DIV. IV BOYS' HOOPS: C. HALL CHOPS S.J. MEMORIAL DOWN TO SIZE VIKINGS PEAK IN 2ND HALF, REACH FINAL C. HALL 65, S.J. MEMORIAL 42.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer FULLERTON - To get to Sacramento, the Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
It came in the form of twin 6-foot-11 towers Brook and Robin Lopez of 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, and it took the Vikings' full efforts to finally reach the top. But reach the top the Vikings did, thanks in part to a pivotal 17-point run in the second half, in a stirring 65-42 victory in the Div. IV State Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, regional final at Cal State Fullerton. Campbell Hall (31-0) advances to next Saturday's Div. IV State final at Arco Arena Current arenas in the National Basketball Association Western Conference Eastern Conference in Sacramento, where only St. Mary's of Berkeley stands in the way of a remarkable perfect season. It's the first trip to the finals for the Vikings, who set a higher standard of excellence for themselves with each new win. The Vikings are trying to become the first team in the region to finished undefeated since Glendale in 1985. As far as wins for Campbell Hall, none came harder than Saturday's. Maybe not on the scoreboard - the Vikings have had closer calls this year - but certainly in terms of the imposing physical challenge presented by the Lopez brothers, a pair of gifted juniors who already have committed to Stanford. Ironically, their older brother, Alex, went to Campbell Hall in the mid- 1990's and led the Vikings to Southern Section championships in 1992 and 1994. At the time, Brook and Robin were a pair of toddlers running around the Campbell Hall gym while Alex played for the Vikings. The older Lopez, now the head coach at El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
Early on, the twins owned the middle of the paint defensively, clogging the inside with their height and swatting away shots with the long arms and well-timed leaps. On the other end, when they weren't going right at the basket for layups, they were passing out of double teams to open teammates for easy 3-pointers. By the end of the first quarter, San Joaquin Memorial (23-11) led 18-13. By the middle of the second quarter, the lead was nine, and the Vikings were questioning their strategy of surrounding the twins while leaving the perimeter players open. ``We had to make some adjustments on our plan,'' said Joe Ford. ``That's what playing a couple of 7-footers will do to you.'' Guard Steven Tolbert agreed. ``We had to make an adjustment because it's not every day you see a couple of 7-footers across from you,'' Tolbert said. The Vikings did a better job of closing out on the Panthers' shooters the rest of the quarter, and started going right at the Lopez twins with Ford and Conor Turley. The result was foul trouble for both of them. Brook went to the bench midway Midway, island group (2 sq mi/5.2 sq km), central Pacific, c.1,150 mi (1,850 km) NW of Honolulu, comprising Sand and Eastern islands with the surrounding atoll. Discovered by Americans in 1859, Midway was annexed in 1867. A cable station was opened in 1903. through the second quarter with three fouls, and Robin picked up his second a short time later. ``Obviously that helped us a great deal,'' Campbell Hall coach Terry Kelly said. ``We knew they'd get into foul trouble at some point, it was a matter of time. The thing we didn't account for was their shooters hitting as many shots as they did. We didn't expect that.'' The Vikings closed to within 29-27 at halftime. Trailing by one, they then went on a 17-0 run during the last three minutes "Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty-second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. of the third quarter and the first two minutes of the fourth to take a 51-35 lead. Everybody played a role - from Ford running the floor for transition layups, to Turley powering inside against the twins, and guards Robert Ford Robert Ford may refer to one of the following:
CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Campbell Hall players cheer on their teammates during Saturday's win against San Joaquin Memorial of Fresno. Bottom, Campbell Hall's Conor Turley (24) and Justin Holiday swat away a rebound rebound (rē´bownd), n/v 1. a recovery from illness. n 2. an outbreak of fresh reflex activity after withdrawal of a stimulus rebound adjective from San Joaquin Memorial's Brook Lopez Brook Lopez is a 7'0" American basketball player who currently plays for Stanford in the Pacific-Ten Conference of the NCAA. Career Lopez's college career got off to a rocky start when he injured his back during summer workouts and had to have surgery in the fall of his . Photos by Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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