With five players suspended and only two regular starters available in the aftermath of Thursday night's brawl, Riordan was eliminated from the CIF State Tournament by Granada, unable to stop seven-foot center Andrew McKeever.
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Scoring:
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Wise 21 (8 rebounds)
20 (9 assists)
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Ta’aga 5 (7 rebounds)
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31 (22 first half, 17 rebounds)
Long 15 (7 rebounds)
Grant 12
6 (8 assists)
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Final: Granada 69, Riordan 57
Despite being down three starters and two more rotation members off the bench, trailed by just six with 1:09 left.
was too much, though. The commit had 31 points and 16 rebounds.
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Back-to-back missed 1-and-1s for . Back-to-back offensive rebounds. First NaVaughn Long, then Kevin Grant. Grant then makes both free throws and leads 65-55 with 34.6 left.
Long corner three with 17 on the shot clock no good. Hilman fouled at the other end and he makes one of two, but answer by breaking the press. finds Long for the easy layup, 63-55 .
Transition three by , who’s made a compelling case for more playing time.
Final timeout , down 61-54 with 1:34 left.
will need A LOT of help with turnovers or missed free throws. But it’s not over.
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And-1 for Christian Wise. Third foul on McKeever, free throw good.
down 59-51 with 2:50 left.
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Harris called for his fourth foul with 3:35 left. leading 57-48.
Then Riordan throws it away on the inbound. Killer.
After scoring just one point in the third quarter, has taken back over. He scores with his back to the basket, then throws down a nasty alley-oop from to give their largest lead of the night.
He has 31. Timeout , down 57-46.
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Who else to end the drought after four minutes but ? He’s got 17 and trails 53-46.
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Nearly a four-minute scoreless drought for as takes a nine-point lead on two baskets.
Timeout , down 53-44 with 5:53 left.
Three quarters in the books, trails 49-44.
Could have been even closer if not for a pair of missed free throws, just about the only mistake Hilman’s made all night.
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BLOCK PARTY!
gets WAY up to block one for , but denies him at the other end for .
Still 49-44.
Wise picks up his third foul on a NaVaughn Long and-1. Free throw no good, but leads 49-44 with 1:27 left in the third.
Eight assists. He feeds for a 3-pointer to answer one by Long. down 45-42 with 3:12 left in the third quarter.
Out of a timeout, retakes the lead on a NaVaughn Long floater and Marco Wilde three.
Timeout , trailing 42-37 with 4:06 left in the third quarter.
Christian Wise putback ties it at 37 with 5:13 left in the third quarter.
Ridiculous reverse layup by , down 36-35.
wasn’t kidding when he said the kids from the bench could play.
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Halftime: Granada 34, Riordan 29
Two guys named Andrew are dominating.
has 22 points and 10 rebounds for .
has 13 points and six assists for . He’s only a freshman.
hanging in there down three starters.
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Matai Faiaipa’u draws a charge on Wise for his second foul. up 26-23, 2:58 left in the first half.
And-1, . Free throw no good but gets the offensive rebound and Hilman scores again.
The freshman sensation has 13 and trails just 26-21.
With 5:04 left in the second quarter, has a double-double. 16 points and 10 rebounds for the commit.
up 26-17.
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Kevin Grant’s second 3-pointer puts up 22-15, timeout with 6:44 left in the second quarter.
That’s nine points for after he scores on the seven-footer.
down 19-15.
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17-13 after a quarter. closed the first on a 7-0 run.
doesn’t look like a team missing three starters. They just look like a team struggling to match up with a seven-footer. has 10 points and seven rebounds already.
Despite being a foot shorter than Tyler Harris, just drew a charge on the 6’7 shooter. up 13-12 with 1:51 left in the first quarter.
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Five minutes in and has seven points, two assists, a rebound and a block. His pair of free throws puts up 13-10.
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No early nerves on display for . Baskets on three straight possessions to start. with a pair of assists and a 3-pointer.
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Starters for tonight’s Northern California Division I Semifinal:
: Berridge, Hilman, Natorilla, Ta’aga, Wise
: Faiaipa’u, Harris, Keaney, Long, McKeever
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Scoring:
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26 (19 first half)
13 (7 rebounds)
7 (all fourth quarter)
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20 (9 rebounds)
Branda 11 (9 second quarter)
Pletschette 9 (7 second half, 5 assists)
Brongiel 6 (11 rebounds)
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Read which players are suspended for tonight and see who’s available in the aftermath of Thursday’s fight:
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Riordan has just seven regular players. An eighth, Jeremiah Jones, was called up from the JV team.
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BREAKING: Five Riordan players (Zachary Jones, Alex Kuminga, Jasir Rencher, Nathan Tshamala and Achilles Woodson) are suspended for tonight’s game at Granada for their role in Thursday’s brawl.
A sixth player, Tyrone Jackson, is attending a 7-on-7 football tournament.
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Final: Caruthers 55, Granada 50
Two days after scoring 95 points, ninth-seeded allows just two field goals in the fourth quarter to advance to the Northern California Division III Championship.
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Matadors don’t foul and scores at the end of the shot clock to put up 54-48. That may be enough to put the Blue Raiders into the NorCal Championship.
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