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TaftSanta Maria

Wildcats
59
Saints
68

The Santa Maria (CA) varsity basketball team won Friday's home tournament game against Taft (CA) by a score of 68-59.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Taft----59
Santa Maria----68
Final score provided by D. Yamate.
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Game Stats

Taft (23-24)

Santa Maria (23-24)

Taft

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals5923415656
11Tristen Wade (Jr)00200
12Nick Andrade (So)00500
13Chase Phillips (Sr)6365050
15Josh Cundiff (Sr)8458080
20David Magana (Jr)522100100
21Ernie Laulu (Sr)105105050
22Blaine Neudorf (Sr)309118282
Santa Maria

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals6823
11Tony Morales (Sr)73
15J. Lupercio (Jr)3410
20Julius Medina (So)124
21Jordan Medina (So)83
23Jake Cabrera (Sr)31
23Darren Cortez (Sr)42
Taft

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals59050131872233664
11Tristen Wade (Jr)0020
12Nick Andrade (So)0020030
13Chase Phillips (Sr)63650
15Josh Cundiff (Sr)84580
20David Magana (Jr)51110022100
21Ernie Laulu (Sr)100100205956
22Blaine Neudorf (Sr)3012158091182
Santa Maria

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals6815771008
11Tony Morales (Sr)712
15J. Lupercio (Jr)347771003
20Julius Medina (So)124
21Jordan Medina (So)821
23Jake Cabrera (Sr)31
23Darren Cortez (Sr)42
Taft

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals59728351364
11Tristen Wade (Jr)03321
12Nick Andrade (So)0662
13Chase Phillips (Sr)6191031
15Josh Cundiff (Sr)8111
20David Magana (Jr)51123
21Ernie Laulu (Sr)10145211
22Blaine Neudorf (Sr)3035833
Santa Maria

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals68271519
11Tony Morales (Sr)7863
12Fritz Columnas (Jr)111
14Ethan Kamps (Sr)1
15J. Lupercio (Jr)3414
20Julius Medina (So)1221
21Jordan Medina (So)8625
23Jake Cabrera (Sr)322
23Darren Cortez (Sr)4563
24Jacob Andree (Sr)1

Game Story

California High School Basketball - Santa Maria topples Taft

December 29, 2023: Santa Maria, CA 93454

In Friday's non-league outing, the Santa Maria Saints (Santa Maria, CA) basketball squad beat the visiting Taft Wildcats (Taft, CA), by a margin of 68-59.

The Saints (9-7) will now prepare for their outing against Righetti (Santa Maria, CA). The Warriors go into the non-league outing with a 2-13 record.

The Wildcats now own a 8-8 record. They play next when they host Kennedy for a South Sequoia outing on Tuesday, January 2. Taft will clash with a Thunderbirds squad coming off a 63-32 non-league loss to Merced (Merced, CA). The Thunderbirds record now stands at 5-9.

Taft @ Santa Maria Basketball Game Info

Fri., Dec. 29, 2023 @ 2:30p
Championship Game - SM Holiday Hoop Tourney
The Santa Maria (CA) varsity basketball team won Friday's home tournament game against Taft (CA) by a score of 68-59.

Rankings & Records

Taft (23-24)

CASection
68650
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
20-1110-29-15-56-5.645.8331,8361,632

Santa Maria (23-24)

CASection
92077
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
17-136-49-55-33-5.567.6002,0191,857

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Taft		14.810.810.813.8-59.2
Santa Maria		16.618.718.316.67.067.3

Team Stat Comparison

TaftSanta Maria
59.2Points Per Game67.0
38.9Rebounds Per Game31.6
14.2Assists Per Game14.1
7.7Steals Per Game12.1
4.7Blocks Per Game0.0

Team Leaders

TaftSanta MariaNational Avg.
#22 Blaine Neudorf22.2Points Per Game#15 Johnathan Lupercio24.04.9
#22 Blaine Neudorf11.2Rebounds Per Game#23 Darren Cortez6.92.6
#13 Chase Phillips4.0Assists Per Game#11 Tony Morales5.71.0
#21 Ernie Laulu1.9Steals Per Game#11 Tony Morales2.80.8
#13 Chase Phillips2.7Blocks Per Game#12 Fritz Columnas0.00.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Taft2-0Santa Maria3-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/28/23TaftSan Luis Obispo Classical Academy(W) 64-3812/2/23Santa MariaSan Luis Obispo Classical Academy(W) 93-73
12/15/23San Luis Obispo Classical AcademySanta Maria(W) 66-61
12/28/23TaftMorro Bay(W) 78-771/9/24Morro BaySanta Maria(L) 68-65
1/26/24Santa MariaMorro Bay(W) 61-54

Record Breakdown

Taft (23-24)

Santa Maria (23-24)
20-11
Overall
17-13
10-2
League
6-4
2-2
Non-League
4-2
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
2-0
Common Opponent
3-1
9-1
Home
9-5
5-5
Away
5-3
6-5
Neutral
3-5
2-1
Playoff
1-1
20-11
In-State
17-13
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0