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The Kennedy (Denver, CO) freshman basketball team lost Saturday's neutral non-conference game against Thornton (CO) by a score of 46-39.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Thornton18714746
Kennedy101111739
Final score provided by J. Lommasson.
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Game Stats

Thornton

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals4620
2Yovani Lopez (Fr)42
10Cristobal Rios (Fr)115
12Heimar Benitez (Fr)42
15B. Martinez (Fr)73
23Johnluca Ibarra (Fr)84
30Jaylen Phillips (Fr)124
Kennedy

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals3918
3Xavier Medina (Fr)167
10D. Menzor-Terrones (Fr)52
15Anthony Mendez (Fr)84
25Jason Willis (Fr)105
Thornton

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals465125015
2Yovani Lopez (Fr)42
10Cristobal Rios (Fr)1114
12Heimar Benitez (Fr)42
15B. Martinez (Fr)712
23Johnluca Ibarra (Fr)84
30Jaylen Phillips (Fr)12312501
Kennedy

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals391245017
3Xavier Medina (Fr)16112506
10D. Menzor-Terrones (Fr)512502
15Anthony Mendez (Fr)84
25Jason Willis (Fr)105
Thornton

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals46
2Yovani Lopez (Fr)4
10Cristobal Rios (Fr)11
12Heimar Benitez (Fr)4
15B. Martinez (Fr)7
23Johnluca Ibarra (Fr)8
30Jaylen Phillips (Fr)12

Game Story

Colorado High School Basketball - Thornton sneaks past Kennedy

December 21, 2024: Thornton, CO 80229

The Thornton Trojans (Thornton, CO) basketball edged the visiting Kennedy Commanders (Denver, CO), 46-39 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Trojans now possess a 1-5 record. They play next when they host Arrupe Jesuit for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 21. Thornton will play a Generals team coming off a 31-26 non-league loss to Kennedy (Denver, CO). The Generals record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, Kennedy falls to 2-4 on the campaign. The Commanders travel to Gateway (Aurora, CO) to play the Olympians in a non-league bout on Saturday, December 21. The Olympians go into the bout with a record of 0-0.

Players of the Game

Thornton (24-25)

Congratulations to #30 Jaylen Phillips for being selected the Thornton Freshman Basketball Player of the Game.

Kennedy (24-25)

Congratulations to #3 Xavier Medina for being selected the Kennedy Freshman Basketball Player of the Game.

Thornton vs Kennedy Basketball Game Info

Sat., Dec. 21, 2024 @ 9a
Location Thornton High School
The Kennedy (Denver, CO) freshman basketball team lost Saturday's neutral non-conference game against Thornton (CO) by a score of 46-39.

Rankings & Records

Thornton (24-25)

OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
3-151-62-100-51-0.167.143646950

Kennedy (24-25)

OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
4-82-33-11-30-4.333.400432548

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2Final
Thornton
8.67.510.38.46.06.035.9
Kennedy
7.68.49.210.05.0-36.0

Team Stat Comparison

ThorntonKennedy
35.6Points Per Game36.0

Team Leaders

ThorntonKennedyNational Avg.
#10 Cristobal Rios8.4Points Per Game#25 Jason Willis9.34.4

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Thornton0-3Kennedy1-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/21/24Arrupe JesuitThornton(L) 39-2912/13/24Arrupe JesuitKennedy(W) 31-26
1/21/25GatewayThornton(L) 73-6912/21/24GatewayKennedy(L) 55-49
2/6/25ThorntonGateway(L) 42-34

Record Breakdown

Thornton (24-25)

Kennedy (24-25)

3-15
Overall
4-8
1-6
League
2-3
2-9
Non-League
2-5
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
0-3
Common Opponent
1-1
2-10
Home
3-1
0-5
Away
1-3
1-0
Neutral
0-4
0-0
Playoff
0-0
3-15
In-State
4-8
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0