Xavier Prep’s young Gators continued to show improvement on Friday night (Feb. 5) with their fourth straight victory, 77-26 over visiting Tucson High.
But they
will need to continue to move in that direction, especially with a very busy
week coming up, when the team (4-2) will play three home games.
Xavier was
able to work on some aspects of its approach within a game framework rather
than a regular practice session, where the intensity isn’t as strong and you are
playing against yourself.
Xavier built
a 27-7 lead at the end of the first quarter against Tucson (2-1), but Gators
coach Jennifer Gillom wanted to see more of a team concept.
“It is hard
to complain about anything when you see those kinds of numbers, but we need to
continue to work on things,’’ Gillom said. “We bounced back after that first
period. We played team ball, executed both offensively and defensively.’’
The
offensive part involved swinging the ball around the perimeter with passes that
were crisp and had better touch.
“We were
very patient and poised,’’ Gillom said.
“We need to
get back to learning, and I’m seeing more and more improvement in a lot of our
players at both ends of the court.’’
The Gators
had nine players put points on the board, and tossed in eight three-pointers.
The game was well in hand by the start of the fourth quarter. Xavier had a
51-point lead at that point, setting up the use of a running clock in the
fourth.
Four players
scored in double figures – freshman Dominique Nesland (20 points), sophomore
Mia Davis and freshman Sarah Miller (12 each), and sophomore Sienna Cherwinski
(11). Senior Tori Saucedo came up with 11 rebounds, including seven on offense.
Xavier will
open the week on Tuesday (Feb. 9) with its second attempt at defeating Chandler
Hamilton. In the first contest on Jan. 22, Hamilton had a 57-37 triumph at
Hamilton.
Phoenix
Pinnacle would be next on the ledger with a game on Thursday night (Feb. 11),
with Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor completing the week on Friday night (Feb. 12).
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