Sierra Vista Wins The 4A Southern Region Championship

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sierra Vista and Rancho met on the the 4A Southern Region Championship on Friday night. In the first quarter, [player_tooltip player_id='1253142' first='Jakoi' last='Lide'] started the party for the Rams and had 7 points right away. The Rams then found themselves up 9-1. From their Sierra Vista woke up and got in the game. At halftime, the Mountain Lions led 33-31. Then in the second half, [player_tooltip player_id='1253142' first='Jakoi' last='Lide'], unfortunately left with an injury after falling on one of his drives. The rest of the Rams went to work though after he was sidelined, and they turned things up a notch on both ends of the court. In the 4th quarter, Sierra Vista's offense picked up a bit of steam and Rancho couldn't catch up. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Final Score - Sierra Vista 66 vs Rancho 60</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sierra Vista is the one seed and will face the Clark Chargers next week on Friday.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rancho will face the winner of Damonte Ranch vs Spanish Springs and will also be on Friday.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Both games will take place at Valley High School, times TBA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1253131"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67b14ffc6c5fe"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1253131' first='Colton' last='Knoll'] had the responsibility of covering [player_tooltip player_id='1253142' first='Jakoi' last='Lide'] for most of the game. The gritty forward faired well and didn't give up much. He was using his athleticism and length to force Lide to take tough contested shots. Knoll was also grabbing rebounds on both ends of the court and I really liked the effort that I saw out of him. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stats - 23 Points </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1266705"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67b14ffc6c659"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1266705' first='Jevon' last='Yapi'] got to the cup and also knocked down a pair of shots from beyond the arc on Friday night. He utilized his slick ball-handling to get by his defenders, and they also started to foul him as the game went on. Perhaps his top play of the game was when he got a steal and then pulled up for a 3-pointer, which he made. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stats - 17 Points </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1267555"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67b14ffc6c6a1"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1267555' first='EJ' last='Dacuma'] didn't put up quite as many points as he did against Legacy, but he still did a good job of controlling the game and not forcing anything. In the first half he was able to get to the free throw line and knocked down 5 of his 7 attempts. Then in the second half he buried a 3 and played some pretty good defense. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stats - 10 Points </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1535761"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67b14ffc6c6e7"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1535761' first='Jailen' last='Childress'] hit the gas pedal a few times on his takes to the rim and made some not so easy lay-ups. I also saw Childress hit a floater and was constantly getting to the free throw line. He hit 7 free throws on the night. On defense, Childress marked his man well. Unfortunately he fouled out with a few minutes left, but it was still a good game from him. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stats - 16 Points </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1587232"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67b14ffc6c72a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1587232' first='Ahmad' last='Koroma'] stepped up for the Rams on multiple occasions after Lide left with an injury. He didn't seem to mind the pressure, and made some big time baskets for the Rams to keep it close in the fourth quarter. In addition to his scoring, I also liked how he battled for rebounds and he swatted two shots. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stats - 13 Points </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2374185"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67b14ffc6c76d"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='2374185' first='Destiny' last='Teah'] made some contributions for the Rams in the second half. He had some nice drives that he finished, and he also had a couple of other buckets in the paint. On the defensive end, he used his lateral quickness to cover ground at a rapid rate. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stats - 10 Points </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->