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Valley ChristianSanta Cruz

Lions
70
Cardinals
68

The Santa Cruz (CA) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home playoff game against Valley Christian (Roseville, CA) by a score of 70-68.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Valley Christian----70
Santa Cruz----68
Final score provided by B. Gunter Jr.
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Game Stats

Valley Christian (22-23)

Santa Cruz (22-23)

Valley Christian

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals68
2M. Contreras (Jr)16
3Kalista Larson (Sr)28
5C. Williams (Sr)13
12Janet Donkor (Fr)6
21Ellie Gunter (Jr)1
25G. Jackson-Brown (So)4
Santa Cruz

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals3212373238
1Linneah Keence (Jr)00100
4Tiera Oconnor (So)125212429
10Ava Lord (Jr)5133333
11Bianca Anaya (Jr)311100150
14Kina Espinosa (Fr)00100
23N. Espinosa (Jr)125105055
Valley Christian

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals68
2M. Contreras (Jr)16
3Kalista Larson (Sr)28
5C. Williams (Sr)13
12Janet Donkor (Fr)6
21Ellie Gunter (Jr)1
25G. Jackson-Brown (So)4
Santa Cruz

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals32416254123382138
1Linneah Keence (Jr)0010000000
4Tiera Oconnor (So)12212170003933
10Ava Lord (Jr)500039331333
11Bianca Anaya (Jr)311100000000
14Kina Espinosa (Fr)0000010010
23N. Espinosa (Jr)12125012504850
Valley Christian

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals68
2M. Contreras (Jr)16
3Kalista Larson (Sr)28
5C. Williams (Sr)13
12Janet Donkor (Fr)6
21Ellie Gunter (Jr)1
25G. Jackson-Brown (So)4
Santa Cruz

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals3271825440713
1Linneah Keence (Jr)002211000
4Tiera Oconnor (So)1224610035
10Ava Lord (Jr)530301003
11Bianca Anaya (Jr)300000001
14Kina Espinosa (Fr)013400003
23N. Espinosa (Jr)12191022041

Misc Totals

Valley Christian has not entered any misc totals stats.
Santa Cruz

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:FBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.570.570.310.0003
1Linneah Keence (Jr)1.001.001.000.0002
4Tiera Oconnor (So)0.330.000.000.0000
10Ava Lord (Jr)0.001.000.330.0001
23N. Espinosa (Jr)0.500.502.000.0000
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Game Story

California High School Basketball - Santa Cruz nipped by Valley Christian

March 2, 2023: Santa Cruz, CA 95060

The Valley Christian Lions tipped the host Santa Cruz Cardinals basketball team by a final score of 70-68 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Lions face the Bret Harte Bullfrogs (Angels Camp, CA) in a non-league game, on Saturday, March 4. Valley Christian will attempt to move on its 27-3 season record. The Bullfrogs enter the game with a 23-7 record after their 49-24 non-league win over Upper Lake (Upper Lake, CA).

With the defeat, Santa Cruz moves to 23-8 on the year.

VCHS @ Santa Cruz Basketball Game Info

Thu., Mar. 2, 2023 @ 7p
The Santa Cruz (CA) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home playoff game against Valley Christian (Roseville, CA) by a score of 70-68.

Rankings & Records

Valley Christian (22-23)

CASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
26727122
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
27-411-111-09-37-1.871.9171,8741,241

Santa Cruz (22-23)

CASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
30929944
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
23-810-08-28-37-3.7421.0001,6851,106

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Valley Christian		19.318.115.310.860.5
Santa Cruz		14.412.313.513.254.4

Team Stat Comparison

Valley ChristianSanta Cruz
59.4Points Per Game51.3
-Rebounds Per Game34.5
-Assists Per Game11.6
-Steals Per Game14.4
-Blocks Per Game2.9

Team Leaders

Valley ChristianSanta CruzNational Avg.
#5 Christelle Williams15.6Points Per Game#23 Claire Thompson15.24.1
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Rebounds Per Game#5 Madison Yazalina9.12.8
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Assists Per Game#23 Claire Thompson4.50.9
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Steals Per Game#5 Madison Yazalina3.51.1
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Blocks Per Game#23 Claire Thompson1.60.3

Record Breakdown

Valley Christian (22-23)

Santa Cruz (22-23)
27-4
Overall
23-8
11-1
League
12-0
5-0
Non-League
4-4
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
0-0
Common Opponent
0-0
11-0
Home
8-2
9-3
Away
8-3
7-1
Neutral
7-3
5-1
Playoff
3-2
27-4
In-State
23-8
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0