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String TheoryCentral
62
Lancers
64

The Central (Philadelphia, PA) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against String Theory (Philadelphia, PA) in overtime by a score of 64-62.

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
String Theory11181512662
Central1717913864
Final score provided by J. Crawford.
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Game Stats

String Theory (22-23)

Central (22-23)

String Theory

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals6217
3Luca Varallo (So)51
4Javon Nelson (Sr)113
5Jajuan Nelson (Sr)193
11J. Robertson (Jr)1
13Chris Valerio (Sr)145
21Zaire Desesso (Sr)1
30Jason Pezzetti (Jr)94
31Dawud Jones (Jr)21
Central

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals6419335870
1Spencer Rosman (Sr)211100100
2S. Morris-Louis (Sr)13485050
3Tyriq Taylor (So)211100100
4Y. Knight-Parker (Fr)176125067
10Jude Rowland (Sr)18586381
12Salim Kelly (So)9236783
15Malachi Brown (Jr)3
String Theory

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals6242413
3Luca Varallo (So)512
4Javon Nelson (Sr)1153
5Jajuan Nelson (Sr)192111
11J. Robertson (Jr)11
13Chris Valerio (Sr)1445
21Zaire Desesso (Sr)11
30Jason Pezzetti (Jr)913
31Dawud Jones (Jr)21
Central

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals6481747152171111669
1Spencer Rosman (Sr)211100
2S. Morris-Louis (Sr)1357714850
3Tyriq Taylor (So)211100
4Y. Knight-Parker (Fr)174944111002367
10Jude Rowland (Sr)18356057712367
12Salim Kelly (So)9133346671
15Malachi Brown (Jr)3
String Theory

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals62421437
3Luca Varallo (So)511
4Javon Nelson (Sr)1123
5Jajuan Nelson (Sr)1962
11J. Robertson (Jr)13221
13Chris Valerio (Sr)1412212
21Zaire Desesso (Sr)12
30Jason Pezzetti (Jr)91422
31Dawud Jones (Jr)212
32Nahshon Devose (Sr)12
Central

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals64
1Spencer Rosman (Sr)2
2S. Morris-Louis (Sr)13
3Tyriq Taylor (So)2
4Y. Knight-Parker (Fr)17
10Jude Rowland (Sr)18
12Salim Kelly (So)9
15Malachi Brown (Jr)3

Game Story

Pennsylvania High School Basketball - String Theory can't hold off Central

January 20, 2023: Philadelphia, PA 19141

The String Theory basketball team (Philadelphia, PA), was nudged 64-62 in Friday's league battle with the host Central Lancers (Philadelphia, PA)

The Lancers now sport a 9-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Wissahickon for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 21. Central will battle a Trojans team coming off a 66-54 league win over Springfield Township (Erdenheim, PA). The Trojans record now stands at 7-8.

The (6-9) will now prepare for their battle against Masterman (Philadelphia, PA). The come into the non-league battle with a 3-11 record.

Players of the Game

String Theory (22-23)

Congratulations to #13 Chris Valerio for being selected the String Theory Basketball Player of the Game.

Central (22-23)

Congratulations to #10 Jude Rowland for being selected the Central Basketball Player of the Game.

Rankings & Records

String Theory (22-23)

PAClass
43963
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
10-144-74-45-91-1.417.3641,2931,321

Central (22-23)

PAClass
27176
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
16-128-39-35-72-2.571.7271,5371,520

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
String Theory		12.813.515.514.66.053.9
Central		13.715.012.016.18.054.9

Team Stat Comparison

String TheoryCentral
45.9Points Per Game54.8
24.1Rebounds Per Game10.2
8.6Assists Per Game2.4
7.0Steals Per Game2.1
4.5Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

String TheoryCentralNational Avg.
#5 Jajuan Nelson15.2Points Per Game#2 Sizwe Morris-Louis12.54.9
#5 Jajuan Nelson8.8Rebounds Per Game#0 Jasir Dollard1.42.6
#4 Javon Nelson2.7Assists Per Game#0 Jasir Dollard1.31.0
#4 Javon Nelson2.6Steals Per Game#0 Jasir Dollard0.90.8
#5 Jajuan Nelson2.8Blocks Per Game
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0.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
String Theory5-7Central9-3
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/13/22Academy at PalumboString Theory(L) 69-601/12/23Academy at PalumboCentral(W) 57-56
12/15/22George WashingtonString Theory(W) 65-491/24/23George WashingtonCentral(W) 54-35
12/20/22NortheastString Theory(L) 51-4612/8/22CentralNortheast(W) 52-30
1/3/23String TheoryPaul Robeson(L) 64-561/31/23Paul RobesonCentral(W) 78-61
1/5/23String TheoryFrankford(L) 57-5412/20/22CentralFrankford(L) 66-53
1/10/23String TheoryHigh School of the Future(W) 65-4512/6/22CentralHigh School of the Future(W) 61-38
1/12/23South PhiladelphiaString Theory(W) 75-461/10/23CentralSouth Philadelphia(W) 69-43
1/19/23Boys' Latin CharterString Theory(L) 58-5412/15/22CentralBoys' Latin Charter(L) 54-51
2/9/23String TheoryBoys' Latin Charter(L) 54-48
1/26/23String TheoryMartin Luther King(W) 61-491/5/23Martin Luther KingCentral(W) 44-35
1/31/23Carver High School of Engineering & ScienceString Theory(L) 65-391/19/23CentralCarver High School of Engineering & Science(L) 60-46
2/23/23String TheoryVaux Big Picture(W) 68-6612/14/22Vaux Big PictureCentral(W) 52-42
2/9/23Vaux Big PictureCentral(W) 48-44

Record Breakdown

String Theory (22-23)

Central (22-23)
10-14
Overall
16-12
4-7
League
8-3
2-5
Non-League
6-5
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
5-7
Common Opponent
9-3
4-4
Home
9-3
5-9
Away
5-7
1-1
Neutral
2-2
2-2
Playoff
1-3
8-14
In-State
16-12
2-0
Out-of-State
0-0