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Weslaco EastPioneer
Wildcats
40
Diamondbacks
42

The Pioneer (Mission, TX) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home playoff game against Weslaco East (Weslaco, TX) by a score of 42-40.

This game is a part of the "2024 UIL Texas Boys State Basketball Championships - 2024 Boys BB 5A Reg. 3 & 4" tournament.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Weslaco East----40
Pioneer----42
Final score provided by D. Duty.
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Game Stats

Weslaco East (23-24)

Weslaco East has not entered stats for this game.

Pioneer (23-24)

Pioneer

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals4216354650
1Edward Chavez (Sr)124113641
2Muhamed Shaath (So)3133333
5Dustin Duty (Jr)933100133
10M. Maldonado (Jr)00100
11L. Espinoza jr. (Sr)00100
21Joshua Gaither (Sr)11568383
23Julian Valdez (Sr)73103030
Pioneer

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals42374371644132846
1Edward Chavez (Sr)12133337433838
2Muhamed Shaath (So)312501333
5Dustin Duty (Jr)922100125011100
10M. Maldonado (Jr)0010
11L. Espinoza jr. (Sr)0010
21Joshua Gaither (Sr)110101110055100
23Julian Valdez (Sr)701014253933
Pioneer

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals427202769114
1Edward Chavez (Sr)12189114
2Muhamed Shaath (So)3415111
5Dustin Duty (Jr)9441
10M. Maldonado (Jr)01
11L. Espinoza jr. (Sr)012311
21Joshua Gaither (Sr)1111222
23Julian Valdez (Sr)714556
Pioneer

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.430.641
1Edward Chavez (Sr)0.250.25
2Muhamed Shaath (So)1.00
21Joshua Gaither (Sr)1.001.001
23Julian Valdez (Sr)0.83

Recap Video

Game Story

Texas High School Basketball - Weslaco East can't hold off Pioneer

February 20, 2024: Mission, TX 78572

The Weslaco East Wildcats basketball team (Weslaco, TX), was nudged 42-40 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Pioneer Diamondbacks (Mission, TX)

The Diamondbacks now possess a 21-14 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Gregory-Portland for a non-league battle on Friday, February 23. Pioneer will battle a Wildcats team coming off a 58-36 non-league win over Rio Grande City (Rio Grande City, TX). The Wildcats record now stands at 30-5.

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    Rankings & Records

    Weslaco East (23-24)

    TXSectionState Div.
    46273109
    OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
    26-917-111-210-15-6.743.9442,0851,612

    Pioneer (23-24)

    TXSectionState Div.
    58195139
    OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
    22-1511-77-57-48-6.595.6111,8871,758

    Team Scoring Averages

    Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Weslaco East    		12.012.313.818.259.6
    Pioneer    		12.612.212.411.551.0

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    Team Stat Comparison

    Weslaco EastPioneer
    -Points Per Game47.3
    -Rebounds Per Game25.5
    -Assists Per Game9.1
    -Steals Per Game12.1
    -Blocks Per Game3.8

    Team Leaders

    Weslaco EastPioneerNational Avg.
    -
    		Points Per Game#23 Julian Valdez12.14.9
    -
    		Rebounds Per Game#23 Julian Valdez6.52.6
    -
    		Assists Per Game#21 Joshua Gaither2.41.0
    -
    		Steals Per Game#21 Joshua Gaither2.50.8
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    		Blocks Per Game#5 Dustin Duty1.30.3

    Common Opponents

    SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
    Weslaco East4-0Pioneer2-1
    DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
    12/19/23Weslaco EastVeterans Memorial(W) 60-3712/7/23Veterans MemorialPioneer(L) 37-35
    1/23/24Veterans MemorialWeslaco East(W) 58-50
    1/2/24Edcouch-ElsaWeslaco East(W) 81-7011/16/23Edcouch-ElsaPioneer(W) 73-55
    2/2/24Weslaco EastEdcouch-Elsa(W) 69-5412/8/23Edcouch-ElsaPioneer(W) 73-49

    Record Breakdown

    Weslaco East (23-24)

    Pioneer (23-24)
    26-9
    		Overall
    22-15
    17-1
    		League
    11-7
    2-1
    		Non-League
    1-1
    0-1
    		Head to Head
    1-0
    4-0
    		Common Opponent
    2-1
    11-2
    		Home
    7-5
    10-1
    		Away
    7-4
    5-6
    		Neutral
    8-6
    0-1
    		Playoff
    2-1
    26-9
    		In-State
    21-15
    0-0
    		Out-of-State
    0-0