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The Triangle Math & Science Academy (Apex, NC) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Ascend Leadership Academy (Sanford, NC) by a score of 43-38.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
ALA	6	10	8	14	38
TMSA	19	6	12	6	43

Final score provided by T. Ventrone.

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Game Stats

Ascend Leadership Academy (24-25)

TMSA (24-25)

Ascend Leadership Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	38	14	65	22	25
1	S. Tranquille (So)	3	1	6	17	17
2	Kadyn Mitchell (Fr)	8	3	20	15	20
3	Kimari Cross (Fr)	13	5	17	29	29
11	Asia Harris (Sr)	0	0	3	0	0
15	Madison Shorb (Fr)	6	2	9	22	22
22	Elizabeth Fike (Fr)	8	3	8	38	50
32	Lakia Mcleod (So)	0	0	2	0	0

TMSA

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	43	20	81	25	27
2	A. Tatineni (Jr)	13	6	22	27	30
5	Noor Rana (Sr)	8	3	15	20	27
10	Aarushi Sojitra (Fr)	0	0	5	0	0
15	S. Vanukuri (Sr)	2	1	7	14	14
22	M. Ibrahim (Jr)	8	4	10	40	40
24	Z. Mcelhinney (Sr)	10	5	16	31	31
25	Sena Golbasi (Sr)	2	1	6	17	17

Ascend Leadership Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	38	4	17	24	6	15	40	10	48	21
1	S. Tranquille (So)	3	0	0	0	1	2	50	1	6	17
2	Kadyn Mitchell (Fr)	8	2	9	22	0	0	0	1	11	9
3	Kimari Cross (Fr)	13	0	2	0	3	9	33	5	15	33
11	Asia Harris (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
15	Madison Shorb (Fr)	6	0	0	0	2	4	50	2	9	22
22	Elizabeth Fike (Fr)	8	2	6	33	0	0	0	1	2	50
32	Lakia Mcleod (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

TMSA

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTA	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	43	3	13	23	5	17	68	25
2	A. Tatineni (Jr)	13	1	5	20	0	5	17	29
5	Noor Rana (Sr)	8	2	7	29	0	1	8	13
10	Aarushi Sojitra (Fr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
15	S. Vanukuri (Sr)	2	0	1	0	0	1	6	17
22	M. Ibrahim (Jr)	8	0	0	0	2	4	10	40
24	Z. Mcelhinney (Sr)	10	0	0	0	3	5	16	31
25	Sena Golbasi (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0	1	6	17

Ascend Leadership Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	PF
	Team Totals	38	0	2	39	8	13	10
1	S. Tranquille (So)	3			8	4	3	2
2	Kadyn Mitchell (Fr)	8			3	0	3	1
3	Kimari Cross (Fr)	13			15	3	4	4
11	Asia Harris (Sr)	0	0	2	2	0	0	0
15	Madison Shorb (Fr)	6			6	1	2	1
22	Elizabeth Fike (Fr)	8			5	0	1	1
32	Lakia Mcleod (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

TMSA

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	43	33	30	63	15	18	16	14	10
2	A. Tatineni (Jr)	13	6	2	8	3	5	2	3	1
5	Noor Rana (Sr)	8	1	2	3	8	6	4	4	1
10	Aarushi Sojitra (Fr)	0	2	8	10	0	1	0	3	3
15	S. Vanukuri (Sr)	2	2	3	5	2	2	1	1	2
22	M. Ibrahim (Jr)	8	9	5	14	1	1	2	2	1
24	Z. Mcelhinney (Sr)	10	6	7	13	0	2	7	1	2
25	Sena Golbasi (Sr)	2	7	3	10	1	1	0	0	0

Ascend Leadership Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F
	Team Totals	8.00	13.00	1.30
1	S. Tranquille (So)	4.00	3.00	1.50
2	Kadyn Mitchell (Fr)	0.00	3.00	3.00
3	Kimari Cross (Fr)	3.00	4.00	1.00
15	Madison Shorb (Fr)	1.00	2.00	2.00
22	Elizabeth Fike (Fr)	0.00	1.00	1.00

TMSA

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	1.07	1.29	1.80	1.60
2	A. Tatineni (Jr)	1.00	1.67	5.00	2.00
5	Noor Rana (Sr)	2.00	1.50	6.00	4.00
10	Aarushi Sojitra (Fr)	0.00	0.33	0.33	0.00
15	S. Vanukuri (Sr)	2.00	2.00	1.00	0.50
22	M. Ibrahim (Jr)	0.50	0.50	1.00	2.00
24	Z. Mcelhinney (Sr)	0.00	2.00	1.00	3.50
25	Sena Golbasi (Sr)	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00

Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Triangle Math & Science holds off Ascend Leadership

February 11, 2025: Apex, NC 27502

The Triangle Math & Science Tigers basketball team scored 43 points and limited the visiting Ascend Leadership Aviators to 38 in the Tigers league triumph on Tuesday.

The Tigers now have a 14-8 record. They play next when they travel to Clover Garden School for a 1A Central Tar Heel game on Thursday, February 13. Triangle Math & Science will confront a Grizzlies team coming off a 35-31 league win over Woods Charter (Chapel Hill, NC). The Grizzlies record now stands at 15-7.

With the loss, Ascend Leadership falls to 3-18 on the campaign. The Aviators host Chatham Charter (Siler City, NC) to confront the Knights in a 1A Central Tar Heel game on Thursday, February 13. The Knights go into the game with a record of 11-14. Chatham Charter won 36-29 in their recent league game against Southern Wake Academy (Holly Springs, NC)

Players of the Game

Ascend Leadership Academy (24-25)

Congratulations to #3 Kimari Cross for being selected the Ascend Leadership Academy Girls Basketball Player of the Game.

TMSA (24-25)

Congratulations to #24 Zainab Mcelhinney for being selected the Triangle Math & Science Academy Girls Basketball Player of the Game.

ALA @ TMSA Basketball Game Info

Tue., Feb. 11, 2025 @ 6p

The Triangle Math & Science Academy (Apex, NC) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Ascend Leadership Academy (Sanford, NC) by a score of 43-38.

Rankings & Records

Ascend Leadership Academy (24-25)

NC	Class
599	53

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
3-19	1-11	2-8	1-9	0-2	.136	.083	566	958

TMSA (24-25)

NC	Class
430	26

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
16-9	10-2	11-5	5-4	.640	.833	863	806

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Ascend Leadership Academy	7.4	8.0	6.6	7.4	25.7
TMSA	9.6	8.0	9.6	8.6	34.5

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Head-to-Head

Triangle Math & Science Academy won on 1/17/2025

1/17 @ 6:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

TMSA 13 16 11 1 41
ALA 3 8 3 3 17

The Triangle Math & Science Academy (Apex, NC) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Ascend Leadership Academy (Sanford, NC) by a score of 41-17.
Box score
Triangle Math & Science Academy won on 2/11/2025

2/11 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

ALA 6 10 8 14 38
TMSA 19 6 12 6 43

The Ascend Leadership Academy (Sanford, NC) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Triangle Math & Science Academy (Apex, NC) by a score of 43-38.
Box score

1/17 @ 6:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
TMSA	13	16	11	1	41
ALA	3	8	3	3	17

Team Stat Comparison

Ascend Leadership Academy		TMSA
25.2	Points Per Game	34.5
30.9	Rebounds Per Game	35.1
2.1	Assists Per Game	9.2
15.4	Steals Per Game	10.7
3.9	Blocks Per Game	7.0

Team Leaders

Ascend Leadership Academy		TMSA	National Avg.
#3 Kimari Cross7.0	Points Per Game	#5 Noor Rana11.5	4.1
#3 Kimari Cross10.1	Rebounds Per Game	#24 Zainab Mcelhinney9.6	2.8
#3 Kimari Cross1.0	Assists Per Game	#5 Noor Rana2.9	0.9
#1 Samara Tranquille4.3	Steals Per Game	#2 Amritha Tatineni3.2	1.1
#3 Kimari Cross2.0	Blocks Per Game	#24 Zainab Mcelhinney3.3	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Ascend Leadership Academy	1-9		TMSA	10-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/17/24	Ascend Leadership Academy	Clover Garden School	(L) 39-24	2/10/25	Clover Garden School	Triangle Math & Science Academy	(W) 52-42
1/24/25	Clover Garden School	Ascend Leadership Academy	(L) 40-19	2/13/25	Triangle Math & Science Academy	Clover Garden School	(L) 25-20
				2/17/25	Clover Garden School	Triangle Math & Science Academy	(W) 49-34
1/7/25	Southern Wake Academy	Ascend Leadership Academy	(L) 33-29	12/17/24	Triangle Math & Science Academy	Southern Wake Academy	(W) 36-26
1/31/25	Ascend Leadership Academy	Southern Wake Academy	(L) 37-27	1/24/25	Southern Wake Academy	Triangle Math & Science Academy	(W) 44-37
1/14/25	River Mill Academy	Ascend Leadership Academy	(L) 31-26	1/6/25	River Mill Academy	Triangle Math & Science Academy	(W) 39-17
2/7/25	Ascend Leadership Academy	River Mill Academy	(W) 31-26	1/28/25	Triangle Math & Science Academy	River Mill Academy	(W) 40-21
1/28/25	Ascend Leadership Academy	Chatham Charter	(L) 56-26	1/7/25	Triangle Math & Science Academy	Chatham Charter	(L) 41-30
2/13/25	Chatham Charter	Ascend Leadership Academy	(L) 74-31	1/30/25	Chatham Charter	Triangle Math & Science Academy	(W) 38-25
				2/18/25	Chatham Charter	Triangle Math & Science Academy	(W) 41-31
1/29/25	Ascend Leadership Academy	Woods Charter	(L) 48-26	1/14/25	Triangle Math & Science Academy	Woods Charter	(W) 32-18
2/4/25	Woods Charter	Ascend Leadership Academy	(L) 42-32	2/7/25	Woods Charter	Triangle Math & Science Academy	(W) 35-20

Record Breakdown

Ascend Leadership Academy (24-25)		TMSA (24-25)
3-19	Overall	16-9
1-11	League	12-2
2-5	Non-League	4-6
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
1-9	Common Opponent	10-2
2-8	Home	11-5
1-9	Away	5-4
0-2	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-1
3-19	In-State	16-9
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0