Valley Christian pulls away from Rancho Solano Prep

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Monday Jan 19th I attended the match-up of 3A&nbsp;<strong>Valley Christian Trojans</strong>&nbsp;hosting the 2A&nbsp;<strong>Rancho Solano Prep Mustangs.</strong>&nbsp;Valley Christian will be in the OPEN for the Copper Division and look to make another run and Rancho will could make a deep run in the 2A playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I checked out the Varsity game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Here were the standouts on the night&nbsp;</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>All the stats are unofficial.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Varsity Game (73-52 Valley Christian won)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1900362' first='Colby' last='Jessup'] Valley Christian (Pictured)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A bigger scoring lead guard poured in points in every way. He shoots the three in bunches as the spin on his ball is picture perfect. He also comes with volleyball line range and a super quick trigger. He will score with driving layups, contact put backs, and-1's, straight line drives, euro steps and transition buckets. He rebounds well and was very quick to collect steals. He scored 34 points with 13 rebounds and 7 steals.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1768201' first='Paxton' last='Tamlyn'] Valley Christian&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A scoring combo guard is a very aggressive driver to the basket. He will earn trips to the free throw line and is very athletic to score inside with his bounce. He excels with transition layups and sees the court well too. He scored 16 points with a few assists and rebounds.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2759091' first='Calvin' last='McCrory'] Valley Christian&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A scoring combo guard made the transfer from Horizon Honors. He fills in nicely with driving layups, mid-range pull-ups and he has range past the three point line. He is a good rebounder and he can make some plays plus collect steals. Look for him to take a step up in production next season. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2333012' first='Devin' last='Morganfield'] Valley Christian</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A senior power forward controlled the glass in and out of his area. He will score with rip thrus with his left or right hand to get fouled or make the layup. He brings toughness and energy to the court and runs the floor well. He can also defend in space and if they make another deep run, he will be critical to their interior defense.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2741030' first='Max' last='Johnson'] Valley Christian&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A quick on quick defensive point guard who handles some of the ball handling duties alongside Jessup. He can score with threes off the catch, quick blow by's then using a runner. He makes his money with his on-ball defense collecting steals and closing out to shooters. He scored 7 points.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3416317' first='Bryson' last='Eldridge'] Valley Christian&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A newcomer for me is a tall, long framed center who moves well from end to end. He rebounds and score it inside with layups around the basket. He has a nice free throw touch and shows upside.&nbsp;He should make a big leap up in production next season. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1768204' first='Luke' last='Larrabee'] Rancho Solano Prep&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A fluid combo guard can score and facilitate. He will make plays with pick and roll threading thru the defense. He scores with step back threes, pull-up threes off the dribble, quick bursts to the basket and tough takes in traffic. He scored 15 points.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2533645' first='Wyatt' last='Fulton'] Rancho Solano Prep&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A skilled combo guard will fill it up with drive by's with his right hand in traffic, offensive rebound put backs, threes off the catch and off the pull. He defends multiple positions and is handling more and more of the lead role. The game is starting to slow down for him and he scored 10 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2885162' first='Jacob' last='Vasiloff'] Rancho Solano Prep&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A good sized wing forward had a nice showing. He has deep three point range off the catch, he will fall away from mid-range and he will play from the high post and go to work. He rebounds well in his area and looks to be one of their go-to guys next year.&nbsp;He scored 15 points. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2909631' first='Garret' last='Fulton'] Rancho Solano Prep&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A scoring guard is slowly turning into a 3 and D type. He will hit the three off the catch with a quicker trigger and nice shooting stroke. He is quick on the ball defensively and moves his feet well. He is one of the team's glue guys. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->