Get Unlimited Access – for Free

See all the latest scores & stats from your favorite teams! Simply sign in or create your free MaxPreps account to unlock this page - it only takes a minute to join.

Tempe Cortez

Buffaloes

Colts

The Cortez (Phoenix, AZ) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Tempe (AZ) by a score of 63-54.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Tempe	-	-	-	-	54
Cortez	-	-	-	-	63

Final score provided by S. AIA.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Cortez (24-25)

Tempe

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM
	Team Totals	54	18
2	Damon Broadnax (Sr)	19	7
3	Josiah Criss (So)	12	5
5	Fred Trujillo (Jr)	1
11	S. Mccrimon (Sr)	6	2
15	Arthur Murphy (Sr)	7	3
22	D. Tucker Jr (Jr)	7	1
23	Zihyon Walters (Jr)	2

Cortez

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	116	62	22	50	44	47
12	Carter Wells (So)	4	0	0	0
20	C. Henderson (So)	15	10	3	9	33	33
32	Kaden Ramirez (So)	10	4	2	4	50	50

Tempe

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM
	Team Totals	54	6	12	25	48	12
2	Damon Broadnax (Sr)	19	4	1	2	50	3
3	Josiah Criss (So)	12	1	1	4	25	4
5	Fred Trujillo (Jr)	1		1	3	33
11	S. Mccrimon (Sr)	6		2	6	33	2
15	Arthur Murphy (Sr)	7		1	2	50	3
22	D. Tucker Jr (Jr)	7	1	4	6	67
23	Zihyon Walters (Jr)	2		2	2	100

Cortez

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	116	62	3	10	30	15	25	60	19	40	48
12	Carter Wells (So)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	C. Henderson (So)	15	10	0	0	0	4	6	67	3	9	33
32	Kaden Ramirez (So)	10	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	50

Tempe

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk
	Team Totals	54	24	9	13	4
2	Damon Broadnax (Sr)	19	6	3	3
3	Josiah Criss (So)	12	1	2	3
5	Fred Trujillo (Jr)	1		1	1	1
11	S. Mccrimon (Sr)	6	1		3
14	Max Joslin (So)			1
15	Arthur Murphy (Sr)	7	5	2	3
22	D. Tucker Jr (Jr)	7	11			3
23	Zihyon Walters (Jr)	2

Cortez

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	116	62	11	23	35	12	14	1	21	18
12	Carter Wells (So)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20	C. Henderson (So)	15	10	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	4
32	Kaden Ramirez (So)	10	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0

Misc Totals

Tempe has not entered any misc totals stats.

Cortez

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	0.57	0.67	0.78	0.06	3	7
20	C. Henderson (So)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	1
32	Kaden Ramirez (So)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0	1

Game Story

Arizona High School Basketball - Tempe succumbs to Cortez

January 30, 2025: Phoenix, AZ 85051

In Thursday's league test, the Cortez Colts (Phoenix, AZ) basketball squad defeated the visiting Tempe Buffaloes (Tempe, AZ), by a final score of 63-54.

Next, the Colts clash with the Desert Sunrise Golden Hawks (Maricopa, AZ) in a 4A Black Canyon test, on Friday, January 31. Cortez will attempt to upgrade on its 13-3 season record. The Golden Hawks come into the test with a 4-17 record after their 97-32 league loss to Dysart (El Mirage, AZ).

The Buffaloes (10-13) will now prepare for their test against Coronado (Scottsdale, AZ). The Dons come into the 4A Black Canyon test with a 3-13 record. In their last test, Coronado went down by Cortez (Phoenix, AZ), 53-41, in a league test.

Players of the Game

Tempe (24-25)

Tempe has not selected any Players of the Game.

Cortez (24-25)

Congratulations to #1 Ulysses Espinoza for being selected the Cortez Basketball Player of the Game.

Tempe @ Cortez Basketball Game Info

Thu., Jan. 30, 2025 @ 7p

Cortez High School

The Cortez (Phoenix, AZ) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Tempe (AZ) by a score of 63-54.

Rankings & Records

Tempe (24-25)

AZ	Div.
206	37

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
11-15	2-8	5-5	2-8	4-2	.423	.200	1,547	1,460

Cortez (24-25)

AZ	Div.
108	18

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
16-5	8-2	6-3	9-2	1-0	.762	.800	1,284	1,070

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	OT2	Final
Tempe	14.7	15.3	13.7	15.2	6.0	6.0	59.5
Cortez	12.9	15.3	16.5	15.6	-	-	61.1

Head-to-Head

Cortez won on 1/9/2025

1/9 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Cortez - - - - 66
Tempe - - - - 55

The Cortez (Phoenix, AZ) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away conference game against Tempe (AZ) by a score of 66-55.
Box score
Cortez won on 1/30/2025

1/30 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Tempe - - - - 54
Cortez - - - - 63

The Tempe (AZ) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Cortez (Phoenix, AZ) by a score of 63-54.
Box score

1/9 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Cortez	-	-	-	-	66
Tempe	-	-	-	-	55

Team Stat Comparison

Tempe		Cortez
59.5	Points Per Game	54.4
36.9	Rebounds Per Game	30.6
10.3	Assists Per Game	10.3
10.5	Steals Per Game	11.4
4.9	Blocks Per Game	1.9

Team Leaders

Tempe		Cortez	National Avg.
#12 Nassir Cobbs19.4	Points Per Game	#20 Cassius Henderson10.3	4.9
#22 Deryke Tucker Jr11.4	Rebounds Per Game	#32 Kaden Ramirez3.2	2.6
#15 Arthur Murphy2.1	Assists Per Game	#20 Cassius Henderson1.1	1.0
#11 Sa’veon Mccrimon3.0	Steals Per Game	#20 Cassius Henderson1.7	0.8
#22 Deryke Tucker Jr2.6	Blocks Per Game	#20 Cassius Henderson0.4	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Tempe	3-9		Cortez	9-3

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/4/24	Tempe	Shadow Mountain	(L) 57-55	12/11/24	Shadow Mountain	Cortez	(W) 71-39
12/18/24	Greenway	Tempe	(L) 55-53	12/3/24	Greenway	Cortez	(L) 62-59
				12/27/24	Cortez	Greenway	(W) 53-41
12/28/24	Tempe	Marcos de Niza	(W) 75-60	12/12/24	Cortez	Marcos de Niza	(W) 57-56
1/20/25	Tempe	Marcos de Niza	(L) 88-84
1/7/25	Dysart	Tempe	(L) 62-46	1/24/25	Dysart	Cortez	(L) 62-37
1/28/25	Tempe	Dysart	(L) 67-44	2/11/25	Cortez	Dysart	(L) 73-54
1/10/25	Tempe	Coronado	(W) 62-31	1/7/25	Coronado	Cortez	(W) 61-24
1/31/25	Coronado	Tempe	(L) 58-52	1/28/25	Cortez	Coronado	(W) 53-41
1/22/25	Tempe	Desert Sunrise	(L) 67-65	1/15/25	Desert Sunrise	Cortez	(W) 80-22
2/6/25	Desert Sunrise	Tempe	(W) 68-35	1/31/25	Cortez	Desert Sunrise	(W) 67-41
1/24/25	Yuma	Tempe	(L) 71-65	1/22/25	Cortez	Yuma	(W) 76-64
2/4/25	Tempe	Yuma	(L) 70-39	2/12/25	Yuma	Cortez	(W) 77-74

Record Breakdown

Tempe (24-25)		Cortez (24-25)
11-15	Overall	16-5
2-8	League	8-2
4-4	Non-League	7-2
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
3-9	Common Opponent	9-3
5-5	Home	6-3
2-8	Away	9-2
4-2	Neutral	1-0
0-0	Playoff	0-1
11-15	In-State	16-5
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0