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The Middle Tennessee Christian (Murfreesboro, TN) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Grace Christian Academy (Franklin, TN) by a score of 59-37.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
GCA	9	12	10	6	37
MTCHS	17	11	23	8	59

Final score provided by S. Shirley.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Grace Christian Academy (22-23)

Grace Christian Academy has not entered stats for this game.

Middle Tennessee Christian (22-23)

Middle Tennessee Christian

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	162	59	21	55	38	45
2	Ashley Rucker (Fr)	27	4	2	7	29	29
3	Caylee Jackson (Sr)	8	3	1	2	50	75
4	A. Shirley (Fr)	28	12	3	11	27	36
5	Autumn E davis (Sr)	28	9	4	10	40	45
12	Riley Smith (Jr)	17	5	2	5	40	50
14	Kiley jo Byrom (Fr)	6	3	1	3	33	50
15	Joanna Laforte (So)	3	3	1	1	100	150
21	L. Wisniowski (Jr)	15	0	0	1	0	0
23	Jailyn Banks (Sr)	26	20	7	14	50	50
35	Claire Knight (So)	4	0	0	1	0	0

Middle Tennessee Christian

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	162	59	7	19	37	10	14	71	14	36	39
2	Ashley Rucker (Fr)	27	4	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	5	40
3	Caylee Jackson (Sr)	8	3	1	2	50	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	A. Shirley (Fr)	28	12	2	6	33	4	4	100	1	5	20
5	Autumn E davis (Sr)	28	9	1	3	33	0	0	0	3	7	43
12	Riley Smith (Jr)	17	5	1	2	50	0	0	0	1	3	33
14	Kiley jo Byrom (Fr)	6	3	1	2	50	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	Joanna Laforte (So)	3	3	1	1	100	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	L. Wisniowski (Jr)	15	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0
23	Jailyn Banks (Sr)	26	20	0	1	0	6	6	100	7	13	54
35	Claire Knight (So)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Middle Tennessee Christian

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	PF
	Team Totals	162	59	8	17	25	11	7	7	14
2	Ashley Rucker (Fr)	27	4	2	2	4	1	0	2	1
3	Caylee Jackson (Sr)	8	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
4	A. Shirley (Fr)	28	12	1	5	6	2	0	1	2
5	Autumn E davis (Sr)	28	9	0	2	2	3	3	2	3
12	Riley Smith (Jr)	17	5	1	2	3	0	1	1	3
14	Kiley jo Byrom (Fr)	6	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
15	Joanna Laforte (So)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	L. Wisniowski (Jr)	15	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1
23	Jailyn Banks (Sr)	26	20	2	3	5	4	3	0	3
35	Claire Knight (So)	4	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1

Middle Tennessee Christian

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	1.57	1.00	0.50	1	20
2	Ashley Rucker (Fr)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0	2
3	Caylee Jackson (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	1	2
4	A. Shirley (Fr)	2.00	0.00	0.00	0	1
5	Autumn E davis (Sr)	1.50	1.50	1.00	0	4
12	Riley Smith (Jr)	0.00	1.00	0.33	0	4
14	Kiley jo Byrom (Fr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	1
21	L. Wisniowski (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	1
23	Jailyn Banks (Sr)	4.00	3.00	1.00	0	4
35	Claire Knight (So)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0	1

Game Story

Tennessee High School Basketball - Grace Christian Academy ripped by Middle Tennessee Christian

February 2, 2023: Murfreesboro, TN 37129

The Middle Tennessee Christian Cougars basketball team scored 59 points and held the visiting Grace Christian Academy Lions to 37 in the Cougars league triumph on Thursday.

The Cougars now sport a 20-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host The Webb School for a Division II-A Middle District 3 contest on Friday, February 3. Middle Tennessee Christian will battle a Feet team coming off a 2-0 league win over Franklin Road Academy (Nashville, TN). The Feet record now stands at 21-4.

The Lions (8-12) will now prepare for their contest against Franklin Road Academy (Nashville, TN). The Panthers enter the Division II-A Middle District 3 contest with a 5-19 record. In their last contest, Franklin Road Academy was routed by The Webb School (Bell Buckle, TN), 2-0, in a league contest.

Players of the Game

Grace Christian Academy (22-23)

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

Middle Tennessee Christian (22-23)

Congratulations to #23 Jailyn Banks for being selected the Middle Tennessee Christian Girls Basketball Player of the Game.

GCA @ MTCHS Basketball Game Info

Thu., Feb. 2, 2023 @ 6p

The Middle Tennessee Christian (Murfreesboro, TN) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Grace Christian Academy (Franklin, TN) by a score of 59-37.

Rankings & Records

Grace Christian Academy (22-23)

TN	Class
189	22

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
9-13	4-10	3-6	5-6	1-1	.409	.286	1,034	1,151

Middle Tennessee Christian (22-23)

TN	Class
29	2

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
27-11	12-2	11-2	9-2	7-7	.711	.857	2,151	1,912

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Grace Christian Academy	10.3	11.4	12.5	11.5	-	47.0
Middle Tennessee Christian	15.9	12.5	14.4	13.3	11.5	56.6

Head-to-Head

Middle Tennessee Christian won on 1/10/2023

1/10 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

MTCHS 25 22 21 18 86
GCA 11 11 13 14 49

The Middle Tennessee Christian (Murfreesboro, TN) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Grace Christian Academy (Franklin, TN) by a score of 86-49.
Box score
Middle Tennessee Christian won on 2/2/2023

2/2 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

GCA 9 12 10 6 37
MTCHS 17 11 23 8 59

The Grace Christian Academy (Franklin, TN) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Middle Tennessee Christian (Murfreesboro, TN) by a score of 59-37.
Box score

1/10 @ 6p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
MTCHS	25	22	21	18	86
GCA	11	11	13	14	49

Team Stat Comparison

Grace Christian Academy		Middle Tennessee Christian
-	Points Per Game	56.6
-	Rebounds Per Game	28.4
-	Assists Per Game	9.2
-	Steals Per Game	8.4
-	Blocks Per Game	1.2

Team Leaders

Grace Christian Academy		Middle Tennessee Christian	National Avg.
-	Points Per Game	#23 Jailyn Banks19.7	4.1
-	Rebounds Per Game	#23 Jailyn Banks6.7	2.8
-	Assists Per Game	#5 Autumn E davis3.3	0.9
-	Steals Per Game	#23 Jailyn Banks2.3	1.1
-	Blocks Per Game	#2 Ashley Rucker0.4	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Grace Christian Academy	4-9		Middle Tennessee Christian	13-5

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/17/22	Grace Christian Academy	Ezell-Harding Christian	(L) 68-47	2/14/23	Ezell-Harding Christian	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 61-44
11/29/22	Grace Christian Academy	The Webb School	(L) 72-19	12/6/22	Middle Tennessee Christian	The Webb School	(L) 62-51
1/13/23	The Webb School	Grace Christian Academy	(L) 84-30	2/3/23	The Webb School	Middle Tennessee Christian	(L) 55-44
				2/11/23	The Webb School	Middle Tennessee Christian	(L) 82-41
				2/18/23	The Webb School	Middle Tennessee Christian	(L) 62-34
				3/4/23	The Webb School	Middle Tennessee Christian	(L) 73-43
12/2/22	Battle Ground Academy	Grace Christian Academy	(L) 62-51	12/9/22	Battle Ground Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 57-34
1/17/23	Grace Christian Academy	Battle Ground Academy	(L) 51-50	1/24/23	Middle Tennessee Christian	Battle Ground Academy	(W) 70-58
12/6/22	Grace Christian Academy	Franklin Road Academy	(W) 34-27	1/3/23	Franklin Road Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 48-37
2/3/23	Franklin Road Academy	Grace Christian Academy	(W) 55-45	1/27/23	Middle Tennessee Christian	Franklin Road Academy	(W) 39-18
				2/7/23	Franklin Road Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 58-27
12/9/22	Grace Christian Academy	Columbia Academy	(L) 53-21	12/2/22	Columbia Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 50-35
1/24/23	Columbia Academy	Grace Christian Academy	(L) 62-50	1/17/23	Middle Tennessee Christian	Columbia Academy	(W) 77-63
1/3/23	Grace Christian Academy	Providence Christian Academy	(L) 60-32	1/5/23	Middle Tennessee Christian	Providence Christian Academy	(W) 53-44
1/27/23	Providence Christian Academy	Grace Christian Academy	(L) 51-39	1/20/23	Providence Christian Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 43-31
				2/10/23	Providence Christian Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 68-55
1/6/23	University School of Nashville	Grace Christian Academy	(W) 70-31	11/29/22	Middle Tennessee Christian	University School of Nashville	(W) 79-20
1/20/23	Grace Christian Academy	University School of Nashville	(W) 64-40	1/13/23	University School of Nashville	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 68-20

Record Breakdown

Grace Christian Academy (22-23)		Middle Tennessee Christian (22-23)
9-13	Overall	27-11
4-10	League	14-3
4-2	Non-League	7-4
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
4-9	Common Opponent	13-5
3-6	Home	11-2
5-6	Away	9-2
1-1	Neutral	7-7
0-0	Playoff	2-2
9-12	In-State	25-8
0-1	Out-of-State	2-3