5A State Playoff Preview: Semifinals
The quarterfinals ended February 15th and there were some shocking and not so shocking game outcomes. Now we are moving onto the semifinals and it is time to take a quick preview of the game. Here is the 5A State…
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Continue ReadingThe quarterfinals ended February 15th and there were some shocking and not so shocking game outcomes. Now we are moving onto the semifinals and it is time to take a quick preview of the game. Here is the 5A State Playoff Preview: Semifinal Edition
4 McClintock vs 1 Gilbert
McClintock made it out of the quarterfinals with a 4 point victory over region opponent, Cactus Shadows. This was the third meeting between the two teams and this win gave McClintock the series, 2-1. Gilbert beat a very good Williams Field team by 20, making a huge statement. I think Gilbert will continue this trend and once again win a game big and make yet another statement that they are to be feared.
Prediction: Gilbert
6 Millennium vs 2 Apollo
Millennium beat Ironwood by 1 point, on a last second lane violation call. While the call may be controversial to some, Millennium still did enough to win that game and looked very impressive. DaRon Holmes (Millennium 2021) was an absolute beast, racking up a triple double. Apollo faced Sunnyslope for a third time and ended up beating them by 14 points, avenging their loss from the last match-up. This is going to be the more competitive of the two games in 5A. I think the game will be very close and could see the game going either way. I’m going to roll with Apollo though simply because I don’t think Millennium can match their guard size. Justus Jackson (Millennium 2021) is a great player but I like the match-up against Paris Woods (Apollo 2021) and Emmanuel Taban (Apollo 2019) in favor of Apollo.
Prediction: Apollo