BOYS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: DEFENSE SAVES FRENZIED ALEMANY.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News Alemany High's intense, fullcourt, man-to-man defense Man to man defense is a type of defensive tactic used in basketball and Football (Soccer) in which each player is assigned to defend and follow the movements of a single player on offense. Often, a player guards his counterpart (e.g. keyed the Indians' 72-59 win over Servite in a Southern Section Division III-AA second-round playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship at Loara High Tuesday night. The frenetic pace almost proved to be Alemany's downfall. On the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of breaking the game open on several occasions, fouls, turnovers and lackadaisical lack·a·dai·si·cal adj. Lacking spirit, liveliness, or interest; languid: "There'll be no time to correct lackadaisical driving techniques after trouble develops" William J. Hampton. play allowed Servite to keep within striking range. Poor foul shooting did not help either. Servite put the Indians into the double-bonus with 10 team fouls with two minutes left in the fourth quarter. Alemany, however, converted on only 4 of 10 free throws in the final eight minutes. The effort, though, was enough to carry Alemany (19-6) into Friday's semifinals against Brawley or San Dimas. ``We're just trying to finish the game and play on all four quarters on the same level as the first part,'' Alemany center Casey Clausen Casey Clausen (born January 9, 1981) is a former American football player who played college football for the University of Tennessee. He took over the starting position from A.J. Suggs. . ``I think we're getting there.'' Devin Montgomery scored a game-high 22 points for Alemany, making its first playoff appearance since 1987 after winning the Mission League co-championship. The flashy senior point guard scored 13 in the second quarter to help the Indians explode for 31 points to turn a 22-16 deficit into a 45-38 halftime lead. ``All in all, this was our best full-played game,'' Montgomery said. ``They didn't do anything well, we didn't do anything well. We just wanted it more.'' In other Southern Section playoff games: Twentynine Palms 77, Paraclete 59: Already facing a favored opponent, the Paraclete High boys' basketball team was forced to take the floor for its Division IV-AA second-round playoff game without its head coach. With hospitalized coach Andy Gavel gavel small mallet used by judge or presiding officer to signal order. [Western Culture: Misc.] See : Authority in the Intensive Care Unit, the Spirits stayed close to Twentynine Palms much of the game before losing 77-59 on Tuesday night at Highland High. Gavel checked himself into Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Medical Center on Tuesday morning with a dangerously high blood-sugar count. Paraclete athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic Margaret Neill, who accompanied Gavel to the hospital, said his diabetic condition wasn't discovered until his visit to the emergency room. ``His blood-sugar level was like 900. You're supposed to be in a coma when it's that high,'' Neill said. Gavel's count had dropped to about 500, which is still too high. He was resting comfortably Tuesday night and will remain hospitalized for a couple days. The Spirits (11-15), who upset La Salle La Salle, city (1990 pop. 9,717), La Salle co., N Ill., on the Illinois River; settled 1830, inc. 1852. It forms a tricity unit with Peru and Oglesby. Corn, wheat, and soybeans are grown, and cattle and hogs are raised. in the first round, trailed the Wildcats (22-5) by just five when senior Glenn Jones For the rock musician of the same name, see . Glenn Jones, (born in 1962 in Jacksonville, FL), is an American R&B/soul singer. Career He started his career as a gospel singer and has since, managed a successful move into the R&B field. (27 points) buried a 3-pointer with 1:21 left in the third quarter. Twentynine Palms then outscored Paraclete 11-0 to take a 60-44 lead with 6:05 remaining in the game. - Chris Cocoles Santa Clara 62, Faith Baptist 38: B.J. Ward scored 27 points and Nick Jones added 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Saints (23-3) to a second-round Division V-AA win. Ward and Jones, both bound for UC Santa Barbara, proved to be much for the host Contenders (17-9), who held a one-point lead after one quarter before Santa Clara went on a 22-10 run in the second period. Faith Baptist got 16 points from Jeremy Lopez and seven blocked shots from Stefan Grasu. Campbell Hall 83, Lone Pine 45: Hassan Bassiri had 23 points and 12 assists, Jessie Foster added 12 points, 13 rebounds and 12 blocked shots, and Josh Levy totaled 19 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks as the Vikings improved to 29-9 with a Division V-AA win at home. Lone Pine finished 16-8. |
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