Pictured: 1 Zoe Libis leads Lady Badgers with 13 points

Varsity Girls Basketball

The Coconino Panthers put together a strong defensive second half to beat the Prescott Lady Badgers 44-30 at the Badger Dome. The Lady Badgers fell behind, but came back from a 7-point deficit in the first quarter to tie the game at 17 on Zoe Libis’ 3-pointer with 5:33 left in the first half.

The Panthers took a timeout and re-established their offense by opening the paint and driving easily into the basket to get back on top. Prescott kept it in the baskets of Riley Hobson and Riley King and trailed 23-21. Coconino stole his three points from Kaelin Lee’s corner kick in the second half and he led 26-21 in the first half.

Photo: 10 Bella Abt looking for shots from two Coconino defenders

The second half was a completely different story. Lady Badgers struggled to score baskets and ultimately in his last 16 minutes of play he scored only 9 points. Coconino did a great job on the board, giving Prescott many one-shot trips and slowly extending the lead to 36-26 after three quarters. Coconino also struggled in the fourth quarter, but Lady his Badgers still failed to collect a basket.

Prescott fell (2-6) in the GCR and (7-12) overall in a tough rivalry game at Bradshaw Mountain tonight. Game time is 5:30pm.

Coconino Panthers 44, Prescott Lady Badgers 30

Coconino (44) – Lee 2 2-4 7, Rafter 5 1-2 12, Newsom 1 2-2 4, Ben 1 0-0 3, Schaffenberger 3 0-0 6, Tesmer 3 0-0 6, McCabe 2 0-0 4, Gencorell 0 0-0 0, Ashley 1 0-0 2, Billy 0 0-0 0.18 5-8 44

Prescott (30) – Z. Libis 5 0-0 13, R. Libis 1 0-0 3, Abt 2 1-3 5, Hobson 1 1-2 3, Cunningham 0 2-4 2, King 2 0-0 4 , Little 0 0-0 0 , Nailer 0 0-0 0, Lineart 0 0-0 0.11 4-9 30

Quarterly Score- 1 2 3 4 – T

Coconino 14 12 10 8 – 44

Prescott 7 14 5 4 – 30

Total fouls – C 6, P 10

foul out – none

Three Pointers-C (3)-Lee 1, Laughter 1, Ben 1. P(4)-Z. Libis 3, R. Libis 1

Grand Canyon Region Rankings

School – WL WL

Flagstaff 7-0 13-5

Coconino 6-1 12-6

Lee Williams 4-2 18-4

Bradshaw Mountain 4-3 12-12

Mingus 3-6 8-10

Prescott 2-6 7-12

Mojave 0-9 4-16

score board

Coconino 44, Prescott 30

Flagstaff 65, Mojave 17

Lee Williams, 54, Mingus, 42

varsity boys basketball

The Prescott Badgers needed overtime to beat the overtime-heavy Coconino Panther team 80-78. This was Prescott’s first win at Coconino since the Badgers won 60–48 on December 16, 2013, snapping his eighth straight loss at Pantherville.

Prescott won the first meeting of the season, 74-44. This game ended early. This he seldom happens when the two teams meet on the court. “When I joined, I knew this wasn’t the same team I saw here a few weeks ago. I also had to deal with the players we didn’t face in our first meeting.” Badgers coach Travis Steadman said: “Coconino is always a very tough place. The atmosphere is intense. Regarding the regional title fight with Bradshaw Mountain, Stedman added.

Badgers took an early lead and bounced from 1 to 6 to go 27-21 with 5:37 left in the second quarter. Prescott maintains the lead with a 38-30 halftime advantage.

The lead widens to 44-30, but the Panthers battle to close the gap to 44-36. Another thing happened during Coconino’s comeback. Midway through the third quarter he was called for his fourth foul on Uriah Tenette, creating a string of problems for the Badgers. “I had to sit him down for a bit, but I knew I couldn’t keep him out for long,” Stedman said.

Prescott was stuck at 48, allowing Coconino to return to the game and tie the game on a 9-0 run. The Badgers scored his next five points and after three quarters he leads 53-50. Meanwhile, midway through the third quarter, he was called for his fourth foul on Uriah Tenette, creating a string of problems for the Badgers.

With the game remaining close in the final eight minutes, Coconino managed to tie the game on 67 and take a 70-67 lead with just 1:18 remaining. Jake Hilton dropped his pointer three, making it a tied game as well. Trailing at 72-70, the Badgers tied the game with his 5 seconds left before Cooper Magnet fouled and calmly sank both free throws and sent the game into overtime.

Overtime was just as intense as the first 32 minutes. Prescott jumped up 77-72 with two baskets, one for Uriah Tenet and one for Magnet’s 3-pointer. Again Coconino came back and on a 6-0 run he took a 78-77 lead with a clock of :22. Badgers moved the ball inside and Zane Gaul shorted a range He put his basket inside to take a 79-78 lead. The Panthers’ quick shot attempt missed and Tenet was fouled. Tenet converted only one of the two, leaving the door open, but the Panthers’ final shot was edged, giving the Badgers a hard-hitting 80–78 victory.

Playing one quarter and overtime with four fouls, Uriah Tenette had 28 points and seven assists. Jake Hilton had 16 points and Zane Gaur had 14 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks on the inside. Ivory Washington led the Panthers with 22 before fouling out. Prescott freed his throws on his line and he won all the important fights 14-7, while Coconino beat the Badgers with his three pointers 7-6.

No downtime as Badger hosts Bradshaw Mountain tonight at 7pm at the Badger Dome. The Bears are #3 and Badger is #10 in the 4A state rankings. A win at Bradshaw Mountain earns the Grand Canyon Regional Championship, while a win at Badgers gives the two teams a joint title. That is, if both teams win their remaining regular season games.

Prescott Badgers 80, Coconino Panthers 78, OT

Coconino (78) – Washington 8 2-3 19, Fox 2 0-0 6, Lagann 4 0-0 8, Carden 2 0-4 4, James 9 1-1 22, Bigay 1 0-0 3, Kroos 0 0 -0 0, Henry 0 0-0 0, Chukwija 6 2-5 14, Watson 0 2-2 2.32 7-15 78.

Prescott (80)-Magnet 5 2-3 13, Tenet 9 8-9 28, Bassett 2 0-0 5, Hilton 5 2-2 14, Gaul 7 2-5 16, Buttner 1 0-0 2, Lyon 0 0 -0 0 Bernardo 1 0-0 2 Smith 0 0-0 0 Brown 0 0-0 0 Dutson 0 0-0 0.30 14-19 80

Quarterly Score – 1 2 3 4 OT – T

Prescott 17 21 15 19 8 – 80

Coconino 19 11 20 22 6 – 78

Total fouls – C17, P 20

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Three Pointers-C (7)-James 3, Fox 2, Washington 1, Begay 1. P6)-Tenette 2, Hilton 2, Bassett 1, Magnett 1

Grand Canyon Region Rankings

School – WL WL

Bradshaw Mountain 8-0 19-2

Prescott 7-1 15-2

Coconino 4-3 8-11

Mingus 3-6 9-13

Mojave 2-6 6-12

Lee Williams 1-5 10-9

Flagstaff 1-5 4-16

score board

Prescott 80, Coconino 78, OT

Mingus, 59, Lee Williams, 51

St. Mary’s 62, Mesquite 50

Peoria 68, Cactus 46

ALA-Gilbert North 58, ALA-Queen Creek 44

Pueblo 39, Canyon del Oro 37

Deer Valley 67, Estrella Foothills 53

4A Men’s Basketball AIA Ranking (WL)

#1 ALA-Gilbert North 21-1

#2 Peoria 18-3

#3 Bradshaw Mountain 19-2

#4 St Mary’s 10-11

#5 Saguaro 17-4

#6 Mesquite 17-6

#7 Pueblo 17-6

#8 Cactus 17-3

#9 Deer Valley 15-5

#10 Prescott 14-2

Varsity Girls Soccer

The Badgers scored three goals in the second half to beat the Bradshaw Mountain Bears 3-0 in Prescott Valley. No. 3 ranked Prescott will host his No. 4 Lee Williams today at 5pm.

Grand Canyon Region Rankings

School – WL WL

Prescott 2-0 7-0

Lee Williams 2-0 8-0

Mojave 2-0 8-0

Flagstaff 1-1 10-2

Coconino 1-1 7-4

Bradshaw Mountain 0-2 2-7

Mingus 0-4 3-7

score board

Prescott 3, Bradshaw Mountain 0

Flagstaff 6, Mingus 0

Walden Grove 11, Rio Rico 0

4A Women’s Football Ranking (WL)

#1 Walden Grove 7-0

#2 Sahuarita 7-1

#3 Prescott 6-0

#4 Lee Williams 8-0

#5 Salpointe Catholic 4-1-1

#6 Flagstaff 6-1

#7 Mojave 8-0

#8 Saguaro 7-2

#9 Seton Catholic Prep 5-3

#10 Saguaro 5-2-1