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Benjamin Franklin Thatcher

Chargers

Eagles

The Thatcher (AZ) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral tournament game against Benjamin Franklin (Queen Creek, AZ) by a score of 50-42.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Benjamin Franklin	-	-	-	-	50
Thatcher	-	-	-	-	42

Final score provided by J. Magnus.

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Game Stats

Thatcher (24-25)

Benjamin Franklin

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	50	19	57	33	40
1	Drew Taylor (Sr)	0	0	2	0	0
2	Talan Speir (Jr)	11	3	11	27	32
3	B. Christensen (Fr)	10	5	15	33	33
4	Tyler Pluid (Sr)	7	3	6	50	58
10	Nolan Lot (Jr)	5	2	4	50	63
11	Jonathan Hall (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
12	Nate Lot (Jr)	0	0	2	0	0
21	Gabe Ray (Sr)	0	0	2	0	0
24	L. Christensen (Sr)	17	6	14	43	61

Thatcher

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	42	18	50	36	39
10	Ryan Jones (Jr)	0	0	2	0	0
11	Wade Hull (So)	0	0	3	0	0
12	Jay Carter (So)	0	0	1	0	0
13	Braden Bryce (Jr)	2	1	4	25	25
21	Wyatt Nicholas (Sr)	10	4	5	80	80
24	B. Stringfellow (Jr)	10	4	8	50	63
30	Chad Johnson (Jr)	11	5	14	36	36
33	Isaac Palmer (Jr)	9	4	13	31	35

Benjamin Franklin

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	50	8	27	30	4	8	50	11	30	37
1	Drew Taylor (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2	Talan Speir (Jr)	11	1	3	33	4	7	57	2	8	25
3	B. Christensen (Fr)	10	0	4	0	0	0	0	5	11	45
4	Tyler Pluid (Sr)	7	1	3	33	0	0	0	2	3	67
10	Nolan Lot (Jr)	5	1	2	50	0	1	0	1	2	50
11	Jonathan Hall (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12	Nate Lot (Jr)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Gabe Ray (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	L. Christensen (Sr)	17	5	11	45	0	0	0	1	3	33

Thatcher

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	42	3	19	16	3	5	60	15	31	48
10	Ryan Jones (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0
11	Wade Hull (So)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12	Jay Carter (So)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Braden Bryce (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	25
21	Wyatt Nicholas (Sr)	10	0	0	0	2	2	100	4	5	80
24	B. Stringfellow (Jr)	10	2	5	40	0	0	0	2	3	67
30	Chad Johnson (Jr)	11	0	5	0	1	1	100	5	9	56
33	Isaac Palmer (Jr)	9	1	6	17	0	1	0	3	7	43

Benjamin Franklin

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	50	14	21	35	11	9	1	12	9
1	Drew Taylor (Sr)	0	1	3	4	2	1	0	1	0
2	Talan Speir (Jr)	11	1	4	5	2	2	1	1	2
3	B. Christensen (Fr)	10	0	2	2	4	1	0	3	0
4	Tyler Pluid (Sr)	7	2	2	4	0	1	0	3	3
10	Nolan Lot (Jr)	5	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	1
11	Jonathan Hall (Sr)	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	2	1
12	Nate Lot (Jr)	0	3	1	4	0	1	0	0	0
21	Gabe Ray (Sr)	0	4	5	9	1	2	0	1	2
24	L. Christensen (Sr)	17	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	0

Thatcher

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	42	8	26	34	11	8	2	18	12
2	Brant Duncan (So)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
10	Ryan Jones (Jr)	0	1	4	5	2	2	0	2	0
11	Wade Hull (So)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
13	Braden Bryce (Jr)	2	1	3	4	2	0	0	2	0
21	Wyatt Nicholas (Sr)	10	2	2	4	4	1	0	4	4
24	B. Stringfellow (Jr)	10	0	7	7	1	0	1	3	2
30	Chad Johnson (Jr)	11	3	3	6	2	3	0	3	1
33	Isaac Palmer (Jr)	9	1	6	7	0	1	1	3	5

Benjamin Franklin

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.92	0.75	1.00	0.11	15
1	Drew Taylor (Sr)	2.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0
2	Talan Speir (Jr)	2.00	2.00	1.00	0.50	2
3	B. Christensen (Fr)	1.33	0.33	1.00	0.00	1
4	Tyler Pluid (Sr)	0.00	0.33	0.33	0.00	2
10	Nolan Lot (Jr)	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	3
11	Jonathan Hall (Sr)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0
12	Nate Lot (Jr)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	1
21	Gabe Ray (Sr)	1.00	2.00	1.00	0.00	5
24	L. Christensen (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1

Thatcher

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	0.61	0.44	0.67	0.17	1	16
10	Ryan Jones (Jr)	1.00	1.00	2.00	0.00	0	2
11	Wade Hull (So)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0	0
13	Braden Bryce (Jr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	3
21	Wyatt Nicholas (Sr)	1.00	0.25	0.25	0.00	1	5
24	B. Stringfellow (Jr)	0.33	0.00	0.00	0.50	0	2
30	Chad Johnson (Jr)	0.67	1.00	3.00	0.00	0	1
33	Isaac Palmer (Jr)	0.00	0.33	0.20	0.20	0	3

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Game Story

Arizona High School Basketball - Thatcher knocked off by Benjamin Franklin

January 2, 2025: Queen Creek, AZ 85142

In Thursday's non-league test, the Benjamin Franklin Chargers (Queen Creek, AZ) basketball squad knocked off the visiting Thatcher Eagles (Thatcher, AZ), by a score of 50-42.

Next, the Chargers encounter the Gilbert Christian Knights (Gilbert, AZ) in a 3A Metro test, on Tuesday, January 7. Benjamin Franklin will attempt to improve on its 11-1 season record. The Knights come into the test with a 5-5 record after their 91-52 non-league loss to Atascocita (Humble, TX).

The Eagles (6-5) will now prepare for their test against Douglas (Douglas, AZ). The Bulldogs come into the non-league test with a 4-6 record. In their last test, Douglas was knocked off by Canyon del Oro (Tucson, AZ), 77-43, in a non-league test.

Players of the Game

Benjamin Franklin (24-25)

Congratulations to #2 Talan Speir for being selected the Benjamin Franklin Basketball Player of the Game.

Thatcher (24-25)

Thatcher has not selected any Players of the Game.

BFHS vs Thatcher Basketball Game Info

Thu., Jan. 2, 2025 @ 5p

The Thatcher (AZ) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral tournament game against Benjamin Franklin (Queen Creek, AZ) by a score of 50-42.

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Rankings & Records

Benjamin Franklin (24-25)

AZ	Div.
60	4

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
26-5	10-2	10-3	8-1	8-1	.839	.833	1,846	1,368

Thatcher (24-25)

AZ	Div.
126	15

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
18-12	6-2	10-3	5-5	3-4	.600	.750	1,799	1,618

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Benjamin Franklin	15.3	11.0	18.3	10.0	4.0	59.5
Thatcher	15.2	11.0	18.6	15.8	13.0	60.0

Team Stat Comparison

Benjamin Franklin		Thatcher
59.5	Points Per Game	59.8
33.1	Rebounds Per Game	31.6
11.9	Assists Per Game	13.0
11.9	Steals Per Game	7.2
1.5	Blocks Per Game	1.8

Team Leaders

Benjamin Franklin		Thatcher	National Avg.
#24 Landon Christensen13.0	Points Per Game	#33 Isaac Palmer17.4	4.9
#24 Landon Christensen5.4	Rebounds Per Game	#33 Isaac Palmer8.6	2.6
#3 Bennett Christensen2.8	Assists Per Game	#30 Chad Johnson3.5	1.0
#2 Talan Speir2.1	Steals Per Game	#33 Isaac Palmer1.8	0.8
#2 Talan Speir0.5	Blocks Per Game	#13 Braden Bryce0.6	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Benjamin Franklin	10-2		Thatcher	2-6

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/5/24	Safford	Benjamin Franklin	(W) 69-39	1/29/25	Thatcher	Safford	(W) 71-59
12/12/24	Seton Catholic	Benjamin Franklin	(W) 59-40	1/4/25	Thatcher	Seton Catholic	(L) 56-49
1/4/25	Seton Catholic	Benjamin Franklin	(W) 59-31
1/2/25	Willcox	Benjamin Franklin	(W) 64-32	1/3/25	Thatcher	Willcox	(W) 67-45
1/4/25	Marana	Benjamin Franklin	(W) 60-58	1/4/25	Thatcher	Marana	(L) 61-49
1/14/25	Benjamin Franklin	Payson	(W) 72-58	12/3/24	Thatcher	Payson	(L) 55-51
1/31/25	Payson	Benjamin Franklin	(W) 70-33
1/16/25	ALA - Ironwood	Benjamin Franklin	(W) 56-47	2/18/25	Thatcher	ALA - Ironwood	(L) 87-49
2/4/25	Benjamin Franklin	ALA - Ironwood	(W) 50-48
2/12/25	ALA - Ironwood	Benjamin Franklin	(L) 67-61
2/22/25	Sabino	Benjamin Franklin	(W) 53-48	2/6/25	Thatcher	Sabino	(L) 98-74
2/28/25	Palo Verde	Benjamin Franklin	(L) 52-48	1/27/25	Palo Verde	Thatcher	(L) 61-55

Record Breakdown

Benjamin Franklin (24-25)		Thatcher (24-25)
26-5	Overall	18-12
10-2	League	6-2
7-0	Non-League	6-4
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
10-2	Common Opponent	2-6
10-3	Home	10-3
8-1	Away	5-5
8-1	Neutral	3-4
1-2	Playoff	0-1
25-5	In-State	18-12
1-0	Out-of-State	0-0