Prescott/Bradshaw Mountain Take On Challenges at Lady Badgers Winter Classic

Photo: 10 Bella Abt drives to the hoop against 3 Charly Pacheco

Fourteen teams came from around the state of Arizona to participate in the Lady Badgers Winter Classic held at Prescott High School. Many schools from the larger 6A Division made the trip north giving both local teams some good competition as they both prepare for region play.

The Prescott Lady Badgers opened up with an impressive 57-46 win over the 6A Mesa Lady Jackrabbits.

Photo:1 Addie Prisciandaro about to knock down one of her four three pointers

Addie Prisciandaro knocked down 18 points that included four from downtown, but it was Bella0 Abt who also had 18 points that tangled inside with 6’4” Taylor Morris often winning the battle on the boards, that helped making the difference.

Prescott jumped on top with Abt and Prisciandaro leading the way, but Mesa got their offense going in the second quarter, cutting into the lead as the Lady Badgers held a 31-25 advantage at the half.

Photo: 24 Kortney Bennett drives to the hoop while being closely guarded by Destiny Brown

Both teams struggled as Mesa climbed a little close to get within at 37-33.Charly Pacheco finished with 12 points and kept the Lady Jackrabbits in the game for awhile. When Bella Abt was called for her fourth foul early in the fourth quarter, the Lady Badgers got some good inside play by Cate Jones and Bentlee Crockett. Abt returned for the final two minutes as Prescott put away the Lady Jackrabbits.

Photo: 23 Presley Connolly attempts a shot while being guarded by Josey Wnek of Tucson

Crockett said, “Our defense made the difference today. It is good for us tom play bigger schools because it just gives us more challenges and that will only help as we get into region play because there are some good teams that we will face coming up.”

Photo: 20 Kylee Murdock attempts to get by 24 Taylor Morris as she swipes at the shot attempt

Prisciandaro said, “We were really excited to get to play against these bigger schools. We had a good start but kept coming back. This kind of competition makes us work harder, which is what we want. This will definitely help us prepare for our region games coming up.”

The Lady Badgers put up a good fight versus 6A Basha, but came up short. Prescott did win three of four, closing out their tournament with a 52-28 win over Cibola.

Prescott (12-3) will host Coconino on Tuesday as they resume Grand Canyon Region play. Tipoff is at 7pm.

PRESCOTT LADY BADGERS 57, MESA LADY JACKRABBITS 46

MESA (46)-Pacheco 4 3-4 12, Ramirez 3 0-1 7, Morris 4 2-4 10, Reed 1 1-3 3, Hayes 2 0-0 5, Malicdem 0 0-0 0, Patterson 0 0-0 0, Elicio 0 0-0 0. 14 6-12 46

PRESCOTT (57)-Prisciandaro 6 2-2 18, James 1 0-0 2, Abt 7 4-6 18, Jones 2 0-0 4, Crockett 4 0-0 8, Martinez 0 0-0 0, Roskopf 1 0-0 2, Murdock 2 1-2 5, Young 0 0-0 0.  23 7-10 57.

Score by Quarters-   1       2       3        4    –    T

Mesa                           5      20      8      13   –   46

Prescott                     13     18      6      20   –   57

Total Fouls –M 14, P 15

Fouled Out-None

Three Pointers- M (3)- Pacheco, Ramirez, Hayes, P (4)-Prisciandaro 4.

The Bradshaw Mountain Lady Bears ran into a tough opponent for their first game of the day.

The Tucson Badgers used their aggressive nature to build a 22-11 halftime lead that they would never relinquish as the Lady Bears tried their best to mount a comeback.

Bradshaw Mountain Coach Brad Clifford said, “We were sluggish and slow to get started. I thought our post players did a nice job.”

The Lady Bears lost the first three games all to 5A-6A teams, but finished the two day tournament with a 42-3 win over Grand Canyon.

Bradshaw Mountain closed out the weekend with a (12-6) record as they prepare for region play with a big home game versus the Prescott Lady Badgers on Thursday at 5:30pm.

TUCSON LADY BADGERS 42, BRADSHAW MOUNTAIN LADY BEARS 27

TUCSON (42)-Cota 0 0-0 0, Leon 1 0-0 3, Smith 0 0-0 0, Lucero 0 0-0 0,

Adolph 1 0-4 2, Wnek 3 0-0 7, Chapetti 3 0-2 6, Palacios 2 0-0 5, Daniels 0 0-0 0, Linton 2 0-0 5, Contreras 6 0-0 13, Grijalva 1 0-0 3. 18 0-6 42.

BRADSHAW MOUNTAIN (27)-Martinez 2 1-2 5, Jones 0 1-2 1, Johnson 2 1-2 5, Wells 1 0-0 2, Linderman 0 2-4 2, Connolly 3 0-0 7, Bennett 0 0-0 0, Dorsey 1 0-0 3, Downing 1 0-0 2, Astorga 0 0-0 0, Dekens 0 0-0 0. 10 5-10 27.

Score by Quarters-     1       2       3       4    –    T

Tucson                          9      13     15      2   –   42

Bradshaw Mountain   5       6       6     10   –   27

Total Fouls –T 9, BM 4

Fouled Out-None

Three Pointers-T (6)-Leon 1, Wnek 1, Palacios 1, Contreras 1, Grijalva 1, Linton 1. BM (2)-Connolly 1, Dorsey 1

PRESCOTT LADY BADGERS 86, GRAND CANYON LADY PHANTOMS 18

GRAND CANYON (18)-Walls 1 0-0 3, McClellan  1 1-2 4, Nelson 0 0-0 0,  Dimas-Pozos 1 0-0 2, Granados 0 0-0 0, Balbuena 0 0-0 0, Nanacasia 1 0-1 2, Smith 2 0-0 4.  7  1-3 18.

PRESCOTT(86)-Prisciandaro 11 1-1 26, James 4 0-0 11, Abt 5 2-4  14, Murdock 0 0-0 0, Jones 1 0-0 2, Martinez 6 0-1 12, Roskopf 3 0-0 7, Hirasa 0 1-2 1, Luedeman 0 0-0 0, Islas  1 0-0 2, Young 2 0-1 4.

Score by Quarters-   1       2       3        4    –    T

Grand Canyon           0       2      10       6   –   18

Prescott                     28     20    30       8    –   86

Total Fouls –GC 9, P 5

Fouled Out-None

Three Pointers- GC (3)-X. Jimenez 1, A. Jimenez 1, McClellan 1. P (8)-Prisciandaro 3, James 3, Abt 2, Roskopf 1

Saturday Box  Scores

MOUNTAIN RIDGE LADY MOUNTAIN LIONS 55, BRADSHAW MOUNTAIN LADY BEARS 31

BRADSHAW MOUNTAIN (31)-Martinez 1 0-0 2, Jones 0 2-2 2, Wells 0 1-2 1, Connolly 2 7-9 11, Bennett 2 0-04 Linderman 1 1-2 3, Downing 4 0-0 8, Dekens 1 0-3 2, Johnson 0 0-0 0. 11 11-18 31.

MOUNTAIN RIDGE (55)-Arnold 6 4-4 18, Sullivan 1 0-0 3, Kalic 3 0-0 8, K. Baldwin 5 2-4 12, Tice 5 0-0 10, Gedney 0 1-2 1,Starr 0 0-0 0, Lopez 1 1-1 3, Mason 0 0-0 0, Thomas 0 0-0 0, A. Baldwin 0 0-0 0. 21 8-16 55.

Score by Quarters-      1     2      3      4   –   T

Bradshaw Mountain   5     3     14     9   –  31

Mountain Ridge           8     8     19    20  –  55

Total Fouls-BM 13, MR 23

Fouled Out-None

Three Pointers-BM (0), MR (5)-Arnold 2, Kalic 2, Sullivan 1.

BASHA LADY BEARS 57, PRESCOTT LADY BADGERS 45

BASHA (57)-Garner 2 2-2 6, Coleman 8 0-0 16, Beckler 5 2-2 12, Reynolds 8 1-1 17, Tuitele 3 0-0 6, Collins 0 0-0 0, Bosch 0 0-0 0, Moilett 0 0-0 0, Burt 0 0-0 0. 26 5-5 57.

PRESCOTT (43)-Prisciandaro 4 4-4 14, James 2 0-0 5, Abt 5 2-4  14, Murdock 3 0-0 6, Jones 1 1-2 3, Crockett 2 0-1 4, Martinez 0 0-0 0, Roskopf 0 0-0 0, Hirasa 0 0-0 0, Luedeman 0 0-0 0, Islas  0 0-0 0, Young 0 0-0 0. 17 7-11 45.

Score By Quarters-   1      2      3       4   –   T

Basha                         14    21   14      8    –  57

Prescott                     10    12   16      7    –  45

Total Fouls- B 15, P 4

Fouled Out-None

Three Pointers- B (0), P (4)-Prisciandaro 2, Abt 1, James 1

PRESCOTT LADY BADGERS 52, CIBOLA LADY RAIDERS 28

CIBOLA (28)-Faulks 3 6-7 14, Molina 2 2-4, L. Stuebs 0 2-4 2, Nelson 1 0-1 2, B. Stuebs 1 1-4 4, Masquita 1 1-2 3, Roscoe 0 0-0 0. 8 12-22 28.

PRESCOTT (52)-Prisciandaro 8 7-8 27, James 1 0-0 2, Abt 0 0-0 0, Jones 0 0-0 0, Crockett 4 0-0 8, Hirasa 1 1-2 4, Murdock 3 3-4 10, Young 1 0-0 2, Martinez 0 0-0 0. 18 11-14 52.

Score by Quarters-   1      2      3      4   –   T

Cibola                        10     6      6      6   –  28

Prescott                    19    20    13     0   –  52

Total Fouls- C 18, P 17

Fouled Out-None

Three Pointers –C (0), P (5)-Prisciandaro 4, Hirisa 1.

BRADSHAW MOUNTAIN LADY BEARS 42, GRAND CANYON LADY PHANTOMS 3

GRAND CANYON (3)-Walls 0 0-2 0, McClellan  1 1-2 3, Nelson 0 0-0 0,  Dimas-Pozos 0 0-0 0, Jimenez 0 0-2 0, Granados 0 0-0 0, Balbuena 0 0-0 0, Nanacasia 0 0-0 0, Smith 2 0-0 4.  1 1-6 3.

BRADSHAW MOUNTAIN (42)-Jones 1 0-0 2, Johnson 6 1-2 14, Wells 1 0-1 2, Linderman 1 1-2 3, Connolly 3 0-0 6, Bennett 2 0-0 4, Dorsey 1 0-0 2, Downing 2 0-2 4, Astorga 3 0-0 6, Dekens 0 0-0 0. 20 2-7 42.

Score by Quarters-      1       2      3      4    –    T

Grand Canyon              1       2      0      0    –    3

Bradshaw Mountain   15    12     9      6    –  42

Total Fouls –GC 6, BM 9

Fouled Out-None

Three Pointers- BM (1)-Johnson 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD

Lady Badgers Winter Classic

Friday Results

Prescott 57, Mesa 46

Tucson 42, Bradshaw Mountain 27

Cactus Shadows 57, Thunderbird 39

Chandler 54, Mountain Ridge 15

Basha 79, Ironwood Ridge 40

Cibola 57, Centennial 41

Desert Ridge 55, Grand Canyon 13

Mesa 56, Cactus Shadows 49

Tucson 52, Mountain Ridge 34

Ironwood Ridge 42, Thunderbird 37, OT

Basha 75, Cibola 25

Centennial 31, Bradshaw Mountain 25

Prescott 86, Grand Canyon 18

Chandler 58, Desert Ridge 13

Saturday Results

Cactus Shadows 50, Desert Ridge 21

Tucson 37, Ironwood Ridge 36

Mountain Ridge 55, Bradshaw Mountain 31

Chandler 66, Mesa 33

Basha 57, Prescott 45

Centennial 54, Grand Canyon 15

Mesa 37, Ironwood Ridge 30

Thunderbird 47, Cibola 42

Chandler 55, Tucson 39

Basha 60, Cactus Shadows 29

Prescott 53, Cibola 28

Bradshaw Mountain 42, Grand Canyon 3

Other Scores

Joseph City 54, Ash Fork 34