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The Sesser-Valier (Sesser, IL) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's home tournament game against Meridian (Mounds, IL) by a score of 82-53.

Game Details: Benton Invitational Tournament

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Meridian----82
Sesser-Valier----53
Final score provided by s. mitchell.
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Game Stats

Meridian

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals82
2Shamar Easley (So)2
4Rahhem Glover (Sr)2
5Tristen Mackins (Sr)12
10Joshua Everage (Sr)4
12D'mari Jackson (Sr)8
22Cole Kaufman (Jr)2
24R. Gatewood Jr. (Sr)45
34Paul Bone (Sr)7
Meridian

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals82
2Shamar Easley (So)2
4Rahhem Glover (Sr)2
5Tristen Mackins (Sr)12
10Joshua Everage (Sr)4
12D'mari Jackson (Sr)8
22Cole Kaufman (Jr)2
24R. Gatewood Jr. (Sr)45
34Paul Bone (Sr)7
Sesser-Valier has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Meridian routs Sesser-Valier

January 18, 2023: Sesser, IL 62884

In Wednesday's non-league outing, the Meridian Bobcats (Mounds, IL) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Sesser-Valier Red Devils (Sesser, IL), by a count of 82-53.

The Bobcats (13-6) will now prepare for their outing against Vandalia (Vandalia, IL). The Vandals go into the non-league outing with a 10-9 record. In their last outing, Vandalia was crushed by Benton (Benton, IL), 77-50, in a non-league outing.

The Red Devils now hold a 3-10 record. They play next when they travel to Pinckneyville for a non-league outing on Friday, January 20. Sesser-Valier will clash with a Panthers squad coming off a 54-27 non-league win over Hamilton County (McLeansboro, IL). The Panthers record now stands at 17-3.

Rankings & Records

Meridian (22-23)

ILClass
29845
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
24-138-011-35-18-9.6491.0002,6412,301

Sesser-Valier (22-23)

ILClass
510101
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
11-195-88-83-70-4.367.3851,4391,662

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Meridian
19.819.820.915.471.4
Sesser-Valier
10.910.112.811.448.0

Team Stat Comparison

MeridianSesser-Valier
71.8Points Per Game-
4.6Rebounds Per Game-
1.1Assists Per Game-
2.0Steals Per Game-
0.2Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

MeridianSesser-ValierNational Avg.
#24 Roderic Gatewood Jr.27.6Points Per Game
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4.9
#51 Calvin Nelson3.0Rebounds Per Game
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2.6
#51 Calvin Nelson1.0Assists Per Game
-
1.0
#51 Calvin Nelson1.0Steals Per Game
-
0.8
#4 Rahhem Glover0.1Blocks Per Game
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0.3

Record Breakdown

Meridian (22-23)

Sesser-Valier (22-23)

24-13
Overall
11-19
8-0
League
5-8
6-4
Non-League
4-4
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
6-6
Common Opponent
3-10
11-3
Home
8-8
5-1
Away
3-7
8-9
Neutral
0-4
5-1
Playoff
2-1
23-11
In-State
11-19
1-2
Out-of-State
0-0