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The Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville, IL) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's home conference game against Father McGivney Catholic (Glen Carbon, IL) by a score of 58-43.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
FMGC----58
Metro-East Lutheran----43
Final score provided by M. Carriger.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Metro-East Lutheran topped by Father McGivney Catholic

February 8, 2023: Edwardsville, IL 62025

The Father McGivney Catholic Griffins basketball team scored 58 points and restricted the host Metro-East Lutheran Knights to 43 in the Griffins league victory on Wednesday.

The Griffins now sport a 14-13 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Mt. Olive for a non-league contest on Tuesday, February 14. Father McGivney Catholic will battle a Wildcats team coming off a 78-38 league loss to Lutheran (Springfield, IL). The Wildcats record now stands at 1-23.

The Knights (4-20) will now prepare for their contest against Woodlawn (Woodlawn, IL). The Cardinals come into the non-league contest with a 6-20 record. In their last contest, Woodlawn dropped by Wayne City (Wayne City, IL), 47-40, in a league contest.

Rankings & Records

Father McGivney Catholic (22-23)

ILClass
45082
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
16-155-57-55-54-5.516.5001,6741,546

Metro-East Lutheran (22-23)

ILClass
557125
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
5-222-82-101-82-4.185.2001,2021,611

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Father McGivney Catholic
14.112.512.212.554.0
Metro-East Lutheran
10.710.312.412.144.5

Head-to-Head

  • Father McGivney Catholic won on 1/10/2023
    1/10 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    MELHS----54
    FMGC----60

    The Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville, IL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Father McGivney Catholic (Glen Carbon, IL) by a score of 60-54.

  • Father McGivney Catholic won on 2/8/2023
    2/8 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    FMGC----58
    MELHS----43

    The Father McGivney Catholic (Glen Carbon, IL) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's away conference game against Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville, IL) by a score of 58-43.

Team Stat Comparison

Father McGivney CatholicMetro-East Lutheran
29.4Points Per Game15.8
14.6Rebounds Per Game-
7.5Assists Per Game-
4.2Steals Per Game-
0.0Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

Father McGivney CatholicMetro-East LutheranNational Avg.
#10 Jackson Rodgers12.8Points Per Game#11 Thijson Heard10.04.9
#33 Gabe Smith8.8Rebounds Per Game
-
2.6
#12 Ashton Mersinger3.0Assists Per Game
-
1.0
#12 Ashton Mersinger1.8Steals Per Game
-
0.8
#25 Nolan Keller0.1Blocks Per Game
-
0.3

Record Breakdown

Father McGivney Catholic (22-23)

Metro-East Lutheran (22-23)

16-15
Overall
5-22
5-5
League
2-8
7-5
Non-League
1-8
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
4-6
Common Opponent
3-7
7-5
Home
2-10
5-5
Away
1-8
4-5
Neutral
2-4
0-1
Playoff
0-1
16-15
In-State
3-19
0-0
Out-of-State
2-3