Photo: 4 Jake Hilton goes up for a shot in the first quarter
The Badgers lifted their record to (10-1) with a 74-44 win over the Coconino Panthers in the Badger Dome. The fans were treated to four Badger dunks, two by Zane Gaul, and one each by Jake Hilton and Uriah Tenette. Every Prescott player scored in the thirty point win.
The game started off slowly for both teams, but it was the Badgers who would build an eight point lead after the first quarter.
The Badgers lead grew to 29-13, as Hilton made a great move without the ball, receiving a pass to the bucket with 90 seconds left in the first half. Coconino would have a mini run of 5-2 to close things out, but still trailed 31-18 at the break.
Photo: 10 Zane Gaul led the Badgers with 23 points, including a three point basket
The lead would continue to grow as Zane Gaul was taking care of business in and out of the paint with buckets and rebounds. Hilton went inside for an old fashioned three point play to build the lead to 40-22.
Prescott lifted the crowd as the third quarter came to a close when Jake Hilton deflected a Panther pass and picked up the loose ball gliding high in the sky for the one-handed dunk, increasing their lead to 57-30. Hilton said, “Appreciate everyone of my teammates, and the fans for the support. It really does make a difference for us.” In regards to the dunk, Hilton added, “Having a great pass and going up in the air, and dunking it, the energy from the crowd. It felt amazing.”
Uriah Tenette had a consistent game scoring a pair of baskets in each quarter, but got up above the rim to slam one down. A few seconds later Tenette again dazzled the crowd with a spinning move to the basket for a 69-38 lead, and closing his out with 20 points.
Baskets by Ryan Smith and Ben Dutson, along with a three from the corner by Cooper Magnette, closed out the evenings scoring.
Zane Gaul led all scorers with 21 points and 8 rebounds said, “It was another team win for us. The dunks are fun and it gets the crowd into it, but more importantly is that we get everyone involved, which makes us all better.”
The Badgers (2-0) in the Grand Canyon Region, will make the short trip over to Prescott Valley for the first of two huge rivalry games with Bradshaw Mountain, on Monday at 7 pm.
PRESCOTT BADGERS 74, COCONINO PANTHERS 44
COCONINO (44)-Washington 3 0-0 6, Fox 0 2-2 2, Ragan 5 2-2 12, Carden 3 2-3 8, James 3 2-2 8, Begay 2 1-2 6, Clouse 1 0-0 2, Henry 0 0-0 0. 17 9-11 44
PRESCOTT (74)-Magnette 2 0-0 5, Tenette 8 2-2 20, Bassett 1 0-0 2, Hilton 5 1-1 11, Gaul 11 0-0 23, Buettner1 2-4 4, Lyon 2 0-2 5, Smith 1 1-1 3, Brown 1 0-0 2, Dutson 1 0-0 2. 32 6-8 74.
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Coconino 6 12 12 14 – 44
Prescott 14 17 26 17 – 74
Total Fouls-C7, P 13
Fouled Out-None
Three Pointers-C (1)-Begay 1. P(4)-Tenette 2, Magnette 1, Gaul 1
GRAND CANYON REGION STANDINGS
School- W-L W-L
PRESCOTT 2-0 10-1
Bradshaw Mountain 2-0 13-2
Lee Williams 1-0 10-4
Coconino 1-1 7-10
Flagstaff 1-1 3-12
Mingus 0-2 5-8
Mohave 0-3 5-9
Scoreboard
PRESCOTT 74, Coconino 44
Flagstaff 60, Mohave 37
North Phoenix Prep 44, Mayer 42
Varsity Girls Basketball
The Prescott Lady Badgers fell in Flagstaff to the Coconino Panthers 54-43. The Panthers took a 12-4 lead in a rough first quarter for the visitors. The Lady Badgers, behind the inside play of Bella Abt, and a pair of three point buckets, by the Libis sisters, pulled Prescott to within 25-22 at the half.
Prescott cut the deficit to just two after a strong third quarter as well. Coconino settled in and slowly put the game out of reach in the final minute.
Leading all scorers was Bella Abt, who had another big game for the Lady Badgers with 18 points, 14 rebounds, and six steals.
Prescott (1-1) in the Grand canyon Region and (6-9) overall, will travel to face Coronado in a non-region matchup before returning home to face rival Bradshaw Mountain on Monday at 5:30pm
COCONINO PANTHERS 54, PRESCOTT LADY BADGERS 43
PRESCOTT (43)-Z. Libis 2 2-2 8, R. Libis 2 0-0 5, Abt 6 6-8 18, Hobson 1 2-2 4, Little 1 0-0 2, King 2 0-0 4, Cunningham 0 0-0 0, Reinert 0 0-0 0. 14 10-12 43.
COCONINO (54)-K. Lee 1 4-4 6, Laughter 1 4-6 6, Paddock 3 6-12 12, Newsom 0 0-0 0, Scharfenberger 4 0-0 10, Tessmer 6 1-2 14, McCabe 3 0-1 6. 18 15-25 54.
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Prescott 4 18 16 5 – 43
Coconino 12 13 15 14 – 54
Total Fouls-P 20, C14
Fouled Out-Laughter
Three Pointers- P(3)- Z. Libis 2, R. Libis 1. C(3)-Scharfenberger 2, Tessmer 1
GRAND CANYON REGION STANDINGS
School- W-L W-L
Coconino 2-0 9-5
Flagstaff 1-0 6-4
PRESCOTT 1-1 6-9
Mingus 1-1 8-5
Bradshaw Mountain 1-1 8-10
Lee Williams 1-2 13-4
Mohave 0-2 5-8
Scoreboard
Coconino 54, PRESCOTT 43
Lee Williams 46, Mingus 45
Chino Valley 44, Nortlalnd Prep 41
