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The Grace Christian Academy (Franklin, TN) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's home conference tournament game against Middle Tennessee Christian (Murfreesboro, TN) in overtime by a score of 59-54.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
MTCHS	1	18	20	9	11	59
GCA	20	8	13	7	6	54

Final score provided by S. Shirley.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Middle Tennessee Christian (23-24)

Middle Tennessee Christian

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	190	59	17	54	31	37
2	Ashley Rucker (So)	37	8	3	14	21	21
4	A. Shirley (So)	38	30	7	16	44	59
12	Riley Smith (Sr)	38	7	2	7	29	36
14	Kiley jo Byrom (So)	2	0	0	0
21	L. Wisniowski (Sr)	38	0	0	2	0	0
24	Madison Graham (So)	37	14	5	15	33	33

Middle Tennessee Christian

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	190	59	6	23	26	19	27	70	11	31	35
2	Ashley Rucker (So)	37	8	0	5	0	2	4	50	3	9	33
4	A. Shirley (So)	38	30	5	11	45	11	12	92	2	5	40
12	Riley Smith (Sr)	38	7	1	2	50	2	4	50	1	5	20
14	Kiley jo Byrom (So)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	L. Wisniowski (Sr)	38	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0
24	Madison Graham (So)	37	14	0	5	0	4	5	80	5	10	50

Middle Tennessee Christian

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	PF
	Team Totals	190	59	13	11	24	12	13	13	14
2	Ashley Rucker (So)	37	8	2	2	4	3	0	0	3
4	A. Shirley (So)	38	30	2	3	5	0	4	3	4
12	Riley Smith (Sr)	38	7	5	4	9	5	4	3	4
14	Kiley jo Byrom (So)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	L. Wisniowski (Sr)	38	0	2	0	2	3	3	5	3
24	Madison Graham (So)	37	14	2	2	4	1	2	2	0

Middle Tennessee Christian

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	0.92	1.00	0.93	1	13
2	Ashley Rucker (So)	3.00	0.00	0.00	0	3
4	A. Shirley (So)	0.00	1.33	1.00	0	2
12	Riley Smith (Sr)	1.67	1.33	1.00	0	4
21	L. Wisniowski (Sr)	0.60	0.60	1.00	1	4
24	Madison Graham (So)	0.50	1.00	2.00	0	0

Grace Christian Academy (23-24)

Grace Christian Academy has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Tennessee High School Basketball - Grace Christian Academy can't hold off Middle Tennessee Christian

February 10, 2024: Franklin, TN 37064

The Grace Christian Academy Lions basketball team (Franklin, TN), was nudged 59-54 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Middle Tennessee Christian Cougars (Murfreesboro, TN)

The Cougars now possess a 14-12 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Ezell-Harding Christian for a non-league battle on Tuesday, February 13. Middle Tennessee Christian will battle a Eagles team coming off a 62-26 non-league loss to Goodpasture Christian (Madison, TN). The Eagles record now stands at 16-12.

The Lions (14-8) will now prepare for their battle against Goodpasture Christian (Madison, TN). The Cougars come into the non-league battle with a 20-3 record. In their last battle, Goodpasture Christian edged Ezell-Harding Christian (Antioch, TN), 62-26, in a non-league battle.

Players of the Game

Middle Tennessee Christian (23-24)

Congratulations to #12 Riley Smith for being selected the Middle Tennessee Christian Girls Basketball Player of the Game.

Grace Christian Academy (23-24)

Grace Christian Academy has not selected any Players of the Game.

MTCHS @ GCA Basketball Game Info

Sat., Feb. 10, 2024 @ 2p

Rankings & Records

Middle Tennessee Christian (23-24)

TN	Class
143	12

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
14-13	10-3	7-4	6-6	1-3	.519	.769	1,430	1,321

Grace Christian Academy (23-24)

TN	Class
173	16

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
14-9	6-6	9-4	4-5	1-0	.609	.500	1,146	1,045

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Middle Tennessee Christian	14.6	12.2	13.3	12.0	11.0	53.0
Grace Christian Academy	15.6	10.9	11.3	13.3	5.5	49.8

Head-to-Head

Middle Tennessee Christian won on 1/30/2024

1/30 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

MTCHS 16 15 17 12 60
GCA 14 9 6 22 51

The Middle Tennessee Christian (Murfreesboro, TN) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Grace Christian Academy (Franklin, TN) by a score of 60-51.
Box score
Middle Tennessee Christian won on 2/3/2024

2/3 @ 3p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

GCA 11 6 6 8 31
MTCHS 14 9 20 15 58

The Grace Christian Academy (Franklin, TN) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's away conference game against Middle Tennessee Christian (Murfreesboro, TN) by a score of 58-31.
Box score
Middle Tennessee Christian won on 2/10/2024

2/10 @ 2p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final

MTCHS 1 18 20 9 11 59
GCA 20 8 13 7 6 54

The Middle Tennessee Christian (Murfreesboro, TN) varsity basketball team won Saturday's away conference tournament game against Grace Christian Academy (Franklin, TN) in overtime by a score of 59-54.
Box score

1/30 @ 6p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
MTCHS	16	15	17	12	60
GCA	14	9	6	22	51

2/3 @ 3p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
GCA	11	6	6	8	31
MTCHS	14	9	20	15	58

Team Stat Comparison

Middle Tennessee Christian		Grace Christian Academy
52.9	Points Per Game	-
24.9	Rebounds Per Game	-
9.8	Assists Per Game	-
5.7	Steals Per Game	-
1.5	Blocks Per Game	-

Team Leaders

Middle Tennessee Christian		Grace Christian Academy	National Avg.
#4 Anna clay Shirley18.3	Points Per Game	-	4.2
#12 Riley Smith6.0	Rebounds Per Game	-	2.8
#12 Riley Smith2.4	Assists Per Game	-	0.9
#12 Riley Smith1.6	Steals Per Game	-	1.1
#12 Riley Smith0.5	Blocks Per Game	-	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Middle Tennessee Christian	8-4		Grace Christian Academy	6-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/28/23	University School of Nashville	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 73-29	1/5/24	Grace Christian Academy	University School of Nashville	(W) 71-31
1/11/24	Middle Tennessee Christian	University School of Nashville	(W) 70-34	1/29/24	University School of Nashville	Grace Christian Academy	(W) 53-17
12/1/23	Middle Tennessee Christian	Columbia Academy	(W) 69-43	12/8/23	Columbia Academy	Grace Christian Academy	(W) 58-44
1/22/24	Columbia Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 71-49	1/23/24	Grace Christian Academy	Columbia Academy	(L) 56-53
				2/6/24	Columbia Academy	Grace Christian Academy	(W) 57-53
12/8/23	Battle Ground Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 59-44	12/1/23	Grace Christian Academy	Battle Ground Academy	(W) 53-50
1/23/24	Middle Tennessee Christian	Battle Ground Academy	(W) 74-44	1/22/24	Battle Ground Academy	Grace Christian Academy	(W) 54-46
2/6/24	Battle Ground Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 58-49
12/16/23	Middle Tennessee Christian	Franklin Road Academy	(W) 57-39	12/5/23	Franklin Road Academy	Grace Christian Academy
1/26/24	Franklin Road Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(L) 37-36	2/2/24	Grace Christian Academy	Franklin Road Academy	(L) 57-41
2/9/24	Franklin Road Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(L) 54-50
1/5/24	Providence Christian Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(L) 63-47	1/2/24	Providence Christian Academy	Grace Christian Academy	(L) 54-40
1/25/24	Middle Tennessee Christian	Providence Christian Academy	(L) 55-49	1/26/24	Grace Christian Academy	Providence Christian Academy	(L) 49-28

Record Breakdown

Middle Tennessee Christian (23-24)		Grace Christian Academy (23-24)
14-13	Overall	14-9
12-4	League	7-7
2-7	Non-League	7-0
3-0	Head to Head	0-3
8-4	Common Opponent	6-4
7-4	Home	9-4
6-6	Away	4-5
1-3	Neutral	1-0
0-1	Playoff	0-1
14-13	In-State	14-8
0-0	Out-of-State	0-1