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Acalanes at Campo tripleheader

kiddman32

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In a few minutes, the freshmen will take the court…

Interestingly, Bryce Mansour, the leading scorer for Acalanes’ frosh, is the younger brother of the leading scorer for Campo’s varsity, Dylan “Diggy” Mansour.
 
Time out Cougs, 22-16 Acalanes, 2 minutes left in the half…. Looks like Aca has the Cougs “sped up” a little bit… either that or the Cougs’ shots have stopped falling…. or both…
 
Ugh, Dons score at the buzzer to make it 27-16 Dons. Yup, an 11-0 quarter.
 
Make that 12-0…. If there’s anything I’m worse at than typing, it’s math….

Nahhhhhh…. NOBODY is worse at ANYTHING than I am at typing…
 
Then. again, y’all should have seen me try to play basketball in my youth…. Good for a laugh, that’s about it.
 
Cougs making a tiny run, wayyyyyy too late, but Aca coach has to coach…. 4 minutes left, 48-32 Acalanes.
 
It’s getting REAL LOUD in here…. The student secions are full or close to it, and there’s not all that much room elsewhere…

Rooters on both sides are razzing the bleep out of the opposing players during warmups….

This one’s gonna be FUN!

An aside.. I’m sure many on here remember Coach Lippi, long time helmsman of the St. Joe’s Pilots for some 20 seasons, and a similar number of years with Skyline, St. Ignatius, SPSV?

Well, after retiring, he is now an assistant at Acalanes.
 
Over 900 wins for Lippi as a head coach.

Anyway…. Acalanes is 8-12 this year, and #12 Campo is 15-4.

Looks like a mismatch on paper…. But like they say, ya know…. etc etc etc.
 
Cougs 2-0 on a pair of FT’s from Mansour…

Smith rebound, goes to Mansour, swatted away, Cougs ball, and Rendle scores…. 4-0.

Aca #5 fouled by Smith, FT’s both good…. 4-2.

Aca #21 putback ties it…

Pass down low to Mansour, he finishes, fouled…. FT no…. and Smith gets his 2nd foul trying to collect the board. 6-4, 5:29 left.
 
Aca #5 fouled going up…. FT’s good, 6-6.

Aca #4 with a wing 3…. 7-4 Aca.

Devine scores off a Mansour pass…. 9-8 Aca.

3:08 left 1st.

Aca #1 rattles home a 3…12-8.

Another Coug shot bounces out, Aca #1 fouled going up…. Makes one. 13-8.

Mansour great spin move for a bucket…. 13-10 Aca. 55 seconds left 1st…. #20 of Aca fouled, at line for 2…. makes both. 15-10.

Cougs work the clock to 7, Mansour drives, he’s fouled…. Misses 1st FT, and the 2nd.

End of the quarter, 15-10 Acalanes.
 
Backdoor to Rendle, fouled, shot just bounces out. FT’s split. but Aca somehow flubs it out of bounds. Mansour drive, fouled…. FT’s good. 15-13 Aca.

Max Robeson scores off a Mansour pass the next time down…. 15-all.

6:40 left in the half, time out.
 
Mansour turnaround J…. 17-15 Cougs.

Aca #2 drives and ties it up..

Rendle with a baseline J…. 19-17 Cougs, time out. 4:23 left in the half.
 
Smith back, he gets Foul #3 right off the bat. #22 makes one of two…. 19-18 Cougs.

Beld nails a corner 3, but #22 Aca answers.. 22-21 Cougs.

Aca defensive rebound, time out…. 2:23 left in the half, 22-21 Cougs.
 
Luke Bonardi steps in and takes a charge! Cougs ball.

Great pass to Luke Devine in the paint, fouled…. Makes both. 24-21 Cougs. 2 minutes…

Aca #2 scores on a drive.. 24-23.

Beld scores for the Cougs, 26-23…. but Aca #10 is fouled on a shot. Makes both. 26-25…

Cougs beat the press, Devine scores…. but Aca #22 nails a 3 to tie it! 28-all…

Last-second corner 3 by Landon Fry is partially blocked….

28 apiece at the half.
 
2nd half…

Aca #21 nails a 3. Smith scores in the paint, is fouled…. FT good. 31 apiece.

#5 puts back his own miss, Aca by 2, but a rebound then great pass by Smith, spinner by Mansour, fouled…. Both good. 33 all.

Near-steal by the Cougs, but Aca #21 grabs it and scores…. Mansour pass to Smith, he’s fouled on the way up…. Misses the 1st, makes the 2nd.

35-34 ACa.

Mansour rebound on a wild scramble, long pass to Rendle, he lays it in…. and he’s fouled! Makes the freebie. 37-35 Cougs.

Aca #1 nails a 3…. 38-37 Aca.

Offensive rebound and putback by Tim Smith! 39-38 Cougs…. 3:31 left 3rd.
 
Aca #22 scores. midranger…. 40-39 Aca.

Pass down to Smith, travel.

Ooops, ACa backcourt, unforced,

Mansour drives, swatted…

but he rebounds a miss on the other end.

Beld with a nifty pass to Smith for a bucket…. 41-40.

Aca guy scores, missed him…. 42-41 Aca.

Smith is served a Wilsonburger…

Aca #10, drives… sco…. no, wait…. CHARGING! 26.9 left 3rd, Cougs down by 1.

Mansour pass goes out the baseline. Aca ball, 6 seconds…

STEAL!!!! Mansour 3 goes up…. his 2nd “wedgie” of the game. 42-41 Acalanes after 3 quarters.
 
Remember when I said last week I was gonna “retire” this live-play style? Well, there are exceptions…. :)

Aca #22 nails a 3 to start the 3rd…. 45-41. Cougs try, nope…. Held ball goes to Aca.

Landon Fly forces a turnover!

Pass to Devine, he scores…. 45-43 Aca. 7:12 left in the game.
 
Aca 3…. airball, Cougs get it.

Rendle 3…. KABOOOOOOM!!! Cougs by 1…. bu Aca scores, then Rendle nails ANOTHER 3….

Aca #1 scores inside…. 49 all.

5:02.. time out Campo.
 
Smith try in the paint, no…. Aca rebound.

Mansour drives and score next time down…. 51-49 Cougs…. and Acalanes tosses it out of bounds! TIme out, 3:26 left, Cougs lead 51-49 and have the rock.
 
Cougs get three shots at it, but they just roll out.

Mansour rebound…Two more near-misses inside by the Cougs!

Aca #24 drives, scores.. fouled! Tied at 51, one FT pending.NOPE!
Mansour drives, swatted…

STEAL by SMith! Pass to Mansour on the break, shot no good, he’s fouled!! 1:36 left…

First FT no good…. 2nd swish.

STEAL by Andy Moon for the Cougs, and he’s fouled!! Cougs ball on the side, 1:24 left.
 
Oh geez…. a lil confusion at the scorer’s table. Acalanes coaches are PO’d. No change made…

Mansour gets it to Smith in the paint…. his try is SWATTED! Wild scramble for the ball, Cougars finally secure it, call time. 1:15 left now, still Cougs by 1, with ball.
 
This place is ROCKING!! Louder than heck…

Much more yelling as the coaches “discuss” things with the refs…

Cougs goof up the inbounds play, ball passed back to inbounder too quick.

Rendle STEAL!!!! But he’s called for a travel…. but the Dons also travel…. 41 seconds…. Time out Cougs, 16.5 left. Cougs ball, up by one, 10 on the shot clock, so the Cougs can’t freeze it out.
 
Rendle try ahead of the shot clock… airball. time out, 4.2 seconds tho it might get adjusted…. yes, to 6.1.

Acalanes has the rock, down 52-51 with 6.1 left, from their own end.

And Aca #1 is being carried off…. didn’t see him get hurt.

Cougs had a fooul to give, and did so…. now 3.8 left.

Aca #4 fires a hotly-contested 3…. NO! Goes out, 0.3 left, which the Cougs use up.

Cougs WIN a THRILLER! 52-51.

Off to ice down my fingers….
 
Rendle try ahead of the shot clock… airball. time out, 4.2 seconds tho it might get adjusted…. yes, to 6.1.

Acalanes has the rock, down 52-51 with 6.1 left, from their own end.

And Aca #1 is being carried off…. didn’t see him get hurt.

Cougs had a fooul to give, and did so…. now 3.8 left.

Aca #4 fires a hotly-contested 3…. NO! Goes out, 0.3 left, which the Cougs use up.

Cougs WIN a THRILLER! 52-51.

Off to ice down my fingers….
Thank you for your time
 
Just saw that CVC, still without their top two players, got absolutely SMOKED by YV tonight, 66-39.
Wow, that’s an impressive win for D4 YV, even without the 2 CV stars. They will be a tough out in the postseason.
 
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