Friday’s Finest at Classic at Damien

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2023 Classic at Damien reached the semi-final stage on Friday as St. Pius X St. Matthias (CA) took on San Ramon Valley (CA) in the Gold Semifinal and Dixie (UT) faced off with West Ranch (CA) in the other Gold bracket Semifinal. In the top Platinum division, the two Semifinal games featured Salesian (CA) vs St. John Bosco (CA) and the hosts Damien (CA) against Eastvale Roosevelt (CA). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1896210"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Isaiah finished with 24 points in Campbell Hall's (CA) tough loss to The Branson School (CA) on Friday afternoon as the Vikings made a late push but it wasn't enough and they eventually lost 77-71. Johnson attacked the paint at will in this one as he was able to utilize his quick first step, willingness to attack going left or right, and soft touch at the basket to put on a very efficient scoring performance. His developing perimeter jump shooting will add yet another facet to his offensive game and make him an even more well rounded threat.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["1716581"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"Jackson had 25 points and a bounty of rebounds on Friday afternoon in Owyhee's (ID) 71-61 win over De La Salle (CA). Rasmussen was terrific in this one as he maintained his energy and activity level at both ends to create extra chances on the glass, protect the rim, and finish at the basket. He consistently has a big impact in games without his coach seemingly ever calling a play for him, underscoring his effort level and high basketball IQ.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["1391447"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"Jordan finished with 24 points on Friday afternoon as Dixie (UT) was able to defeat West Ranch (CA) by the final score of 74-69 in the Gold division semifinal game. Roberts was incredibly effective in this one as he was able to get into the paint almost on demand against the Wildcats high intensity defense and finished with floaters, left/right handed layups, and made on time passes to teammates to set them up for open shots.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["1530585"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"Luke provided an inspired performance for San Ramon Valley (CA) on Friday afternoon as he finished with 19 points in their upset win over nationally ranked St. Pius X St. Matthias (CA) 67-62. Isaak made plays all over the court for the Wolves to pull off the win as he jumped passing lanes for steals, crashed the glass, and made clutch shots in the second half to stave off the Warriors late run.","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_4_player":["1956463"],"_player_evaluations_4_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"Brandon had 25 points and several huge shots in the 4th quarter and overtime as St. John Bosco (CA) advanced to the Platinum bracket championship, winning over Salsesian College Prep (CA) by the score of 68-66. McCoy Jr. showed off all the reasons why he's one of the best pure prospects in the entire country on Friday night as he skied to block shots, threw down powerful dunks, and made jump shots with a high degree of difficulty off of the dribble.","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_5_player":["1630617"],"_player_evaluations_5_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"Brayden ended up with 31 points on Friday night as Eastvale Roosevelt was able to overcome an [player_tooltip player_id='1956521' first='Elijah' last='Smith'] buzzer-beater to send the game to overtime, eventually winning over Damien (CA) 76-71. 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