Photo: 10 Bella Abt scored 8 of her 25 points in the first quarter in the 65-12 win over Lee Williams
Varsity Girls Basketball
Senior Bella Abt scored 25 points to lead the Prescott Lady Badgers to a 65-12 thumping over the Lee Williams Lady Volunteers on senior night.
Bella Abt said, “I’m really proud of everybody. We all came out and did a good job being aggressive and doing what we have done all season. It was really exciting seeing everyone being able to contribute.”
It was not the typical lineup that started for Prescott as all five seniors appeared on the court for the opening tipoff. Addie Prisciandaro joined Abt as the only season long starter, with Ashlyn Luedeman, Audrey Islas and Daria Young. Prisciandaro finished with 19 and Luedeman had 2.
Lee Williams held a brief 4-2 lead before the Lady Badgers took control to lead 15-4 at the end of the first quarter. Prescott pitched a shutout in the second quarter and Abt and Prisciandaro did most of the damage as the Lady Badgers led 33-4 at the half.
Prescott outscored Lee Williams 32-8 in the second half to win their 12th straight by 53 points.
Up next for #2 Prescott is a trip to #5 Flagstaff to see it the Lady Badgers can win the region outright. A Prescott loss would create a tie and co-champions of the region. On January 14 the Lady Badgers snapped the Flagstaff Lady Eagles Grand Canyon Region win streak at 103 with a 46-40 win in Prescott.
PRESCOTT LADY BADGERS 65, LEE WILLIAMS LADY VOLUNTEERS 12
LEE WILLIAMS (12)-Angle 0 2-2 2, Edwards 3 2-6 8, O’Bannon 0 0-0 0, Cartey 0 0-0 0, Cowan 0 0-0 0, Twobulls 0 0-0 0, Pease 0 0-0 0,King 0 2-2 2. 3 6-10 12.
PRESCOTT (65)-Prisciandaro 8 0-0 19, Luedeman 1 0-0 2, Islas 0 0-0 0, Young 0 0-0 0, Abt 10 3-7 25, Jones 3 1-2 7, James 1 0-0 2, Martinez 1 0-0 2, Hirasa 0 0-0 0, Roskopf 2 0-0 5, Murdock 0 3-4 3. 26 7-13 65.
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Lee Williams 4 0 6 2 – 12
Prescott 15 18 18 14 – 65
Fouled Out-None
Total Fouls-LW 9, P 10
Three Pointers-LW (0), P ( 6)-Prisciandaro 3, Abt 2, Roskopf 1.
In other games locally, the #18 ranked Bradshaw Mountain Lady Bears improved to (4-6) in the Grand Canyon Region and (14-12) overall with a lopsided 52-15 win over the Mohave Lady Thunderbirds.
Presley Connolly led the Lady Bears with 17 points. Bradshaw Mountain will host Coconino tonight at 7:00pm.
The Trinity Christian Lady Warriors beat the Southwest Leadership Academy 58-7 to improve to (15-1) on the season SWA drops to (2-13).
The Lady Warriors travel back down to the valley to face Imagine Prep on Thursday at 5:00pm. Trinity Christian will return home for the CAA (Canyon Athletic Association) playoffs on Wednesday.
GRAND CANYON REGION STANDINGS
School- W-L W-L
Prescott 10-0 23-3
Flagstaff 8-1 18-5
Mingus 6-4 14-8
Bradshaw Mountain 5-6 15-12
Lee Williams 4-6 9-14
Coconino 3-7 6-11
Mohave 0-11 1-20
GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
Prescott 65, Lee Williams 12
Trinity Christian 58, Southwest Leadership Academy 7
Bagdad 31, Mayer 29
Bradshaw Mountain 52, Mohave 15
Cactus Shadows 90, Arcadia 23
Flagstaff 78, Cortez 18
Paradise Honors 67, Thunderbird 52
Salpointe Catholic 52, Ironwood Ridge 27
Varsity Boys Basketball
The Trinity Christian Warriors improved to (13-4) with a 60-25 over the Phoenix College Prep Bears.
Carsen Matock led the Warriors with 12 points and Caden Lecaze added 10.
Despite playing without regular starters Connor Wallace, Ethan Downing and Zeek Chun, Trinity Christian was able to blow out their opponent.
The Warriors will hit the road for their final two regular season games before the CAA (Canyon Athletic Association) playoffs begin next Wednesday.
First up is Southwest Leadership Academy tonight, then on Thursday night the Warriors take on Phoenix College Prep.
TRINITY CHRISTIAN WARRIORS 60, PHOENIX COLLEGE PREP BEARS 25
PHOENIX COLLEGE PREP (25)- Churchwell 3 0-0 6, Aceves 0 0-0 0, Hipalia 5 0-0 10, Talkalai 3 1-2 9, Marquez 0 0-0 0. 11 1-2 25.
TRINITY CHRISTIAN (60)-Wright 2 4-4 8, Lecaze 5 0-0 10, Feddema 1 0-0 2, Frautsa 2 0-2 4, Matock 6 0-0 12, Hurtt 3 0-0 6, Sharp 1 0-0 2, Gustavsen 1 1-2 3, Kleinjan 5 0-0 13. 26 5-8 60.
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Phoenix College Prep 9 2 9 7 – 25
Trinity Christian 12 15 17 16 – 60
Fouled Out-None
Total Fouls-PCP 10, TC 4
Three Pointers-PCP (2)-Talkalai 2. TC (3)-Kleinjan 3.
Photo: 35 Drew Jolley continues to raise his scoring average of 10 points and 9 rebounds per game. The sophomore had 22 points and 16 rebounds at Lee Williams.
The Prescott Badgers knocked off the Lee Williams Volunteers 68-42 in Kingman. It was the 12th win in a row over the Volunteers. The Badgers were led by Drew Jolley with 22 points and 16 rebounds. It was Jolley’s sixth double-double this season. Chase Stedman had 8 points, 8 assists, and 6 rebounds.
Prescott held a 26-21 lead at the half before pulling away to lead 44-28 at the end of the third quarter. Another big quarter pushed the lead to 26 as the Badgers continue to show they are a second half team.
The Badgers, ranked #20 Division 4A, are (7-3) in the Grand Canyon Region, (11-12) overall, will host #19 Flagstaff in the Badger Dome on Friday at 7pm. Prescott beat the Eagles 67-57 in Flagstaff on January 14.
PRESCOTT BADGERS 68, LEE WILLIAMS VOLUNTEERS 42
PRESCOTT (68)-Stedman 3 1-2 8, Lozen 2 3-3 7, Golleher 2 0-0 5, Jolley 10 2-4 22, Diener 2 0-0 5, Patterson 1 0-0 3, Jimenez 3 5-6 13,Tenney 0 0-0 0, Kleinman 2 0-0 5, Dicker 0 0-0 0. 25 11-15 68.
LEE WILLIAMS (42)-Hill 1 0-0 2, Tiner 2 0-0 5, Jordan 0 5-7 5, Harmon 1 0-0 2, 0 0-0 0, Schwartz 6 0-0 14, Whatoname 1 0-2 2, Hill 0 0-0 0, Harmel 0 0-0 0, Bailon 4 4-5 12, Viryra 0 0-0 0. 14 9-12 42.
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Lee Williams 9 12 7 14 – 42
Prescott 16 10 18 24 – 68
Fouled Out-Harmon
Total Fouls-LW 16, P 13
Three Pointers-LW (3)-Schwartz 2, Tiner 1. P (7)-Jimenez 2,
Patterson 1, Stedman 1, Golleher 1, Kleinmann 1, Diener 1.
In other local games, seniors Cam Ranniker and Andrew Russell scored 16 each in the Bradshaw Mountain Bears 67-50 win over the Mohave Thunderbirds. Jayce Cate added 11 in his final home game as a Bradshaw Mountain Bear.
Devon Cook had a double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds for the T-Birds. Julian Jackson also had 17 points for Mohave.
The Bears (3-7) in the GCR and (4-12) overall, will play their final two games of the season on the road. First up, a trip to Flagstaff on February 5 to face region leader Coconino, and then on February 10 to Kingman to face Lee Williams.
GRAND CANYON REGION STANDINGS
School- W-L W-L
Coconino 10-0 18-4
Mingus 8-2 20-5
Prescott 7-3 11-12
Flagstaff 6-3 16-9
Bradshaw Mountain 3-7 4-12
Mohave 1-10 4-18
Lee Williams 0-10 1-15
BOYS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
Prescott 68, Lee Williams 42
Trinity Christian 60, Phoenix College Prep 25
Bradshaw Mountain 67, Mohave 50
Arcadia 81, Cactus Shadows 56
Flagstaff 40, Cortez 35
Paradise Honors 46, Thunderbird 43
St. Mary’s 71, Saguaro 49
