Photo: 0 Cooper Magnett gets past 22 David Rodriquez to score two of his 10 points in the win over Mingus
Varsity Boys Basketball
The Prescott Badgers had four starters score in double figures as they blew past the Mingus Marauders 76-48 in the Badger Dome.
Uriah Tenette led all scorers with 27 in another solid performance. Jake Hilton scored 16, Zane Gaul 13, and Cooper Magnett had 10. The Badgers jumped on top, leading 13-4 midway through the first quarter after Jake Hilton glided to the basket on a nice dish by Tenette. The Marauders put good use to a timeout, responding with a 9-0 run to tie the game at 13 with two minutes left in the quarter. Tenette went on his own run of seven straight to close out the first quarter, giving the home team a 20-13 lead.
Tenette said, “I got off to a good start tonight, and had some good looks and just went for it. We played good as a team and moved the ball around a lot for better shots. Our defensive pressure set us up for some easy baskets. We are just trying to get better every game.”
The Badgers went up 31-17 after the pressure got to the Marauders, starting with a three from the corner by Gaul and wide open lanes to the basket for layups by Hilton and Magnett. Prescott led 38-23 at the half.
David Rodriquez kept Mingus in the game for awhile, leading the Marauders with 19. Another junior, Isaiah Lathon added 10, but Prescott used pressure defense to get a lot steals and scores, ultimately leading to a running clock.
The Prescott lead grew to 46-25 on strong moves through the paint by Gaul and Hilton. Gaul finished with seven rebounds. Hilton had three steals that all led to baskets including a dunk, for a 48-25 lead. Tenette followed with one of his five steals and a layup for a 50-25 lead. Micah Buettner slmmed one down for a 59-31 advantage as the Badgers led 63-36 after three quarters.
Photo: 1 Uriah Tenette goes to the basket as 4 Jake Hilton, 3 Chris Jimenez, and 10 Zane Gaul follow the play
The largest lead, plus starting the running clock, came when Tenette drilled a three pointer very early in the fourth quarter. Shortly after he and Gaul left the game and the benches got a fair amount of playing time. The Badgers improved to (4-1) in the Grand Canyon Region, and (12-2) overall, will host Mohave on Friday at 7 pm.
PRESCOTT BADGERS 76, MINGUS MARAUDERS 48
MINGUS (48)-Camacho 4 0-0 8, Rodriquez 7 4-6 19, Bejarano 1 0-0 2, Smith 2 0-0 4, Lathon 5 0-1 10, Taylor 1 1-2 3, Jimenez 0 0-0 0, Cook 0 0-0 0, Moronetti 0 0-0 0, Villalobos 0 0-0 0, Sorenson 0 0-0 0, Zahoudanis 0 0-0 0. 20 5-9 48
PRESCOTT (76)-Magnett 5 0-0 10, Tenette 8 8-8 27, Buettner 2 0-2 4, Hilton 7 2-3 16, Gaul 6 0-0 13, Lyon 0 0-0 0, Bassett 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0, Brown 0 0-0 0, Dutson 0 0-0 0, Van Dyke 0 2-3 2, Bernardo 2 0-0 4.
30 12-16 76.
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Mingus 13 10 13 12 – 48
Prescott 20 18 25 13 – 76
Total Fouls-M 10 , P 15
Fouled Out-None
Three Pointers-M(1)-Rodriquez 1. P(4)-Tenette 3, Gaul 1
GRAND CANYON REGION STANDINGS
School- W-L W-L
Bradshaw Mountain 5-0 16-2
PRESCOTT 5-1 13-2
Coconino 2-2 6-10
Mingus 2-4 7-11
Mohave 2-4 6-10
Lee Williams 1-3 10-7
Flagstaff 1-4 4-15
4A BOYS BASKETBALL AIA RANKINGS (W-L)
#1 ALA-Gilbert North 19-1
#2 Sahuaro 17-2
#3 Bradshaw Mountain 16-2
#4 Peoria 14-3
#5 St. Mary’s 8-11
#6 Mesquite 15-6
#7Cactus 15-2
#8 Pueblo 15-6
#9 PRESCOTT 13-2
#10 Thunderbird 11-7
Varsity Girls Basketball
The Prescott Lady Badgers lost a tough battle on the road to the Mingus Marauders 56-48.
Zoe Libis led the Lady Badgers with 24 points, seven rebounds, and six steals. Bella Abt had yet another double-double, with 11 points and 13 rebounds.
Mingus built a slim lead 16-12 in the first quarter that increased to 32-26 at the half. Prescott came out and pulled within two at 41-19 to start the fourth quarter. The Marauders, led by Taylor Brock with 14, was able to hold off the potential comeback in the final minutes.
The Lady Badgers (1-5) in the GCR and (6-11) overall, will travel to face Mohave on Friday at 5:30 pm, before returning home to face Coconino on Tuesday.
GRAND CANYON REGION STANDINGS
School- W-L W-L
Flagstaff 5-0 11-4
Coconino 4-0 10-5
Lee Williams 3-2 17-4
Mingus 3-3 8-6
Bradshaw Mountain 2-3 10-12
PRESCOTT 1-5 6-11
Mohave 0-6 4-13
