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Highland Desert Ridge

Hawks

Jaguars

The Desert Ridge (Mesa, AZ) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Highland (Gilbert, AZ) by a score of 54-50.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Highland	12	16	14	8	50
Desert Ridge	12	11	12	19	54

Recap
Box Score
Matchup

Game Stats

Desert Ridge (11-12)

Highland

Scoring/Shooting: Points, Field Goals, and Three-Pointers

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	3FGM	3FGA	3FG%
	Team Totals	50	18	47	38	6	15	40
2	Connor Toolson (Sr)	14	6	10	60	2	3	67
10	Brandon Duenas (Sr)	1	0	3	0
12	Cameron James (Sr)	0	0	1	0
14	Bryce Farabee (Jr)	5	2	3	67	1	1	100
22	I. Washington (Sr)	2	1	6	17	0	1	0
24	I. Washington (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
33	Jake Toolson (So)	25	8	20	40	3	8	38
34	Justin Herder (Sr)	3	1	3	33	0	1	0

Desert Ridge

Scoring/Shooting: Points, Field Goals, and Three-Pointers

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	3FGM	3FGA	3FG%
	Team Totals	52	21	51	41	3	17	18
1	Hunter Thomas (So)	12	5	10	50	2	4	50
12	Luke DeKonty (Sr)	2	1	3	33	0	0	0
21	Michael Dekonty (Jr)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
22	P. Rasmussen (Sr)	0	0	7	0	0	4	0
23	C. Pennington (Sr)	19	8	11	73	0	3	0
31	Shay Real (Jr)	0	0	2	0	0	1	0
32	Derreck Brooks (Sr)	16	6	14	43	1	5	20
34	Nick Colson (So)	3	1	2	50	0	0	0
50	Josh Scow (Jr)	2	1	3	33	0	0	0

Highland

Scoring/Shooting: Two-Pointers and Free Throws

#	Athlete Name	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%
	Team Totals	12	32	38	8	18	44
2	Connor Toolson (Sr)	4	7	57	0	2	0
10	Brandon Duenas (Sr)	0	3	0	1	4	25
12	Cameron James (Sr)	0	1	0
14	Bryce Farabee (Jr)	1	2	50
22	I. Washington (Sr)	1	5	20
33	Jake Toolson (So)	5	12	42	6	8	75
34	Justin Herder (Sr)	1	2	50	1	4	25

Desert Ridge

Scoring/Shooting: Two-Pointers and Free Throws

#	Athlete Name	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%
	Team Totals	18	34	53	7	10	70
1	Hunter Thomas (So)	3	6	50	0	0	0
12	Luke DeKonty (Sr)	1	3	33	0	0	0
21	Michael Dekonty (Jr)	0	2	0	0	0	0
22	P. Rasmussen (Sr)	0	3	0	0	0	0
23	C. Pennington (Sr)	8	8	100	3	5	60
31	Shay Real (Jr)	0	1	0	0	0	0
32	Derreck Brooks (Sr)	5	9	56	3	4	75
34	Nick Colson (So)	1	2	50	1	1	100
50	Josh Scow (Jr)	1	3	33	0	0	0

Highland

Rebounds, Assists, Steals and Turnovers

#	Athlete Name	Off Reb	Def Reb	Tot Reb	Asst	Stls	TO
	Team Totals	6	19	25	8	12	12
2	Connor Toolson (Sr)	1	2	3	1	2	4
10	Brandon Duenas (Sr)	1	1	2			1
12	Cameron James (Sr)		2	2	3		1
14	Bryce Farabee (Jr)	1	1	2	1	1
22	I. Washington (Sr)		1	1		2	2
33	Jake Toolson (So)	2	6	8	1	3	2
34	Justin Herder (Sr)	1	6	7	1	4	1
42	Nate Rogers (Sr)				1		1

Desert Ridge

Rebounds, Assists, Steals and Turnovers

#	Athlete Name	Off Reb	Def Reb	Tot Reb	Asst	Stls	TO
	Team Totals	7	20	27	11	5	13
1	Hunter Thomas (So)	1	3	4	4	1	2
21	Michael Dekonty (Jr)	1	0	1	0	1	0
22	P. Rasmussen (Sr)	0	3	3	2	0	0
23	C. Pennington (Sr)	1	6	7	2	1	4
31	Shay Real (Jr)	1	4	5	1	1	0
32	Derreck Brooks (Sr)	2	3	5	2	1	5
34	Nick Colson (So)	1	1	2	0	0	2
50	Josh Scow (Jr)	1	2	3	0	0	1

Highland

Blocks, Deflections, Charges, and Fouls

#	Athlete Name	Blk Shts	Defl	PF
	Team Totals	3	7	12
2	Connor Toolson (Sr)		2	1
10	Brandon Duenas (Sr)		2	2
14	Bryce Farabee (Jr)		2	2
22	I. Washington (Sr)		1	3
33	Jake Toolson (So)	1		1
34	Justin Herder (Sr)	2		3

Desert Ridge

Blocks, Deflections, Charges, and Fouls

#	Athlete Name	Blk Shts	Defl	PF
	Team Totals	4	1	11
1	Hunter Thomas (So)	4	0	3
12	Luke DeKonty (Sr)	0	0	4
22	P. Rasmussen (Sr)	0	0	1
23	C. Pennington (Sr)	0	0	2
32	Derreck Brooks (Sr)	0	1	1
50	Josh Scow (Jr)	0	0	4

Game Story

Arizona High School Basketball - Desert Ridge nudges Highland

December 8, 2011: Mesa, AZ 85212

In Thursday's league outing, the Desert Ridge Jaguars (Mesa, AZ) basketball squad edged the visiting Highland Hawks (Gilbert, AZ), by a margin of 54-50.

The Jaguars (6-2) will now prepare for their outing against Gilbert (Gilbert, AZ). The Tigers go into the I Section II outing with a 3-2 record. In their last outing, Gilbert nipped Marcos de Niza (Tempe, AZ), 74-58, in a non-league outing.

The Hawks now own a 3-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Gilbert for a I Section II bout on Tuesday, December 13. Highland will play a Tigers squad coming off a 45-38 league win over Desert Ridge (Mesa, AZ). The Tigers record now stands at 4-2.

Rankings & Records

Highland (11-12)

National	AZ	Div.
1,460	25	16

Overall	Section	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Section %	PF	PA
12-13	9-8	6-4	3-5	3-4	.480	.529	1,427	1,372

Desert Ridge (11-12)

National	AZ	Div.
2,353	35	22

Overall	Section	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Section %	PF	PA
14-12	6-9	5-4	5-6	4-2	.538	.400	1,540	1,543

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Highland	14.8	13.8	15.2	14.0	2.0	57.1
Desert Ridge	15.3	16.3	13.8	17.6	0	59.2

Head-to-Head

Desert Ridge won on 12/8/2011

12/8 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Highland 12 16 14 8 50
Desert Ridge 12 11 12 19 54

The Highland (Gilbert, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Desert Ridge (Mesa, AZ) by a score of 54-50.
Box score
Desert Ridge won on 1/24/2012

1/24 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Desert Ridge 19 10 12 18 59
Highland 5 21 13 7 46

The Desert Ridge (Mesa, AZ) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Highland (Gilbert, AZ) by a score of 59-46.
Box score

1/24 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Desert Ridge	19	10	12	18	59
Highland	5	21	13	7	46

Team Stat Comparison

Highland		Desert Ridge
56.9	Points Per Game	52.4
22.4	Rebounds Per Game	23.6
7.5	Assists Per Game	11.0
9.2	Steals Per Game	3.5
2.5	Blocks Per Game	3.4

Team Leaders

Highland		Desert Ridge	National Avg.
#33 Jake Toolson18.8	Points Per Game	#32 Derreck Brooks20.8	4.9
#33 Jake Toolson6.1	Rebounds Per Game	#32 Derreck Brooks8.2	2.6
#33 Jake Toolson1.5	Assists Per Game	#1 Hunter Thomas3.5	1.0
#34 Justin Herder1.5	Steals Per Game	#32 Derreck Brooks1.1	.8
#34 Justin Herder.7	Blocks Per Game	#32 Derreck Brooks1.7	.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Highland	7-6		Desert Ridge	4-9

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/29/11	Highland	Red Mountain	(L) 73-65	12/13/11	Red Mountain	Desert Ridge	(L) 80-44
1/31/12	Red Mountain	Highland	(L) 66-60	1/27/12	Desert Ridge	Red Mountain	(L) 69-62
12/2/11	Dobson	Highland	(W) 64-59	12/6/11	Desert Ridge	Dobson	(L) 87-65
12/15/11	Highland	Dobson	(W) 58-52	1/17/12	Dobson	Desert Ridge	(L) 75-64
12/5/11	Highland	Perry	(L) 67-65	12/16/11	Desert Ridge	Perry	(L) 67-60
1/27/12	Perry	Highland	(W) 66-36	1/31/12	Perry	Desert Ridge	(W) 63-59
12/13/11	Highland	Gilbert	(L) 69-55	12/2/11	Gilbert	Desert Ridge	(W) 79-66
1/13/12	Gilbert	Highland	(L) 55-40	12/9/11	Desert Ridge	Gilbert	(L) 45-38
1/6/12	Basha	Highland	(W) 61-58	1/20/12	Basha	Desert Ridge	(L) 71-56
2/3/12	Highland	Basha	(W) 56-53	1/26/12	Desert Ridge	Basha	(L) 84-50
1/12/12	Skyline	Highland	(W) 60-25	11/29/11	Desert Ridge	Skyline	(W) 62-46
1/20/12	Highland	Skyline	(W) 73-47	1/6/12	Skyline	Desert Ridge	(W) 66-29
1/19/12	Mesquite	Highland	(L) 55-54	2/3/12	Mesquite	Desert Ridge	(L) 67-62

Record Breakdown

Highland (11-12)		Desert Ridge (11-12)
12-13	Overall	14-12
9-8	League	6-9
0-1	Non-League	5-0
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
7-6	Common Opponent	4-9
6-4	Home	5-4
3-5	Away	5-6
3-4	Neutral	4-2
0-0	Playoff	0-0
10-12	In-State	14-11
2-1	Out-of-State	0-1