Photo: Chase Stedman with the last second shot in the first half to pull the Badgers within four at the half
Varsity Boys Basketball
The Coconino Panthers used their quickness while taking advantage of some Prescott miscues to beat the Badgers 58-51 in the Badger Dome.
Pedro Jimenez came off the bench to lead the Badgers in scoring with 13 points, six of which coming in the final minutes. Drew Jolley added 12.
Coach Travis Stedman said, “They are really good and when you make mistakes it costs you. I thought we handled their quickness for a good part of the game, but there were two times in particular, at the end of the first quarter and the other at the end of third quarter where it got away from us and we had to try to come back. We did play hard to the end which is what you want from your team.”
Photo: Jack Golleher with the tough shot inside the paint against 22 Oryon Huayhualla
The Badgers fell behind by five early, but a Jack Golleher three point basket gave Prescott their first lead at 8-7 with two minutes to play in the quarter. Coconino used pressure along with the press creating Badger turnovers to outscore Prescott 10-3 to lead 17-11 after one.
Prescott battled back and after Jimenez knocked down his first basket trailed by just three at 21-18. His tying three point attempt rimmed out, and the Panthers went on to push their lead to 27-21. Chase Stedman’s runner into the lane closed the gap to 27-23 at the buzzer to end the first half.
The second half started off with the Badgers knocking at the door three times to tie the score, but they were never able to accomplish that.
As the score sat at 32-30 for three straight Prescott possessions, Coconino turned up the heat and the ball bounced the wrong way for the Badgers as they fell behind 39-30. The quarter ended at 42-32 but there was still time to make a run. Unfortunately for Prescott, it was the Panthers who pushed their lead to 53-34 with 5:18 to play.
Photo: 35 Drew Jolley splits the defenders 2 Hashke Nelson and 20 Fitz Guinan
The Badgers after a timeout went on a 9-0 run fueled by Jimenez and Patterson to get within 53-44 with 2:53 left.
Another three by Jimenez made the score 54-47 with two minutes remaining. Coconino took a timeout and the game shifted back to the Panthers.
Coconino remains unbeaten and improved in the Grand Canyon Region to (9-0) and (17-4) overall.
Prescott slips to (5-3) in the GCR and (9-12) overall. The Badgers will host rival Bradshaw Mountain on Friday at 7:30pm.
COCONINO PANTHERS 58, PRESCOTT BADGERS 51
COCONINO (58)-Hanley 4 0-0 11, Nelson 5 0-0 13, Davis 0 0-0 0, Mulder 0 0-0 0, Kelly 0 0-0 0, Wixom 0 0-0 0, Green 7 1-2 15, Nichols 0 0-0 0, Begay 0 0-0 0, Guinan 3 2-4 8, Huayhualla 5 1-1 11. 24 4-7 58.
PRESCOTT (51)-Stedman 1 1-4 3, Lozen 1 1-2 4, Diener 2 1-2 6, Jolley 5 0-0 12, Golleher 3 0-0 7, Kleinman 0 0-0 0, Tenney 0 0-0 0, Molnar 0 0-0 0, Patterson 2 1-1 6, Jimenez 4 3-4 13. 18 7-13 51.
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Coconino 17 10 15 16 – 58
Prescott 11 12 9 19 – 51
Fouled Out-None
Total Fouls- C 11, P 7
Three Pointers- C (6)-Nelson 3, Hanley 3.
P (8)- Jimenez 2, Jolley 2, Lozen 1, Golleher 1, Diener 1, Patterson 1.
GRAND CANYON REGION STANDINGS
School- W-L W-L
Coconino 9-0 17-4
Mingus 6-2 18-5
Flagstaff 5-2 13-8
Prescott 5-3 9-12
Bradshaw Mountain 1-5 2-10
Mohave 1-7 4-15
Lee Williams 0-8 1-13
BOYS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
Coconino 58, Prescott 48
Trinity Christian 58, ACP 37
Bagdad 59, Maryvale Prep 26
Mingus 69, Lee Williams 42
Cactus Shadows 70, Arcadia 64
Deer Valley 111, Agua Fria 32
Joseph City 70, Ash Fork 41
Mohave Accelerated 61, Mohave 51
St. Mary’s 84, Marcos de Niza 44
Saguaro 92, Mesquite 82
Seligman 71, Rough Rock 60
Williams 79, Mogollon 59
The Trinity Christian Warriors improved to (11-4) on the season with a 58-37 win over the Academy with Community Partners Lions.
The Warriors had three players score in double figures with Connor Wallace leading the way with 18 points. Dylan Furrer added 13 and Zeek Chun had 11.
ACP, located in Mesa, falls to (6-5). Trinity Christian travels to Ridgeline Academy in Phoenix on Thursday. Tipoff is at 5:30pm.
TRINITY CHRISTIAN WARRIORS 58, ACADEMY WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS LIONS 37
ACP (37)-Anderson 3 2-2 9, Garcia-Rivero 5 0-0 11, Baptisto 3 0-1 7,Thomas 4 0-0 8, Ybarra-Ebana 0 0-0 0, Kirby 0 0-0 0, Sanchez 1 0-0 2, Encinas 0 0-0 0. 16 2-3 37.
TRINITY CHRISTIAN (58)-Lecaze 0 1-2 1, Furrer 5 0-0 13, Dykstra 1 0-0 2, Wallace 8 2-5 18, Chun 5 1-2 11, Feddema 2 1-2 5, Sharp 1 0-0 2, Frausto 2 0-0 4, Hurtt 0 0-0 0, Matock 0 0-0 0. 24 5-11 58.
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
ACP 15 8 5 9 – 37
Trinity Christian 18 21 12 7 – 58
Fouled Out-Garcia-Rivero
Technical Foul- Garcia-Rivero
Total Fouls- ACP 12, TC 8
Three Pointers-ACP (3)-Anderson 1, Garcia-Rivero 1, Baptisto 1 TC (5)-Furrer 3, Wallace 2.
Varsity Girls Basketball
The Prescott Lady Badgers remained perfect in the Grand Canyon region with a 56-26 lopsided victory over the Coconino Lady Panthers in Flagstaff.
Prescott improved to (8-0) in the Grand Canyon Region and (21-3) overall, while Coconino fell to (2-6) and (7-12).
Addie Prisciandaro led Prescott with 21 points. Bella Abt tossed in 16. The Lady Badgers dominated from the start leading by 15 after one quarter and by twenty at the half.
Their defensive efforts have been remarkable and continue to improve limiting their opponents not only in points but in shot attempts.
Prescott remains at #2 in the Division 4A rankings and will host rival Bradshaw Mountain on Friday at 6:00pm in the first game of a varsity doubleheader with the boys.
PRESCOTT LADY BADGERS 56, COCONINO LADY PANTHERS 26
PRESCOTT (56)-Prisciandaro 9 1-2 21, James 2 0-0 4, Abt 7 0-2 16, Jones 0 0-0 0, Crockett 4 0-0 8, Martinez 0 1-2 1, Roskopf 0 1-2 1, Hirasa 1 0-1 2, Murdock 1 0-0 2, Luedeman 0 0-0 0, Islas 0 0-2 0, Young 0 0-0 0. 24 3-11 56.
COCONINO (26)-Manakaja 0 1-2 1, Holgate 0 0-0 0, Isaac 0 0-0 0, M. Martinez 0 0-0 0, S. Martinez 2 0-0 6, Hanley 3 0-0 6, Wilson 5 0-1 11, Palfi 0 0-0 0. 11 1-3 26.
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Prescott 20 15 16 4 – 56
Coconino 5 5 7 9 – 26
Fouled Out-None
Total Fouls-P 7, C 9
Three Pointers- P (4)-Abt 2, Prisciandaro 2. C (3)-S. Martinez 2, Wilson 1.
GRAND CANYON REGION STANDINGS
School- W-L W-L
Prescott 8-0 21-3
Flagstaff 6-1 15-5
Mingus 5-3 13-7
Lee Williams 4-5 8-13
Bradshaw Mountain 2-4 12-10
Coconino 2-6 7-12
Mohave 0-8 1-17
GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
Prescott 56, Coconino 26
Kingman Academy 48, Chino Valley 42
Bagdad 35, Mayer 18
Paradise Honors 88, Shadow Mountain 15
Lee Williams 51, Mingus 31
Mohave Accelerated 58, Mohave 8
Rough Rock 42, Seligman 37
Joseph City 56, Ash Fork 32
Salpointe Catholic 75, Walden Grove 21
Williams 48, Mogollon 39
