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Thornton Aurora Central

Trojans

The Aurora Central (Aurora, CO) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Thornton (CO) by a score of 53-51.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Thornton	12	9	16	14	51
Aurora Central	11	13	12	17	53

Final score provided by C. Kelly.

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Game Stats

Aurora Central (22-23)

Thornton

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	51	21	64	33	37
1	Isaiah Cushing (So)	3	1	1	100	150
2	Kainoa Miller (So)	0	0	1	0	0
4	Clayton Jones (So)	17	7	15	47	53
5	D. Henderson (Sr)	10	5	13	38	38
13	Andrew Danso (So)	0	0	8	0	0
23	Alex Sandovol (So)	8	3	11	27	36
25	Gerardo Cepeda (So)	8	3	7	43	43
30	Nathan Ly (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
33	K. Linenberger (Sr)	5	2	7	29	29

Aurora Central

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	156	53	22	58	38	42
1	A. Flores (Fr)	24	7	3	15	20	23
2	Camron Crisp (Jr)	12	4	2	6	33	33
3	C. Perkins (Jr)	19	4	2	4	50	50
5	N. Bandy (So)	9		0	3	0	0
12	J. Rodriguez (Sr)	14	2	1	4	25	25
15	Bishop Dankyi (Jr)	22	12	5	10	50	55
21	N. Portillo (Sr)	29	10	4	8	50	56
23	Simeon Veasley (Sr)	22	10	4	7	57	71
24	R. Augustino (So)	2	2	1	1	100	100

Thornton

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	51	5	23	22	4	13	31	16	41	39
1	Isaiah Cushing (So)	3	1	1	100	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Kainoa Miller (So)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Clayton Jones (So)	17	2	5	40	1	4	25	5	10	50
5	D. Henderson (Sr)	10	0	2	0	0	1	0	5	11	45
13	Andrew Danso (So)	0	0	4	0	0	4	0	0	4	0
23	Alex Sandovol (So)	8	2	9	22	0	0	0	1	2	50
25	Gerardo Cepeda (So)	8	0	0	0	2	2	100	3	7	43
30	Nathan Ly (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	K. Linenberger (Sr)	5	0	0	0	1	2	50	2	7	29

Aurora Central

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	156	53	5	23	22	4	15	27	17	35	49
1	A. Flores (Fr)	24	7	1	9	11	0	1	0	2	6	33
2	Camron Crisp (Jr)	12	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	100
3	C. Perkins (Jr)	19	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	4	50
5	N. Bandy (So)	9		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
12	J. Rodriguez (Sr)	14	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	33
15	Bishop Dankyi (Jr)	22	12	1	3	33	1	1	100	4	7	57
21	N. Portillo (Sr)	29	10	1	1	100	1	2	50	3	7	43
23	Simeon Veasley (Sr)	22	10	2	4	50	0	0	0	2	3	67
24	R. Augustino (So)	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	100

Thornton

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	51	19	20	39	10	6	1	18	14
1	Isaiah Cushing (So)	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	1
2	Kainoa Miller (So)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1
4	Clayton Jones (So)	17	2	6	8	2	1	0	2	1
5	Eric Danso (Jr)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
5	D. Henderson (Sr)	10	1	2	3	2	2	0	2	2
13	Andrew Danso (So)	0	3	3	6	1	1	0	0	2
23	Alex Sandovol (So)	8	2	2	4	2	2	0	2	2
25	Gerardo Cepeda (So)	8	8	3	11	0	0	1	2	3
30	Nathan Ly (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
33	K. Linenberger (Sr)	5	3	2	5	0	0	0	1	2

Aurora Central

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	156	53	15	22	37	15	9	3	14	10
1	A. Flores (Fr)	24	7	0	0		4	2	0	2	0
2	Camron Crisp (Jr)	12	4	0	1	1	3	0	0	2	1
3	C. Perkins (Jr)	19	4	4	6	10	0	1	0	0	4
5	N. Bandy (So)	9		1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0
12	J. Rodriguez (Sr)	14	2	0	2	2	1	0	1	1	0
15	Bishop Dankyi (Jr)	22	12	7	3	10	1	1	2	3	1
21	N. Portillo (Sr)	29	10	2	5	7	4	2	0	3	3
23	Simeon Veasley (Sr)	22	10	0	3	3	2	3	0	3	1
24	R. Augustino (So)	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Thornton

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.56	0.33	0.43	0.07	7
1	Isaiah Cushing (So)	0.75	0.00	0.00	0.00	2
4	Clayton Jones (So)	1.00	0.50	1.00	0.00	2
5	Eric Danso (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
5	D. Henderson (Sr)	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0
13	Andrew Danso (So)	1.00	1.00	0.50	0.00	1
23	Alex Sandovol (So)	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	1
25	Gerardo Cepeda (So)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.33	0

Aurora Central

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	1.07	0.64	0.90	0.30
1	A. Flores (Fr)	2.00	1.00	2.00	0.00
2	Camron Crisp (Jr)	1.50	0.00	0.00	0.00
3	C. Perkins (Jr)	0.00	1.00	0.25	0.00
12	J. Rodriguez (Sr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	1.00
15	Bishop Dankyi (Jr)	0.33	0.33	1.00	2.00
21	N. Portillo (Sr)	1.33	0.67	0.67	0.00
23	Simeon Veasley (Sr)	0.67	1.00	3.00	0.00

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Game Story

Colorado High School Basketball - Thornton nipped by Aurora Central

January 19, 2023: Aurora, CO 80010

The Aurora Central Trojans tipped the visiting Thornton Trojans basketball team by a final score of 53-51 in Thursday's league game.

In their next game, the Trojans face the Adams City Eagles (Commerce City, CO) in a 5A/4A Colorado game, on Monday, January 23. Aurora Central will attempt to move on its 5-7 season record. The Eagles enter the game with a 5-7 record after their 70-69 non-league loss to Denver North (Denver, CO).

With the defeat, Thornton moves to 5-8 on the year. The Trojans travel to Conifer (Conifer, CO) to face the Lobos in a non-league game on Saturday, January 21. The Lobos enter the game with a record of 3-9. Conifer lost 61-56 in their recent league game against Wheat Ridge (Wheat Ridge, CO)

Players of the Game

Thornton (22-23)

Thornton has not selected any Players of the Game.

Aurora Central (22-23)

Congratulations to #15 Bishop Dankyi for being selected the Aurora Central Basketball Player of the Game.

Thornton @ ACHS Basketball Game Info

Thu., Jan. 19, 2023 @ 7p

The Aurora Central (Aurora, CO) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Thornton (CO) by a score of 53-51.

Rankings & Records

Thornton (22-23)

CO	Class
279	55

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
5-17	0-8	1-7	2-6	2-4	.227	.000	992	1,220

Aurora Central (22-23)

CO	Class
198	43

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
10-13	4-4	5-5	5-5	0-3	.435	.500	1,292	1,438

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Thornton	8.7	9.2	12.8	14.3	6.5	45.1
Aurora Central	11.0	13.3	15.6	15.9	7.0	56.2

Head-to-Head

Aurora Central won on 1/19/2023

1/19 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Thornton 12 9 16 14 51
Aurora Central 11 13 12 17 53

The Thornton (CO) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Aurora Central (Aurora, CO) by a score of 53-51.
Box score
Aurora Central won on 2/7/2023

2/7 @ 6:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Aurora Central 18 7 16 19 60
Thornton 19 9 17 8 53

The Aurora Central (Aurora, CO) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Thornton (CO) by a score of 60-53.
Box score

2/7 @ 6:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Aurora Central	18	7	16	19	60
Thornton	19	9	17	8	53

Team Stat Comparison

Thornton		Aurora Central
45.1	Points Per Game	56.0
29.4	Rebounds Per Game	29.7
10.6	Assists Per Game	12.5
6.4	Steals Per Game	9.8
2.6	Blocks Per Game	4.5

Team Leaders

Thornton		Aurora Central	National Avg.
#5 Davonte Henderson12.4	Points Per Game	Cia'Reis Curby20.4	4.9
#4 Clayton Jones7.3	Rebounds Per Game	#3 Christopher (CP) Perkins8.3	2.6
#23 Alex Sandovol2.7	Assists Per Game	#23 Simeon Veasley3.6	1.0
#5 Davonte Henderson1.9	Steals Per Game	Cia'Reis Curby2.6	0.8
#25 Gerardo Cepeda0.6	Blocks Per Game	#3 Christopher (CP) Perkins2.3	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Thornton	0-7		Aurora Central	4-5

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
1/7/23	Thornton	DSST: Conservatory Green	(L) 63-38	1/5/23	DSST: Conservatory Green	Aurora Central	(W) 61-58
1/10/23	Adams City	Thornton	(L) 61-38	1/23/23	Aurora Central	Adams City	(L) 70-62
1/26/23	Thornton	Adams City	(L) 78-46	2/2/23	Adams City	Aurora Central	(L) 85-78
				2/15/23	Aurora Central	Adams City	(L) 73-66
1/23/23	Thornton	Gateway	(L) 72-37	1/12/23	Gateway	Aurora Central	(W) 57-43
2/2/23	Gateway	Thornton	(L) 48-36	1/31/23	Aurora Central	Gateway	(L) 60-46
				2/13/23	Aurora Central	Gateway	(W) 61-58
1/24/23	Skyview	Thornton	(L) 52-48	1/10/23	Aurora Central	Skyview	(W) 56-42
2/9/23	Thornton	Skyview	(L) 57-55	1/26/23	Skyview	Aurora Central	(L) 62-53

Record Breakdown

Thornton (22-23)		Aurora Central (22-23)
5-17	Overall	10-13
0-8	League	4-4
3-5	Non-League	5-5
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
0-7	Common Opponent	4-5
1-7	Home	5-5
2-6	Away	5-5
2-4	Neutral	0-3
0-0	Playoff	0-0
5-17	In-State	10-13
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0