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    2014-15 TIGER VARSITY ROSTER    
    # PLAYER HEIGHT WEIGHT CLASS      
    10 Cole Carlson 6' 2 180 Sr      
    12 Christian Jorgensen 5' 11 150 Sr      
    15 Connor LaGanke 5' 10 130 Jr      
    20 Justin Hopkins 6' 2 170 Sr      
    21 Corey Thomas 6' 1 195 Sr      
    22 Nick Agostino 6' 0 150 Sr PLAYER    
    23 Caden Towt 6' 1 155 So PROFILES    
    24 Dylan Roach 6' 2 155 So      
    25 Jacob Nicolds 6' 5 185 Jr      
    30 Tyler Green 5' 10 130 Jr      
    33 Chris Bowling 6' 7 165 Jr      
    40 Truman Moore 6' 8 235 Sr      
    44 Byron Hurd 6' 4 190 Sr      
         
    2014-15 TIGER VARSITY SCHEDULE    
    NOVEMBER TIME LOCATION OPPONENT RESULT RECORD    
    11/20 Thursday 6:00PM Home Scrimmage-Marcos de Niza NA NA    
    11/25 Tuesday 5:00PM Pinnacle (L) 49-55 0-1    
    11/26 Wednesday 3:30PM Chinle (W) 62-33 1-1    
    11/28 Friday 2:00PM Westview (W) 58-50 2-1    
    DECEMBER TIME LOCATION OPPONENT RESULT RECORD    
    12/02 Tuesday 7:00PM Away Queen Creek (W) 52-26 3-1    
    12/05 Friday 7:00PM Away Highland (W) 62-51 4-1    
    12/09 Tuesday 7:00PM Home Gilbert Christian W) 52-43 5-1    
    12/11 Thursday 7:00PM Away Red Mountain (W) 61-55 6-1    
    12/15 Monday 7:00PM Home Corona del Sol (L) 60-52 6-2    
    12/26 Friday 7:00PM Mountain View (L) 67-68 6-3    
    12/27 Saturday 4:00PM Canyon Springs (NV) (W) 65-45 7-3    
    12/29 Monday 10:00AM Federal Way (WA) (L) 54-64 7-4    
    12/30 Tuesday 11:30AM Chaparral (L) 53-56 7-5    
    01/02 Friday 12:30PM Chinle (W) 73-55 8-5    
    -- -- -- HOOP HALL @ CHAPARRAL HS -- --    
    JANUARY TIME LOCATION OPPONENT RESULT RECORD    
    01/06 Tuesday 7:00PM Away Mesa (W) 62-56 9-5    
    01/08 Thursday 7:00PM Home Hamilton (W) 58-28 10-5    
    01/09 Friday 7:00PM Away Central (W) 48-45 11-5    
    01/13 Tuesday 7:00PM Away Mesquite (W) 65-33 12-5    
    01/20 Tuesday 7:00PM Home North (W) 68-50 13-5    
    01/21 Wednesday 7:00PM Home Highland (W) 48-43 14-5    
    01/23 Friday 7:00PM Away Chandler (W) 85-66 15-5    
    01/27 Tuesday 7:00PM Home Basha (W) 61-36 16-5    
    01/29 Thursday 7:00PM Away Desert Vista (W) 64-51 17-5    
    01/30 Friday 7:00PM Away Skyline (W) 80-59 18-5    
    February TIME LOCATION OPPONENT RESULT RECORD    
    02/03 Tuesday 7:00PM Home Perry* (L) 55-59 18-6    
    02/04 Wednesday 7:00PM Home Mountain Pointe** (W) 57-42 19-6    
    02/06 Friday 7:00PM Away Desert Ridge (W) 69-47 20-6    
    February TIME LOCATION SUPER SECTIONAL OPPONENT RESULT RECORD    
    02/11 Wednesday 5:15PM Camelback St. Mary's (L) 57-59 20-7    
    FEBRUARY TIME LOCATION STATE TOURNAMENT RESULT RECORD    
    02/21 Saturday 7:00PM Home Pinnacle (W) 48-40 21-7    
    02/25 Wednesday TBA ASU Mountain View (L) 45-65 21-8    
    -- -- -- -- TBA -- --    
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    SPECIAL EVENT    
    * PARENT NIGHT    
    ** SENIOR NIGHT    
    2014-15 TIGER GAME RECAPS    

 

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●●● GILBERT - MOUNTAIN VIEW ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
The third-seeded Toros (24-7) executed to perfection most of the night and pulled away early in the fourth period to knock off the sixth-seed Tigers (21-8) at Wells Fargo Arena. Mountain View won an earlier meeting in overtime in December.

Mountain View used a 12-1 run to begin the final quarter to break the contest open. That extended a six-point lead to 17. Mountain View battered Gilbert with threes from guard Tommy Kuhse (five), who totaled 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the field. Kuhse's buzzer beater in the first meeting gave the Toros that win. Mountain View worked the baseline often for post-ups and backdoor buckets as part of its game.

David Beecher, who had a big game offensively in the second round win over Basha, poured in 15 points and Trevor Willis added 13 points -- seven from the free-throw line. Mountain View faces Desert Vista in Saturday's 6 p.m. semi at Grand Canyon University. Gilbert was led by senior post Truman Moore (14 points) and Chris Bowling and Nick Agostino with 10 points apiece.
 
TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT -- -- -- -- 45
MESA MT. VIEW -- -- -- -- 65
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson - - - - - - - - -
Jorgensen - - - - - - - - -
LaGanke - - - - - - - - -
Hopkins - - - - - - - - -
Thomas - - - - - - - - -
Agostino - - - - - - - - -
Towt - - - - - - - - -
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds - - - - - - - - -
Green - - - - - - - - -
Bowling - - - - - - - - -
Moore - - - - - - - - -
Hurd - - - - - - - - -

TOTAL

 - - - - - - - - -

PCT

 - - - 00% 00% 00% - - -

 

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●●● GILBERT - PINNACLE ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
By Russ Christ, Special to Tribune

In a closely-contested game, Cole Carlson knew he had to do something.

Through three quarters, the 6-2 senior guard for Gilbert had scored a single point and his team trailed Pinnacle by one in a Boys Division I state tournament second-round game at home.

But then Carlson decided to take over.

He knocked down a couple jump shots.

Carlson drove to the basket.

And he scored seven of his 11 points to help break open a tight game and led Gilbert to a 48-40 win over the Pinnacle Pioneers on Saturday.

“It was because of my teammates finding me,” Carlson said of his fourth quarter play. “I think we all share the ball and we don’t care who gets the shots. It’s whoever has the hot hand. Before the game all the seniors talked. We told each other to play our hardest and execute, don’t give up, and win every 50/50 ball because this is our last game at home.”

Sixth-seeded Gilbert, now 21-7, could have won by more if not for suspect ball handling, numerous turnovers and poor shooting. The Tigers repeatedly lost possessions without getting shots, pressured by Pinnacle’s tenacious defense.

And, uncharacteristically, the Tigers missed 11 of 16 free throws.

“We’re normally a better free throw shooting team,” Carlson said, “but sometimes they don’t go in.”

The Tigers led 11-10 after the first period, largely due to the toughness of senior Truman Moore, a 6-8, 235-pound senior center. Moore scored four points early and defended the rim against a taller and deeper Pinnacle team that had beaten the Tigers on November 25 in the season opener.

Perhaps more impressive?

Moore and his teammates limited Pinnacle to only six points in the decisive fourth quarter.

“We work hard and we play together,” Moore said. “It’s just a team effort all the way around. I loved that type of game. I’m a big physical guy. They have a lot of physical guys and the officials just let us play.”

Junior Chris Bowling, a 6-7, 165-pound First Team D1 Section II player, carried the Tigers in the first half, scoring 12 of his team-high 16 points. He also knocked down two 3-pointers under pressure, keeping his team in the game.

Tied at 21 at the half, Pinnacle seemed to have the upper hand because of its depth.

But the Pioneers couldn’t get their shots to fall in the second half.

“Survive and advance,” said Gilbert’s Jay Caserio, the Co-Coach of the Year in Section II. “Survive and advance. That’s my comment.”

The Pioneers finished its season 19-10.

Pinnacle was led by Ben Wahlberg, who had 11 points, and Trevor Baker, who chipped in nine. A.J. Elliot scored seven.

Nick Agostino and Jacob Nicolds, who made key three key free throws in the last minute, added seven and six points, respectively, for the Tigers.

 
TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT -- -- -- -- 48
PINNACLE -- -- -- -- 40
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson 2 3 2 3-5 1-4 1-2 10 1 -
Jorgensen - - - - - - - - -
LaGanke - - - - - - - - -
Hopkins 1 5 - 1-2 0-2 - 2 1 -
Thomas - - - - - - - - -
Agostino 2 2 - 2-9 1-2 0-2 7 - -
Towt - - - - - - - - -
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds - 4 - 2-2 0-2 3-8 7 6 -
Green - - - - - - - - -
Bowling - 8 1 4-7 2-3 2-4 16 - -
Moore - 13 3-9 - - - 6 2 2
Hurd - - - - - - - - -

TOTAL

 5 35 3 15-34 3-13 6-16 48 10 2

PCT

 - - - 44% 23% 38% - - -

 

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●●● GILBERT - ST. MARY ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●


 
TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT -- -- -- -- 57
ST. MARY -- -- -- -- 59
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson 2 3 - 2-3 0-1 3-3 7 1 1
Jorgensen - - - - - - - - -
LaGanke - - - - - - - - -
Hopkins - 4 1 1-2 - 0-2 2 2 -
Thomas - - - - - - - - -
Agostino 2 1 - 3-4 1-2 2-2 11 7 -
Towt - - - - - - - - -
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds 2 1 - 1-3 0-2 3-9 5 2 1
Green - - - - - - - - -
Bowling 1 6 1 6-10 3-9 1-2 20 - 1
Moore 2 11 6-9 - - 0-1 12 2 -
Hurd - 4 - - - - - 1 -

TOTAL

 9 30 2 19-31 4-14 9-19 57 15 3

PCT

 - - - 61% 29% 47% - - -

 

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●●● GILBERT - DESERT RIDGE ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●


 
TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT -- -- -- -- 69
DESERT RIDGE -- -- -- -- 47
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson - 2 - - 1-2 - 3 1 -
Jorgensen - 1 0-1 - - - - - -
LaGanke - 1 0-1 - - - - - -
Hopkins - 2 1 1-1 1-1 2-2 7 - -
Thomas - 1 - - - - - 1 -
Agostino 2 4 1 5-7 0-1 6-7 16 3 -
Towt - 2 - 0-2 - 4-4 4 - -
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds - 8 - 1-3 2-3 6-6 14 3 -
Green - - - - 1-1 - 3 - -
Bowling 2 4 1 4-8 0-3 4-4 12 1 2
Moore 2 5 - 4-7 - 2-4 10 2 3
Hurd - - - - - - - - -

TOTAL

 6 30 3 15-30 4-11 24-27 69 11 5

PCT

 - - - 50% 36% 89% - - -

 

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●●● GILBERT - MOUNTAIN POINTE ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
The Tigers were able to bounce back from Tuesday night's loss to Perry with a victory over the Pride from Mountain Pointe on senior night by a score of 57 - 42. The Tigers started the game fairly sharp by outscoring the Pride in the first quarter by a score of 19 -11. The second quarter did not fair as well as the Tigers got into foul trouble and there was a definite lack of energy on both sides of the ball. Halftime score Tigers 28, Prided 22.

The second half the Tigers were pretty good on the defensive end and started to execute well to get some easy baskets. All 12 Tigers were able to get into the game and on senior night all 7 seniors got into the scoring column. The Tigers were led in scoring by Chris Bowling's 16 points and Truman Moore also scored in double figures with 13 points.

 
TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT 19 09 14 15 57
MOUNTAIN POINTE 11 11 07 13 42
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson 3 6 1 0-2 1-2 2-2 5 - 2
Jorgensen - 1 - 1-2 - - 2 1 -
LaGanke 1 - - - - - - - -
Hopkins - 3 1 1-3 - - 2 2 1
Thomas 1 2 - - 1-1 - 3 - -
Agostino 3 1 1 0-1 1-2 5-6 8 5 -
Towt - - - - - - - - -
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds 1 7 - 3-5 0-1 0-2 6 1 -
Green - 1 - - - - - - -
Bowling 1 4 - 4-7 1-5 5-7 16 2 1
Moore 2 10 - 6-10 - 1-2 13 5 -
Hurd - 1 - 1-2 0-1 - 2 - -

TOTAL

 12 36 3 16-32 4-12 13-19 57 16 4

PCT

 - - - 50% 33% 68% - - -

 

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●●● GILBERT - PERRY ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●


 
TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT -- -- -- -- 55
PERRY -- -- -- -- 59
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson 1 1 1 4-4 1-3 2-2 13 - -
Jorgensen - - - - - - - - -
LaGanke - - - - - - - - -
Hopkins 1 5 1 1-1 0-1 1-2 3 - -
Thomas - - - - - - - - -
Agostino - 5 2 2-9 0-3 5-8 9 1 -
Towt - - - - - - - - -
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds - 6 - 2-4 0-2 3-4 7 2 -
Green - - - - - - - - -
Bowling 1 2 - 3-7 0-7 2-2 8 1 2
Moore - 11 - 3-8 - 4-4 10 3 2
Hurd - 1 - 1-1 1-2 - 5 1 -

TOTAL

 3 31 4 16-34 2-18 17-22 55 8 4

PCT

 - - - 47% 11% 77% - - -

 

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●●● GILBERT - SKYLINE ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●


 
TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT -- -- -- -- 80
SKYLINE -- -- -- -- 59
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson 1 2 - - 0-1 - - 2 -
Jorgensen - - - - - 1/2 1 - -
LaGanke - - - 0-1 - - - - -
Hopkins 3 6 1 2-4 - 1-2 5 - -
Thomas - 4 - 1-2 1-1 1-2 6 1 1
Agostino 4 4 1 8-9 - 2-3 18 5 -
Towt - 2 - 1-2 0-2 1-1 3 2 1
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds - 8 - 0-1 1-1 8-10 11 1 1
Green - 1 - - - 0-2 - - -
Bowling 3 5 1 2-8 5-6 3-4 22 1 2
Moore - 10 - 7-11 - 0-1 14 1 3
Hurd - - - - - - - - -

TOTAL

 11 42 3 21-38 7-10 17-27 80 13 8

PCT

 - - - 55% 70% 63% - - -

 

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●●● GILBERT - DESERT VISTA ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Despite coming in as a road underdog, Gilbert (Ariz.) High controlled the tempo Thursday night from the outset -- building an early 13-point lead, pushing it to 18 in the second half before knocking off one of the state's elite programs, Phoenix (Ariz.) Desert Vista, 64-51.

Truman Moore had a game-high three blocks against Desert Vista. Three players -- Nick Agostino, Chris Bowling and Truman Moore -- reached double figures, while Jacob Nicolds and Cole Carlson pitched in with 16 points and nine rebounds combined.

With the upset victory, Jay Caserio's squad improved to 17-5 on the season.

Here's a look back at the stunning wire-to-wire victory:

The conditions outside the gymnasium at Desert Vista were dreary to say the least. And for the home side, it wasn't much better inside.

Two days removed from its loss at No. 1-ranked Tempe (Ariz.) Corona del Sol, Desert Vista looked like a squad that had the wind taken out of its sails -- missing five of its first six shots, while allowing Gilbert to start a perfect 7-of-7 from the field.

Standout forward Brandon Clarke (18 points and five rebounds) and senior guard David Powell (10 points and five assists) tried to rally their teammates in the second half, but the Thunder never got closer than eight points in the final 16 minutes.

Tony Darden doesn't need to prove he's one of the best coaches in Division I. His resume and his team's growth this season speaks for itself. But it's becoming clearer and clearer that his toughest challenge of 2014-15 starts right now. Desert Vista still has the talent, athleticism, speed and depth to compete for a state title, however if it can't overcome its current bout of adversity, talk of appearances in the semifinals and final will be moot.

All the credit in the world goes to Gilbert Coach Jay Caserio, though, for having his team ready to play against one of the top teams in the state.

Gilbert threw the first punch and had no problem throwing additional jabs throughout the evening. Offensively, Agostino and Carlson did a nice job of fighting through a consistent full court press or half court trap, Bowling and Nicolds were impressive with their ability to knock down jumpers consistently along the perimeter and Moore illustrated a knack for finding open space in the paint -- which allowed his guards to find an easy target when they slipped through the cracks of the defense.

Because of the type of balance they show on offense and relentless effort they put in at the defensive, there's no telling how far the Tigers can go. Even in its losses to Corona del Sol, Mesa (Ariz.) Mountain View and Phoenix (Ariz.) Pinnacle, Gilbert hung in until the final buzzer. If Caserio and Co. are playing into late February don't be surprised.

It was hard not to notice 6-foot-8 senior center Truman Moore Thursday -- what with the sweat constantly flopping off his free-flowing hair and the tongue he'd stick out after almost every big play in the contest.

What stood out even more was how he stood tough (seven rebounds, charge drawn and three blocks) against Clarke, despite the fact the matchup didn't exactly look like an even one on paper.

"He's a three-year starter for us," said Caserio. "He's had a lot of stuff he's had to go through individually. His dad passed away when he was a sophomore. He's gone through more than most kids go through in a lifetime. He's really come around for us. He had a rough start to the year but never complained.

"His body language has always been good, and really he's our energy guy. At practice, he's our loudest guy and it's not even close. The hard work is paying off for him."

After the game, Moore didn't try to duck questions when asked about his rough start. Instead, he credited his teammates and the coaching staff for believing that he could fight through the struggles.

"My coaches have done a great job of working with me," said Moore. "At the beginning of the season, I wasn't really putting in the work that I needed to. They really got on me and let me know what I'm capable of if I trust that the team has my back. They've continued to be positive with me and put me in a great position to play and be successful."

 
TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT -- -- -- -- 64
DESERT VISTA -- -- -- -- 51
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson 4 4 1 2-5 - 3-4 7 4 -
Jorgensen - - - - - - - - -
LaGanke - - - - - - - - -
Hopkins - 4 1 - - - - 1 -
Thomas - - - - - - - - -
Agostino 2 3 - 5-8 - 7-8 17 2 -
Towt - - - - - - - - -
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds 2 6 - 2-5 1-1 2-2 9 4 -
Green - - - - - - - - -
Bowling 1 1 1 2-2 3-4 1-3 14 1 1
Moore - 8 - 6-8 - - 12 3 5
Hurd 1 2 - - 1-1 2-2 5 1 -

TOTAL

 10- 29 3 17-28 5-6 15-19 64 16 6

PCT

 - - - 61% 83% 79% - - -

 

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●●● GILBERT - BASHA ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●


 
TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT -- -- -- -- 61
BASHA -- -- -- -- 36
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson 1 6 1 1-2 1-1 - 5 3 -
Jorgensen - - - 0-2 - - - - -
LaGanke - 2 - - - 1-2 1 1 -
Hopkins - 1 1 1-1 - 1-2 3 - -
Thomas - - - - 1-1 - 3 - -
Agostino 5 1 2 5-11 0-1 6-6 16 2 -
Towt - 1 - - - - - - -
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds - 2 - 3-4 0-1 5-6 11 - -
Green 1 1 - 0-1 - - - - -
Bowling 2 4 2 3-6 1-4 2-2 11 2 2
Moore 1 12 - 4-7 - 0-2 8 - 1
Hurd 1 1 - - 1-1 - 3 1 -

TOTAL

 11 31 5 17-24 4-9 16-21 61 9 3

PCT

 - - - 71% 44% 76% - - -

 

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●●● GILBERT - CHANDLER ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
The Tigers went on the road Friday and came away with an 85-66 victory over the Chandler Wolves.

 

TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT -- -- -- -- 85
CHANDLER -- -- -- -- 66
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson 2 3 - 2-5 - 2-2 6 1 1
Jorgensen - - - - - - - - -
LaGanke - 1 - - - - - 1 -
Hopkins 2 5 - 4-4 - - 8 - 1
Thomas - - - - - - - - -
Agostino 2 7 1 7-10 0-1 - 4-6 18 2
Towt - - - - - - - 1 -
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds - 10 1 7-12 - 3-3 17 2 -
Green - - 1 0-1 - - - - -
Bowling 1 6 - 6-9 0-4 - 12 2 -
Moore 3 8 - 3-4 - 4-4 10 - 1
Hurd 1 - - 22-3 2-4 4-5 14 2 -

TOTAL

 11 40 3 31-47 2-9 17-20 85 11 3

PCT

 - - - 66% 22% 85% - - -

 

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●●● GILBERT - HIGHLAND ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
In one of the best rivalries in the state the Gilbert Tigers ground out a home victory over the Highland Hawks in The Jungle by the score of 48 - 43 thanks to the huge boost given by the GOONS. The Tigers were also able to earn their 4th straight program sweep.

The Hawks played inspired basketball from the tip and pretty much dominated the game and were beating the Tigers to every rebound and 50/50 ball. At one point the Hawks held a 16 - 5 advantage. The Tigers were able to weather the storm a bit in the first half and claw themselves back within 5 points by a score of 23 - 18.

Throughout the second half the Tigers turned up their intensity on both ends and started chipping away at the Hawk lead by regularly getting to the charity stripe. At the end of 3 quarters the Hawks still held a 3 points lead. The Tigers defense and rebounding was very good in the 4th quarter holding the Hawks to only one made field goal on a put back shot late in the game. Justin Hopkins and Jacob Nicolds keyed the defensive unit down the stretch of the game. Chris Bowling and Jacob Nicolds both netted huge free throws down the stretch to seal the win.

The Tigers got close to evening up the 50/50 balls at the end of the game and after being down by 3 rebounds at the half ended up out-rebounding the Hawks by 4 overall at the end of the game. Double digit scorers for the Tigers were Jacob Nicolds with 14 points, Chris Bowling with 13 points and Nick Agostino with 12 points. Jacob and Chris led the Tigers in rebounding totals too with 7 and 6 boards respectively.

 
TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT 05 13 15 15 48
HIGHLAND 16 07 13 07 43
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson - 2 1 2-5 - - 4 1 1
Jorgensen - - - - - - - - -
LaGanke - - - - - - - - -
Hopkins 1 5 1 1-2 0-1 - 2 - -
Thomas - - - - - - - - -
Agostino 1 4 2 4-9 0-1 4-8 12 3 -
Towt 1 1 - - - - - - -
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds - 7 - 3-7 0-1 8-9 14 3 2
Green - - - - - - - - -
Bowling - 6 - 2-5 1-4 6-6 13 - 2
Moore - 4 1 0-1 - - - 1 2
Hurd - 1 1 0-1 1-4 - 3 - -

TOTAL

 3 30 6 12-30 2-11 18-23 48 8 7

PCT

 - - - 40% 18% 78% - - -

 

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●●● GILBERT - NORTH ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
The Tigers earned a good home victory and a program sweep Tuesday night versus the North Mustangs. The Tigers jumped on North quickly in the first quarter by getting defensive stops, rebounds and scoring in transition. Many of the transition baskets ended with a Tiger assisting Chris Bowling as tallied 16 points in the first and a game high 25 points. At the end of the 1st quarter the Tigers doubled up the Mustangs by the score of 24-12. The Tigers continued their strong play in the 2nd quarter too and went into the break with a 43-19 lead.

The Tigers extended their lead to 30 points into the third quarter, but the Mustangs finished very strong and ending the quarter on a 11-0 to cut the lead back to 20 points. North getting the ball to start the 4th quarter executed nicely to hit another three by Mario Gamez who led the Mustangs with 12 points. From that point the Tigers buckled down on the defensive end and were able to execute well enough to regain their comfortable lead throughout the rest of the game. Also scoring in double figures for the Tigers was Jacob Nicolds with 13 points and hauled in 8 rebounds. Nick Agostino and Truman Moore also notched 12 points apiece.


 
TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT 24 19 11 14 68
NORTH 12 07 16 15 50
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson - 4 1 1-2 0-2 4-5 6 4 -
Jorgensen - - - - - - - - -
LaGanke - - - - - - - - -
Hopkins 1 4 1 - - - - - -
Thomas - - - 0-1 - - - - -
Agostino 3 4 1 3-4 1-3 3-5 12 2 -
Towt - - - - - - - 1 1
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds - 8 - 4-7 - 5-10 13 1 1
Green - 1 - - - - - - -
Bowling 1 7 3 6-9 3-4 4-6 25 5 -
Moore 3 5 2 5-7 - 2-2 12 1 3
Hurd 1 4 1 0-1 0-1 - - - -

TOTAL

 9 36 10 19-30 4-11 18-28 68 15 5

PCT

 - - - 63% 36% 64% - - -

 

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●●● GILBERT - MESQUITE ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
The Tigers took on the Mesquite Wildcats Tuesday night on the road and earned a 65-33 victory and the Tiger program earned a sweep as both the JV and freshmen also won their games. The Tigers started out fairly sharp on both ends of the ball, but took a bit of a blow early when starting point guard Nick Agostino drove to the basket, but got fouled and went to the floor awkwardly, dislocating his thumb, sending him to the bench for the remainder of the game. Nick's replacement, sophomore Caden Towt, stepped in nicely and ran the team well.

The Tigers switched their defenses between man and zone frequently throughout the first half keeping the Wildcats off balance causing many perimeter jump shots which the Tigers cleaned up. The Tigers were able to get out in transition a little and score and when they needed to run offense they shared it well to get high percentage shots. The Tigers also rebounded well offensively leading to many second chance points.

Scoring in double figures for the Tigers were Chris Bowling, Jacob Nicolds and Cole Carlson, netting 19, 17 and 10 points respectively. Leading rebounders were Truman Moore and Jacob Nicolds with 7 boards each. The Wildcats were led by Pope with 12 points. Ten of the 12 Tigers were able to get in the scoring column also.


 
TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT 18 23 15 09 65
MESQUITE 10 06 11 06 33
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson - 2 1 3-5 1-1 1-2 10 - -
Jorgensen - 1 - 1-2 0-1 - 2 - -
LaGanke - - - - - - - - -
Hopkins - 7 2 1-1 - - 2 - -
Thomas - 4 - 1-2 1-2 - 5 1 -
Agostino - - - - - - - - -
Towt 4 4 - 0-1 0-1 1-2 1 1 1
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds 2 7 - 4-6 2-2 3-4 17 - -
Green - 1 - - 1-1 - 3 - -
Bowling - 2 4 4-7 3-8 2-2 19 2 -
Moore - 7 1 2-4 - - 4 - 1
Hurd - 2 - 0-2 0-3 2-2 2 1 -

TOTAL

 6 37 8 16-30 8-19 9-12 65 5 2

PCT

 - - - 55% 39% 75% - - -

 

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●●● GILBERT - CENTRAL ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●


 
TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT -- -- -- -- 48
CENTRAL -- -- -- -- 45
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson 1 4 1 2-2 1-2 - 7 1 -
Jorgensen - - - - - - - - -
LaGanke - - - - - - - - -
Hopkins - - - - - - - 1 -
Thomas - - - - - - - - -
Agostino 3 2 - 2-2 1-2 4-8 11 7 -
Towt - - - - - - - - -
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds - 7 1 3-3 2-4 2-2 14 2 -
Green - - - - - - - - -
Bowling 1 5 1 0-1 1-3 4-4 7 4 -
Moore - 15 - 4-8 - - 8 1 2
Hurd - - - - - - - 2 -

TOTAL

 5 33 3 11-16 5-11 10-14 48 18 2

PCT

 - - - 89% 45% 71% - - -

 

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●●● GILBERT - HAMILTON ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●


 
TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT -- -- -- -- 58
HAMILTON -- -- -- -- 28
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson 1 4 - 1-4 1-1 4-5 9 1 -
Jorgensen - 1 - - - 0-1 - - -
LaGanke - - - - 1-1 - 3 1 -
Hopkins - 1 - - - - - - -
Thomas - 2 1 1-3 1-2 2-2 7 - -
Agostino 2 3 - 2-5 1-3 2-2 9 1 -
Towt 2 2 - - - - - - 1
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds - 5 - 6-8 1-2 2-6 14 - 2
Green - 1 0-1 0-1 - - - - -
Bowling - 4 3 3-8 1-2 3-4 12 - 2
Moore - 2 5 0-4 - - - - 4
Hurd 1 3 - - 1-1 1-2 4 - -

TOTAL

 8 31 4 13-33 7-13 14-22 58 3 9

PCT

 - - - 39% 54% 64% - - -

 

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●●● GILBERT - MESA●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Gilbert stops Mesa High in overtime
January 6, 2015 by Les Willsey, AIA365

Gilbert boys basketball coach Jay Caserio thought he saw daylight Tuesday night in his team's struggle to protect leads and win a few more close games. A seven-point lead with 2:55 to play in regulation was Caserio's reason for optimism.

Well, that lead vanished as time ran out in regulation, but his Tigers executed enough in overtime to pull out a 62-56 victory over Mesa High in a Division I game at Jackrabbit Gym.

"We've come close a few times closing games out and I thought we might be over the hump up eight," Caserio said of a 48-40 edge with 4:29 to play. "We did better tonight. We won. We're not quite there yet, but we made progress."

Gilbert (9-5, 5-1 power-ranking games) got clutch scoring in the fourth period and overtime from Chris Bowling and reserve Byron Hurd. They also got a handful of rebounds from 6-8 senior post Truman Moore (10 points), who twice got the ball back for his team in overtime after teammates missed the front end of one-and-ones. Bowling finished with a game-high 20 points -- 16 in the second half. Hurd scored eight of his 11 points in the fourth quarter, including two 3s that left with with three treys for the game.

Bowling, a 6-foot-7 junior, made the biggest shot of the night, swishing a 3 with 39 seconds left in overtime to put Gilbert ahead to stay, 55-53. Mesa had taken its final lead of the night at 53-52 on Drew Hatch's third trey of game with 1:58 left. Mesa (14-2, 7-1 prg) had a chance to extend its lead to three with 1:04 left in OT, but missed the front end of a one-and-one. It wasn't until Bowling sank two free throws and Moore one in the final 10 seconds that Gilbert was home free.

"Chris made some big shots and we rebounded well," Caserio said. "We needed to. We had a size advantage, and looked to take advantage of that."

Gilbert did just that as they fed Moore in the post for seven first-quarter points and nine overall in the first half. Gilbert led at hafltime 27-25, but Mesa managed to rally and lead 40-36 after three periods. That was courtesy of eight points from its big man -- Darius Godeau and 6-of-6 free-throw shooting by the Jackrabbits in the quarter.

Mesa coach Shane Burcar, who saw his team drop its first game of the season on its home floor, was disappointed with his team's execution in overtime. .

"You have to make free throws and get the rebounds when they miss," Burcar said. "We did make some big shots to get back in it, but we had the opportunity to win this one. We got a good shot off at the end of regulation., too. We had chances."

Mesa was led in scoring by David Cummard with 14 points, 12 in the first half. Kale Abbott added 12 and Goudeau chipped in with 10. Mesa made 10 3s in the game -- five in the first half and five in the second half and overtime.
 
TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT -- -- -- -- 62
MESA -- -- -- -- 56
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson 1 4 - 3-6 - - 6 1 -
Jorgensen - - - - - - - - -
LaGanke - - - - - - - - -
Hopkins - 3 - 1-1 - - 2 1 -
Thomas - - - - - - - - -
Agostino 4 3 1 1-4 0-4 6-6 8 6 -
Towt - - - - - - - - -
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds 1 2 - 1-3 1-2 - 5 - -
Green - - - - - - - - -
Bowling 2 2 3 6-7 2-4 2-3 20 - 1
Moore 1 11 - 4-7 - 2-3 10 1 2
Hurd - 3 - - 3-3 2-2 11 3 -

TOTAL

 9 28 4 16-28 6-13 12-14 62 12 2

PCT

 - - - 00% 00% 00% - - -

 

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●●● VISITMESA.COM TOURNAMENT●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●

Mountain View

PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson 1 2 1 2-4 0-1 2-3 4 1 1
Jorgensen - - - - - - - - -
LaGanke - - - - - - - - -
Hopkins - 5 - - 0-1 - - 1 -
Thomas - 2 - - - - - 2 -
Agostino 3 6 - 6-9 1-5 2-2 17 4 -
Towt - - - - - - - 2 -
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds 2 4 - 3-4 3-3 - 15 5 -
Green - - - - - - - - -
Bowling 1 11 1 7-10 0-5 1-5 15 4 2
Moore 1 3 1 3-3 - 6-6 12 2 1
Hurd 1 1 - 0-1 1-1 1-2 4 - -

TOTAL

 9 34 3 21-31 5-16 12-18 67 21 1

PCT

 - - - 68% 31% 67% - - -

CANYON SPRINGS

PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson - 4 3 - 2-3 - 6 - -
Jorgensen - - - - - - - - -
LaGanke - - - - 0-1 2-2 2 - -
Hopkins - 5 1 0-2 0-1 - - - -
Thomas - - - - - 0-1 - - -
Agostino 1 3 1 1-3 5-7 5-8 22 2 -
Towt - - - 0-1 - - - - -
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds 3 4 - 3-6 1-4 1-2 10 2 -
Green - 1 2-2 - - - 4 1 -
Bowling 3 3 1 1-7 1-1 - 5 3 1
Moore 5 8 - 3-5 - - 6 2 2
Hurd 2 1 - 2-3 1-1 2-2 9 2 -

TOTAL

 14 29 5 12-29 10-18 10-15 64 12 3

PCT

 - - - 41% 56% 67% - - -

 

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FEDERAL WAY

PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson 1 3 1 0-1 1-3 - 3 3 1
Jorgensen - - - - - - - - -
LaGanke - - - - - - - - -
Hopkins 1 3 - - - - - - -
Thomas - - - - - - - - -
Agostino 2 1 1 3-6 1-4 3-4 12 6 -
Towt - - - - - - - 1 -
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds 2 7 1 3-5 1-1 - 9 3 -
Green - - - - - - - - -
Bowling - 3 - 7-13 1-3 1-2 18 5 -
Moore - 5 - 2-2 - 2-2 6 4 -
Hurd 1 2 1 0-1 2-3 - 6 1 -

TOTAL

 7 25 4 15-28 6-14 6-8 54 23 1

PCT

 - - - 54% 43% 75% - - -

CHAPARRAL

PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson 3 6 - 3-4 2-2 1-2 13 3 1
Jorgensen - - - - - - - - -
LaGanke - - - - - - - - -
Hopkins - 4 - - - - - - -
Thomas - - - - - - - - -
Agostino 5 5 - 2-8 2-3 0-2 10 4 -
Towt - 1 1 0-1 - - - 1 -
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds 1 1 - 1-4 0-4 - 2 - -
Green - - - - - - - - -
Bowling 1 4 - 3-5 4-9 2-3 20 2 2
Moore 2 12 - 2-8 - 4-6 8 2 1
Hurd - 2 - 1-1 - 3 - - -

TOTAL

 12 35 1 11-30 7-19 7-13 56 12 4

PCT

 - - - 37% 37% 54% - - -

 

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●●● GILBERT -  CORONA DEL SOL ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
BY LES WILLSEY - AIA365.COM

Corona del Sol's boys basketball team encountered its first taste of adversity this season on Monday night facing Gilbert High on its home floor. That adversity didn't subside until the final couple minutes as the Aztecs rallied in the fourth period for a 60-52 victory over the Tigers in a Division I game at The Jungle.

Corona del Sol (7-0, 4-0 in power-ranking games) won its 27th consecutive game dating back to last season's loss to national power Findlay Prep, its only blemish in 2013-14 on the way to a third straight big-school title and a 34-1 record overall. Gilbert (6-2, 4-1 prg) entered Monday playing good ball, too.

Two of Corona''s top holdovers from last year -- sophomore guard Alex Barcello and senior forward Dane Kuiper -- keyed some pressure defense via a trap that after the first period yielded turnovers and several lay ups to help Corona get back in the game. Barcello finished with a team-high 22 points -- eight in the fourth quarter. Kuiper tallied 16 points and freshman center Marvin Bagley III added 14 points.

"They played very well and shot the ball well early," Corona del Sol coach Sammy Duane Jr. said. "They hit everything. We didn't close on shooters, and were too soft defensively. Once we got some pressure going it helped us get back in it. We haven't been behind like that since Findlay Prep last year. We have some work to do, but being able to come back and win one like this was good."

The Tigers stunned the the Aztecs with an opening quarter, field-goal barrage that might have been good enough to put away most opponents for the rest of the game. After three minutes of the opening quarter, Gilbert led, 15-2. Gilbert guard Nick Agostino connected on three 3s in the first quarter, three more in the second and finished the first half with 20 points. Gilbert made 12-of-21 shots from the field in the opening half. Agostino finished with 22 points and teammate Chris Bowling added 11 points.

"We started out hot and executed our game plan," Gilbert coach Jay Caserio. "We made a lot of shots. But they don't give you a prize for leading for three quarters. We had trouble with their trap. We didn't figure it out in time."

Gilbert led virtually all the way the first 27 minutes. Other than a couple brief leads of one and two points Corona managed in the second period, Gilbert led after one period 17-15, at intermission 33-28 and 44-39 heading to the fourth period. A three at the buzzer of the third period by Bowling gave the Tigers a boost and positive vibes to huddle prior to the fourth.

Those vibes, however, ebbed away as Corona's pressure at half- and front-court combined with overall solid play in the final period took a toll on Gilbert.

Gilbert busted out to a 15-2 lead after three minutes of play thanks mainly to the three-point shooting of Agostino. Corona recovered and by quarter's end was down by only two. Corona took the lead for good with 4:45 left as the 6-foot-10 Bagley got the ball low, scored was fouled and completed a three-point play for a 48-46 Aztecs' lead.

Corona forced another of Gilbert's 19 turnovers -- 11 in the second half -- that led to an open three for Corona's Tyrell Henderson, who was praised in post game for his defense throughout the night, in the right corner and Henderson buried it. It was only the second three Corona made in the game and its lead was now 51-46. An offensive foul on Gilbert turned the ball over again. Corona ended ended up with a lay up as Barcello slipped through the Tigers zone for an easy lay up. Corona had begun that possession with what looked like a four-corners offense for the final three minutes.

Byron Hurd connected for Gilbert's 10th and final three of the game to pull the Tigers within 53-49 with 2:35 to go. Four free throws by Barcello and a Barcello no-look feed to Bagley for a layup with 29 seconds left bumped the lead to 59-50. Game over
 
TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT 17 16 11 08 52
CORONA DEL SOL 15 13 11 21 60
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson 1 2 1 0-3 0-4 4
Jorgensen - - - - - - - - -
LaGanke - - - - - - - - -
Hopkins - 3 - 1-2 0-3 2 - -
Thomas - - - - - - - - -
Agostino 3 1 2 2-3 6-10 - 22 7 -
Towt - - - - - - - 1 -
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds - 4 - 1-1 2-2 - 8 2 -
Green - - - - - - - - -
Bowling - 6 - 3-8 1-4 2-4 11 2 -
Moore 4 3 1 1-1 2 2 1
Hurd - 2 - 2-3 1-2 7 1 -

TOTAL

 8 21 4 10-21 10-25 2-4 52 19 1

PCT

 48% 40% 50%





 

 

 

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●●● GILBERT -  RED MOUNTAIN ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
The Tigers earned a hard fought victory on the road versus a well coached Red Mountain team by a score of 61-55.  Coming into the contest both teams had a 5-1 record with Red Mountain's only loss coming in their Thanksgiving tournament championship. 

The Tigers were very sharp to start the game going up 11 - 0 from the tip.  Cole Carlson hit a couple of mid-range jump shots and Jacob Nicolds and Nick Agostino dropped in a couple of threes.  Red Mountain called two consecutive timeouts early in the first, but eventually were able to regroup and claw back into the game.  At the end of the 1st quarter the Tigers led 18-10.  The Lions played very well in the 2nd quarter, getting defensive stops and getting out in the break for some easy baskets.  To top it off, the last possession of the 1st half, the Tigers were on defensive and did a great job to get a stop, but the ball squirted out to Jalen Jenkins and he canned a three at the buzzer to get the Mountain Lions within 3 points.

The Tigers started the 2nd half well again and were able to get the ball inside for high percentage shots by Byron Hurd and Chris Bowling.  Going into the fourth quarter with a 7 point lead the Tigers started to get rattled and turned the ball over too many times and allowed Red Mountain to actually take a 1 point lead.  Coming out of the TO the Tigers looked much more poised and big offensive rebound put-backs by Chris Bowling and Jacob Nicolds put them back in front.  The Tigers were able to make enough free throws down the stretch to pull out the victory. 

Jacob Nicolds was very good defensively all night with the responsibility of guarding Jalen Jenkins and keeping him out of the paint.  Jacob also scored 13 points for the Tigers.  Chris Bowling led all scorers with 16 points and Byron Hurd, scoring 15 points, had one of his best games of the year on both sides of the ball.  Trace Edmire led four Red Mt. double digit scorers with 14 points. 

 
TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT 18 11 14 18 61
RED MOUNTAIN 10 16 10 19 55
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson 3 - - 2-4 0-2 2-2 6 2 -
Jorgensen - - - - - - - - -
LaGanke - - - - - - - - -
Hopkins 3 1 - - 0-1 1-2 1 - -
Thomas - - - - - - - - -
Agostino 2 6 1 2-3 1-1 1-2 8 3 -
Towt - - - - - - - - -
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds - 8 - 2-3 2-2 3-4 13 4 -
Green - - - - - - - - -
Bowling 1 4 1 6-9 1-3 1-1 16 5 2
Moore 2 4 - 1-6 - - 2 2 2
Hurd - 4 - 3-4 1-2 6-8 15 - -

TOTAL

 11 27 2 16-29 5-11 14-19 61 16 4

PCT

 - - - 55% 45% 74% - - -





 

 

 

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●●● GILBERT -  GILBERT CHRISTIAN ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
The Tigers had their home opener versus Gilbert Christian who was coming off winning the annual Christian Cup tournament and was able to capture a 52 - 43 victory. The Knights came out strong and connected from downtown on their first 3 possessions to put the Tigers into a hole early. The Tigers clawed their way back into the game by sharing the ball with multiple guys scoring in the first quarter. At the end of the 1st quarter the Tigers held a slight 1 point lead. The 2nd quarter was very sloppy and poorly played by both teams as each team knotted only 6 points each. The Tigers held a slim 1 point lead at the break.

Coming out of the half the Knights looked like the more inspired team, opening up with a nice back door play for the Knights' leading man Cameron Satterwhite coupled by another three ball by Nate Graville, who was the game's high scorer with 19 points. The Tigers called a much needed timeout to not only settle themselves down, but to reinforce that the Tigers had an advantage inside. The Tigers responded nicely and went on their own 13-0 run. The Knights closed the third quarter with a couple of baskets and it was Gilbert 37 and GC 36.

The Tigers saved their best defense and rebounding for the fourth quarter and held the Knights to 7 points. Great defensive stops led to the Tigers getting out in transition for easy baskets. Cole Carlson, leading the Tigers in scoring with 16, closed out the game going 7 for 8 from the charity stripe. Cole Carlson and Justin Hopkins also did a nice job of defending Gilbert Christian's Cameron Satterwhite all night long. Also scoring in double figures for the Tigers was Chris Bowling with 11 points and Truman Moore with 10 points.

 
TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT 16 06 15 15 52
GILBERT CHRISTIAN 15 06 15 07 43
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson 2 3 1 3-5 1-3 7-8 16 2 -
Jorgensen - - - - - - - - -
LaGanke - - - - - - - - -
Hopkins 1 2 1 - - - - - -
Thomas - 1 - - - - - - -
Agostino - 2 - 3-8 1-3 - 9 - -
Towt - 1 - - 0-1 - - 1 -
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds - - 1 1-3 - 0-1 2 1 -
Green - - - - - - - - -
Bowling 1 7 - 4-7 1-6 - 11 - -
Moore 1 5 - 5-8 - - 10 1 2
Hurd - 1 1 2-4 0-1 - 4 - -

TOTAL

 5 22 4 18-35 3-13 7-9 52 5 2

PCT

 - - - 51% 23% 78% - - -



 

 

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●●● GILBERT -  HIGHLAND ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
The Tigers earned a hard fought victory over their rivals from Highland Friday night by the score of 62 - 51.  No matter the season or venue the game versus the Hawks is always a tight game filled with a lot of energy.  Both student-bodies came ready to root on their teams and the noise level was deafening at times. 

Throughout the first quarter the score went back and forth and Highland's Brayden Little knocked down a three pointer late to give the Hawks a 14 - 11 lead after one.  They Tigers were able to capture the lead in the 2nd quarter with good defense as the Tigers out-scored Highland 12 - 4 and not allowing a field goal.  Chris Bowling started to find a groove in the 2nd quarter as he scored 10 of his game high 22 points.  At the break the Tigers held a slim 22 - 18 lead.

The Tigers finally started clicking on offense in the 3rd quarter fueled by Jacob Nicolds' 8 straight points and scoring 21 points as a team.  The Tigers were able to get a double digit lead and maintain it throughout the game, but didn't necessarily close out the game very well with poor turnovers and free-throw shooting down the stretch.  The Tigers need to do a much better job of focusing on making their free-throws especially seeing they are getting to the line pretty frequently. 

Double figure scorers for the Tigers were Chris Bowling with 22 points and Jacob Nicolds with 16 points.  For Highland, Jake Pandrok scored 11 points and new big-man move-in, Tim Fuller, scored 10 points.  Other contributions for the Tigers was the defensive play by Cole Carlson and Justin Hopkins, Truman Moore's defense and rebounding and timely made three pointers by Byron Hurd in the 2nd half. 
 
TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT 11 12 21 18 62
HIGHLAND 14 04 15 18 51
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson 3 1 1 1-2 - - 2 6 -
Jorgensen - - - - - - - - -
LaGanke - - - - - - - - -
Hopkins 1 1 0-1 - - - - 1 -
Thomas - - - - - - - - -
Agostino 5 3 - 1-6 0-2 4-4 6 2 -
Towt 1 1 - - - 7-8 7 - -
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds - 6 - 1-2 2-2 8-11 16 3 -
Green - - - - - - - - -
Bowling - 7 2 5-9 3-7 3-7 22 4 2
Moore - 5 2 0-1 - - - 2 2
Hurd - 8 1 1-2 2-3 - 8 1 -

TOTAL

 10 27 4 9-22 7-14 22-30 62 19 4

PCT

 - - - 41% 50% 73% - - -


 

 

 

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●●● GILBERT -  QUEEN CREEK ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
The Tigers earned their first power point victory of the season in their regular season opener on the road versus the Queen Creek Bulldogs by a score of 52 - 26. Both teams started the game sharp as Troy Gibson always has his teams playing well. The Tigers came out to a 17 - 6 first quarter start behind Jacob Nicolds' and Truman Moore's 6 points apiece. The Tigers hit a bit of a bump in the 2nd quarter, but were still able to outscore the Bulldogs by 4 in the quarter to give the a 28 - 13 edge at the half.

The Tigers were able to really open up the game in the 3rd quarter by outscoring Queen Creek 18 -2 in the third stanza. The coaching staff was able to get all 12 Tigers in the game and get quality production from everyone. The Tigers were led in scoring by Jacob Nicolds who scored a game high of 17 points. One other double figure scorer for the Tigers was Chris Bowling with 12 points.
 
TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT 17 11 18 06 52
QUEEN CREEK 06 07 02 11 26
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson - 3 - 2-3 - - 4 - -
Jorgensen 1 1 - - 0-1 - - - -
LaGanke - 1 - 0-1 - - - - -
Hopkins - 5 - 2-4 - - 4 - -
Thomas - 4 - - - 2-2 2 1 -
Agostino - 3 - 1-7 0-1 3-3 5 1 -
Towt - - - - - - - 1 1
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds 1 2 2- 4-4 1-4 6-6 17 1 -
Green - - - 1-3 - - 2 1 -
Bowling 1 1 3 2-2 1-3 5-5 12 2 1
Moore 2 9 - 2-3 - 2-2 6 1 -
Hurd 1 6 1 0-1 0-1 - - - 1

TOTAL

 6 35 6 14-28 2-11 18-18 52 8 3

PCT

 - - - 50% 18% 100% - - -

 

 

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●●● GILBERT -  WESTVIEW ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
The Tigers finished off the week in the HoopHall West Holiday tournament with a tough matchup against Westview. Westview is guard-dominant and can really shoot the ball from long distance as they hit for 8 threes versus Chaparral and 12 more versus Desert Mountain. The Tigers were about as sharp as the coaching staff has seen right from the tip and for about the first 13 minutes of the first half. The Tigers got out to a 19 - 3 lead and extended their lead to as many as 22 at one point. Unfortunately the Tigers slipped with their concentration late in the first half and a poor decision with a timeout by the coaching staff on the last possession allowed Westview to claw back within 16 points to make the score 36 - 20 at the break.

Coming out of the locker room the Tigers were totally out of sync as they fouled a three point shooter, turned the ball over and then gave up a three. From that point forward the Tigers never got into a flow and there was no sense of organization due to the lack of communication by the players on the floor. Westview, bombing away from behind the line, was able to get the score back to within 4 points, but finally the Tigers broke loose for some easy baskets in transition.

Westview's Dom Sesma led all scorers with 23 points on 7 three pointers and the Tigers were led in scoring by Truman Moore's 22 points and Chris Bowling's 20 points. Also, congratulations to Chris Bowling was selected to the All-tournament team, which was voted on by the participating coaches.

NOTE: THESE TOURNAMENT GAMES ARE PLAYED in HALVES, NOT FOUR QUARTERS
 
TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT -- 36 -- 22 58
WESTVIEW -- 20 -- 30 50
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson 1 2 - 0-1 0-1 - - 1 -
Jorgensen - - - - - - - - -
LaGanke - - - - - - - - -
Hopkins 2 7 1 - 0-1 1-3 1 3 -
Thomas - 2 - 1-1 - - 2 2 -
Agostino 3 1 - 0-7 0-2 0-3 - 2 -
Towt 1 2 1 - - 2-2 2 - 1
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds 1 4 1 1-2 1-2 1-2 6 - -
Green - - - - - - - - -
Bowling 5 6 - 4-10 4-8 - 20 1 2
Moore 1 12 - 9-9 - 4-6 22 4 -
Hurd 2 3 - 2-3 0-2 1-2 5 1 -

TOTAL

 16 39 3 17-35 5-16 9-18 58 13 7

PCT

 - - - 52% 31% 50% - - -

 

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●●● GILBERT -  CHINLE ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
The Tigers earned their first win of the 2014-15 season in the 2nd round of the HoopHall West tournament by beating Chinle by the score of 62 - 33. The Tigers were fairly sharp from the tip and did a pretty good job attacking Chinle's 2-3 zone defense. At halftime the Tigers led 45 - 17. The second half wasn't as sharp as the first half, but the coaching staff was able to get all 12 players into the game with 10 of them getting into the scoring column led by Chris Bowling's 14 points and Nick Agostino's 10 points.



NOTE: THESE TOURNAMENT GAMES ARE PLAYED in HALVES, NOT FOUR QUARTERS

TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT -- 45 -- 17 62
CHINLE -- 17 -- 16 33
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson 1 6 - 2-3 - - 4 1 -
Jorgensen 1 2 - 0-2 - 1-2 1 - -
LaGanke - - - - 1-1 0-1 3 - -
Hopkins 1 1 - 1-2 - 0-1 2 2 -
Thomas - 7 1 0-4 - 3-6 3 2 -
Agostino 4 4 3 4-9 - 2-2 10 - -
Towt 2 2 - 0-1 - - 0 - 1
Roach - - - - - - 0 - -
Nicolds 1 2 2 4-4 0-1 1-2 9 3 -
Green - - - 0-1 - 0-1 0 1 -
Bowling 2 2 1 7-7 0-2 - 14 - -
Moore 1 3 1 3-4 - 2-2 8 1 1
Hurd 1 4 1 1-4 2-3 0-2 8 - -

TOTAL

 15 33 9 22-41 3-7 9-19 62 10 2

PCT

 - - - 54% 43% 47% - - -

 

 

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●●● GILBERT -  PINNACLE ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
The Tigers dropped their 2014-2015 season opener in the 2nd annual Hoop Hall West tournament to a very well coached and tough Pinnacle team by a score of 55-49.

The game was well played by both teams as baskets and points were at a premium. Defensively both teams played quite well and for it being the first game of the year it had a tad of a playoff feel to it. Both teams traded baskets in the first half and with the Pioneers up 6 points late in the half, Chris Bowling hit a nice step-back three at the buzzer to pull the Tigers within one possession.

Coming out of the halftime break the Tigers took the lead early in the half forcing Pinnacle to call a timeout. From that point it was neck and neck down to the final two minutes. The Tigers had one bad stretch late in the game where Pinnacle forced a couple of turnovers for easy baskets including a 3 point play and an offense rebound put back to take control down the stretch. The Tigers had their chances, but going 11-22 from the FT line did them in. The Tigers were led in scoring by Chris Bowling's 15 points coupled with Nick Agostino's 11 points. The Pioneers were led by sharp shooting Trevor Baker with 15 points and their two bigs in Ben Wahlberg and AJ Elliot with 10 apiece.

The Tigers are back in action today at 3:30 versus a quick and perimeter oriented team from Chinle.

NOTE: THESE TOURNAMENT GAMES ARE PLAYED in HALVES, NOT FOUR QUARTERS

TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
GILBERT -- 23 -- 26 49
PINNACLE -- 26 -- 29 55
PLAYER

ASST

 REB STL 2PT 3PT FT PTS TO BLK
Carlson 2 - - 2-3 1-2 1-1 8 1 -
Jorgensen - - - - - - - - -
LaGanke - - - - - - 5 1 -
Hopkins - 4 1 2-2 - 1-2 - - -
Thomas - 3 - 1-1 - - 2 2 -
Agostino 2 5 - 4-8 0-3 3-4 11 2 -
Towt - - - - - - - - -
Roach - - - - - - - - -
Nicolds 1 4 - 0-2 1-2 3-5 6 2 -
Green - - - - - - - - -
Bowling 1 5 - 3-10 2-6 1-3 13 1 3
Moore - 6 - 0-5 - 2-4 2 - 2
Hurd 1 1 - 1-1 - - 2 - -

TOTAL

 7 28 1 13-32 4-13 11-19 49 9 5

PCT

 - - - 41% 31% 58% - - -
    2014-15 TIGER STATISTICS    
   

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    GILBERT- CORONA DEL SOL
December 15, 2014		    
   
   
 
    GILBERT- HIGHLAND
December 05, 2014		    
   
   
   
    GILBERT- MESA
January 06, 2015		    
       
           
       
           
    GILBERT- HAMILTON
January 08, 2015
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January 21, 2015