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Veritas Christian Academy Abundant Life Academy

The Abundant Life Academy (Nutley, NJ) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Veritas Christian Academy (Sparta, NJ) by a score of 38-20.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
VCA	7	11	6	14	38
ALA	2	8	5	5	20

Final score provided by J. Simmons.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Veritas Christian Academy (22-23)

Abundant Life Academy (22-23)

Veritas Christian Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	38	16	64	25	29
1	M. Morrison (Jr)	6	3	6	50	50
2	Eileen Dorrity (So)	0	0	2	0	0
3	C. O'Malley (So)	19	7	27	26	33
5	Sarah Reiff (Sr)	0	0	6	0	0
11	Emmy Mulder (Sr)	4	2	9	22	22
13	K. Jeltema (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0
21	Zoey Torppey (Jr)	2	1	3	33	33
24	Amya Cuddon (Fr)	3	1	5	20	30
34	Capris Tanis (Sr)	4	2	5	40	40

Abundant Life Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	168	20	8	53	15	17
4	Yohanah Morvan (So)	32	0	0	8	0	0
6	Leah Logan (Jr)	14	1	0	2	0	0
7	S. Velazquez (Sr)	32	0	0	3	0	0
10	Mia Twiggs (Sr)	32	2	1	12	8	8
21	M. Almestica (Sr)	32	14	6	26	23	27
25	Kathleen Sonco (Sr)	26	3	1	2	50	50

Veritas Christian Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	38	5	14	36	1	4	25	11	50	22
1	M. Morrison (Jr)	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	5	60
2	Eileen Dorrity (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
3	C. O'Malley (So)	19	4	8	50	1	2	50	3	19	16
5	Sarah Reiff (Sr)	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
11	Emmy Mulder (Sr)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	22
13	K. Jeltema (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21	Zoey Torppey (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	33
24	Amya Cuddon (Fr)	3	1	2	50	0	0	0	0	3	0
34	Capris Tanis (Sr)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	40
42	Ali Thomas (So)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0

Abundant Life Academy

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	168	20	2	19	11	2	8	25	6	34	18
4	Yohanah Morvan (So)	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
6	Leah Logan (Jr)	14	1	0	0	0	1	2	50	0	2	0
7	S. Velazquez (Sr)	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10	Mia Twiggs (Sr)	32	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	8	13
21	M. Almestica (Sr)	32	14	2	15	13	0	0	0	4	11	36
25	Kathleen Sonco (Sr)	26	3	0	0	0	1	6	17	1	2	50

Veritas Christian Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	38	18	27	45	11	16	11	15	9
1	M. Morrison (Jr)	6	2	5	7	3	4	2	2	2
2	Eileen Dorrity (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
3	C. O'Malley (So)	19	2	3	5	3	6	6	3	0
5	Sarah Reiff (Sr)	0	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0
11	Emmy Mulder (Sr)	4	2	7	9	1	1	0	3	3
13	K. Jeltema (Jr)	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1
21	Zoey Torppey (Jr)	2	2	1	3	1	0	0	1	0
24	Amya Cuddon (Fr)	3	0	3	3	1	1	1	1	1
34	Capris Tanis (Sr)	4	5	4	9	1	2	2	3	1
42	Ali Thomas (So)	0	3	2	5	1	0	0	1	0

Abundant Life Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	168	20	16	18	34	17	2	18	9
4	Yohanah Morvan (So)	32	0	3	2	5	5	0	1	3
6	Leah Logan (Jr)	14	1	1	5	6	0	0	0	0
7	S. Velazquez (Sr)	32	0	4	8	12	1	1	2	1
10	Mia Twiggs (Sr)	32	2	2	3	5	3	1	4	1
21	M. Almestica (Sr)	32	14	0	0	0	8	0	10	2
25	Kathleen Sonco (Sr)	26	3	6	0	6	0	0	1	2

Veritas Christian Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	0.73	1.07	1.78	1.22
1	M. Morrison (Jr)	1.50	2.00	2.00	1.00
3	C. O'Malley (So)	1.00	2.00	6.00	6.00
5	Sarah Reiff (Sr)	0.00	2.00	2.00	0.00
11	Emmy Mulder (Sr)	0.33	0.33	0.33	0.00
21	Zoey Torppey (Jr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
24	Amya Cuddon (Fr)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
34	Capris Tanis (Sr)	0.33	0.67	2.00	2.00
42	Ali Thomas (So)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

Abundant Life Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	0.94	1.89	0.22	1	23
4	Yohanah Morvan (So)	5.00	1.67	0.00	0	5
6	Leah Logan (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	2
7	S. Velazquez (Sr)	0.50	1.00	1.00	1	8
10	Mia Twiggs (Sr)	0.75	3.00	1.00	0	2
21	M. Almestica (Sr)	0.80	4.00	0.00	0	2
25	Kathleen Sonco (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	4

Game Story

New Jersey High School Basketball - Veritas Christian Academy fells Abundant Life Academy

February 2, 2023: Nutley, NJ 07110

Veritas Christian Academy (Sparta, NJ) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Abundant Life Academy (Nutley, NJ), 38-20 in a league bout.

With the win, Veritas Christian Academy upgrades its record to 9-10 on the season. The host Morristown-Beard (Morristown, NJ) to play the Crimson in a non-league game on Tuesday, February 7. The Crimson enter the game with a record of 8-10. Morristown-Beard won 45-35 in their recent non-league game against Lenape Valley (Stanhope, NJ)

With the defeat, Abundant Life Academy moves to 9-4 on the year. The host Harmony Christian (Middletown, NY) to face the Hawks in a Metro Christian game on Wednesday, February 8. The Hawks enter the game with a record of 0-6. Harmony Christian lost 62-24 in their recent league game against Veritas Christian Academy (Sparta, NJ)

Players of the Game

Veritas Christian Academy (22-23)

Veritas Christian Academy has not selected any Players of the Game.

Abundant Life Academy (22-23)

Congratulations to #21 Mackenzie Almestica for being selected the Abundant Life Academy Girls Basketball Player of the Game.

VCA @ ALA Basketball Game Info

Thu., Feb. 2, 2023 @ 3:45p

The Abundant Life Academy (Nutley, NJ) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Veritas Christian Academy (Sparta, NJ) by a score of 38-20.

Rankings & Records

Veritas Christian Academy (22-23)

NJ
289

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
14-16	7-1	4-6	4-6	6-4	.467	.875	1,088	1,080

Abundant Life Academy (22-23)

NJ
295

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
13-7	7-1	6-2	6-3	1-2	.650	.875	745	635

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Veritas Christian Academy	9.0	10.4	9.7	7.1	3.0	36.3
Abundant Life Academy	9.3	11.2	8.9	8.4	-	37.3

Head-to-Head

Abundant Life Academy won on 12/1/2022

12/1 @ 3p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

ALA 3 8 6 19 36
VCA 6 7 3 8 24

The Abundant Life Academy (Nutley, NJ) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away conference game against Veritas Christian Academy (Sparta, NJ) by a score of 36-24.
Box score
Veritas Christian Academy won on 2/2/2023

2/2 @ 3:45p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

VCA 7 11 6 14 38
ALA 2 8 5 5 20

The Veritas Christian Academy (Sparta, NJ) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away conference game against Abundant Life Academy (Nutley, NJ) by a score of 38-20.
Box score
Veritas Christian Academy won on 2/24/2023

2/24 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

ALA 11 7 8 9 35
VCA 12 16 11 8 47

The Abundant Life Academy (Nutley, NJ) varsity basketball team lost Friday's neutral conference tournament game against Veritas Christian Academy (Sparta, NJ) by a score of 47-35.
Box score

12/1 @ 3p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
ALA	3	8	6	19	36
VCA	6	7	3	8	24

2/24 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
ALA	11	7	8	9	35
VCA	12	16	11	8	47

Team Stat Comparison

Veritas Christian Academy		Abundant Life Academy
36.1	Points Per Game	38.3
31.5	Rebounds Per Game	28.9
9.0	Assists Per Game	4.3
14.1	Steals Per Game	18.0
2.4	Blocks Per Game	1.8

Team Leaders

Veritas Christian Academy		Abundant Life Academy	National Avg.
#3 Caitlin O'Malley17.5	Points Per Game	#21 Mackenzie Almestica 13.6	4.1
#34 Capris Tanis5.8	Rebounds Per Game	#7 Sollyis Velazquez7.2	2.8
#3 Caitlin O'Malley3.1	Assists Per Game	#21 Mackenzie Almestica 2.1	0.9
#3 Caitlin O'Malley3.3	Steals Per Game	#21 Mackenzie Almestica 6.5	1.1
#3 Caitlin O'Malley0.9	Blocks Per Game	#7 Sollyis Velazquez0.6	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Veritas Christian Academy	7-2		Abundant Life Academy	8-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/6/22	Harmony Christian	Veritas Christian Academy	(W) 44-8	1/19/23	Abundant Life Academy	Harmony Christian	(W) 46-24
1/31/23	Veritas Christian Academy	Harmony Christian	(W) 62-24	2/8/23	Harmony Christian	Abundant Life Academy	(W) 43-10
12/10/22	Veritas Christian Academy	The Pilgrim Academy	(L) 49-31	1/6/23	Abundant Life Academy	The Pilgrim Academy	(L) 45-31
12/20/22	Atlantic Christian	Veritas Christian Academy	(L) 62-35	1/4/23	Abundant Life Academy	Atlantic Christian	(L) 70-30
1/17/23	Veritas Christian Academy	American Christian School	(W) 45-29	1/7/23	Abundant Life Academy	American Christian School	(W) 44-33
1/30/23	American Christian School	Veritas Christian Academy	(W) 60-32	1/20/23	American Christian School	Abundant Life Academy	(W) 45-28
2/21/23	American Christian School	Veritas Christian Academy	(W) 47-17	2/13/23	Abundant Life Academy	American Christian School	(W) 46-32
1/23/23	Trinity Christian	Veritas Christian Academy	(W) 46-12	12/20/22	Trinity Christian	Abundant Life Academy	(W) 39-28
1/26/23	Veritas Christian Academy	Trinity Christian	(W) 46-24	2/9/23	Abundant Life Academy	Trinity Christian	(W) 48-38
				2/23/23	Abundant Life Academy	Trinity Christian	(W) 45-31

Record Breakdown

Veritas Christian Academy (22-23)		Abundant Life Academy (22-23)
14-16	Overall	13-7
9-1	League	8-2
1-11	Non-League	4-3
2-1	Head to Head	1-2
7-2	Common Opponent	8-2
4-6	Home	6-2
4-6	Away	6-3
6-4	Neutral	1-2
0-0	Playoff	0-0
8-12	In-State	10-6
6-4	Out-of-State	3-1