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The American Leadership Academy-Johnston (Clayton, NC) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's home non-conference game against Ascend Leadership Academy (Sanford, NC) by a score of 33-29.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
ALA	-	-	-	-	29
ALAJ	-	-	-	-	33

Final score provided by C. Gurley.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Ascend Leadership Academy (24-25)

Ascend Leadership Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	29	9	74	12	13
1	S. Tranquille (So)	3	1	10	10	10
2	Kadyn Mitchell (Fr)	10	4	25	16	18
3	Kimari Cross (Fr)	11	3	15	20	20
11	Asia Harris (Sr)	2	1	5	20	20
15	Madison Shorb (Fr)	3	0	10	0	0
22	Elizabeth Fike (Fr)	0	0	9	0	0

Ascend Leadership Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	29	1	13	8	10	27	37	8	61	13
1	S. Tranquille (So)	3	0	0	0	1	4	25	1	10	10
2	Kadyn Mitchell (Fr)	10	1	7	14	1	4	25	3	18	17
3	Kimari Cross (Fr)	11	0	2	0	5	11	45	3	13	23
11	Asia Harris (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	20
15	Madison Shorb (Fr)	3	0	0	0	3	6	50	0	10	0
22	Elizabeth Fike (Fr)	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	0

Ascend Leadership Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	PF
	Team Totals	29	28	2	39	14	12
1	S. Tranquille (So)	3	7	1	11	4	5
2	Kadyn Mitchell (Fr)	10	2	0	8	0	2
3	Kimari Cross (Fr)	11	7	1	8	8	4
11	Asia Harris (Sr)	2	3	0	0	1	0
15	Madison Shorb (Fr)	3	7	0	8	1	1
22	Elizabeth Fike (Fr)	0	2	0	4	0	0

Ascend Leadership Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Stl:F	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	3.25	1.17
1	S. Tranquille (So)	2.20	0.80
2	Kadyn Mitchell (Fr)	4.00	0.00
3	Kimari Cross (Fr)	2.00	2.00
11	Asia Harris (Sr)	0.00	1.00
15	Madison Shorb (Fr)	8.00	1.00
22	Elizabeth Fike (Fr)	4.00	0.00

ALAJ (24-25)

American Leadership Academy-Johnston has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - American Leadership Academy-Johnston holds off Ascend Leadership

February 5, 2025: Clayton, NC 27520

In Wednesday's non-league contest, the host American Leadership Academy-Johnston Patriots basketball team scored a close 33-29 triumph over the Ascend Leadership Aviators.

In their next game, the Aviators confront the River Mill Jaguars (Graham, NC) in a 1A Central Tar Heel contest, on Friday, February 7. Ascend Leadership will attempt to better on its 2-17 season record. The Jaguars go into the contest with a 3-20 record after their 32-28 league loss to 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.

ALAJ (24-25)

American Leadership Academy-Johnston has not selected any Players of the Game.

ALA @ ALAJ Basketball Game Info

Wed., Feb. 5, 2025 @ 6p

The American Leadership Academy-Johnston (Clayton, NC) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's home non-conference game against Ascend Leadership Academy (Sanford, NC) by a score of 33-29.

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

ALAJ (24-25)

NC
596

Overall	Home	Away	Win %	PF	PA
1-15	1-7	0-8	.062	236	809

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Ascend Leadership Academy	7.4	8.0	6.6	7.4	25.7
ALAJ	3.4	2.4	5.6	2.8	14.8

Head-to-Head

Ascend Leadership Academy won on 12/19/2024

12/19 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

ALAJ 11 0 9 3 23
ALA 10 9 12 13 44

The American Leadership Academy-Johnston (Clayton, NC) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away non-conference game against Ascend Leadership Academy (Sanford, NC) by a score of 44-23.
Box score
American Leadership Academy-Johnston won on 2/5/2025

2/5 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

ALA - - - - 29
ALAJ - - - - 33

The Ascend Leadership Academy (Sanford, NC) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's away non-conference game against American Leadership Academy-Johnston (Clayton, NC) by a score of 33-29.
Box score

12/19 @ 6p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
ALAJ	11	0	9	3	23
ALA	10	9	12	13	44

Team Stat Comparison

Ascend Leadership Academy		ALAJ
25.2	Points Per Game	-
30.9	Rebounds Per Game	-
2.1	Assists Per Game	-
15.4	Steals Per Game	-
3.9	Blocks Per Game	-

Team Leaders

Ascend Leadership Academy		ALAJ	National Avg.
#3 Kimari Cross7.0	Points Per Game	-	4.1
#3 Kimari Cross10.1	Rebounds Per Game	-	2.8
#3 Kimari Cross1.0	Assists Per Game	-	0.9
#1 Samara Tranquille4.3	Steals Per Game	-	1.1
#3 Kimari Cross2.0	Blocks Per Game	-	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Ascend Leadership Academy	0-2		ALAJ	0-2

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
1/7/25	Southern Wake Academy	Ascend Leadership Academy	(L) 33-29		11/18/24	Southern Wake Academy	American Leadership Academy-Johnston	(L) 42-17
1/31/25	Ascend Leadership Academy	Southern Wake Academy	(L) 37-27		12/13/24	American Leadership Academy-Johnston	Southern Wake Academy	(L) 55-11

Record Breakdown

Ascend Leadership Academy (24-25)		ALAJ (24-25)
3-19	Overall	1-15
1-11	League	0-0
2-5	Non-League	1-15
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
0-2	Common Opponent	0-2
2-8	Home	1-7
1-9	Away	0-8
0-2	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
3-19	In-State	1-15
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0