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New Way Learning Academy Thunderbird Adventist Academy

Bulldogs

The Thunderbird Adventist Academy (Scottsdale, AZ) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against New Way Learning Academy (Scottsdale, AZ) by a score of 54-45.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
NWLA	-	-	-	-	45
TAA	-	-	-	-	54

Final score provided by A. Smith.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

New Way Learning Academy (24-25)

New Way Learning Academy has not entered stats for this game.

Thunderbird Adventist Academy (24-25)

Thunderbird Adventist Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	155	54	20	53	38	43
0	Aziel Perez (Sr)	24	11	4	13	31	35
1	Patrick Riffel (Sr)	25	6	1	8	13	13
2	Gideon Orellana (Sr)	25	15	7	9	78	83
3	Gedeon Habimana (Sr)	22	9	3	7	43	50
21	Nico Sta Ana (Jr)	7	0	0	2	0	0
23	Jeremy Shirley (Jr)	17	9	3	5	60	90
24	Nahum Ybarra (Sr)	8	0	0	3	0	0
25	Noble Hirwa (Sr)	20	4	2	5	40	40

Thunderbird Adventist Academy

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	155	54	6	21	29	8	14	57	14	32	44
0	Aziel Perez (Sr)	24	11	1	4	25	2	4	50	3	9	33
1	Patrick Riffel (Sr)	25	6	0	5	0	4	6	67	1	3	33
2	Gideon Orellana (Sr)	25	15	1	1	100	0	0	0	6	8	75
3	Gedeon Habimana (Sr)	22	9	1	2	50	2	4	50	2	5	40
21	Nico Sta Ana (Jr)	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23	Jeremy Shirley (Jr)	17	9	3	5	60	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Nahum Ybarra (Sr)	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
25	Noble Hirwa (Sr)	20	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	3	67

Thunderbird Adventist Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	155	54	14	13	27	7	13	1	10	12
0	Aziel Perez (Sr)	24	11	5	4	9	2	2	0	1	1
1	Patrick Riffel (Sr)	25	6	0	1	1	3	3	0	0	4
2	Gideon Orellana (Sr)	25	15	3	2	5	1	4	0	0	1
3	Gedeon Habimana (Sr)	22	9	5	2	7	1	3	0	1	2
21	Nico Sta Ana (Jr)	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
23	Jeremy Shirley (Jr)	17	9	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0
24	Nahum Ybarra (Sr)	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
25	Noble Hirwa (Sr)	20	4	1	3	4	0	0	1	3	0

Thunderbird Adventist Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	0.70	1.30	1.08	0.08
0	Aziel Perez (Sr)	2.00	2.00	2.00	0.00
1	Patrick Riffel (Sr)	3.00	3.00	0.75	0.00
2	Gideon Orellana (Sr)	1.00	4.00	4.00	0.00
3	Gedeon Habimana (Sr)	1.00	3.00	1.50	0.00
23	Jeremy Shirley (Jr)	0.00	0.50	1.00	0.00
25	Noble Hirwa (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00

Game Story

Arizona High School Basketball - Thunderbird Adventist Academy defeats New Way Learning Academy

December 12, 2024: Scottsdale, AZ 85260

The Thunderbird Adventist Academy (Scottsdale, AZ) basketball were winner over the visiting New Way Learning Academy Bulldogs (Scottsdale, AZ), 54-45 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The now possess a 2-1 record. They play next when they host Paradise Valley Christian Prep for a Canyon Division 1 - Cactus bout on Monday, December 16. Thunderbird Adventist Academy will play a Panthers team coming off a 58-45 league loss to Arrowhead Christian Academy (Glendale, AZ). The Panthers record now stands at 0-5.

With the loss, New Way Learning Academy falls to 4-1 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Ville de Marie Academy (Scottsdale, AZ) to play the in a non-league bout on Monday, December 16. The go into the bout with a record of 5-0. Ville de Marie Academy won 59-36 in their recent non-league bout against BASIS - Mesa (Mesa, AZ)

Players of the Game

New Way Learning Academy (24-25)

New Way Learning Academy has not selected any Players of the Game.

Thunderbird Adventist Academy (24-25)

Congratulations to #2 Gideon Orellana for being selected the Thunderbird Adventist Academy Basketball Player of the Game.

NWLA @ TAA Basketball Game Info

Thu., Dec. 12, 2024 @ 6:50p

The Thunderbird Adventist Academy (Scottsdale, AZ) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against New Way Learning Academy (Scottsdale, AZ) by a score of 54-45.

Rankings & Records

New Way Learning Academy (24-25)

AZ
230

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
9-6	1-1	5-2	4-4	.600	.500	718	581

Thunderbird Adventist Academy (24-25)

AZ
120

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
11-4	6-1	7-1	4-3	.733	.857	800	653

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
New Way Learning Academy	12.0	8.5	11.5	13.5	47.9
Thunderbird Adventist Academy	16.3	9.3	18.3	5.3	53.3

Head-to-Head

Thunderbird Adventist Academy won on 12/12/2024

12/12 @ 6:50p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

NWLA - - - - 45
TAA - - - - 54

The New Way Learning Academy (Scottsdale, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away non-conference game against Thunderbird Adventist Academy (Scottsdale, AZ) by a score of 54-45.
Box score
Thunderbird Adventist Academy won on 1/30/2025

1/30 @ 4:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

TAA - - - - 48
NWLA - - - - 40

The Thunderbird Adventist Academy (Scottsdale, AZ) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away non-conference game against New Way Learning Academy (Scottsdale, AZ) by a score of 48-40.
Box score

1/30 @ 4:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
TAA	-	-	-	-	48
NWLA	-	-	-	-	40

Team Stat Comparison

New Way Learning Academy		Thunderbird Adventist Academy
-	Points Per Game	50.1
-	Rebounds Per Game	27.1
-	Assists Per Game	10.0
-	Steals Per Game	13.3
-	Blocks Per Game	1.6

Team Leaders

New Way Learning Academy		Thunderbird Adventist Academy	National Avg.
-	Points Per Game	#0 Aziel Perez12.3	4.9
-	Rebounds Per Game	#3 Gedeon Habimana6.7	2.6
-	Assists Per Game	#3 Gedeon Habimana2.9	1.0
-	Steals Per Game	#0 Aziel Perez2.9	0.8
-	Blocks Per Game	#20 Alex Esparza0.6	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
New Way Learning Academy	3-3		Thunderbird Adventist Academy	5-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/2/24	New Way Learning Academy	Paradise Valley Christian Prep	(W) 74-39	11/21/24	Thunderbird Adventist Academy	Paradise Valley Christian Prep	(W) 77-27
2/6/25	Paradise Valley Christian Prep	New Way Learning Academy	(W) 55-23	1/29/25	Paradise Valley Christian Prep	Thunderbird Adventist Academy	(W) 48-38
12/10/24	Arrowhead Christian Academy	New Way Learning Academy	(W) 47-45	12/16/24	Arrowhead Christian Academy	Thunderbird Adventist Academy	(W) 46-37
1/24/25	New Way Learning Academy	Arrowhead Christian Academy	(L) 49-44	1/14/25	Thunderbird Adventist Academy	Arrowhead Christian Academy	(W) 62-47
12/16/24	Ville de Marie Academy	New Way Learning Academy	(L) 48-31	12/9/24	Thunderbird Adventist Academy	Ville de Marie Academy	(L) 41-39
1/10/25	New Way Learning Academy	Ville de Marie Academy	(L) 60-34	1/28/25	Ville de Marie Academy	Thunderbird Adventist Academy	(W) 49-44

Record Breakdown

New Way Learning Academy (24-25)		Thunderbird Adventist Academy (24-25)
9-6	Overall	11-4
1-1	League	6-1
8-4	Non-League	4-2
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
3-3	Common Opponent	5-1
5-2	Home	7-1
4-4	Away	4-3
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-1	Playoff	1-1
9-6	In-State	11-4
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0