4A Championship Preview: Silverado V Mojave By The Numbers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Silverado and it's "leftovers" look to keep the Rattlers from winning back-to-back titles. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 4A State title Game is set. It will feature the 16-9 Silverado Skyhawks and the 22-5 Mojave Rattlers. The Rattlers are the defending state champions and come into the game riding a 15-game winning streak. They've crushed their opponents winning their two playoff games by a combined score of 161-126. The Skyhawks arrive at the Thomas and Mack on the Heels of 3 victories by a total of 8 points. The matchup features a program looking to solidify itself as a dynasty vs a program that was just looking for a head coach as late as September. Upon taking the job HC [player_tooltip player_id='1489257' first='Cyril' last='Franklin'] made a bold statement to the team by cutting his trademark dreadlocks. "I wanted them to know we were going to grow together". It's a fitting story, with great biblical implications, as the undersized, scrappy team will play the role of David, against a Goliath of a Mojave team, seeking a historic championship. Here's a look at Mojave vs Silverado by the numbers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2 </strong>- The number of Wohl brothers expected to play as twins [player_tooltip player_id='1164613' first='Luke' last='Wohl'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1164607' first='Jake' last='Wohl'] will suit up for the Skyhawks. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6 </strong>- The number of sophomores in this game ranked in the PrepHoops Nevada Top 50 the most of any class. [player_tooltip player_id='1268866' first='CJ' last='Shaw'] (4) [player_tooltip player_id='1281194' first='Julius' last='Robinson'] (17) [player_tooltip player_id='1266707' first='Michael' last='Andersen'] (33) [player_tooltip player_id='1292251' first='Casen' last='Lochridge'] (35) [player_tooltip player_id='1665140' first='Zaccarrion' last='Jackson'] (42) [player_tooltip player_id='1572588' first='Montez' last='Simmons'] (48) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>16</strong> - The number of steals per game the Rattlers average - Shaw and Jackson lead the team with both averaging over 3 per game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>17</strong> - The number of games [player_tooltip player_id='1489257' first='Cyril' last='Franklin'] has played for the Skyhawks. They are 12-5 since his return. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>30</strong> - Mojave has 5 players that had at least 30 steals this season including, [player_tooltip player_id='1226904' first='Nathan' last='Sherrard'], [player_tooltip player_id='1268866' first='CJ' last='Shaw'], [player_tooltip player_id='1665140' first='Zaccarrion' last='Jackson'], [player_tooltip player_id='1292251' first='Casen' last='Lochridge'], [player_tooltip player_id='985628' first='Giali' last='Chapman']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>42</strong> - The three-point percentage of [player_tooltip player_id='1105245' first='Kollin' last='Ngo'], which was the highest of any Skyhawk this season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>78 </strong>- Total number of rebounds grabbed by [player_tooltip player_id='1489257' first='Cyril' last='Franklin'] this season, which leads the team despite only playing in 14 regular season games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>84</strong> - The Free Throw Percentage of [player_tooltip player_id='1356557' first='Marcell' last='Simpson'] which is the highest of any player in the game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>100</strong> - The number of combined threes made this season by [player_tooltip player_id='1226904' first='Nathan' last='Sherrard'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1268866' first='CJ' last='Shaw'] </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->