Mount Zion Christian Academy vs Grace Christian | Basketball

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Mount Zion Christian Academy Grace Christian

Mighty Warriors

Crusaders

The Grace Christian (Sanford, NC) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against Mount Zion Christian Academy (Durham, NC) by a score of 64-56.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
MZCA	13	9	22	12	56
Grace Christian	19	11	13	21	64

Final score provided by J. Wilson.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup

Game Stats

Mount Zion Christian Academy (21-22)

Mount Zion Christian Academy has not entered stats for this game.

Grace Christian (21-22)

Grace Christian

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	64	24	57	42	45
3	Jesse Mitchell (Sr)	19	7	17	41	44
4	R. Simmons (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
11	Landon Wester (Jr)	3	1	4	25	38
12	Ma'kyi Butler (Jr)	25	9	16	56	59
23	Sayvion Ellis (Sr)	8	3	9	33	33
33	Derius Hodges (Jr)	9	4	8	50	50
40	Giulio Cian (Sr)	0	0	2	0	0

Grace Christian

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	64	3	8	38	13	14	93	21	49	43
3	Jesse Mitchell (Sr)	19	1	1	100	4	4	100	6	16	38
4	R. Simmons (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Landon Wester (Jr)	3	1	3	33	0	0	0	0	1	0
12	Ma'kyi Butler (Jr)	25	1	1	100	6	6	100	8	15	53
23	Sayvion Ellis (Sr)	8	0	2	0	2	2	100	3	7	43
33	Derius Hodges (Jr)	9	0	0	0	1	2	50	4	8	50
40	Giulio Cian (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Grace Christian

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk
	Team Totals	64	5	24	29	13	4	0
2	Sawyer Elkins (Jr)	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
3	Jesse Mitchell (Sr)	19	1	4	5	2	2	0
4	R. Simmons (Sr)	0	0	1	1	2	0	0
11	Landon Wester (Jr)	3	0	2	2	0	0	0
12	Ma'kyi Butler (Jr)	25	1	6	7	2	1	0
15	Kaleb Smith (So)	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
22	Jimmy Zimmerman (Fr)	0	0	0	0	0	1
23	Sayvion Ellis (Sr)	8	0	2	2	3	0	0
33	Derius Hodges (Jr)	9	3	7	10	2	0	0

Grace Christian

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	1	5
3	Jesse Mitchell (Sr)		1
11	Landon Wester (Jr)	1	2
12	Ma'kyi Butler (Jr)		1
22	Jimmy Zimmerman (Fr)		1

Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Mount Zion Christian Academy beaten by Grace Christian

December 7, 2021: Sanford, NC 27332

In Tuesday's non-league match, the host Grace Christian Crusaders basketball team scored a good 64-56 triumph over the Mount Zion Christian Academy Mighty Warriors.

In their next game, the Crusaders face the Cresset Christian Academy Eagles (Durham, NC) in a NCISAA Mid-Carolina match, on Friday, December 10. Grace Christian will attempt to move on its 10-1 season record.

With the defeat, Mount Zion Christian Academy moves to 4-7 on the year. The Mighty warriors travel to NC GBB Academy (Durham, NC) to face the Eagles in a non-league match on Thursday, December 9. The Eagles enter the match with a record of 7-1. NC GBB Academy won 93-9 in their recent league match against Iron Academy (Raleigh, NC)

Rankings & Records

Mount Zion Christian Academy (21-22)

NC	Class
131	6

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
17-15	3-1	11-3	4-10	2-2	.531	.750	2,108	1,846

Grace Christian (21-22)

NC	Class
92	3

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
27-5	5-0	18-3	8-1	1-1	.844	1.000	2,539	1,727

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Mount Zion Christian Academy	16.7	18.4	19.4	15.9	65.9
Grace Christian	19.5	20.2	19.6	19.5	79.3

Head-to-Head

Grace Christian won on 12/7/2021

12/7 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

MZCA 13 9 22 12 56
Grace Christian 19 11 13 21 64

The Mount Zion Christian Academy (Durham, NC) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away non-conference game against Grace Christian (Sanford, NC) by a score of 64-56.
Box score
Mount Zion Christian Academy won on 12/22/2021

12/22 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

MZCA 17 20 26 22 85
Grace Christian 15 24 13 12 64

The Mount Zion Christian Academy (Durham, NC) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's away tournament game against Grace Christian (Sanford, NC) by a score of 85-64.
Box score

12/22 @ 6p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
MZCA	17	20	26	22	85
Grace Christian	15	24	13	12	64

Team Stat Comparison

Mount Zion Christian Academy		Grace Christian
-	Points Per Game	78.9
-	Rebounds Per Game	23.2
-	Assists Per Game	11.4
-	Steals Per Game	7.6
-	Blocks Per Game	1.6

Team Leaders

Mount Zion Christian Academy		Grace Christian	National Avg.
-	Points Per Game	#12 Ma'kyi Butler22.5	4.9
-	Rebounds Per Game	#12 Ma'kyi Butler4.5	2.6
-	Assists Per Game	#23 Sayvion Ellis2.8	1.0
-	Steals Per Game	#3 Jesse Mitchell1.7	0.8
-	Blocks Per Game	#12 Ma'kyi Butler0.6	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Mount Zion Christian Academy	5-2		Grace Christian	5-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/16/21	New Life Camp	Mount Zion Christian Academy	(W) 75-63	11/15/21	New Life Camp	Grace Christian	(W) 91-80
2/8/22	Mount Zion Christian Academy	New Life Camp	(L) 57-56
11/27/21	Mount Zion Christian Academy	Rock Creek Christian Academy	(L) 72-65	11/26/21	Rock Creek Christian Academy	Grace Christian	(L) 78-58
12/2/21	Neuse Christian Academy	Mount Zion Christian Academy	(W) 90-31	1/20/22	Grace Christian	Neuse Christian Academy	(W) 93-51
12/20/21	Mount Zion Christian Academy	Cape Fear Christian Academy	(W) 87-42	2/19/22	Cape Fear Christian Academy	Grace Christian	(W) 103-73
12/21/21	Mount Zion Christian Academy	Chatham HomeSchool	(W) 81-48	1/11/22	Grace Christian	Chatham HomeSchool	(W) 73-58
1/24/22	Mount Zion Christian Academy	Liberty Christian	(W) 90-50	2/3/22	Grace Christian	Liberty Christian	(W) 75-74

Record Breakdown

Mount Zion Christian Academy (21-22)		Grace Christian (21-22)
17-15	Overall	27-5
3-2	League	5-0
11-11	Non-League	16-2
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
5-2	Common Opponent	5-1
11-3	Home	18-3
4-10	Away	8-1
2-2	Neutral	1-1
0-0	Playoff	1-1
16-13	In-State	26-4
1-2	Out-of-State	1-1