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The Safford (AZ) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Tanque Verde (Tucson, AZ) by a score of 43-36.

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Tanque Verde----43
Safford----36
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Game Story

Arizona High School Basketball - Safford nipped by Tanque Verde

January 3, 2023: Safford, AZ 85546

The Tanque Verde Hawks tipped the host Safford Bulldogs basketball team by a final score of 43-36 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Hawks face the San Miguel Vipers (Tucson, AZ) in a 3A South game, on Tuesday, January 10. Tanque Verde will attempt to move on its 14-3 season record.

With the defeat, Safford moves to 6-8 on the year. The Bulldogs travel to San Miguel (Tucson, AZ) to face the Vipers in a 3A South game on Friday, January 6. The Vipers enter the game with a record of 2-10. San Miguel lost 49-27 in their recent non-league game against Tombstone (Tombstone, AZ)

Rankings & Records

Tanque Verde (22-23)

AZDiv.
14618
OverallSectionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Section %PFPA
18-98-56-44-48-1.667.6151,7441,373

Safford (22-23)

AZDiv.
19228
OverallSectionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Section %PFPA
11-154-64-63-54-4.423.4001,4021,488

Team Scoring Averages

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Tanque Verde
10.020.013.520.5--64.6
Safford
14.210.011.211.2015.053.9

Head-to-Head

  • Tanque Verde won on 1/3/2023
    1/3 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Tanque Verde----43
    Safford----36

    The Tanque Verde (Tucson, AZ) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Safford (AZ) by a score of 43-36.

  • Safford won on 1/13/2023
    1/13 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Safford----52
    Tanque Verde----50

    The Safford (AZ) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Tanque Verde (Tucson, AZ) by a score of 52-50.

Team Stat Comparison

Tanque VerdeSafford
55.6Points Per Game-
22.7Rebounds Per Game-
5.7Assists Per Game-
8.0Steals Per Game-
0.3Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

Tanque VerdeSaffordNational Avg.
#12 Caden Watkins12.1Points Per Game
-
4.9
#30 Eli Clausen4.5Rebounds Per Game
-
2.6
#13 Chris Herndon1.6Assists Per Game
-
1.0
#13 Chris Herndon2.4Steals Per Game
-
0.8
#32 Rich Knott0.2Blocks Per Game
-
0.3

Record Breakdown

Tanque Verde (22-23)

Safford (22-23)

18-9
Overall
11-15
8-5
League
4-6
2-3
Non-League
3-5
1-1
Head to Head
1-1
9-4
Common Opponent
3-6
6-4
Home
4-6
4-4
Away
3-5
8-1
Neutral
4-4
0-0
Playoff
0-0
18-9
In-State
10-15
0-0
Out-of-State
1-0