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Sun Devil Football Postgame Notes – Washington
THE ASU VICTORY…
- Is ASU’s seventeenth win over a ranked opponent since 2012 – notable because the Solar Devils received simply 15 whole from 1998-2011. The 17 wins over ranked groups are nineteenth within the FBS since 2012.
- Makes Solar Satan interim head coach Shaun Aguano certainly one of solely two coaches in program historical past to earn their first win at ASU towards a ranked opponent, becoming a member of Darryl Rogers (ASU defeated #9 Houston, 29-13, within the 1980 season opener in Rogers’ first sport on the helm).
- Improves the Solar Devils to 7-4 since 2013 following a loss to a ranked opponent within the crew’s subsequent sport towards a ranked opponent (not essentially in successive weekends).
SERIES VS. WASHINGTON
- Arizona State now leads the all-time sequence with Washington 22-16.
- The Huskies haven’t defeated the Solar Devils in a sport at Solar Satan Stadium since 2001, giving ASU eight straight wins in Tempe.
- Arizona State is now 15-2 of their final 17 video games towards the Huskies.
- Over the previous two matchups within the sequence, ASU has mixed to scored 80 factors, essentially the most since back-to-back Solar Satan victories in 2007 & 2008 (83 factors).
QUICK HITS
- Washington got here into the sport 10/13 on fourth down conversions this season.
- Arizona State held them to simply 1/4 on fourth downs, together with an enormous fourth down cease to get the ball in Huskies territory within the third quarter. ASU then cashed in with a landing on the following drive, altering the momentum of the sport.
- No crew had scored on their first drive of the sport towards Washington. That modified when Carter Brown made a 53-yard discipline objective after a 12-play, 40 yard drive to start out the sport.
- The Solar Devils pressured Washington right into a turnover on downs to start the second half, marking the primary time they haven’t scored on their first possession of the second half.
- The Solar Devils have an interception in eight straight video games relationship again to final season and 13 of the final 14 video games. ASU has 53 interceptions since 2018.
- Washington had solely had 4 three-and-outs all season, however ASU pressured two as we speak.
- Arizona State scored 21 factors within the second quarter, the second time they’ve reached that mark in 1 / 4 this season (NAU 2nd quarter).
DOWNING THE DAWGS
- The 45 factors scored by the Solar Devils are essentially the most scored on Washington since a 59-52 victory over Japanese Washington on Sep. 6, 2014.
- The final time Washington scored this many factors (38 or extra) in a loss was a 67-56 defeat to Baylor on Dec. 29, 2011.
- Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. had thrown a minimum of two touchdowns in each sport this season. Arizona State saved him from throwing a landing, with a Jordan Clark pick-six representing the one landing from a Penix Jr. move.
- Penix Jr. got here into the sport having thrown solely three interceptions on 191 makes an attempt, in comparison with 16 landing passes. He couldn’t discover that very same success towards the Solar Satan protection, unable to seek out the endzone with a single move whereas throwing solely his fourth interception of the season.
TB16
- Trenton Bourguet turned the primary Solar Satan quarterback to come back off the bench in a sport to steer ASU to a come-from-behind victory since Brock Osweiler towards UCLA in 2010 (ASU was down 10-3 when Bourguet entered as we speak and 10-0 towards UCLA in 2010.
- Bourguet threw three landing passes, essentially the most for a quarterback coming off the bench since Osweiler threw for 4 in that UCLA contest.
- The Arizona native completed the day with 183 yards and three touchdowns on 15-of-21 passing. He was 5-of-7 for 81 yards and a landing on third down for the day.
PICK SIX PARTY
- Jordan Clark got here by means of with an enormous interception within the second quarter, catching a move that was deflected on the line of scrimmage by Nesta Jade Silvera.
- He then returned it 38 yards for a landing, the primary pick-six since Jack Jones took one again 87 yards within the Territorial Cup victory over Arizona final yr.
- ASU registers an interception return for a landing for the second straight yr towards Washington, as Merlin Robertson sealed the 2021 victory with a fourth quarter choose six in final season’s matchup.
MONEY DOWN
- Arizona State completed 9/13 (69.2%) on third downs, certainly one of their finest efforts in current reminiscence on crucial down of the sport.
- The 9 first downs are essentially the most in a sport for the reason that Solar Devils went 11/15 (73%) within the 42-30 victory over Arizona on 11/25/17. That was additionally the final time ASU transformed at a clip of 69% or larger.
- During the last two weeks, ASU has had 16 third down conversions whole. Within the first 4 video games of the season, they solely transformed 12 whole.
- To take it a step additional, ASU is 16-25 (64%) previously two video games on third down, in comparison with 12-44 (27.3 %) within the first 4 video games.
WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU
- Carter Brown’s 53-yard discipline objective (3:57 left in 1Q) was the sixth-longest discipline objective in ASU historical past. Additionally it is a career-high, surpassing his earlier mark of 48 vs. NAU on Sept. 1st, 2022.
- It’s the third-longest discipline objective by a Solar Satan at Solar Satan Stadium since 1982, and the longest discipline objective since 2016.
- It was the longest discipline objective made by a real freshman in ASU historical past. He ties Thomas Weber (2007) for the longest by any freshman, as Weber was a redshirt freshman when he made a 53-yarder.
- Tied for the longest discipline objective made by a Pac-12 kicker this season (Stanford Ok Joshua Karty, Oct. 1 vs Oregon).
- He’s now 9/10 on discipline objectives and has made all 18 of his additional factors this season, accounting for a team-high 45 factors.
LONGEST FIELD GOALS IN ASU HISTORY:
- 59 yds, Zane Gonzalez, (Oct. 15, 2016 @ Colorado)
- 55 yds, Luis Zendejas, (Nov. 6, 1982 vs. Oregon State)
T-3. 54 yds, Luis Zendejas, (Jan. 1, 1983 vs. Oklahoma State, Fiesta Bowl)
Zane Gonzalez, (Sept. 16, 2016 @ UTSA)
Zane Gonzalez, (Sept. 16, 2016 @ UTSA)
T-4. 53 yds, Carter Brown (Oct. 8, 2022 vs. Washington)
Thomas Weber (Nov. 10, 2007 @ UCLA)
Zane Gonzalez, (Sept. 3, 2016 vs. NAU)
T-5. 52 yds, Brandon Ruiz, (Aug. 31, 2017, vs. New Mexico State)
Brandon Ruiz, (Oct. 14, 2017 vs. Washington)
Thomas Weber, (Dec. 2, 2010 @ Arizona)
Luis Zendejas, (Oct. 30, 1982 vs. USC)
Luis Zendejas, (Oct. 1, 1983 vs. Stanford
Luis Zendejas, (Nov. 5, 1983 @ California
Luis Zendejas, (Sept. 15 vs. San Jose State)
Luis Zendejas, (Nov. 24, 1984 @ Arizona)
THROW UP THE X:
- X Valladay was large but once more and performed a significant function within the victory.
- He eclipsed 100 yards dashing for the fourth time as a Solar Satan and for the 18th time in his profession.
- X Valladay’s 11-yard landing run provides him six touchdowns in six video games, tying his profession excessive in dashing touchdowns in a single season.
- The 14-yard landing reception was Valladay’s second receiving landing of the season which ties his profession excessive in receiving touchdowns, however the first time he’s had back-to-back video games with a receiving landing in his profession.
- He has now accounted for 10 touchdowns within the final 11 video games he’s performed in relationship again to final season and 14 touchdowns within the final 19 video games relationship again to the beginning of the 2021 season.
- That is the second straight sport the place he has caught and ran for a landing. He turns into the primary operating again within the FBS to hurry and catch a landing in back-to-back video games this season.
- The 111-yard efficiency provides him
HEART AND SOELLE
- Kyle Soelle completed with 12 tackles, giving him 10+ tackles in 5 straight video games. That’s the longest streak since Christian Sam did it in seven straight video games in 2017.
- In that 5 sport span, Soelle has 68 tackles. Since a minimum of 2000, no different ASU participant has extra tackles in 5 consecutive video games.
- He now has 73 tackles on the season and 222 in his profession.
MILESTONE WATCH
- Bryan Thompson had 78 yards to go over 1,000 for his profession (at the moment at 1,072).
- 153 dashing yards for X Valladay to succeed in 4,000 for his profession (at the moment at 3,847).
- 20 tackles for Merlin Robertson to succeed in 300 in his profession (at the moment at 280).
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BIZ BUZZ: Antonios go to Washington
Donald Trump is scheduled to be inaugurated—again—as the president of the United States on Jan. 20 in Washington.
Among those who will witness his return to power as the 47th president of the world’s largest economy are some of his old friends from the Philippines.
We’re talking about Century Properties Group founder and chair Jose EB Antonio and his wife, Hilda.
Going with them is their third son, Jose Roberto, who had just been appointed managing director of the J. Antonio Group Inc. in charge of resort-related projects.
It may be recalled that the Trumps and the Antonios struck up a friendship decades ago in New York when Trump was more known as a property developer, just like the Antonios. Some of their children also went to business school together.
And then, the Antonios also brought the Trump brand into one of the office buildings in its Century City development in Makati City.
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But the elder Antonio will be there not just as a personal friend invited by the Trumps to attend the inauguration but also to represent President Marcos as his ambassador-at-large tasked with inviting more investments into the Philippines.
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With a friend in the White House, the Antonios are confident that more investments as well as visitors will flow toward the Philippines. —Tina Arceo-Dumlao
Clark hits the Belle’s eye
In July 2024, Belle Corp. gave us a teaser about applying for a gaming license from “government regulators.”
Despite the rumor mill running wild that the gaming-focused investment firms of delisted subsidiary Premium Leisure Corp. had plans to conquer Clark, Belle opted to keep quiet.
Nearly half a year later, Belle hailed Clark as “the next gaming and tourism hub” and confirmed that they had, indeed, applied for a gaming license specifically to develop an integrated resort in the former American air base.
Belle president and CEO Armin Raquel Santos likewise expressed optimism on his company’s growth prospects, “and bullish on the Philippine gaming market and its resilience despite industry headwinds.”
”Belle, through its gaming subsidiaries, continues to explore and pursue related ventures and high-growth opportunities in the gaming space that will enhance shareholder value while delivering its commitments to all stakeholders,” the company quoted Santos as saying.
Though much still remains unsaid about Belle’s plans for Clark, it is clear that the gaming industry is still attractive despite some weakness and hiccups—Bloomberry Corp.’s earnings, for instance, and Davao-based businessman Dennis Uy’s long-stalled Cebu casino project.
Let’s see if Belle will go against the odds. —Meg J. Adonis
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What Washington State’s head coach said after Gonzaga game
Washington State men’s basketball head coach David Riley could point to a few factors that led to Gonzaga pulling away from the Cougars during the second half of Saturday night’s showdown at the McCarthey Athletic Center.
For starters, the Bulldogs’ 15-5 scoring run to start the second half certainly didn’t help the Cougs’ cause. Neither did Ryan Nembhard, who came out of the halftime break even more refreshed after sitting on the bench for the final 9:34 of the first half due to foul trouble. Turnovers and miscues on the defensive end of the floor also started to pile up for WSU, which led by six points in the first half only to trail by three at the break and fall behind by 21 in the second half while the Zags nailed 10 3-pointers and scored 20 points off 16 turnovers.
Consider Saturday night, then, a perfect storm for the Bulldogs (14-4, 5-0 WCC). Led by Graham Ike’s 21 points, Gonzaga pulled away for an 88-75 victory over its in-state rival in a thriller from the Kennel.
Here’s what Riley had to say after the game.
On what changed for WSU in the second half:
“It was a hard-fought game, and I feel like we had it slip away from us early in that second half where we didn’t stay connected as much, and I personally didn’t do a good enough job of having us ready for the fight. They got some 50-50 balls. They got a couple offensive rebounds, just some toughness plays that second half that hurt us. And that comes down to, we have game plan stuff, we’re gonna have X’s and O’s, we’re gonna have great plays from different players and bad plays from different players, but that fight for 40 minutes, I think, was the difference, and they came out with a little more fire than us.”
On Ryan Nembhard’s impact in the second half after sitting most of the first half:
“He did a good job with their pace. I think he gets them up the floor really well. I felt like it was a lot of factors that second half, and he played a part in that and started isolating some of our bigs when we made a couple of adjustments. [Nembhard is a] good player.”
On WSU’s defensive breakdowns that led to 10 3-pointers for Gonzaga:
“A couple of execution errors. I think one of them we didn’t have a ball screen right, one of them we didn’t order our post defense right. Kind of going into the half that was our thing, when things get tough, or they throw in a 25-second possession, we got to execute all 30 seconds of the shot clock. And I think it was more just cover stuff. We didn’t have that many space cadet errors. I think it was more just kind of one guy doing something that wasn’t exactly right in coverage.”
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What Gonzaga’s Mark Few said after win vs. Washington State
The Gonzaga men’s basketball team pulled away from Washington State for an 88-75 victory in the first meeting between the in-state rivals in over a decade.
Graham Ike led the way with 21 points on 8-for-11 from the field, Nolan Hickman added 19 points and the Bulldogs (14-4, 5-0 WCC) earned their fifth straight win to open league play by putting the Cougars (13-5, 3-2 WCC) away early in the second half. After ending the first half on an 8-2 scoring run, the Zags came out of the second half with a sense of urgency on both ends, sparking a 15-5 scoring run to make it a double-digit margin.
Here’s what Gonzaga head coach Mark Few had to say after the game.
On what he told the team at halftime that led to the strong start to the second half:
“I just told them, ‘hey, we’re in a we’re in a battle. It’s a great game. Both teams are competing really hard, and we’re at our best when we’re in attack mode.’ And they did a great job of taking the message and I thought we really went out and turned defense into offense, and we knew that was going to be a big key for us. [The Cougars] are hard to guard, they’re big and they’re physical, and [WSU coach David Riley] does a really lot of nice stuff on on offense that exploits mismatches. But our guys battled tonight, so I was really proud of them.”
On the team’s performance while Ryan Nembhard was on the bench for the final 9 minutes of the first half:
“They played great. I told them that in the locker room that that was huge. We haven’t really had to do that all year. And this guy [Nolan Hickman] stepped up. He was amazing tonight. I mean, seven boards … defensively in there, battling in the post. I mean, he did a lot of stuff that, as I said, he’s now, he set a high standard, so kind of be counting on that moving forward, but he and Dusty [Stromer] both really helped during that stretch and [Khalif Battle] and obviously having Ben [Gregg] and then Graham was rock solid all night.”
On the team’s effort on the defensive end of the floor in the second half:
“I thought our effort and our making plays, I thought it was definitely up there [with the best of the season], and just the physicality that it took. Because, again, they’re so much bigger than us at several of those spots. And again, you just don’t see the post-up thing like this, where your guards are getting constantly posted. But so in that way, we fought, we were physical and kind of had to navigate our way through a lot of different actions. There’s staggers and some curls and some switches and all that. For the most part, we did pretty good.”
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