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The Verdugo Hills (Tujunga, CA) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Taft (Woodland Hills, CA) by a score of 66-28.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Taft1912171866
Verdugo Hills2712728
Final score provided by E. Owens.
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Game Stats

Taft

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals6627505458
0Evelyn Birau (Sr)2712186767
3B. Bulotaite (Jr)239136973
10Naia Williams (Sr)156144354
12Hallie Gambong (Jr)00200
22S. Tchamkertenian (Sr)10200
25Melody Javadi (Sr)00100
Verdugo Hills

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals286471315
2R. Castanos (So)93112736
4Kayla Pimentel (Fr)00400
5Nicole Vanegas (Sr)511199
10Morriah Mbachu (Sr)4171414
11Lilly Opper (So)20300
21J. Abdalnour (So)00200
24V. Vanegas (So)30600
41Elaine Oh (So)5133333
Taft

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals664123381362233861
0Evelyn Birau (Sr)273560121867
3B. Bulotaite (Jr)231333466781080
10Naia Williams (Sr)1537433743
12Hallie Gambong (Jr)0010010
22S. Tchamkertenian (Sr)11250020
25Melody Javadi (Sr)0010
Verdugo Hills

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals28223914207042417
2R. Castanos (So)9282512501333
4Kayla Pimentel (Fr)0040
5Nicole Vanegas (Sr)505034751617
10Morriah Mbachu (Sr)424501714
11Lilly Opper (So)203022100
13Melanie Lopez (Jr)0010
21J. Abdalnour (So)0020
24V. Vanegas (So)30203475040
41Elaine Oh (So)5010331001250
Taft

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals66211113411
0Evelyn Birau (Sr)277441
3B. Bulotaite (Jr)2373143
10Naia Williams (Sr)1513
12Hallie Gambong (Jr)011
15A. Mencia (Sr)151
22S. Tchamkertenian (Sr)13313
25Melody Javadi (Sr)03
Verdugo Hills

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals2811142548123
2R. Castanos (So)911
5Nicole Vanegas (Sr)5331417
10Morriah Mbachu (Sr)46284
11Lilly Opper (So)22212
13Melanie Lopez (Jr)033113
21J. Abdalnour (So)022411
24V. Vanegas (So)3314112
41Elaine Oh (So)514
Taft

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:FBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals1.001.18
0Evelyn Birau (Sr)4.004.00
3B. Bulotaite (Jr)1.000.33
10Naia Williams (Sr)0.33
15A. Mencia (Sr)5.00
22S. Tchamkertenian (Sr)1.000.33
Verdugo Hills

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:FBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.170.35
5Nicole Vanegas (Sr)0.140.57
11Lilly Opper (So)0.50
13Melanie Lopez (Jr)0.330.33
21J. Abdalnour (So)1.00
24V. Vanegas (So)0.500.50
41Elaine Oh (So)0.25

Game Story

California High School Basketball - Verdugo Hills overwhelmed by Taft

December 15, 2022: Tujunga, CA 91042

The Taft Toreadors basketball team scored 66 points and restricted the host Verdugo Hills Dons to 28 in the Toreadors non-league victory on Thursday.

The Toreadors now sport a 4-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Arleta for a non-league contest on Saturday, December 17. Taft will battle a Mustangs team coming off a 55-21 non-league win over Van Nuys (Van Nuys, CA). The Mustangs record now stands at 6-8.

The Dons (9-4) will now prepare for their contest against Chavez (San Fernando, CA). The Eagles come into the East Valley contest with a 3-6 record. In their last contest, Chavez triumphed over Monroe (North Hills, CA), 28-15, in a league contest.

Players of the Game

Taft (22-23)

Taft has not selected any Players of the Game.

Verdugo Hills (22-23)

Congratulations to #21 Jezell Abdalnour for being selected the Verdugo Hills Girls Basketball Player of the Game.

Scoretracker Providers

Nicole VermolenDons All-Star Reporter

Rankings & Records

Taft (22-23)

CASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
2068868
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
18-117-36-57-25-4.621.7001,3891,292

Verdugo Hills (22-23)

CASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
3871712214
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
18-118-35-46-27-5.621.7271,4131,267

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Taft
13.110.712.812.1-47.9
Verdugo Hills
12.810.813.611.24.048.7

Team Stat Comparison

TaftVerdugo Hills
47.4Points Per Game48.4
23.8Rebounds Per Game42.1
8.1Assists Per Game12.9
9.4Steals Per Game13.8
2.9Blocks Per Game4.2

Team Leaders

TaftVerdugo HillsNational Avg.
#24 Aliyah Muhammad13.8Points Per Game#5 Nicole Vanegas17.24.1
#0 Evelyn Birau8.5Rebounds Per Game#10 Morriah Mbachu12.82.8
#3 Brigita Bulotaite2.2Assists Per Game#24 Victoria Vanegas3.10.9
#24 Aliyah Muhammad2.7Steals Per Game#2 Rayleen Castanos3.41.1
#3 Brigita Bulotaite2.7Blocks Per Game#10 Morriah Mbachu1.60.3

Record Breakdown

Taft (22-23)

Verdugo Hills (22-23)

18-11
Overall
18-11
7-3
League
8-3
5-3
Non-League
2-3
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
10-0
Common Opponent
4-6
6-5
Home
5-4
7-2
Away
6-2
5-4
Neutral
7-5
0-2
Playoff
0-1
18-11
In-State
18-11
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0