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Highland Desert Ridge

Hawks

Jaguars

The Desert Ridge (Mesa, AZ) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Highland (Gilbert, AZ) by a score of 45-44.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Highland	-	-	-	-	44
Desert Ridge	-	-	-	-	45

Final score provided by S. AIA.

Recap
Box Score
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Game Stats

Desert Ridge (20-21)

Highland

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	193	44	19	47	40	41
0	Derick Kaps (Sr)	36	6	3	5	60	60
2	Isaac Kaps (So)	6	2	1	2	50	50
3	Matt Shorts (Jr)	15	2	0	2	0	0
5	Aj Riggs (Jr)	26	4	1	6	17	17
10	Jase Adams (So)	10	0	0	2	0	0
12	Andrew Walker (Jr)	3	0	0	0
13	Jake Stitcher (Sr)	26	4	2	6	33	33
33	Noah Peterson (So)	33	8	3	6	50	58
35	M. Knollmiller (Jr)	38	18	9	18	50	50

Desert Ridge

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	45	17	49	35	39
1	Jared Nichols (Sr)	2	1	1	100	100
2	Matt Haltorp (Sr)	15	4	11	36	45
3	Joe Kelsey (Sr)	5	2	13	15	19
5	Gavin Bray (Sr)	0	0	6	0	0
15	Devin Miller (So)	6	3	5	60	60
33	Kaden Kennedy (Sr)	17	7	13	54	58

Highland

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	193	44	1	14	7	5	11	45	18	33	55
0	Derick Kaps (Sr)	36	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	5	60
2	Isaac Kaps (So)	6	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
3	Matt Shorts (Jr)	15	2	0	1	0	2	2	100	0	1	0
5	Aj Riggs (Jr)	26	4	0	4	0	2	2	100	1	2	50
10	Jase Adams (So)	10	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
12	Andrew Walker (Jr)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Jake Stitcher (Sr)	26	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	33
33	Noah Peterson (So)	33	8	1	4	25	1	2	50	2	2	100
35	M. Knollmiller (Jr)	38	18	0	2	0	0	1	0	9	16	56

Desert Ridge

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	45	4	17	24	7	11	64	13	32	41
1	Jared Nichols (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
2	Matt Haltorp (Sr)	15	2	6	33	5	8	63	2	5	40
3	Joe Kelsey (Sr)	5	1	4	25	0	0	0	1	9	11
5	Gavin Bray (Sr)	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
15	Devin Miller (So)	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	4	75
33	Kaden Kennedy (Sr)	17	1	1	100	2	2	100	6	12	50

Highland

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	193	44	7	24	31	10	5	1	23	15
0	Derick Kaps (Sr)	36	6	4	9	13	3	1	1	4	2
2	Isaac Kaps (So)	6	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
3	Matt Shorts (Jr)	15	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	1
5	Aj Riggs (Jr)	26	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	3
10	Jase Adams (So)	10	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	1
12	Andrew Walker (Jr)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Jake Stitcher (Sr)	26	4	2	2	4	1	0	0	3	5
33	Noah Peterson (So)	33	8	1	6	7	3	1	0	2	2
35	M. Knollmiller (Jr)	38	18	0	3	3	2	1	0	5	0

Desert Ridge

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	PF
	Team Totals	45	14	15	29	9	14	21	12
1	Jared Nichols (Sr)	2	1	4	5	1	4	2	3
2	Matt Haltorp (Sr)	15	3	2	5	1	2	2	0
3	Joe Kelsey (Sr)	5	0	1	1	3	3	8	3
5	Gavin Bray (Sr)	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1
15	Devin Miller (So)	6	6	4	10	2	2	2	1
33	Kaden Kennedy (Sr)	17	4	3	7	0	3	7	4

Highland

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.44	0.22	0.33	0.07	4
0	Derick Kaps (Sr)	0.75	0.25	0.50	0.50	0
2	Isaac Kaps (So)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0
3	Matt Shorts (Jr)	0.00	0.33	1.00	0.00	1
5	Aj Riggs (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2
10	Jase Adams (So)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
13	Jake Stitcher (Sr)	0.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	0
33	Noah Peterson (So)	1.50	0.50	0.50	0.00	0
35	M. Knollmiller (Jr)	0.40	0.20	1.00	0.00	0

Desert Ridge

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	0.43	0.67	1.17	2	5
1	Jared Nichols (Sr)	0.50	2.00	1.33	0	0
2	Matt Haltorp (Sr)	0.50	1.00	2.00	1	3
3	Joe Kelsey (Sr)	0.38	0.38	1.00	0	1
5	Gavin Bray (Sr)	2.00	0.00	0.00	1	0
15	Devin Miller (So)	1.00	1.00	2.00	0	1
33	Kaden Kennedy (Sr)	0.00	0.43	0.75	0	0

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Game Story

Arizona High School Basketball - Highland can't hold off Desert Ridge

January 19, 2021: Mesa, AZ 85212

The Desert Ridge Jaguars basketball team scored 45 points and held the visiting Highland Hawks to 44 in the Jaguars league triumph on Tuesday.

The Jaguars now sport a 1-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Basha for a non-league contest on Thursday, January 21. Desert Ridge will battle a Bears team coming off a 67-54 league win over Chandler (Chandler, AZ). The Bears record now stands at 1-0.

The Hawks (0-1) will now prepare for their contest against Mountain Ridge (Glendale, AZ). The Mountain Lions enter the non-league contest with a 0-1 record. In their last contest, Mountain Ridge was nudged by Chaparral (Scottsdale, AZ), 91-68, in a league contest.

Rankings & Records

Highland (20-21)

AZ	Div.
30	7

Overall	Section	Home	Away	Win %	Section %	PF	PA
13-5	7-3	7-1	6-4	.722	.700	1,148	934

Desert Ridge (20-21)

AZ	Div.
51	11

Overall	Section	Home	Away	Win %	Section %	PF	PA
11-8	6-4	6-1	5-7	.579	.600	1,117	1,126

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Highland	15.7	12.7	14.0	17.3	-	63.8
Desert Ridge	16.0	13.8	15.7	10.2	9.0	58.8

Head-to-Head

Desert Ridge won on 1/19/2021

1/19 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Highland - - - - 44
Desert Ridge - - - - 45

The Highland (Gilbert, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Desert Ridge (Mesa, AZ) by a score of 45-44.
Box score
Highland won on 2/18/2021

2/18 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Desert Ridge - - - - 60
Highland - - - - 73

The Desert Ridge (Mesa, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Highland (Gilbert, AZ) by a score of 73-60.
Box score

2/18 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Desert Ridge	-	-	-	-	60
Highland	-	-	-	-	73

Team Stat Comparison

Highland		Desert Ridge
63.7	Points Per Game	59.5
31.8	Rebounds Per Game	23.4
14.3	Assists Per Game	11.5
5.6	Steals Per Game	7.6
2.2	Blocks Per Game	1.4

Team Leaders

Highland		Desert Ridge	National Avg.
#5 Aj Riggs15.2	Points Per Game	#3 Joe Kelsey18.5	5.1
#33 Noah Peterson8.5	Rebounds Per Game	#33 Kaden Kennedy7.2	2.7
#1 Matix Arnett3.3	Assists Per Game	#3 Joe Kelsey3.8	1.0
#35 Mason Knollmiller1.1	Steals Per Game	#2 Matt Haltorp1.9	0.8
#33 Noah Peterson0.5	Blocks Per Game	#33 Kaden Kennedy0.4	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Highland	8-3		Desert Ridge	7-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
1/22/21	Queen Creek	Highland	(W) 65-52	1/29/21	Desert Ridge	Queen Creek	(W) 63-39
2/9/21	Highland	Queen Creek	(W) 63-52	3/2/21	Queen Creek	Desert Ridge	(W) 60-59
1/25/21	Red Mountain	Highland	(W) 75-26	2/17/21	Desert Ridge	Red Mountain	(W) 57-46
1/29/21	Corona del Sol	Highland	(W) 58-48	1/26/21	Desert Ridge	Corona del Sol	(W) 52-51
3/2/21	Highland	Corona del Sol	(L) 76-71	2/26/21	Corona del Sol	Desert Ridge	(L) 50-41
2/11/21	Highland	Chandler	(W) 73-43	2/12/21	Chandler	Desert Ridge	(W) 95-92
2/17/21	Mountain Pointe	Highland	(W) 69-63	2/2/21	Mountain Pointe	Desert Ridge	(W) 65-60
2/26/21	Highland	Mountain Pointe	(L) 64-52	3/5/21	Desert Ridge	Mountain Pointe	(L) 65-57
3/1/21	Highland	Desert Vista	(W) 74-53	1/22/21	Desert Ridge	Desert Vista	(L) 54-47
3/5/21	Desert Vista	Highland	(W) 67-65	2/24/21	Desert Vista	Desert Ridge	(W) 64-56
3/11/21	Basha	Highland	(L) 61-52	1/21/21	Desert Ridge	Basha	(L) 74-61

Record Breakdown

Highland (20-21)		Desert Ridge (20-21)
13-5	Overall	11-8
7-3	League	6-4
6-2	Non-League	5-4
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
8-3	Common Opponent	7-4
7-1	Home	6-1
6-4	Away	5-7
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
13-5	In-State	11-8
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0