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Mesquite Thunderbird

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The Thunderbird (Phoenix, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Friday's neutral tournament game against Mesquite (Gilbert, AZ) by a score of 63-48.

Game Details: 2023 McClintock Holiday Shootout Game 4

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Mesquite	12	16	22	13	63
Thunderbird	6	17	12	13	48

Final score provided by B. Benson.

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Game Stats

Thunderbird (23-24)

Mesquite

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	63	24	50	48	55
1	C. Garven (Sr)	22	9	17	53	65
2	Jaylen Wollangk (Sr)	5	2	6	33	33
3	M. Calvin Jr (Sr)	2	0	2	0	0
5	Devone Pless (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
11	Marcus Ward (Jr)	4	1	2	50	50
22	Kobe Bradley (Jr)	12	4	7	57	71
23	Jamar Trotter (Sr)	0	0	2	0	0
32	D. Middlebrook (So)	18	8	13	62	65

Thunderbird

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	48	18	48	38	41
0	Chase Benson (Sr)	4	1	2	50	50
1	Ryan Calcaterra (Sr)	6	2	9	22	22
3	P. Strozier jr (Sr)	13	5	7	71	79
5	Kellen Braddix (Jr)	8	3	11	27	27
10	Will Clark (Sr)	8	3	9	33	39
12	Aidan Rampley (Sr)	7	3	7	43	50
20	Jordan Sayegh (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
21	Kanai Tap (Sr)	2	1	2	50	50

Mesquite

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	63	7	22	32	8	11	73	17	28	61
1	C. Garven (Sr)	22	4	7	57	0	0	0	5	10	50
2	Jaylen Wollangk (Sr)	5	0	2	0	1	2	50	2	4	50
3	M. Calvin Jr (Sr)	2	0	2	0	2	2	100	0	0	0
5	Devone Pless (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	Marcus Ward (Jr)	4	0	1	0	2	2	100	1	1	100
22	Kobe Bradley (Jr)	12	2	5	40	2	3	67	2	2	100
23	Jamar Trotter (Sr)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	D. Middlebrook (So)	18	1	3	33	1	2	50	7	10	70

Thunderbird

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	48	3	21	14	9	9	100	15	27	56
0	Chase Benson (Sr)	4	0	0	0	2	2	100	1	2	50
1	Ryan Calcaterra (Sr)	6	0	6	0	2	2	100	2	3	67
3	P. Strozier jr (Sr)	13	1	2	50	2	2	100	4	5	80
5	Kellen Braddix (Jr)	8	0	5	0	2	2	100	3	6	50
10	Will Clark (Sr)	8	1	3	33	1	1	100	2	6	33
12	Aidan Rampley (Sr)	7	1	3	33	0	0	0	2	4	50
20	Jordan Sayegh (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Kanai Tap (Sr)	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	100

Mesquite

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
	Team Totals	63	3	23	26	20	5	1	10
1	C. Garven (Sr)	22	1	5	6	4	0	0	3
2	Jaylen Wollangk (Sr)	5	0	6	6	9	1	0	3
3	M. Calvin Jr (Sr)	2	0	2	2	0	3	0	1
5	Devone Pless (Sr)	0	0	6	6	4	0	0	1
11	Marcus Ward (Jr)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Kobe Bradley (Jr)	12	1	0	1	2	0	0	0
23	Jamar Trotter (Sr)	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0
32	D. Middlebrook (So)	18	0	2	2	1	1	1	2

Thunderbird

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	48	25	14	5	1	8	18
0	Chase Benson (Sr)	4	1	0	0	0	2	4
1	Ryan Calcaterra (Sr)	6	5	4	0	1	0	4
3	P. Strozier jr (Sr)	13	4	1	1	0	2	3
5	Kellen Braddix (Jr)	8	5	5	1	0	1	2
10	Will Clark (Sr)	8	6	2	3	0	0	1
12	Aidan Rampley (Sr)	7	1	1	0	0	0	2
20	Jordan Sayegh (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
21	Kanai Tap (Sr)	2	2	1	0	0	1	0
30	Colby Schwartz (Sr)	0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Mesquite

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Chr
	Team Totals	2.00	0.50	2
1	C. Garven (Sr)	1.33	0.00
2	Jaylen Wollangk (Sr)	3.00	0.33
3	M. Calvin Jr (Sr)	0.00	3.00
5	Devone Pless (Sr)	4.00	0.00
11	Marcus Ward (Jr)	0.00	0.00	2
22	Kobe Bradley (Jr)	2.00	0.00
32	D. Middlebrook (So)	0.50	0.50

Thunderbird

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	1.75	0.63	0.28	0.06
1	Ryan Calcaterra (Sr)	4.00	0.00	0.00	0.25
3	P. Strozier jr (Sr)	0.50	0.50	0.33	0.00
5	Kellen Braddix (Jr)	5.00	1.00	0.50	0.00
10	Will Clark (Sr)	2.00	3.00	3.00	0.00
12	Aidan Rampley (Sr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
21	Kanai Tap (Sr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

Game Story

Arizona High School Basketball - Thunderbird beaten by Mesquite

December 29, 2023: Gilbert, AZ 85233

The Mesquite Wildcats ran past the visiting Thunderbird Titans basketball team by a final score of 63-48 in Friday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Wildcats face the Saguaro Sabercats (Scottsdale, AZ) in a 4A Desert Sky game, on Friday, January 5. Mesquite will attempt to move on its 12-3 season record. The Sabercats enter the game with a 4-8 record after their 64-52 non-league loss to Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek, AZ).

With the defeat, Thunderbird moves to 11-4 on the year. The Titans host Shadow Mountain (Phoenix, AZ) to face the Matadors in a 4A Skyline game on Wednesday, January 10. The Matadors enter the game with a record of 1-11. Shadow Mountain lost 67-45 in their recent non-league game against Eastmark (Mesa, AZ)

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Rankings & Records

Mesquite (23-24)

AZ	Div.
22	3

Overall	Section	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Section %	PF	PA
23-8	8-2	10-2	8-4	5-2	.742	.800	1,993	1,708

Thunderbird (23-24)

AZ	Div.
53	10

Overall	Section	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Section %	PF	PA
22-7	9-1	10-0	8-3	4-4	.759	.900	1,767	1,490

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Mesquite	15.7	19.2	16.1	15.8	64.3
Thunderbird	14.4	15.6	15.4	17.3	60.9

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Head-to-Head

Mesquite won on 12/29/2023

12/29 @ 4p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Mesquite 12 16 22 13 63
Thunderbird 6 17 12 13 48

The Mesquite (Gilbert, AZ) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral tournament game against Thunderbird (Phoenix, AZ) by a score of 63-48.
Box score
Mesquite won on 2/23/2024

2/23 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Thunderbird 9 15 15 22 61
Mesquite 15 23 9 20 67

The Thunderbird (Phoenix, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away playoff game against Mesquite (Gilbert, AZ) by a score of 67-61.
Box score

2/23 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Thunderbird	9	15	15	22	61
Mesquite	15	23	9	20	67

Team Stat Comparison

Mesquite		Thunderbird
64.3	Points Per Game	59.4
28.8	Rebounds Per Game	34.2
16.0	Assists Per Game	14.7
8.9	Steals Per Game	10.4
2.5	Blocks Per Game	4.6

Team Leaders

Mesquite		Thunderbird	National Avg.
#32 Desean Middlebrook16.7	Points Per Game	#3 Paris Strozier jr13.3	4.9
#32 Desean Middlebrook5.7	Rebounds Per Game	#10 Will Clark8.1	2.6
#2 Jaylen Wollangk6.3	Assists Per Game	#10 Will Clark2.6	1.0
#2 Jaylen Wollangk2.1	Steals Per Game	#1 Ryan Calcaterra2.0	0.8
#32 Desean Middlebrook1.6	Blocks Per Game	#10 Will Clark1.3	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Mesquite	4-1		Thunderbird	2-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
1/11/24	Seton Catholic	Mesquite	(W) 68-35	12/15/23	Seton Catholic	Thunderbird	(W) 69-44
1/25/24	Mesquite	Seton Catholic	(W) 55-54
1/18/24	Arcadia	Mesquite	(W) 70-57	12/6/23	Arcadia	Thunderbird	(W) 41-39
1/29/24	Mesquite	Arcadia	(W) 71-32
2/26/24	Deer Valley	Mesquite	(L) 51-48	11/24/23	Thunderbird	Deer Valley	(L) 62-41

Record Breakdown

Mesquite (23-24)		Thunderbird (23-24)
23-8	Overall	22-7
8-2	League	9-1
6-2	Non-League	8-0
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
4-1	Common Opponent	2-1
10-2	Home	10-0
8-4	Away	8-3
5-2	Neutral	4-4
3-2	Playoff	1-2
22-8	In-State	22-7
1-0	Out-of-State	0-0