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Merritt IslandHeritage

Mustangs
42
Panthers
51

The Heritage (Palm Bay, FL) freshman basketball team won Monday's home non-conference game against Merritt Island (FL) by a score of 51-42.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Merritt Island----42
Heritage----51
Final score provided by L. Jr.
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Game Stats

Merritt Island (25-26)

Merritt Island

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals4218444145
0K. Johnson (Fr)2410185661
1Rudy Barrial (Fr)00300
3Xander Colon (Fr)00200
4Zion Christian (Fr)188165056
5Bryce Rathjen (Fr)00200
12Peyton Derry (Fr)00100
23Colin Ruppert (Fr)00200
Merritt Island

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals424142921217143047
0K. Johnson (Fr)242540263381362
1Rudy Barrial (Fr)0020010
3Xander Colon (Fr)0020
4Zion Christian (Fr)18263306061060
5Bryce Rathjen (Fr)0020
12Peyton Derry (Fr)0010
23Colin Ruppert (Fr)0020
Merritt Island

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals4210203031241214
0K. Johnson (Fr)24461023245
1Rudy Barrial (Fr)01111
3Xander Colon (Fr)01
4Zion Christian (Fr)1825714241
5Bryce Rathjen (Fr)0224111
11Ryder Brent (Fr)2
22Jaziah Holliday (Fr)11
23Colin Ruppert (Fr)02223
33Gabriel Bailey (Fr)23522
Merritt Island

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.251.000.860.29
0K. Johnson (Fr)0.500.750.600.40
1Rudy Barrial (Fr)1.00
4Zion Christian (Fr)0.251.004.002.00
5Bryce Rathjen (Fr)1.001.00
23Colin Ruppert (Fr)0.67

Heritage (25-26)

Heritage has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Florida High School Basketball - Merritt Island toppled by Heritage

December 8, 2025: Palm Bay, FL 32907

Heritage Panthers (Palm Bay, FL) boosters left the game satisfied Monday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the visiting Merritt Island Mustangs (Merritt Island, FL), 51-42 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Heritage upgrades its record to 3-0 on the year. The Panthers host Bayside (Palm Bay, FL) to face the Bears in a match on Monday, January 12. The Bears enter the match with a record of 0-1.

In their next game, the Mustangs confront the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers (Melbourne, FL) in a non-league contest, on Wednesday, December 10. Merritt Island will attempt to better on its 4-2 season record. The Hustlers go into the contest with a 1-5 record after their 47-29 non-league win over Viera (Viera, FL).

MIHS @ Heritage Basketball Game Info

Mon., Dec. 8, 2025 @ 5p
The Heritage (Palm Bay, FL) freshman basketball team won Monday's home non-conference game against Merritt Island (FL) by a score of 51-42.

Rankings & Records

Merritt Island (25-26)

OverallHomeAwayWin %PFPA
4-32-02-3.571242215

Heritage (25-26)

OverallHomeAwayWin %PFPA
3-02-01-01.00012896

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Merritt Island		8.07.07.09.034.6
Heritage		----42.7

Team Stat Comparison

Merritt IslandHeritage
28.3Points Per Game9.0
17.6Rebounds Per Game3.3
2.9Assists Per Game0.7
8.4Steals Per Game0.7
3.1Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

Merritt IslandHeritageNational Avg.
#55 Other Player37.0Points Per Game#1 Teegan Andrews14.04.4
#55 Other Player23.0Rebounds Per Game#2 Damien Bostock10.02.5
#55 Other Player4.0Assists Per Game#2 Damien Bostock2.00.9
#55 Other Player8.0Steals Per Game#2 Damien Bostock2.01.2
#55 Other Player5.0Blocks Per Game
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0.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Merritt Island0-1Heritage1-0
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/1/25Merritt IslandRockledge(L) 41-371/21/26HeritageRockledge
1/21/26Merritt IslandSatellite11/20/25HeritageSatellite(W) 32-23

Record Breakdown

Merritt Island (25-26)

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