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ThatcherSafford
Eagles
53
Bulldogs
40

The Safford (AZ) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's neutral conference game against Thatcher (AZ) by a score of 53-40.

Game Details: Eastern Arizona College

This game is a part of the "2015 Arizona High School Boys Basketball Playoff Brackets: AIA - Division III Section V" tournament.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Thatcher----53
Safford----40
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Game Story

Arizona High School Basketball - Thatcher fells Safford

February 11, 2015: Thatcher, AZ 85552

Thatcher Eagles (Thatcher, AZ) backers were in high spirits Wednesday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Safford Bulldogs (Safford, AZ), 53-40 in a league bout.

With the triumph, Thatcher moves its record to 21-6 on the year. The Eagles travel to Palo Verde (Tucson, AZ) to face the Titans in a non-league game on Saturday, February 14. The Titans enter the game with a record of 13-12. Palo Verde won 59-51 in their recent league game against Bisbee (Bisbee, AZ)

With the defeat, Safford moves to 16-11 on the year.

Rankings & Records

Thatcher (14-15)

NationalAZDiv.
5,399857
OverallSectionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Section %PFPA
24-811-28-17-39-4.750.8461,7731,406

Safford (14-15)

NationalAZDiv.
9,43913220
OverallSectionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Section %PFPA
16-117-56-37-33-5.593.5831,4121,325

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2Final
Thatcher		11.512.113.512.06.08.055.4
Safford		13.811.513.215.20052.3

Head-to-Head

  • Thatcher won on 12/16/2014
    12/16 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Thatcher----57
    Safford----31

    The Thatcher (AZ) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Safford (AZ) by a score of 57-31.

    Box score
  • Thatcher won on 1/7/2015
    1/7Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Safford----43
    Thatcher----49

    The Safford (AZ) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's away conference game against Thatcher (AZ) by a score of 49-43.

    Box score
  • Thatcher won on 2/11/2015
    2/11 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Thatcher----53
    Safford----40

    The Thatcher (AZ) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's neutral conference game against Safford (AZ) by a score of 53-40.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

ThatcherSafford
26.2Points Per Game-
16.0Rebounds Per Game-
3.4Assists Per Game-
3.0Steals Per Game-
1.7Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

ThatcherSaffordNational Avg.
#32 Jeff Shumway11.8Points Per Game
-
4.9
#30 Jared Jorgensen10.4Rebounds Per Game
-
2.6
#21 Mason Mortensen1.6Assists Per Game
-
1.0
#32 Jeff Shumway1.5Steals Per Game
-
0.8
#30 Jared Jorgensen2.5Blocks Per Game
-
0.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Thatcher16-5Safford12-5
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/26/14ThatcherTanque Verde(W) 53-4812/31/14SaffordTanque Verde(W) 59-57
12/30/14ThatcherTanque Verde(W) 55-30
12/2/14ThatcherMorenci(L) 59-5112/30/14SaffordMorenci(L) 74-46
12/31/14ThatcherMorenci(L) 53-341/26/15SaffordMorenci(W) 64-62
1/6/15MorenciThatcher(W) 57-522/2/15MorenciSafford(W) 61-59
12/4/14AlchesayThatcher(L) 59-5212/12/14AlchesaySafford(L) 38-33
12/11/14AlchesayThatcher(W) 58-35
12/9/14ThatcherWillcox(W) 62-3912/1/14WillcoxSafford(W) 66-37
1/22/15WillcoxThatcher(W) 53-45
12/11/14ThatcherSt. Johns(W) 48-3712/13/14SaffordSt. Johns(W) 58-48
12/12/14MogollonThatcher(W) 61-4012/11/14MogollonSafford(L) 49-39
1/9/15ThatcherAlta Vista(W) 75-351/29/15SaffordAlta Vista(W) 1-0 (F)
1/13/15Palo VerdeThatcher(W) 64-482/3/15SaffordPalo Verde(L) 80-53
2/14/15ThatcherPalo Verde(L) 56-46
1/15/15ThatcherSan Miguel(W) 54-192/6/15SaffordSan Miguel(W) 65-36
1/21/15ThatcherBisbee(W) 56-531/23/15BisbeeSafford(L) 57-47
2/17/15ThatcherBisbee(W) 50-44
1/28/15ThatcherWalden Grove(W) 53-391/8/15SaffordWalden Grove(W) 49-33
1/30/15Santa RitaThatcher(W) 65-431/14/15Santa RitaSafford(W) 54-50
2/3/15ThatcherBenson(L) 50-4911/25/14BensonSafford(W) 69-34
1/16/15SaffordBenson(W) 70-56
2/5/15SahuaritaThatcher(W) 64-461/20/15SahuaritaSafford(W) 50-43

Record Breakdown

Thatcher (14-15)

Safford (14-15)
24-8
Overall
16-11
11-2
League
7-5
6-4
Non-League
4-5
3-0
Head to Head
0-3
16-5
Common Opponent
12-5
8-1
Home
6-3
7-3
Away
7-3
9-4
Neutral
3-5
2-1
Playoff
0-0
24-8
In-State
16-11
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0