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#3 with a nifty move to get a Univ layup… and he’s fouled! Misses FT…. 52-49 University. 2:34 left.
 
Foul, Dragon at the line, splits ‘em. 52-50, University ball, up 52-50. #10 bounces a 3 high off the rim and in! 55-50. They get a stop…. Pass to #24 in the corner for a University 3…. BAM! 58-50, quite a run here…
 
1:37 left. O’Dowd fouled, makes 1 of 2…. 58-51. Dragons press hard, but only manage a foul on #5…. He sinks both. 60-51. And #5 gets a steal, calls a time out! University is up 60-51 with the ball, 1:18 left. Quite a comeback…. Wehn I walked in, it looked like a total mismatch in favor of the Dragons.
 
So, now we have my fabulous Campolindo Cougars vs. Valley Christian.

VC comes of an upset of Serra the other night, the first time they had beaten the Padres since the peach basket days, or something like that…

Of course, anyone who looks at my posts knows what the Cougars have been doing…. Haven’t lost to a California team since Feb. 26, 2020.
 
Ball up…

Aidan hits a 3 after the Cougs steal it…. VC turnover.

VC gets a stop, then scores inside to make it 3-2. 6:42 left.

Cade with a spin move and bucket…. 5-2.

Another Cougs stop.. Cade drives the edge of the lane, is hacked. FT’s split, 6-2. 5:15 left.

Aidan from the corner…. BAM!! 9-2.

#15 of VC scores. 9-4.

Robeson from the wing…. 3! 12-4, VC called time with 4:26 left in the 1st.
 
O’Reilly rebounds a miss, leads to a drive and score by Robeson. 14-4. Fouled, FT good. 15-4.

VC #4 hits a 3…. 15-7, and they get a stop….

VC #12 hits an elbow J. 15-9.

2:41 left…. O’Reilly knocks a 3 down

Aidan with a 3 now…. 21-12. Missed a couple things there.
 
1:40 left in the 1st…

Bennett knocks in a midrange J. 23-12.

Cougs get a rebound, Cade drives and scores…. 25-12. Bannarbie with a terrific baseline spin move. Hits an FT, too…. 26-15. The ol’ pateneted Cougs baseline inbounds play, VC reads it and knocks it away…. and right into the bucket! 28-17 at the half.
 
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Bannarbie with a tremendous dunk to open things in the 2nd, but Aidan nails a 3.

VC scores again, but Bennett nails a 3…. 34-19. 6:31 left in the half.
 
Robseon fouls, sinks 1 of 2…. 35-19.

Cade hits a 3…. 38-19.

Cougs are hitting on all cylinders right now…

Cougs steal…. Three close-range tries end up with Bennett at the line. 1 of 2. 39-19. 4:08 left.

Aidan steps in and takes a charge….

Bennett nails a 3! 42-19.

O’Reilly steal… pass to Aidan…. 3! 45-19. 2:44 left in the half.
 
O’Reilly with a 3 to open 2nd half scoring…

VC travels…. Nafzinger with a 3…. 54-19.

Finally VC scores.. 54-21.

Aidan hits a 3…. 57-21.

4:08 left 3rd.
 
Bergren with a nice baseline move, 5’6” guy scores over 6’8” Barnabbie. Little guy don’t care. :)
 
63-21 now…. 1:47 left 3rd.

Corner 3 for VC. 63-24.

63-24 to end the quarter.
 
Hard to believe VC just beat Serra, but then Campo did a number on them as well, and Campo is finally back to full strength now.
 
Running-clock game…. I fully expected that the Cougs would win comfortably, but running-clock never entered my mind til it happened.
 
DLS won the other game 65-54 vs. Capital Christian to snap their 3 game losing streak, heading into their league battle with Dublin on Wednesday.
 
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