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KennedyTaft
Thunderbirds
58
Wildcats
65

The Taft (CA) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's home conference game against Kennedy (Delano, CA) by a score of 65-58.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Kennedy28163258
Taft819221665
Final score provided by E. Newton.
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Game Stats

Kennedy (21-22)

Taft (21-22)

Kennedy

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals5820673033
1Gamiez Helm (Jr)8393333
2D. Rodriguez (Jr)3311313539
3N. Sanchez (So)5272929
4Aeron Gable (Sr)00300
5F. Mariquin (Sr)00300
12Jeremiah Guerra (Jr)104113645
15Jai Deleon (Jr)20300
Taft

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals6527456063
10Danny Buddell (Jr)00100
12S. Sutherland (Jr)2125050
20Jackson Berry (Sr)5254040
21Ernie Laulu (Fr)229146471
22Blaine Neudorf (So)14678686
24Brock Mizener (Sr)12595656
33Ty Smith (Jr)2125050
Kennedy

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals5842814142070163941
1Gamiez Helm (Jr)824503933
2D. Rodriguez (Jr)33212179118291947
3N. Sanchez (So)503012502450
4Aeron Gable (Sr)0010030
5F. Mariquin (Sr)0030
12Jeremiah Guerra (Jr)1027292450
15Jai Deleon (Jr)203022100
Taft

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals65356083027244060
10Danny Buddell (Jr)0010
12S. Sutherland (Jr)21250
20Jackson Berry (Sr)512502540
21Ernie Laulu (Fr)22221002102071258
22Blaine Neudorf (So)1424506786
24Brock Mizener (Sr)1202023675771
33Ty Smith (Jr)20201250
Kennedy

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals5811102112105
1Gamiez Helm (Jr)8461025
2D. Rodriguez (Jr)3322443
3N. Sanchez (So)53322
4Aeron Gable (Sr)0111
5F. Mariquin (Sr)011
12Jeremiah Guerra (Jr)101141
15Jai Deleon (Jr)21121
Taft

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals65102031871020
12S. Sutherland (Jr)2112
20Jackson Berry (Sr)53472226
21Ernie Laulu (Fr)2233123
22Blaine Neudorf (So)14459123
24Brock Mizener (Sr)1222213
33Ty Smith (Jr)235843

Misc Totals

Kennedy has not entered any misc totals stats.
Taft

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.400.35
20Jackson Berry (Sr)0.330.33
22Blaine Neudorf (So)0.330.67
24Brock Mizener (Sr)0.67

Game Story

California High School Basketball - Taft nudges Kennedy

January 5, 2022: Taft, CA 93268

In Wednesday's league outing, the Taft Wildcats (Taft, CA) basketball squad edged the visiting Kennedy Thunderbirds (Delano, CA), by a count of 65-58.

The Wildcats (6-8) will now prepare for their outing against Shafter (Shafter, CA). The Generals go into the South Sequoia outing with a 3-11 record. In their last outing, Shafter held off Chavez (Delano, CA), 43-42, in a league outing.

The Thunderbirds now hold a 6-11 record. They play next when they host Arvin for a South Sequoia outing on Friday, January 7. Kennedy will clash with a Bears squad coming off a 72-28 non-league win over Riverdale Christian (Riverdale, CA). The Bears record now stands at 7-8.

Players of the Game

Kennedy (21-22)

Kennedy has not selected any Players of the Game.

Taft (21-22)

Congratulations to #21 Ernie Laulu for being selected the Taft Basketball Player of the Game.

Rankings & Records

Kennedy (21-22)

CASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
9437520714
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
14-194-54-67-73-6.424.4441,8591,939

Taft (21-22)

CASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
1,0268223017
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
10-115-34-22-24-7.476.6251,0001,048

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Kennedy		14.411.116.216.456.3
Taft		10.313.014.613.347.6

Head-to-Head

  • Kennedy won on 11/19/2021
    11/19 @ 4pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Kennedy----72
    Taft----33

    The Kennedy (Delano, CA) varsity basketball team won Friday's away tournament game against Taft (CA) by a score of 72-33.

    Box score
  • Taft won on 1/5/2022
    1/5 @ 6:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Kennedy28163258
    Taft819221665

    The Kennedy (Delano, CA) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's away conference game against Taft (CA) by a score of 65-58.

    Box score
  • Kennedy won on 2/7/2022
    2/7 @ 3pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Taft----50
    Kennedy----54

    The Taft (CA) varsity basketball team lost Monday's neutral conference game against Kennedy (Delano, CA) by a score of 54-50.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

KennedyTaft
53.7Points Per Game43.2
28.3Rebounds Per Game23.8
11.4Assists Per Game4.7
8.0Steals Per Game8.8
1.1Blocks Per Game5.4

Team Leaders

KennedyTaftNational Avg.
#2 Daniel Rodriguez21.2Points Per Game#24 Brock Mizener14.64.9
#1 Gamiez Helm12.0Rebounds Per Game#22 Blaine Neudorf7.92.6
#12 Jeremiah Guerra5.0Assists Per Game#20 Jackson Berry0.91.0
#12 Jeremiah Guerra2.0Steals Per Game#24 Brock Mizener1.70.8
#1 Gamiez Helm0.7Blocks Per Game#33 Ty Smith1.80.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Kennedy7-4Taft6-4
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/18/21KennedyMira Monte(W) 65-5911/19/21Mira MonteTaft(L) 55-26
12/18/21Mira MonteTaft(W) 40-37
11/29/21KennedyDelano(W) 62-5211/20/21TaftDelano(L) 56-34
1/11/22DelanoKennedy(W) 62-43
12/15/21Paso RoblesKennedy(W) 59-5612/9/21TaftPaso Robles(W) 37-30
1/7/22ArvinKennedy(W) 69-221/25/22ArvinTaft(W) 54-37
1/10/22WascoKennedy(W) 52-332/2/22WascoTaft(W) 49-44
2/9/22TaftWasco(W) 43-38
1/14/22KennedyMcFarland(W) 92-911/12/22TaftMcFarland(W) 83-42
2/9/22KennedyMcFarland(L) 68-63
1/28/22KennedyChavez(L) 62-541/31/22ChavezTaft(L) 51-38
1/31/22ShafterKennedy(L) 60-471/7/22TaftShafter(L) 61-49
2/8/22KennedyShafter(L) 54-42

Record Breakdown

Kennedy (21-22)

Taft (21-22)
14-19
Overall
10-11
4-5
League
5-3
4-5
Non-League
1-1
2-1
Head to Head
1-2
7-4
Common Opponent
6-4
4-6
Home
4-2
7-7
Away
2-2
3-6
Neutral
4-7
2-2
Playoff
0-0
14-19
In-State
10-11
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0