Campo hosting Piner in a few...

[kiddman32]

The Piner Prospectors invade the Campo Cougars’ place...

Teams are on the floor... first thing I notice is that Campo appears to have a pretty decent size advantage. Not common...

Cougs are 20-6 and Piner is 19-8. Cougs have played a stronger slate, too... But they play ‘em on hardwood, not on paper...

 

[kiddman32]

I’m pretty sure I’ve never seen Piner play... Not even in previous seasons, so I have zero idea what their strengths might be... No idea whether they run n gun or grind things out Monte Vista style...

 

[Bitter Branson Fan]

their best years are behind them, they haven't had a squad in a while. Erickson is the best coach in Sonoma County.

 

[kiddman32]

Time out Piner... Cougs lead 10-5 after 4 and a half minutes...

 

[kiddman32]

20-11 Cougs after 1...

 

[kiddman32]

Piner trying a fullcourt press .. So far, not much effect...

 

[kiddman32]

That press may not causing a lot of probs, but somehow Piner is scrapping their way into this... 22-18 Cougs, 4:08 left in the half.

 

[kiddman32]

31-23 at the half... I’ll tell ya, Piner may be vertically challenged and not overly gifted athletically, but they are making the Cougs earn everything they get!

 

[kiddman32]

No easy buckets round here... 36-30 Cougs, 4:16 left 3rd.

 

[kiddman32]

46-36, Cougs lead end of 3... Tense, hard-fought contest...

 

[kiddman32]

51-42 Cougs... 5:33 left.

 

[kiddman32]

Ahazie steals at half court and jams it home... 53-42.

 

[kiddman32]

Piner will jusssst... not... go... away... 53-46

 

[kiddman32]

Aidan makes two 3’s in two trips down the floor... sandwiching s Piner bucket. 59-50

 

[kiddman32]

Piner going to the hack n hope game.. Aidan nails two.

 

[kiddman32]

Aidan at line again... Both good.Piner scores quickly, calls time... 63-54 with 42 secs left. Looking good at the moment...

 

[kiddman32]

Aidan at the line... seen this movie before... makesboth.

 

[kiddman32]

Cougs hold on, 70-60. Survive and advance!

 

[larry legend33]

Impressive for Piner to play a very good Campo team that close. Piner was the either the 3rd or 4th place team in the NBL too. They had a scrappy groups of good guards.

 

[observer22]

Thought Campo would take them. Good effort by Piner, but Cougs led the entire way and were never really challenged.

 

[kiddman32]

Oh, btw... Anyone looking for UpsetCity.com in Moraga tonight? 404 Not Found.

 

[ayalar09]

I think we are looking at a Campo vs. Salesian final....I'm sure Mr. Kiddman would enjoy that

 

[RJ223]

To know your gonna lose?

 

[youseechief]

To know your gonna lose?

1) I wouldn’t count out an SPSV upset. No disrespect intended to Piner, but they are half the team the bruins are even without Jackson. Campo goes as they 3 guards go. SPSV has the guards to match on the defensive end but I don’t know that theyll be able to score enough to win.

2) I think Campo has prove the last two years that they are more than capable of playing Salesian to the very end. Last year was single digits until the final horn. Also, any team that can beat Modesto Christian at MC, can beat anyone.

Should be a fun semis and beyond

 

[DonniePeckerwood]

Piner will jusssst... not... go... away... 53-46

If a team from awful sonoma county was able to hang in there, than I guess Campo was super lucky to not have to go up against the big bad MCAL in NCS. Campo can't hang with that kind of firepower, not many can!

 

[observer22]

If a team from awful sonoma county was able to hang in there, than I guess Campo was super lucky to not have to go up against the big bad MCAL in NCS. Campo can't hang with that kind of firepower, not many can!

Yeah a team pulling within 7 at one point is enough to give the coach nightmares. Might as well call it a Piner victory and sound the upset alarm since they didn’t quit when Campo was up by 15. If getting within 7 was Sonoma County’s big moment and crowning achievement in these playoffs, then might as well celebrate.

 

[DonniePeckerwood]

Yeah a team pulling within 7 at one point is enough to give the coach nightmares. Might as well call it a Piner victory and sound the upset alarm since they didn’t quit when Campo was up by 15.

Campo would get brutalized by the MCAL. Come on guys, back me up on this!

 

[Bitter Branson Fan]

Donnie you're talking like Sonoma County is out of this thing. 11 seed Rincon Valley has a date with destiny tonight UPSET CITY

 

[DonniePeckerwood]

Donnie you're talking like Sonoma County is out of this thing. 11 seed Rincon Valley has a date with destiny tonight UPSET CITY

Thank you

 

[Bitter Branson Fan]

Thank you

so much for that. Perhaps adopt Lake and Mendocino counties, they're still in it. Now is when you start the chant "Let's play foot-ball clap clap clap-clap-clap"

 

[DonniePeckerwood]

so much for that. Perhaps adopt Lake and Mendocino counties, they're still in it. Now is when you start the chant "Let's play foot-ball clap clap clap-clap-clap"

I like that. Or maybe Fortuna!?