BOYS' BASKETBALL: CAMPBELL HALL DOES IT AGAIN VIKINGSEDGE MONTCLAIR PREP IN STATE PLAYOFF SHOWDOWN CAM. HALL 74, MON. PREP 72.Byline: Sean Ceglinsky Staff Writer There were lead changes at every turn and momentum shifted on seemingly seem·ing adj. Apparent; ostensible. n. Outward appearance; semblance. seem  ing·ly adv. every possession Monday when Olympic League boys' basketball archrivals Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
And at the end, it came down to Campbell Hall star Jrue Holiday, a tie score and two free throws. Holiday hit both shots with 3.5 seconds remaining, and the visiting Vikings (26-5) pulled out a 74-72 triumph - their third victory this season over the Mounties - to advance to a Div A DIV Associate of Divinity . IV regional semifinal Thursday at top-seeded San Joaquin San Joaquin (săn wäkēn`), river, c.320 mi (510 km) long, rising in the Sierra Nevada, E Calif., and flowing W then N through the S Central Valley to form a large delta with the Sacramento River near Suisun Bay, an arm of San Francisco Bay. Memorial of Fresno (32-3). ``This is the kind of game you expect in the state playoffs,''Campbell Hall coach Terry Kelly said. ``This one was a classic.'' Craig Partovich had a chance to give Montclair Prep (24-9) the lead with 32.4 seconds to play, but Holiday's relentless defense prevented the Mounties' star from getting off an attempt before the shot clock expired. Montclair Prep had one last chance, but Daniel Rodgers' desperation heave heave v. heaved, heav·ing, heaves v.tr. 1. To raise or lift, especially with great effort or force: heaved the box of books onto the table. See Synonyms at lift. from well behind the half-court line fell short as the buzzer sounded. ``This was a great high school basketball game,'' Montclair Prep coach Greg Patterson said. ``It didn't end the way we had hoped, but it really doesn't get much better in terms of intensity from start to finish.'' Montclair Prep appeared en route to an easy win early. Bobby Webb scored 11 first-quarter points, with three 3-pointers, as the Mounties opened a 21-13 lead. After Campbell Hall came back, Partovich scored five points in the final 45 seconds of the first half for a 36-31 advantage. The Vikings again rallied in the third quarter and took just their second lead of the game, 40-38, on a Robert Ford Robert Ford may refer to one of the following:
1. in blood transfusions and transplantation immunology, an incompatibility between potential donor and recipient. 2. one or more nucleotides in one of the double strands in a nucleic acid molecule without complementary nucleotides in the same position on the other inside the paint to score seven of his 14 points in the third quarter, and the Mounties trailed by a point heading into the final quarter. Jrue's brother, Justin, was nearly unstoppable, especially in the final eight minutes. The junior scored eight points in the fourth quarter, and his tip-in of a Ford miss gave Campbell Hall, the defending state Div. IV champion, a three-point lead with 3:12 remaining. ``I knew I had to control things underneath the basket,'' said Justin Holiday, who finished with 27 points and 17 rebounds. ``When I'm out there getting boards, it helps us get things going.'' Webb, who scored 28 points - most on six 3-pointers - hit another 3- pointer to give Montclair Prep a 68-66 lead with 2:10 left and added a layup to restore a two-point advantage with 1:45 to remaining. ``Bobby was in the zone tonight,'' Kelly said. ``He was on fire the whole game. We threw everything at him. There was nothing we could do to stop him. ``We came out and competed tonight. Both teams did. Everyone will remember this game for a long time.'' Sean Ceglinsky, (818) 713-3607 sean.ceglinsky(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Campbell Hall's Justin Holiday drives into Montclair Prep's Anthony Green Anthony Green may refer to:
(2) Jrue Holiday dunks for defending state Div. IV champion Campbell Hall against Olympic League rival Montclair Prep. Alex Collins/Special to the Daily News |
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