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MingusWalden Grove

Marauders
69
Red Wolves
49

The Walden Grove (Sahuarita, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament game against Mingus (Cottonwood, AZ) by a score of 69-49.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Mingus----69
Walden Grove----49
Final score provided by J. Simmons.
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Game Stats

Mingus (25-26)

Walden Grove (25-26)

Mingus

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals6926
2Xavier Ayala (So)62
3R. Villalobos (Sr)93
5M. Korolowicz (Sr)135
10Ethan Baird (Sr)93
21B. Phillips (Sr)21
22Liam Buss (So)115
24Chase Ekwall (Jr)197
Walden Grove

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals4921
0Colby Lyden (Sr)21
1M. KutiGeorge (Sr)136
2Mitchel Collins (Sr)114
3G. Natividad (Sr)21
4Alvaro Arvizu (Sr)63
5Nathan Romero (Sr)21
11Nick Adams (So)83
21Gio Tomdessa (So)31
24Victor Silva (Sr)21
Mingus

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals699817
2Xavier Ayala (So)62
3R. Villalobos (Sr)9122
5M. Korolowicz (Sr)1332
10Ethan Baird (Sr)933
21B. Phillips (Sr)21
22Liam Buss (So)1115
24Chase Ekwall (Jr)19324
Walden Grove

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals4925153319
0Colby Lyden (Sr)21
1M. KutiGeorge (Sr)1315206
2Mitchel Collins (Sr)11126333
3G. Natividad (Sr)21
4Alvaro Arvizu (Sr)63
5Nathan Romero (Sr)21
11Nick Adams (So)8112502
21Gio Tomdessa (So)312501
24Victor Silva (Sr)21
Mingus

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals694220
2Xavier Ayala (So)657
3R. Villalobos (Sr)9
5M. Korolowicz (Sr)1342
10Ethan Baird (Sr)963
11Tristen Hall (So)22
20Stone Durkalec (Sr)83
21B. Phillips (Sr)262
22Liam Buss (So)117
24Chase Ekwall (Jr)1941
Walden Grove

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals495
0Colby Lyden (Sr)21
1M. KutiGeorge (Sr)130
2Mitchel Collins (Sr)112
3G. Natividad (Sr)21
4Alvaro Arvizu (Sr)61
5Nathan Romero (Sr)2
11Nick Adams (So)8
21Gio Tomdessa (So)3
24Victor Silva (Sr)2

Game Story

Arizona High School Basketball - Mingus fells Walden Grove

January 3, 2026: Cottonwood, AZ 86326

The Mingus Marauders basketball team scored 69 points and limited the visiting Walden Grove Red Wolves to 49 in the Marauders non-league triumph on Saturday.

The Marauders now sport a 8-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Lee Williams for a 4A Grand Canyon outing on Tuesday, January 6. Mingus will clash with a Volunteers squad coming off a 82-39 league loss to Coconino (Flagstaff, AZ). The Volunteers record now stands at 1-6.

The Red Wolves (13-5) will now prepare for their outing against Rio Rico (Rio Rico, AZ). The Hawks enter the non-league outing with a 0-9 record. In their last outing, Rio Rico was defeated by Mica Mountain (Tucson, AZ), 89-60, in a non-league outing.

Players of the Game

Mingus (25-26)

Congratulations to #24 Chase Ekwall for being selected the Mingus Basketball Player of the Game.

Walden Grove (25-26)

Walden Grove has not selected any Players of the Game.

Mingus vs Walden Grove Basketball Game Info

Sat., Jan. 3, 2026 @ 5p
The Walden Grove (Sahuarita, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament game against Mingus (Cottonwood, AZ) by a score of 69-49.

Rankings & Records

Mingus (25-26)

AZDiv.
7913
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
22-79-37-47-28-1.759.7501,7681,465

Walden Grove (25-26)

AZDiv.
14526
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
17-122-66-43-58-3.586.2501,8551,791

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Mingus		12.712.510.013.861.0
Walden Grove		16.416.018.815.264.0

Mingus Videos

  • Play video icon 01/30 Highlights @ Mohave 3:01
  • Play video icon 01/22 Highlights @ Coconino 1:04

Walden Grove Videos

  • Play video icon 02/5 Highlights @ Mica Mountain 1:37
  • Play video icon 01/26 Highlights @ Salpointe Cath. 2:37

Head-to-Head

  • Mingus won on 1/2/2026
    1/2 @ 4pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Mingus----60
    Walden Grove----49

    The Mingus (Cottonwood, AZ) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral tournament game against Walden Grove (Sahuarita, AZ) by a score of 60-49.

    Box score
  • Mingus won on 1/3/2026
    1/3 @ 5pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Mingus----69
    Walden Grove----49

    The Mingus (Cottonwood, AZ) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral tournament game against Walden Grove (Sahuarita, AZ) by a score of 69-49.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

MingusWalden Grove
60.4Points Per Game63.9
30.3Rebounds Per Game18.4
13.2Assists Per Game7.9
4.8Steals Per Game6.7
1.6Blocks Per Game1.5

Team Leaders

MingusWalden GroveNational Avg.
#5 Memphis Korolowicz10.8Points Per Game#2 Mitchel Collins19.44.8
#20 Stone Durkalec6.4Rebounds Per Game#1 Malachi KutiGeorge4.82.5
#3 Ricky Villalobos4.0Assists Per Game#2 Mitchel Collins2.41.0
#3 Ricky Villalobos1.0Steals Per Game#2 Mitchel Collins2.20.8
#22 Liam Buss0.6Blocks Per Game#2 Mitchel Collins0.40.2

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Mingus2-1Walden Grove3-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/10/25ALA - Queen CreekMingus(L) 56-3011/29/25ALA - Queen CreekWalden Grove(L) 60-46
1/2/26San Tan FoothillsMingus(W) 73-481/2/26San Tan FoothillsWalden Grove(W) 71-55
1/2/26Vista GrandeMingus(W) 60-2411/29/25Vista GrandeWalden Grove(W) 42-31
1/2/26Vista GrandeWalden Grove(W) 68-61

Record Breakdown

Mingus (25-26)

Walden Grove (25-26)
22-7
Overall
17-12
9-3
League
2-6
4-2
Non-League
7-3
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
2-1
Common Opponent
3-1
7-4
Home
6-4
7-2
Away
3-5
8-1
Neutral
8-3
0-1
Playoff
0-0
22-7
In-State
17-12
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0