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The Desert Sunrise (Maricopa, AZ) JV basketball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Desert Christian (Tucson, AZ) by a score of 61-8.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Desert Christian	-	-	-	-	8
Desert Sunrise	-	-	-	-	61

Final score provided by J. Wright.

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Game Stats

Desert Sunrise (23-24)

Desert Christian

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM
	Team Totals	8	3
1	Peyton DeJong (Fr)	3	1
14	Ariana Meares (So)	1
15	Presley Carlson (So)	2	1
25	Holly Whitaker (Fr)	2	1

Desert Sunrise

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	61	27	94	29	29
0	Naeemah Lendsey (Fr)	4	2	10	20	20
2	Irelyn Dejesus (So)	6	3	19	16	16
3	Shayla Hill (Fr)	20	9	19	47	50
4	Laniah Draper (So)	9	2	12	17	17
5	Sariah Adkins (Fr)	0	0	2	0	0
11	Jada Hill (So)	6	3	13	23	23
12	D. Nez-Garcia (Jr)	2	1	3	33	33
15	Chelsea Smith (So)	8	4	10	40	40
30	D. Mena-Negrete (So)	6	3	6	50	50

Desert Christian

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM
	Team Totals	8	2	4	50	3
1	Peyton DeJong (Fr)	3	1	2	50	1
14	Ariana Meares (So)	1	1	2	50
15	Presley Carlson (So)	2				1
25	Holly Whitaker (Fr)	2				1

Desert Sunrise

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	61	1	13	8	6	18	33	26	81	32
0	Naeemah Lendsey (Fr)	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	8	25
2	Irelyn Dejesus (So)	6	0	3	0				3	16	19
3	Shayla Hill (Fr)	20	1	4	25	1	4	25	8	15	53
4	Laniah Draper (So)	9				5	8	63	2	12	17
5	Sariah Adkins (Fr)	0							0	2	0
11	Jada Hill (So)	6	0	4	0				3	9	33
12	D. Nez-Garcia (Jr)	2							1	3	33
15	Chelsea Smith (So)	8				0	5	0	4	10	40
30	D. Mena-Negrete (So)	6							3	6	50

Desert Christian

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts
	Team Totals	8
1	Peyton DeJong (Fr)	3
14	Ariana Meares (So)	1
15	Presley Carlson (So)	2
25	Holly Whitaker (Fr)	2

Desert Sunrise

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	61	19	25	5	6	8
0	Naeemah Lendsey (Fr)	4		3			1
2	Irelyn Dejesus (So)	6	1	4
3	Shayla Hill (Fr)	20		5	1	4	1
4	Laniah Draper (So)	9	4	2	1
11	Jada Hill (So)	6	6	5			1
12	D. Nez-Garcia (Jr)	2	1	1		1	2
15	Chelsea Smith (So)	8	3	5	3	1	1
30	D. Mena-Negrete (So)	6	4				2

Misc Totals

Desert Christian has not entered any misc totals stats.

Desert Sunrise

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	4.17	3.13	0.63
0	Naeemah Lendsey (Fr)		3.00
3	Shayla Hill (Fr)	1.25	5.00	1.00
11	Jada Hill (So)		5.00
12	D. Nez-Garcia (Jr)	1.00	0.50
15	Chelsea Smith (So)	5.00	5.00	3.00

Game Story

Arizona High School Basketball - Desert Sunrise trounces Desert Christian

January 25, 2024: Maricopa, AZ 85138

The Desert Sunrise Golden Hawks (Maricopa, AZ) basketball crushed the visiting Desert Christian Eagles (Tucson, AZ), 61-8 in Thursday's non-league test.

The Golden Hawks (11-3) will now prepare for their test against Estrella Foothills (Goodyear, AZ). The Wolves go into the non-league test with a 8-2 record.

The Eagles now own a 2-5 record. They play next when they host Valley Union for a non-league test on Monday, January 29. Desert Christian will encounter a Blue Devils squad coming off a 37-12 non-league loss to Desert Christian (Tucson, AZ). The Blue Devils record now stands at 0-1.

Players of the Game

Desert Christian (23-24)

Congratulations to #1 Peyton DeJong for being selected the Desert Christian Girls JV Basketball Player of the Game.

Desert Sunrise (23-24)

Desert Sunrise has not selected any Players of the Game.

DCHS @ DSHS Basketball Game Info

Thu., Jan. 25, 2024 @ 4p

The Desert Sunrise (Maricopa, AZ) JV basketball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Desert Christian (Tucson, AZ) by a score of 61-8.

Rankings & Records

Desert Christian (23-24)

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
2-5	1-0	0-3	2-2	.286	1.000	159	252

Desert Sunrise (23-24)

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
14-4	2-0	6-1	8-3	.778	1.000	847	517

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Desert Christian	6.6	4.0	5.8	7.6	22.7
Desert Sunrise	18.3	15.0	17.0	9.3	47.1

Head-to-Head

Desert Sunrise won on 1/10/2024

1/10 @ 2:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Desert Sunrise 9 12 13 12 46
Desert Christian 9 2 4 4 19

The Desert Sunrise (Maricopa, AZ) JV basketball team won Wednesday's away non-conference game against Desert Christian (Tucson, AZ) by a score of 46-19.
Box score
Desert Sunrise won on 1/25/2024

1/25 @ 4p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Desert Christian - - - - 8
Desert Sunrise - - - - 61

The Desert Christian (Tucson, AZ) JV basketball team lost Thursday's away non-conference game against Desert Sunrise (Maricopa, AZ) by a score of 61-8.
Box score

1/10 @ 2:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Desert Sunrise	9	12	13	12	46
Desert Christian	9	2	4	4	19

Team Stat Comparison

Desert Christian		Desert Sunrise
22.7	Points Per Game	46.3
-	Rebounds Per Game	19.2
-	Steals Per Game	26.3
-	Blocks Per Game	3.8

Team Leaders

Desert Christian		Desert Sunrise	National Avg.
#14 Ariana Meares5.0	Points Per Game	#3 Shayla Hill11.1	3.6
-	Rebounds Per Game	#15 Chelsea Smith7.8	2.5
-	Steals Per Game	#11 Jada Hill6.9	1.4
-	Blocks Per Game	#15 Chelsea Smith2.6	0.3

Record Breakdown

Desert Christian (23-24)		Desert Sunrise (23-24)
2-5	Overall	14-4
1-0	League	2-0
1-5	Non-League	12-4
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
0-0	Common Opponent	0-0
0-3	Home	6-1
2-2	Away	8-3
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
2-5	In-State	14-4
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0