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Desert Christian Benson

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The Benson (AZ) varsity basketball team lost Monday's home non-conference game against Desert Christian (Tucson, AZ) by a score of 53-39.

Game Details: McKale Memorial Center - U of A

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Desert Christian	7	14	17	15	53
Benson	11	14	9	5	39

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Benson (23-24)

Desert Christian

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	159	53	21	55	38	39
4	Joseph Serrano (Sr)	13		0	4	0	0
5	Tyson Dobbins (So)	28	16	7	16	44	47
10	Adam Vavala (Sr)	29	14	5	10	50	50
11	Landon Thigpen (Jr)	2		0	1	0	0
12	Ethan Craig (Jr)	2		0	1	0	0
15	L. Ayala (Fr)	5		0	1	0	0
20	Logan Benson (So)	13		0	0
22	Austin Yarger (Sr)	2		0	0
23	Samuel Nwoso (So)	2	4	2	2	100	100
24	Bennett Vondrak (Sr)	28	9	4	7	57	57
25	Jack Strait (So)	2		0	1	0	0
30	Austin Crabtree (Sr)	2		0	0
33	Wyatt Strait (Sr)	2		0	0
55	Jonathan Brown (Sr)	29	10	3	12	25	25

Benson

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	37	16	53	30	33
1	Ruben Navarro (So)	2	1	1	100	100
2	Colton Bellmore (Sr)	3	1	7	14	21
4	Domonik Villa (Jr)	15	7	16	44	47
10	Mason McIntrye (Jr)	0	0	2	0	0
11	H. Vanwormer (Jr)	1	0	2	0	0
12	Dawson Judd (So)	0	0	2	0	0
13	Keelyn Payne (Jr)	2	1	5	20	20
14	Dalton Crockett (Sr)	14	6	18	33	36

Desert Christian

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	159	53	1	14	7	10	22	45	20	41	49
4	Joseph Serrano (Sr)	13		0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5	Tyson Dobbins (So)	28	16	1	6	17	1	1	100	6	10	60
10	Adam Vavala (Sr)	29	14	0	0	0	4	6	67	5	10	50
11	Landon Thigpen (Jr)	2		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12	Ethan Craig (Jr)	2		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	L. Ayala (Fr)	5		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20	Logan Benson (So)	13		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Austin Yarger (Sr)	2		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Samuel Nwoso (So)	2	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	2	100
24	Bennett Vondrak (Sr)	28	9	0	1	0	1	2	50	4	6	67
25	Jack Strait (So)	2		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	Austin Crabtree (Sr)	2		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Wyatt Strait (Sr)	2		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
55	Jonathan Brown (Sr)	29	10	0	4	0	4	10	40	3	8	38

Benson

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	37	3	18	17	2	4	50	13	35	37
1	Ruben Navarro (So)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
2	Colton Bellmore (Sr)	3	1	6	17	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	Domonik Villa (Jr)	15	1	5	20	0	0	0	6	11	55
10	Mason McIntrye (Jr)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	H. Vanwormer (Jr)	1	0	0	0	1	2	50	0	2	0
12	Dawson Judd (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
13	Keelyn Payne (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	20
14	Dalton Crockett (Sr)	14	1	5	20	1	2	50	5	13	38

Desert Christian

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	159	53	13	17	30	17	8	8	8	10
4	Joseph Serrano (Sr)	13		1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
5	Tyson Dobbins (So)	28	16	2	2	4	1	1	2	5	3
10	Adam Vavala (Sr)	29	14	3	1	4	7	3	0	1	2
11	Landon Thigpen (Jr)	2		0	0		1	0	0	0	0
12	Ethan Craig (Jr)	2		0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
15	L. Ayala (Fr)	5		0	0		0	0	0	0	1
20	Logan Benson (So)	13		1	1	2	1	0	0	1	1
22	Austin Yarger (Sr)	2		0	0		0	0	0	0	0
23	Samuel Nwoso (So)	2	4	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
24	Bennett Vondrak (Sr)	28	9	2	6	8	2	3	3	1	1
25	Jack Strait (So)	2		0	0		0	0	0	0	0
30	Austin Crabtree (Sr)	2		0	0		0	0	0	0	0
33	Wyatt Strait (Sr)	2		0	0		1	0	0	0	0
55	Jonathan Brown (Sr)	29	10	3	6	9	3	0	3	0	2

Benson

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	37	13	23	36	4	1	3	18	16
1	Ruben Navarro (So)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2	Colton Bellmore (Sr)	3	3	5	8	2	0	0	5	3
4	Domonik Villa (Jr)	15	0	1	1	2	1	0	4	0
10	Mason McIntrye (Jr)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	2
11	H. Vanwormer (Jr)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
12	Dawson Judd (So)	0	2	2	4	0	0	0	1	1
13	Keelyn Payne (Jr)	2	3	4	7	0	0	3	4	4
14	Dalton Crockett (Sr)	14	4	6	10	0	0	0	1	1
23	Kellen Deskins (So)	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
33	Gabriel Montijo (Sr)	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0

Desert Christian

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Defl	TF
	Team Totals	2.13	1.00	0.80	0.80	4	1
4	Joseph Serrano (Sr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
5	Tyson Dobbins (So)	0.20	0.20	0.33	0.67		1
10	Adam Vavala (Sr)	7.00	3.00	1.50	0.00	2
11	Landon Thigpen (Jr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
20	Logan Benson (So)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
23	Samuel Nwoso (So)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
24	Bennett Vondrak (Sr)	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	1
33	Wyatt Strait (Sr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
55	Jonathan Brown (Sr)	3.00	0.00	0.00	1.50

Benson

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	0.22	0.06	0.06	0.19	1	3
2	Colton Bellmore (Sr)	0.40	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0
4	Domonik Villa (Jr)	0.50	0.25	1.00	0.00	0	0
11	H. Vanwormer (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	1
13	Keelyn Payne (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.75	0	1
14	Dalton Crockett (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1	1

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Game Story

Arizona High School Basketball - Desert Christian tops Benson

January 15, 2024: Benson, AZ 85602

Desert Christian Eagles (Tucson, AZ) backers were pleased Monday as they saw their basketball squad knock off the host Benson Bobcats (Benson, AZ), 53-39 in a non-league bout.

With the victory, Desert Christian upgrades its record to 16-4 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to San Manuel (San Manuel, AZ) to play the Miners in a 1A Tucson Northwest bout on Tuesday, January 16. The Miners come into the bout with a record of 2-12. San Manuel lost 79-5 in their recent league bout against The Gregory School (Tucson, AZ)

Next up, the Bobcats play the Santa Rita Eagles (Tucson, AZ) in a 2A East bout, on Tuesday, January 16. Benson will attempt to upgrade on its 8-13 season record. The Eagles come into the bout with a 0-9 record after their 62-32 league loss to Willcox (Willcox, AZ).

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Players of the Game

Desert Christian (23-24)

Congratulations to #10 Adam Vavala for being selected the Desert Christian Basketball Player 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

Benson (23-24)

AZ	Div.
242	25

Overall	Section	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Section %	PF	PA
13-16	7-5	5-4	5-5	3-7	.448	.583	1,451	1,444

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
Benson	11.6	11.4	11.6	11.0	-	-	-	50.0

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Team Stat Comparison

Desert Christian		Benson
61.5	Points Per Game	47.8
32.2	Rebounds Per Game	32.7
17.7	Assists Per Game	9.5
11.5	Steals Per Game	9.5
4.4	Blocks Per Game	3.1

Team Leaders

Desert Christian		Benson	National Avg.
#5 Tyson Dobbins20.4	Points Per Game	#14 Dalton Crockett11.6	4.9
#24 Bennett Vondrak8.0	Rebounds Per Game	#13 Keelyn Payne9.4	2.6
#10 Adam Vavala5.6	Assists Per Game	#4 Domonik Villa3.5	1.0
#5 Tyson Dobbins3.0	Steals Per Game	#12 Dawson Judd2.1	0.8
#24 Bennett Vondrak1.8	Blocks Per Game	#13 Keelyn Payne2.5	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Desert Christian	6-3		Benson	3-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/12/23	Desert Christian	Baboquivari	(L) 54-41	12/15/23	Benson	Baboquivari	(L) 45-42
2/2/24	Desert Christian	Baboquivari	(W) 58-53
12/19/23	St. Augustine Catholic	Desert Christian	(W) 74-53	12/8/23	Benson	St. Augustine Catholic	(W) 61-45
12/28/23	Tuba City	Desert Christian	(W) 70-49	12/29/23	Tuba City	Benson	(L) 59-56
12/29/23	Desert Christian	Arizona Lutheran Academy	(W) 91-66	12/28/23	Arizona Lutheran Academy	Benson	(L) 82-42
1/17/24	St. David	Desert Christian	(W) 80-34	1/25/24	St. David	Benson	(W) 48-34
1/26/24	The Gregory School	Desert Christian	(L) 65-54	1/4/24	The Gregory School	Benson	(L) 51-49
2/3/24	Desert Christian	The Gregory School	(L) 65-45
1/27/24	Desert Christian	San Miguel	(W) 81-35	12/15/23	San Miguel	Benson	(W) 54-21

Record Breakdown

Desert Christian (23-24)		Benson (23-24)
26-7	Overall	13-16
3-2	League	7-5
14-2	Non-League	3-3
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
6-3	Common Opponent	3-4
10-1	Home	5-4
10-4	Away	5-5
6-2	Neutral	3-7
2-1	Playoff	0-1
26-7	In-State	13-16
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0