makynzie Casto (Jr)		1.00	1.00
2	Bri Gibson (So)		3.00	3.00
3	Jaycee Sigmon (Sr)	1.00
5	Brooklyn Cawley (So)	1.33
11	Ava Edwards (Sr)	4.00
15	LayLay Frankin (So)		0.67	2.00
23	Natalie Smith (Sr)	1.00	0.67	2.00
24	Kinley Steele (So)	1.00	1.00	0.50	0.50

Mars

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.44	0.69	1.00	0.27	9
2	London Ayers (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
3	Grace Zatezalo (Sr)	0.00	0.33	1.00	1.00	0
4	Vita Vargo (Sr)	0.50	1.00	2.00	0.00	0
5	A. Cashdollar (Jr)	1.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	2
12	Mya Moore (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	4
24	Cecilia Christy (Jr)	0.00	0.50	0.33	0.00	0
31	Jade Breese (Fr)	1.00	2.00	1.00	0.00	2
34	Gianna Delisio (Sr)	1.00	2.00	2.00	0.00	0
35	Carmella Mcdole (Sr)	1.00	0.33	0.50	0.50	0

Game Story

West Virginia High School Basketball - Mars bested by Nitro

December 30, 2024: Nitro, WV 25143

The Mars Fightin' Planets basketball squad (Mars, PA), lost 49-32 in Monday's non-league battle with the host Nitro Wildcats (Nitro, WV)

With the victory, Nitro advances its record to 6-1 on the year. The Wildcats travel to St. Albans (St. Albans, WV) to meet the Red Dragons in a non-league battle on Monday, January 6. The Red Dragons enter the battle with a record of 4-0.

The Fightin' Planets now own a 6-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Moon Area for a WPIAL 5A 3 battle on Monday, January 6.

Players of the Game

Nitro (24-25)

Congratulations to #23 Natalie Smith for being selected the Nitro Girls Basketball Player of the Game.

Mars (24-25)

Congratulations to #5 Alexis Cashdollar for being selected the Mars Girls Basketball Player of the Game.

Nitro vs Mars Basketball Game Info

Mon., Dec. 30, 2024 @ 9a

Carolina Invitational, Charleston, SC

The Mars (PA) varsity basketball team lost Monday's neutral tournament game against Nitro (WV) by a score of 49-32.

Rankings & Records

Nitro (24-25)

WV	Class
5	2

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
21-5	6-0	10-1	6-2	5-2	.808	1.000	1,450	1,120

Mars (24-25)

PA	Class
97	18

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
15-12	6-6	7-2	6-7	2-3	.556	.500	1,242	1,258

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Nitro	12.9	12.7	14.1	15.7	4.0	55.8
Mars	11.5	10.9	12.1	12.1	7.0	46.0

Team Stat Comparison

Nitro		Mars
55.8	Points Per Game	46.0
32.1	Rebounds Per Game	25.3
15.9	Assists Per Game	10.6
10.4	Steals Per Game	7.9
3.4	Blocks Per Game	3.0

Team Leaders

Nitro		Mars	National Avg.
#23 Natalie Smith14.9	Points Per Game	#5 Alexis Cashdollar10.6	4.1
#23 Natalie Smith8.7	Rebounds Per Game	#5 Alexis Cashdollar5.9	2.8
#11 Ava Edwards3.2	Assists Per Game	#5 Alexis Cashdollar2.4	0.9
#1 Mika Adams2.0	Steals Per Game	#5 Alexis Cashdollar2.1	1.1
#23 Natalie Smith1.4	Blocks Per Game	#12 Mya Moore1.4	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Nitro	2-0		Mars	2-0

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
12/27/24	Nitro	Oceanside Collegiate Academy	(W) 54-44		12/28/24	Mars	Oceanside Collegiate Academy	(W) 35-24
12/28/24	Nitro	St. Agnes Academy	(W) 48-26		12/27/24	Mars	St. Agnes Academy	(W) 40-38

Record Breakdown

Nitro (24-25)		Mars (24-25)
21-5	Overall	15-12
6-0	League	6-6
9-4	Non-League	5-1
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
2-0	Common Opponent	2-0
10-1	Home	7-2
6-2	Away	6-7
5-2	Neutral	2-3
3-1	Playoff	2-3
18-4	In-State	13-11
3-1	Out-of-State	2-1