Live Action: Semifinals – Phil Griego Invitational – 12/15/23

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game 1 - Consolation Semifinals - Miyamura vs Menaul</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Final Score: Menaul 63 Miyamura 56</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Player of the Game: [player_tooltip player_id='2373622' first='Brayden' last='Chavez'], Menaul - 16 pts, 13 Reb, 2 ast</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Leader in Points: [player_tooltip player_id='2373607' first='Kazimieras' last='Giedraitis'], Menaul - 18</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Leader in Rebounds: [player_tooltip player_id='2373622' first='Brayden' last='Chavez'], Menaul - 13</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Leader in Assists: [player_tooltip player_id='2373607' first='Kazimieras' last='Giedraitis'], Menaul &amp; Jacob Wyero, Miyamura - 3 </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Leader in Steals: [player_tooltip player_id='2147581' first='Nojus' last='Zalenekas'], Menaul &amp; [player_tooltip player_id='2373617' first='Shane' last='Platero'], Miyamura - 3</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Leader in Blocks: Brandon Paiz, Menaul - 2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This game was controlled early by Menaul, but the one-two guard punch of <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2373607' first='Kazimieras' last='Giedraitis']</strong> and <strong>Nojus</strong> <strong>Zalenekas</strong> brought the Panthers back with their lights-out shooting, and <strong>Brayden Smith</strong> was an animal in the paint, grabbing 13 boards and showing his three-level scoring ability. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game 2 - Consolation Semifinals - Carlsbad vs Del Norte</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Final Score: Carlsbad 53 Del Norte 30</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Player of the Game: [player_tooltip player_id='2879038' first='Shane' last='Sullivan'], Carlsbad - 6 pts, 17 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Leader in Points: [player_tooltip player_id='1717253' first='Francois' last='Satchivi'], Del Norte - 14</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Leader in Rebounds: [player_tooltip player_id='2879038' first='Shane' last='Sullivan'], Carlsbad - 17</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Leader in Assists: Kyran</strong> <strong>Orgain, Carlsbad - 4</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Leader in Steals: 3 players tied with 2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717253' first='Francois' last='Satchivi'], Del Norte</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2293829' first='Kyran' last='Orgain'] &amp; [player_tooltip player_id='2879038' first='Shane' last='Sullivan'], Carlsbad</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Leader in Blocks: Jonathan Ontiveros, Carlsbad &amp; Jonathan Frias, Del Norte - 1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This game was taken over by the Cavemen in second half, as they absolutely dominated the Knights by running them up and down the court. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2879038' first='Shane' last='Sullivan']</strong> was a menace on the boards, grabbing a whopping 17 rebounds. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2293829' first='Kyran' last='Orgain'] </strong>showed his versatility in this match, putting up 4 assists and 2 steals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game 3 - Semifinals - Volcano Vista vs Sandia</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Final Score: Volcano 66 Sandia 57</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Player of the Game: [player_tooltip player_id='1176300' first='Kenyon' last='Aguino'], Volcano - 27 pts, 15 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Leader in Points: [player_tooltip player_id='1176300' first='Kenyon' last='Aguino'], Volcano - 27</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Leader in Rebounds: [player_tooltip player_id='1176300' first='Kenyon' last='Aguino'], Volcano - 15</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Leader in Assists: [player_tooltip player_id='2714580' first='Gad' last='Harris'], Sandia - 4</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Leader in Steals: [player_tooltip player_id='1687823' first='Thomas' last='Adams'], Sandia - 4</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Leader in Blocks: [player_tooltip player_id='1276352' first='Mason' last='Howell'], Sandia - 2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These two teams were neck-and-neck until the fourth quarter, when Volcano slowly but surely pulled away to take this contest. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1176300' first='Kenyon' last='Aguino'] </strong>was utterly unstoppable, showing his immaculate footwork and touch around the rim and ending the game with 27 points and 15 rebounds. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2216106' first='Evan' last='Accilien'] </strong>provided great bench energy, grabbing 7 rebounds, primarily on the offensive end. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game 4 - Semifinals - Cleveland vs Roswell</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Final Score: Cleveland 90 Roswell 52</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Player of the Game: [player_tooltip player_id='1158654' first='Daniel' last='Steverson'], Cleveland - 18 pts, 7 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Leader in Points: [player_tooltip player_id='2376308' first='Rylan' last='Sarracino'], Roswell - 24 </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Leader in Rebounds: [player_tooltip player_id='1158654' first='Daniel' last='Steverson'], Cleveland - 7</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Leader in Assists: [player_tooltip player_id='1158654' first='Daniel' last='Steverson'], Cleveland - 6</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Leader in Steals: [player_tooltip player_id='2313546' first='Darius' last='Steverson'], Cleveland - 4</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Leader in Blocks: [player_tooltip player_id='1158654' first='Daniel' last='Steverson'], Cleveland - 1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This game was all Cleveland from the get-go. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1158654' first='Daniel' last='Steverson']</strong> came out firing on all cylinders, putting up 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists in just the first half. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1897844' first='Noah' last='Padilla'] </strong>and <b>Rem</b><strong>y</strong> <strong>Albrecht </strong>chipped in with 17 and 16 points on the game respectively, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2313546' first='Darius' last='Steverson']</strong> showed out on the defensive end, ending the game with 4 steals and 3 rebounds. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->