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Desert Christian Valley Union

Eagles

Blue Devils

The Valley Union (Elfrida, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Desert Christian (Tucson, AZ) by a score of 77-33.

Game Details: Valley Union High School

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Desert Christian	22	23	18	14	77
Valley Union	5	12	10	6	33

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Game Stats

Desert Christian (23-24)

Desert Christian

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	160	77	32	57	56	64
5	Tyson Dobbins (So)	13	21	8	15	53	70
10	Adam Vavala (Sr)	18	8	3	5	60	60
11	Landon Thigpen (Jr)	11	8	4	4	100	100
12	Ethan Craig (Jr)	11	2	1	2	50	50
15	L. Ayala (Fr)	11	9	3	6	50	58
20	Logan Benson (So)	14		0	3	0	0
22	Austin Yarger (Sr)	11	5	2	3	67	83
23	Samuel Nwoso (So)	11	6	3	3	100	100
24	Bennett Vondrak (Sr)	10	2	1	3	33	33
25	Jack Strait (So)	10		0	0
30	Austin Crabtree (Sr)	13		0	0
33	Wyatt Strait (Sr)	9		0	1	0	0
55	Jonathan Brown (Sr)	18	16	7	12	58	67

Desert Christian

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	160	77	9	21	43	4	4	100	23	36	64
5	Tyson Dobbins (So)	13	21	5	8	63	0	0	0	3	7	43
10	Adam Vavala (Sr)	18	8	0	2	0	2	2	100	3	3	100
11	Landon Thigpen (Jr)	11	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	100
12	Ethan Craig (Jr)	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	50
15	L. Ayala (Fr)	11	9	1	3	33	2	2	100	2	3	67
20	Logan Benson (So)	14		0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	Austin Yarger (Sr)	11	5	1	1	100	0	0	0	1	2	50
23	Samuel Nwoso (So)	11	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	100
24	Bennett Vondrak (Sr)	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	33
25	Jack Strait (So)	10		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Austin Crabtree (Sr)	13		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Wyatt Strait (Sr)	9		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
55	Jonathan Brown (Sr)	18	16	2	5	40	0	0	0	5	7	71

Desert Christian

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	160	77	6	32	38	25	10	8	11	6
5	Tyson Dobbins (So)	13	21	1	3	4	4	1	1	1	1
10	Adam Vavala (Sr)	18	8	0	3	3	11	0	1	0	0
11	Landon Thigpen (Jr)	11	8	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0
12	Ethan Craig (Jr)	11	2	1	3	4	2	4	0	2	2
15	L. Ayala (Fr)	11	9	0	2	2	0	2	0	1	0
20	Logan Benson (So)	14		0	3	3	1	0	0	2	0
22	Austin Yarger (Sr)	11	5	1	4	5	2	1	0	1	0
23	Samuel Nwoso (So)	11	6	0	0		0	0	2	3	0
24	Bennett Vondrak (Sr)	10	2	1	2	3	2	1	1	0	1
25	Jack Strait (So)	10		0	3	3	0	0	2	0	0
30	Austin Crabtree (Sr)	13		0	0		1	0	1	0	0
33	Wyatt Strait (Sr)	9		1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1
55	Jonathan Brown (Sr)	18	16	0	7	7	1	1	0	0	1

Desert Christian

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	2.27	0.91	1.67	1.33	9
5	Tyson Dobbins (So)	4.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	3
10	Adam Vavala (Sr)	11.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1
11	Landon Thigpen (Jr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
12	Ethan Craig (Jr)	1.00	2.00	2.00	0.00
15	L. Ayala (Fr)	0.00	2.00	2.00	0.00
20	Logan Benson (So)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00
22	Austin Yarger (Sr)	2.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
23	Samuel Nwoso (So)	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.00
24	Bennett Vondrak (Sr)	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1
25	Jack Strait (So)	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.00
30	Austin Crabtree (Sr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	1.00
55	Jonathan Brown (Sr)	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	4

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Valley Union (23-24)

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Game Story

Arizona High School Basketball - Valley Union trounced by Desert Christian

December 21, 2023: Elfrida, AZ 85610

In Thursday's non-league match, the visiting Desert Christian Eagles basketball team scored a decisive 77-33 triumph over the Valley Union Blue Devils.

In their next game, the Eagles meet the Tuba City Warriors (Tuba City, AZ) in a non-league match, on Thursday, December 28. Desert Christian will attempt to move on its 10-3 season record. The Warriors enter the match with a 0-9 record after their 58-57 non-league loss to Snowflake (Snowflake, AZ).

With the defeat, Valley Union moves to 4-5 on the year. The Blue devils travel to Apache Junction (Apache Junction, AZ) to meet the Prospectors in a non-league match on Thursday, January 4. The Prospectors enter the match with a record of 1-6.

Players of the Game

Desert Christian (23-24)

Congratulations to #15 Luis "Fernando" Ayala for being selected the Desert Christian Basketball Player of the Game.

Valley Union (23-24)

Valley Union has not selected any Players of the Game.

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Rankings & Records

Desert Christian (23-24)

AZ	Div.
136	2

Overall	Section	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Section %	PF	PA
26-7	3-1	10-1	10-4	6-2	.788	.750	2,030	1,415

Valley Union (23-24)

AZ	Div.
312	25

Overall	Section	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Section %	PF	PA
5-13	3-4	4-6	1-6	0-1	.278	.429	754	1,089

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	OT2	OT3	Final
Desert Christian	19.2	14.8	17.3	11.2	5.7	3.5	5.0	61.5
Valley Union	6.5	7.3	9.3	7.5	-	-	-	41.9

Head-to-Head

Desert Christian won on 12/21/2023

12/21 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Desert Christian 22 23 18 14 77
Valley Union 5 12 10 6 33

The Desert Christian (Tucson, AZ) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away non-conference game against Valley Union (Elfrida, AZ) by a score of 77-33.
Box score
Desert Christian won on 1/29/2024

1/29 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Valley Union 8 2 9 6 25
Desert Christian 16 19 24 15 74

The Valley Union (Elfrida, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Monday's away non-conference game against Desert Christian (Tucson, AZ) by a score of 74-25.
Box score

1/29 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Valley Union	8	2	9	6	25
Desert Christian	16	19	24	15	74

Team Stat Comparison

Desert Christian		Valley Union
61.5	Points Per Game	33.4
32.2	Rebounds Per Game	24.2
17.7	Assists Per Game	3.4
11.5	Steals Per Game	7.8
4.4	Blocks Per Game	2.3

Team Leaders

Desert Christian		Valley Union	National Avg.
#5 Tyson Dobbins20.4	Points Per Game	#23 Landon Glenn15.1	4.9
#24 Bennett Vondrak8.0	Rebounds Per Game	#23 Landon Glenn11.3	2.6
#10 Adam Vavala5.6	Assists Per Game	#22 Steven De La Cruz1.7	1.0
#5 Tyson Dobbins3.0	Steals Per Game	#5 Dylan Mitchell4.6	0.8
#24 Bennett Vondrak1.8	Blocks Per Game	#23 Landon Glenn2.3	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Desert Christian	8-1		Valley Union	3-6

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/6/23	Desert Christian	Patagonia	(W) 64-16	11/27/23	Patagonia	Valley Union	(W) 54-44
2/1/24	Desert Christian	Patagonia	(W) 80-31	1/16/24	Valley Union	Patagonia	(L) 43-31
12/8/23	Duncan	Desert Christian	(W) 82-32	1/10/24	Duncan	Valley Union	(L) 46-37
				1/22/24	Valley Union	Duncan	(W) 52-30
12/12/23	Desert Christian	Baboquivari	(L) 54-41	12/20/23	Baboquivari	Valley Union	(L) 86-54
2/2/24	Desert Christian	Baboquivari	(W) 58-53
12/14/23	Desert Christian	Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind	(W) 62-17	12/1/23	Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind	Valley Union	(W) 60-14
				1/25/24	Valley Union	Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind
12/19/23	St. Augustine Catholic	Desert Christian	(W) 74-53	12/6/23	Valley Union	St. Augustine Catholic	(L) 69-40
1/10/24	Ray	Desert Christian	(W) 70-49	12/9/23	Valley Union	Ray	(L) 70-36
1/17/24	St. David	Desert Christian	(W) 80-34	1/30/24	St. David	Valley Union	(L) 46-45

Record Breakdown

Desert Christian (23-24)		Valley Union (23-24)
26-7	Overall	5-13
3-2	League	3-4
14-2	Non-League	2-7
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
8-1	Common Opponent	3-6
10-1	Home	4-6
10-4	Away	1-6
6-2	Neutral	0-1
2-1	Playoff	0-0
26-7	In-State	5-13
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0