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MontereySanta Cruz
Dores
53
Cardinals
61

The Santa Cruz (CA) varsity basketball team won Thursday's neutral playoff game against Monterey (CA) by a score of 61-53.

Game Details: CCS Division III Semi-finals

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

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Monterey----53
Santa Cruz----61
Final score provided by T. L.
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Game Story

California High School Basketball - Santa Cruz fells Monterey

February 22, 2024: Monterey, CA 93940

Santa Cruz Cardinals (Santa Cruz, CA) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad overcome the host Monterey Dores (Monterey, CA), 61-53 in a non-league challenge.

With the victory, Santa Cruz improves its record to 23-5 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (San Francisco, CA) to confront the Fightin' Irish in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 24. The Fightin' Irish come into the challenge with a record of 13-13. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory won 57-37 in their recent non-league challenge against Burlingame (Burlingame, CA)

Rankings & Records

Monterey (23-24)

CASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
41593
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
25-611-19-110-36-2.806.9172,1291,653

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

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Monterey		16.516.618.717.04.068.7
Santa Cruz		15.115.615.614.0-60.7

Head-to-Head

  • Santa Cruz won on 12/2/2023
    12/2 @ 4pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Monterey----52
    Santa Cruz----72

    The Monterey (CA) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's away tournament game against Santa Cruz (CA) by a score of 72-52.

    Box score
  • Santa Cruz won on 2/22/2024
    2/22 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Monterey----53
    Santa Cruz----61

    The Monterey (CA) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral playoff game against Santa Cruz (CA) by a score of 61-53.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

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

Team Leaders

MontereySanta 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.
Monterey3-1Santa Cruz4-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/30/23MontereySan Luis Obispo(W) 70-5012/13/23Santa CruzSan Luis Obispo(W) 49-38
12/23/23MontereyAptos(L) 62-591/12/24AptosSanta Cruz(W) 75-72
1/30/24Santa CruzAptos(L) 46-45
2/10/24AptosSanta Cruz(W) 43-36
1/3/24SalinasMonterey(W) 65-5612/19/23Santa CruzSalinas(W) 60-46
1/25/24MontereySalinas(W) 71-56

Record Breakdown

Monterey (23-24)

Santa Cruz (23-24)
25-6
Overall
27-7
11-1
League
11-1
2-1
Non-League
3-3
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
3-1
Common Opponent
4-1
9-1
Home
18-3
10-3
Away
7-2
6-2
Neutral
2-2
6-1
Playoff
6-2
25-6
In-State
26-7
0-0
Out-of-State
1-0