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The La Joya Community (Avondale, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Glendale (AZ) by a score of 45-35.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Glendale	-	-	-	-	45
La Joya Community	-	-	-	-	35

Final score provided by S. AIA.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Glendale (24-25)

Glendale has not entered stats for this game.

La Joya Community (24-25)

La Joya Community

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	35	14	35	40	44
2	Samaris Pena (Jr)	7	2	10	20	20
12	Joyce Samuel (Sr)	4	2	5	40	40
15	Destiny Sanchez (Sr)	11	4	10	40	55
20	Bella Begay (Jr)	13	6	10	60	60

La Joya Community

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	35	3	11	27	4	11	36	11	24	46
2	Samaris Pena (Jr)	7	0	4	0	3	8	38	2	6	33
12	Joyce Samuel (Sr)	4				0	2	0	2	5	40
15	Destiny Sanchez (Sr)	11	3	7	43				1	3	33
20	Bella Begay (Jr)	13				1	1	100	6	10	60

La Joya Community

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk
	Team Totals	35	14	25	39	7	15	7
2	Samaris Pena (Jr)	7	2	3	5	4	3	2
12	Joyce Samuel (Sr)	4	5	10	15	2	3	2
14	Melissa Abrego (Jr)		1	2	3
15	Destiny Sanchez (Sr)	11	2	2	4	1	3
20	Bella Begay (Jr)	13	4	8	12		4	3
	Aubrey Viera (Jr)						2

Game Story

Arizona High School Basketball - La Joya Community bested by Glendale

January 9, 2025: Avondale, AZ 85323

Glendale Cardinals (Glendale, AZ) supporters left the game happy Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad run past the host La Joya Community Fighting Lobos (Avondale, AZ), 45-35 in a league match.

With the victory, Glendale advances its record to 5-2 on the year. The Cardinals host La Joya Community (Avondale, AZ) to face the Fighting Lobos in a 5A Central Valley match on Monday, January 13. The Fighting Lobos enter the match with a record of 3-6. La Joya Community lost 45-35 in their recent league match against Glendale (Glendale, AZ)

The Fighting Lobos now own a 3-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Glendale for a 5A Central Valley match on Monday, January 13. La Joya Community will face a Cardinals squad coming off a 45-35 league win over La Joya Community (Avondale, AZ). The Cardinals record now stands at 5-2.

Players of the Game

Glendale (24-25)

Congratulations to #10 Ellie M Turner for being selected the Glendale Girls Basketball Player of the Game.

La Joya Community (24-25)

La Joya Community has not selected any Players of the Game.

Glendale @ LJCHS Basketball Game Info

Thu., Jan. 9, 2025 @ 7p

La Joya Community High School

The La Joya Community (Avondale, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Glendale (AZ) by a score of 45-35.

Rankings & Records

Glendale (24-25)

AZ	Div.
209	31

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
11-7	6-4	6-3	5-4	.611	.600	613	582

La Joya Community (24-25)

AZ	Div.
287	45

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
5-15	2-8	1-7	3-7	1-1	.250	.200	625	876

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Glendale	3.5	3.0	3.0	4.5	34.1
La Joya Community	7.2	10.0	8.8	3.0	31.3

Head-to-Head

Glendale won on 1/9/2025

1/9 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Glendale - - - - 45
LJCHS - - - - 35

The Glendale (AZ) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away conference game against La Joya Community (Avondale, AZ) by a score of 45-35.
Box score
Glendale won on 1/13/2025

1/13 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

LJCHS - - - - 37
Glendale - - - - 56

The La Joya Community (Avondale, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Monday's away conference game against Glendale (AZ) by a score of 56-37.
Box score

1/13 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
LJCHS	-	-	-	-	37
Glendale	-	-	-	-	56

Team Stat Comparison

Glendale		La Joya Community
-	Points Per Game	30.4
-	Rebounds Per Game	35.6
-	Assists Per Game	2.0
-	Steals Per Game	14.8
-	Blocks Per Game	7.7

Team Leaders

Glendale		La Joya Community	National Avg.
-	Points Per Game	#2 Samaris Pena9.9	4.1
-	Rebounds Per Game	#20 Bella Begay10.5	2.8
-	Assists Per Game	#2 Samaris Pena0.8	0.9
-	Steals Per Game	#2 Samaris Pena3.6	1.1
-	Blocks Per Game	#20 Bella Begay2.9	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Glendale	8-4		La Joya Community	4-9

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/20/24	Glendale	Alhambra	(W) 44-23	1/8/25	La Joya Community	Alhambra	(W) 42-39
12/4/24	Metro Tech	Glendale	(W) 31-19	11/26/24	La Joya Community	Metro Tech	(L) 39-27
				2/6/25	La Joya Community	Metro Tech	(L) 52-43
12/16/24	Marcos de Niza	Glendale	(W) 36-22	12/10/24	La Joya Community	Marcos de Niza	(W) 28-27
1/15/25	Coronado	Glendale	(W) 59-28	11/25/24	La Joya Community	Coronado	(L) 56-35
1/17/25	Sierra Linda	Glendale	(L) 32-16	1/27/25	Sierra Linda	La Joya Community	(W) 27-25
1/31/25	Glendale	Sierra Linda	(W) 34-28	2/11/25	La Joya Community	Sierra Linda	(L) 55-53
1/21/25	Glendale	Independence	(L) 34-20	1/17/25	Independence	La Joya Community	(L) 31-26
2/7/25	Independence	Glendale	(W) 33-31	2/4/25	La Joya Community	Independence	(L) 49-20
1/23/25	Glendale	Copper Canyon	(L) 42-31	1/21/25	La Joya Community	Copper Canyon	(L) 59-37
2/13/25	Copper Canyon	Glendale	(L) 32-31	2/7/25	Copper Canyon	La Joya Community	(L) 30-23
1/27/25	Washington	Glendale	(W) 42-34	1/23/25	Washington	La Joya Community	(L) 37-31
2/11/25	Glendale	Washington	(W) 44-37	2/13/25	La Joya Community	Washington	(W) 44-25

Record Breakdown

Glendale (24-25)		La Joya Community (24-25)
11-7	Overall	5-15
6-4	League	2-8
5-3	Non-League	2-5
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
8-4	Common Opponent	4-9
6-3	Home	1-7
5-4	Away	3-7
0-0	Neutral	1-1
0-0	Playoff	0-0
11-7	In-State	5-15
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0