Photo: 1 Addie Prisciandaro goes up for two of her 26 points in the win
The Prescott Lady Badgers returned home and beat the American Leadership Academy-Gilbert North Lady Eagles 61-38 in the Badger Dome.
Photo: 10 Bella Abt scored 17
Addie Prisciandaro led Prescott with 26 points that included five three point baskets. Bella Abt had a big gamer inside and finished with 17, as did Bentlee Crockett with 10.
It was a slow start for both teams with the game tied at two nearly midway through the first quarter. Then Prescott warmed up and that was when Abt was able to get her shots to drop and scored ten of the 19 first quarter points to put the Lady Badgers up 19-6.
Photo:32 Bentlee Crockett gets fouled
The game slowed in the second quarter as the two teams played more evenly, but Prescott’s lead grew to 30-15 at the half.
The Lady Badgers saw Bentlee Crockett get a pair of buckets, with Abt knocking down two as well. Priscaindaro sank her third of five three pointers and Prescott led 45-26 after three quarters.
Prescott improved to (7-2) on the season as the ALA-Gilbert North falls to (1-3).
Prisciandaro said, “Our perseverance is what we showed and is what we need to keep going to be successful the rest of this season. They made a couple of runs in the second half and we were able to keep the lead and keep our intensity up.”
The Lady Badgers were coming off a (3-2) showing last week at the Salpointe Catholic Tournament. Prisciandaro said, “We needed to play better teams and that gave us a good idea of what we need to work on. It was definitely a learning experience that should help us for the rest of the season.”
Next up is a trip to Bullhead City on Friday for the opening of Grand Canyon Region play as the Lady Badgers take on Mohave at 5:30pm.
PRESCOTT LADY BADGERS 78, ALA-GILBERT NORTH LADY EAGLES
ALA-GILBERT NORTH (38)-Fulcher 4 0-0 11, Sittan 3 0-0 6, Scheurn 4 0-2 8, Nelson 0 0-0 0, Behnke 1 0-0 2, Robinson 1 0-0 2, LaDuke 1 0-0 2, Barney 1 2-2 5, Hansen 1 0-0 2. 16 2-4 38.
PRESCOTT (78)-Prisciandaro 9 3-3 26, James 1 0-0 2, Abt 7 3-6 17, Jones 1 0-0 2, Crockett 5 0-0 10, Murdock 1 0-0 2, Martinez 0 0-0 0, Young 0 0-0 0, Hirasa 0 2-2 2, Luedeman 0 0-0 0, Islas 0 0-0 0. 24 8-11 61.
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
ALA-Gilbert North 6 9 11 12 – 38
Prescott 19 11 15 16 – 61
Fouled Out-None
Total Fouls-ALA-GN 10, P 8
Three Pointers-ALA-GN (4)-Fulcher 3, Barney 1. P (5)-Prisciandaro 5.
GIRLS BASKETBALL SCORES
Prescott 61, ALA-Gilbert North 38
Deer Valley 51, Coconino 45
Flagstaff 89, Poston Butte 23
Mingus 81, ALA-Queen Creek 40
BOYS BASKETBALL
Photo: 24 Jaxon Kleinman with a shot attempt
The Badgers dropped a pair of games this week. The first game saw Arcadia Titans beat Prescott 73-43. The Titans are another top team in Division 4 and sank nine three point shots to improve to (8-1) on the season.
Photo: 1 Chase Stedman drives towards the basket
Last night, the Badgers traveled down to Gilbert where they faced the Eagles of ALA-Gilbert North. Prescott beat the Eagles twice last season including an overtime contest in the state quarterfinals.
The Eagles are also down this season and the game was close throughout, but Prescott came up short in the end falling 56-53.
The win improves ALA-Gilbert North to (3-4).
Prescott (1-7) was led by Jake Golleher with 15 points. Jake Diener added 13, and Caden Lozen had 10 for the Badgers who open Grand Canyon Region play on Friday at Mohave.
ALA-GILBERT NORTH EAGLES 56, PRESCOTT BADGERS 53
Prescott (53)-Stedman 0 0-0 0, Lozen 3 4-7 10, Diener 5 3-3 13, Golleher 5 1-1 15, Jolley 1 3-5 5, Kleinman 1 1-2 3, Patterson 0 2-2 2, Jimenez 1 0-0 3, Tenney 1 0-0 2. 17 14-20 53.
ALA-Gilbert North (56)-Masses 2 3-6 9, Nelson 2 1-1 6, Ase 1 0-0 2, Morris 6 2-3 14, Brimhall 3 0-0 9, Lewis 7 0-3 14, Keller 1 0-0 2, Wiser 0 0-0 0, Macafee 0 0-0 0, Dunn 0 0-0 0. 22 6-13 56.
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Prescott 15 10 8 20 – 53
ALA-Gilbert North 9 19 16 12 – 56
Fouled Out-None
Total Fouls-P 15, ALA-GN 18
Three Pointers-P (5)-Golleher 4, Jimemez 1.ALA-GN (6)-Brimhall 3, Masses 2, Nelson 1.
Monday Game
ARCADIA TITANS 73, PRESCOTT BADGERS 43
Arcadia (73)-Kendrick 8 0-0 17, Knee 5 0-0 13, Thompson 8 0-0 17, (only information available) 31 2-4 73.
Prescott (43)-Stedman 2 0-2 4, Lozen 1 0-0 2, Diener 4 0-0 8, Golleher 6 2-3 16, Jolley 0 2-2 2, Patterson 1 0-0 3, Jimenez 2 0-0 4, Tenney 0 0-0 0, Kleinman 0 0-0 0, Molnar 1 2-2 4. 17 6-9 43.
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Arcadia 26 26 12 9 – 73
Prescott 11 7 17 8 – 43
Fouled Out-None
Total Fouls-A 16, P 4
Three Pointers- A (9)-Thompson 2, Knee 2, Kendrick 1. P(3)-Golleher 2, Patterson 1
BOYS BASKETBALL SCORES
ALA-Gilbert North 56, Prescott 53
Trinity Christian 75, BASIS-Flagstaff 33
ALA-Queen Creek 56, Mingus 30
Parker 67, Chino Valley 32
Deer Valley 75, Coconino 40
Flagstaff 51, Poston Butte 27
Mesquite 82, Mohave 37
Seligman 73, Mayer 45
