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TaftHighland

Wildcats
43
Scots
41

The Highland (Bakersfield, CA) varsity basketball team lost Friday's neutral playoff game against Taft (CA) by a score of 43-41.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Taft14891243
Highland99121141
Final score provided by R. Tos.
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Game Stats

Taft (22-23)

Taft

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals4316473434
5S. Sutherland (Sr)00200
10Danny Buddell (Sr)00100
13Chase Phillips (Jr)8475757
15George Burney (Sr)00200
20Baylin Statler (Jr)20100
21Ernie Laulu (So)155143636
22Blaine Neudorf (Jr)166144343
23Zack O'Dell (Sr)2152020
33Ty Smith (Sr)00100
Taft

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals43070111765164040
5S. Sutherland (Sr)0020
10Danny Buddell (Sr)0010
13Chase Phillips (Jr)80104667
15George Burney (Sr)0020
20Baylin Statler (Jr)22450010
21Ernie Laulu (So)15040568351050
22Blaine Neudorf (Jr)16020475761250
23Zack O'Dell (Sr)21520
33Ty Smith (Sr)0010
Taft

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals43142943561119
5S. Sutherland (Sr)0101
10Danny Buddell (Sr)01
13Chase Phillips (Jr)8134131
15George Burney (Sr)005515
20Baylin Statler (Jr)25
21Ernie Laulu (So)15437212
22Blaine Neudorf (Jr)16510151233
23Zack O'Dell (Sr)2134222
33Ty Smith (Sr)02571111
Taft

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.260.3214
13Chase Phillips (Jr)1.001
15George Burney (Sr)0.201
20Baylin Statler (Jr)1
21Ernie Laulu (So)1.001
22Blaine Neudorf (Jr)0.330.674
23Zack O'Dell (Sr)1.003
33Ty Smith (Sr)1.001.003

Highland (22-23)

Highland has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

California High School Basketball - Taft holds off Highland

February 24, 2023: Taft, CA 93268

Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Taft Wildcats (Taft, CA) and the visiting Highland Scots (Bakersfield, CA), saw Taft's basketball squad hold off Highland by a tally of 43-41.

With the victory, Taft improves its record to 16-14 on the campaign.

Brian BakerWildcats Reporter
Roberto GonzalezScots Reporter
  • All
  • Q3
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  • F

  1. Check In

    3rd Quarter
    32 - 31 The scorer has checked in. Taft 32, Highland 31
    Posted @ 1:03p
  2. 31 - 31

    Score Correction

    Taft3rd Quarter
    Score correction for Taft in Q3. Taft 31, Highland 31
    Posted @ 1:25p
  3. 31 - 30

    Score Correction

    Highland3rd Quarter
    Score correction for Highland in Q3. Taft 31, Highland 30
    Posted @ 1:25p
  4. 31 - 30

    End of 3rd Quarter

    4th Quarter
    Taft 31, Highland 30
    Posted @ 1:25p
  5. 43 - 30

    Score Correction

    Taft4th Quarter
    Score correction for Taft in Q4. Taft 43, Highland 30
    Posted @ 1:25p
  6. 43 - 41

    Score Correction

    Highland4th Quarter
    Score correction for Highland in Q4. Taft 43, Highland 41
    Posted @ 1:25p
  7. 43 - 41

    End of Game

    Final
    Taft 43, Highland 41
    Posted @ 1:25p

Taft vs Highland Basketball Game Info

Fri., Feb. 24, 2023 @ 12p
The Highland (Bakersfield, CA) varsity basketball team lost Friday's neutral playoff game against Taft (CA) by a score of 43-41.

Scoretracker Providers

Brian BakerWildcats Reporter
Roberto GonzalezScots Reporter

Rankings & Records

Taft (22-23)

CASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
74361656
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
16-157-56-55-35-7.516.5831,7431,792

Highland (22-23)

CASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
839749413
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
15-162-65-54-46-7.484.2501,5531,556

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Taft		14.514.013.013.35.056.2
Highland		10.012.814.211.0-50.1

Head-to-Head

  • Highland won on 12/10/2022
    12/10 @ 12:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Highland142018961
    Taft715201153

    The Highland (Bakersfield, CA) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral tournament game against Taft (CA) by a score of 61-53.

    Box score
  • Taft won on 2/24/2023
    2/24 @ 12pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Taft14891243
    Highland99121141

    The Taft (CA) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral playoff game against Highland (Bakersfield, CA) by a score of 43-41.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

TaftHighland
56.2Points Per Game38.6
40.2Rebounds Per Game23.4
11.2Assists Per Game8.5
8.5Steals Per Game7.7
4.6Blocks Per Game0.9

Team Leaders

TaftHighlandNational Avg.
#22 Blaine Neudorf16.3Points Per Game#5 Lance Haworth14.34.9
#22 Blaine Neudorf9.3Rebounds Per Game#5 Lance Haworth5.22.6
#20 Baylin Statler2.1Assists Per Game#1 Zack Ornelas3.21.0
#22 Blaine Neudorf1.8Steals Per Game#1 Zack Ornelas2.80.8
#13 Chase Phillips1.4Blocks Per Game#23 Karam Safa0.30.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Taft3-3Highland1-3
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/14/22TaftSouth(L) 50-4412/9/22HighlandSouth(L) 62-23
12/28/22LindsayTaft(W) 49-3912/5/22LindsayHighland(L) 42-38
1/3/23TaftKennedy(L) 72-6612/17/22KennedyHighland(L) 59-50
1/25/23KennedyTaft(L) 67-63
1/28/23TaftWasco(W) 64-5611/15/22HighlandWasco(W) 43-36
2/7/23WascoTaft(W) 71-55

Record Breakdown

Taft (22-23)

Highland (22-23)
16-15
Overall
15-16
7-5
League
2-6
0-2
Non-League
5-3
1-1
Head to Head
1-1
3-3
Common Opponent
1-3
6-5
Home
5-5
5-3
Away
4-4
5-7
Neutral
6-7
4-1
Playoff
3-1
16-15
In-State
15-16
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0