2024 CIF State Boys Basketball Championship: Harvard Westlake vs Salesian College Prep

Welcome to Sacramento, California, the golden hub for the conclusion of the

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CIF State Basketball Championship. The long weekend concludes with the men's open division

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game featuring Harvard Westlake of Studio City and Celan of Richmond, California, along with Bill inheritance. I'm Steve quis. The long weekend is almost over, there is a lot of anticipation for this open division

championship

game and why not, it is a verse three in the

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of California with Harvard Westlake looking to repeat much like edaa did a few moments ago on this floor Yes, absolutely, this is going to be a fantastic matchup the building is humming it's electric at the Golden One Center for this matchup and there is a lot of division one talent especially at the guard position on display here tonight both starting point guards will be They are heading to division one

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s to continue their career Trent Perry has been excellent, I mean he has been outstanding in his career at Harvard Westlake, he actually had 28 the other night, they are down by 10 at home against Roosevelt, the very team tough, 11 of 11 from the free throw line that he made. 28 gets to his spots he's matured we saw the enrollment process Perry is absolutely devastating to the opposition he's an enigma for sure the guys have 100 and seven career wins 108th place would mean back-to-back open division championships, great for Richmond huh , celian, they are a team with only one loss here this season, their guard is heading to Hawaii to play in the big West and that would be secretary Aaron Hunan, yes, now he is a true old school point guard and, of course Of course, you'll have to be big here to control.

The pace for Cesan to do well, so when you look at Hunter Hunker Clayton, he had the assist on nine points in his last outing to lead the team here to Sacramento and again he's a guy that's also a timely shooter as you can see there. doing everything will have to be big tonight for celan take a look at the starting lineups and this group from Harvard Westlake has been together for quite a while here Trent Perry Robert Hinton who will play at Harvard Dominique Beno is the first starter Nicholas Hena has offers from everyone on the West Coast, including Gonzaga and UCLA, and then Christian Ory is the son of seven-time NBA champion Robert.

Oh, on the right of your screen we are talking about Hunan Cayor, some call him ahc, you have Xander Jiménez Elías oena. Alvin loves and then really his high character kid, well they're all high character kids as we'll get into that with all the great GPA and stuff, but that would be Deandre Herti who rounds out the starting five for a Celian team that has won 31. of the 32 games they have played this season, yes, you have a guy who is a hustle guy, a playmaking chicken is like a Luca Donic type player. Beno has a potential headshot to the Ivy League and oena loves prti. deep team on the Celian side with Prov Couture type hunk and noise so to speak and Jimenez, there is a lot at stake here, the long hard winding road leads to the golden center with a

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title on the line and they were here last year.

Wolverines, can you go back, here's Nicki with more Nikki K? Well, guys, Harvard Westlake is about to repeat as open division state champions, but they were two qus away from not even being here in their Regional against Roosevelt at halftime, they were down by 10 coaches. Rabbo said that everything we had been all year was missing in that first-half discipline of toughness of substance, so I asked Trent Perry how this team changed him in that moment. He told me it was simple, we stuck together as a family, we made sure to start playing. the right way and we realized that either we have 16 minutes of our last season together or we win one more game and here they are one more game ahead with 32 minutes to run it back and everyone is smiling.

The return of the children, the cardiac one. kids, whatever you want to call them, have had a wonderful 32 win season trying to get back into the open division, there are only two other schools that can say they have done it and of course one of them would be Modern Day. and the Sierra Canyon

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, there's Bill Melis in his 26th season as head coach of the Celian Prep pair, CIF state championships, but they've spent a dozen years last winning one in 2011, so many players in Celian with a 4.0 GPA or higher now Bill Melis is probably in that category.

If he were coaching this team, he would be the dumbest guy in the gym. Some say he's still the dumbest guy in the gym. I would agree with that. I'm just ruining No Argent. You know, we have worked. How many games? this week, this will be the game, this is our ninth game together this week, huh, yeah, it's a nice top five out of California and you've got Harvard Westlake in there at number one and number four and then you take a step more nationally and they We are two teams that are ranked in the top 20 and we are ready to go here, Harvard Westlake, the defending open division state champion, celion in a title game for the fourth time in history, first time since they won it almost to the end in the division. 4 since 2012, that's some pretty select company, of course, Celian

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ared Downing Archbishop Beard in that Regional Championship.

David Rabbo has been on the job long enough to have more than 300 wins at Harvard Westlake. He's got a really good group in that senior group. and Trent Perry played four years and won 107 games, including an open division championship, and it is the Celian pride that has the initial clue that they are going to attack immediately and a missed shot by Aaron hkin Claytor, who is heading to Hawaii to play in division one.

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, he is also a great point guard. I didn't realize how big of a point guard he would be, K would have excellent size Steve, you're right, here's Trent Perry McDonald's All-American USC s Hena, got off to a slow start in that final hoping to get It's hot to start things here and Hun and Cayor rebound it on the drive.

Alvin Love was blocked by Christian Ory. Both teams played mantle defense early here. KCK sophomore Elias Oena out to Xander Jimenez touch here for cie seven to shoot back to the hands. from division one bound for Hunan clor, goes to the cake and fails all three and they have made a mistake twice in starting the procedure and they are going to hand over Harvard Wesley and go ahead, there is nothing there and a second chance is lost. by hunk and clater so you gotta like cyan's aggression here but hunk and claytor fouling in the backcourt will be first on the senior guard play for Aron Gat in Hawaii and that's a good program I know They had It was a bad year, but what a solid place and what a solid division one coach to learn from ten New Jersey native coach Gat, by the way, Trent Perry got his first points of the game, they are also the first for both sides, The averages are 18 points. a play that Perry just has the ability to get to his spots and convert so cleverly that when he lost control they turned him over here's Hena ahead for Hinton who is bound for Harvard he'll just drop the Westlake on his jersey and get on a different shade of red. maroon so to speak and here is a lover of steel this is a team they don't care who scores they are very athletic no one averages double figures for pride they are dressed in white they just find a way to do it and in 32 games, they have done 31 times to date, yes such a balanced roster, there are three good DeAndre perti, he has some non-division offers.

Westmont in Santa Barbara would like his services, as would Division 2 Cal State East Bay. demonstrated the ability to knock down three Hena drives, missed, rebounded by oena, it's an athletic division, an open recruit is Hawaii senior Hunkin Claytor, Cyan's Good Start against Harvard Wesley and Harvard Westlake, of course, Steve trailed at home against Roosevelt the other night. yeah, he was trailing and in the middle and Carl batted in that regional semi-final, he didn't look good in the middle. Hena kicks without looking to the corner and it counts as three and a foul, that's Christian, oh, who is tied to UCLA on one end.

On the court we see a great penetration by Jiménez who finds Hing Claytor for three and jumps the pass, he is in his jeans, they make great shots and here is another one looking for the four-point piece of the game and Clay commits the foul which is his first second team foul against cyan Prop. and I'm drawing Hun and Clay's defensive task here early and I'm going to get a steal and the steal there from Robert Hinton and Robert Hinton converts on the other end great anticipation and finished by Hinton good good score at 15 per game, perti puts it up the court against Hena Harvard Westlake with an 8 to six lead and Clay Tor just got enough on the iron to roll it, you're right Steve, so creative and clever, the movement of the fingers here there is a half extended a little to press.

Lor is five. Early on, five out of eight for Cian Kenton, the jump back is good on Alvin, who loves Steve, who couldn't have been defended better just loving a great offense beating a very good defense. Herti Herti for the left wing, it's a good triple. shooter, that's what Bill Melis told us on our call and he's shown it so far in the first six moments for a primary bounce pass inside Beno blocked by perti, they recover it and a foul will be called on the shot attempt now Beno next season That's going to be a dunk for him, we talked about that the other night about his skill development, but we've got Hinton, who's going to get to the free throw line here and you gotta tell Steve, that Fearless cyan here, a offensively aggressive team very intelligent on the court and off the court we talk about so many players with GPA above 4.0 7 players above 4.0 three or more with a lack of 3.5 or more was in PR that is his first and a couple of substitutions now for Celan both teams had success from the field Steve Harvard Westlake four of seven celian College Prep four of eight including three of four of three, so it's something to keep in mind how much the three ball is a factor tonight, he let Solusion make his last four field goal attempts, so they're leaking early into Golden One.

Center, honey, with Harvard Westlake branding a one-point lead, but they don't care who gets the scores . The high character kids just flip it here while Hinton grabs a bucket and then at the other end, they don't care who qualifies, prti takes care of it. of the three there is a one point game men's open division CIF state championship game Harvard Westlake trying to come back they have a one point lead but it's early we're in the first quarter you're looking at cyan

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the Pride is their nickname Bill melis, we tell you that they have gone out 32 times, they have lost only once, that only loss was on December 29 for the entire St John Bosow team, it came in overtime, it is the only stain on the resume and St.

John BOS it was a loss of quality because the Braves were here last night and won their second state championship, there you have it, and for Harvard Westlake they won 32 of their 35 games. It's hard to park at Sherman Oaks Private School, put it that way. but we've already gotten through it in two games, very nice people, absolutely, you just have to get there early. Coach Mel is telling us to call on the elite coach of Tennessee. Here's a drive coming from Ben and missing Carlton bur and Steve. Sorry, that was it. Pat Summit, of course, the Tennessee coach, the offense, the tickets, the defense wins games, rebounding, wins championships, well, there's a little offense that sells some tickets there and Hinton, all three of them, aren't sure what they're talking about. tried the whistle.

Look, we see Perry getting so much attention and playing hockey. pass and then Hinton is open on the wing very well done, great credit from Isaiah Carol, Hinton's find, excellent cohesion, ah we were told a flat tire for Hinton who made the shot, one of the other players , someone lost a shoe, so I gave it a second and we're ready to launch and Clay Tor crosses the timeline or picks it up for the first time. Look at Isaiah Davis. He is a number five R sophomore. Peril's inbound bounce pass is a turnover. That's a great defense of Harvard Westlake because.

The cyan moves the ball and they go to the right side where there is no help and the Harvard Westlake defense in front of the respective benches helps their teammates highlight that it will be a back to cut and they were able to force the ball exceptionally well done. The Legion, with a little pressure, will try to do everything they can to get it out of Trent Harry's hands. He's on a hot streak in two regional games, over 70 points and has two more there with four of his here. We're talking two regional games, state title game that just started, he scored 74 points in three games, yeah, just some major production from the player who has an extremely high ceiling, as good as he is, he's been prolific for Harvard Westlake throughout his career, Harvard Westlake with a seven nothing. race extending the lead to six seven to shoot chunk and Clay Tor all three missed rebound ofIsaiah Carroll who gets four of those a game Harry around a screen from Carol Helena slow start the other day against Roosevelt not like that here in the title game against Cyan the Run continues, that makes it an eight point game that They defend at the other end and Bill Mel's team is in a little trouble here in the last minute of this first quarter, now we can see well here who he finds. some spins from Mena are raised on the elbows, remember Steve the other night exerting so much energy for Hena guarding Brandon Bren Bures, yes, one of the great offensive players in the state or if not the country, yes, but it's a star child, will be a McDonald's.

All Amer next year making his way through the paint through traffic is Perry got a half dozen lead is 10 they won't know what to do at that point if they have a lead uh in the state playoffs it might not be a good offense . The returned rebound is useless for Amman Johnson. The shot clock is off Harvard.Wesley can play for the final shot here, takes Hena Hena puts it on the floor, steps back, goes in and out almost has that one that will count if it comes out and it almost went well, first quarter very productive for Harvard Westlake, they go to end that quarter with 11, nothing topped the final 37, everyone had fun, including Harvard-bound Robert Hinton, 10-point lead for Harvard Westlake here as they look to come back in the CIF state championship men's open division about to begin. second quarter of Play begins What a first quarter for Harvard-bound Robert Hinton, nine total points, yes, and he's been perfect from the floor here, he's the anticipatory defender in the passing lane, finishing in the other extreme with force in the dribble, creating to reach his place. take a step back, absolutely beautiful, here the beneficiary cannot leave that corner three open, that is detrimental to your defense because whoever has brother Adam who plays at Cornell will make you pay, let's check with Nicki, he has more at Harvard Westle, well, that group. he started with cenia looking at his teammates and shouting don't relax and then when coach rabbo sat down he was quite positive and said good job, we adapt to our rotations, we really like the way you are playing the ball, but they finished that quarter transition saying, let's go. increase energy on defense, go out there and keep energy up, oh we have a brief, yeah, I love those, the

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Can we get a statistic on how many underpants we've had in an open division championship please, you know who that is? In that, Jr is in that, all good, thank you because he has all the necessary scores to win the money from him. 110 runs to end the first half over Harvard Westlake's last 317 and, believe it or not, look, it's a 10-point game we already had. four lead changes three early ties how cyan handles the opening action of the second quarter on the drive from the windows scoring there's Elias oena Cal and LMU kicking the tires on oena's big sophomore play he's a high flyer Isaiah Carroll manita now Hena protecting him is perti and then he gets to the free throw line, another tackle failed but it was rebounded by oena, who got four and a half of those a game, he made a lay in and counts it, oh what a play, Zion Jurgen .

Now, this is a gorgeous Great Vision cyan transition basketball from Davis, who F Jurgen finds Jurgen and heads to the free throw line and this is exactly the kind of response Coach Melis wants to see again with another of These guys, they don't care. who scores who gets credit has a three-point play here in the opening moments of the second quarter five-point game Harvard Westlake, the defending inaugural state champions, defeated St Joseph's last season on their home court 76-65, only Modern and Siarra Canyon have gone back to back in the men's open division there is a foul Hena takes a foul from DeAndre for T the Harvard Westlake girls won the 2:00 game today they are division two champions many of them have stayed there the guys were here cheering now looking for a sweep of the Wolverines which was the second against pery, so he has to go to the bench here for Bill melis Perry with his 7 wins in four years a 108 with the consecutive team Open Championship Hena short offensive rebound although on the return attempt good defense by cyan changing the pick and roll and then a good competition at the basket trip in transition by Zion Jurgen looks at B melis 26 years old has a lineup that is quite interchangeable I mean, everyone says that between 6'2 and 64 they can almost defend all positions TR deep 10 Deep, they try to get stops in that transition, a lot of Swiss Army knives.

Perry will get an assist on the three from sophomore Amir Jones, who will likely step into Trent Perry's shoes the next two years, yes, not a rebuilding question, but reloading for the rivo coach and the Wolverines Jurgen bounced the pass into the high post to hit the hunk bound for Hawaii and Claytor goes to work here with Carol in the corner uran has another bucket on him this time a three the hard way yugan making a great contribution From the bench Hello , steel, had a chance to reduce this to a one-possession game. The floater is not good, fumble, they get the ball 50/50.

Not Jurgen, but a foul is called underneath, so here we see some good penetration from Oena, who. finds Jurgen going for three and when you help out on the strong side corner the opportunity just opens up and Jurgen knows what to do with it and you gotta love this cyan answer that's going to be Harvard Westlake basketball. I do not think they do. they called a foul they want to call a foul I don't think so I saw the hand go up maybe it was out of bounds, however Harvard Westlake has the ball with a five point lead, the foul was often called and there Hinton continued where he left off in a first quarter of nine points and he has two here to start the second and he also fouled out which is a couple of division one guys.

Hinton goes to Harvard and then this young man here, hunk and cayor, headed to Hawaii. to play in the big West where they've done a good job developing guards Javon Mclenon Clanahan prefers there, he's an outgoing senior from the Vallejo, California area, not far from, maybe he can be a bit of a mentor that Hena blocked. I play a lot of basketball in the big west. I'm always impressed by what Harvard does. Check out what Hawaii does at all. Steve, you're talking about Harvard Westlake's red uniforms and we can get a good look here at Hinton doing damage this afternoon in the most famous stadium in the world. arena Madison Square Garder was Brady Dunlop, you see H training playing for skating and St John's as they defeated Georgetown, defending an NCAA tournament, bid 8678, victory over St John's and Dun Lot holes, you said, making a case here , Dave Rabo and Hinton. trying to make a case to reverse that turnover, but it's not like that, you know, you also have the outgoing guards of Noel Coleman and Juan Muñoz, who are in their seventh year, I think, so there will be opportunities for Hena to do it block.

I got to see HK and Claytor. starting immediately in the big West to BR Perry looked like a quarterback on that possession looking to make something happen here's Hena's block, Uran goes up and Hena says No, also Perry there, that's a lot of athleticism tied to division one and length right in your Face good luck as you are coming off the bench here in the open championship game. Great defense by the Wolverines protecting the basket side of four to take a seven point lead in the second quarter for the number one Harvard Westlake team in the state and we have an offensive foul oh they are going to get hunk and cayor here Much to the chagrin of the people inside the Golden One Center, they think it could have been a flop or just a knockdown or a good right move to put your defender on skates, no. the Harvard Westlake case will have basketball with a seven-point lead 347 to go in our last game this weekend before going to halftime Aaron hunk and Claytor were penalized for their second foul their team is down s 347 to go before from halftime look the young man headed to Hawaii averaging eight and a half points per game five assists a couple of steals go to the towel Gatorade will be Harvard Westlake basketball they will play in the back court Harvard Westlake shoots 56% to start things off perfect three for three not only from Beyond The Arc but also at the free throw line, not bad at all for cion with 41%, they have hit four threes to keep them down INE by seven games of three possessions Clinton with 11 leading all scores nothing more Nicholas Hena with the offers and he has a lot of left hand spin and he can't get Falla to drive and put him with a good little finger there on The Rim, yeah, a great move from Oena feels like he can get past the defender. and finish the rotation arrives late and makes it possession game with a five-point lead Christian or it's not a great score, but he really delivers and does a lot of the little things here's Hinton, a jump back on the baseline is pure.

I will tell you that Hinton has that boring game face, he doesn't want to be denied, he has been absolutely fantastic, he is still perfect from the court, five of five, 13 points, he has scored three, two or two from the free throw line , averages 14 per game. I tried to rebound him on a cut there he goes out of bounds close to Celan now look often here he goes through the defender's rotations late this great recognition and acceleration excellent look at him here he almost trips but maintains his balance and concentration well done loving nothing there Isaiah Davis The Parting of the Red Sea right there free of scene took him to turn the corner and scored five triples on MLK day and a victory against Archbishop Reen yes, whom they ended up beating to reach the regional finals here, the team that is second in the state oh man have a ball game Hinton he's right at his average for the season we still have 156 on the count before the half Hinton is absolutely incendiary now reaching for the foul Trent Terry that will be foul number one for McDonald's All-American, we get a good look here at the pride, now we look at Davis, a little hesitation, move beautifully and then at the other end the answer comes back.

Perry finds Hinton, who gets to work, steps back, absolutely beautiful. Hinton only took five shots in this game last year. scored eight was against St Joseph's that they won it's already a perfect five out of five like you mentioned there will be a blocking foul here against Harvard Wesley and you know you mentioned before Steve who is 15 in the red for Harvard Westlake he's like Einstein not everything what counts can be told well, he makes a lot of the intangibles, those hustle plays headed to UCLA. mck Cronin associate head coach Darren Savino, a native of Jersey City, New Jersey, who played with the hurleys at St Anthony's, you think Einstein would say that.

Again, though, with all the analytics we have now in basketball, I mean, when Sue Phillips or Archbishop m tells us that about 80% of the points scored were turnovers and offensive rebounds for Ed and they got El Limited, she's a smart, intelligent lady who drips all the way up to Girls' High School, Hoops High School I think Einstein would say everything is relative and time looks like a minute, a minute looks like an hour Trent Perry By the way, he committed a second personal foul, so we'll keep an eye on that and Steve, that's a great point.

Look, what's happening here is that referees are making decisions about dribble penetration when you're disrupting the rhythm, speed, balance and quickness of the offensive player, so refereeing is like the weather, it makes a little cold. your sweater if it's hot you wear shorts so players have to adapt to the way the game is officiated because we've seen a couple of those calls and instinctively as a player you feel that and of course the body technician will reinforce it. uh, in groups to avoid those fouls that will put you in danger of leaving the game. Fouls that I love, that send Hena to the free throw line.

Both teams are in the bonus again with that rule change we mentioned now. This will be the sixth time we've talked about it, but it's worth repeating for a new audience: They changed the high school rule and now it's not seven fouls and one and one and 10 to get two, it's five fouls per quarter and then you get two automatically, there's no more one and one and then fouls reset after every quarter, that's a great point Stephen, you're right, it definitely needs to be reinforced, big change, take some time to get used to Davis shoots an NBA 3 seen A lot of that in this building makes me think more than what's lost, to be honest, with the six games we've played, yeah, and both teams have shot well from three.

Steve, as you mentioned, Josh Engelberg is in the first one. The time he had few minutes in that Roosevelt game, they actually only went about 7 deep. Hena took off his defender, missed the shot and then will get the long offensive rebound difference from the shot clock and the game clock isabout 3. and 1/2 seconds enough time to shoot David rabbo barking an offensive decision amena tries to turn the corner and that's an offensive foul he got away with it maybe the first time he turns the corner not the second time refereeing is a very difficult job particularly when you get such talented physical players, they bump into each other a little bit, there's no call, so you called for his first time, a kid who got offers from Gonzaga USC UCLA Illinois Clemson Indiana Oklahoma that's the whole roster he was 16 and six in last year's title game. so you're playing in back-to-back championship games, they have a good core, three guys are coming back, of course, Hinton Perry Hena, the guys that lost were Dunlap, who you talked about, who is now at St John's and Jacob Huggins, who plays for Princeton but just connect the pieces on the right ory becomes the starter benos starts to grow even though he hasn't played much in this game Isaiah Carroll is in form now he turns the move and it falls out of Elias oena's hands and that will end this first half wow celan outscores

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in that second quarter to make it a ball game, they get outscored 16 to 1 and all of a sudden you turn around and look at the screen, it's a two possession game as the teams They head to the locker room.

Check in with Nikki K. Coach Celian was able to keep up with this by attacking the pain. 12 of his points came down defensively. How do you adapt to that? In the second half, we were able to do a better job, taking them on early and eliminating them. St line drives I think we're closing a little too short giving them momentum on a drive so if we can do that and crowd them a little we'll even them out better and hopefully keep it out of Painter Hinton has the hot hand right now , six of six from the field, what do you think of the looks you're getting offensively?

We're getting great looks, we've missed three or four point-blank layups at the rim and a couple open shots, but I like the looks we're getting , I think we should continue to be patient and play with both feet and keep getting painful touches and if we do we will be fine. Thank you very much for your time, coach, thank you Nikki. I know the sample size is small, just three games, but it will be the first time in the state playoffs. that Harvard Westlake hasn't gone to the locker room at the half with a sizable deficit staring them in the face.

Well-played first half of the Sacramento Men's Open Division championship game. Harvard Westlake with a four-point lead at halftime in the men's open division. CIF State Championship Game Harvard Westlake, the state's No. 1 team looking to come back and defend its Open Division title only Moder Day and Sierra Canyon have done so in Open Division history, four-point lead for the Wolverines on the break. In a battle of the five best teams in the state of California trying to do everything they can to win an open division championship for Harvard Westlake, they are trying to make a consecutive four-point lead for the Wolverines, we welcome them to the side of the court here inside the Golden One Center alongside Bill herenda I'm Steve quis A Tail of Two halves each team winning makes the quarters each team winning a quarter in this game and that's why it's a four-point game, although Harvard Westlake wasn't down to their usual double digits at halftime like they have been so far in the state playoffs, yes, up by four and looking at cion, they shot 33% in the first quarter, in the second stanza they shot 67% and, Of course, we have a lot of basketball in front of us, but two of the top five teams are going for a state title and Perry and Hena haven't done it yet for the Wolverines.

I think the best is yet to come, but Robert Hinton has really kept them in this game, yes, absolutely headed for Harvard. he moves from the elbow and again has 15 points, equaling his season average already at the intermission, six of six from four, including a three-point shot, and he has the old-school game face of Bernard King. He certainly wants to finish high school. run in the state championship a lot of balanced scoring you have three guys with six points which is the highest in Elias oena is one of those three with six and there is a straight line much to the dismay of coach rbo who shared with Nikki here it is In the lane , Baby Hook, is excited about it and don't forget to urge six off the bench too. 10-3 on the bench.

The advantage for Cyan should be a good second half here, as you can see that both teams are shooting the rock quite well. combines seven 3-pointers and the turnovers are almost equal to the bench points that favor Celian Prep and are doing their best work in the paint in the final 16 minutes of regulation of the

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Harvard Weslake high school basketball season with a four points. halftime lead about to begin the third quarter of this men's open division CIF state championship game, the Harvard Westlake girls won the 2:00 game today to claim their second state championship and the Harvard Westlake

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try go back and they have I won four state championships in school history.

Let's talk to Nikki K before we start the third quarter. Yes, I contacted Celian. Coach Melis came out of the locker room and asked her what adjustments she wanted to make in the second. half a year and said honestly, you know we've been too skilled on defense, getting too many fouls and on offense, we're settling for some shots, but overall we're not too worried on either end, he adds that these guys have been a second half. team all year, okay, we're settled in and ready to go to Harvard Westlake, the four-time state champions last year in the 2016 open, when they had cash, Stanley went to division four champions Duke and then, of course, the Collins twins, they were all McDonald's. -Americans in 96 and 997 in division 3, but this group has been excellent trying to close it here with a 33rd consecutive victory in open championships.

Hena was one of eight shots during the first 16 minutes, it is one of nine, now a high quality was sought for Herena. Coach rbo loves that, he just has to move on with the leading score Hinton with 15 Perry was held to six and took a kick and they're going to reset the shot clock. Being out of bounds here with cyan towards the entrance. Amen's parents emigrated from Bellarus here. to the USA Dad Val is an assistant at the La City College balloon in Kick Out elevating for the three track runs the fences supposed to be the one to save the carry to start things off, but Hing Clay Tor is on him now here he is, I pulled the trigger on a three, it's long and then there will be a foul, they gave Dominic Beno his first time , the sophomore 68 is still growing into his body. there was jakc backup Jacob Huggins, who is now at Princeton in this game last year.

He's a little overzealous in his pursuit of the offensive rebound. 1 foul for each side and loss of ball for Celian. They had seven turnovers in the first half. It will be his eighth of the game, yes, Harvard Wesley turned that into nine points. Steve in the first two quarters. Here's Perry. Six points in the first half. Three of five shots. four year starter and Perry misses only 15 losses in that time, a 16 would probably be devastating to the kid's psyche, eh yeah, I definitely want to end it on a high note, he's been chased by oena, he's been excellent in defending the ball by oena tonight on Perry. has been very good and in fact, Steve that open look for three was one of the first clean looks Perry had tonight from the perimeter, a couple quick fouls on Dominic Beno and that will send Aaron Hunan Claytor bound for Hawaii .

Free throw line coach Melis shared with Nikki that they have been a second half team all season long. It's been a credit to them to actually pull off a low-scoring game over the second-ranked team in the state in the NorCal Regional Arc. Bishop Reen which was a 4944 game and their only loss was to St John BOS and that leaves us with Harvard Westle which was almost another turnover for Perry, yes, Cyan extending his defense, Steve, a little more, two actions They took the Wolverines by surprise on that one, on this offensive possession. three-point game, a possession game, we made a free throw and that's it, that's how the entire offense has been here, we're already more than 2 minutes into this third quarter, Harry throws a little jump back, it's not a good shot, a piece, a chlor and a foul. it will be called being a block on oh oh, they got it on a track, rather they said red, so I think it's a push from behind, yeah, oh he was in a perfect position to take the charge.

I think he was outside the restricted area, but he's insinuating just this split second early, yeah, D Bios is talking about what you're saying and little bit of entry and they get a bucket right in the entry, that's DeAndre Perti, who got into foul trouble in the first half, bringing Legions within one their final lead was 11-10. at 318 Mark in the first quarter cross on Hinton and offensive foul Robert Hinton just great recognition from Jimenez here as Hinton looks to make something happen and good execution there style inbound prti finishing off and that's just kyp getting to the spot was z menz track star Athlete, that's the third one on Hinton and he has to go to the bank.

Amir Jones comes back, here's Oena and that's the first lead for Celian since they were up 1110 in the first quarter and they could get more here with a kick they made. I don't call it and it should be Harvard Westlake ball here unless they got a timeout. Harvard Westlake called a timeout. The Sisian fans are getting excited and feel like they have their first lead since the first quarter. It would be something else, uh, it's a 0-0 streak here to start the third quarter. Steve, as Harvard Westlake has yet to score and their main attacker tonight, Hinton, is on the bench with three fouls after scoring 15 in the first half, matching his season average. big push here by celian early in the 3rd quarter OA gs is in the lead and this is the conundrum for Harvard Westlake another straight line drive coach rbo told Nikki about it at halftime he wanted to clean that up, meet with the pride before and minimize those straight lines the drives level them, we'll see if they can make that adjustment that they certainly haven't made yet for Harvard Westlake to get the ball and everything that happened right before the timeout, you know one thing that gave him Celian had some hope that they were going to do it.

Eliminating the number one team here was the fact that these two played twice over the summer in a tournament and ended up splitting up, that miss will go to Aaron hunk and Claytor and that's their third Bill Melis. leaving it there is a great point Steve about their summer league matchups certainly won't set Hena back in the corner isah Carroll back to Hena, they have to find a way to get Hena a pair of hoops here, a nine for start this game. protected by love he always protects the top post player on the other team he is doing a good job with Hena when he is there here he is Perry could use some magic from Perry 76 points in two-plus games in the state playoffs three to shoot got to his defender the air and I got a call that's a veteran move that's a move made by a guy who won 107 games in his high school career yeah you won't see better ball defense than what oena just showed except for the last feint you are Well, I see that Perry put it in the air and this can make Perry leak offensively.

They're going to need him, he sure broke out in last year's state title game. 16 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds and two steals, and I talked about 107 wins. For the senior, what you forget is that the first year he was here he only had a chance to get 17 wins because of the late start to the season. It was when we finished in June, we didn't have a state playoff, it was just like as far as the Regional Championship game, they only played 23 games that year and everyone in section seven had a team in mind. I think it was Centennial, we just decided, hell, we're done, we're going to section seven, we're not even there. going into the state playoffs, even at 32, it doesn't get any better than this under four to go into the third quarter of a state championship game tied at 32 under four to go into the third quarter of the game.

I heard there's a seven-time NBA champion in the house. Nikki K has it right. I'm sitting next to the one and only big shot of legend, Robert Ory. First of all, I have to ask you how it feels to walk into the Kings arena, where you know you're public enemy number one. This fanbase is so much fun, Gabrielle, my, my daughter, it's like you know you hate it here. You don't have to mention that you know this is about enjoying good high school basketball, but it's fun to come to Sacramento. and talking to his sonChristian, loves carrying that name around Sacramento.

I mean, how did it feel to see him hit that base at the three line and draw the foul early on here? You had to feel it somehow. I feel really good, you know, I feel really good when all these kids and they worked so hard all season to get to where they are and now Christian is scoring three and hopefully they can come back to Tob and win another state championship when you look at it in his career path Two state championships going to UCLA How proud are you and what this school has given you?

I'm very proud of him. You know, the educational aspect is what I'm most proud of. You know he's going out and working. It's very difficult to do his thing and now he can't play his game, so I hope this can continue at UCLA. He can do great things there and will compete for a national championship at UCLA because we all know that's what UCLA is all about. Because it's over, honey, today I was talking to Gilbert Arenas. You guys have used the game of basketball to take you places. What is your advice to young people trying to make a name for themselves?

Take advantage of the opportunity, respect everyone. Face it because you never know who you're talking about and enjoy the moment because there are so many athletes who won't take your level to the stage you own, so respect it, represent it and have fun when you do it. Absolutely Big Shot Bob, let it go. I'll have a beer and be the first to say welcome to the UCLA family. Alright, great job Nikki, thanks Big Shot Bob. I wonder if there will be a big fish in this game. Here at the end it's still like that even at 32.

There's not much time left in this high school basketball season in the state of California, yeah, great advice from senior Cory and you could be very valuable, Steve on your prediction. Nick Kena finally made a second field goal. Aena with Five Points, a kid who averages 16 points per game, is a four-star forward with 67, which could really get him going. Steve, you know you see the ball go through the basket and you know that when you're a great offensive player, it's just a matter of making a few misses. was going to make it five in a row Johnson interrupted Alvin loving kicked him P to shoot ATT attacking with a layup there was Isaiah Davis they got an empty two point lead for Harvard Westlake Perry slides and Perry scores Perry is so elusive he went through about four players from coast to coast and ended up getting nine.

His first field goal in the second half they did a good job of denying his touches and on the double team a spinning move and a foul will be called and here operating in the paint will spin and then Perry will slice and dice Celian's defense and You Got It Right Steve Celian has made it very difficult for Trent Perry, having bodies thrown at him, obstructing his vision and his ability to get to the basket, which was a rare exception for Trent Perry Weslake, who was headed to USC, opposite to us, talking to the score table. about something and whatever it is, it is of utmost concern for Harvard Westlake, who now has a two-point lead.

Rena in the front court. Rena backs up now looking for a little shot up and down and has the cube there on the pill. Excellent offensive move. Hena goes deep into the painted area and makes things happen and she can't get the floater to go and it hits Perry and a foul will be called. Now we see Hena here operating by simply feeling where the defender is with great hesitation. Excellent footwork and He has the ability to finish, of course, team number three for Celan as we're getting ready to wrap up this third quarter. How does the third quarter end?

This is essential for both teams. Can Harvard Westlake create a separation? Can cyan tie this or take? the leaders themselves carry the backdoor balloon I was looking for. The Hena and Sisian player touched the last one that they can keep it. Car six to go in the third with 11 remaining on the shot clock. Christian Ory will activate the throw-in where his father is one of the most He hated men, right, and they are going to give Hena a push, although I saw dad walking over me when I went jogging during lunch, no one bothered him, yeah, just an incredible shot that devastated Sacramento and devastated Los Angeles, of course, you know?

These last two generations can't remember much, right, it's about the next play, it's about the next play, it's about Foxy and Sabonis playing here tomorrow against the Rockets, that's right, and Leon and AD, oh no, look, they go inside, great attendance and Claytor to the cake. What was certain was that you would then kick every small shot, feinting Hena's big three along the way. Miss back iron almost got thrown by Carol running into the corner, can they save the possession? They do it. The shot clock is off, they don't do it. I have to hurry and Perry looks up and says, "Okay, let's buy some time." It's a one-possession game here.

So smart is Perry that he's been here so many times. 42 against B calls in a 28 point win the other night against Roosevelt. They are losing by 10. in the half 11 of 11 from the free throw line, immune to distraction and coercion, Trent Perry Armani Johnson called the foul on Perry hunk's drive and Claytor will come out and rest a little before halftime to the media. I have a significant timeout here after the 4.8 scoreboard expires here's Hena's quick pass to Perry and an offensive foul on Perry uh-oh that's the third one on the McDonald's All-American yeah so that's it a factor here, there is no doubt that you have I have to be very impressed with Cyan's defense, Pilia taking the load, very intelligent play, San has just been a very tenacious defense.

L Steve all night looking here, prti puts it on the floor and shoots a three that would have given them the lead heading into the fourth instead of us. head into the fourth and final quarter of this men's open division CIF state championship game Harvard Westlake, the number one team in the state of California by the narrowest margin, heading into the fourth, they have a two lead over the cyan pride Harvard Westlake with a two-point lead heading into the fourth, trying to defend their open division championship, they're going to need a little bit of everything. Nicholas Hena had a much better third quarter than in the first half, yes, and they go after him because they know he is a skilled offensive player, he had problems in the first half, an aberration, but you see it here.

Coach rbo likes to go to him, they like this matchup and he's delivering, now he has seven points so far tonight and of course number two Hinton. is back on the court, he had 15 matching his season average in the first half, but on the sidelines due to the three fouls, it's a one verse three matchup in the state of California, regardless of how tonight ends, I think will be the one. and two teams in the back of the state of California and they will fall back and there is a bucket in loving tying things up. St John BOS could jump but first things first here we have 740 to go and we are even at 38 cyan, the only loss of the season to St John BOS in overtime on December 29th Hena in perti with a left hand left him too long stays with Harvard Wesley let's go back and revisit that basket love to draw us in even yes so aena here with great vision and cutting to the basket he loves that he did it great offensive execution by the pride and here's Hinton in a great first half.

Hinton is really on fire, he loves this gym, some might say where you were in the third quarter, those are his first points of the second. half at 15 to lead this team in the first half others got going in the third that was their first shot attempt in the second half right there to rebound the lady and put it in she is loving she is having an absolutely wonderful game The Pride relentless attacking the offense Glass Love just received a penalty for that foul and we see Hena here. Baseline out of bounds goes to Hinton gets to his spot, gets his, defender leaves him, goes up and drains him.

Important Hinton production. rotating movement. Perry left it short. We stayed. tied cyan has a chance to take the lead they want a three to take the lead lost for loving to keep it alive was Hena ahead of Perry to Hinton and a foul will be called they are going to get affectionate that will be their fourth now you We are at a juncture where the one where we have to get spots, make stops and make sure your best players get attention and you see Harvard Westlake here coming out in transition and going to Hinton. Remember fouls reset this year so Loveing ​​picked up his fourth team foul number two of the fourth quarter sends Hinton to the 18 line for Robert Hinton sweetheart comes to the bench senior ammani Johnson with an offer from Cal State East Bay, before the

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kid came in and loved the kid like Johnson, he was a starter the last three years. and then this year he accepted his role as a senior Off the bench Hinton makes him stay perfect on the line and from the court Hinton is Davis herti delivers to Davis the sophomore Claytor throws him to the Post Drive high here oena oena de somehow he got away from Hena and scores, yeah, great, a fake that made H go away and capitalizes, here's Perry and he gets fouled while driving towards the lane where one goes to Aena, now Aena feels that no good action goes unpunished, yes, those are his four initial offenses. to ride for Bill Mel's team, just a straight ride and he lifts his head, he fakes it, he's a chicken in the air and he finishes, and he shoots, the incoming verti lifts him up, he goes to work, he lost control, probably It should have been a trip they took.

I'm not calling it, they said it was knocked over, bodies fell to the ground and a foul will be called, yeah, so this is uh, playoff basketball, the chaos, the physicality, can you score through the physicality, can you control your defensive board, you can remain immune to distractions, calls that don't go your way, that was the fourth on Trent Perry, coming in at 436 Mark in a tie game now the officials are talking about it because Dave Rabo said no, That wasn't about Perry, can you guys talk about that? They could change the foul and they did it well, so take the fourth away from Perry and it was at 21 Josh Engleberg who could be the MVP of this game if Perry finishes the 32 minutes well for committing that foul against the big number four and a 3 . second violation, the legion with a key turnover here in a tied game with 522 left to go gets a reprieve from that foul Hena Perry picked up by oena Drive takes the shot and misses the front iron but engleberg a key offensive rebound is scored. he gives it to Perry corner kick ory almost turns into Big Shot Christian right there rebound from Seline uh cian they were able to take the lead this time down the court perti pushes perti for the lead he missed it loose ball timeout called they're going to say they had possession and they'll give the timeout to cian, that's a big timeout, that's where you're lucky, you're going in that direction, right in front of your bench, yeah, Oena put Steve down and coach Melis jumped up called timeout and a very good play by The Pride, okay, no. not going anywhere immediate wait time 437 to go to the room number four nobody gave an inch here tonight in Sacramento tied at 42 we have had seven ties six changes set as one fights three for the open division championship in the California State Sophomore Elias Oena has a memorable night, yes, absolutely attacking the paint and the offensive glass as well as the aest for the offensive glass and here again arriving at his spot, GRE fakes to put the defender in the aire and oena has been prodigious since Cyan is tied with four and a half plus five to go for the state final.

There's still a long way to go in this young man's recruiting process, but Cal Mark Matson kicked his tires and Lyola Marmount also has two really good options in the WCC and is a great two-way player. Steve. excellent on the ball The defender's versatility in his game can score in the mid-range on The Rim, as we've seen, besides the three balls, oh violation, they couldn't get it in and that's a division one point guard and Claytor couldn't. put it in and give it cyan and a steal for you oh they missed a great opportunity to take the lead and a timeout Harvard Westle almost lost it so both coaches have had key timeouts here to save possession let's check in with Nikki, in that last group, you know, coach told us before this game how much Trent Perry loves to win and how much he wants it, and it's very evident when he communicates with his teammates in these intense moments, telling his guys don't let number two stay. one rebound, all five guys need to crash the boards and then coach rabbo ends by saying: you know his second secondary action is what's killing us right now.

These guys feel like they can win this game. They believe they are three really difficult possessions away from achieving it. Go to another championship, yes, nothing has been easy when trying to repeat it. You think about Carl's bat a week ago tonight, having to overcome a big deficit, having alast second chance to win it and then the Roosevelt game we called on Tuesday at the Studio. City went all the way to stop Braden Bures and his team. Here we are tied at 42. There are four minutes left. Can Terry and company repeat another foul on a drive?

Roosevelt's team is so tough led by Bur Steve over and over again. It's simply a treacherous playoff field for the Wolverines as they try to make it repeatedly, but there's another major obstacle in the way. Danger on the foul, that shot is blocked by a loose ball from Pilot and a jump ball and it stays with Harvard Westlake, great job by Peril because he got hit there Baseline out of bounds but then he made a great adjustment to protect the basket with the blocking now for cyan again here obviously you want to defend this out of bounds baseline better engleberg towards Perry Perry spins through the window and has it to give Harvard Westlake the lead which is a great shot under pressure from Perry , a point guard, but with great footwork in the post area, making it 11 for Perry gives him 81 and two more state playoff games and them.

Let's get Christian Ay for grappling here. Perry heads to USC and is once again operating guarded by Oena again, but he can finish, it's a great shot, every possession is crucial right now and an offensive foul will be called a foul. Elias Oena will give possession back to Harvard Wesley, that will be his fourth time, oh yeah, just blocking him like, as a sophomore, you make a play like that and as Oena grows in his game, he'll understand the nuances of finesse. of creating space without, yes, picking up the foul, Harry missed the jumper from the free throw line, running down the court, throwing chlor, whistling and drawing a foul, and it's very difficult, Steve, you know the mantra of so many collegiate and NBA coaches to defend without committing a second foul in Engleberg, it is more difficult. to execute on the court, particularly with younger players, that becomes the third at Harvard Westlake, two more puts Cyan on the line for two the rest of the away game and Harvard Westlake is already in that five foul bonus, for which will have two foul shots at the end. the rest of the way as long as they are not under the player's control fouls piece and Claytor enters makes a wild shot rebounded by Perry who says calm down everyone yes, now this is Perry's time this is the time to win right here the provocateur you finish him of giving the keys to the car and letting it operate and an offensive foul wow that's in for now that becomes his fourth with 301 left I didn't know if there was that much there maybe in the replay we'll see yes with that left hand eh, yes, yes , it's just a scenario where you don't want to give the referees a chance to make that decision, so you have to keep playing.

Perry has a big smile on his face, he's ready to move on to the next play and right there he defends even with four fouls he gets a block oh that's brave right there coach for bio blood pressure just went up just went up a little bit mine too I have nothing in the game either Hena leaves it Hinton Harry now Harry looks for a screen from Hena double team it's Perry ory to Hinton four to shoot Hinton drives he misses it and a foul is called on Harvard Wesley now we just found out that Hinton is human his first Miss of the night who was seven of seven until that shot, has 19 points.

Henu looks to make something happen on the offensive glass and draws the foul. Steve, you mentioned it before, you just have a feeling that this comes down to one final possession and who's going to do it. plays and that's just what we're talking about with the change in the rules which is now five fouls per quarter that become a shooting foul on the other end here was the third for Hinton, now a chance to tie at the shooting line frees and a big Miss Right There from Monty Johnson, a senior gets the second one-point game with two minutes left, Harvard Westlake tries to win.

Back-to-back open division champions and the only other teams to have done that Powerful Today and Sensational Sierra Canyon all the sons of NBA players huh, they absolutely had a great career here's Hinton 10 to shoot Hena long NBA 3 without rebounds there by Oena has a chance to take the lead here with two minutes left. Oena advances on Perry knows he can do it thanks to the small four-foul jump step and they got the lead with a big move as Oena drives into the paint driving the pride to a one-point lead Terry regains the lead on the other end of the timeout

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wesley buckle in shred perry answers the phone after oena made the call this gives oena points 13 and 14 gives the advantage cyan pride and then perry was there and did that right big winner absolutely excellent answer absorbs the contact and ends so this is what all the main paths that lead to the dorado Center the tortuous, Byzantine and treacherous terrain to get here and now, of course, the Wolverines desperately Steve wants to stop cyan, of course. wants to get a high quality shot oena has been fantastic all night he has 14 forti he has 10 and now Steve you mentioned it with Perry having four fouls yeah that's something to keep in mind and if they get the if they get the one- Showdown one of new with Oena and Perry guarding him, you think you have an advantage because Perry has to preserve his game in this game and of course for coach rabo, here you are taking the whole court, it seems like they are you.

Look, here, reviewing the hunk game Tor, how's this high anxiety and drama going for you? Seven ties, three of them have been registered in this last quarter, eight changes of leader and you think about last year. I'm looking at last year's score when Harvard Westlake won this. there were no lead changes, they were tied once they were in charge against St Joseph's for much of that game and they won their first open division championship. They now have a one point lead and must defend here with 117 ahead at the next stop for Perry McDonald's. All-American Game and USC come to Hun and Claytor Prider 31; only one lost on December 29 in overtime.

St John Bosow won the division one championship yesterday in this building, around the same time Oena lost control of Perry. theft, what is it called here? Did they get a timeout? Yeah, they're going to give it to Dave Rabbo, he was yelling for a timeout. The officers had an argument and then granted him a timeout. Harvard Westlake has 56.3 possession left, so you're in. In a big spot here you have a one point lead and Hena Perry's deflection hits the floor in the help position and they get the timeout. Excellent defensive game and of course Perry loves it.

His teammates love it now if you're Harvard. Westlake Steve, you have to wait for contact, don't expect B to hit you with a whistle, be strong with the ball, anticipate cyan pressure, you also have to embrace it for a dunk at the other end and of course for Celan. you're in denial here you want to defend without fouling you still have plenty of time 56 seconds in a one point game Harvard Westlake is out of timeouts and the possession arrow is pointing to cyan 56.3 to go cyan three timeouts left for both teams They are in the double bonus, so there will be two shots on our next foul on each side again, as long as it is not a burden of player control and decision making for coach Melis here is how we are going to defend to defend Perry, everyone knows the ball is going. be in their hands if there's a high pick and roll we're going to Blitz we're going to change it they changed it most of the night but these are decisions here that will be critical when you try it, ideally if your celian creates a turnover we'll see how the defense plays out for The Pride didn't think it was going to be such a low scoring game celian did it in the regional final against Archbishop Reen 4944 Harry running down the court Plenty of time to shoot here's Hinton Perry lo has in his hands with eight to shoot Perry's cross jump back is good oh, it's the big shot Trent tonight inside the golden center you want to talk about a prodigious shot to buy time, everyone in the building knows it goes to Parry and it just doesn't matter with Big Shot Bob looking at Big Shot Trent delivers now notice how Perry is one on one here Steve there is no double he feels it and knows he has a chance to get to his spot to take what the defense gives him, the Problem is, of course, if you double it you'll find the open man, but it's a great shot, an emphatic emotional reaction from USC-bound Trent Perry, now 25 seconds left, it's a three-point game, so El Cyan can tie it with a three, they're four out of 10.

Perry has 15 points but he scored the last six and we saw him do this against Carl's bad, he takes over, he did it against Roosevelt on Tuesday with you and I watching, He does it here. It's a familiar HK refrain and Claytor's shot clock is off. Herti almost loses control and that ball is going to be turned over. Cyan turns it around with 9.5 to go, they're going to have to foul now and wait for two shots to be made. missed, yeah if you don't get a steal you're fouling right away Steve you're absolutely right right now you don't want to get hit deep here and you don't want to be up for a layup either so that's another consideration to the defensive. but you're right you have to automatically foul and try to extend this if you don't steal it first for a layup Harvard Westlake 10.1 to go they fall into Perry's hands immediately fouled he'll leave two shots with 9.2 to go he can feel it now , it's like it's in their hands, right, talk about controlling your own destiny, you make one here and chances are it's over and you're most likely going to be a back-to-back state champion.

Now you look at Huie Brown's definition of a closer, the guy wants the shot he can make the shot if nothing he can create he can make free throws he can pass out of a trap Trent Perry checks every box in ub's definition of a closer and there he goes draining the free throws he got 16 the lead is four 9.2 for the end cyan has two timeouts left left and bill melis is going to call one of them and try to freeze the McDonald's allamerican, we'll see if it works or not Trent Perry 16 points four rebounds a couple of blocks, you think about that great steal he had here and what a closer here, in the final moments, yes, absolutely fantastic, driving to the basket and finishing, remember this post move with absolutely wonderful footwork, that's work in J June July August the block H has four fouls it doesn't matter and the steel that is on the court and I mean, and here the jumper in a big way, I mean, what can't this young man do?

What hasn't he done for the Wolverines throughout his career? And of course USC fans are thinking, oh, this is beautiful, we're going to have it. like in Arizona, I'm like, oh thank God, they're going to the big 10, absolutely, but you know what I forgot, you know, so you had the steel, that was a great moment, the shot a moment ago, but that blocked. The shot before The Rim was if that falls then cyan had the advantage and could have changed how things end in this game yeah no absolutely Steve great play but now what you're going to see here is okay if Perry makes this a five point game so it's still a two possession game so Cyan has to finish 94 feet and then go for it, you know it's never over until it's over but this would be a big factor here last year, he had 18 in the championship game. him doing 16 and in this championship game he has 17 five point games and Clay Tor will take it and the other way around and finish at the top of the board and that will be enough.

Harvard Wesley can feel it now that thing hanging there when the clock almost expired Pride is going to lose only its second of the upcoming season to Hena Perry and Company repeats as open division champions consecutively 33 wins Seasons is only the third team to return to the outdoor opener in the Boys Division and listen to that touching moment, well St., go find your team, over 108 career wins in four seasons, just 15 losses and he'll get in the squeeze line of classy hands before talking to us. I do not blame him. He and the Wolverines go back to back, it wasn't easy in the state playoffs, but they did it.

I mean Trent Perry came in for him in the shot of the game, absolutely tremendous, a great player, as advertised, he did it for the Wolverines. back to back back fashion state champions blocking steals handing out winning spin Trent Perry looks at Tuesday very happy hug Dave tails isn't going to want him to leave campus but he took over that regional final against Roosevelt with 28 points takes over this Hinton had 19 15 in the In the first half, he was the guy that got him here and I heard that tremendous emotion, yes, tears of joy for the senior heading to USC and his teammates, back-to-back open division championships, five times state champions now and with all the great Americans and McDonald's players that they.

I've had there throughoutthe years, you have to put this guy up there with the Collins twins, cobra Stanley and Hinton was also fantastic with 19 15 in the first half the morning menu was big in the second half, okay, let's go with Nikki, which is with um Trent Perry Nikki Trent the emotions on your face say it all but let me relive this for you eight points from the fourth quarter you had a block you had a steal you had the pullup J walk me through those final minutes I didn't want to I lost my last game with this team.

I love this team so much. Being a part of this program truly changed my life. I'm very grateful to be in this position and to be able to share this moment with our guys. I love them. I miss him so much, you were hugging Coach Rabo at the end and he said one word to you, it was history, how does it feel to know that you've made history in a Harvard West Lake uniform? It feels amazing for some of us, it was 4 years of preparation and for some of us it was 6 years of preparation when we started high school and it's such a blessing to be able to have these moments again with these guys that we worked with, we worked so hard.

You went through a lot of adversity and we are very grateful for talking about that hard work. You talked to me about how much you focus on your breathing and your mental clarity when you're at the free throw line. You also made ice to seal the Deal for you, what went through your mind at that moment was a closing the circle moment. I know that in the Championship section I missed four in a row just so I could freeze the game and I know that this time God put me in this position I knew I had to execute I knew I had to take advantage of the opportunity to go out with this group and this class of seniors , What does that mean for you?

You can see it in my face. I'm crying with emotion and all I'm just going to miss them, they're going to do great things, all the seniors, everyone else, they're going to do great things next year, you leave this floor as two-time state champions. , your girls program won today. your message to the Harvard Westlake community the road is not straight it is a bumpy road you are going to go over a lot and you just have to keep working keep your head down stay in your own lane and keep working Trent Perry thanks for sharing your emotions with us, congratulations, go get some hardware, it's really tough, you know, what I'm going to remember was two regional finals ago, right in front of us in the gym, and Centennial pulls out his shoulder, dislocates it at the end of the game. he shows up again shows up at practice 24 hours later on a short week and wins the state championship, the first of two open division championships, what a high school career for this special senior player, special person, Trent Perry and the rest of the Wolverines and a great season for Celan, they gave Wolverine all they could handle, he had a great steal, he had a great block, he had a great shot, that's why we're going to bed tonight saying congratulations to Big Shot Trent Harvard Westlake is only the third team in history. do it in the men's open division and are California state champions on the biggest stage.