American Canyon Takes On Salesian at Pinole Valley

[kiddman32]

18 minutes til game time…

Which Salesian will show up?

Is American Canyon really as good as they looked vs. Cardinal Newman?

Enquiring minds want to know…

I’m in the gym to find out…

 

[kiddman32]

Tyler Harris, who has been out for awhile, is dressed for Salesian tonight…. No idea whether he will play or not…. Or how much if he does.

 

[kiddman32]

Well, if Harris plays, he’s not starting…

 

[kiddman32]

Evin Goodwin scores for Salesian to start things. Canyon hit a 3, but Salesian blows right by on the fast break to score…. 4-3. Salesian.

Charge on Canyon…

Alvin (I Ain’t No Chipmink) Loving, burly frosh, scores a 3….

Another Pride score, now it’s 9-3.

 

[kiddman32]

4:37 left 1st…

Raekwon Bell hit a J for Canyon.

Salesian getting past em at will…. Putback layup. 11-5 Pride.

Canyon steals, Pride steal it right back and score…. 13-5. Canyon in big danger already.

Travel on Canyon, that ain’t the way…. 3 minutes.

 

[kiddman32]

3-ball by Canyon’s Jordan Nolan…. 13-8.

Canyon with a steal… 1:47 left.

Drive all the way for Canyon’s Khai Curry…. 13-10.

27 seconds now, Salesian ball.

Steal, scramble on the floor, Max Parmagiani hits a short J. 13-12…

Pride scores underneath at the buzzer, fouled…. and sinks the FT. 16-12 at the quarter.

 

[kiddman32]

Loving hits his second 3…. 19-12 Pride.

Pride rebounds a Loving miss, puts it back in…. Couldn’t see who did it. 21-12 Pride, time out, 6:42 left in the half.

 

[kiddman32]

Wright banks in a longgggg 3 for Canyon…. 21-15.

Amani Johnson hits a 3 for the Pride. 24-15.

Eurospet layup after a steal for Canyon…. 24-17. 4:06 left.

Pride’s Johnson puts a rebound back in…. 26-17.

 

[kiddman32]

Pride is dominting the boards, it seems…. A putback score for (I think) Eric Watson. 28-17.

Corner 3 bounces up, back in for the Pride…. 31-17.

1:31, Canyon in the bonus, Nolan has 1 and 1. 1st good, 2nd also. 31-19. 1:31 left…. Canyon needs a bit of a run before the break.

Pride with a moving screen…

Parmagiani hits a 3! 31-22.

ANOTHER Pride moving screen…

Terrific move by Nolan for a score…. 31-24. Salesian with a charging foul…. Only .9 left.

They actually managed to get a decent shot up, but nope…. 31-24 at the half, Pride in the lead.

 

[kiddman32]

btw, Tyler Harris has not played.

 

[B_Smooth_7]

btw, Tyler Harris has not played.

Wow! When he comes back Salesian become an immediate contender!

Is AC playing. Well?

 

[kiddman32]

Now… THAT is the way to start a 2nd haf…

Michael Wright steals, goes all the way and throws down! 31-26.

 

[kiddman32]

Another 2nd-chance bucket for the Pride…

Pride threatening trun away again, but Canyon steal and score keeps it to 7 point lead, 37-30.

Parmagiani with a corner 3…. and they get a stop…. 37-33. AC ball.

 

[kiddman32]

Game starting to get a bit chippy…. Ton a Canyon guy, then a Salesian charge the next time down, leading with the shoulder (or maybe elbow).

39-33 now, 3:21 left in the 3rd…

Loving fouled, FT’s both misssed…

Parmagiani 3 doesn’t go…. but the Pride turns it over, AC ball. 2:34 left….

 

[kiddman32]

Wow…. Curry rebounds, flies down the floor and scores in a jiffy for AC…. 39-35.

Loving hits a wing 3…. 42-35 Pride.

LOng AC try at the quarter buzzer, not quite…. 42-35 Pride after 3.

 

[kiddman32]

AC need to figure out a way to keep the Pride off the offensive boards.

Steal and a Pride score…. 44-35.

Pride scores again, 46-35.

And again after a rebound and runout…. 48-35, looks like this one has gotten away with 5:12 left.

 

[kiddman32]

Corner 3 by Wright…. 48-38.

Pride hits 1 of 2 at the line…

Quick 3 miss for AC, Pride scores…. AC hits another 3…. and steals! And Parmagiani scores…. and h’e souled…. FT is NO good. 51-43.

 

[kiddman32]

Wild scramble, near-mss steal tries…. but Loving finally is fouled…. FT’s both good. 53-43.

AC’s corner 3…. Airball.

Full-on gambling press by AC results in an easy Pride layup with 1:46 left. 55-43.

Chris Sanders at the line for the Pride…. FT’s split. 56-43

Steal and layup for the Pride…

Parmagiani hits a wing 3. 58-46 Pride, only 1:22 left…. Bus driver is thinking about going to start up…

 

[kiddman32]

Press by AC…. LOng pass by Loving to Goodwin for a layup…

Gentlemen… Start Your Engines!

60-46 now, 42 seconds left.

Pride survives and advances…

 

[kiddman32]

64-48 final.