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PioneerVela
Diamondbacks
55
Sabercats
43

The Vela (Edinburg, TX) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Pioneer (Mission, TX) by a score of 55-43.

Game Details: DH

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Pioneer----55
Vela----43
Final score provided by N. Villarreal-Sandoval.
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Game Stats

Pioneer (23-24)

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Vela (23-24)

Vela

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals4313542430
1Gg Betancourt (Jr)134142939
2Madison Cantu (So)4142538
5Kiara Quiroga (Sr)211100100
13Ava Tovar (Jr)7356070
14Haylee Cisneros (Jr)00100
15Laura Guizar (Sr)10300
20G. Tijerina (Sr)00500
33Janai Coleman164211921
Vela

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals436321911186172232
1Gg Betancourt (Jr)13393324501520
2Madison Cantu (So)413331250010
5Kiara Quiroga (Sr)200000011100
13Ava Tovar (Jr)7111000002450
14Haylee Cisneros (Jr)0010000000
15Laura Guizar (Sr)10101250020
20G. Tijerina (Sr)0050000000
33Janai Coleman161128710703933
Vela

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals431019297911612
1Gg Betancourt (Jr)1300033063
2Madison Cantu (So)403303000
5Kiara Quiroga (Sr)200001010
13Ava Tovar (Jr)727901033
14Haylee Cisneros (Jr)000010011
15Laura Guizar (Sr)101100001
20G. Tijerina (Sr)022420022
33Janai Coleman16661211132
Vela

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:FBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.440.560.750.0808
1Gg Betancourt (Jr)0.500.501.000.0001
2Madison Cantu (So)0.003.003.000.0003
5Kiara Quiroga (Sr)0.001.001.000.0000
13Ava Tovar (Jr)0.000.330.330.0001
14Haylee Cisneros (Jr)1.000.000.000.0000
15Laura Guizar (Sr)0.000.000.000.0001
20G. Tijerina (Sr)1.000.000.000.0000
33Janai Coleman0.330.330.500.5002
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Game Story

Texas High School Basketball - Pioneer topples Vela

January 2, 2024: Edinburg, TX 78539

In Tuesday's league outing, the Pioneer Diamondbacks (Mission, TX) basketball squad beat the host Vela Sabercats (Edinburg, TX), by a margin of 55-43.

The Diamondbacks (17-8) will now prepare for their outing against Sharyland (Mission, TX). The Rattlers go into the 5A Region IV District 31 outing with a 4-17 record. In their last outing, Sharyland was beaten by McAllen (McAllen, TX), 45-30, in a league outing.

The Sabercats now own a 21-4 record. They play next when they travel to Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial for a 5A Region IV District 31 outing on Friday, January 5. Vela will clash with a Wolverines squad coming off a 59-45 league loss to McAllen Memorial (McAllen, TX). The Wolverines record now stands at 3-13.

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    Rankings & Records

    Pioneer (23-24)

    TXSectionState Div.
    48996102
    OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
    26-1116-210-310-26-6.703.8891,6981,215

    Vela (23-24)

    TXSectionState Div.
    2955359
    OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
    32-616-29-312-011-3.842.8892,1461,247

    Team Scoring Averages

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    Pioneer    		13.512.312.212.24.045.9
    Vela    		14.213.413.910.98.056.5

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    Head-to-Head

    • Vela won on 12/2/2023
      12/2 @ 1:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
      Pioneer610611437
      Vela511611841

      The Pioneer (Mission, TX) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament game against Vela (Edinburg, TX) in overtime by a score of 41-37.

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    • Pioneer won on 1/2/2024
      1/2 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
      Pioneer----55
      Vela----43

      The Pioneer (Mission, TX) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Vela (Edinburg, TX) by a score of 55-43.

      Box score
    • Vela won on 2/2/2024
      2/2 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
      Vela----46
      Pioneer----28

      The Vela (Edinburg, TX) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Pioneer (Mission, TX) by a score of 46-28.

      Box score

    Team Stat Comparison

    PioneerVela
    23.4Points Per Game56.4
    23.8Rebounds Per Game34.5
    8.3Assists Per Game10.6
    9.0Steals Per Game13.1
    1.6Blocks Per Game2.4

    Team Leaders

    PioneerVelaNational Avg.
    #23 Ebonie Chatman15.1Points Per Game#33 Janai Coleman20.04.2
    #12 Anika Fleischmann12.2Rebounds Per Game#33 Janai Coleman9.72.8
    #30 Kassandra Garcia5.2Assists Per Game#1 Gg Betancourt2.80.9
    #11 Valerie Vela5.1Steals Per Game#33 Janai Coleman3.41.1
    #12 Anika Fleischmann1.7Blocks Per Game#33 Janai Coleman1.30.3

    Common Opponents

    SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
    Pioneer16-2Vela17-1
    DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
    11/9/23PioneerSan Benito(L) 60-3911/11/23VelaSan Benito(W) 33-26
    11/17/23CigarroaPioneer(W) 55-3711/21/23CigarroaVela(W) 59-44
    12/5/23PioneerValley View(W) 58-912/15/23Valley ViewVela(W) 93-14
    1/9/24Valley ViewPioneer(W) 69-191/19/24VelaValley View(W) 94-16
    12/8/23RowePioneer(W) 41-3112/19/23VelaRowe(W) 70-34
    1/12/24PioneerRowe(L) 48-351/23/24RoweVela(W) 45-33
    12/12/23PioneerPharr-San Juan-Alamo North(W) 44-2212/22/23Pharr-San Juan-Alamo NorthVela(W) 69-32
    1/16/24Pharr-San Juan-Alamo NorthPioneer(W) 27-241/26/24VelaPharr-San Juan-Alamo North(W) 58-22
    12/15/23McAllenPioneer(W) 42-2912/29/23VelaMcAllen(W) 48-32
    1/19/24PioneerMcAllen(W) 43-351/30/24McAllenVela(W) 54-30
    12/19/23PioneerMcAllen Memorial(W) 44-3112/8/23VelaMcAllen Memorial(W) 48-33
    1/23/24McAllen MemorialPioneer(W) 41-381/12/24McAllen MemorialVela(L) 49-43
    12/22/23PioneerPharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial(W) 49-211/5/24VelaPharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial(W) 73-13
    1/26/24Pharr-San Juan-Alamo MemorialPioneer(W) 43-212/6/24Pharr-San Juan-Alamo MemorialVela(W) 84-30
    12/29/23Pharr-San Juan-Alamo SouthwestPioneer(W) 70-1912/5/23Pharr-San Juan-Alamo SouthwestVela(W) 85-8
    1/30/24PioneerPharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest(W) 58-181/9/24VelaPharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest(W) 74-14
    1/5/24SharylandPioneer(W) 41-1712/12/23VelaSharyland(W) 53-34
    2/6/24PioneerSharyland(W) 44-131/16/24SharylandVela(W) 69-21

    Record Breakdown

    Pioneer (23-24)

    Vela (23-24)
    26-11
    		Overall
    32-6
    16-2
    		League
    16-2
    2-1
    		Non-League
    3-0
    1-2
    		Head to Head
    2-1
    16-2
    		Common Opponent
    17-1
    10-3
    		Home
    9-3
    10-2
    		Away
    12-0
    6-6
    		Neutral
    11-3
    1-1
    		Playoff
    2-1
    26-11
    		In-State
    32-6
    0-0
    		Out-of-State
    0-0