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CitrusHernando

Hurricanes
69
Leopards
79

The Hernando (Brooksville, FL) varsity basketball team won Monday's neutral playoff game against Citrus (Inverness, FL) by a score of 79-69.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Citrus625251369
Hernando1821231779
Final score provided by J. Westfall.
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Game Stats

Citrus (24-25)

Citrus has not entered stats for this game.

Hernando (24-25)

Hernando

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals7928614650
0D. Merizalde (Jr)186125063
1Joseph Rivera (Jr)11393333
2Sam Jackson (Sr)2912225555
3Michael Brown (Jr)7365050
5Idris Abdul (Sr)00100
12Blake Williams (So)124104050
20Josh Oates (Fr)20100
Hernando

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals7951631182475234551
0D. Merizalde (Jr)18356034753743
1Joseph Rivera (Jr)1103056833650
2Sam Jackson (Sr)290205683122060
3Michael Brown (Jr)712503650
5Idris Abdul (Sr)0010
12Blake Williams (So)12263324502450
20Josh Oates (Fr)222100010
Hernando

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals791329421773144
0D. Merizalde (Jr)18347416
1Joseph Rivera (Jr)11668121
2Sam Jackson (Sr)294610214
3Michael Brown (Jr)7459112
12Blake Williams (So)122683311
20Josh Oates (Fr)22221
Hernando

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals1.210.501.750.754
0D. Merizalde (Jr)0.670.172
1Joseph Rivera (Jr)4.000.501.00
2Sam Jackson (Sr)0.500.25
3Michael Brown (Jr)0.500.501
12Blake Williams (So)3.003.003.001

Game Story

Florida High School Basketball - Hernando defeats Citrus

February 3, 2025: Inverness, FL 34452

The Hernando Leopards (Brooksville, FL) basketball were winner over the host Citrus Hurricanes (Inverness, FL), 79-69 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Leopards now possess a 19-7 record. They play next when they travel to Tavares for a non-league bout on Wednesday, February 5. Hernando will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 71-51 non-league win over Crescent City (Crescent City, FL). The Bulldogs record now stands at 13-9.

With the loss, Citrus falls to 2-22 on the campaign.

Players of the Game

Citrus (24-25)

Citrus has not selected any Players of the Game.

Hernando (24-25)

Congratulations to #2 Sam Jackson for being selected the Hernando Basketball Player of the Game.

Citrus vs Hernando Basketball Game Info

Mon., Feb. 3, 2025 @ 6p
The Hernando (Brooksville, FL) varsity basketball team won Monday's neutral playoff game against Citrus (Inverness, FL) by a score of 79-69.

Rankings & Records

Citrus (24-25)

FLSectionClass
71371781
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
2-221-31-101-100-2.083.2501,2491,739

Hernando (24-25)

FLSectionClass
42643046
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
19-84-09-38-42-1.7041.0001,4721,330

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Citrus		13.412.316.013.0-52.0
Hernando		14.213.615.113.58.054.5

Head-to-Head

  • Hernando won on 12/3/2024
    12/3 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Citrus1812121456
    Hernando1610152364

    The Citrus (Inverness, FL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Hernando (Brooksville, FL) by a score of 64-56.

    Box score
  • Hernando won on 1/17/2025
    1/17 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Hernando132623870
    Citrus1310142057

    The Hernando (Brooksville, FL) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Citrus (Inverness, FL) by a score of 70-57.

    Box score
  • Hernando won on 2/3/2025
    2/3 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Citrus625251369
    Hernando1821231779

    The Citrus (Inverness, FL) varsity basketball team lost Monday's neutral playoff game against Hernando (Brooksville, FL) by a score of 79-69.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

CitrusHernando
45.4Points Per Game54.5
28.3Rebounds Per Game28.0
13.3Assists Per Game12.6
6.5Steals Per Game10.8
9.2Blocks Per Game2.7

Team Leaders

CitrusHernandoNational Avg.
#10 Ashton Jenkins13.5Points Per Game#2 Sam Jackson11.94.9
#33 Walker Tyler8.3Rebounds Per Game#2 Sam Jackson6.12.6
#5 Landon Hensley4.9Assists Per Game#0 Daniel Merizalde4.21.0
#5 Landon Hensley2.7Steals Per Game#1 Joseph Rivera2.20.8
#0 Kevon Jefferson4.1Blocks Per Game#3 Michael Brown1.40.2

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Citrus2-11Hernando6-7
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/22/24SpringsteadCitrus(L) 51-451/10/25HernandoSpringstead(L) 58-43
12/17/24CitrusSpringstead(L) 77-381/31/25SpringsteadHernando(W) 58-57
12/6/24Nature Coast TechCitrus(L) 78-271/8/25Nature Coast TechHernando(L) 58-32
1/14/25CitrusNature Coast Tech(L) 78-361/28/25HernandoNature Coast Tech(L) 57-37
12/10/24CitrusWeeki Wachee(W) 90-7511/22/24Weeki WacheeHernando(W) 61-46
1/24/25Weeki WacheeCitrus(L) 72-7112/17/24HernandoWeeki Wachee(W) 70-45
12/13/24CitrusCrystal River(L) 76-5112/6/24HernandoCrystal River(L) 55-52
1/21/25Crystal RiverCitrus(L) 56-541/14/25Crystal RiverHernando(W) 67-53
1/8/25CitrusCentral(L) 75-5112/10/24HernandoCentral(W) 53-49
1/28/25CentralCitrus(W) 53-461/24/25CentralHernando(W) 54-43
1/10/25CitrusLecanto(L) 95-4011/19/24LecantoHernando(L) 73-30
1/31/25LecantoCitrus(L) 101-691/21/25HernandoLecanto(L) 79-29
2/1/25CitrusDunnellon(L) 94-4512/18/24DunnellonHernando(L) 71-56

Record Breakdown

Citrus (24-25)

Hernando (24-25)
2-22
Overall
19-8
1-3
League
4-0
1-18
Non-League
12-7
0-3
Head to Head
3-0
2-11
Common Opponent
6-7
1-10
Home
9-3
1-10
Away
8-4
0-2
Neutral
2-1
0-1
Playoff
1-1
2-22
In-State
19-8
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0