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ValparaisoMerrillville
Vikings
48
Pirates
62

The Merrillville (IN) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Valparaiso (IN) by a score of 62-48.

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Valparaiso----48
Merrillville----62
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Game Story

Indiana High School Basketball - Valparaiso succumbs to Merrillville

January 4, 2011: Merrillville, IN 46410

The Merrillville Pirates topped the visiting Valparaiso Vikings basketball team by a final score of 62-48 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Pirates face the Portage Indians (Portage, IN) in a Duneland game, on Friday, January 7. Merrillville will attempt to move on its 9-0 season record. The Indians enter the game with a 4-6 record after their 74-40 league loss to Crown Point (Crown Point, IN).

With the defeat, Valparaiso moves to 7-3 on the year. The Vikings host Michigan City (Michigan City, IN) to face the Wolves in a Duneland game on Friday, January 7. The Wolves enter the game with a record of 4-4. Michigan City lost 55-50 in their recent league contest against Lake Central (St. John, IN)

Rankings & Records

Valparaiso (10-11)

NationalINClass
8002421
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
16-99-57-24-65-1.640.6431,3071,094

Merrillville (10-11)

NationalINClass
3621311
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
22-214-011-18-03-1.9171.0001,6991,215

Team Scoring Averages

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Valparaiso		----52.3
Merrillville		----70.8

Head-to-Head

  • Merrillville won on 1/4/2011
    1/4Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Valparaiso----48
    Merrillville----62

    The Valparaiso (IN) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 62-48.

    Box score
  • Merrillville won on 2/18/2011
    2/18Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Merrillville----62
    Valparaiso----55

    The Merrillville (IN) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Valparaiso (IN) by a score of 62-55.

    Box score
  • Valparaiso won on 3/5/2011
    3/5 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Valparaiso----50
    Merrillville----43

    The Valparaiso (IN) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral playoff game against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 50-43.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Valparaiso12-5Merrillville16-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/27/10ValparaisoHobart(W) 75-342/19/11HobartMerrillville(W) 95-45
12/3/10ValparaisoLake Central(L) 46-4112/17/10Lake CentralMerrillville(W) 82-58
2/10/11Lake CentralValparaiso(W) 48-341/22/11MerrillvilleLake Central(W) 68-56
12/10/10ValparaisoPortage(W) 53-321/7/11MerrillvillePortage(W) 84-43
1/14/11PortageValparaiso(W) 72-462/25/11PortageMerrillville(W) 97-46
3/1/11MerrillvillePortage(W) 63-33
12/14/10Crown PointValparaiso(W) 48-3212/28/10MerrillvilleCrown Point(W) 66-59
1/28/11ValparaisoCrown Point(L) 66-562/4/11Crown PointMerrillville(W) 58-54
3/4/11ValparaisoCrown Point(W) 61-45
12/17/10La PorteValparaiso(W) 57-4412/10/10MerrillvilleLa Porte(W) 50-43
1/21/11ValparaisoLa Porte(W) 61-411/14/11La PorteMerrillville(W) 59-33
12/28/10ValparaisoChesterton(W) 55-4312/4/10ChestertonMerrillville(W) 80-54
2/4/11ChestertonValparaiso(W) 53-372/10/11MerrillvilleChesterton(W) 100-52
3/2/11ValparaisoChesterton(W) 52-33
1/7/11Michigan CityValparaiso(W) 43-3012/14/10MerrillvilleMichigan City(W) 53-46
2/25/11ValparaisoMichigan City(L) 55-541/28/11Michigan CityMerrillville(W) 57-46
3/4/11Michigan CityMerrillville(W) 70-51
3/4/11MerrillvilleMichigan City(W) 70-51
1/29/11ValparaisoMunster(L) 48-252/5/11MunsterMerrillville(L) 75-64
3/12/11MunsterValparaiso(L) 40-38

Record Breakdown

Valparaiso (10-11)

Merrillville (10-11)
16-9
Overall
22-2
9-5
League
14-0
3-3
Non-League
5-1
1-2
Head to Head
2-1
12-5
Common Opponent
16-1
7-2
Home
11-1
4-6
Away
8-0
5-1
Neutral
3-1
4-1
Playoff
3-1
16-9
In-State
22-2
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0