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TaftSanta Maria
Wildcats
59
Saints
68

The Santa Maria (CA) varsity basketball team won Friday's home tournament game against Taft (CA) by a score of 68-59.

Game Details: Championship Game - SM Holiday Hoop Tourney

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Taft----59
Santa Maria----68
Final score provided by D. Yamate.
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Game Stats

Taft (23-24)

Santa Maria (23-24)

Taft

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals5923415656
11Tristen Wade (Jr)00200
12Nick Andrade (So)00500
13Chase Phillips (Sr)6365050
15Joshua Cundiff (Jr)8458080
20David Magana (Jr)522100100
21Ernie Laulu (Jr)105105050
22Blaine Neudorf (Sr)309118282
Santa Maria

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals6823
11Anthony Morales (Sr)73
13Darren Cortez (Sr)42
15J. Lupercio (Jr)3410
20Julius Medina (So)124
21Jordan Medina (So)83
23Jake Cabrera (Sr)31
Taft

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals59050131872233664
11Tristen Wade (Jr)0020
12Nick Andrade (So)0020030
13Chase Phillips (Sr)63650
15Joshua Cundiff (Jr)84580
20David Magana (Jr)51110022100
21Ernie Laulu (Jr)100100205956
22Blaine Neudorf (Sr)3012158091182
Santa Maria

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals6815771008
11Anthony Morales (Sr)712
13Darren Cortez (Sr)42
15J. Lupercio (Jr)347771003
20Julius Medina (So)124
21Jordan Medina (So)821
23Jake Cabrera (Sr)31
Taft

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals59728351364
11Tristen Wade (Jr)03321
12Nick Andrade (So)0662
13Chase Phillips (Sr)6191031
15Joshua Cundiff (Jr)8111
20David Magana (Jr)51123
21Ernie Laulu (Jr)10145211
22Blaine Neudorf (Sr)3035833
Santa Maria

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals68271519
11Anthony Morales (Sr)7863
12Fritz Columnas (Jr)111
13Darren Cortez (Sr)4563
14Ethan Kamps (Sr)1
15J. Lupercio (Jr)3414
20Julius Medina (So)1221
21Jordan Medina (So)8625
23Jake Cabrera (Sr)322
24Jacob Andree (Sr)1

Recap Video

Game Story

California High School Basketball - Santa Maria topples Taft

December 29, 2023: Santa Maria, CA 93454

In Friday's non-league outing, the Santa Maria Saints (Santa Maria, CA) basketball squad beat the visiting Taft Wildcats (Taft, CA), by a margin of 68-59.

The Saints (9-7) will now prepare for their outing against Righetti (Santa Maria, CA). The Warriors go into the non-league outing with a 2-13 record.

The Wildcats now own a 8-8 record. They play next when they host Kennedy for a South Sequoia outing on Tuesday, January 2. Taft will clash with a Thunderbirds squad coming off a 63-32 non-league loss to Merced (Merced, CA). The Thunderbirds record now stands at 5-9.

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  • Play video icon 3 Blocks vs Santa Maria 0:30
  • Play video icon 2 Fast Breaks vs Santa Maria 0:28

    Rankings & Records

    Taft (23-24)

    CASection
    68650
    OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
    20-1110-29-15-56-5.645.8331,8361,632

    Santa Maria (23-24)

    CASection
    92077
    OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
    17-136-49-55-33-5.567.6002,0191,857

    Team Scoring Averages

    Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
    Taft    		14.810.810.813.8-59.2
    Santa Maria    		16.618.718.316.67.067.3

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    Team Stat Comparison

    TaftSanta Maria
    59.2Points Per Game67.0
    38.9Rebounds Per Game31.6
    14.2Assists Per Game14.1
    7.7Steals Per Game12.1
    4.7Blocks Per Game0.0

    Team Leaders

    TaftSanta MariaNational Avg.
    #22 Blaine Neudorf22.2Points Per Game#15 Johnathan Lupercio24.04.9
    #22 Blaine Neudorf11.2Rebounds Per Game#13 Darren Cortez6.92.6
    #13 Chase Phillips4.0Assists Per Game#11 Anthony Morales5.71.0
    #21 Ernie Laulu1.9Steals Per Game#11 Anthony Morales2.80.8
    #13 Chase Phillips2.7Blocks Per Game#12 Fritz Columnas0.00.3

    Common Opponents

    SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
    Taft2-0Santa Maria3-1
    DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
    12/28/23TaftSan Luis Obispo Classical Academy(W) 64-3812/2/23Santa MariaSan Luis Obispo Classical Academy(W) 93-73
    12/15/23San Luis Obispo Classical AcademySanta Maria(W) 66-61
    12/28/23TaftMorro Bay(W) 78-771/9/24Morro BaySanta Maria(L) 68-65
    1/26/24Santa MariaMorro Bay(W) 61-54

    Record Breakdown

    Taft (23-24)

    Santa Maria (23-24)
    20-11
    		Overall
    17-13
    10-2
    		League
    6-4
    2-2
    		Non-League
    4-2
    0-1
    		Head to Head
    1-0
    2-0
    		Common Opponent
    3-1
    9-1
    		Home
    9-5
    5-5
    		Away
    5-3
    6-5
    		Neutral
    3-5
    2-1
    		Playoff
    1-1
    20-11
    		In-State
    17-13
    0-0
    		Out-of-State
    0-0