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Desert SunriseCortez

Golden Hawks
22
Colts
80

The Cortez (Phoenix, AZ) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's home conference game against Desert Sunrise (Maricopa, AZ) by a score of 80-22.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Desert Sunrise----22
Cortez----80
Final score provided by S. AIA.
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Game Stats

Desert Sunrise (24-25)

Cortez (24-25)

Desert Sunrise

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals22
1Jaxen Young (Fr)2
2Vladimir Robles (Sr)3
21Z. McCoy Denton (Sr)15
40Nick Droste (Jr)2
Cortez

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals1197730624853
12Carter Wells (So)66254040
20C. Henderson (So)15208126771
32Kaden Ramirez (So)16157107070
Desert Sunrise

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals22
1Jaxen Young (Fr)2
2Vladimir Robles (Sr)3
21Z. McCoy Denton (Sr)15
40Nick Droste (Jr)2
Cortez

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals1197761833111479244455
12Carter Wells (So)66000221002540
20C. Henderson (So)15201250347571070
32Kaden Ramirez (So)161501013337978
Desert Sunrise

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals22
1Jaxen Young (Fr)2
2Vladimir Robles (Sr)3
21Z. McCoy Denton (Sr)15
40Nick Droste (Jr)2
Cortez

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals1197716264218204179
12Carter Wells (So)6613410023
20C. Henderson (So)152032525021
32Kaden Ramirez (So)161510122120

Misc Totals

Desert Sunrise has not entered any misc totals stats.
Cortez

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals1.061.182.220.44030
12Carter Wells (So)0.500.000.000.00000
20C. Henderson (So)1.002.505.000.00000
32Kaden Ramirez (So)1.001.002.001.00010

Game Story

Arizona High School Basketball - Cortez crushes Desert Sunrise

January 15, 2025: Phoenix, AZ 85051

The Cortez Colts (Phoenix, AZ) basketball crushed the visiting Desert Sunrise Golden Hawks (Maricopa, AZ), 80-22 in Wednesday's league bout.

The Colts now possess a 10-2 record. They play next when they travel to Yuma for a 4A Black Canyon bout on Wednesday, January 22. Cortez will play a Criminals team coming off a 88-48 non-league win over Gila Ridge (Yuma, AZ). The Criminals record now stands at 6-4.

With the loss, Desert Sunrise falls to 2-15 on the campaign. The Golden hawks host Tempe (Tempe, AZ) to play the Buffaloes in a 4A Black Canyon bout on Wednesday, January 22. The Buffaloes go into the bout with a record of 9-8.

Players of the Game

Desert Sunrise (24-25)

Desert Sunrise 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.

DSHS @ Cortez Basketball Game Info

Wed., Jan. 15, 2025 @ 7p
Cortez High School
The Cortez (Phoenix, AZ) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's home conference game against Desert Sunrise (Maricopa, AZ) by a score of 80-22.

Rankings & Records

Desert Sunrise (24-25)

AZDiv.
27544
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
4-212-82-82-60-7.160.2001,1641,726

Cortez (24-25)

AZDiv.
10818
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
16-58-26-39-21-0.762.8001,2841,070

Team Scoring Averages

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Desert Sunrise		6.515.012.310.346.6
Cortez		12.915.316.515.661.1

Head-to-Head

  • Cortez won on 1/15/2025
    1/15 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Desert Sunrise----22
    Cortez----80

    The Desert Sunrise (Maricopa, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's away conference game against Cortez (Phoenix, AZ) by a score of 80-22.

    Box score
  • Cortez won on 1/31/2025
    1/31 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Cortez----67
    Desert Sunrise----41

    The Cortez (Phoenix, AZ) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Desert Sunrise (Maricopa, AZ) by a score of 67-41.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

Desert SunriseCortez
44.7Points Per Game54.4
1.9Rebounds Per Game30.6
-Assists Per Game10.3
0.3Steals Per Game11.4
-Blocks Per Game1.9

Team Leaders

Desert SunriseCortezNational Avg.
#24 Ky'jaun Mccutcheon22.0Points Per Game#20 Cassius Henderson10.34.9
#24 Ky'jaun Mccutcheon1.6Rebounds Per Game#32 Kaden Ramirez3.22.6
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Assists Per Game#20 Cassius Henderson1.11.0
#24 Ky'jaun Mccutcheon0.5Steals Per Game#20 Cassius Henderson1.70.8
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Blocks Per Game#20 Cassius Henderson0.40.2

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Desert Sunrise2-7Cortez7-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/11/24Marcos de NizaDesert Sunrise(L) 61-5812/12/24CortezMarcos de Niza(W) 57-56
1/7/25Desert SunriseYuma(L) 92-611/22/25CortezYuma(W) 76-64
1/28/25YumaDesert Sunrise(L) 82-442/12/25YumaCortez(W) 77-74
1/9/25DysartDesert Sunrise(L) 70-241/24/25DysartCortez(L) 62-37
1/30/25Desert SunriseDysart(L) 97-322/11/25CortezDysart(L) 73-54
1/22/25TempeDesert Sunrise(W) 67-651/9/25CortezTempe(W) 66-55
2/6/25Desert SunriseTempe(L) 68-351/30/25TempeCortez(W) 63-54
1/24/25Desert SunriseCoronado(W) 72-511/7/25CoronadoCortez(W) 61-24
2/11/25CoronadoDesert Sunrise(L) 64-571/28/25CortezCoronado(W) 53-41

Record Breakdown

Desert Sunrise (24-25)

Cortez (24-25)
4-21
Overall
16-5
2-8
League
8-2
2-7
Non-League
7-2
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
2-7
Common Opponent
7-2
2-8
Home
6-3
2-6
Away
9-2
0-7
Neutral
1-0
0-0
Playoff
0-1
4-21
In-State
16-5
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0