Liberty/Valley Vista: Game Notes
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Hunter and Green shined versus Valley Vista. On November 30th i took in a battle of potential playoff teams with Liberty and Valley Vista. Valley Vista came out strong with a smothering defense that gave Liberty problems most of the…
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On November 30th i took in a battle of potential playoff teams with Liberty and Valley Vista.
Valley Vista came out strong with a smothering defense that gave Liberty problems most of the 1st half. Senior wing Dwayne Porter Dwayne Porter 6'3" | SF Valley Vista | 2022 State AZ made his impact on the game out the gate with multiple blocks and two crowd pleasing dunks on the way to getting Valley Vista a 18-16 lead after one period.
Liberty struggled to get their shots to drop early, but that didn’t stop them from putting up shots at a quick pace. The lead felt bigger than 2 points after the first quarter. Porter suffered a knee injury in the 2nd quarter but junior 6’2 wing Dallas Marker caught fire from 3 and Aadem Isai Aadem Isai 6'1" | PG Valley Vista | 2023 State AZ played his normal under control effective game in helping Valley Vista establish a 43-42 halftime lead.
Midway through the 3rd quarter junior wing Ky Green Ky Green 6'6" | SF Liberty | 2023 State AZ went on his own 9-0 run by hitting deep 3’s on three consecutive trips down court. Junior 6’0 G Trevor Owens made some tough shots which helped Liberty establish a 67-61 lead.
Going into the 4th quarter it seemed as if the pace of the game was getting to the younger players Valley Vista had coming off the bench partly due to Porter’s injury. He tried to play through it but you could tell he couldn’t completely put pressure on it.
Isai hit some clutch shots that got the Monsoon within 4 points with 1:37 left in the game. With the score being 84-80 junior forward Caden Hunter Caden Hunter 6'5" | PF Liberty | 2023 State AZ went on his own 6-0 run by making some tough inside buckets and key free throws. With the score now 90-80 with less than a minute left the Liberty Lions seemed to have the game in hand.
When the buzzer sounded, it was 95-83 Liberty.
These are two of the better teams in the West Valley and the AIA. We will be seeing these two teams come playoff time.
Standout Performers:
LIBERTY
Ky Green
Ky
Green
6'6" | SF
Liberty | 2023
State
AZ
– 28 pts 13 rebs 4 assists
Caden Hunter
Caden
Hunter
6'5" | PF
Liberty | 2023
State
AZ
– 20 pts 9 rebs 5 steals
Sr Trevor Owens – 16 pts 6 rebs 5 steals
VALLEY VISTA
Dwayne Porter
Dwayne
Porter
6'3" | SF
Valley Vista | 2022
State
AZ
– 18 pts 7 rebs 10 assists 4 steals 3 blocks
Aadem Isai
Aadem
Isai
6'1" | PG
Valley Vista | 2023
State
AZ
– 25 pts 10 rebs 5 assists
Jr Dallas Marker – 21 pts 11 rebs 6 assists