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The Benjamin Franklin (Queen Creek, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home playoff game against Palo Verde (Tucson, AZ) by a score of 52-48.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Palo Verde	-	-	-	-	52
Benjamin Franklin	-	-	-	-	48

Final score provided by A. Ibarra.

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Game Stats

Benjamin Franklin (24-25)

Palo Verde

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	52	20	44	45	47
0	Kristian White (So)	2	1	3	33	33
1	Rashad Ortiz (So)	0	0	3	0	0
2	J. Blackburne (Sr)	7	3	8	38	38
3	Kameron Pippen (Jr)	16	6	10	60	65
5	Adrian Powers (Sr)	10	5	6	83	83
13	Kamaiu Ortiz (So)	2
24	Daniel Ortiz (Sr)	15	5	14	36	36

Benjamin Franklin

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	48	17	53	32	40
2	Talan Speir (Jr)	11	5	13	38	38
3	B. Christensen (Fr)	6	2	11	18	18
4	Tyler Pluid (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
5	Brody Hansen (Jr)	6	2	3	67	83
11	Jonathan Hall (Sr)	0	0	7	0	0
12	Nate Lot (Jr)	3	1	2	50	75
21	Gabe Ray (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
24	L. Christensen (Sr)	22	7	15	47	67

Palo Verde

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	52	1	14	7	11	19	58	19	30	63
0	Kristian White (So)	2							1	3	33
1	Rashad Ortiz (So)	0	0	3	0	0	2	0
2	J. Blackburne (Sr)	7	0	2	0	1	1	100	3	6	50
3	Kameron Pippen (Jr)	16	1	2	50	3	6	50	5	8	63
5	Adrian Powers (Sr)	10				0	1	0	5	6	83
13	Kamaiu Ortiz (So)	2				2	2	100
24	Daniel Ortiz (Sr)	15	0	7	0	5	7	71	5	7	71

Benjamin Franklin

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	48	8	21	38	6	7	86	9	32	28
2	Talan Speir (Jr)	11	0	1	0	1	2	50	5	12	42
3	B. Christensen (Fr)	6	0	2	0	2	2	100	2	9	22
4	Tyler Pluid (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	Brody Hansen (Jr)	6	1	2	50	1	1	100	1	1	100
11	Jonathan Hall (Sr)	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
12	Nate Lot (Jr)	3	1	1	100	0	0	0	0	1	0
21	Gabe Ray (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	L. Christensen (Sr)	22	6	12	50	2	2	100	1	3	33

Palo Verde

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
	Team Totals	52	8	20	28	11	7	2	16
0	Kristian White (So)	2		1	1				2
1	Rashad Ortiz (So)	0				1			1
2	J. Blackburne (Sr)	7	2		2	1
3	Kameron Pippen (Jr)	16		1	1	3	2		3
5	Adrian Powers (Sr)	10	2	2	4	2	1		1
13	Kamaiu Ortiz (So)	2							1
14	Ethan Graves (Jr)			4	4		1	2	1
24	Daniel Ortiz (Sr)	15	4	12	16	4	3		7

Benjamin Franklin

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	48	10	15	25	11	10	1	15	19
2	Talan Speir (Jr)	11	0	1	1	3	1	1	4	5
3	B. Christensen (Fr)	6	2	2	4	2	3	0	5	2
4	Tyler Pluid (Sr)	0	1	2	3	0	2	0	1	5
5	Brody Hansen (Jr)	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
11	Jonathan Hall (Sr)	0	1	3	4	2	0	0	0	0
12	Nate Lot (Jr)	3	0	1	1	2	1	0	2	1
21	Gabe Ray (Sr)	0	5	3	8	1	1	0	2	4
24	L. Christensen (Sr)	22	1	2	3	1	2	0	0	1

Palo Verde

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO
	Team Totals	0.69	0.44
1	Rashad Ortiz (So)	1.00
3	Kameron Pippen (Jr)	1.00	0.67
5	Adrian Powers (Sr)	2.00	1.00
14	Ethan Graves (Jr)		1.00
24	Daniel Ortiz (Sr)	0.57	0.43

Benjamin Franklin

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	0.73	0.67	0.53	0.05
2	Talan Speir (Jr)	0.75	0.25	0.20	0.20
3	B. Christensen (Fr)	0.40	0.60	1.50	0.00
4	Tyler Pluid (Sr)	0.00	2.00	0.40	0.00
11	Jonathan Hall (Sr)	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
12	Nate Lot (Jr)	1.00	0.50	1.00	0.00
21	Gabe Ray (Sr)	0.50	0.50	0.25	0.00
24	L. Christensen (Sr)	1.00	2.00	2.00	0.00

Game Story

Arizona High School Basketball - Palo Verde nudges Benjamin Franklin

February 28, 2025: Queen Creek, AZ 85142

The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Palo Verde Titans (Tucson, AZ) and the host Benjamin Franklin Chargers (Queen Creek, AZ), observed Palo Verde's basketball team edge Benjamin Franklin by a score of 52-48.

The Titans (24-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Pusch Ridge Christian Academy (Tucson, AZ). The Lions come into the non-league challenge with a 18-11 record. In their last challenge, Pusch Ridge Christian Academy edged Florence (Florence, AZ), 55-53, in a non-league challenge.

Check In
3rd Quarter
33 - 37 The scorer has checked in. Palo Verde 33, Benjamin Franklin 37

Posted @ 9:51a
Game Attendance
3rd Quarter
Attendance At least 1,000

Posted @ 9:51a
35 - 37

Score Alert
Palo Verde3rd Quarter
Palo Verde - #3 Kameron Pippen makes a 2pt Field Goal. Palo Verde 35, Benjamin Franklin 37

Posted @ 9:51a
35 - 37

Timeout Alert
Benjamin Franklin3rd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Timeout Benjamin Franklin. Palo Verde 35, Benjamin Franklin 37

Posted @ 9:52a
37 - 37

Score Alert
Palo Verde3rd Quarter
Palo Verde - #24 Daniel Ortiz makes a 2pt Field Goal. Palo Verde 37, Benjamin Franklin 37

Posted @ 9:53a
37 - 37

Foul Alert
Palo Verde3rd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Foul on Palo Verde - #5 Adrian Powers. Palo Verde 37, Benjamin Franklin 37

Posted @ 9:54a
37 - 40

Score Alert
Benjamin Franklin3rd Quarter
Benjamin Franklin - #24 Landon Christensen makes a 3pt Field Goal. Palo Verde 37, Benjamin Franklin 40

Posted @ 9:56a
39 - 40

Score Alert
Palo Verde3rd Quarter
Palo Verde - #5 Adrian Powers makes a 2pt Field Goal. Palo Verde 39, Benjamin Franklin 40

Posted @ 9:56a
39 - 40

Foul Alert
Palo Verde3rd Quarter ~1 minute to go
Foul on Palo Verde - #3 Kameron Pippen. Palo Verde 39, Benjamin Franklin 40

Posted @ 9:56a
39 - 41

Score Alert
Benjamin Franklin3rd Quarter
Benjamin Franklin - #2 Talan Speir makes a Free Throw. Palo Verde 39, Benjamin Franklin 41

Posted @ 9:57a
39 - 41

Foul Alert
Palo Verde3rd Quarter Under a minute
Foul on Palo Verde - #5 Adrian Powers. Palo Verde 39, Benjamin Franklin 41

Posted @ 9:58a
39 - 42

Score Alert
Benjamin Franklin3rd Quarter
Benjamin Franklin - #3 Bennett Christensen makes a Free Throw. Palo Verde 39, Benjamin Franklin 42

Posted @ 9:58a
39 - 43

Score Alert
Benjamin Franklin3rd Quarter
Benjamin Franklin - #3 Bennett Christensen makes a Free Throw. Palo Verde 39, Benjamin Franklin 43

Posted @ 9:59a
39 - 43

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Palo Verde 39, Benjamin Franklin 43

Posted @ 9:59a
39 - 43

Foul Alert
Benjamin Franklin4th Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Foul on Benjamin Franklin - #21 Gabe Ray. Palo Verde 39, Benjamin Franklin 43

Posted @ 10:04a
39 - 43

Foul Alert
Palo Verde4th Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Foul on Palo Verde - #24 Daniel Ortiz. Palo Verde 39, Benjamin Franklin 43

Posted @ 10:05a
39 - 43

Foul Alert
Benjamin Franklin4th Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Foul on Benjamin Franklin - #4 Tyler Pluid. Palo Verde 39, Benjamin Franklin 43

Posted @ 10:06a
39 - 43

Foul Alert
Palo Verde4th Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Foul on Palo Verde - #3 Kameron Pippen. Palo Verde 39, Benjamin Franklin 43

Posted @ 10:08a
39 - 45

Score Alert
Benjamin Franklin4th Quarter
Benjamin Franklin - #2 Talan Speir makes a 2pt Field Goal. Palo Verde 39, Benjamin Franklin 45

Posted @ 10:08a
41 - 45

Score Alert
Palo Verde4th Quarter
Palo Verde - #15 Sir Lance Brown makes a 2pt Field Goal. Palo Verde 41, Benjamin Franklin 45

Posted @ 10:09a
44 - 45

Score Alert
Palo Verde4th Quarter
Palo Verde - #3 Kameron Pippen makes a 3pt Field Goal. Palo Verde 44, Benjamin Franklin 45

Posted @ 10:10a
44 - 45

Timeout Alert
Palo Verde4th Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Timeout Palo Verde. Palo Verde 44, Benjamin Franklin 45

Posted @ 10:10a
46 - 45

Score Alert
Palo Verde4th Quarter
Palo Verde - #5 Adrian Powers makes a 2pt Field Goal. Palo Verde 46, Benjamin Franklin 45

Posted @ 10:12a
46 - 48

Score Alert
Benjamin Franklin4th Quarter
Benjamin Franklin - #24 Landon Christensen makes a 3pt Field Goal. Palo Verde 46, Benjamin Franklin 48

Posted @ 10:12a
48 - 48

Score Alert
Palo Verde4th Quarter
Palo Verde - #24 Daniel Ortiz makes a 2pt Field Goal. Palo Verde 48, Benjamin Franklin 48

Posted @ 10:12a
48 - 48

Foul Alert
Benjamin Franklin4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Foul on Benjamin Franklin - #3 Bennett Christensen. Palo Verde 48, Benjamin Franklin 48

Posted @ 10:13a
48 - 48

Foul Alert
Benjamin Franklin4th Quarter ~1 minute to go
Foul on Benjamin Franklin - #24 Landon Christensen. Palo Verde 48, Benjamin Franklin 48

Posted @ 10:15a
48 - 48

Timeout Alert
Benjamin Franklin4th Quarter ~1 minute to go
Timeout Benjamin Franklin. Palo Verde 48, Benjamin Franklin 48

Posted @ 10:16a
48 - 48

Foul Alert
Benjamin Franklin4th Quarter Under a minute
Foul on Benjamin Franklin. Palo Verde 48, Benjamin Franklin 48

Posted @ 10:18a
49 - 48

Score Alert
Palo Verde4th Quarter
Palo Verde - #3 Kameron Pippen makes a Free Throw. Palo Verde 49, Benjamin Franklin 48

Posted @ 10:18a
49 - 48

Foul Alert
Benjamin Franklin4th Quarter Under a minute
Foul on Benjamin Franklin - #3 Bennett Christensen. Palo Verde 49, Benjamin Franklin 48

Posted @ 10:19a
50 - 48

Score Alert
Palo Verde4th Quarter
Palo Verde - #24 Daniel Ortiz makes a Free Throw. Palo Verde 50, Benjamin Franklin 48

Posted @ 10:19a
50 - 48

Timeout Alert
Benjamin Franklin4th Quarter Under a minute
Timeout Benjamin Franklin. Palo Verde 50, Benjamin Franklin 48

Posted @ 10:20a
50 - 48

Timeout Alert
Benjamin Franklin4th Quarter Under a minute
Timeout Benjamin Franklin. Palo Verde 50, Benjamin Franklin 48

Posted @ 10:21a
50 - 48

Foul Alert
Benjamin Franklin4th Quarter Under a minute
Foul on Benjamin Franklin - #3 Bennett Christensen. Palo Verde 50, Benjamin Franklin 48

Posted @ 10:23a
51 - 48

Score Alert
Palo Verde4th Quarter
Palo Verde - #24 Daniel Ortiz makes a Free Throw. Palo Verde 51, Benjamin Franklin 48

Posted @ 10:24a
52 - 48

Score Alert
Palo Verde4th Quarter
Palo Verde - #24 Daniel Ortiz makes a Free Throw. Palo Verde 52, Benjamin Franklin 48

Posted @ 10:24a
52 - 48

End of Game
Final
Palo Verde 52, Benjamin Franklin 48

Posted @ 10:24a

Players of the Game

Palo Verde (24-25)

Congratulations to #24 Daniel Ortiz for being selected the Palo Verde Basketball Player of the Game.

Benjamin Franklin (24-25)

Congratulations to #24 Landon Christensen for being selected the Benjamin Franklin Basketball Player of the Game.

Palo Verde @ BFHS Basketball Game Info

Fri., Feb. 28, 2025 @ 9a

The Benjamin Franklin (Queen Creek, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home playoff game against Palo Verde (Tucson, AZ) by a score of 52-48.

This game is a part of the "2025 AIA Boys Basketball State Championships (Arizona) - Conference 3A" tournament.

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Rankings & Records

Palo Verde (24-25)

AZ	Div.
70	5

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
24-6	8-1	10-2	10-2	4-2	.800	.889	2,017	1,482

Benjamin Franklin (24-25)

AZ	Div.
60	4

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
26-5	10-2	10-3	8-1	8-1	.839	.833	1,846	1,368

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Palo Verde	11.0	19.0	18.3	17.7	-	67.2
Benjamin Franklin	15.3	11.0	18.3	10.0	4.0	59.5

Team Stat Comparison

Palo Verde		Benjamin Franklin
67.1	Points Per Game	59.5
31.6	Rebounds Per Game	33.1
19.9	Assists Per Game	11.9
11.0	Steals Per Game	11.9
2.9	Blocks Per Game	1.5

Team Leaders

Palo Verde		Benjamin Franklin	National Avg.
#24 Daniel Ortiz18.3	Points Per Game	#24 Landon Christensen13.0	4.9
#5 Adrian Powers8.2	Rebounds Per Game	#24 Landon Christensen5.4	2.6
#3 Kameron Pippen7.1	Assists Per Game	#3 Bennett Christensen2.8	1.0
#24 Daniel Ortiz3.0	Steals Per Game	#2 Talan Speir2.1	0.8
#5 Adrian Powers1.2	Blocks Per Game	#2 Talan Speir0.5	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Palo Verde	6-1		Benjamin Franklin	8-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/12/24	Palo Verde	Bourgade Catholic	(W) 79-54	1/23/25	Benjamin Franklin	Bourgade Catholic	(W) 71-46
				2/6/25	Bourgade Catholic	Benjamin Franklin	(W) 63-31
1/10/25	ALA - Ironwood	Palo Verde	(W) 60-50	1/16/25	ALA - Ironwood	Benjamin Franklin	(W) 56-47
2/22/25	Palo Verde	ALA - Ironwood	(W) 64-62	2/4/25	Benjamin Franklin	ALA - Ironwood	(W) 50-48
				2/12/25	ALA - Ironwood	Benjamin Franklin	(L) 67-61
1/14/25	Safford	Palo Verde	(W) 68-45	12/5/24	Safford	Benjamin Franklin	(W) 69-39
1/20/25	Sabino	Palo Verde	(L) 66-62	2/22/25	Sabino	Benjamin Franklin	(W) 53-48
1/27/25	Palo Verde	Thatcher	(W) 61-55	1/2/25	Benjamin Franklin	Thatcher	(W) 50-42
2/18/25	Alchesay	Palo Verde	(W) 58-36	1/3/25	Alchesay	Benjamin Franklin	(W) 59-33

Record Breakdown

Palo Verde (24-25)		Benjamin Franklin (24-25)
24-6	Overall	26-5
8-1	League	10-2
8-1	Non-League	7-0
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
6-1	Common Opponent	8-1
10-2	Home	10-3
10-2	Away	8-1
4-2	Neutral	8-1
4-2	Playoff	1-2
24-6	In-State	25-5
0-0	Out-of-State	1-0