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Marian Catholic Nazareth Academy

Spartans

Roadrunners

The Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, IL) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights, IL) by a score of 63-51.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Marian Catholic	16	20	15	12	63
Nazareth Academy	10	7	16	18	51

Final score provided by B. Scartozzi.

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Game Stats

Marian Catholic (23-24)

Marian Catholic has not entered stats for this game.

Nazareth Academy (23-24)

Nazareth Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	51	17	42	40	48
3	Omar Kaakaji (Sr)	11	3	4	75	113
5	Ryan Lewis (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
11	Ryan Spain (Sr)	1	0	0
12	Rasim Johnson (Jr)	2	1	1	100	100
13	J. Hutchens (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0
14	M. Callahan (Jr)	2	1	6	17	17
21	Talen Pearson (Sr)	21	7	14	50	54
25	M. Petersen (Jr)	6	2	8	25	38
40	Eddie Austin (So)	8	3	7	43	43

Nazareth Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	51	6	14	43	11	17	65	11	28	39
3	Omar Kaakaji (Sr)	11	3	4	75	2	2	100	0	0	0
5	Ryan Lewis (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	Declan Norris (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
11	Ryan Spain (Sr)	1	0	0	0	1	1	100	0	0	0
12	Rasim Johnson (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
13	J. Hutchens (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	M. Callahan (Jr)	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	20
21	Talen Pearson (Sr)	21	1	4	25	6	9	67	6	10	60
25	M. Petersen (Jr)	6	2	5	40	0	0	0	0	3	0
40	Eddie Austin (So)	8	0	0	0	2	3	67	3	7	43

Nazareth Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	51	3	17	20	13	1	2	13	15
3	Omar Kaakaji (Sr)	11	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	2
5	Ryan Lewis (Sr)	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2
11	Ryan Spain (Sr)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Rasim Johnson (Jr)	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0
13	J. Hutchens (Jr)	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1
14	M. Callahan (Jr)	2	0	1	1	2	0	2	4	5
21	Talen Pearson (Sr)	21	0	6	6	3	1	0	4	3
25	M. Petersen (Jr)	6	0	2	2	1	0	0	2	0
40	Eddie Austin (So)	8	3	3	6	0	0	0	2	2

Nazareth Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	1.00	0.08	0.07	0.13	1	8
3	Omar Kaakaji (Sr)	3.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	1
5	Ryan Lewis (Sr)	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	1
12	Rasim Johnson (Jr)	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0
13	J. Hutchens (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1	0
14	M. Callahan (Jr)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.40	0	2
21	Talen Pearson (Sr)	0.75	0.25	0.33	0.00	0	2
25	M. Petersen (Jr)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0
40	Eddie Austin (So)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	2

Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Marian Catholic fells Nazareth Academy

February 1, 2024: LaGrange Park, IL 60526

Marian Catholic Spartans (Chicago Heights, IL) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Nazareth Academy Roadrunners (LaGrange Park, IL), 63-51 in a league bout.

With the win, Marian Catholic upgrades its record to 18-8 on the season. The Spartans travel to Benet Academy (Lisle, IL) to clash with the Redwings in a East Suburban Catholic bout on Sunday, February 4. The Redwings go into the bout with a record of 20-4. Benet Academy lost 65-64 in their recent league bout against Marist (Chicago, IL)

Next up, the Roadrunners clash with the Carmel Corsairs (Mundelein, IL) in a East Suburban Catholic bout, on Friday, February 2. Nazareth Academy will attempt to upgrade on its 8-15 season record. The Corsairs go into the bout with a 9-17 record after their 68-49 non-league loss to Glenbrook North (Northbrook, IL).

Players of the Game

Marian Catholic (23-24)

Marian Catholic has not selected any Players of the Game.

Nazareth Academy (23-24)

Congratulations to #21 Talen Pearson for being selected the Nazareth Academy Basketball Player of the Game.

Rankings & Records

Marian Catholic (23-24)

IL	Class
45	15

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
22-11	12-4	9-4	8-3	5-4	.667	.750	2,028	1,787

Nazareth Academy (23-24)

IL	Class
312	83

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
8-21	3-13	4-6	1-12	3-3	.276	.188	1,451	1,645

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Marian Catholic	15.1	12.7	15.8	14.1	61.5
Nazareth Academy	10.3	14.2	11.0	13.5	50.0

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Head-to-Head

Marian Catholic won on 2/1/2024

2/1 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Marian Catholic 16 20 15 12 63
Nazareth Academy 10 7 16 18 51

The Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights, IL) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away conference game against Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, IL) by a score of 63-51.
Box score
Marian Catholic won on 2/13/2024

2/13 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Nazareth Academy 5 15 9 14 43
Marian Catholic 11 13 21 18 63

The Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, IL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights, IL) by a score of 63-43.
Box score

2/13 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Nazareth Academy	5	15	9	14	43
Marian Catholic	11	13	21	18	63

Team Stat Comparison

Marian Catholic		Nazareth Academy
-	Points Per Game	50.2
-	Rebounds Per Game	24.0
-	Assists Per Game	11.6
-	Steals Per Game	4.1
-	Blocks Per Game	1.7

Team Leaders

Marian Catholic		Nazareth Academy	National Avg.
-	Points Per Game	#21 Talen Pearson12.1	4.9
-	Rebounds Per Game	#14 Matthew Callahan4.9	2.6
-	Assists Per Game	#21 Talen Pearson3.5	1.0
-	Steals Per Game	#14 Matthew Callahan1.3	0.8
-	Blocks Per Game	#21 Talen Pearson0.5	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Marian Catholic	11-4		Nazareth Academy	3-12

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/1/23	Carmel	Marian Catholic	(W) 69-59	12/15/23	Carmel	Nazareth Academy	(W) 50-46
1/19/24	Marian Catholic	Carmel	(W) 71-61	2/2/24	Nazareth Academy	Carmel	(L) 60-36
12/5/23	Marian Catholic	St. Patrick	(L) 58-57	1/5/24	Nazareth Academy	St. Patrick	(L) 81-64
1/23/24	St. Patrick	Marian Catholic	(W) 52-46	2/6/24	St. Patrick	Nazareth Academy	(L) 69-62
12/8/23	Marian Catholic	Marist	(W) 71-60	1/9/24	Marist	Nazareth Academy	(L) 54-45
1/26/24	Marist	Marian Catholic	(L) 63-48	2/9/24	Nazareth Academy	Marist	(L) 66-60
12/12/23	Saint Viator	Marian Catholic	(W) 51-40	12/1/23	Nazareth Academy	Saint Viator	(L) 46-33
1/30/24	Marian Catholic	Saint Viator	(W) 78-47	1/19/24	Saint Viator	Nazareth Academy	(W) 57-53
1/5/24	Niles Notre Dame	Marian Catholic	(L) 53-47	12/8/23	Nazareth Academy	Niles Notre Dame	(L) 57-45
2/6/24	Marian Catholic	Niles Notre Dame	(W) 50-43	1/26/24	Niles Notre Dame	Nazareth Academy	(L) 45-44
1/6/24	Marian Catholic	Joliet Catholic	(W) 73-59	12/12/23	Nazareth Academy	Joliet Catholic	(L) 61-55
1/24/24	Joliet Catholic	Marian Catholic	(W) 69-56	1/30/24	Joliet Catholic	Nazareth Academy	(W) 51-48
2/4/24	Marian Catholic	Benet Academy	(W) 67-60	11/28/23	Benet Academy	Nazareth Academy	(L) 59-24
2/10/24	Benet Academy	Marian Catholic	(L) 52-45	2/12/24	Nazareth Academy	Benet Academy	(L) 59-24
2/23/24	Lemont	Marian Catholic	(W) 57-38	12/27/23	Nazareth Academy	Lemont	(L) 56-55

Record Breakdown

Marian Catholic (23-24)		Nazareth Academy (23-24)
22-11	Overall	8-21
12-4	League	3-13
1-3	Non-League	1-3
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
11-4	Common Opponent	3-12
9-4	Home	4-6
8-3	Away	1-12
5-4	Neutral	3-3
2-1	Playoff	0-1
22-11	In-State	8-21
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0