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Prep Sports Roundup: Flag High girls bounce back

Thursday, December 04, 2008

One night after losing its season opener, Flagstaff High responded on the road with a 64-51 win at Avondale Agua Fria on Wednesday night.

The Eagles were led by sophomore point guard Ileana Johnson, who had a game-high 25 points. She also added eight rebounds and seven steals in the win. Sophomore Kia Sandoval chipped in with 13 points, six rebounds and five assists, and senior Stephanie Ryan added 12.

Flagstaff High was able to break the game open in the second quarter. The Eagles went into the frame leading by three and erupted for 23 points. The Eagles hit five 3-pointers in the quarter, lead by Johnson, who had three.

The Eagles went 25-for-34 from the free throw line in the win.

"We still have a long way to go, but it was nice to see the team come out relaxed, patient and work together. It was definitely a better effort than (Tuesday)," Eagles coach Tyrone Johnson said. "The girls played aggressive tonight and we were able to pull away in the second quarter when we hit all of those threes."

The Eagles will return to action tonight at 5:30 p.m. against Buckeye. The game will be played at Sinagua, as the Flagstaff High gym prepares to host a wrestling tournament this weekend.

Page 56 Kayenta Monument Valley 44

T.J. Manson scored 31 points to lead Page to a win Tuesday night in a game played in Kayenta.

Manson also had six blocked shots and a steal as Page improved to 2-0 entering the start of its NGS Holiday Classic today. The Sand Devils meet St. George (Utah) Desert Hills at 5 p.m. in the first round of the three-day tourney.

At stake for the Sand Devils will be a home winning streak that dates to the 2006 NGS tournament.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Avondale Agua Fria 68 Flagstaff High 59

Tyler Tsingine scored 17 points and Joe Mesa notched 15 points and six rebounds but the Eagles couldn't rally from a slow start.

Playing without three starters, FHS fell behind last season's Class 4A, Division I state finalists by 17 points at halftime. The Eagles outscored 43-35 in the second half, but never got closer than eight points.

Daniel Frost had 10 points, Jake Scully tallied nine points and six rebounds and Stanley Woody had four assists and two points for the Eagles, who dropped to 0-2.

FHS travels to Buckeye today for a 7 p.m. game.

Prescott 44, Coconino 38

The Panthers' fourth-quarter comeback fell short on the road as Coconino dropped its second straight game.

Coconino outscored Prescott 19-8 in the fourth quarter to cut into the Badger's lead, but the Panthers ran out of time.

The Panthers fell behind almost right from the start and managed just three points in the first quarter and went into halftime down eight. Prescott stretched its lead to 16 at the end of the third, outscoring Coconino 13-4 in the third.

The Panthers were led by Donovan David with 10 points. Jeremy Reynolds and Justin Russell each added nine points in the loss.

Glendale Copper Canyon 76 Page 46

PAGE -- A 16-0 second-quarter run vaulted Copper Canyon to a rout of Page Wednesday night.

The Aztecs got 20 points each from Damian Guardiola and Sean Blanchard, and turned an 18-17 deficit after one quarter into a 45-24 halftime lead.

Page, coming off a 53-38 loss Tuesday night at Kayenta Monument Valley, gave up 35 field goals, most of them on layups. The Sand Devils' 12th consecutive loss dating to last season dropped them to 0-3 this season.

Page was led by Ramon Littleman's career-high 13 points and nine from senior guard Ryan Sellers. The smallish Sand Devils were outrebounded 36-18 and committed 22 turnovers.

White Cone 53 Northland Prep Academy 38

Andrew Rutebush scored 12 points for the Spartans in a road loss at White Cone on Friday night.

PREP WRESTLING

Flagstaff High 40, Winslow 30

Tommy Schwimmer, Alex Selvey, Joel Giannola and Aurin Llyod all recorded pins to lead the Eagles in their season opener.

Schwimmer started off the match with a pin in 1 minute at 103 pounds, Selvey registered a third-period fall at 140, Giannola pinned his opponent in 1 minute at 160 and Llyod scored a fall in 1:16 at heavyweight.

"Alex Selvey did an outstanding job," FHS coach Brady Black said. "He's a sophomore wrestling up a weight and he beat a state placewinner."

Other FHS winners included Nate Edenhofer at 112, Taylor Martin at 130, Will Giannola at 145 and Austin Funk at 189.

BOYS SOCCER

Glendale Deer Valley 5, Page 0 Phoenix North Canyon 2, Page 0

Page opened the Deer Valley tournament Wednesday with two losses by shutout.

The Sand Devils played host Deer Valley to a scoreless tie at halftime, but surrendered a goal on a penalty kick and then things began to snowball, coach Paul Gagnon said.

The Sand Devils have yet to score this season and have given up 12 goals in three matches.

"It's like there is a shield in front of the goal," Gagnon said. "We just can't seem to get it in. We had some opportunities, but we would dink it to the goalie or something. We don't have a whole lot of experience, but once that comes along, it'll be fun to see. We've got to remain positive and view it as a learning experience."

Page meets Glendale Sandra Day O'Connor at 4 p.m. today.

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