Zach Duffy hit a nice jump shot, among other contributions, in an extended role off the bench as La Jolla's boys basketball team defeated Monte Vista handily, 55-34, Dec. 4.
"I've been shooting well lately," said the 6-1 junior guard said, "I mean, so why not shoot it, right?"
More importantly, Duffy, playing in his first year on the varsity, got minutes while the game still counted.
The Vikings stayed in their set offense, coach Paul Baranowski's priority, showing discipline and steadily pulling away from the Monarchs as the game progressed: 23-16 at halftime, 38-26 after the third quarter, 55-29 late in the fourth quarter.
Freshman guard Reed Farley had 16 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds, and 3 steals in an impressive stat line, and not even playing a full game with many substitutes filling in.
Monte Vista has talented athletes, but they showed inexperience on the basketball court and turned the ball over frequently.
Said senior Madigan Sepulveda-Sanders: "We really started to figure out what they were doing on defense. And their big guys on offense--one of them would only go right, the other one would only go left. So we really started to count on that."
The Vikings (2-1) next host Madison Fri., Dec. 6. Three team members coming over from football who haven't been able to play so far--Nic Skala, Mark Rawdin, and Grant Miller--will take part in their first practice Thurs., Dec. 5, and then be available to play from here on.
STATS: Points - Reed Farley 16, Sepulveda-Sanders 12, Sam Schneider 6. Assists - Polger 7, Ladd Castellano 4. Rebounds - Sepulveda-Sanders 6, Farley 4, Polger 3. Steals - Sepulveda-Sanders 3, Farley 3, Castellano 3, Polger 2, Duffy 2. Turnovers - Sepulveda-Sanders 2.
Sophomore Morgan Albers hits the floor to battle for the
ball with Monarchs' Isaiyah Kelly (21) in the fourth quarter
Dec. 4. (Photo by Ed Piper)
Copyright 2013 Ed Piper
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