CAMPBELL HALL UNLEASHES PERFECT STORM EASY VICTORY IN STATE FINAL CAPS 32-0 SEASON CAMPBELL HALL 74, ST. MARY'S 53.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer SACRAMENTO - A few days before the Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
``Coach, we're going undefeated this year,'' said Ford, a senior forward. Kelly remembers the moment well. ``I told him he was crazy,'' he said. Who's crazy now? With Ford elevating his game to a spectacular new level and Campbell Hall playing free and easy Saturday at Arco Arena Current arenas in the National Basketball Association Western Conference Eastern Conference , the Vikings completed a magical perfect season with a definitive 74-53 victory over St. Mary's of Berkeley to capture the Div. IV state championship. The Vikings (32-0) are the first team in the Daily News' coverage area to finish a season undefeated since Glendale in 1985 and the first to do it in the Southern Section since Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. of Oxnard in 1990. It's Campbell Hall's first state championship. Ford, who will play at the University of Pacific next season, finished with 29 points, 11 rebounds, four steals and three blocked shots and thoroughly outplayed St. Mary's Gonzaga-bound standout Larry Gurganious, whom Ford harassed for 16 turnovers. Conor Turley added 16 points and five rebounds despite being in foul trouble, and freshman Jrue Holiday had 15 points. A quiet leader whose smooth, subdued sub·due tr.v. sub·dued, sub·du·ing, sub·dues 1. To conquer and subjugate; vanquish. See Synonyms at defeat. 2. To quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make tractable. 3. game registers flashy numbers in the stat column, Ford shed his understated demeanor afterward and allowed himself a moment to soak in the accomplishment - and remember a bold statement he made just before Campbell Hall embarked on its dramatic journey. ``It's just something I felt we were capable of doing,'' Ford said. ``That's why I told coach about it. He thought I was nuts, of course. But deep down I truly felt this team could put this type of season together.'' The irony is that the season was anything but perfect everywhere else but on the playing court. The Vikings stared down one challenge after another while making their dominant run, seemingly growing stronger with each new hurdle. From the ankle injuries that sidelined starters Ford, Sam Handler A software routine that performs a particular task. It often refers to a routine that "handles" an exception of some kind, such as an error, but it can refer to mainstream processes as well. The term is typically used in operating systems and other system software. and Steven Tolbert for the first eight games of the season to the frightening, season-ending abdominal injury suffered by shooting guard The Shooting guard (SG), also known as the two or off guard,[1] is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. Jason Heard in January, misfortune seemed to be hiding behind every corner. Right up until Saturday, when point guard Robert Ford Robert Ford may refer to one of the following:
Robert Ford was able to celebrate with teammates afterward - albeit a bit gingerly gin·ger·ly adv. With great care or delicacy; cautiously. adj. Cautious; careful. [Possibly alteration of obsolete French gensor, delicate while nursing a headache. ``We've had some incredible adversity all year long,'' Kelly said. ``It makes what we've done even that much more special.'' The key is the Vikings kept finding ways to flick away trouble. When Joe Ford, Handler and Tolbert missed the first two weeks, brothers Justin Holiday (sophomore) and Jrue Holiday (freshman) and Robert Ford seamlessly stepped into the starting lineup For the line of action figures, see . A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes to lead the Vikings' to tournament championships at Oak Park and Campbell Hall. ``They came up so big and so fast for us,'' Joe Ford said. ``That was really the key to this whole thing.'' When Heard went out, the Holidays combined to soften the blow with their rangy rangy a term describing conformation; generally a light frame with long body and legs. , athletic games. The Vikings even managed to navigate through choppy chop·py 1 adj. chop·pi·er, chop·pi·est Having many small waves; rough: choppy seas. [From chop1. waters Saturday when Turley, a 6-foot-7 power forward, went to the bench in the first half because of foul trouble. But with Ford scoring 23 first-half points and Handler bringing energy and grit from the bench in place of Turley, Campbell Hall built a 33-22 lead at halftime. And when Robert Ford left with the head injury, Tolbert simply stepped in at point guard and kept the Vikings' offense flowing as they proceeded to blow the game wide open. ``The whole team has stepped up at different times this year,'' Joe Ford said. ``That's why we don't panic
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It helps to have a superior player such as Ford, who swooped over and around the St. Mary's defense in a dominating performance. ``It's just a tremendous feeling right now,'' Ford said. ``It's hard to really figure out a way to explain it. It just feels great.'' Vincent Bonsignore, (818) 713-3612 vincent.bonsignore(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) Campbell Hall's Robert Ford, right, kisses his brother Joe Ford during the final minute of the school's Div. IV title win. (2) Campbell Hall's Conor Turley shoots over St. Mary's defender Marco Rodriguez
Marco Rodriguez (マルコ・ロドリゲス), a.k.a. (40) Saturday at Arco Arena. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News Box: STATE TITLE GAMES |
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