High school basketball: Tyler Mallory of Alabama, Ari Long of California headline Stat Freaks

Pair of 60-point games headline this week's stat sheet stuffers.

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Feb 8, 2023, 8:30am
Tyler Mallory of Greenville (Ala.) is this week's Stat Freak after dropping a career-high 63 points in a 92-89 win over Montgomery Catholic (Montgomery) on Jan. 31.

According to statistics submitted to MaxPreps, Mallory is the No. 16 scorer in the nation at 34.3 points per game. The 5-foot-7 senior has more than 1,000 points this season and 2,000 in his career.
Ari Long of Valley View (Moreno Valley, Calif.) is the girls Stat Freak after scoring 61 points in a 87-39 win over Lakeside (Lake Elsinore) on Jan. 31.

On Feb. 2 Long had a triple-double after finishing with 54 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists in a 94-84 win over Rancho Christian (Temecula, Calif.)

Long's week put her over the 3,000-point threshold for her career.

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Stat Freaks of the Week

Boys

1. Tyler Mallory, Sr., Greenville (Ala.)
Jan. 31: 63 points in 92-89 win over Montgomery Catholic (Montgomery)

2. Clay Scofield , Jr., Lighthouse Baptist Academy (Theodore, Ala.)
Feb. 2: 58 points, 22 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 blocks in 71-64 win over Central Christian (Robertsdale)

3. Carson Bartholomay, Sr., Enderlin (Enderlin, N.D.)
Feb. 3: 52 points, 20 rebounds in 73-69 win over New Rockford-Sheyenne (New Rockford)

4. Twajae Kimble, Jr., Academy with Community Partners (Mesa, Ariz.)
Feb. 3: 44 points, 18 rebounds, 10 assists in 79-62 win over Berean Academy (Sierra Vista)

5. Grayson Rigdon, So., Benjamin (Benjamin, Texas)
Feb. 2: 55 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 steals in 73-58 win over Munday

Girls

Jan. 31: 61 points in 87-39 win over Lakeside (Lake Elsinore).
Feb. 2: 54 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists in 94-84 win over Rancho Christian (Temecula)

2. Juju Watkins, Sr., Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Jan. 31: 60 points, 21 rebounds, 5 steals in 88-39 win over Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)

3. Mahalah Stewart, Sr., Blue Ridge Early College (Cashiers, N.C.)
Feb. 3: 43 points, 12 rebounds, 19 assists, 6 steals in 100-49 win over Nantahala (Topton)

4. Reilly Clark, Sr., Catalina Foothills (Tucson, Ariz.)
Feb. 3: 30 points, 23 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals, 7 blocks in 65-40 win over Cholla (Tucson)

5. Megan Johnson, So., Eureka (Nev.)
Feb. 3: 25 points, 25 rebounds, 3 steals, 7 blocks in 32-24 win over McDermitt

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