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American Prep WV Merit Preparatory Academy

Eagles

Knights

The Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against American Prep WV (West Valley City, UT) by a score of 90-50.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
American Prep WV	24	25	21	20	90
MPA	11	11	12	16	50

Final score provided by M. Hymas.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup

Game Stats

American Prep WV (18-19)

Merit Preparatory Academy (18-19)

American Prep WV

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	90	33	70	47	54
1	Wade Hymas (Fr)	17	6	9	67	94
3	Noor Abdirahman (Jr)	3	1	1	100	100
5	F. Gonzalez (Sr)	2	0	1	0	0
10	Kasey Norris (Fr)	4	2	2	100	100
13	Ben Beckstead (Jr)	11	5	18	28	28
14	Elijah Bailey (Sr)	3	0	1	0	0
24	Sam Hatch (Sr)	12	4	12	33	38
32	Josue Alfaro (Jr)	17	6	11	55	68
33	Javier Prieto (Jr)	9	4	9	44	44
34	Memo Chacon (Jr)	10	4	5	80	80
44	Henry Samiu (Jr)	2	1	1	100	100

Merit Preparatory Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	51	16	41	39	43
0	Alex Huhtala (Sr)	16	7	10	70	80
2	Adam Walker (Sr)	6	2	3	67	67
3	Daxton Bunker (Jr)	8	2	4	50	50
5	Sho Omura (Sr)	3	0	0
11	Dylan Edwards (So)	7	3	8	38	44
13	Matt Yates (Fr)	0	0	3	0	0
21	Spencer Yates (Jr)	11	2	10	20	20
23	Jeht Perry (Jr)	0	0	3	0	0

American Prep WV

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	90	9	18	50	15	25	60	24	52	46
1	Wade Hymas (Fr)	17	5	8	63				1	1	100
3	Noor Abdirahman (Jr)	3				1	2	50	1	1	100
5	F. Gonzalez (Sr)	2				2	3	67	0	1	0
10	Kasey Norris (Fr)	4							2	2	100
13	Ben Beckstead (Jr)	11	0	2	0	1	3	33	5	16	31
14	Elijah Bailey (Sr)	3				3	4	75	0	1	0
24	Sam Hatch (Sr)	12	1	3	33	3	4	75	3	9	33
32	Josue Alfaro (Jr)	17	3	5	60	2	2	100	3	6	50
33	Javier Prieto (Jr)	9				1	4	25	4	9	44
34	Memo Chacon (Jr)	10				2	3	67	4	5	80
44	Henry Samiu (Jr)	2							1	1	100

Merit Preparatory Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	51	3	14	21	16	20	80	13	27	48
0	Alex Huhtala (Sr)	16	2	5	40	0	0	0	5	5	100
2	Adam Walker (Sr)	6	0	1	0	2	2	100	2	2	100
3	Daxton Bunker (Jr)	8	0	2	0	4	4	100	2	2	100
5	Sho Omura (Sr)	3	0	0	0	3	4	75	0	0	0
11	Dylan Edwards (So)	7	1	4	25	0	0	0	2	4	50
13	Matt Yates (Fr)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21	Spencer Yates (Jr)	11	0	0	0	7	10	70	2	10	20
23	Jeht Perry (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

American Prep WV

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO
	Team Totals	90	13	25	38	22	26	12
1	Wade Hymas (Fr)	17		2	2		3	1
3	Noor Abdirahman (Jr)	3		1	1	2	2
5	F. Gonzalez (Sr)	2		6	6	5	2	3
10	Kasey Norris (Fr)	4	1	1	2	1		1
13	Ben Beckstead (Jr)	11	3	4	7	2	3	1
14	Elijah Bailey (Sr)	3	1		1
24	Sam Hatch (Sr)	12	1	1	2	3	3	1
32	Josue Alfaro (Jr)	17	1	2	3	6	5
33	Javier Prieto (Jr)	9	6	4	10		1	2
34	Memo Chacon (Jr)	10		3	3	3	5	3
44	Henry Samiu (Jr)	2		1	1		2

Merit Preparatory Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	51	39	16	1	2	17	24
0	Alex Huhtala (Sr)	16	6	6	0	0	2	2
2	Adam Walker (Sr)	6	3	2	0	0	2	1
3	Daxton Bunker (Jr)	8	6	5	0	1	4	5
5	Sho Omura (Sr)	3	2	2	0	0	4	5
11	Dylan Edwards (So)	7	2	0	0	0	4	4
13	Matt Yates (Fr)	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
21	Spencer Yates (Jr)	11	12	0	0	0	0	3
23	Jeht Perry (Jr)	0	7	1	1	1	0	3

American Prep WV

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO
	Team Totals	1.83	2.17
1	Wade Hymas (Fr)		3.00
5	F. Gonzalez (Sr)	1.67	0.67
10	Kasey Norris (Fr)	1.00
13	Ben Beckstead (Jr)	2.00	3.00
24	Sam Hatch (Sr)	3.00	3.00
33	Javier Prieto (Jr)		0.50
34	Memo Chacon (Jr)	1.00	1.67

Merit Preparatory Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	0.94	0.06	0.04	0.08
0	Alex Huhtala (Sr)	3.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
2	Adam Walker (Sr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
3	Daxton Bunker (Jr)	1.25	0.00	0.00	0.20
5	Sho Omura (Sr)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00
23	Jeht Perry (Jr)	1.00	1.00	0.33	0.33

Game Story

Utah High School Basketball - Merit College Preparatory Academy ripped by American Prep WV

January 18, 2019: Springville, UT 84663

In Friday's league match, the visiting American Prep WV Eagles basketball team scored a decisive 90-50 triumph over the Merit College Preparatory Academy Knights.

In their next game, the Eagles meet the Draper APA (Draper, UT) in a 2A Region 17 match, on Wednesday, January 23. American Prep WV will attempt to better on its 11-9 season record. The enter the match with a 11-3 record after their 56-52 league loss to Waterford (Sandy, UT).

With the defeat, Merit College Preparatory Academy moves to 2-13 on the year. The Knights travel to Rockwell (Eagle Mountain, UT) to meet the Marshals in a 2A Region 17 match on Wednesday, January 23. The Marshals enter the match with a record of 6-8. Rockwell lost 72-58 in their recent league match against Rowland Hall-St. Marks (Salt Lake City, UT)

Rankings & Records

American Prep WV (18-19)

National	UT	Class
16,562	124	16

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
13-14	5-5	8-4	2-8	3-2	.481	.500	1,751	1,648

Merit Preparatory Academy (18-19)

National	UT	Class
19,273	135	20

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
2-18	0-10	1-9	1-9	.100	.000	937	1,477

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
American Prep WV	16.7	16.0	15.8	17.3	64.9
Merit Preparatory Academy	8.9	13.9	10.2	16.8	46.9

Head-to-Head

American Prep WV won on 1/18/2019

1/18 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

American Prep WV 24 25 21 20 90
MPA 11 11 12 16 50

The American Prep WV (West Valley City, UT) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) by a score of 90-50.
Box score
American Prep WV won on 2/6/2019

2/6 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

MPA 7 18 14 19 58
American Prep WV 23 28 15 14 80

The Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's away conference game against American Prep WV (West Valley City, UT) by a score of 80-58.
Box score

2/6 @ 6p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
MPA	7	18	14	19	58
American Prep WV	23	28	15	14	80

Team Stat Comparison

American Prep WV		Merit Preparatory Academy
61.1	Points Per Game	46.9
19.1	Rebounds Per Game	27.6
9.2	Assists Per Game	9.8
7.2	Steals Per Game	9.1
0.4	Blocks Per Game	3.6

Team Leaders

American Prep WV		Merit Preparatory Academy	National Avg.
#24 Sam Hatch18.5	Points Per Game	#0 Alex Huhtala16.8	5.0
#33 Javier Prieto5.0	Rebounds Per Game	#21 Spencer Yates6.6	2.6
#13 Ben Beckstead2.1	Assists Per Game	#3 Daxton Bunker3.4	1.0
#13 Ben Beckstead1.3	Steals Per Game	#0 Alex Huhtala2.3	0.8
#13 Ben Beckstead0.2	Blocks Per Game	#21 Spencer Yates0.9	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
American Prep WV	7-8		Merit Preparatory Academy	2-11

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/20/18	American Prep WV	American Leadership Academy	(L) 79-59	12/7/18	American Leadership Academy	Merit Preparatory Academy	(L) 96-59
11/28/18	Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams	American Prep WV	(W) 85-63	12/17/18	Merit Preparatory Academy	Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams	(L) 57-55
12/5/18	Mount Vernon	American Prep WV	(W) 76-49	12/3/18	Mount Vernon	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 65-36
12/12/18	American Prep WV	St. Joseph	(L) 68-66	12/14/18	Merit Preparatory Academy	St. Joseph	(L) 104-44
12/22/18	American Prep WV	St. Joseph	(L) 85-78
12/20/18	Pinnacle	American Prep WV	(W) 81-50	11/30/18	Merit Preparatory Academy	Pinnacle	(W) 58-52
1/4/19	Pinnacle	American Prep WV	(W) 57-40
1/9/19	Rowland Hall	American Prep WV	(L) 72-68	1/16/19	Rowland Hall	Merit Preparatory Academy	(L) 83-47
1/25/19	American Prep WV	Rowland Hall	(L) 60-49	2/1/19	Merit Preparatory Academy	Rowland Hall	(L) 77-29
1/11/19	Rockwell	American Prep WV	(W) 69-66	1/23/19	Merit Preparatory Academy	Rockwell	(L) 65-35
1/30/19	American Prep WV	Rockwell	(L) 70-59	2/8/19	Rockwell	Merit Preparatory Academy	(L) 73-47
1/16/19	American Prep WV	Waterford	(W) 58-50	1/11/19	Merit Preparatory Academy	Waterford	(L) 68-27
2/1/19	Waterford	American Prep WV	(W) 65-54	1/30/19	Waterford	Merit Preparatory Academy	(L) 69-50
1/23/19	Draper APA	American Prep WV	(L) 67-60	1/9/19	Draper APA	Merit Preparatory Academy	(L) 98-67
2/8/19	American Prep WV	Draper APA	(L) 78-55	1/25/19	Merit Preparatory Academy	Draper APA	(L) 101-50

Record Breakdown

American Prep WV (18-19)		Merit Preparatory Academy (18-19)
13-14	Overall	2-18
5-5	League	0-10
7-7	Non-League	2-8
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
7-8	Common Opponent	2-11
8-4	Home	1-9
2-8	Away	1-9
3-2	Neutral	0-0
0-1	Playoff	0-0
13-14	In-State	2-18
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0