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Clovis North in the first game vs Dublin.
20-16 CN after 1…
32-30 CN at the half.
49-41 Dublin after 3 quarters, Anderson asserting himself…
CN comes up with 7 straight, mostly off steals.. 49-48 Dublin, 5:48 left.
CN roars back to take the lead! 59-58 at the two minute mark…
Another CN score! 61-58, 1:05 left…
Anderson ties it with a 3! 30 seconds…
CN takes time, 12.8 left to try and set up a game winner…
Back-door play doesn’t work, CN still has it…. Time out by CN. 2.4 seconds…. CN ball from the corner…
Jordan Espinoza takes the inbounds, fakes a pass to the backcourt, defense bites, he DRIVES THE BASELINE AND SCORES AT THE BUZZER!! 63-61 final.. Incredible finish!
Next up, Oakland Tech takes on Salesian.
10-3, 5:10 letf in the 1st, Salesian in front.
16-15 Salesian after 1…. Very, VERY nearly was 19-15…. Salesian guy grabbed a long rebound and let fly at the buzzer from his own 3-point line…. and it just BARELY rattled out!
Salesian run makes it 24-15 Pride, time out O Tech with 5:51 left.
O Tech makes a bit of a run, and it’s 32-29 at the half.
This game hasn’t been artful, more like the latest favorite term for a physical, unpretty game…. It’s been a rockfight. 45-40 Salesian after 3.
52-44, 5:54 left, Salesian in front.
O Tech steal and score, time out, 59-49 Salesian. Only 1:48 left, looking like Salesian’s going to outlast’em.
63-55 final.
Now we get to see Gridley try their luck against Riordan…. They’ll need LOTTERY luck.
21-9 GRIDLEY early on…. Nah, just kidding…. Riordan 21-9.
24-11 Riordan after 1…. Think I’ll just shut up and report the final….
75-43 final, Riordan playing reserves throughout the 2nd half.
Time for Branson vs. Campolindo….
7-6 Campo early on….
Naffziger scores baseline J…. 9-6.
O’Reilly gets a pass off an offensive board and scores…
Then, after a stop, Robeson hits a 3! 14-6 Campo.
2:24 left…
Branson with a 3… Jase Butler. and another Butler score…. 14-11.
Naffziger fouled on a shot…. FT’s split. 15-11.
Cougs get a stop….
Mansour drives from the wing, is fouled…. FT’s. good…. 17-11.
And that’s the end of one…. 17-11 Cougs.
BRanson steal, Robeson tries to get a charge, called for block on the made layup. FT good…. 17-14.
Branson steal…. Butler fouled on a shot.. FT’s good…. 17-16 Cougs.
Robeson with a shifty drive and score…. 19-16. Steal, Mansour eventually with a hoop…. 21-16…. and O’Reilly takes a charge!
BRanson steal and score…. 21-18.
O’Reilly hits a long 3 from. the top! 24-18, time out called by the Cougs. 5:06 left in the half.
Off a screen, George Gale of Branson scores…. but Naffziger answers with a 3! 27-20.
Mansour takes a charge by Butler!
Another nice pass by BRanson for a score…. 27-22.
Sanguinetti with a post move and score, Branson gets one also…. 29-24.
Branson rebound and runout for a bucket…. 29-26. 2:31 left in the half.
Butler fouled…. FT’s good. 29-28 Cougs.
Bergen drives, is fouled…. Cougs in the bonus, 1 and 1…. Front end missed.
O’Reilly gets his 3rd foul.. and then Branson takes the lead…. 30-29, and they get a stop…
And Butler scores again! 32-29.
Cougs get 2 tries before the buzzer…. Nope. 32-29 Branson at the half.
8 straight by the Bulls to close out the half.
Foul by Robeson on a Butler shot…. FT’s both missed…
O’Reilly fouled on a shot…. FT’s split… 32-30.
Cougs force an over-and-back!
O’Reilly with a hook…. 32 all.
Butler scores, fouled, FT missed. 34-32.
Suddenly, nobody can make a shot…
Branson breaks that streak…. 36-32.
Sanguinetti hits a wing J…. 36-34, time out, 4:03 left in the 3rd.
Carr drives, fouled…. makes both FT’s. 38-34 Branson.
O’Reilly with a swat, and his fouled by the guy he swatted….
Carr hits a 3 for Branson…. 41-34.
Robeson drives, scores…. 41-36.
Carr is uncoscious… hits a Branson 3. 44-36…. but Robeson hits a corner 3! 44-39. 1:42 left in the 3rd.
Bergen flies in, gets a steal and scores! 44-41.
Carr finally misses…
51 seconds 3rd.
Robeson scores inside off a nice round-the-horn set of passes…. 44-43 Branson.
Shot by Branson missed…. and a Branson foul…. Cougs ball, 7 seconds…. Can’t score, tho…
44-43 Branson, one stanza left.
Cougs ball to start the 4th…
Pass thrown… to Marc over in the corner… but he ain’t playing…. Branson ball.
Baseline drive and score by Butler…46-43.
Mansour SWATTED! Branson ball…. and they score, George Gale…. 48-43.
O’Reilly with a score…. But BRanson answers. Robeson scores, time out Cougars…. 50-47 Branson, 5:55 left.
O’Reilly takes a charge!! 5:32, Cougs ball…
Robeson ties it up with a 3!
Wow, great shot by Carr///. 52-50 Branson.
Robeson goes baseline and ties it back up…
O’Reilly steal, but Branson grabs a board on a miss…
Long Branson try, no go, Cougs board…
Naffziger drives, fouled on the miss, 2 FT’s…. 2:43 left. FT’s swish, Cougs by 2…
Cougs rebound a miss… scramble under the hoop, Cougs score! Couldn’t see who got it… but Cougs are up by 4! 2:13 left, 56-52.
Branson shot fake opens up an easy one…. 56-54.
O’Reilly shot missed, wil melee for the rock ends up in a Branson foul. Sanguinetti in the bonus, makes front end…. and the 2nd. 58-54. 1:05 left.
Near-steal, but O’Reilly gets his 4th…
Time out, 1:04 left. Cougs by 4, Branson ball.
Moving screen on Branson!
Cougs ball….
Branson forces a turnover…. 41.5 left. Drive by Butler, he scores…. 58-56.
Cougs almost lose it, but call time…. 18.4 seconds left, Cougs ball, up by 2. They;ll take it in from the baseline on Branson’s end.
Naffziger fouled immediately… 1 and 1. Misses front end, but Mansour grabs the ofensive rebound! He’s fouled, at the line…. Front end good…. 2nd also! Cougs by 4…. Branson races down court, foul by O’Reilly, his 5th. Butler at thw line. Misses, gets the long rbound, and then Finley Keefe is fouled…. He sinks the 1st for Branson, they call time. Cougs lead 60-57, 5.2 seconds left.
He misses the 2nd FT on purpose, but Robeson rebounds and is fouled…. FT’s both go…. Branson with a long 3, wild…. Cougs win!! 61-57.
(whew…)