Cardinals fly past Gentry, 62-22

FARMINGTON -- Will Pridmore accounted for half of Farmington's point total at intermission as the Cardinals (12-6, 4-0) built a 37-11 lead en route to a 62-22 blowout of Gentry (7-9, 1-3) to begin conference play in the 4A-1.

Gentry's first basket came nearly three minutes into the game when Casey Bates took a long outlet from Brian Magana to score on the run. The Pioneers wouldn't get their second basket until 2:37 later on Magana's athletic under-handed scoop shot in the lane. Thirteen seconds later, Danny Valenzuela's assist set up Austin Shelley's left-handed finish for a 12-4 Farmington lead.

Pridmore stepped out on the perimeter and drained a pair of 3-pointers in the last two minutes of the opening quarter for Farmington, while Dylan Kilgore's put-back was the only offense for Gentry.

Farmington led 18-6 after one quarter and scored the first seven points of the second. Valenzuela moved in unseen and swiped the dribble from behind, then took off for an uncontested layup. Farmington's backup center Tony Mayo stole an outlet pass, instantly turning the steal into an assist with a long throw to Marquaveon Watson. Mayo continued to create an impact, grabbing an offensive rebound and firing the ball to Pridmore, open for yet another trifecta as the Cardinals jumped ahead 25-6 with 1:31 elapsed in the second period.

At the 1:45 mark Pridmore uncorked his fourth 3-pointer of the half. Kilgore answered for Gentry one of the few times the Pioneers were successful against Farmington's press, but in a high-low action Mayo racked up another assist to Pridmore, who was fouled and converted an old-fashioned 3-point play as the Cardinals built a 37-11 halftime lead.

Farmington led 51-19 at the end of the third quarter. Pridmore led all scorers with 21, while Valenzuela had 10 and Shelley 8 points for Farmington. Kilgore's 12 points led Gentry.

FARMINGTON 62, GENTRY 22

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Gentry (7-9, 1-3): Dylan Kilgore 12, Blake Wilkinson 3, Casey Bates 2, Brian Magana 2, Beau Tomblin 2, Hunter Mills 1.

Farmington (12-6, 4-0): Will Pridmore 21, Danny Valenzuela 10, Austin Shelley 8, Marquaveon Watson 4, Jayden Whitmore 4, Noah Disheroon 3, Jackson McKinley 3, Logan Landwher 2, Tony Mayo 2, Jalen Montez 2, Tyler Vollmer 2, Riley Funk 1.