Gridley... Finals day!!

[kiddman32]

The greatest tourney in NorCal concludes today with four games, starting with host Gridley taking on St Pat’s/Vincent for 7th place.

SPSV has to be a rather heavy favorite in this tilt, but I love the way the Gridley Bulldogs compete!

As I’ve said in other threads, Gridley is a strong lower-division team and has at least a puncher’s chance of going undefeated thru the regular season outside of this tourney...

 

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Time for the tip...

 

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9-7 Gridley after 4 minutes...

 

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16-12 SPSV at the end of one.

 

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Bugs me when the visitor team is wearing white, but that’s what they’ve got going here... 18-14 SPSV at the moment.

 

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22-14 SPSV now, 5:37 left in the half. Bruins’ speed getting hard for Gridley to handle.

 

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Rim: OUCH!! Jackson just went length of the floor with it and threw down HARD. 30-21 SPSV, 2:13 left in the half.

 

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36-23 at the half... Turnovers killing Gridley.

 

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Bruins put this one away with a quick run early in the 3rd... 48-26 in the blink of an eye.

 

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63-34 end of 3.

 

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88-39 final... On to the 5th-place game, featuring Capital Christian and Weston Ranch.

WR has finally gotten a W. Let’s see if they parlay that into a winning streak...

 

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My guess is CC wins it, but it’ll be a battle...

 

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WR has only 7 guys suited up, btw..

 

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But they came to play... WR in front 14-9 mid-first q.

 

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8 guys suited up for WR, my bad... Anyway, they need to stay out of foul trouble with a thin bench... And, of course, slow the other guys... CC just took its first lead at the quarter buzzer.. 18-17.

 

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23 all, 4:15 left in the half... Lotsa misses and empty possessions, both ways.

 

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Halftime... 29-28 WR. Not the prettiest game, but they are going at it HARD.

 

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32-29 CC after 3 frenetic but unfruitful minutes of action in the 3rd... I don’t wanna look at the shooting or turnover stats for this one...

 

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4 fouls on Weary of WR... Can’t afford to lose any guys here...

 

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Btw, Weary is a freshman who looks like he has a future...

 

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CC ever so sloooooowwwwwwwwwlllllyyyyyyy drawing clear, 40-32 with 1:01 left in the 3rd.

 

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43-34 to end the 3rd...

 

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WR scores a couple buckets in a row... In this game, that’s a scoring run! But their strud frosh Weary just fouled out... and CC sank a FT. 45-38, then a bucket, 47-38. Sudenly the scoring heats up some... 47-40.

 

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4:52 left, WR ball... But they travel on a spin move. 4:35 left.

 

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CC with a run of their own based on a couple WR turnovers, 54-40, 3:09 left.

The bus is warming up...

 

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CC wins, 61-43. Just wore ‘em down in the 2nd half.


AAAAAAAANNNNNDDDDDD now... Time for my Campo Cougars to take the floor, vs Riordan...

 

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(No bias here, none at all... ).

 

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Callas drives for 2... Radell gets two fouls on the first Riordan possession.

 

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But Riordan misses two point-blank shots. Cougars ball, still 2-0...Callas drive and score! 4-0.Aidan steal, can’t get driving layup to go... OB off Riorda... Carter jumper, GOOD! 6-0. Monroe scores for Riordan...

 

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Monroe scores again, Aidan fouled, sinks both... 8-4. 4:36 left 1st.

 

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Offensive foul, Campo gets ball... Carter miss inside, fouled but no call... Monroe drives and scors\es. 8-6. 3:57 left.

 

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Callas scores inside... 10-6. Monroe drive and score.. again. 10-8. 3:05 left 1st.

 

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Callas sinks a J... 12-8. Campo rebounds miss, tie-up, but time out first. Campo ball... 2:32 left 1st.

 

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Carter drive,,, Goaltending. 14-8. Monroe drives and scores... again. 14-10. Riordan stop, Monore drive... missed for a change. Carter nifty pass to Robeson, layup. Monroe drives and scores... Again. Cougs 16, Monroe 12. Pass cK, layup... Aidan nails a 3 at the quarterck for a layup buzzer! 19-14 Cougs after 1...to Seck for a layup... but Aidan nails a 3 at the buzzer! 19-14 Cougs after 1...

 

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Scramble, Seck gets it underneath and scores. 19-16. Aidan nails a 3!! Monroe drive and scores again... 22-18. Aidan gets own rebound, hacked... FT good, second good. 24-18. Monroe is unstoppable... Radell scores inside... 26-20. 5:36 left. Afk to ice down my fingers

 

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Monroe nails a 3... Chase Benett misses... Charge on Clark, his 3rd... Pass to Carter, scores... 28-23. 4:38 left in the half.

 

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Hotly-contested 3 by Monroe, good... Holy mackerel... but Cougars fight back and score... 33-28, 3:51 left in the half.

 

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Monroe scores yet again... Ithink he has 90 points already. Callas swatted twice by Kano, Monroe gets to the hoop again, fouled. Makes both... 33-32. Riordan pressure forces turnover.... Riordan 3 by someone not named Monroe... Aidan fires back! 36-35.

 

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Monroe nails yet another 3... Coug airball. Monroe offensive foul... 38-36 Riordan, 1:00 left.

 

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Aidan nifty move, but travel... Clark nails a 3 over Aidan! 41-36 Riordan at the half.