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Portage Merrillville

Indians

Pirates

The Merrillville (IN) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Portage (IN) by a score of 57-12.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Portage	-	-	-	-	12
Merrillville	-	-	-	-	57

Final score provided by S. Pressley.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Merrillville (24-25)

Portage

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	12	3	35	9	10
0	Peyton Wilson (Jr)	2	1	7	14	14
1	Olivia Gonzalez (Fr)	1	0	3	0	0
2	Mariah Collins (Jr)	2	0	5	0	0
3	Kylie Byrd (Sr)	1	0	4	0	0
5	Kelis Scott (So)	3	1	8	13	13
10	Sarie Bond (Sr)	0	0	2	0	0
15	Amiya Magallan (So)	0	0	3	0	0
20	Abby Nelson (Sr)	3	1	2	50	75
23	Kamryn Lockett (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0

Merrillville

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	57	23	44	52	56
10	Malika Jenkins (So)	10	3	6	50	67
11	Paityn Dilosa (So)	6	3	4	75	75
14	V. Mcspadden (Sr)	8	3	7	43	43
20	M. Williams (Jr)	7	3	7	43	43
22	Jordyn Fort (Fr)	2	1	1	100	100
23	Nyesha Davis (Sr)	9	3	3	100	100
24	Destine Ware (Jr)	0	0	3	0	0
30	Kylie Wells (Sr)	9	4	7	57	64
32	Erin Mukes (Jr)	6	3	5	60	60
42	Alani Roche' (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0

Portage

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	12	1	21	5	5	12	42	2	14	14
0	Peyton Wilson (Jr)	2	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	4	25
1	Olivia Gonzalez (Fr)	1	0	2	0	1	2	50	0	1	0
2	Mariah Collins (Jr)	2	0	3	0	2	4	50	0	2	0
3	Kylie Byrd (Sr)	1	0	4	0	1	2	50	0	0	0
5	Kelis Scott (So)	3	0	4	0	1	2	50	1	4	25
10	Sarie Bond (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	Amiya Magallan (So)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
20	Abby Nelson (Sr)	3	1	2	50	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Kamryn Lockett (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Merrillville

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	57	3	9	33	8	14	57	20	35	57
10	Malika Jenkins (So)	10	2	3	67	2	2	100	1	3	33
11	Paityn Dilosa (So)	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	75
14	V. Mcspadden (Sr)	8	0	2	0	2	4	50	3	5	60
20	M. Williams (Jr)	7	0	1	0	1	4	25	3	6	50
22	Jordyn Fort (Fr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
23	Nyesha Davis (Sr)	9	0	0	0	3	3	100	3	3	100
24	Destine Ware (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
30	Kylie Wells (Sr)	9	1	2	50	0	1	0	3	5	60
32	Erin Mukes (Jr)	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	60
42	Alani Roche' (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Portage

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	12	4	15	19	2	7	4	24	11
0	Peyton Wilson (Jr)	2	2	3	5	1	2	0	4	1
1	Olivia Gonzalez (Fr)	1	0	4	4	0	0	0	4	0
2	Mariah Collins (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2
3	Kylie Byrd (Sr)	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	3
5	Kelis Scott (So)	3	1	3	4	0	0	1	0	1
10	Sarie Bond (Sr)	0	0	2	2	0	1	2	6	2
15	Amiya Magallan (So)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
20	Abby Nelson (Sr)	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	2
23	Kamryn Lockett (Jr)	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	3	0

Merrillville

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	57	7	26	33	16	14	2	13	9
10	Malika Jenkins (So)	10	1	3	4	5	1	1	3	0
11	Paityn Dilosa (So)	6	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	2
14	V. Mcspadden (Sr)	8	0	1	1	2	4	0	1	2
20	M. Williams (Jr)	7	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	0
22	Jordyn Fort (Fr)	2	0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0
23	Nyesha Davis (Sr)	9	1	7	8	1	0	0	0	1
24	Destine Ware (Jr)	0	1	3	4	2	0	0	2	0
30	Kylie Wells (Sr)	9	1	2	3	3	1	0	2	1
32	Erin Mukes (Jr)	6	2	2	4	1	2	0	0	0
40	Raniyah Kennedy (Jr)	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	3
42	Alani Roche' (Sr)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0

Portage

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.08	0.29	0.64	0.36	6
0	Peyton Wilson (Jr)	0.25	0.50	2.00	0.00	2
2	Mariah Collins (Jr)	0.00	2.00	1.00	0.50	1
3	Kylie Byrd (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
5	Kelis Scott (So)	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1
10	Sarie Bond (Sr)	0.00	0.17	0.50	1.00	1
20	Abby Nelson (Sr)	0.00	1.00	0.50	0.00	0
23	Kamryn Lockett (Jr)	0.33	0.33	1.00	0.00	0

Merrillville

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	1.23	1.08	1.56	0.22	15
10	Malika Jenkins (So)	1.67	0.33	1.00	1.00	1
11	Paityn Dilosa (So)	1.00	2.00	1.00	0.00	3
14	V. Mcspadden (Sr)	2.00	4.00	2.00	0.00	3
20	M. Williams (Jr)	1.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	1
22	Jordyn Fort (Fr)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	2
23	Nyesha Davis (Sr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
24	Destine Ware (Jr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
30	Kylie Wells (Sr)	1.50	0.50	1.00	0.00	1
32	Erin Mukes (Jr)	1.00	2.00	2.00	0.00	0
40	Raniyah Kennedy (Jr)	0.00	1.00	0.33	0.00	2

Portage's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Merrillville's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Game Story

Indiana High School Basketball - Merrillville crushes Portage

January 24, 2025: Merrillville, IN 46410

The Merrillville Pirates (Merrillville, IN) basketball crushed the visiting Portage Indians (Portage, IN), 57-12 in Friday's league bout.

The Pirates now possess a 13-6 record. They play next when they host Lowell for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 28. Merrillville will play a Red Devils team coming off a 53-28 non-league win over La Porte (La Porte, IN). The Red Devils record now stands at 14-7.

With the loss, Portage falls to 8-11 on the campaign. The Indians host Griffith (Griffith, IN) to play the Panthers in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 25. The Panthers go into the bout with a record of 9-10. Griffith lost 43-36 in their recent non-league bout against Hanover Central (Cedar Lake, IN)

Portage @ Merrillville Basketball Game Info

Fri., Jan. 24, 2025 @ 7p

Game 2 of Boy/Girl Doubleheader

The Merrillville (IN) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Portage (IN) by a score of 57-12.

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Rankings & Records

Portage (24-25)

IN	Class
228	66

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
10-13	2-5	5-5	4-7	1-1	.435	.286	731	1,015

Merrillville (24-25)

IN	Class
65	36

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
15-7	5-2	8-4	7-2	0-1	.682	.714	1,177	1,012

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Portage	6.2	6.1	5.1	8.0	6.0	31.8
Merrillville	14.9	15.3	15.0	11.1	-	53.5

Team Stat Comparison

Portage		Merrillville
31.8	Points Per Game	53.3
26.9	Rebounds Per Game	28.4
6.9	Assists Per Game	9.3
11.0	Steals Per Game	11.3
1.6	Blocks Per Game	1.0

Team Leaders

Portage		Merrillville	National Avg.
#3 Kylie Byrd6.5	Points Per Game	#30 Kylie Wells16.5	4.1
#3 Kylie Byrd5.1	Rebounds Per Game	#30 Kylie Wells5.9	2.8
#0 Peyton Wilson1.7	Assists Per Game	#10 Malika Jenkins3.2	0.9
#3 Kylie Byrd2.0	Steals Per Game	#14 Vivian Mcspadden2.1	1.1
#42 Presley Wellestat0.4	Blocks Per Game	#23 Nyesha Davis0.2	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Portage	3-7		Merrillville	7-3

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/12/24	Portage	Andrean	(L) 49-27	11/7/24	Merrillville	Andrean	(W) 54-30
11/27/24	Portage	Michigan City	(W) 41-31	12/20/24	Merrillville	Michigan City	(W) 57-47
12/6/24	Portage	Crown Point	(L) 52-20	1/18/25	Crown Point	Merrillville	(W) 54-43
12/13/24	Chesterton	Portage	(L) 52-19	1/10/25	Merrillville	Chesterton	(W) 51-40
				2/7/25	Merrillville	Chesterton	(L) 58-54
12/20/24	La Porte	Portage	(W) 38-35	12/13/24	Merrillville	La Porte	(W) 65-39
12/27/24	Portage	New Prairie	(W) 53-36	12/10/24	New Prairie	Merrillville	(W) 68-28
1/9/25	Valparaiso	Portage	(L) 74-21	11/27/24	Valparaiso	Merrillville	(L) 65-51
2/7/25	Valparaiso	Portage	(L) 62-22
1/16/25	Portage	Lake Central	(L) 59-5	12/6/24	Lake Central	Merrillville	(L) 49-38
1/30/25	Portage	Kankakee Valley	(L) 55-32	11/12/24	Merrillville	Kankakee Valley	(W) 51-43

Record Breakdown

Portage (24-25)		Merrillville (24-25)
10-13	Overall	15-7
2-5	League	5-2
6-7	Non-League	10-4
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
3-7	Common Opponent	7-3
5-5	Home	8-4
4-7	Away	7-2
1-1	Neutral	0-1
0-1	Playoff	0-1
10-13	In-State	15-7
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0