Photo: Uriah Tenette scored 38 points to lead the Badgers
The highly anticipated battle for first place between the Prescott Badgers and the Flagstaff Eagles became a Badgers highlight reel in a 43 point blowout over the hapless Eagles in Flagstaff.
Uriah Tenette scored 26 of his 38 points in the first half as the Badgers broke open a low scoring game in the second quarter.
Prescott led 8-7 when Flagstaff’s leading scorer and rebounder Jake Centner picked up back to back fouls and had to leave the game. The Badgers closed out the first quarter on a 7-2 run to lead by six.
Josiah Peoples and Coley Fundalewicz found themselves making steals and getting the ball up court quickly for Tenette and Gaul. The lead grew and grew as the Eagles had no answers. The Badgers led by as much as 20 in the first half before settling for a 19 point halftime lead of 41-22.
Josiah Peoples had a big third quarter with three baskets and finishing the game with nine points. Zane Gaul scored 12 and had seven rebounds through three quarters. Tenette also had six rebounds and three assists.
The Badgers continued to totally dominate Flagstaff and opened up a 69-32 at the end of the third quarter. The starters soon departed giving the benches some extended playing time.
Prescott now sits on top of the Grand Canyon Region at (10-0) and an overall mark of (20-3). Flagstaff falls to (7-1) and (12-12). The two teams will face each other again in Prescott on February 8 in the regular season finale. The Badgers sit at #6 in the AIA Division 4 poll, and will host Mingus tonight at 7 pm.
PRESCOTT BADGERS 78, FLAGSTAFF EAGLES 35
FLAGSTAFF (35)-Guerrero 0 0-0 0, Obrien-Piubeni 3 3-3 9, Centner 2 4-4 8, Clifford 0 1-2 1, Anderson 2 0-0 4, Fritsch 1 1-2 4, Hagerman 0 1-2 1, Bahe 1 0-0 2, Saxton 0 0-0 0, Laughing 1 1-2 4, Gisi 0 0-0 0, Carlson 0 2-4 2. 10 13-19 35.
PRESCOTT (78)-Magnett 3 1-2 7, Tenette 16 2-3 38, Fundalewicz 1 0-0 2, Diener 1 0-0 2, Gaul 6 0-0 12, Peoples 3 3-4 9, Bernardo 0 2-2 2, Lyon 0 0-0 0, Schuster 0 0-2 0, Contreras 2 0-0 4, Tobin 1 0-0 2, Miller 0 0-0 0. 33 8-13 78.
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Prescott 15 26 28 9 – 78
Flagstaff 9 13 10 3 – 35
Total Fouls-P 19, F 11
Fouled Out-None
Three Point Baskets-P(4)-Tenette 4, F(2)-Laughing 1, Fritsch 1.
GRAND CANYON REGION STANDINGS
School- W-L W-L
PRESCOTT 10-0 20-3
Flagstaff 7-1 12-12
Bradshaw Mountain 6-4 15-8
Coconino 6-4 10-13
Lee Williams 4-6 13-10
Mingus 1-10 8-16
Mohave 1-10 5-16
SCOREBOARD
Prescott 78, Flagstaff 35
ALA-Gilbert North 61, AZ College Prep 49
Cactus 72, Agua Fria 52
Cortez 67, Apache Junction 32
Deer Valley 87, Barry Goldwater 37
Dysart 74, Coronado 55
Eastmark 73, Poston Butte 45
Lee Williams 63, Mohave 25
Mesquite 71, Arcadia 32
Mica Mountain 73, Walden Grove 62
Peoria 60, Estrella Foothills 51
Saguaro 71, Marcos de Niza 37
Seligman 89, Shonto Prep 46
St. Mary’s 76, Seton Catholic Prep 34
Thunderbird 67, Yuma 46
Varsity Girls Basketball
The Prescott Lady Badgers made it a clean sweep over their rival, the Lady Bears of Bradshaw Mountain with a 48-26 win in Prescott Valley.
Prescott moved up to #17 in the AIA Division4 rankings and will travel to Cottonwood for a game with the #16 Mingus Marauders tonight at 7 pm.
GRAND CANYON REGION STANDINGS
School- W-L W-L
Flagstaff 10-0 22-4
PRESCOTT 8-2 16-8
Coconino 6-3 12-11
Mingus 7-4 18-5
Bradshaw Mountain 3-6 7-15
Lee Williams 1-9 5-15
Mohave 0-10 7-16
SCOREBOARD
Prescott 48, Bradshaw Mountain 26
Agua Fria 54, Cactus 22
Dysart 74, Coronado 10
Eastmark 58, Poston Butte 20
Estrella Foothills 78, Peoria 27
Mesquite 83, Arcadia 44
Paradise Honors 58, Greenway 34
Seton Catholic Prep 64, St. Mary’s 49
