Photo: Uriah Tenette scored 46 points and was often doubled or tripled team when he had the ball
The Brophy Prep Broncos Luke Weiskamp scored at the buzzer in overtime to get past the Prescott Badgers 70-68 in the first round of the Open Division game held in a raucous Badger Dome.
Uriah Tenette, the Badgers senior phenom, and states leading scorer, put on a show scoring 46 points that nearly put Prescott into the second round. Tenette said, “We did not come out like we wanted to. Started off slow and got behind. That is a good team and they got up on us early, but we battled back and had the lead but just could not get things to go our way in the end.”
Photo: Cooper Magnett launches a three point shot in the first quarter
Brophy took the lead right off the bat and held it throughout the first half. The Broncos biggest lead was 11 at 25-14 with five minutes left in the second quarter. After a timeout, the Badgers put together a 9-3 run to close out the half, when Josiah Peoples scored to trim the deficit to just five points.
Trailing 28-23 to begin the second half, the Badgers came out and clawed all the way back to take a 40-39 lead with less than thirty seconds remaining in the third quarter. Daylen Sharper, who led Brophy with 27, missed his first long jumper, but a second chance let him close out the quarter with a three pointer at the buzzer to give the Broncos a 42-40 lead.
Photo: Zane Gaul gets a clean block on 22 Daylen Sharper in the final minutes of regulation
The fourth quarter saw Brophy pull away to build a 57-48 lead with just over three minutes to play. Tenette took over, scoring 16 points in the quarter alone, making some incredible shots in the process. Zane Gaul blocked a pair of shot attempts down the stretch, collected his 19th double-double of the season with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Peoples rejected a shot attempt in the final seconds to keep the game tied as the Badgers came all the way back on a 12-3 run to send the game to overtime.
Prescott had a chance to win the game in regulation. Brophy had a shot clock violation and the Badgers got the ball with 3.2 seconds remaining, but under the Brophy basket. A length of the court pass went untouched and out of bounds giving the Broncos another chance to win. The shot attempt missed and we headed into overtime.
Photo: Daylen Sharper scored 27 points for the Broncos
Once again Tenette did all he could, scoring all eight points in overtime for the Badgers. Brophy got the ball back with the game tied at 68 and when Sharper got double teamed, he found Weiskamp open under the basket, scoring the bucket as horn sounded.
Prescott coach Travis Stedman said, “Credit to Brophy. They made big shot after big shot. They answered everything we had. It was fitting it ended the way it did. I feel like we needed to be challenged because we have not been in the last couple of weeks and when you get a team like Brophy, you get challenged regardless of who they have on the squad. They are going to come get you.”
Broncos leading scorer Daylen Sharper said, “We just had to keep our heads down and trust each other. That is a really good team over there and we are just fortunate to get the win.”
Brophy Coach Matt Hooten said, “They are such a well coached disciplined team. I knew we were going to get a terrific game. There was a great crowd tonight and it was a great growth opportunity for our players playing in such a tough environment. This is my first time in this gym and it’s beautiful. Just thankful for this opportunity and hats off to them, and we will be rooting for them to hang a banner from the 4A tournament.”
#17 Brophy Prep earned the right to play the top team in Arizona on Friday. The Perry Pumas chewed up Dysart 70-29 in their first round game. Meanwhile, Prescott (20-6), who lost for the first time in 2025, will host a Division 4A first round game on Tuesday at 7pm. The opponent will be named on Saturday.
BROPHY PREP BRONCOS 70, PRESCOTT BADGERS 68, OT
BROPHY PREP (70)-Madi 2 3-3 7, Weiskamp 6 0-0 12, Burbach 3 0-2 7,
Sharper 11 2-2 27,Koehler 2 0-0 5,Williams 1 0-0 3, Frakes 0 0-0 0, Garnica 0 1-2 1, Hogan 3 0-0 8, Hughes 0 0-0 0. 27 6-9 70.
PRESCOTT (68)-Magnett 1 0-0 3, Tenette 15 14-14 46, Vanderploeg 1 0-0 2, Gaul 4 3-4 11, Richardson 1 0-0 2, Peoples 2 0-0 4, Fundalewicz 0 0-2 0. 2417-20 68.
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 OT – T
Brophy Prep 16 12 14 18 10 – 70
Prescott 12 11 17 20 8 – 68
Total Fouls-B 22, P 9
Fouled Out-None
Three Pointers- B (8)-Sharper 3, Hogan 2, Williams 1, Koehler 1. P (3)-Tenette 2, Magnett 1.
OPEN DIVISION SCOREBOARD- Round One
Brophy Prep 70, Prescott 68, OT
Perry 70, Dysart 29
Highland 62, Cactus Shadows 52
Ironwood 52, Casteel 49
Sandra day O’Connor 73, Central 67
Higley 68, Mountain Pointe 54
Deer Valley 69, Sahuaro 55
Basha 82, ALA-Gilbert North 58
Millennium 81, Catalina Foothills 47
Canyon View 69, Tucson 62
Hamilton 86, Willow Canyon 75
Notre Dame Prep 67, Salpointe Catholic 29
Boulder Creek 66, Red Mountian 52
Williams Field 61, Liberty 49
St. Mary’s 56, West Point 50
Sunnyslope 66, Campo Verde 38
Varsity Girls Basketball
The Prescott Lady Badgers first trip to the Open Division playoffs came to an end with a 72-49 loss to the Gilbert Lady Tigers.
Gilbert, the #3 seed, was led by Aspen McClees with 19 points. Isabella Ivy had 18, and Contessa Ivy added 12 for the Lady Tigers that improved to (21-6) on the season.
The Lady Badgers were led by Addie Prisciandaro with 16 points and Bella Abt scored 15.
Prescott drops to (21-6) and will host a 4A playoff game next Thursday. Their opponent will be known after the play-in games are done and the teams all seeded.
GILBERT LADY TIGERS 72, PRESCOTT LADY BADGERS 49
PRESCOTT (49)-Prisciandaro 6 2-2 16, James 1 0-0 3, Libis 1 0-0 3, Abt 6 2-4 15, Murdock 3 0-0 6, Crockett 0 1-2 1, Jones 0 2-4 2, Little 1 0-0 2. 18 8-12 49.
GILBERT (72)-C. Ivy 6 0-0 12, Wily 4 1-2 9, Josey 2 0-0 4, I. Ivy 7 0-0 18, McClees 8 2-2 19, Ramos 1 0-0 2, Carrasco 2 0-0 6, Love 1 0-0 2, Mumberre 0 0-0 0. 31 3-4 72.
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Prescott 8 15 16 10 – 49
Gilbert 25 22 10 15 – 72
Total Fouls- P 9, G 17
Fouled Out-None
Three Pointers- P (5)-Prisciandaro 2, James 1, Abt 1, Libis 1. G (7)-I. Ivy 4, Carrasco 2, McClees 1
OPEN DIVISION SCOREBOARD-Round One
Gilbert 72, Prescott 49
Salpointe Catholic 74, Cactus Shadows 28
Sunnyside 58, Pueblo 52
Valley Vista 82, Notre Dame Prep 30
Kellis 71, Flagstaff 67
Pinnacle 57, Horizon 28
Catalina Foothills 69, Mica Mountain 64
Canyon View 65, Estrella Foothills 32
Mesquite 81, Flowing Wells 24
Desert Vista 50, Perry 31
Hamilton 53, Mesa 40
Sunnyslope 64, Paradise Honors 27
Xavier Prep 48, Eastmark 33
Sandra Day O’Connor 54, Sunrise Mountain 46
Campo Verde 68, Williams Field 65, 2OT
Millennium 71, Douglas 24
