Photo: Josiah Peoples scrambles to steal the ball from Mauricio Holguin
Varsity Boys Basketball
The Prescott Badgers extended their win streak to nine is a row with a 59-51 win over rival Bradshaw Mountain in Prescott Valley. The win improves Prescott to (8-0) in the Grand Canyon Region and (18-3) overall. Bradshaw Mountain slips to (6-3) and (15-6).
Mason Hunt led the Bears with 27 points and four rebounds. Uriah Tenette scored 24 for the Badgers, but it was Cooper Magnett with 13 points, and Andrew Lyon coming off the bench with eight points to ignite the Badgers in the third quarter that made the difference for Prescott.
Photo: Andrew Lyon with a drive to the basket
The teams came out firing away which led to a 17-17 tie after the first quarter. The second quarter saw each team taking the lead as fouls started to play a part in the coaches personnel decisions on the court. Tenette knocked down a three for a 24-17 Badger lead. Zane Gaul picked up his third foul and sat for the remainder of the half. Hunt and Preston Ranniker brought the Bears back to tie the game at 24. Magnett’s rebound and put back basket gave Prescott a 26-24 lead at the half.
The Badgers’ big lift came with three straight three point shots, overcoming a 36-32 deficit when Cooper Magnett connected, and senior Andrew Lyon drilled the next two three point shots to give the Badgers a 41-36 lead. Lyon said, “This was my last game here and I wanted our team to go out with a win. I was open and got a couple of good passes that set me up for the shots.”
Bradshaw could never catch Prescott, closing the deficit to 42-39, 46-43, and 48-45. The Bears struggled to score with some turnovers, and the Badgers went to the line and made free throws to grow the lead to finish the game.
Magnett said, “This is a tough place to play, and a big win for us. I was able to get some open looks and the shots fell for me.”
Prescott coach Travis Stedman said, “We got a great game out of Cooper and Andrew tonight. Losing Zane was something that we are comfortable with, but we are a little different team without him out there. It was just great to see some other guys step up and come through for us. Uriah did another great job out there, especially with all the attention he draws. This was a good team win.”
Other than Hunt with 27 points, no other Bradshaw Mountain player scored in double figures. Jayden Blasczyk scored four points and had eight rebounds. The Bears were plagued by 18 turnovers.
PRESCOTT BADGERS 59, BRADSHAW MOUNTAIN BEARS 51
PRESCOTT (59)-Magnett 5 1-2 13, Tenette 5 11-13 24, Fundalewicz 1 0-1 2, Diener 0 0-0 0, Gaul 4 0-3 8, Peoples 2 0-0 4, Bernardo 0 0-0 0, Lyon 3 0-0 8, Schuster 0 0-0 0, Contreras 0 0-0 0. 20 12-19 59.
BRADSHAW MOUNTAIN (51)-P. Ranniker 5 0-1 11, Hunt 7 9-11 27, Blasczyk 1 2-2 4, Stouder 0 0-0 0, Holguin 1 0-0 2, Crawford 1 1-2 4, C. Ranniker 1 1-2 4, Brambila 0 0-0 0. 16 13-18 51.
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Prescott 17 9 18 15 – 59
Bradshaw Mountain 17 7 15 12 – 51
Total Fouls-P 18, BM 19
Fouled Out-Gaul
Three Point Baskets-P(7)-Tenette 3, Magnett 2, Lyon 2. BM(5)-Hunt 4, Crawford 1, C. Ranniker 1.
GRAND CANYON REGION STANDINGS
School- W-L W-L
PRESCOTT 8-0 18-3
Flagstaff 6-0 11-11
Bradshaw Mountain 6-3 15-7
Coconino 6-4 11-12
Lee Williams 3-5 10-9
Mohave 1-9 4-15
Mingus 1-10 8-16
SCOREBOARD
Anthem Prep 52, Mayer 50
Bagdad 42, San Pasqual 36
Cortez 85, Tempe 73
Deer Valley 71, Agua Fria 28
Flagstaff 59, Mingus 47
Mesquite 55, Seton Catholic Prep 54, OT
Mica Mountain 68, Sahuarita 48
Moon Valley 91, Yuma 77
Peoria 71, Barry Goldwater 57
Prescott 59, Bradshaw Mountain 51
Washington 53, Glendale 51
Williams 64, Seligman 58
AIA DIVISION 4A BOYS RANKINGS
1 St. Mary’s 17-6
2 ALA-Gilbert North 14-4
3 Deer Valley 19-2
4 Mesquite 17-5
5 Sahuaro 18-2
6 PRESCOTT 18-3
7 Dysart 18-3
8 Mica Mountain 18-2
9 Thunderbird 16-5
10 Cactus 16-3
11 Salpointe Catholic 13-7
12 Eastmark 14-8
13 AZ College Prep 17-7
14 ALA-Queen Creek 11-9
15 Bradshaw Mountain 15-6
16 Cortez 11-10
17 Paradise Honors 13-9
18Moon Valley 11-9
19 Canyon Del Oro 16-7
20 Flagstaff 11-11
Varsity Girls Basketball
The Prescott Lady Badgers returned home to take the first meeting with Bradshaw Mountain 50-24. The two teams meet again on Monday night in Prescott Valley.
GRAND CANYON REGION STANDINGS
School- W-L W-L
Flagstaff 8-0 20-4
PRESCOTT 6-2 14-8
Coconino 6-3 12-11
Mingus 6-4 17-5
Bradshaw Mountain 4-4 7-13
Lee Williams 1-9 5-14
Mohave 0-9 7-15
SCOREBOARD
Cortez 52, Tempe 23
Deer Valley 56, Agua Fria 43
Dysart 78, Apache Junction 25
Estrella Foothills 71, Cactus 14
Flagstaff 69, Mingus 40
Greenway 43, Shadow Mountain 8
Peoria 63, Barry Goldwater 14
Prescott 50, Bradshaw Mountain 24
St. Mary’s 64, Marcos de Niza 19
AIA DIVISION 4A GIRLS RANKINGS
1 Salpointe Catholic 16-3
2 Seton Catholic Prep 17-5
3 Mesquite 19-3
4 Flagstaff 17-4
5 Sahuaro 18-7
6 Rio Rico 18-3
7 Estrella Foothills 22-3
8 Deer Valley 13-7
9 Flowing Wells 18-7
10 Douglas 21-4
11 Mica Mountain 14-7
12 Saguaro 12-9
13 Pueblo 13-10
14 Eastmark 20-4
15 Paradise Honors 15-4
16 Mingus 17-5
17 Coconino 11-11
18 Poston Butte 16-8
19 PRESCOTT 14-8
20 Sahuarita 14-9
