Vista Victorious!!!

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Mountain Lions hold of Canyon Springs in OT to secure a trip to Reno </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sierra Vista is headed to reno for the 4A state final four. The Mountain Lions got 18 from [player_tooltip player_id='1267555' first='EJ' last='Dacuma'], who went 12-12 from the line, sinking clutch free throws, and 25 from senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1142271' first='Khamari' last='Taylor']. 5 Star junior center [player_tooltip player_id='1281369' first='Xavion' last='Staton'] dominated the paint, blocking unofficially a dozen shots. Canyon Springs was led by Hawaii football signee, [player_tooltip player_id='1494734' first='Armondo' last='Lewis'] he hit a clutch mid range 4th quarter jumper to cut the lead to 2 and then a banked in a three to send the game to overtime. With the victory, Sierra Vista advances to Reno, for the state championships, they play Losee for the Southern Region Championship, and seeding purposes on Friday. Here's a look at our takeaways from the game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1965124' first='Jayvion' last='Wall'] paid dividends instantly - The freshman guard looked like a veteran. He played with good poise, his ability to play the 1 allowed [player_tooltip player_id='1267555' first='EJ' last='Dacuma'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1142271' first='Khamari' last='Taylor'] to Play off the ball effectively. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The incomparable [player_tooltip player_id='1494734' first='Armondo' last='Lewis'] - The two sport star was a basketball stud on this day. When he wasn't battling 7 footers, he was making clutch game tying three's. In between, he produced dunk contest highlights including a momentum changing lob that he hammered home with one hand. He finished with 28 points to lead all players. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sierra got contributions from a bunch of unranked players - In addition to the freshman Wall, junior forwards [player_tooltip player_id='2351329' first='Anliante' last='Smith'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2351324' first='Darius' last='Ruffin'] came through with huge contributions, providing energy, defense and rebounding. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2200035' first='Ma'Aqwavious' last='Macklin'] just kept coming up with big plays - Seemed like every time Vista was about to grab control the senior glue guy would come up with a huge play, typically an offensive board and putback. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->