River Valley wins on a buzzer beater vs ALA-IR

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Friday, Feb 13th I watched the playoff match-up of 3A&nbsp;<strong>River Valley Dust Devils</strong>&nbsp;hosting the 3A&nbsp;<strong>American Leadership Academy-Ironwood Warriors</strong>. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A wild game as ALA-IR led 71-68 with 1 minute left and unfortunately missed 4 FT's and they were still up 71-70 but River Valley hit a 3 at the buzzer to win <strong>73-71. </strong></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 (73-71 River Valley won)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2691812' first='River' last='Lee'] River Valley&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of their top players has some size and skill at the wing. He is a sneaky good passer and ball handler. He will score it from inside and out with pull-up threes or catch threes, rip thrus with contact or get fouled. He will also rebound and block shots. He finished with 13+ points.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3497706' first='Gabriel' last='Short'] River Valley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A somewhat undersized scoring guard is super fast and skilled. He can rattle in threes off the catch and getting past his initial defenders to the basket. He has ultimate confidence and scored 15+ points.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3497690' first='Ethan' last='Farham'] River Valley&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An undersized shooting guard is very fast on the break and likes to get downhill. He is very scrappy on defense and will spring up to block shots and collect steal with sneaky athleticism. He will score with put backs and hit the three off the catch. He scored 10+ points.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3497703' first='Dominick' last='Homer'] River Valley&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A quick scoring guard who ended up being the star of the night as he made the clutch three at the buzzer with a lightning quick release. He will score with floaters after a quick burst and gets to the free throw line often. He finished with 10+ points.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/GreggRosenberg1/status/2022820153444950095","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/GreggRosenberg1/status/2022820153444950095 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1951728' first='Zachary' last='Jiggens'] ALA Ironwood</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior leader is a pure point guard who can score. He made some impressive pocket passes that led to assists. He scores with fast break layups with a sneaky burst on the break, reverse layups and tough drives to the basket. He scored 14+ points.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3497659' first='Dhamani' last='White'] ALA Ironwood</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A pure point guard with great timing on his passes. Their future PG has a quick, tighter handle and next level court vision. He will score it also with blow by bursts, transition layups, runners, off the ball cuts and threes off the catch. He had 4+ assists with 15+ points. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2883775' first='Dylan' last='Hayes'] ALA Ironwood&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The team's big man will score with mid-range jumpers and in. He gets on the glass and score with put backs, he has plus post footwork and will block shots. His ability to rebound out of his area makes his game go. He scored 10+ points.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2412026' first='Rylon' last='Bradford'] ALA Ironwood</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A long and leaner wing uses his length in the passing lanes to collect steals. He rebounds well despite his lack of weight and will score it with off the ball cuts, pull-up threes and runs the floor. He scored 5 points.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3497316' first='TJ' last='Smith'] ALA Ironwood</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A scoring defensive lead guard has quick hands on defense to collect steals. The freshmen guard has a very fast first step and he can take it coast to coast to score. He will also score with offensive rebound put backs and finished with 8+ points.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2949464' first='Tyce' last='Taylor'] ALA Ironwood</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A live bodied power forward will score with and-1 offensive rebound put backs in bunches as he is a plus rebounder in his area. He will score with pick and roll finishes and plays with a motor. He scored 6+ points.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->