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Desert Ridge Highland

Jaguars

Hawks

The Highland (Gilbert, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against Desert Ridge (Mesa, AZ) by a score of 59-48.

Game Details: Highland High School

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Desert Ridge	-	-	-	-	59
Highland	-	-	-	-	48

Final score provided by S. AIA.

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Game Stats

Highland (23-24)

Desert Ridge

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	59	25	61	41	43
3	Hannah Mask (Sr)	0	0	2	0	0
4	Kaycee Steinke (Sr)	23	9	21	43	50
10	Lexi Herrera (Sr)	4	2	9	22	22
21	Erica Venell (Jr)	2	1	4	25	25
25	Saige Miller (Sr)	25	12	21	57	57
30	Kaylee Cole (So)	3	0	1	0	0
33	Ryan Blair (Fr)	2	1	3	33	33

Highland

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	48	21	60	35	40
1	Megan Kalkman (So)	2	1	6	17	17
3	Addison Riggs (So)	10	4	16	25	31
10	Emilee Searle (So)	15	7	22	32	34
11	Emery Wright (Fr)	5	2	3	67	83
12	A. Anderson (So)	12	5	9	56	67
32	Bailey Williams (Fr)	4	2	4	50	50

Desert Ridge

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	59	3	13	23	6	16	38	22	48	46
3	Hannah Mask (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	Kaycee Steinke (Sr)	23	3	7	43	2	4	50	6	14	43
10	Lexi Herrera (Sr)	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	7	29
21	Erica Venell (Jr)	2	0	2	0	0	3	0	1	2	50
25	Saige Miller (Sr)	25	0	0	0	1	4	25	12	21	57
30	Kaylee Cole (So)	3	0	0	0	3	4	75	0	1	0
33	Ryan Blair (Fr)	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	50

Highland

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTA	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	48	6	24	25	8	15	36	42
1	Megan Kalkman (So)	2	0	4	0	0	1	2	50
3	Addison Riggs (So)	10	2	9	22	0	2	7	29
10	Emilee Searle (So)	15	1	4	25	6	6	18	33
11	Emery Wright (Fr)	5	1	2	50	0	1	1	100
12	A. Anderson (So)	12	2	4	50	2	3	5	60
32	Bailey Williams (Fr)	4	0	1	0	0	2	3	67

Desert Ridge

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
	Team Totals	59	14	24	38	15	11	2	13
3	Hannah Mask (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4	Kaycee Steinke (Sr)	23	2	1	3	4	0	0	3
10	Lexi Herrera (Sr)	4	1	8	9	3	1	0	6
15	Mia Herrera (So)	0	1	3	4	2	0	0	1
21	Erica Venell (Jr)	2	2	5	7	3	4	0	1
25	Saige Miller (Sr)	25	5	6	11	2	4	2	0
30	Kaylee Cole (So)	3	2	1	3	0	0	0	1
33	Ryan Blair (Fr)	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	1

Highland

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	48	14	17	31	13	11	3	19	11
1	Megan Kalkman (So)	2	2	1	3	1	1	0	0	1
3	Addison Riggs (So)	10	4	4	8	6	3	0	2	0
10	Emilee Searle (So)	15	4	4	8	4	5	3	5	3
11	Emery Wright (Fr)	5	3	2	5	1	1	0	4	3
12	A. Anderson (So)	12	0	3	3	1	0	0	0	1
32	Bailey Williams (Fr)	4	1	3	4	0	1	0	8	3

Desert Ridge

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO
	Team Totals	1.15	0.85
3	Hannah Mask (Sr)	0.00	1.00
4	Kaycee Steinke (Sr)	1.33	0.00
10	Lexi Herrera (Sr)	0.50	0.17
15	Mia Herrera (So)	2.00	0.00
21	Erica Venell (Jr)	3.00	4.00
25	Saige Miller (Sr)	2.00	4.00
33	Ryan Blair (Fr)	1.00	1.00

Highland

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.68	0.58	1.00	0.27	17
1	Megan Kalkman (So)	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	4
3	Addison Riggs (So)	3.00	1.50	3.00	0.00	6
10	Emilee Searle (So)	0.80	1.00	1.67	1.00	6
11	Emery Wright (Fr)	0.25	0.25	0.33	0.00	1
12	A. Anderson (So)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0
32	Bailey Williams (Fr)	0.00	0.13	0.33	0.00	0

Game Story

Arizona High School Basketball - Highland falls to Desert Ridge

February 2, 2024: Gilbert, AZ 85234

In Friday's league match, the visiting Desert Ridge Jaguars basketball team scored a good 59-48 triumph over the Highland Hawks.

In their next game, the Jaguars meet the Corona del Sol Aztecs (Tempe, AZ) in a 6A Central match, on Monday, February 5. Desert Ridge will attempt to better on its 15-10 season record. The Aztecs enter the match with a 5-19 record after their 60-19 league win over Queen Creek (Queen Creek, AZ).

With the defeat, Highland moves to 13-12 on the year. The Hawks travel to Campo Verde (Gilbert, AZ) to meet the Coyotes in a non-league match on Tuesday, February 6. The Coyotes enter the match with a record of 18-7.

Players of the Game

Desert Ridge (23-24)

Congratulations to #25 Saige Miller for being selected the Desert Ridge Girls Basketball Player of the Game.

Highland (23-24)

Highland has not selected any Players of the Game.

Rankings & Records

Desert Ridge (23-24)

AZ	Div.
74	18

Overall	Section	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Section %	PF	PA
16-11	5-5	7-5	6-4	3-2	.593	.500	1,382	1,198

Highland (23-24)

AZ	Div.
71	17

Overall	Section	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Section %	PF	PA
15-14	5-5	8-7	5-6	2-1	.517	.500	1,387	1,471

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Desert Ridge	9.7	7.8	12.8	10.2	51.2
Highland	9.0	10.1	12.3	9.9	47.8

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Head-to-Head

Highland won on 1/23/2024

1/23 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Highland 16 11 25 18 70
Desert Ridge 9 13 22 11 55

The Highland (Gilbert, AZ) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Desert Ridge (Mesa, AZ) by a score of 70-55.
Box score
Desert Ridge won on 2/2/2024

2/2 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Desert Ridge - - - - 59
Highland - - - - 48

The Desert Ridge (Mesa, AZ) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Highland (Gilbert, AZ) by a score of 59-48.
Box score

1/23 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Highland	16	11	25	18	70
Desert Ridge	9	13	22	11	55

Team Stat Comparison

Desert Ridge		Highland
51.6	Points Per Game	47.6
32.8	Rebounds Per Game	27.5
12.4	Assists Per Game	8.9
12.2	Steals Per Game	11.1
3.4	Blocks Per Game	3.3

Team Leaders

Desert Ridge		Highland	National Avg.
#4 Kaycee Steinke16.4	Points Per Game	#2 Madilyn Gewirtz15.7	4.2
#25 Saige Miller10.3	Rebounds Per Game	#2 Madilyn Gewirtz8.0	2.8
#3 Hannah Mask3.2	Assists Per Game	#2 Madilyn Gewirtz2.7	0.9
#25 Saige Miller2.9	Steals Per Game	#2 Madilyn Gewirtz3.2	1.1
#25 Saige Miller1.8	Blocks Per Game	#2 Madilyn Gewirtz1.6	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Desert Ridge	4-8		Highland	6-8

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/16/23	Desert Ridge	Desert Vista	(L) 88-33	1/18/24	Desert Vista	Highland	(L) 92-44
1/5/24	Desert Vista	Desert Ridge	(L) 63-32	2/1/24	Highland	Desert Vista	(L) 79-20
11/25/23	Campo Verde	Desert Ridge	(L) 51-44	2/6/24	Highland	Campo Verde	(L) 56-44
12/5/23	Mesa	Desert Ridge	(L) 48-39	11/21/23	Mesa	Highland	(L) 56-31
				2/22/24	Highland	Mesa	(W) 52-49
12/7/23	Desert Ridge	Sunnyslope	(L) 73-41	12/1/23	Sunnyslope	Highland	(L) 58-51
1/9/24	Queen Creek	Desert Ridge	(W) 62-14	1/12/24	Queen Creek	Highland	(W) 52-21
1/18/24	Desert Ridge	Queen Creek	(W) 62-28	1/26/24	Highland	Queen Creek	(W) 57-19
1/12/24	Gilbert	Desert Ridge	(L) 82-60	1/16/24	Gilbert	Highland	(L) 68-46
1/26/24	Desert Ridge	Gilbert	(L) 72-40	1/25/24	Highland	Gilbert	(L) 75-25
1/25/24	Desert Ridge	Corona del Sol	(W) 62-38	11/21/23	Corona del Sol	Highland	(W) 60-52
2/5/24	Corona del Sol	Desert Ridge	(W) 60-58	12/14/23	Highland	Corona del Sol	(W) 42-41
				1/30/24	Corona del Sol	Highland	(W) 69-34
2/22/24	Desert Ridge	Cibola	(L) 56-34	12/30/23	Highland	Cibola	(L) 67-34

Record Breakdown

Desert Ridge (23-24)		Highland (23-24)
16-11	Overall	15-14
5-5	League	7-5
5-3	Non-League	2-6
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
4-8	Common Opponent	6-8
7-5	Home	8-7
6-4	Away	5-6
3-2	Neutral	2-1
0-1	Playoff	2-1
15-11	In-State	15-14
1-0	Out-of-State	0-0