REWIND: Gilbert Christian holds on to beat SCA

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Friday, January 16th I watched the replay of 2A&nbsp;<strong>Scottsdale Christian Academy Eagles</strong>&nbsp;hosting the 3A&nbsp;<strong>Gilbert Christian Knights.</strong>&nbsp;Both teams are fully entrenched in the playoffs and made the OPEN playoffs. </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 (72-60 Gilbert Christian won)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2773900' first='Colin' last='Burke'] Gilbert Christian&nbsp;(Pictured) </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the stars of the game had it all going on. The defensive point guard will score it with mid-range pull-ups off the dribble, off the catch threes, off the ball cuts,&nbsp;speed dribble drive with and-1's., transition baskets using his blazing speed and he is tough on the ball defensively. He finished unofficially with 28 points. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2039491' first='Kamari' last='Stanbury'] Gilbert Christian</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A true point guard with amazing speed is a true ball hawk. He pesters his opponents and his on-ball defense is stifling. He will grab a rebound off the glass and blow thru the defense and find teammates perfectly in stride.&nbsp;He will hit the three off the catch and scored close to 10 points with multiple assists and collected a bunch of steals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3067192' first='Trey' last='Cicerelli'] Gilbert Christian</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A scoring guard can play some on or off the ball as a combo. He is their true specialist from the arc. He has a super quick release and comes with deep range way past the three point line.&nbsp;He rattled in four triples and gives their two fast guards space as you can't leave him. He scored 12 points. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3179889' first='Hudson' last='Noll'] Gilbert Christian</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A face-up forward who can play a couple of positions. He is a face-up forward who has a pretty shooting stroke from the three point line off the catch and gets it off his hands quickly. He is a sneaky good passer and he can finish in the lane around traffic.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2766915' first='Hudson' last='Novak'] Scottsdale Christian Academy</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the stars of the game filled it up from all levels. The scoring combo guard has good court vision and scores it so easily. He will fill it up with runners, off the dribble or off pick and pop threes, floaters, quick drives to the basket, spin moves, fall aways and euro steps. He finished with a game high of 30 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2674770' first='Cash' last='Gorder'] Scottsdale Christian Academy</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A good sized wing forward with a scoring mentality. He will drive to the basket with very long strides. He uses his handle to create some separation and he is a good passer. He will rebound in his area and even block shots. He scored 5+ points. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3476262' first='Kyle' last='Olafson'] Scottsdale Christian Academy</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A decent sized power forward did some of the dirty work inside the paint for the Eagles. He rebounds well with a decent motor and will score it with in-traffic takes. He can handle contact and score with and-1 takes.&nbsp;He will rip thru to score or will get fouled and he is a pick and roll finisher. He finished with 10+ points. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2149099' first='Dominic' last='Dickerson'] Scottsdale Christian Academy</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An undersized and tough point guard can facilitate and score. He will hit the three off the catch and truly likes the corners. He gets it off his hands quickly.&nbsp;He will blow by with either hand and rebounds&nbsp;well with his thicker football-like frame. He scored 8 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->