Coconino lost against Seton Catholic back in November of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Coconino Panthers fell 46-34 to the Seton Catholic Sentinels. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Sentinels are ranked 48th).
When it comes to explaining why Coconino lost, don't look at Autumn Larsen. Despite the final result, she posted 11 points.
Seton Catholic had a senior duo take command as Mia Dipuccio almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine blocks and Carmella Gallardo earned 14 points and eight steals. Those nine blocks gave Dipuccio a new career-high.
This is the second loss in a row for Coconino and nudges their season record down to 2-7. As for Seton Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
Coconino wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 62-27 defeat against Mingus on the 17th. As for Seton Catholic, they will welcome Benjamin Franklin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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