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Metro-East LutheranSparta
Knights
44
Bulldogs
75

The Sparta (IL) varsity basketball team won Saturday's home non-conference game against Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville, IL) by a score of 75-44.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Metro-East Lutheran141112744
Sparta2015261475
Final score provided by J. Beckley.
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Game Stats

Metro-East Lutheran (22-23)

Metro-East Lutheran has not entered stats for this game.

Sparta (22-23)

Sparta

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals7330
1Tyler Brown (Sr)31
2Robert Greer (Fr)21
4Damian Lanton (So)31
10James Pillers (Jr)157
14Jake Wesbecher (So)1
22Zach Bodeker (Jr)125
23Brayden Henry (Sr)72
30Ethan Willis (Sr)3013
Sparta

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals739466721
1Tyler Brown (Sr)31
2Robert Greer (Fr)21
4Damian Lanton (So)31
10James Pillers (Jr)1512507
14Jake Wesbecher (So)11250
22Zach Bodeker (Jr)1223
23Brayden Henry (Sr)71221001
30Ethan Willis (Sr)3049
Sparta

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals731415291811
1Tyler Brown (Sr)32221
2Robert Greer (Fr)2222
4Damian Lanton (So)3
10James Pillers (Jr)154423
11Jack Loesing (Jr)11
14Jake Wesbecher (So)111
20Lucas Dotson (Jr)1
22Zach Bodeker (Jr)121232
23Brayden Henry (Sr)732524
30Ethan Willis (Sr)30381173

Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Metro-East Lutheran trounced by Sparta

February 4, 2023: Sparta, IL 62286

The Sparta Bulldogs routed the visiting Metro-East Lutheran Knights basketball team by a final score of 75-44 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Bulldogs face the Dupo Tigers (Dupo, IL) in a non-league game, on Monday, February 6. Sparta will attempt to move on its 20-6 season record. The Tigers enter the game with a 3-10 record after their 66-25 league loss to New Athens (New Athens, IL).

With the defeat, Metro-East Lutheran moves to 4-18 on the year. The Knights travel to Christ Our Rock Lutheran (Centralia, IL) to face the Silver Stallions in a Midland Trail game on Tuesday, February 7. The Silver Stallions enter the game with a record of 24-1. Christ Our Rock Lutheran won 88-52 in their recent league game against Grayville (Grayville, IL)

Rankings & Records

Metro-East Lutheran (22-23)

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

Sparta (22-23)

ILClass
21754
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
23-94-69-25-59-2.719.4002,0261,635

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Metro-East Lutheran		10.710.312.412.1-44.5
Sparta		13.815.417.615.913.063.3

Team Stat Comparison

Metro-East LutheranSparta
15.8Points Per Game62.4
-Rebounds Per Game27.9
-Assists Per Game12.6
-Steals Per Game10.8
-Blocks Per Game3.6

Team Leaders

Metro-East LutheranSpartaNational Avg.
#11 Thijson Heard10.0Points Per Game#30 Ethan Willis18.74.9
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Rebounds Per Game#30 Ethan Willis10.72.6
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Assists Per Game#30 Ethan Willis5.51.0
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Steals Per Game#30 Ethan Willis3.90.8
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Blocks Per Game#30 Ethan Willis2.80.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Metro-East Lutheran0-1Sparta0-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/27/22WesclinMetro-East Lutheran(L) 66-4612/13/22SpartaWesclin(L) 61-57
1/13/23WesclinSparta(L) 54-50

Record Breakdown

Metro-East Lutheran (22-23)

Sparta (22-23)
5-22
Overall
23-9
2-8
League
4-6
1-8
Non-League
10-0
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
0-1
Common Opponent
0-2
2-10
Home
9-2
1-8
Away
5-5
2-4
Neutral
9-2
0-1
Playoff
0-1
3-19
In-State
23-9
2-3
Out-of-State
0-0