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SaratogaSanta Cruz
Falcons
38
Cardinals
68

The Santa Cruz (CA) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home playoff game against Saratoga (CA) by a score of 68-38.

This game is a part of the "2024 CIF Central Coast Section Boys' Basketball Championships (California) - Division III" tournament.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Saratoga----38
Santa Cruz----68
Final score provided by T. L.
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Game Story

California High School Basketball - Santa Cruz trounces Saratoga

February 20, 2024: Santa Cruz, CA 95060

The Santa Cruz Cardinals (Santa Cruz, CA) basketball crushed the visiting Saratoga Falcons (Saratoga, CA), 68-38 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Cardinals (22-5) will now prepare for their test against Monterey (Monterey, CA). The Dores go into the non-league test with a 20-5 record. In their last test, Monterey walloped Pioneer (San Jose, CA), 58-54, in a non-league test.

The Falcons now own a 12-14 record.

Rankings & Records

Saratoga (23-24)

CASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
493431389
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
12-147-58-23-61-6.462.5831,4011,384

Santa Cruz (23-24)

CASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
877184
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
27-79-118-37-22-2.794.9002,0641,574

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2Final
Saratoga		13.213.114.211.610.07.053.9
Santa Cruz		15.115.615.614.0--60.7

Team Stat Comparison

SaratogaSanta Cruz
-Points Per Game51.4
-Rebounds Per Game28.1
-Assists Per Game9.8
-Steals Per Game6.8
-Blocks Per Game4.3

Team Leaders

SaratogaSanta CruzNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#12 Ben Dotten16.14.9
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Rebounds Per Game#12 Ben Dotten7.72.6
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Assists Per Game#11 Kirby Seals3.61.0
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Steals Per Game#11 Kirby Seals2.20.8
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Blocks Per Game#14 Demarco Hunter2.30.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Saratoga1-3Santa Cruz3-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/30/23SaratogaCentral Catholic(L) 65-6212/1/23Central CatholicSanta Cruz(W) 53-37
12/1/23DCP Alum RockSaratoga(W) 68-2111/30/23DCP Alum RockSanta Cruz(W) 70-17
12/2/23SaratogaSan Luis Obispo(L) 51-4612/13/23Santa CruzSan Luis Obispo(W) 49-38
1/6/24SaratogaLos Gatos(L) 51-3812/16/23Santa CruzLos Gatos(L) 61-59

Record Breakdown

Saratoga (23-24)

Santa Cruz (23-24)
12-14
Overall
27-7
7-5
League
11-1
3-2
Non-League
3-3
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
1-3
Common Opponent
3-1
8-2
Home
18-3
3-6
Away
7-2
1-6
Neutral
2-2
1-1
Playoff
6-2
12-11
In-State
26-7
0-0
Out-of-State
1-0