Photo: 1 Addie Prisciandaro
After a record setting 25 wins regular season, the Prescott Lady Badgers were placed at #11 in the AIA Open Division 32 team state tournament and faced a very challenging home game versus the 6A West Valley Region champ Valley Vista Lady Monsoon.
Valley Vista used their size and aggressiveness to beat Prescott 64-33 in the Badger Dome.
Photo: 15 Emma Bremer blocks a shot attempt by Addie Prisciandaro
The officials let the much more physical Monsoon go literally go over or through the physically smaller Lady Badgers most of the game. Prescott also struggled offensively. The combination resulted in a 31 point loss to visiting Valley Vista.
Addie Prisciandaro scored 20 points and said, “This open tournament we are playing a bigger school and a more aggressive team than we are used to during our regular season. We just have to accept that it was a great learning experience for us. While we’re sad that we didn’t win the game, we still have the opportunity to go back to 4A and dominate there so we’re hoping we get far there.”
Photo: 20 Kylee Murdock
Valley Vista scored the first seven points, Prescott scored the next four on baskets by Bella Abt and Prisciandaro. Valley Vista answered with the next seven to lead 14-4. Meanwhile Abt, Bentlee Crockett, and Cate Jones were getting bounced around in the paint. Abt worked hard to get 9 rebounds and Crockett also with 5. Sixteen fouls were called on Valley Vista, but that could have easily been doubled.
Prescott had a much better second quarter as they were able to get their shots to drop. The deficit stayed at double digits, but the Lady Badgers were equal to the task. Prescott had an opportunity to get within ten at halftime but went to the locker room trailing 32-19.
The third quarter saw Prescott turn the ball over while Valley Vista was very aggressive to the basket again resulting in increasing their lead to 44-22. By the quarters end the score was 53-27.
All but one 4A school lost their first Open Division game. That team being Salpointe Catholic, who the Lady Badgers lost to earlier this season. Flagstaff also suffered a loss and will be back in the 4A playoffs as well that begin on February 26.
Prescott (25-4) will wait and see what seed they will have and who they will host in the first round of the Division 4A playoffs.
VALLEY VISTA LADY MONSOON 64, PRESCOTT LADY BADGERS 33
VALLEY VISTA (64)-Tiffany 2 3-5 8, Yanes 4 0-2 10, Busari 2 0-0 4, Bremer 4 1-2 9, Strong 1 4-4 6, Murray 12 1-1 25, Overly 1 0-1 2. 26 9-15 64.
PRESCOTT (33)-Prisciandaro 6 4-4 20, James 0 2-2 2, Abt 2 2-8 6, Murdock 1 2-4 4, Jones 0 0-0 0, Crockett 0 1-2, Roskopf 0 0-0 0, Young 0 0-0 0. 9 11-20 33.
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Valley Vista 16 16 21 11 – 64
Prescott 4 15 8 6 – 33
Fouled Out-Busari
Total Fouls-VV 16, P 8
Three Pointers-VV (3)-Yanes 2, Tiffany 1. P (4)-Prisciandaro 4.
GIRLS SCOREBOARD-Open Division-1st Round
Valley Vista 64, Prescott 33
Basha 72, Flagstaff 47
Campo Verde 63, Kellis 56
Canyon View 54, Xavier Prep 49
Gilbert 54, Pinnacle 25
Hamilton 75, Desert Vista 62
Highland 56, Paradise Honors 51
Higley 57, Mesquite 46
Horizon 60, Catalina Foothills 55
McClintock 57, Mica Mountain 42
Millennium 73, Ironwood Ridge 28
Perry 78, Cactus Shadows 38
Notre Dame Prep 75, Pueblo 45
Salpointe Catholic 66, Cienega 26
Sandra Day O’Connor 57, Nogales 21
Mountain View Mesa 70, Sunnyside 58
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