Photo: 1 Addie Prisciandaro led all scorers with 29 points, launches a shot as she is surrounded by four Coconino players
Varsity Girls Basketball
Three Lady Badgers scored in double figures as Prescott improved to (2-0) in the Grand Canyon Region with a 74-22 win over the Coconino Lady Panthers. Addie Prisciandaro scored 29 and Bella Abt knocked down 16, but it was Lilly James who came alive knocking down a trifecta of three pointers in the first half putting the Lady Badgers up 48-7 at the half.
Photo: 3 Lilly James brings the ball up the court. James scored a season high 11 points in the win
Lilly James said, “My team found me today and my shot was falling.” As for her thoughts on the season thus far, James said, “I am really excited as we continue to go through our season and getting to play with these seniors. I am enjoying it as much as I can because I know I am going to really miss them next year.”
Prisciandaro was her usual self creating space and seemingly scoring at will. The senior is averaging over 24 points a game, currently good for second in Division 4A, and seventh in the entire state. Meanwhile Abt was all over the court making plays inside and out. Kylee Murdock and Bentlee Crockett each scored 6, along with Cate Jones with 3, were influential inside as they frustrated the Lady Panthers all night.
The game was scoreless for the first couple of minutes and was only 2-0 when Prescott Coach Jami Johnson called a timeout. A new Lady Badgers team resurfaced and when they applied the press, Coconino was in severe trouble. Add 22 points to just one Lady Panthers point and that was it for the first quarter.
Photo: 10 Bella Abt gets a screen set by 24 Cate Jones on her way to the basket
The lead continue to grow as Prescott led 48-7 at the half. Coconino was able to get some offense generated in the third quarter, but fell behind further 67-16, as more bench players made it into the game.
The final quarter went quickly as the running clock was put into play as Prescott improved to (13-3) on the season.
Bella Abt said, “I think we started off a little slow tonight because we are still coming down from the tournament we just played. We played some really good teams that made us work hard. As for this game once we put on our press we got going and played our game. We moved the ball around well and were able to take some good shots.” As for the game at Bradshaw Mountain, Abt added, “It is a crazy environment over there and it is Bradshaw, so anything can happen. We are just going to have to play our game and stay focused on what we can do.”
Prescott will play at Bradshaw Mountain in their first meeting of the season on Thursday at 5:30pm.
PRESCOTT LADY BADGERS 74, COCONINO LADY PANTHERS 22
COCONINO (22)-Manakaja 0 0-2 0, Jensen 1 3-5 5, Holgate 1 1-2 4, M. Martinez 1 0-0 2, Isaac 0 0-0 0, M. Martinez 1 0-0 2, S. Martinez 0 0-0 0, Hanley 1 4-4 6, Wilson 3 1-2 Palfi 0 0-0 0. 7 9-13 22.
PRESCOTT (78)-Prisciandaro 12 2-3 29, James 4 0-0 11, Abt 6 4-5 16, Jones 1 1-2 3, Crockett 2 2-2 6, Martinez 0 0-0 0, Hirasa 0 0-0 0, Murdock 2 2-6 6, Luedeman 0 0-0 0, Islas 2 0-0 4, Young 0 0-0 0. 29 11-18 74.
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Coconino 1 6 9 6 – 22
Prescott 24 24 19 7 – 74
Fouled Out-M. Martinez
Total Fouls-C 13, P 9
Three Pointers-C (1)-Holgate P (6)-James 3, Prisciandaro 3.
GRAND CANYON REGION STANDINGS
School- W-L W-L
Prescott 2-0 13-3
Flagstaff 2-0 11-3
Mingus 2-0 9-3
Bradshaw Mountain 1-0 11-6
Lee Williams 1-2 4-9
Coconino 0-3 5-8
Mohave 0-3 1-10
GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
Prescott 74, Coconino 22
Flagstaff 77, Mohave 14
Mingus 50, Lee Williams 44
Chino Valley at Highland, Cancelled
Ash Fork 74, Mayer 22
Varsity Boys Basketball
The Prescott Badgers fell to the Coconino Panthers 69-45 last night in Flagstaff. Jack Golleher led the Badgers with 12 points and Chase Stedman added 11.
Coconino came out and took control in the opening quarter. Fitz Guinan and Oryon Huayhualla combined for 14 of the 19 points as the Panthers built a 19-8 lead after one quarter.
The Badgers fell further behind in the second quarter and trailed 41-20 at the half.
Prescott (1-1) and (5-9) will face Bradshaw Mountain on Thursday at 7pm.
COCONINO PANTHERS 69, PRESCOTT BADGERS 45
Prescott (69)-Stedman 3 2-4 11, Lozen 2 2-2 7, Diener 1 0-0 2, Jolley 1 0-0 2, Golleher 4 4-5 12, Kleinman 1 0-0 2, Tenney 0 0-0 0, Molnar 1 0-0 3, Patterson 0 0-0 0, Jimenez 0 4-7 4, Dicker 1 0-0 2. 14 12-18 45.
Coconino (75)-Hanley 1 0-1 3, Nelson 5 1-1 11, Davis 2 0-0 5, Mulder 1 0-0 2, Kelly 1 0-0 2, Wixom 0 0-0 0, Guinan 6 4-4 16, Nichols 0 0-0 0, Begay 1 0-0 2, Guinan 3 2-3 10, Huayhualla 8 2-2 18, Steigler 0 0-0 0, Quiroz 0 0-0 0. 28 9-11 69.
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Prescott 8 12 13 12 – 45
Coconino 19 22 16 12 – 69
Fouled Out-None
Total Fouls- P 11, C 14
Three Pointers- P (5)- Stedman 3, Lozen 1, Molnar 1. C (4)-Guinen 2, Davis 1, Hanley 1.
GRAND CANYON REGION STANDINGS
School- W-L W-L
Coconino 3-0 9-3
Flagstaff 2-0 9-6
Bradshaw Mountain 1-0 2-4
Mingus 1-1 11-4
Prescott 1-1 5-9
Mohave 0-3 3-9
Lee Williams 0-3 1-7
BOYS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
Coconino 69, Prescott 45
Flagstaff 57, Mohave 40
Mingus 75, Lee Williams 45
Chino Valley at Highland, Cancelled
Ash Fork 49, Mayer 23
