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The Union Academy (Monroe, NC) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Hickory Grove Christian (Charlotte, NC) by a score of 46-40.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
HGCHS	17	4	15	10	46
Union Academy	12	7	14	7	40

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Game Stats

Hickory Grove Christian (25-26)

Union Academy (25-26)

Hickory Grove Christian

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	46	14	38	37	39
0	Tristan Nelson (Jr)	7	1	5	20	20
1	Caleb Nelson (Fr)	17	7	11	64	68
2	Omari Massey (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0
3	D. Sturdivant (Sr)	2	1	4	25	25
5	Micah Bradley (So)	10	2	8	25	31
10	Reed Rhodes (Sr)	2	1	2	50	50
12	Gavin Kiser (Jr)	3	0	3	0	0
20	Brycen Branham (So)	5	2	4	50	50

Union Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	160	40	14	32	44	53
0	Gavin Short (So)	33	8	3	3	100	100
2	Ryan Mills (Jr)	23	0	0	4	0	0
4	Jordan Smtih (Sr)	1	0	0	0
5	Baylor Reeves (So)	26	9	3	5	60	90
12	Josiah Tilahun (Jr)	0	0	0	2	0	0
15	Owen Haggarty (So)	34	2	1	7	14	14
21	Andrew Haggarty (Jr)	21	15	5	7	71	86
23	Elijah Shine (Sr)	22	6	2	4	50	63

Hickory Grove Christian

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	46	2	6	33	16	26	62	12	32	38
0	Tristan Nelson (Jr)	7	0	1	0	5	10	50	1	4	25
1	Caleb Nelson (Fr)	17	1	2	50	2	2	100	6	9	67
2	Omari Massey (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3	D. Sturdivant (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	25
5	Micah Bradley (So)	10	1	2	50	5	6	83	1	6	17
10	Reed Rhodes (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	50
12	Gavin Kiser (Jr)	3	0	0	0	3	6	50	0	3	0
20	Brycen Branham (So)	5	0	1	0	1	2	50	2	3	67

Union Academy

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	160	40	6	18	33	6	12	50	8	14	57
0	Gavin Short (So)	33	8	0	0	0	2	4	50	3	3	100
2	Ryan Mills (Jr)	23	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	Jordan Smtih (Sr)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Baylor Reeves (So)	26	9	3	4	75	0	0	0	0	1	0
12	Josiah Tilahun (Jr)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	Owen Haggarty (So)	34	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	33
21	Andrew Haggarty (Jr)	21	15	2	3	67	3	4	75	3	4	75
23	Elijah Shine (Sr)	22	6	1	3	33	1	4	25	1	1	100

Hickory Grove Christian

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO
	Team Totals	46	11	13	24	11	8	8
0	Tristan Nelson (Jr)	7	0	0	0	2	3	0
1	Caleb Nelson (Fr)	17	1	1	2	0	0	1
2	Omari Massey (Jr)	0	0	0	0	3	0	1
3	D. Sturdivant (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0	2	3
5	Micah Bradley (So)	10	2	1	3	3	1	0
10	Reed Rhodes (Sr)	2	3	3	6	1	0	0
12	Gavin Kiser (Jr)	3	4	8	12	1	1	1
20	Brycen Branham (So)	5	1	0	1	1	1	2

Union Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	160	40	5	14	19	8	5	2	11	18
0	Gavin Short (So)	33	8	0	2	2	2	2	1	0	2
2	Ryan Mills (Jr)	23	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	5
4	Jordan Smtih (Sr)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Baylor Reeves (So)	26	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	1
12	Josiah Tilahun (Jr)	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
15	Owen Haggarty (So)	34	2	2	4	6	4	0	1	3	4
21	Andrew Haggarty (Jr)	21	15	2	4	6	0	2	0	2	3
23	Elijah Shine (Sr)	22	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	3

Hickory Grove Christian

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO
	Team Totals	1.38	1.00
0	Tristan Nelson (Jr)	2.00	3.00
2	Omari Massey (Jr)	3.00	0.00
3	D. Sturdivant (Sr)	0.00	0.67
5	Micah Bradley (So)	3.00	1.00
10	Reed Rhodes (Sr)	1.00	0.00
12	Gavin Kiser (Jr)	1.00	1.00
20	Brycen Branham (So)	0.50	0.50

Union Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.73	0.46	0.28	0.11	3
0	Gavin Short (So)	2.00	2.00	1.00	0.50	0
2	Ryan Mills (Jr)	0.00	1.00	0.20	0.00	0
5	Baylor Reeves (So)	0.67	0.00	0.00	0.00	0
12	Josiah Tilahun (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
15	Owen Haggarty (So)	1.33	0.00	0.00	0.25	1
21	Andrew Haggarty (Jr)	0.00	1.00	0.67	0.00	1

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Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Union Academy tipped by Hickory Grove Christian

December 4, 2025: Monroe, NC 28110

The Hickory Grove Christian Lions got by the host Union Academy Cardinals basketball team by a tally of 46-40 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Lions now possess a 6-0 record. They play next when they host Carolina Day for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 6. Hickory Grove Christian will play a Wildcats team coming off a 75-54 non-league win over IC Imagine (Asheville, NC). The Wildcats record now stands at 3-2.

With the loss, Union Academy falls to 2-3 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Lee Park Prep (Monroe, NC) to clash with the Knights in a non-league test on Monday, December 8. The Knights come into the test with a record of 3-3.

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Players of the Game

Hickory Grove Christian (25-26)

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Union Academy (25-26)

Congratulations to #21 Andrew Haggarty for being selected the Union Academy Basketball Player of the Game.

HGCHS @ Union Academy Basketball Game Info

Thu., Dec. 4, 2025 @ 7:30p

The Union Academy (Monroe, NC) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Hickory Grove Christian (Charlotte, NC) by a score of 46-40.

Rankings & Records

Hickory Grove Christian (25-26)

NC	Class
36	8

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
7-1	0-1	4-1	3-0	.875	.000	419	313

Union Academy (25-26)

NC	Class
293	16

Overall	Home	Away	Win %	PF	PA
3-4	1-1	2-3	.429	337	352

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Hickory Grove Christian	15.0	12.0	14.6	10.8	52.4
Union Academy	8.7	11.7	11.7	14.0	48.1

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Team Stat Comparison

Hickory Grove Christian		Union Academy
52.4	Points Per Game	48.3
25.5	Rebounds Per Game	23.2
12.1	Assists Per Game	11.5
9.1	Steals Per Game	11.2
2.4	Blocks Per Game	2.5

Team Leaders

Hickory Grove Christian		Union Academy	National Avg.
#5 Micah Bradley9.9	Points Per Game	#15 Owen Haggarty13.2	5.4
#12 Gavin Kiser7.1	Rebounds Per Game	#0 Gavin Short6.3	2.9
#11 Darrick Milo2.8	Assists Per Game	#15 Owen Haggarty3.7	1.2
#12 Gavin Kiser1.8	Steals Per Game	#0 Gavin Short3.0	1.0
#1 Caleb Nelson0.8	Blocks Per Game	#0 Gavin Short0.7	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Hickory Grove Christian	1-0		Union Academy	1-0

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
12/2/25	Lee Park Prep	Hickory Grove Christian	(W) 47-40		12/8/25	Union Academy	Lee Park Prep	(W) 52-44
2/5/26	Hickory Grove Christian	Lee Park Prep			1/8/26	Lee Park Prep	Union Academy

Record Breakdown

Hickory Grove Christian (25-26)		Union Academy (25-26)
7-1	Overall	3-4
0-1	League	0-0
7-0	Non-League	3-4
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
1-0	Common Opponent	1-0
4-1	Home	1-1
3-0	Away	2-3
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
7-1	In-State	3-3
0-0	Out-of-State	0-1