Basketball Recap: Camp Verde Drops Season-High Score on Northland Prep Academy

Cowboys

Team Score (Highest)

01/30/25 vs Northland Prep Academy	79
01/21/25 vs Red Rock	77
12/14/24 vs Valley	70
12/13/24 vs Blue Ridge	70
12/17/24 vs Williams	68

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Camp Verde). They walked away with a 79-70 win over the Northland Prep Academy Spartans on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cowboys also won the last time the pair played back in November of 2023.

Camp Verde's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Julian Perez led the charge by dropping a double-double on 21 points and ten boards. With that strong performance, Perez is now averaging an impressive 8 rebounds per game. Jordan McMahon-Fullmer was another key player, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 11 boards.

Camp Verde smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.

Despite the loss, Northland Prep Academy still got an impressive performance from Simon Pickup, who went 6 of 9 from beyond the arc to rack up 28 points in addition to five steals and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Pickup a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Karren, who posted 11 points and five rebounds.

Camp Verde is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points over those games. As for Northland Prep Academy, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-9.

Camp Verde wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, an 88-79 victory against Madison Highland Prep on the 31st. As for Northland Prep Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 67-65 win against St. Johns on the 1st.