Photo: 3 Pedro Jimenez goes up for a shot on the baseline over 13 Kenyon Lee
Varsity Boys Basketball
The Flagstaff Eagles got a big game from Tyler Troxler with 18 points to dampen senior night for the Badgers at Prescott High School.
The tradition of starting all seniors put the Badgers at a disadvantage early as the Eagles jumped out to an 8-0 lead. Prescott battled back on with baskets from Drew Jolley, Cameron Dicker, and Jake Diener to tie the score at 14 with two minutes left in the opening quarter after a three point basket by Chase Stedman. Flagstaff responded with a 7-0 run to close out the quarter.
Photo: 24 Jax Kleinman puts a move on 2 Tyler Troxler
The Badgers tried climbing the hill the remainder of the night, but got within three after a Jax Kleinman three to get within 30-25. The Eagles led 32-27 at the half.
Prescott railed 32-29 and had the ball, with a chance to tie, but a steal and slam by Troxler.
Two more turnovers led to baskets with the second one a breakaway bucket by Raphael Drumm to make it 38-29.
The Badgers had become a second half team as of late and the crowd was waiting for them to kick their offense into high gear, but they were never able to thanks to the defensive effort by the Eagles.
Trailing 44-33, Pedro Jimenez knocked down a three at the end of the third quarter to make it 44-36.
Photo: 4 Jake Diener with a shot from the top of the key
Prescott got within 48-43 after Jake Diener drove through the lane for a layup. The Badgers had only one team foul with under a minute to play, so they fouled quickly to get Flagstaff to the free throw line. The Eagles made their free throw shots down the stretch and the Badgers could not get the long range shot to fall.
Coach Travis Stedman said, “Congratulations to the seniors, I am going to miss them. It is a major bummer that we lost the game, but both teams are fighting for a playoff spot and they did what they had to do to win. Now we have to go to Mingus and win there or our season will be over. I mean that is a must win for us.”
Drew Jolley had 8 points, but was held scoreless in the second half. Stedman said, “I am not really sure what happened to him, but they made things more difficult for him in the second half and were able to basically take him out of the game. He is just a sophomore so he will continue to learn and develop.”
Prescott will play at Mingus on Monday and really needs a win in order to secure a playoff berth. The Marauders won 49-46 in Prescott earlier this season. Tipoff in Cottonwood is at 7:00pm.
FLAGSTAFF EAGLES 53, PRESCOTT BADGERS 45
FLAGSTAFF (53)-Padilla 1 2-2 4, Troxler 6 6-8 18, Andersen 1 3-4 5, Drumm 5 0-0 12, Wright 2 4-4 8, Lee 1 0-0 2, Williams 2 0-0 4, Tsinnijinnie 0 0-0 0, Elliot 0 0-0 0. 18 15-19 50.
PRESCOTT (45)-Jimenez 2 0-0 5, Diener 3 2-3 8, Dicker 1 0-0 3, Golleher 3 2-3 9, Kleinman 1 2-2 5, Stedman 1 0-0 3, Lozen 1 0-0 2, Jolley 3 2-2 8, Tenney 1 0-0 2, Patterson 0 0-0 0. 16 8-10 43.
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Flagstaff 21 11 12 7 – 53
Prescott 14 13 9 9 – 45
Fouled Out-None
Total Fouls-F 14, P 18
Three Pointers-F (2)- Drumm 2. P (5)-Stedman 1, Golleher 1, Jimenez 1, Kleinman 1, Dicker 1.
GRAND CANYON REGION STANDINGS
School- W-L W-L
Coconino 11-0 19-4
Mingus 8-2 20-5
Flagstaff 7-3 17-9
Prescott 7-4 11-13
Bradshaw Mountain 3-8 4-13
Mohave 2-10 5-18
Lee Williams 0-11 1-16
SCOREBOARD
Flagstaff 50, Prescott 43
Coconino 63, Bradshaw Mountain 47
Trinity Christian 42, Phoenix College Prep 30
Deer Valley 72, Peoria 37
Mohave 59, Lee Williams 38
St. Mary’s 74, Arcadia 61
Bagdad 58, Antelope Union 52
Williams 64, Mayer 27
Varsity Girls Basketball
The Prescott Lady Badgers beat the Flagstaff Lady Eagles 46-36 to win the Grand Canyon Region outright. Prescott has won 13 in a row that include two wins over the Lady Eagles with the first win snapping the 103 region wins streak that Prescott ended by beating them on January 14.
Addie Prisciandaro led all scorers with 20 and Bella Abt scored 15 to account for 35 of the 46 points scored. Lexi Neal led Flagstaff with10 points.
Both teams came out and went up and down the court with the Lady Badgers leading 18-16 after one quarter. The game became a defensive battle in the second quarter with only 9 points scored between the two teams.
Prescott led 23-20 at the half and the third quarter saw the offenses pick up once again as the Lady Badgers extended their lead to 40-30 after three quarters. The game slowed down to a snails pace in the final eight minutes as Prescott picked up their second win over Flagstaff this season, giving Prescott the outright region championship.
Prescott is now (24-3), (11-0) in the Grand Canyon Region, and will host Mingus on Monday at 7:00pm.
PRESCOTT LADY BADGERS 46, FLAGSTAFF LADY EAGLES 36
PRESCOTT (46)-Prisciandaro 6 4-6 20, James 1 0-4 3, Abt 5 4-6 15, Jones 1 0-0 2, Crockett 1 3-4 5, Murdock 0 1-2 1, Roskopf 0 0-0 0. 14 12-22 46.
FLAGSTAFF (36)-Neal 4 1-4 10, Begoody 2 0-0 5, Nez 3 0-0 6, Bluelake 0 0-0 0, McClellan 1 0-0 2, Tsosie 3 2-4 9, Jae 0 0-0 0, Jenson 0 0-0 0, Davis 0 0-0 0, Edison 1 0-0 3, Edgewater 1 0-1 2. 15 3-9 36.
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Prescott 18 5 17 6 – 46
Flagstaff 16 4 10 6 – 36
Fouled Out-Edgewater, Begoody
Total Fouls-P 13, F 19
Three Pointers-P (6)-Prisicnadaro 4, Abt 1, James 1
F (3)-Neal 1, Tsosie 1, Begoody 1.
GRAND CANYON REGION STANDINGS
School- W-L W-L
Prescott 11-0 24-3
Mingus 6-4 15-9
Flagstaff 8-2 18-6
Bradshaw Mountain 5-6 15-12
Lee Williams 5-6 10-14
Coconino 3-8 7-12
Mohave 0-12 1-20
GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
Prescott 46, Flagstaff 36
Trinity Christian 52, Imagine Prep-Surprise 31
