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Desert Edge La Joya Community

Scorpions

Fighting Lobos

The La Joya Community (Avondale, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's home conference game against Desert Edge (Goodyear, AZ) by a score of 79-56.

Game Details: La Joya Community High School

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Desert Edge	-	-	-	-	79
La Joya Community	-	-	-	-	56

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Game Stats

La Joya Community (23-24)

Desert Edge

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	79	30	64	47	50
0	Kijan Edwards (Sr)	17	6	12	50	54
1	Buay Dey (Jr)	13	4	11	36	36
2	Bryan Heredia (Sr)	2	1	5	20	20
4	Devyn Nelson (Jr)	9	4	8	50	50
24	Eddie Porras (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
25	Jacob Orman (Sr)	16	7	9	78	78
30	Roman Rodriguez (Sr)	0	0	2	0	0
32	Avieohn Hunter (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
35	N. Appenzeller (Fr)	13	6	10	60	65
44	T. Henderson (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0
50	Mekhi Wright (So)	0	0	1	0	0
	Jalen Oatman (So)	9	2	3	67	100

La Joya Community

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	56	19	68	28	34
2	J. Gutierrez (Sr)	22	6	11	55	68
3	Garry Brown (Jr)	2	1	7	14	14
5	Makuach Makuei (Sr)	19	7	23	30	35
10	Jaime Ozuna (Sr)	4	2	4	50	50
12	Glory Intwari (So)	0	0	2	0	0
14	Josiah Hale (Jr)	6	2	16	13	19
20	Jordan Molina (Sr)	3	1	2	50	75
32	Joseph Rukundo (Jr)	0	0	3	0	0

Desert Edge

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	79	4	19	21	15	21	71	26	45	58
0	Kijan Edwards (Sr)	17	1	4	25	4	4	100	5	8	63
1	Buay Dey (Jr)	13	0	2	0	5	6	83	4	9	44
2	Bryan Heredia (Sr)	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	33
4	Devyn Nelson (Jr)	9	0	0	0	1	2	50	4	8	50
24	Eddie Porras (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Jacob Orman (Sr)	16	0	2	0	2	4	50	7	7	100
30	Roman Rodriguez (Sr)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	Avieohn Hunter (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	N. Appenzeller (Fr)	13	1	2	50	0	1	0	5	8	63
44	T. Henderson (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	Mekhi Wright (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Jalen Oatman (So)	9	2	2	100	3	4	75	0	1	0

La Joya Community

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	56	8	31	26	10	18	56	11	37	30
2	J. Gutierrez (Sr)	22	3	4	75	7	11	64	3	7	43
3	Garry Brown (Jr)	2	0	3	0				1	4	25
5	Makuach Makuei (Sr)	19	2	8	25	3	7	43	5	15	33
10	Jaime Ozuna (Sr)	4							2	4	50
12	Glory Intwari (So)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	Josiah Hale (Jr)	6	2	12	17	0	0	0	0	4	0
20	Jordan Molina (Sr)	3	1	1	100	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	Joseph Rukundo (Jr)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Desert Edge

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	79	9	35	44	13	9	3	14	14
0	Kijan Edwards (Sr)	17	0	9	9	1	2	0	1	3
1	Buay Dey (Jr)	13	2	5	7	6	2	0	3	2
2	Bryan Heredia (Sr)	2	0	4	4	1	2	0	3	3
4	Devyn Nelson (Jr)	9	0	4	4	3	0	0	0	1
24	Eddie Porras (Sr)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
25	Jacob Orman (Sr)	16	3	6	9	1	1	3	5	2
30	Roman Rodriguez (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
35	N. Appenzeller (Fr)	13	3	1	4	0	1	0	0	2
44	T. Henderson (Jr)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
50	Mekhi Wright (So)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Jalen Oatman (So)	9	1	3	4	1	0	0	0	0

La Joya Community

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	56	7	19	26	5	11	4	14	17
2	J. Gutierrez (Sr)	22	2	1	3	0	0	0	3	2
3	Garry Brown (Jr)	2	0	3	3	1	1	0	1	4
5	Makuach Makuei (Sr)	19	4	6	10	0	2	2	1	3
10	Jaime Ozuna (Sr)	4	1	2	3	1	1	0	5	0
12	Glory Intwari (So)	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	2
14	Josiah Hale (Jr)	6	0	1	1	1	4	0	3	1
20	Jordan Molina (Sr)	3	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	1
32	Joseph Rukundo (Jr)	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	3
44	Elijah Malone (Sr)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1

Desert Edge

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	0.93	0.64	0.64	0.21	1	17
0	Kijan Edwards (Sr)	1.00	2.00	0.67	0.00	1	1
1	Buay Dey (Jr)	2.00	0.67	1.00	0.00	0	5
2	Bryan Heredia (Sr)	0.33	0.67	0.67	0.00	0	4
4	Devyn Nelson (Jr)	3.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	4
25	Jacob Orman (Sr)	0.20	0.20	0.50	1.50	0	1
30	Roman Rodriguez (Sr)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0	0
35	N. Appenzeller (Fr)	0.00	1.00	0.50	0.00	0	2
	Jalen Oatman (So)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0

La Joya Community

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.36	0.79	0.65	0.24	10
2	J. Gutierrez (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	3
3	Garry Brown (Jr)	1.00	1.00	0.25	0.00	0
5	Makuach Makuei (Sr)	0.00	2.00	0.67	0.67	0
10	Jaime Ozuna (Sr)	0.20	0.20	1.00	0.00	0
12	Glory Intwari (So)	1.00	1.00	0.50	0.00	2
14	Josiah Hale (Jr)	0.33	1.33	4.00	0.00	1
20	Jordan Molina (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1
32	Joseph Rukundo (Jr)	1.00	2.00	0.67	0.33	3

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Recap Video

Desert Edge vs La Joya Community Game Highlights - Nov. 15, 2023 250 views 1:37

Game Story

Arizona High School Basketball - La Joya Community trounced by Desert Edge

November 15, 2023: Avondale, AZ 85323

In Wednesday's league match, the visiting Desert Edge Scorpions basketball team scored a decisive 79-56 triumph over the La Joya Community Fighting Lobos.

In their next game, the Scorpions face the Lake Havasu Knights (Lake Havasu City, AZ) in a 5A Desert West match, on Tuesday, November 21. Desert Edge will attempt to move on its 1-0 season record. The Knights enter the match with a 0-2 record after their 74-34 league loss to Westview (Avondale, AZ).

With the defeat, La Joya Community moves to 0-1 on the year. The Fighting lobos host Millennium (Goodyear, AZ) to face the Tigers in a 5A Desert West match on Thursday, November 16. The Tigers enter the match with a record of 0-0.

Highlight Videos

Players of the Game

Desert Edge (23-24)

Congratulations to #25 Jacob Orman for being selected the Desert Edge Basketball Player of the Game.

La Joya Community (23-24)

Congratulations to #2 Jeramiah Gutierrez for being selected the La Joya Community Basketball Player of the Game.

Rankings & Records

Desert Edge (23-24)

AZ	Div.
102	23

Overall	Section	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Section %	PF	PA
15-11	7-5	7-3	6-6	2-2	.577	.583	1,670	1,665

La Joya Community (23-24)

AZ	Div.
231	38

Overall	Section	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Section %	PF	PA
7-20	2-10	2-9	2-11	3-0	.259	.167	1,240	1,881

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Desert Edge	14.5	15.0	17.3	15.8	64.2
La Joya Community	15.3	8.7	11.3	5.7	45.9

Desert Edge Videos

La Joya Community Videos

Head-to-Head

Desert Edge won on 11/15/2023

11/15 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Desert Edge - - - - 79
LJCHS - - - - 56

The Desert Edge (Goodyear, AZ) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's away conference game against La Joya Community (Avondale, AZ) by a score of 79-56.
Box score
Desert Edge won on 1/18/2024

1/18 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

LJCHS - - - - 46
Desert Edge - - - - 80

The La Joya Community (Avondale, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Desert Edge (Goodyear, AZ) by a score of 80-46.
Box score

1/18 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
LJCHS	-	-	-	-	46
Desert Edge	-	-	-	-	80

Team Stat Comparison

Desert Edge		La Joya Community
57.7	Points Per Game	43.1
28.3	Rebounds Per Game	25.0
10.5	Assists Per Game	6.4
10.7	Steals Per Game	6.6
1.2	Blocks Per Game	2.1

Team Leaders

Desert Edge		La Joya Community	National Avg.
#20 Hezekiah Millender 13.4	Points Per Game	#5 Makuach Makuei15.0	4.9
#20 Hezekiah Millender 6.6	Rebounds Per Game	#24 Nuul Deng6.1	2.6
#1 Buay Dey2.9	Assists Per Game	#14 Josiah Hale2.4	1.0
#3 Jayden Davis3.1	Steals Per Game	#5 Makuach Makuei2.0	0.8
#3 Jayden Davis0.5	Blocks Per Game	#12 Isaiah Carter1.1	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Desert Edge	7-7		La Joya Community	3-10

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/21/23	Desert Edge	Lake Havasu	(W) 68-44	1/8/24	Lake Havasu	La Joya Community	(W) 65-40
1/24/24	Lake Havasu	Desert Edge	(W) 82-42	1/22/24	La Joya Community	Lake Havasu	(W) 55-39
12/8/23	Millennium	Desert Edge	(L) 89-34	11/16/23	Millennium	La Joya Community	(L) 118-34
1/22/24	Desert Edge	Millennium	(L) 96-67	1/11/24	La Joya Community	Millennium	(L) 118-41
12/12/23	Canyon View	Desert Edge	(L) 76-67	12/19/23	Canyon View	La Joya Community	(L) 107-45
1/16/24	Desert Edge	Canyon View	(L) 78-48	2/1/24	La Joya Community	Canyon View	(L) 109-43
12/14/23	Desert Edge	Metro Tech	(W) 65-34	12/15/23	La Joya Community	Metro Tech	(W) 60-40
12/15/23	Desert Edge	West Point	(L) 75-58	12/14/23	La Joya Community	West Point	(L) 65-29
12/16/23	Westview	Desert Edge	(L) 82-62	1/16/24	Westview	La Joya Community	(L) 73-55
1/9/24	Desert Edge	Westview	(W) 79-44	2/5/24	La Joya Community	Westview	(L) 68-31
2/8/24	Westview	Desert Edge	(L) 73-51
12/19/23	Washington	Desert Edge	(W) 76-62	12/16/23	La Joya Community	Washington	(L) 49-48
1/11/24	Verrado	Desert Edge	(W) 64-61	1/9/24	Verrado	La Joya Community	(L) 88-64
1/30/24	Desert Edge	Verrado	(W) 62-58	1/25/24	La Joya Community	Verrado	(L) 81-51

Record Breakdown

Desert Edge (23-24)		La Joya Community (23-24)
15-11	Overall	7-20
7-5	League	2-10
4-2	Non-League	0-6
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
7-7	Common Opponent	3-10
7-3	Home	2-9
6-6	Away	2-11
2-2	Neutral	3-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
15-11	In-State	7-18
0-0	Out-of-State	0-2