Nevada High School Basketball - Amplus Academy overwhelmed by Legacy
January 23, 2024: Las Vegas, NV 89113 The Amplus Academy Archers basketball team (Las Vegas, NV), was overwhelmed 74-11 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Legacy Longhorns (North Las Vegas, NV)
The Longhorns now possess a 14-9 record. They put it on the line next when they host Bonanza for a 4A Sky battle on Friday, January 26. Legacy will confront a Bengals team coming off a 49-27 league loss to Valley (Las Vegas, NV). The Bengals record now stands at 3-8.
The Archers (0-12) will now prepare for their battle against Southeast Career Tech (Las Vegas, NV). The Roadrunners come into the 4A Sky battle with a 9-13 record. In their last battle, Southeast Career Tech trounced Eldorado (Las Vegas, NV), 57-17, in a league battle.
First Quarter
Q1 - Amplus:
The trend for Amplus Academy this season has been a slow start. This game was no different.
Offense: Amplus only took 6 shots, making 2 on 2 assists, and earned 2 free throws, but were limited by 11 turnovers.
Defense: Amplus gave up 17 points on 18 shots, plus 6 free throws.
Rebounding: Amplus got outrebounded 6 to 11, allowing Legacy additional shots on the offensive end.
End of Q1 Score: 7-17
Second Quarter
Q2 - Amplus:
Offense: Amplus improved execution taking 11 shots, making 1 with 1 assist, but earned no free throws, and were limited by 13 more turnovers.
Defense: Amplus gave up 26 points on 28 shots, plus 3 free throws.
Rebounding: Amplus got outrebounded 8 to 12, helping Legacy earn additional shots on the offensive end.
End of Q2 Score: 9-43 (halftime)
Third Quarter
Q3 - Amplus:
Amplus Academy came out of the halftime locker room with another slow start, turning the ball over in the backcourt multiple times, giving Legacy several easy layups to put this game further out of reach.
Offense: Amplus only took 5 shots, making 1 on 1 assist, and earned 2 free throws, but limited turnovers to 5 after the rough start to the quarter.
Defense: Amplus gave up 16 points on 13 shots, plus 1 free throw.
Rebounding: Amplus did a better job boxing out and were almost even on rebounds at 5 to 6, limiting Legacy's additional shots on the offensive end.
End of Q3 Score: 11-59
Fourth Quarter
Q4- Amplus:
With the game already decided, Amplus cleared their bench most of this quarter.
Offense: Amplus took 4 shots, making none, and no free throws, but limited turnovers to 6.
Defense: Amplus gave up 15 points on 18 shots, plus 4 free throws.
Rebounding: Amplus subs were outrebounded 3 to 9, allowing Legacy additional shots on the offensive end.
End of Q4 Score: 11-74 (final)
