St. Mary's wins the Chip behind Williams stellar play

Thursday, March 6th I attended the 4A Chip with the #3 St. Mary's Knights taking on the #4 Deer Valley Skyhawks.   Deer Valley is the defending 4A State champs and was trying to repeat.   The game from start to finish was less then 10 points throughout. St. Mary's led 13-9 after 1 and 25-23 at halftime. [player_tooltip player_id='1612468' first='Cameron' last='Williams'] had 15 of the 25 and [player_tooltip player_id='1875720' first='Sergio' last='Gonzales'] had 8. The 3rd belonged to St. Mary's and extended their lead to 43-35 but Deer Valley understands what it takes and never gave up and fought. They turned SM over and led to many points and the game ended up going into OT at 48-all!   In OT [player_tooltip player_id='1612468' first='Cameron' last='Williams'] came up big and finished with 30 points to win 59-55 in OT. SM had 20 turnovers but out-rebounded DV 47-28.   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here were the Standouts </h2>   [player_tooltip player_id='1612468' first='Cameron' last='Williams'] St. Mary's    One of the most highly skilled forwards in the AIA showed off with 30 big points. He had his jumper working all game with mid-range beautiful high arcing shots to three point shots over the defenders arms. He scores with hook shots with a high arc and had multiple tip-ins using his size, floaters, rip thrus and driving layups with his left hand. He also is one of the better shot blockers with either hand. He had 11 rebounds with 3 blocks.   [player_tooltip player_id='1449361' first='Caspian' last='Jones'] St. Mary's   A versatile forward plays both spots up front. He will score with back to the basket spins into a layup, fall aways, runners and will score with his and-1's with his left hand. He rebounds well in his area and will block shots. He is also a very good shot blocker. He scored 9 points with 11 rebounds.   [player_tooltip player_id='1312612' first='AJ' last='Muandumba'] St. Mary's   A physical wing forward who is the team's glue player. He usually defends the teams best scorers and then will score a little He rebounds at a good rate in his area and scored more points then usual with catch and shoot three with a very high arc and he is able to go coast to coast after a rebound. He scored 12 points with 6 rebounds.   [player_tooltip player_id='2223472' first='Arteus' last='Jefferson'] St. Mary's   A two-sport athlete has decent size for a power forward but has great length. He uses it to rebound and can collect steals with his wingspan and football toughness. He will score with quick moves to the basket. He only scored 2 points but had 10 rebounds giving Deer Valley limited opportunities.   [player_tooltip player_id='2194808' first='Carter' last='Bagley'] St. Mary's   A strong wing forward who has skill and some toughness. He only scored points in this game but handled a lot of the immense ball pressure with limited ball handlers on the team. He rebounds well in his area and look for him to start next year to compliment Williams.   [player_tooltip player_id='1633050' first='Sebastian' last='Hatsakorzian'] St. Mary's   A point forward who is the teams connector. He makes smart reads and plays very unselfishly throughout a game. He is a very good on-ball and helps side defender and rebounds at a good rate using his length and athleticism.   [player_tooltip player_id='1875720' first='Sergio' last='Gonzales'] Deer Valley    A tough undersized scoring point guard. He lays it all on the line and will dive on the floor for a loose ball. He creates offense for himself with his tight handle and speed with the ball. He will score with deep threes off the catch and the southpaw will blow by his defenders with his left hand or use hesitation moves. He scored 21 points with 4 steals.   [player_tooltip player_id='1875719' first='Simon' last='Gonzales'] Deer Valley    A tough hard nosed undersized guard gives the team another sturdy ball handler. He rarely turns the ball over and is quick on the ball to pester his opponents. He will score with tough takes in heavy traffic with his speed with the ball or get to the free throw line. He scored 6 points with 6 rebounds 2 assists and 1 steal.   [player_tooltip player_id='1876014' first='Tyran' last='Simpson'] Deer Valley   An athletic scoring guard who can defend. He will hit the catch three or blow by opponents with long strides to the rack. He has great length combined with some twitch. He takes long strides and is graceful in the open court. He scored 7 points with 1 steal and 1 block.     [player_tooltip player_id='2145741' first='Elias' last='Riley'] Deer Valley   A good sized scoring point guard who will defend. He is a quick driver to the basket and takes the bump better than most. He will score with offensive rebound put backs and blow-by's on the baseline. He gets himself to the free throw line and he is very competitive. He scored 9 points 3 rebounds and 1 steal.   [player_tooltip player_id='1875721' first='Carter' last='Guggenberger'] Deer Valley   A highly skilled undersized power forward can put points on the board with off balanced shots in traffic with contact for and-1's. He will go baseline with his left hand with reverse layups, score with offensive rebound put backs and ball fakes into a step thru. He scored 9 points 4 rebounds 2 assists 2 blocks.

Thursday, March 6th I attended the 4A Chip with the #3 St. Mary's Knights taking on the #4 Deer Valley Skyhawks.