Photo: 4 Jake Diener and 35 Drew Jolley battle for the rebound
Varsity Boys Basketball
Just a couple of days after a tough loss to the Mingus Marauders, the Prescott Badgers were back at it, this time with much better results in a 69-44 win over the Mohave Thunderbirds.
Photo: 4 Jake Diener on the breakaway for two
Jake Diener returned from an illness that had kept him out the last couple of games and scored a game high 16 points. Diener said, “I was really looking forward to getting back out here. I was able to get some good shots tonight. We needed to get back out here and move on after the loss to Mingus. We really can’t look back but can learn. We just have to keep going and moving forward because we have some tough games ahead.”
The Badgers built a double digit lead in the opening quarter behind buckets from Diener, Caden Lozen, Drew Jolley, and three point baskets by Jack Golleher and Chase Stedman.
The lead grew to 18 as Prescott led 33-15 at the half. Mohave found the basket more in the third, closing the deficit to 41-28 at the end fo three quarters.
Photo: Chase Stedman drives to the basket
Both teams lit it up in the fourth, with the Thunderbirds freshman Andy Osoria-Navarro nailing a three and Devon Cook knocking down 10 of his 14 points in the final eight minutes.
The Badgers maintained a healthy lead at 55-38 with three plus minutes left to play, then went on an 11-0 run with quick buckets by Pedro Jimenez, Bobby Molnar, and Pierce Tenney, in the next 90 seconds to go up 66-38.
Mohave falls to (1-7) in the Grand Canyon Region and (4-14) overall. Prescott improved to (9-11) overall and (5-2) in the GCR. The Badgers will host Coconino on Tuesday at 7pm.
PRESCOTT BADGERS 69, MOHAVE THUNDERBIRDS 44
MOHAVE (44)-Ju. Jackson 5 1-2 13, Ja. Jackson 1 2-4 4, Jeffery 0 0-0 0, Young 0 1-2 1, Navaro 4 0-0 10, Cook 7 0-0 14, Landry 0 0-0 0, Dimick 0 0-0 0, Cotter 1 0-0 3. 18 4-8 44.
PRESCOTT (69)-Stedman 2 0-0 6, Lozen 6 1-4 13, Golleher 3 0-2 7, Jolley 2 3-4 7, Diener 7 1-1 16, Patterson 0 0-0 0, Jimenez 3 4-4 10, Tenney 2 0-0 4, Kleinman 0 0-0 0, Molnar 2 0-0 5, Dicker 0 0-0 0. 27 9-15 69.
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Mohave 5 10 12 18 – 44
Prescott 16 17 9 26 – 69
Fouled Out-None
Technical Foul-Mohave
Total Fouls-M 13, P 13
Three Pointers-M (5)-Navarro 2, Ju. Jackson 2, Cotter 1. P (4)-Stedman 2, Diener 1, Golleher 1.
GRAND CANYON REGION STANDINGS
School- W-L W-L
Coconino 8-0 16-3
Mingus 5-2 17-5
Prescott 5-2 9-11
Flagstaff 5-2 13-8
Bradshaw Mountain 1-5 2-10
Mohave 1-7 4-14
Lee Williams 0-7 1-12
BOYS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
Prescott 69, Mohave 44
Coconino 72, Lee Williams 17
Mingus 83, Bradshaw Mountain 52
Trinity Christian 62, Tri-City Prep 40
Tonopah Valley 62, Chino Valley 53
Bagdad 62, San Pasqual 45
Arcadia 77, Marcos de Niza 40
Paradise Honors 57, Greenway 56
Mater Dei (CA) 76, St. Mary’s 73, OT
Varsity Girls Basketball
Addie Prisciandaro scored 27 and Bella Abt added 18 as the Prescott Lady Badgers made very quick work of the Mohave Lady T-Birds 78-9 in the Badger Dome.
The Prescott defense dominated, as they held Mohave to just four shots, shutting out the Lady Thunderbirds in the first eight minutes.
Photo: 3 Lilly James pushing the ball up court
Prisciandaro, Abt, and Lilly James created a bunch of turnovers that frustrated the Lady T-Birds early. James said, “We always go out and play hard. We like to limit their shots and create opportunities for us to score.” In regards to playing in these blowout games, James, said, “We try to work on things that can help us play better. One good thing is that games like this give our bench a good amount of playing time, and that helps everybody.”
Photo: Bella Abt with the shot over Inara Goyett
Mohave scored to start the second quarter to make it 26-3, but Prescott outscored the Lady T-Birds 24-1 in the final 7:35.
Leading 50-4, Prescott continued to use the entire bench, growing the lead to 70-7 after three quarters.
Photo: Bella Roskopf scored 9 points in the Lady Badgers win
Bella Roskopf had a good game off the bench with 9 points. Daria Young had a pair of baskets in the fourth quarter as Prescott improves to (7-0) in the Grand Canyon Region and are (19-3) overall.
Next up for the Lady Badgers is a trip to Flagstaff on Tuesday to face Coconino. Game time is 7pm.
PRESCOTT LADY BADGERS 78, MOHAVE LADY THUNDERBIRDS 9
MOHAVE (9)-Sevillano 1 0-0 3, Torquato 0 4-7 4, Moreno 0 0-0 0, Kannu 0 0-0 0, Goyette 1 0-0 2, Lopez 0 0-2 0, Rey 0 0-0 0. 2 4-9 9.
PRESCOTT (78)-Prisciandaro 10 5-6 27, James 3 2-2 8, Abt 7 4-7 18, Jones 1 0-0 2, Crockett 4 0-0 8, Martinez 0 0-0 0, Roskopf 4 0-0 9, Hirasa 1 0-0 2, Murdock 0 0-0 0, Luedeman 0 0-0 0, Islas 0 0-0 0, Young 2 0-0 4. 32 11-15 78.
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Mohave 0 4 3 2 – 9
Prescott 26 24 20 8 – 78
Fouled Out-None
Total Fouls-M 11, P 8
Three Pointers- M (1)-Sevillano 1.P (3)-Prisciandaro 2, Roskopf 1.
GRAND CANYON REGION STANDINGS
School- W-L W-L
Prescott 7-0 19-3
Flagstaff 6-1 15-5
Mingus 5-2 13-6
Lee Williams 3-5 8-13
Bradshaw Mountain 2-4 12-10
Coconino 2-5 7-10
Mohave 0-8 1-15
GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
Prescott 78, Mohave 9
Bradshaw Mountain 55, Mingus 44
Chino Valley 63, Tonopah Valley 37
Coconino 37, Lee Williams 31
San Pasqual 43, Bagdad 23
