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Thatcher Empire

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The Empire (Tucson, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Thatcher (AZ) by a score of 84-74.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Thatcher	-	-	-	-	84
Empire	-	-	-	-	74

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Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Empire (24-25)

Thatcher

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	84	32	62	52	56
2	Brant Duncan (So)	2	1	1	100	100
11	Wade Hull (So)	9	2	5	40	60
12	Jay Carter (So)	1	0	2	0	0
21	Wyatt Nicholas (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
24	B. Stringfellow (Jr)	6	2	10	20	20
30	Chad Johnson (Jr)	17	8	15	53	57
32	Daniel Palmer (Sr)	5	2	3	67	67
33	Isaac Palmer (Jr)	44	17	25	68	72

Empire

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM
	Team Totals	74	24
1	D. Davidson (Sr)	27	9
2	Khari Gurley (Sr)	8	3
5	Jordan Noble (So)	3	1
11	Gabe Shearer (Sr)	6	1
12	D. Davidson (So)	6	2
14	C. Zuniga (So)	1
23	Jalen Camacho (Jr)	12	4
24	Cameron Tanner (So)	9	3
25	Wensome Nikiema (Jr)	2	1

Thatcher

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	84	5	23	22	15	21	71	27	39	69
2	Brant Duncan (So)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
11	Wade Hull (So)	9	2	4	50	3	5	60	0	1	0
12	Jay Carter (So)	1	0	0	0	1	2	50	0	2	0
21	Wyatt Nicholas (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	B. Stringfellow (Jr)	6	0	7	0	2	2	100	2	3	67
30	Chad Johnson (Jr)	17	1	5	20	0	0	0	7	10	70
32	Daniel Palmer (Sr)	5	0	0	0	1	1	100	2	3	67
33	Isaac Palmer (Jr)	44	2	7	29	8	11	73	15	18	83

Empire

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM
	Team Totals	74	9	17	25	68	15
1	D. Davidson (Sr)	27	2	7	12	58	7
2	Khari Gurley (Sr)	8	1	1	2	50	2
5	Jordan Noble (So)	3	1
11	Gabe Shearer (Sr)	6	1	3	4	75
12	D. Davidson (So)	6		2	2	100	2
14	C. Zuniga (So)	1		1	2	50
23	Jalen Camacho (Jr)	12	2	2	2	100	2
24	Cameron Tanner (So)	9	2	1	1	100	1
25	Wensome Nikiema (Jr)	2					1

Thatcher

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	84	16	30	46	12	7	1	21	22
2	Brant Duncan (So)	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
10	Ryan Jones (Jr)	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	2	4
11	Wade Hull (So)	9	1	3	4	2	0	0	0	1
12	Jay Carter (So)	1	2	3	5	0	2	0	0	1
21	Wyatt Nicholas (Sr)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	3
23	Rhett Lunt (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
24	B. Stringfellow (Jr)	6	0	3	3	1	1	0	1	2
30	Chad Johnson (Jr)	17	2	2	4	3	1	0	8	5
32	Daniel Palmer (Sr)	5	1	5	6	0	0	1	1	2
33	Isaac Palmer (Jr)	44	9	11	20	4	1	0	6	3

Empire

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl
	Team Totals	74	15	20	35	16	12
1	D. Davidson (Sr)	27	3	4	7	3	3
2	Khari Gurley (Sr)	8	6	2	8	8	4
4	Issac Buchanan (Fr)		1	1	2		1
5	Jordan Noble (So)	3
11	Gabe Shearer (Sr)	6		1	1		3
12	D. Davidson (So)	6		1	1
14	C. Zuniga (So)	1	1	2	3
23	Jalen Camacho (Jr)	12	3	5	8	3
24	Cameron Tanner (So)	9	1	3	4	1	1
25	Wensome Nikiema (Jr)	2		1	1	1

Thatcher

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.57	0.33	0.32	0.05	9
2	Brant Duncan (So)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	1
10	Ryan Jones (Jr)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0
11	Wade Hull (So)	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
12	Jay Carter (So)	0.00	2.00	2.00	0.00	2
21	Wyatt Nicholas (Sr)	0.33	0.33	0.33	0.00	1
24	B. Stringfellow (Jr)	1.00	1.00	0.50	0.00	1
30	Chad Johnson (Jr)	0.38	0.13	0.20	0.00	1
32	Daniel Palmer (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.50	0
33	Isaac Palmer (Jr)	0.67	0.17	0.33	0.00	2

Misc Totals

Empire has not entered any misc totals stats.

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Game Story

Arizona High School Basketball - Thatcher fells Empire

February 4, 2025: Tucson, AZ 85747

The Thatcher Eagles basketball team scored 84 points and limited the host Empire Ravens to 74 in the Eagles league triumph on Tuesday.

The Eagles now have a 16-10 record. They play next when they host Morenci for a non-league game on Wednesday, February 5. Thatcher will confront a Wildcats team coming off a 77-47 league win over Santa Rita (Tucson, AZ). The Wildcats record now stands at 24-3.

With the loss, Empire falls to 12-15 on the campaign. The Ravens travel to Pusch Ridge Christian Academy (Tucson, AZ) to confront the Lions in a 3A South game on Thursday, February 6. The Lions go into the game with a record of 13-11. Pusch Ridge Christian Academy won 75-16 in their recent league game against Catalina (Tucson, AZ)

Thatcher @ Empire Basketball Game Info

Tue., Feb. 4, 2025 @ 7p

Empire High School

The Empire (Tucson, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Thatcher (AZ) by a score of 84-74.

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Rankings & Records

Thatcher (24-25)

AZ	Div.
126	15

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
18-12	6-2	10-3	5-5	3-4	.600	.750	1,799	1,618

Empire (24-25)

AZ	Div.
198	24

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
12-16	3-5	3-6	3-9	6-1	.429	.375	1,685	1,658

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Thatcher	15.2	11.0	18.6	15.8	13.0	60.0
Empire	13.4	13.6	17.4	14.7	-	60.2

Head-to-Head

Thatcher won on 12/20/2024

12/20 @ 12p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Empire - - - - 44
Thatcher - - - - 59

The Empire (Tucson, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away tournament game against Thatcher (AZ) by a score of 59-44.
Box score
Thatcher won on 2/4/2025

2/4 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Thatcher - - - - 84
Empire - - - - 74

The Thatcher (AZ) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Empire (Tucson, AZ) by a score of 84-74.
Box score

12/20 @ 12p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Empire	-	-	-	-	44
Thatcher	-	-	-	-	59

Team Stat Comparison

Thatcher		Empire
59.8	Points Per Game	60.1
31.6	Rebounds Per Game	33.8
13.0	Assists Per Game	12.6
7.2	Steals Per Game	10.6
1.8	Blocks Per Game	1.6

Team Leaders

Thatcher		Empire	National Avg.
#33 Isaac Palmer17.4	Points Per Game	#1 Donovan Davidson17.0	4.9
#33 Isaac Palmer8.6	Rebounds Per Game	#2 Khari Gurley7.1	2.6
#30 Chad Johnson3.5	Assists Per Game	#2 Khari Gurley4.3	1.0
#33 Isaac Palmer1.8	Steals Per Game	#2 Khari Gurley3.4	0.8
#13 Braden Bryce0.6	Blocks Per Game	#23 Jalen Camacho0.5	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Thatcher	8-7		Empire	5-8

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/10/24	Show Low	Thatcher	(W) 64-42	1/4/25	Show Low	Empire	(W) 71-49
12/17/24	Thatcher	Coolidge	(L) 47-36	12/10/24	Coolidge	Empire	(L) 61-43
1/3/25	Thatcher	Coolidge	(W) 59-50
12/20/24	Morenci	Thatcher	(L) 54-45	12/5/24	Morenci	Empire	(L) 75-43
2/5/25	Morenci	Thatcher	(W) 72-54
12/21/24	Thatcher	Tanque Verde	(L) 75-72	1/14/25	Tanque Verde	Empire	(L) 71-69
1/31/25	Thatcher	Tanque Verde	(W) 76-73
1/4/25	Thatcher	Marana	(L) 61-49	1/2/25	Empire	Marana	(L) 82-64
1/14/25	Thatcher	Catalina	(W) 73-30	1/22/25	Catalina	Empire	(W) 54-21
1/15/25	Pima	Thatcher	(L) 44-28	12/19/24	Empire	Pima	(L) 64-43
1/21/25	Andrada Polytechnic	Thatcher	(W) 69-21	1/31/25	Andrada Polytechnic	Empire	(W) 89-19
1/22/25	Pusch Ridge Christian Academy	Thatcher	(W) 51-44	2/6/25	Empire	Pusch Ridge Christian Academy	(L) 70-49
1/27/25	Palo Verde	Thatcher	(L) 61-55	1/29/25	Empire	Palo Verde	(L) 82-47
1/29/25	Thatcher	Safford	(W) 71-59	12/21/24	Safford	Empire	(W) 71-45
				1/20/25	Empire	Safford	(W) 77-67
2/6/25	Thatcher	Sabino	(L) 98-74	1/17/25	Empire	Sabino	(L) 84-71

Record Breakdown

Thatcher (24-25)		Empire (24-25)
18-12	Overall	12-16
6-2	League	3-5
6-4	Non-League	3-6
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
8-7	Common Opponent	5-8
10-3	Home	3-6
5-5	Away	3-9
3-4	Neutral	6-1
0-1	Playoff	0-0
18-12	In-State	12-16
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0