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Empire Thatcher

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The Thatcher (AZ) varsity basketball team won Friday's home tournament game against Empire (Tucson, AZ) by a score of 59-44.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Empire	-	-	-	-	44
Thatcher	-	-	-	-	59

Final score provided by K. Hull.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Thatcher (24-25)

Empire

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM
	Team Totals	44	16
1	D. Davidson (Sr)	8	4
2	Khari Gurley (Sr)	24	7
4	Issac Buchanan (Fr)	3	1
12	D. Davidson (So)	7	3
24	Cameron Tanner (So)	2	1

Thatcher

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	59	21	54	39	43
2	Brant Duncan (So)	0	0	1	0	0
10	Ryan Jones (Jr)	5	2	2	100	100
11	Wade Hull (So)	0	0	1	0	0
12	Jay Carter (So)	0	0	2	0	0
13	Braden Bryce (Jr)	6	3	7	43	43
21	Wyatt Nicholas (Sr)	10	4	9	44	44
24	B. Stringfellow (Jr)	15	6	12	50	54
30	Chad Johnson (Jr)	9	2	9	22	28
32	Daniel Palmer (Sr)	0	0	2	0	0
33	Isaac Palmer (Jr)	14	4	9	44	56

Empire

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM
	Team Totals	44	7	5	8	63	9
1	D. Davidson (Sr)	8					4
2	Khari Gurley (Sr)	24	5	5	8	63	2
4	Issac Buchanan (Fr)	3	1
12	D. Davidson (So)	7	1				2
24	Cameron Tanner (So)	2					1

Thatcher

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	59	4	19	21	13	20	65	17	35	49
2	Brant Duncan (So)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Ryan Jones (Jr)	5	0	0	0	1	2	50	2	2	100
11	Wade Hull (So)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Jay Carter (So)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Braden Bryce (Jr)	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	43
21	Wyatt Nicholas (Sr)	10	0	0	0	2	7	29	4	9	44
24	B. Stringfellow (Jr)	15	1	5	20	2	2	100	5	7	71
30	Chad Johnson (Jr)	9	1	3	33	4	4	100	1	6	17
32	Daniel Palmer (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
33	Isaac Palmer (Jr)	14	2	7	29	4	4	100	2	2	100

Empire

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl
	Team Totals	44	7	22	29	7	9
1	D. Davidson (Sr)	8	3	3	6	1	2
2	Khari Gurley (Sr)	24	2	3	5	2	1
4	Issac Buchanan (Fr)	3		2	2
5	Jordan Noble (So)			1	1		1
12	D. Davidson (So)	7		2	2	1	2
14	C. Zuniga (So)		1	3	4	1	1
24	Cameron Tanner (So)	2	1	5	6	2	1
25	Wensome Nikiema (Jr)			3	3		1

Thatcher

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	59	18	23	41	13	6	3	17	11
2	Brant Duncan (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	Ryan Jones (Jr)	5	2	1	3	0	0	1	1	2
12	Jay Carter (So)	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
13	Braden Bryce (Jr)	6	4	4	8	0	0	1	2	0
21	Wyatt Nicholas (Sr)	10	2	2	4	2	1	0	2	4
24	B. Stringfellow (Jr)	15	2	2	4	2	0	0	4	2
30	Chad Johnson (Jr)	9	3	6	9	2	1	0	2	0
32	Daniel Palmer (Sr)	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	1	0
33	Isaac Palmer (Jr)	14	2	7	9	6	4	1	4	2

Misc Totals

Empire has not entered any misc totals stats.

Thatcher

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.77	0.35	0.55	0.27	6
10	Ryan Jones (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.50	0
12	Jay Carter (So)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0
13	Braden Bryce (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	0
21	Wyatt Nicholas (Sr)	1.00	0.50	0.25	0.00	2
24	B. Stringfellow (Jr)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0
30	Chad Johnson (Jr)	1.00	0.50	1.00	0.00	2
33	Isaac Palmer (Jr)	1.50	1.00	2.00	0.50	2

Thatcher's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Game Story

Arizona High School Basketball - Empire beaten by Thatcher

December 20, 2024: Thatcher, AZ 85552

The Thatcher Eagles were victorious over the visiting Empire Ravens basketball squad by a final score of 59-44 in Friday's non-league outing.

Next, the Eagles clash with the Morenci Wildcats (Morenci, AZ) in a non-league outing, on Friday, December 20. Thatcher will attempt to upgrade on its 6-3 season record. The Wildcats enter the outing with a 9-0 record after their 82-58 non-league win over Pueblo (Tucson, AZ).

The Ravens (4-5) will now prepare for their outing against Fort Thomas (Fort Thomas, AZ). The Apaches enter the non-league outing with a 7-6 record. In their last outing, Fort Thomas ran past St. Johns (St. Johns, AZ), 87-56, in a non-league outing.

Empire @ Thatcher Basketball Game Info

Fri., Dec. 20, 2024 @ 12p

The Thatcher (AZ) varsity basketball team won Friday's home tournament game against Empire (Tucson, AZ) by a score of 59-44.

Rankings & Records

Empire (24-25)

AZ	Div.
198	24

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
12-16	3-5	3-6	3-9	6-1	.429	.375	1,685	1,658

Thatcher (24-25)

AZ	Div.
126	15

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
18-12	6-2	10-3	5-5	3-4	.600	.750	1,799	1,618

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Empire	13.4	13.6	17.4	14.7	-	60.2
Thatcher	15.2	11.0	18.6	15.8	13.0	60.0

Head-to-Head

Thatcher won on 12/20/2024

12/20 @ 12p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Empire - - - - 44
Thatcher - - - - 59

The Empire (Tucson, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away tournament game against Thatcher (AZ) by a score of 59-44.
Box score
Thatcher won on 2/4/2025

2/4 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Thatcher - - - - 84
Empire - - - - 74

The Thatcher (AZ) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Empire (Tucson, AZ) by a score of 84-74.
Box score

2/4 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Thatcher	-	-	-	-	84
Empire	-	-	-	-	74

Team Stat Comparison

Empire		Thatcher
60.1	Points Per Game	59.8
33.8	Rebounds Per Game	31.6
12.6	Assists Per Game	13.0
10.6	Steals Per Game	7.2
1.6	Blocks Per Game	1.8

Team Leaders

Empire		Thatcher	National Avg.
#1 Donovan Davidson17.0	Points Per Game	#33 Isaac Palmer17.4	4.9
#2 Khari Gurley7.1	Rebounds Per Game	#33 Isaac Palmer8.6	2.6
#2 Khari Gurley4.3	Assists Per Game	#30 Chad Johnson3.5	1.0
#2 Khari Gurley3.4	Steals Per Game	#33 Isaac Palmer1.8	0.8
#23 Jalen Camacho0.5	Blocks Per Game	#13 Braden Bryce0.6	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Empire	5-8		Thatcher	8-7

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/5/24	Morenci	Empire	(L) 75-43	12/20/24	Morenci	Thatcher	(L) 54-45
				2/5/25	Morenci	Thatcher	(W) 72-54
12/10/24	Coolidge	Empire	(L) 61-43	12/17/24	Thatcher	Coolidge	(L) 47-36
				1/3/25	Thatcher	Coolidge	(W) 59-50
12/19/24	Empire	Pima	(L) 64-43	1/15/25	Pima	Thatcher	(L) 44-28
12/21/24	Safford	Empire	(W) 71-45	1/29/25	Thatcher	Safford	(W) 71-59
1/20/25	Empire	Safford	(W) 77-67
1/2/25	Empire	Marana	(L) 82-64	1/4/25	Thatcher	Marana	(L) 61-49
1/4/25	Show Low	Empire	(W) 71-49	12/10/24	Show Low	Thatcher	(W) 64-42
1/14/25	Tanque Verde	Empire	(L) 71-69	12/21/24	Thatcher	Tanque Verde	(L) 75-72
				1/31/25	Thatcher	Tanque Verde	(W) 76-73
1/17/25	Empire	Sabino	(L) 84-71	2/6/25	Thatcher	Sabino	(L) 98-74
1/22/25	Catalina	Empire	(W) 54-21	1/14/25	Thatcher	Catalina	(W) 73-30
1/29/25	Empire	Palo Verde	(L) 82-47	1/27/25	Palo Verde	Thatcher	(L) 61-55
1/31/25	Andrada Polytechnic	Empire	(W) 89-19	1/21/25	Andrada Polytechnic	Thatcher	(W) 69-21
2/6/25	Empire	Pusch Ridge Christian Academy	(L) 70-49	1/22/25	Pusch Ridge Christian Academy	Thatcher	(W) 51-44

Record Breakdown

Empire (24-25)		Thatcher (24-25)
12-16	Overall	18-12
3-5	League	6-2
3-6	Non-League	6-4
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
5-8	Common Opponent	8-7
3-6	Home	10-3
3-9	Away	5-5
6-1	Neutral	3-4
0-0	Playoff	0-1
12-16	In-State	18-12
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0