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The Melbourne (FL) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against The First Academy (Orlando, FL) by a score of 59-56.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
The First Academy	-	-	-	-	59
Melbourne	-	-	-	-	56

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The First Academy (24-25)

The First Academy

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#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	59	24	46	52	62
1	Cooper Clinger (Fr)	8	3	5	60	80
2	Cory Mcpherson (So)	12	5	7	71	86
5	Nash Barfield (Jr)	2	1	4	25	25
10	Salomon Georges (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
12	F. Nieves-Font (Sr)	7	3	5	60	70
20	Cael Lerner (Sr)	0	0	3	0	0
23	Corey Capps (Fr)	14	6	9	67	67
24	Max Simmons (Jr)	16	6	12	50	67

The First Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	59	9	23	39	2	3	67	15	23	65
1	Cooper Clinger (Fr)	8	2	4	50	0	0	0	1	1	100
2	Cory Mcpherson (So)	12	2	3	67	0	0	0	3	4	75
5	Nash Barfield (Jr)	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	50
10	Salomon Georges (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	F. Nieves-Font (Sr)	7	1	3	33	0	0	0	2	2	100
20	Cael Lerner (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23	Corey Capps (Fr)	14	0	1	0	2	3	67	6	8	75
24	Max Simmons (Jr)	16	4	8	50	0	0	0	2	4	50

The First Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	PF
	Team Totals	59	6	16	22	13	10	14	9
1	Cooper Clinger (Fr)	8	0	0	0	1	1	3	0
2	Cory Mcpherson (So)	12	1	2	3	6	3	3	1
5	Nash Barfield (Jr)	2	2	5	7	1	0	3	2
10	Salomon Georges (Sr)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1
12	F. Nieves-Font (Sr)	7	1	1	2	0	0	1	1
20	Cael Lerner (Sr)	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	1
23	Corey Capps (Fr)	14	1	4	5	0	0	2	1
24	Max Simmons (Jr)	16	1	3	4	2	4	2	2

The First Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.93	0.71	1.11	10
1	Cooper Clinger (Fr)	0.33	0.33	1.00	2
2	Cory Mcpherson (So)	2.00	1.00	3.00	3
5	Nash Barfield (Jr)	0.33	0.00	0.00	0
10	Salomon Georges (Sr)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1
20	Cael Lerner (Sr)	2.00	1.00	1.00	0
23	Corey Capps (Fr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
24	Max Simmons (Jr)	1.00	2.00	2.00	3

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Melbourne (24-25)

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Game Story

Florida High School Basketball - Melbourne can't hold off The First Academy

January 30, 2025: Melbourne, FL 32901

The First Academy Royals (Orlando, FL) supporters left the game satisfied Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad nudge the host Melbourne Bulldogs (Melbourne, FL), 59-56 in a non-league battle.

With the victory, The First Academy advances its record to 15-6 on the year. The Royals host Viera (Viera, FL) to meet the Hawks in a non-league battle on Friday, January 31. The Hawks enter the battle with a record of 18-4. Viera won 60-47 in their recent non-league battle against Cocoa (Cocoa, FL)

The Bulldogs now own a 16-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Brevard Christian for a non-league battle on Friday, January 31. Melbourne will meet a War Eagles squad coming off a 41-35 non-league win over Space Coast (Cocoa, FL). The War Eagles record now stands at 15-14.

Players of the Game

The First Academy (24-25)

Congratulations to #24 Max Simmons for being selected the The First Academy Basketball Player of the Game.

Melbourne (24-25)

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The Melbourne (FL) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against The First Academy (Orlando, FL) by a score of 59-56.

Rankings & Records

The First Academy (24-25)

FL	Section	Class
103	107	13

Overall	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	PF	PA
18-9	8-1	5-5	5-3	.667	1,736	1,472

Melbourne (24-25)

FL	Section	Class
167	171	34

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
18-9	2-1	8-3	6-3	4-3	.667	.667	1,592	1,356

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
The First Academy	15.3	21.0	12.3	12.7	7.0	64.3
Melbourne	12.3	17.5	13.3	13.8	4.0	59.0

Team Stat Comparison

The First Academy		Melbourne
59.5	Points Per Game	-
24.0	Rebounds Per Game	-
12.2	Assists Per Game	-
10.5	Steals Per Game	-
0.9	Blocks Per Game	-

Team Leaders

The First Academy		Melbourne	National Avg.
#24 Max Simmons13.5	Points Per Game	-	4.9
#24 Max Simmons5.2	Rebounds Per Game	-	2.6
#2 Cory Mcpherson3.1	Assists Per Game	-	1.0
#2 Cory Mcpherson3.8	Steals Per Game	-	0.8
#13 Brody Pettit0.6	Blocks Per Game	-	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
The First Academy	2-3		Melbourne	2-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/9/24	The First Academy	Astronaut	(W) 50-46	1/22/25	Astronaut	Melbourne	(W) 74-41
1/27/25	Osceola	The First Academy	(W) 73-68	12/12/24	Melbourne	Osceola	(L) 76-61
1/31/25	Viera	The First Academy	(L) 58-50	12/10/24	Melbourne	Viera	(L) 77-47
				1/17/25	Viera	Melbourne	(L) 57-52
				2/7/25	Melbourne	Viera	(L) 65-63
2/7/25	The First Academy	Master's Academy	(L) 54-52	1/28/25	Master's Academy	Melbourne	(W) 57-55
2/17/25	The First Academy	Master's Academy	(L) 50-48

Record Breakdown

The First Academy (24-25)		Melbourne (24-25)
18-9	Overall	18-9
0-0	League	2-1
15-6	Non-League	14-5
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
2-3	Common Opponent	2-4
8-1	Home	8-3
5-5	Away	6-3
5-3	Neutral	4-3
3-2	Playoff	1-2
16-9	In-State	18-9
2-0	Out-of-State	0-0

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Florida High School Basketball - Melbourne can't hold off The First Academy

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