Falcons will take on Napa Justin Siena in Saturday's championship game
On one side, there was 120-student, No. 16-seeded L.A. Valley Torah. On the other, 2,000-student, No. 2-seeded Scripps Ranch.
There was no shocking result this time. Goliath prevailed as Scripps rode a huge second quarter in which seven players scored to a 68-54 win.The Falcons will play Napa Justin Siena at noon Saturday. Justin Siena defeated Galt Liberty Ranch 42-38. “This is great,” said Scripps Ranch guard Lamont Wilkerson, who was in early foul trouble and finished with 15 points. “The coaches told us to stay together, play together. Valley Torah is really good. That’s a Cinderella story being a 16 seed and getting this far. We didn’t want to be another chapter in their story.After a tight first quarter in which the score was tied four times and the lead changed hands eight, Scripps Ranch opened up a big lead with a 19-4 run to start the second quarter.
Scripps Ranch led by 20 at the start of the final quarter, but the Wolfpack cut the margin to 12 with a 10-2 run, then to 10 with 4:40 to play.Jax Leatherwood scored 13 points for the Falcons, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked four shots. Chase Weber added 12 points before fouling out.Valley Torah’s Johny Dan, who was averaging 35 points in eight playoff games, led all scorers with 22. Ethan List added 12 points while Noam Mayouhas finished with 11.
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