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NCS Open Boys Title Contest!

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Dublin faces Bishop O’Dowd for the NCS hardware...

No introduction needed for either team... 24 minutes til tip!
 
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Anthem and lineup coming up... then LET THE FIREWORKS BEGIN! Should be a terrific game!
 
Dragons score the first bucket on a steal and dunk...

Gaels right back with a score, then a steal and dunk.. ANOTHER steal, a layup... 6-2 Gaels.

Nice drive by Dragons #1 to make it 6-4.

Missed next score, but Dragons tie it at 6...

Nice catch and finish by the big Dragon freshman... 8-6... And then they SWAT one outa bounds... Exchange of 3’s... 11-9 Dragons... Game already beating the bleep out my lil fingers... :)
 
14-11 Gaels with 2:45 left... Multiple Dragon putback attempts get nuthin’... Gael’s #5 gets a driving layup to go... 16-11, but Dragon #1 fouled, at line... FT’s split. 16-12.

Gaels’ #24 Malik Jackson nails a 3... 19-12... All of a sudden, it’s target practice! 3balls going in from everywhere! I sure can’t keep up... 25-16 Dublin now.
 
Make that 25-18. Even the scoreboard operator’s in over his head.

Bowser scores on a midrange.. 25-20, Dublin in front.
 
A couple of Dragon FT’s... split, but Dragons rebound the missed 2nd...

Terrific inside dish for a Dragon score... 25-23, 6:30 left.

STEAL and DUNK for the Dragons’ #1... 25 all.
 
Steal and driving layup for Roberson. DRagons take lead, then a steal and foul, 2 FT’s go. 29-25 Dragons.

O’Dowd gets a stop... and a terrific drive by #1 leads to a score... 31-25.
 
Finally Dublin back on the board... 31-27.

And again... 31-29.

Jalen Lewis fouled... 2 shots for the Dragon big. Both good. 33-29.
 
Dublin nails a corner 3! 33-32 Dragons.And a midrange takes the lead for Dublin! 34-33.

Bowser sinks one from another zip code... 36-33 Dragons.

Malik Jackson fouled, at line for Dublin... FT’s go. 36-35... Jalen Lewis fouled... FT’s go. 38-35.

Dublin #3 with a series of moves before nailing one from just in front of the FT line... 38-37 Dragons... And a wild try at the buzzer misses... Halftime, 38-37 Dublin... action-packed doesn’t begin to cover it...
 
O’Dowd gets 2 right away on a set play... Then they get a stop, #5 drives the length of the floor, makes a twisting layup, fouled, makes FT.... Already going too fast for me here... it’s now 45-39 Dragons. (Pant, pant)... Bowser fouled on a dunk attempt... FT’s go. 47-39.
 
Dublin’s picking the wrong time to have a cold shooting streak here... 50-39 Dragons with ball.
 
We have a pause in this play-by-play rant to describe this here play... #5 Roberson of the Dragons steals at half court, goes round his back to avoid a defender, long stride, jump, reverse layup... YOWIE!
 
Terrific running floater by the Dragons, but Dublin right back with a score... Bowser charges, his 4th... 56-48, Dublin gets it in with seconds left, drive at the buzzer.... JUST rolls out, Dublin coach wants a goaltend call, ain’t gonna get it. 56-48 Dragons end of 3.
 
Nice pass inside to Lewis for a Dragon score...

Malik Jackson right back atcha. Dragon #11 with a midrange... Dragon rebound... Dublin steal... 3 ball GOES!! 60-53 Dragons...
 
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Time out Dragons, 6 minutes left, 60-53.

Dragons ball... Pass inside to Lewis for 2. Gael #14 nails a 3! 62-56.

Bowser nails a 3! Steal, fast break... jam city... Dragons up 67-56.

Alleyoop jam for Roberson... 69-56. 3:41 left... Not looking good for the Peckerwoods...
 
3-ball for Jackson of Dublin... 69-60,,, then Lewis travels... Dublin drives, but Lewis SWATS the try, Dragons gather it... Can’t score, but Dublin gets a baseline short J to fall. 69-62, 1:25 left... Super longshot, but it ain’t totally out of reach yet. Foul, O’Dowd sinks 1 ft, misses 2nd... Dublin tries a 3, no go... Dragons forced to call a time out to not lose it on 10 seconds... 70-62, 1:01 left.
 
Hack-n-hope time... Double bonus, too. Both missed, but wild scramble ensues and Dragons get it back... Same guy at line, finally makes one. Funny moment, when he got the ball at the end of that scramble, a Dragon fouled him, looked at ref, fouled him half a dozen more times, ref blew whistle... Kind of thing where soem silly scuffle could happen, but it didn’t.
 
No quit in Dublin... Another 3ball goes down. 73-67, 30.4 left.

Dublin fouled after another scramble... same score, 18.1 left, #11 at the line. FT’s both go...And DUBLIN STEALS THE INBOUNDS!! COACH’S KID STRIKES AGAIN!! Time out, 16.2 left...
 
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Shooter #14 gets a great look at it... 3 ball.... in and OUT! Fouled, Dragon at the line for 2, 8.7 left. Bingo... Bingo. 75-69... Dublin hurries downcourt, 3-ball goes up, no good.. but fouled! 3 FT’s... all missed!! But Dragons lose it out of bounds.... Dublin takes an extremely UNcontested 3 and makes it, but the final is 75-72... O’Dowd wins the Open!
 
BOD was just too much for Dublin and showed they were the better team tonight. But the Gaels refused to go away and fought back to the final buzzer.

Congrats to both teams participating in the inaugural NCS Open championship and good luck in the NorCal Open.
 
Great game by two good teams some very controversial no calls especially on the missed goal tending but credit BOD they
took a punch in the first quarter by Dublin and responded in a big way jalen lewis is a good young player who will only get better jackson from dublin had one heck of a game as well state finals should be really loaded with some good games.
 
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Looks like the old lady isn't letting me back in the sack unless I come up with one of them Louis Vuitton humea handbag deals for her.... putting the farm on the Spartans tonight. Pray for me.

If you have another puckerwood night you can go light on the wallet and get your Vuitton knock offs at Sunday's Laney College flea market in Oakland. Mrs Concrete is the East Bay version of Imelda Marcos with more purses and shoes than Trump has superlatives in his speeches.

But feeling good about the Spartans' outcome tonight.....
 
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If you have another puckerwood night you go can light on the wallet and get your Vuitton knock offs at Sunday's Laney College flea market in Oakland. Mrs Concrete is the East Bay version of Imelda Marcos with more purses and shoes than Trump has superlatives in his speeches. But feeling good about the Spartans' outcome tonight.....
@concrete17 is talking loco and I like it.
 
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