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Palisades Independence

Pumas

Patriots

The Independence (Charlotte, NC) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home playoff game against Palisades (Charlotte, NC) by a score of 54-34.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Palisades	6	4	17	7	34
Independence	11	17	10	16	54

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Game Stats

Independence (24-25)

Palisades

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	160	34	13	52	25	27
0	Kingston Henry (Jr)	18	7	2	8	25	31
1	Joshua Harris (Jr)	14	4	2	8	25	25
2	Jayen Reeves (Jr)	13	1	0	6	0	0
3	Matthew Dillard (Sr)	18	7	3	7	43	43
4	Brighton Lester (So)	31	2	1	13	8	8
5	Tymon Simpkins (Sr)	31	3	1	6	17	17
15	Micah VanFossen (Jr)	13	3	1	1	100	150
20	Noah Hunter (So)	4
22	Aurek Fenn (Sr)	18	7	3	3	100	100

Independence

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	154	54	20	60	33	36
1	Lusemo Macharia (So)	21	14	7	14	50	50
3	Carter Lee (Sr)	6	2	1	2	50	50
4	Nick Barnes (Sr)	17	2	1	5	20	20
5	Daniel Waritay (Sr)	19	5	2	2	100	100
10	Dylan McFarland (Jr)	14	11	3	6	50	50
11	Omarion Burgess (Jr)	22	5	1	7	14	21
12	Kaleb Jasper (Sr)	24	3	1	7	14	21
21	Jacob Miller (Sr)	0		0	1	0	0
23	Jaxson Neely (Jr)	27	9	3	12	25	25
31	W. Whipper-Daniel (Sr)	4		0	3	0	0
33	Jordan Smith (Jr)	0	3	1	1	100	150

Palisades

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	160	34	2	16	13	6	10	60	11	36	31
0	Kingston Henry (Jr)	18	7	1	4	25	2	2	100	1	4	25
1	Joshua Harris (Jr)	14	4	0	2	0				2	6	33
2	Jayen Reeves (Jr)	13	1	0	1	0	1	2	50	0	5	0
3	Matthew Dillard (Sr)	18	7	0	1	0	1	1	100	3	6	50
4	Brighton Lester (So)	31	2	0	7	0				1	6	17
5	Tymon Simpkins (Sr)	31	3				1	4	25	1	6	17
15	Micah VanFossen (Jr)	13	3	1	1	100				0	0	0
20	Noah Hunter (So)	4
22	Aurek Fenn (Sr)	18	7				1	1	100	3	3	100

Independence

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	154	54	3	15	20	11	14	79	17	45	38
1	Lusemo Macharia (So)	21	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	14	50
3	Carter Lee (Sr)	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	50
4	Nick Barnes (Sr)	17	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	50
5	Daniel Waritay (Sr)	19	5	0	0	0	1	2	50	2	2	100
10	Dylan McFarland (Jr)	14	11	0	1	0	5	6	83	3	5	60
11	Omarion Burgess (Jr)	22	5	1	4	25	2	2	100	0	3	0
12	Kaleb Jasper (Sr)	24	3	1	2	50	0	0	0	0	5	0
21	Jacob Miller (Sr)	0		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Jaxson Neely (Jr)	27	9	0	2	0	3	4	75	3	10	30
31	W. Whipper-Daniel (Sr)	4		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
33	Jordan Smith (Jr)	0	3	1	1	100	0	0	0	0	0	0

Palisades

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	160	34	12	19	31	7	7	3	15	14
0	Kingston Henry (Jr)	18	7	1	3	4		1		2	1
1	Joshua Harris (Jr)	14	4	2	1	3	1	1
2	Jayen Reeves (Jr)	13	1							2	2
3	Matthew Dillard (Sr)	18	7	2	2	4	1	1	1	3	3
4	Brighton Lester (So)	31	2	1	3	4	3	2	1	2	3
5	Tymon Simpkins (Sr)	31	3	3	4	7	2	2		3	2
15	Micah VanFossen (Jr)	13	3	1	3	4
20	Noah Hunter (So)	4		1		1				1
22	Aurek Fenn (Sr)	18	7	1	3	4			1	2	3

Independence

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	154	54	15	23	38	9	7	4	8	12
1	Lusemo Macharia (So)	21	14	7	8	15	0	0	3	0	3
3	Carter Lee (Sr)	6	2	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0
4	Nick Barnes (Sr)	17	2	0	3	3	1	0	0	0	0
5	Daniel Waritay (Sr)	19	5	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	3
10	Dylan McFarland (Jr)	14	11	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
11	Omarion Burgess (Jr)	22	5	0	0		0	3	0	1	2
12	Kaleb Jasper (Sr)	24	3	0	2	2	5	1	0	3	2
22	Sawyer Fike (Jr)	0		0	0		1	0	0	0	0
23	Jaxson Neely (Jr)	27	9	5	7	12	1	0	1	2	2
31	W. Whipper-Daniel (Sr)	4		1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
33	Jordan Smith (Jr)	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Palisades

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	0.47	0.47	0.50	0.21	2	5
0	Kingston Henry (Jr)		0.50	1.00			1
1	Joshua Harris (Jr)						1
3	Matthew Dillard (Sr)	0.33	0.33	0.33	0.33		2
4	Brighton Lester (So)	1.50	1.00	0.67	0.33
5	Tymon Simpkins (Sr)	0.67	0.67	1.00		2	1
22	Aurek Fenn (Sr)				0.33

Independence

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	1.13	0.88	0.58	0.33
1	Lusemo Macharia (So)	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00
3	Carter Lee (Sr)	0.00	3.00	3.00	0.00
4	Nick Barnes (Sr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
5	Daniel Waritay (Sr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
11	Omarion Burgess (Jr)	0.00	3.00	1.50	0.00
12	Kaleb Jasper (Sr)	1.67	0.33	0.50	0.00
22	Sawyer Fike (Jr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
23	Jaxson Neely (Jr)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.50

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Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Palisades succumbs to Independence

February 25, 2025: Charlotte, NC 28227

The Independence Patriots defeated the visiting Palisades Pumas basketball squad by a final score of 54-34 in Tuesday's non-league outing.

Next, the Patriots clash with the Mooresville Blue Devils (Mooresville, NC) in a non-league outing, on Friday, February 28. Independence will attempt to upgrade on its 22-5 season record. The Blue Devils come into the outing with a 22-5 record after their 61-50 non-league win over Ardrey Kell (Charlotte, NC).

Players of the Game

Palisades (24-25)

Palisades has not selected any Players of the Game.

Independence (24-25)

Congratulations to #1 Lusemo Macharia for being selected the Independence Basketball Player of the Game.

Palisades @ Independence Basketball Game Info

Tue., Feb. 25, 2025 @ 6p

The Independence (Charlotte, NC) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home playoff game against Palisades (Charlotte, NC) by a score of 54-34.

This game is a part of the "2025 NCHSAA Men's Basketball Championships - 4A" tournament.

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Rankings & Records

Palisades (24-25)

NC	Class
161	29

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
13-13	6-6	6-3	6-8	1-2	.500	.500	1,490	1,415

Independence (24-25)

NC	Class
34	7

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
23-6	10-2	14-2	8-3	1-1	.793	.833	1,801	1,404

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Palisades	11.9	12.9	14.6	15.2	9.5	57.3
Independence	14.7	16.7	14.9	15.1	11.0	62.1

Head-to-Head

Palisades won on 12/10/2024

12/10 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Palisades 6 12 20 13 51
Independence 12 14 9 10 45

The Palisades (Charlotte, NC) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away non-conference game against Independence (Charlotte, NC) by a score of 51-45.
Box score
Independence won on 2/25/2025

2/25 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Palisades 6 4 17 7 34
Independence 11 17 10 16 54

The Palisades (Charlotte, NC) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away playoff game against Independence (Charlotte, NC) by a score of 54-34.
Box score

12/10 @ 7:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Palisades	6	12	20	13	51
Independence	12	14	9	10	45

Team Stat Comparison

Palisades		Independence
57.2	Points Per Game	62.1
28.8	Rebounds Per Game	26.4
12.2	Assists Per Game	11.9
7.8	Steals Per Game	9.9
2.7	Blocks Per Game	4.2

Team Leaders

Palisades		Independence	National Avg.
#0 Kingston Henry17.2	Points Per Game	#1 Lusemo Macharia10.7	4.9
#5 Tymon Simpkins5.9	Rebounds Per Game	#1 Lusemo Macharia7.2	2.6
#5 Tymon Simpkins3.0	Assists Per Game	#12 Kaleb Jasper4.9	1.0
#4 Brighton Lester1.7	Steals Per Game	#11 Omarion Burgess2.3	0.8
#22 Aurek Fenn1.0	Blocks Per Game	#1 Lusemo Macharia2.4	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Palisades	3-4		Independence	6-3

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/16/24	West Cabarrus	Palisades	(W) 46-43	12/2/24	Independence	West Cabarrus	(W) 53-38
11/19/24	Palisades	East Mecklenburg	(L) 59-54	1/9/25	East Mecklenburg	Independence	(W) 69-45
				2/7/25	Independence	East Mecklenburg	(L) 58-55
12/3/24	Catawba Ridge	Palisades	(W) 54-36	12/28/24	Catawba Ridge	Independence	(W) 55-31
12/4/24	Palisades	Lancaster	(L) 62-50	12/27/24	Lancaster	Independence	(L) 70-66
12/27/24	Palisades	Butler	(W) 82-81	1/17/25	Independence	Butler	(L) 56-44
				2/14/25	Butler	Independence	(W) 48-44
				2/21/25	Butler	Independence	(W) 70-32
1/3/25	South Mecklenburg	Palisades	(L) 72-67	12/6/24	Independence	South Mecklenburg	(W) 62-51
1/31/25	Palisades	South Mecklenburg	(L) 63-61

Record Breakdown

Palisades (24-25)		Independence (24-25)
13-13	Overall	23-6
6-7	League	12-2
5-4	Non-League	9-3
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
3-4	Common Opponent	6-3
6-3	Home	14-2
6-8	Away	8-3
1-2	Neutral	1-1
0-1	Playoff	2-1
12-11	In-State	21-5
1-2	Out-of-State	2-1