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The Wardlaw Academy (Johnston, SC) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against King Academy (Batesburg, SC) by a score of 55-38.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
King Academy	11	5	13	9	38
Wardlaw Academy	11	17	12	15	55

Final score provided by A. Spurlock.

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Game Stats

King Academy (24-25)

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Wardlaw Academy (24-25)

Wardlaw Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	143	55	22	58	38	45
2	Colt Bailey (Sr)	27	24	11	23	48	50
3	Noah Harper (Sr)	27	18	6	17	35	50
4	C. Holsonback (Sr)	4	3	1	4	25	38
5	Jake Winn (So)	11	1	0	3	0	0
10	Micheal Martin (Sr)	9	0	0	0
11	Resse Harper (So)	22	3	1	6	17	25
12	Jackson Smoak (Sr)	17	4	2	3	67	67
15	Josh Bussey (Sr)	20	0	0	1	0	0
24	Cooper Davis (So)	6	2	1	1	100	100

Wardlaw Academy

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	143	55	8	32	25	3	5	60	14	26	54
2	Colt Bailey (Sr)	27	24	1	7	14	1	1	100	10	16	63
3	Noah Harper (Sr)	27	18	5	13	38	1	2	50	1	4	25
4	C. Holsonback (Sr)	4	3	1	3	33	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	Jake Winn (So)	11	1	0	3	0	1	2	50	0	0	0
10	Micheal Martin (Sr)	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Resse Harper (So)	22	3	1	6	17	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Jackson Smoak (Sr)	17	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	67
15	Josh Bussey (Sr)	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	Cooper Davis (So)	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100

Wardlaw Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	143	55	7	20	27	9	12	4	8	10
2	Colt Bailey (Sr)	27	24	0	2	2	4	5	1	4	2
3	Noah Harper (Sr)	27	18	0	2	2	1	2	0	1	2
4	C. Holsonback (Sr)	4	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
5	Jake Winn (So)	11	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
10	Micheal Martin (Sr)	9	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
11	Resse Harper (So)	22	3	0	2	2	4	2	0	0	0
12	Jackson Smoak (Sr)	17	4	4	5	9	0	1	1	3	1
15	Josh Bussey (Sr)	20	0	0	7	7	0	0	2	0	3
24	Cooper Davis (So)	6	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2

Wardlaw Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	1.13	1.50	1.20	0.40
2	Colt Bailey (Sr)	1.00	1.25	2.50	0.50
3	Noah Harper (Sr)	1.00	2.00	1.00	0.00
10	Micheal Martin (Sr)	0.00	2.00	2.00	0.00
11	Resse Harper (So)	4.00	2.00	2.00	0.00
12	Jackson Smoak (Sr)	0.00	0.33	1.00	1.00
15	Josh Bussey (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.67

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Game Story

South Carolina High School Basketball - Wardlaw Academy bests King Academy

January 30, 2025: Johnston, SC 29832

The Wardlaw Academy Patriots basketball team scored 55 points and limited the visiting King Academy Knights to 38 in the Patriots league triumph on Thursday.

The Patriots now possess a 6-12 record. They play next when they travel to Newberry Academy for a SCISA 1A Region III game on Friday, January 31. Wardlaw Academy will play a team coming off a 35-17 league win over King Academy (Batesburg, SC). The record now stands at 9-7.

With the loss, King Academy falls to 0-12 on the campaign. The Knights host Richard Winn Academy (Winnsboro, SC) to play the Eagles in a SCISA 1A Region III game on Friday, January 31. The Eagles go into the game with a record of 14-3. Richard Winn Academy won 52-36 in their recent non-league game against Buford (Lancaster, SC)

Players of the Game

King Academy (24-25)

King Academy has not selected any Players of the Game.

Wardlaw Academy (24-25)

Congratulations to #2 Colt Bailey for being selected the Wardlaw Academy Basketball Player of the Game.

King Academy @ WA Basketball Game Info

Thu., Jan. 30, 2025 @ 7:30p

The Wardlaw Academy (Johnston, SC) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against King Academy (Batesburg, SC) by a score of 55-38.

Rankings & Records

King Academy (24-25)

SC	Class
307	10

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
0-14	0-10	0-7	0-6	0-1	.000	.000	398	633

Wardlaw Academy (24-25)

SC	Class
297	9

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
7-15	6-4	3-6	4-7	0-2	.318	.600	1,067	1,190

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
King Academy	12.2	5.0	8.6	6.8	-	28.4
Wardlaw Academy	11.3	12.2	12.6	13.2	8.0	48.5

Head-to-Head

Wardlaw Academy won on 1/16/2025

1/16 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Wardlaw Academy 13 1 9 13 36
King Academy 10 6 3 6 25

The Wardlaw Academy (Johnston, SC) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away conference game against King Academy (Batesburg, SC) by a score of 36-25.
Box score
Wardlaw Academy won on 1/30/2025

1/30 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

King Academy 11 5 13 9 38
Wardlaw Academy 11 17 12 15 55

The King Academy (Batesburg, SC) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Wardlaw Academy (Johnston, SC) by a score of 55-38.
Box score

1/16 @ 7:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Wardlaw Academy	13	1	9	13	36
King Academy	10	6	3	6	25

Team Stat Comparison

King Academy		Wardlaw Academy
-	Points Per Game	48.5
-	Rebounds Per Game	25.3
-	Assists Per Game	9.7
-	Steals Per Game	7.3
-	Blocks Per Game	2.4

Team Leaders

King Academy		Wardlaw Academy	National Avg.
-	Points Per Game	#2 Colt Bailey18.1	4.9
-	Rebounds Per Game	#2 Colt Bailey5.8	2.6
-	Assists Per Game	#2 Colt Bailey2.7	1.0
-	Steals Per Game	#2 Colt Bailey2.0	0.8
-	Blocks Per Game	#15 Josh Bussey0.8	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
King Academy	0-10		Wardlaw Academy	4-8

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/3/24	Anderson Christian	King Academy	(L) 52-47	1/24/25	Anderson Christian	Wardlaw Academy	(W) 67-54
1/17/25	King Academy	Anderson Christian	(L) 43-36	1/28/25	Wardlaw Academy	Anderson Christian	(W) 59-57
12/13/24	Cambridge Academy	King Academy	(L) 53-50	1/6/25	Cambridge Academy	Wardlaw Academy	(W) 74-50
1/21/25	King Academy	Cambridge Academy	(L) 46-36	2/3/25	Wardlaw Academy	Cambridge Academy	(L) 65-60
1/7/25	Laurens Academy	King Academy	(L) 43-19	12/3/24	Wardlaw Academy	Laurens Academy	(L) 59-52
				12/20/24	Wardlaw Academy	Laurens Academy	(L) 55-45
				1/17/25	Laurens Academy	Wardlaw Academy	(L) 45-39
1/9/25	King Academy	Richard Winn Academy	(L) 49-14	1/7/25	Wardlaw Academy	Richard Winn Academy	(L) 68-55
1/31/25	Richard Winn Academy	King Academy	(L) 45-38	1/27/25	Richard Winn Academy	Wardlaw Academy	(L) 68-45
1/13/25	King Academy	Newberry Academy	(L) 49-17	1/14/25	Newberry Academy	Wardlaw Academy	(L) 39-36
1/28/25	Newberry Academy	King Academy	(L) 35-17	1/31/25	Wardlaw Academy	Newberry Academy	(W) 40-35
2/4/25	King Academy	Newberry Academy	(L) 32-8	2/7/25	Wardlaw Academy	Newberry Academy	(L) 39-26

Record Breakdown

King Academy (24-25)		Wardlaw Academy (24-25)
0-14	Overall	7-15
0-11	League	6-5
0-3	Non-League	1-9
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
0-10	Common Opponent	4-8
0-7	Home	3-6
0-6	Away	4-7
0-1	Neutral	0-2
0-0	Playoff	0-1
0-13	In-State	7-14
0-1	Out-of-State	0-1