Battle at the Trail Saturday

[kiddman32]

Next up, Amador Valley, 13-3, faces 8-7 Sacramento.

 

[kiddman32]

Sac has played a MUCH tougher schedule.

SirMarius Jones the player to watch for the Sacramento Dragons…. Just under 23ppg.

 

[kiddman32]

Jones is signed to UC Irvine.

 

[kiddman32]

Amador Dons won the consolation title at Modesto Christian.

 

[kiddman32]

Amador takes an early 11-6 lead…

 

[kiddman32]

13-6 Dons, Dragons call time. 1:43 left 1st.

 

[ankleassassin]

wow sac is only 8-7... i seen them this summer and they were loaded

 

[kiddman32]

I saw them, too…. loaded and play wildly, out of control. They need to play smarter.

 

[kiddman32]

Interestingly, their uni’s say Dragons on the back, but Oak Park on the front…. My guess is there’s some historical significance there.

13-6 at end of 1st.

 

[kiddman32]

Aha…. they have more than one Sac campus, and play at/for the Oak Park campus.

 

[kiddman32]

The other campus is West Campus…. so there ya go.

 

[kiddman32]

Maybe that loaded summer team combined both campuses?

 

[kiddman32]

22-12 Amador, 4:16 left in the half

 

[kiddman32]

29-17 Amador at the half.

 

[kiddman32]

Sacto goes on a 3rd-period run…. Amador now holding a 31-26 lead. 5:04 left 3rd.

 

[kiddman32]

37-30 Amador after 3 quarters…

 

[kiddman32]

Sac with another mini-run, they get as close as they’ve been in a while. 37-34 Amador.

 

[kiddman32]

Supersoph Jaylen Smith nails a 3 for Amador…. and they get a stop. and Smith with a midrange…. 42-34. Sac travel…. 4:46 left.

 

[kiddman32]

Great move inside by the Dragons’ Devion Watts…

but a foul and sn Amador FT…. 43-36.

 

[kiddman32]

3:28 left…. Looks like the Dragons are using their take fouls…

 

[kiddman32]

46-38 after an Amador 3…. and a Jaylen Smith score…. 48-38. Sac nails a 3…. 48-41, 1:50 left.

 

[kiddman32]

Sac scores and 1…. 50-44. Amador gets to forecourt against heavy pressure and calls time with 54.9 left.

Surprisingly, no hack n hope. Amador score makes it 52-44.

NOW we get the hack n hope…. 10 seconds. Jaylen Smith nails a pair…. 54-44 final.

 

[kiddman32]

21 points for Jaylen Smith, Player of the Game.

 

[kiddman32]

Lincoln faces Vanden next…

Lincoln is ranked #5 in the state, Vanden #128.

Lincoln’s only loss is to Folsom, 14-1.

Vanden is 11-5.

 

[kiddman32]

Just saw that Mater Dei, the team Folsom lit up by 35 a week or two ago, knocked off nationally-ranked St John Bosco last night.

 

[kiddman32]

Of course, the teams down there may be seriously affected by the fires….

 

[kiddman32]

4-2 Lincoln very early…

 

[kiddman32]

Vanden time out to keep possession…. 8-6 Lincoln, 3:23 left 1st.

 

[kiddman32]

15-12 Liberty after one q.

 

[kiddman32]

Vanden has a tiny backup PG named Caleb Rafan whose lightning speed has been a factor. He’s listed at 5’4”.

 

[kiddman32]

Anthony Moore of Lincoln is a total BEAST!

He’s headed to Weber State.

 

[kiddman32]

25-20 Vanden, 2:30 in the half.

 

[kiddman32]

Moore midrange makes it 25-22. 1:30…

 

[kiddman32]

Templeton Fontaine fouled on a drive, makes one. 26-22.

(another great name…)

 

[Eastbayhoops]

If Lincoln Is ranked #5 in the State, something is seriously amiss with the ranking

 

[kiddman32]

Moore STEAL, goesfor the jam, blows it…

He fouls on the orher end…. 3-point play…. halftime score, 29-22 Vanden.

 

[kiddman32]

If Lincoln Is ranked #5 in the State, something is seriously amiss with the ranking

Yeah, they haven’t looked anything like they did last week. Funny game sometimes…

 

[kiddman32]

Terrific drive nd score by Vanden’s Chris Nealy fouled sinks FT…. 36-26 Vanden.

 

[kiddman32]

Nealy fouled on a 3…. by Moore…. Moore’s 2nd.

Makes one of 3. 37-28. Foul, lincoln sinks both.. 37-30.

 

[kiddman32]

Corner 3 by Vanden…. 40-30.