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[WesVLT]

When: Tuesday night

Where: Montgomery Bell Academy

Who: Battle Ground Academy vs. MBA

 

RECORD:

 

*BGA: 10-5, 1-4

MBA: 4-14, 2-2

 

 

POINTS / GAME:

 

*BGA: 55.8

MBA: 47.0

 

 

POINTS AGAINST / GAME:

 

*BGA: 46.9

MBA: 52.6

 

 

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE:

 

BGA: 106-118 (.473)

*MBA: 177-124 (.588)

 

 

BIGGEST WIN:

 

*BGA: 35...Ezell-Harding (3-14) 69-34

MBA: 20...Ezell-Harding (3-14) 60-40

 

 

BIGGEST LOSS:

 

*BGA: 9...Father Ryan (16-5) 64-55

MBA: 19...Brentwood Academy (14-7) 62-43

 

 

MOST POINTS:

 

*BGA: 73...Pope John Paul II (8-8) 73-43 WIN

MBA: 63...Glencliff (8-9) 72-63 LOSS

 

 

FEWEST POINTS:

 

*BGA: 35...MBA (4-14) 36-35 LOSS

MBA: 32...Kenwood (3-11) 36-32 LOSS

 

 

MOST POINTS ALLOWED:

 

*BGA: 64...Father Ryan (16-5) 64-55 LOSS

MBA: 72...Glencliff (8-9) 72-63 LOSS

 

 

FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED:

 

*BGA: 34...Spring Hill (1-13), Ezell-Harding (3-14), Lewis County (14-7)

MBA: 35...BGA (9-3) 36-35 WIN

 

 

OPPONENT CLASSIFICATION / RECORD AGAINST:

 

BGA:

-A: 2-0 (Ezell-Harding-2)

-AA: 2-0 (Page, Lewis County)

-AAA: 3-1 (Franklin-2, Centennial, Spring Hill)

-D2: 3-4 (Father Ryan, BA, MBA, USN, Middle Tennessee Christian, Pope John Paul II, McCallie)

 

 

MBA:

-A: 1-2 (Ezell-Harding-2, Goodpasture)

-AA: 0-3 (Sycamore, Page, Elizabethton)

-AAA: 1-4 (Rossview, Kenwood, Germantown, Northeast, Glencliff)

-D2: 2-5 (BGA, Father Ryan, Lausanne, Christian Brothers, MUS, USN, BA)

-OTHER: None

 

 

COMMON OPPONENTS:

 

EZELL-HARDING:

*-BGA: 69-34 W (35), 71-45 W (26)

-MBA: 60-40 W (20), 41-37 L (-4)

 

BRENTWOOD ACADEMY:

*-BGA: 48-46 L (-2)

-MBA: 62-43 L (-19)

 

FATHER RYAN:

*-BGA: 64-55 L (-9)

-MBA: 59-43 L (-16)

 

USN:

-BGA: 61-55 L (-6)

*-MBA: 52-50 W (2)

 

 

PREVIOUS MATCHUP:

*MBA 36, BGA 35

 

LAST FIVE GAMES:

*BGA: 2-3

MBA: 1-4

 

STATISTICAL ADVANTAGE: BGA 13-3

 

 

PREDICTION: BGA 51, MBA 40

 

 

I want to hear your thoughts on this matchup between two of Greater Nashville's most historic private schools.

[Edited by WesVols on 2-4-03 6:49P]

 

[FrankL]

good stats man, i can't wait for the game!

[FrankL]

who won the game?

[WesVLT]

Final Score: BGA 56, MBA 33

 

From the Tennessean:

 

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total

BGA 15 12 12 17 56

MBA 12 9 8 4 33

 

MBA Stats

Player FGM FTM FTA 3PM TP

Brad French 1 0 0 0 2

Jeffrey Hollis 5 0 0 2 12

C.J. Hurt 1 0 0 0 2

Wylie Jones 1 0 0 1 3

Tee Patterson 5 0 0 3 13

Jay Pilkerton 0 1 2 0 1

 

BGA Stats

Player FGM FTM FTA 3PM TP

Ryan Barnes 6 0 0 1 13

Patrick Boyd 0 2 2 0 2

Tripp Hibbett 1 2 2 0 4

Joe McKnight 2 0 0 0 4

Patrick Parker 2 0 0 0 4

Patrick Parker 1 0 0 0 2

Cole Rose 3 0 0 2 8

Michael Ross 5 3 3 0 13

Andrew Russell 1 4 4 0 6

 

Ryan Barnes and Michael Ross scored 13 points each to lead Battle Ground Academy (11-5, 2-4 Division II/Middle) past Montgomery Bell Academy (4-15, 2-3).

[CUFan]

I tried to post results earlier, but got a message "WEB SITE NOT RESPONDING"

 

WesVols - nice job on the stats and prediction. BGA played very good defense last night. They were patient on offense and took what MBA gave them - Barnes and Ross got open shots under the basket.

 

This is a good win for BGA - they really needed it.

 

As I remember, the top 3 teams from the middle region tournament advance. I don't think seeding will be as critical as in past years - in my opinion all the teams are capable of winning a game on any given night.

 

This is going to be a really exciting tournament. I like BA's chances because of their size. I like Ryan's chances because of their experience. I hope BGA can get a couple W's and advance.

 

 

 

[WesVLT]

No problem. Where is the region tourney?

[CUFan]

I have heard it is at BA, but do not know this for sure.

[harry100]

The region is at BA this year, they rotate every year. As for MBA, Brad French may be out the rest of the year because he torn his ACL supposedly, he has an X-ray on Thursday. If that happens, as BGA found out, MBA has only one true offensive weapon in Jeffrey. Some how we make it back to Memphis again, but we seem to play our best ball away from home, it's where 3 of our four wins have came for us. Hopefully we can play well toward the end of the year, and learn how to score some points.

 

Anybody know anything about Baylor's basketball team in Chattanooga??

[FrankL]

the sectionals this year aren't in memphis, they are going to be played at Lipscomb university. And the middle region tourney will be played at BA

[WesVLT]

All right! I'm glad it's at BA! I'll go to every game. And if the sectionals are at the beautiful, "cute" new Allen Arena at Lipscomb, I'll watch every one of them as well. I hope I'll be in town...

 

My condolences to Brad. He is an excellent athlete, and I'm sure he'll be sorely missed by MBA for the rest of the year.