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Merino Akron

Rams

The Akron (CO) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against Merino (CO) by a score of 49-35.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Merino	9	14	18	8	49
Akron	9	12	8	6	35

Final score provided by G. Clarkson.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Akron (22-23)

Merino

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	157	49	19	50	38	45
11	Jade Powell (Fr)	20	4	2	6	33	33
12	Makenna Sutter (Jr)	26	6	2	7	29	36
20	Kya Piel (Fr)	32	23	8	13	62	81
23	Brooklyn Sutter (So)	30	9	4	14	29	32
31	Jay Lynch (Fr)	26	6	3	7	43	43
33	Keila Nunez (Sr)	3	0	0	1	0	0
40	Veronica Baray (So)	20	1	0	2	0	0

Akron

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	35	13	34	38	38
2	Kendall Velder (Sr)	0	0	4	0	0
3	Addie Weis (Fr)	2	1	2	50	50
5	Taylor Benish (Fr)	2	1
10	Molly Porteus (Jr)	1
15	Kinsey Grauer (Jr)	8	1	8	13	13
20	Becky Drum (Jr)	4	2
23	Addi Kessinger (Jr)	18	8	20	40	40

Merino

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	157	49	7	13	54	4	9	44	12	37	32
11	Jade Powell (Fr)	20	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	4	50
12	Makenna Sutter (Jr)	26	6	1	3	33	1	2	50	1	4	25
20	Kya Piel (Fr)	32	23	5	6	83	2	2	100	3	7	43
23	Brooklyn Sutter (So)	30	9	1	1	100	0	0	0	3	13	23
31	Jay Lynch (Fr)	26	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	7	43
33	Keila Nunez (Sr)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
40	Veronica Baray (So)	20	1	0	1	0	1	2	50	0	1	0

Akron

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	35	0	12	0	9	17	53	13	22	59
2	Kendall Velder (Sr)	0	0	4	0
3	Addie Weis (Fr)	2	0	2	0				1
5	Taylor Benish (Fr)	2							1
10	Molly Porteus (Jr)	1				1	2	50
15	Kinsey Grauer (Jr)	8	0	3	0	6	10	60	1	5	20
20	Becky Drum (Jr)	4							2
23	Addi Kessinger (Jr)	18	0	3	0	2	5	40	8	17	47

Merino

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	PF
	Team Totals	157	49	15	19	34	13	9	15	15
11	Jade Powell (Fr)	20	4	1	1	2	2	1	0	1
12	Makenna Sutter (Jr)	26	6	2	5	7	0	1	1	5
20	Kya Piel (Fr)	32	23	3	6	9	7	4	8	0
23	Brooklyn Sutter (So)	30	9	2	1	3	2	1	1	1
31	Jay Lynch (Fr)	26	6	6	5	11	2	1	3	3
33	Keila Nunez (Sr)	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
40	Veronica Baray (So)	20	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	4

Akron

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	35	7	14	21	4	8	8	11	11
2	Kendall Velder (Sr)	0		1	1		1		2	1
3	Addie Weis (Fr)	2								3
5	Taylor Benish (Fr)	2		1	1		1		1	1
10	Molly Porteus (Jr)	1		1	1		1
15	Kinsey Grauer (Jr)	8	2	4	6	2	2	2	5	4
20	Becky Drum (Jr)	4					2
23	Addi Kessinger (Jr)	18	5	7	12	2	1	6	3	2

Merino

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Defl
	Team Totals	0.87	0.60	0.60	12
11	Jade Powell (Fr)	2.00	1.00	1.00	2
12	Makenna Sutter (Jr)	0.00	1.00	0.20	2
20	Kya Piel (Fr)	0.88	0.50	4.00	0
23	Brooklyn Sutter (So)	2.00	1.00	1.00	2
31	Jay Lynch (Fr)	0.67	0.33	0.33	3
40	Veronica Baray (So)	0.00	0.50	0.25	3

Akron

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	0.36	0.73	0.73	0.73
2	Kendall Velder (Sr)		0.50	1.00
5	Taylor Benish (Fr)		1.00	1.00
15	Kinsey Grauer (Jr)	0.40	0.40	0.50	0.50
23	Addi Kessinger (Jr)	0.67	0.33	0.50	3.00

Game Story

Colorado High School Basketball - Merino topples Akron

February 3, 2023: Akron, CO 80720

In Friday's league outing, the Merino Rams (Merino, CO) basketball squad beat the host Akron Rams (Akron, CO), by a count of 49-35.

The Rams (12-2) will now prepare for their outing against Sedgwick County (Julesburg, CO). The Cougars go into the 3A/2A Lower Platte outing with a 10-4 record. In their last outing, Sedgwick County defeated Holyoke (Holyoke, CO), 76-48, in a league outing.

The Rams now hold a 9-6 record. They play next when they travel to Wiggins for a 3A/2A Lower Platte outing on Tuesday, February 7. Akron will clash with a Tigers squad coming off a 68-35 league win over Caliche (Iliff, CO). The Tigers record now stands at 11-5.

Merino @ Akron Basketball Game Info

Fri., Feb. 3, 2023 @ 4p

The Akron (CO) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against Merino (CO) by a score of 49-35.

Rankings & Records

Merino (22-23)

CO	Class
21	2

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
23-4	8-0	8-0	7-2	8-2	.852	1.000	1,482	948

Akron (22-23)

CO	Class
63	6

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
14-10	5-3	6-3	4-3	4-4	.583	.625	1,051	1,012

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Merino	14.6	13.8	14.4	11.0	54.9
Akron	10.4	10.7	11.4	11.2	43.8

Head-to-Head

Merino won on 12/20/2022

12/20 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Merino 13 9 10 14 46
Akron 2 6 7 21 36

The Merino (CO) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's neutral non-conference game against Akron (CO) by a score of 46-36.
Box score
Merino won on 2/3/2023

2/3 @ 4p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Merino 9 14 18 8 49
Akron 9 12 8 6 35

The Merino (CO) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Akron (CO) by a score of 49-35.
Box score
Merino won on 2/25/2023

2/25 @ 9:30a Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Akron 14 10 5 2 31
Merino 14 12 17 12 55

The Akron (CO) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's neutral playoff game against Merino (CO) by a score of 55-31.
Box score

12/20 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Merino	13	9	10	14	46
Akron	2	6	7	21	36

2/25 @ 9:30a	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Akron	14	10	5	2	31
Merino	14	12	17	12	55

Team Stat Comparison

Merino		Akron
54.0	Points Per Game	43.8
32.5	Rebounds Per Game	24.7
15.4	Assists Per Game	6.8
19.0	Steals Per Game	7.4
1.4	Blocks Per Game	5.0

Team Leaders

Merino		Akron	National Avg.
#20 Kya Piel13.3	Points Per Game	#23 Addi Kessinger20.4	4.1
#12 Makenna Sutter8.5	Rebounds Per Game	#23 Addi Kessinger11.5	2.8
#20 Kya Piel6.2	Assists Per Game	#23 Addi Kessinger2.7	0.9
#20 Kya Piel4.2	Steals Per Game	#23 Addi Kessinger2.9	1.1
#40 Veronica Baray0.4	Blocks Per Game	#23 Addi Kessinger4.7	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Merino	13-3		Akron	9-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/10/22	Simla	Merino	(W) 39-26	1/28/23	Simla	Akron	(L) 43-28
12/15/22	Merino	Holyoke	(W) 52-20	2/17/23	Akron	Holyoke	(W) 41-26
2/9/23	Holyoke	Merino	(W) 65-28
12/19/22	Wiggins	Merino	(W) 45-35	2/7/23	Akron	Wiggins	(L) 44-25
1/13/23	Wiggins	Merino	(W) 45-40	2/23/23	Akron	Wiggins	(L) 59-49
3/9/23	Wiggins	Merino	(W) 43-39
1/6/23	Wray	Merino	(W) 56-31	1/13/23	Wray	Akron	(W) 50-41
1/20/23	Merino	Caliche	(W) 83-36	1/27/23	Akron	Caliche	(W) 56-42
2/21/23	Caliche	Merino	(W) 68-25
1/26/23	Merino	Stratton	(L) 59-57	12/8/22	Stratton	Akron	(W) 41-29
1/27/23	Merino	Fleming	(W) 53-40	1/31/23	Akron	Fleming	(W) 41-38
2/4/23	Merino	Sedgwick County	(W) 55-49	12/19/22	Sedgwick County	Akron	(W) 57-44
2/23/23	Merino	Sedgwick County	(L) 63-54	1/6/23	Sedgwick County	Akron	(W) 33-27
3/11/23	Sedgwick County	Merino	(L) 47-43
2/10/23	Yuma	Merino	(W) 51-29	1/20/23	Akron	Yuma	(L) 49-41
2/17/23	Merino	Haxtun	(W) 67-26	2/10/23	Haxtun	Akron	(W) 53-38
				2/21/23	Haxtun	Akron	(W) 46-26

Record Breakdown

Merino (22-23)		Akron (22-23)
23-4	Overall	14-10
8-0	League	5-3
7-2	Non-League	3-4
3-0	Head to Head	0-3
13-3	Common Opponent	9-4
8-0	Home	6-3
7-2	Away	4-3
8-2	Neutral	4-4
6-2	Playoff	2-3
23-4	In-State	13-10
0-0	Out-of-State	1-0