Flagstaff Continues to Fly with 59-44 Win Over Lady Badgers: Boys win streak reaches 13 at Flagstaff

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Flagstaff Continues to Fly with 59-44 Win Over Lady Badgers: Boys win streak reaches 13 at Flagstaff

February 8, 2025

Photo: Bella ABT led the female badger with 21 points

It’s been a tough night for the Prescott Lady Badgers in their quest to overtake the Grand Canyon region’s top teams over the past eight seasons. Flagstaff’s pressure defense and external fire were too much to overcome in a 59-44 setback to the Lady Eagles.

The victory extended Flagstaff’s streak’s win streak to 100 games and has not lost any Grand Canyon area matches since January 10, 2017. The Lady Eagles won the 8th straight straight region title by winning Prescott for 18 consecutive wins.

Flagstaff coach Tyrone Johnson said: Girls are always playing hard. We really wanted to get this game because Prescott is a great team and can use more PowerPoint to improve our rankings as we prepare for the playoffs. “In the latest poll, Flagstaff sits at #4, while Prescott is currently ranked 9th.

It was a tight game in the first quarter. Prescott held a 4-3 and 9-7 lead, but they never looked back after the Lady Eagles tied the game down with 11 and took the lead.

Photo: Rylee Hobson drives to the basket

With Bella Abuto, building the court with the ball on top, from outside shots to fighting hard in the paint, it’s huge by keeping the female badger closed quickly. did. ABT left everything on the court with a 21-point high game. Addie Prisciandaro scored 15 and was challenged on almost every shot.

Freshman Sunshine Begdy led the Lady Eagles with 18 points. Junior Carter Edison scored 17, while senior Teagan Martin added 16.

Flagstaff led by three after a quarter, but the Lady Badgers offense left the building and only scored four points left a 27-18 deficit in the half.

Photo: Addie Prisiciandaro launches one of his 3-point baskets to finish with 15 points

Flagstaff came out again and put pressure on Prescott. With every little run for the Lady Badgers, it seemed Flagstaff would force a turnover and get a quick bucket to fill the lead.

After chasing three-quarters of a 43-30, the Lady Badgers only got close in the final eight minutes.

Flagstaff will play for Coconino and Prescott will travel to Mingus on Tuesday. Both games begin at 7pm.

Flagstaff Lady Eagles 59, Prescott Badgers 44

Flagstaff (59) – Neil 0 0-0 0, Begudi 7 3-3 18, Nez 1 0-0 2, Martin 7 0-0 16, Edison 7 0-1 17, Nichols 1 0-0 2, Tsosie 1 0 -2 2, McClellan 0 2-2 2, Davis 0 0-00. 255-8 59.

Prescott (44)-prisciandaro 6 1-1 15, James 1 0-0 2, ABT 7 6-7 21, Hobson 1 0-0 2, Little 0 0-0 0, Murdoch 1 0-0 2, Jones 0 0 -0 0, Crockett 0 0-0 0.16 7-8 44.

Quarterly score-1 2 3 4 – t

Flagstaff 17 10 16 16 – 59

Prescott 14 4 12 14 – 44

Total fouls – F14, P11

Foul Out Non

3 Pointers-F(6)-Edison 3, Marton 2, Begoody1. P(3)-Prisciandaro 2, ABT 1.

Bradshaw Mountain in Coconino

Kalli Smith scored a double double with 16 points and 12 rebounds, giving the Bradshaw Mountain Lady Bears a 52-42 road victory over the Coconino Lady Panthers.

Emma Johnson scored 12 points and Kenna Martinez scored eight points.

The regular season finale will be on the road with 6pm tip-off time at Lee Williams on Tuesday.

Grand Canyon Region Ranking

School – wl wl

Flagstaff 11-0 20-6

Prescott 8-2 19-6

Mingus 8-3 19-5

Bradshaw Mountain 4-7 9-12

Coconino 4-7 7-17

Lee Williams 3-8 7-17

Mohave 0-11 3-15

Girls scoreboard

Flagstaff 59, Prescott 44

Bradshaw Mountain 52, Coconino 42

Ash Fork 66, Music Mountain Jr./Sr. 11

Joseph City 80, Seligman 11

Lee Williams 51, Moherb 25

McClintock 81, Central 9

Mogoron 68, Mayer 23

Peoria 58, Deer Valley 35

Williams 41, Grand Canyon 33

Yuma Catholic 66, Chino Valley 12

Varsity Boys Basketball

The Badgers travelled north and returned with another biased victory. This time they won the Flagstaff Eagles 68-44.

Zane Gaul recorded his 17th double-double of the season with 27 points and 14 rebounds. Uriah Tenette finished with 21, while Cooper Magnett drilled four three point shots to score 16 points. Tenet leads the state by scoring averaged 28.1.

The 41-17 halftime lead grew to 64-34 after three-quarters as the running clock quickly closed the game.

Badgers are still second in the AIA Division 4A rankings and are currently 17th in the Open Division rankings. Prescott will host Mingus on Tuesday at 7pm.

Prescott Badgers 68, Flagstaff Eagles 44

Prescott (68) – Magnett 6 0-0 16, Tenette 4 11-12 21, Vanderploeg 0 1-2 1, Gaul 8 9-9 27, Richardson 1 0-0 3, Fundalewicz 0 0-0 0, Peoples 0 0 -0 0, Golleher 0 0-0 0, Diener 0 0-00. 1921-23 68.

Flagstaff (44)-fritsch 4 2-5 10, Guerrero 0 0-0 0, Troxler 5 1-3 12, Pore 4 2-2 10, Guerrero 1 0-0 2, James 0 0-0 0, Fly 0 0 -0 0, Anderson 2 0-0 5, Carlson 2 0-05. 185-10 44.

Quarterly score-1 2 3 4 – t

Prescott 17 24 23 4 – 68

Flagstaff 6 11 17 10 – 44

Total fouls – P11, F15

Foul Out Non

Three Pointers-P(9)-Magnett 4, Tenette 2, Gaul 2, Richardson 1. F(3)-Troxler 1, Anderson 1, Carlson 1.

Grand Canyon Region Ranking

School – wl wl

Prescott 10-0 18-5

Coconino 9-2 15-7

Bradshaw Mountain 6-5 16-11

Flagstaff 6-5 14-12