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Sluconn Husky said:
3/4

Piath Gabriel: 18 points, 17 rebounds

Bradford Christian on to the sectional semis.
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Piath goes up against Caroline Ducharme tomorrow at 4:30 in Denham,MA Noble Greenough. Both regular season games were very competitive with Noble winning by 6 at home and by 3 on the road
 
Ice Brady went for 21 and 13 in a first round state tournament victory last night (over a team they had lost to in overtime earlier). Next up is Harvard-Westlake and Kiki Iriafen Saturday evening... should be a good test for team and for Ice.
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Dons find winning formula; Point Loma, San Diego, Madison and Mater Dei Catholic also advance

There is an old saying that the third time is a charm.Cathedral Catholic had lost to Garden Grove Orangewood twice during the regular season — both in overtime — but it was a different story Thursday night when the Dons used a…
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Sluconn Husky said:
3/5

Talia Von Oelhoffen was held to 15 points (4-13 FG) in Chiawana's state tourney loss today.
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Chiawana lost again today and was eliminated.


edit--Von Oelhoffen was 6-20 and scored 13 today. Not a good tournament for her. Playing against 4A teams is A LOT different than 1B or 2B or whatever dinky level she was playing at last year.
 
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CTisballers said:
@ 43 seconds in this video. If she can add that midrange Pull up to her game... Look out
She had nice form on her released.
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I saw Mir 2x this season. Her team had lost several good players from the championship team of the prior season. Thus, she was the primary scoring option this year and typically drew a double-team. Next year, if opposing teams think she's not a shooter and lay off her, she may eat them alive. She's a good FT shooter and can hit jumpers from that spot. We don't know how much editing was done to that video, but her form looks quite good! Her biggest asset is that she is an athletic freak--she explodes off the floor as fast as Gabby Williams. Opposing players jump and are trying to reach a rebound, but Mir has already grabbed the ball near its apex. She will benefit from the UConn environment and coaching, as well as focusing on hoops instead of a combination of hoops, volleyball, and track and field.
 
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victor64 said:
Mil,

How does Mir compare to Aubrey? Who has the bigger upside?
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I think Aubrey is 2' taller and probably has a longer wingspan, maybe by 4-6".

I saw Aubrey in 1 game as a high school junior. For a 5-minute stretch, she played like Maya Moore--steals, blocks, rebounds, layups, 3-pointer, etc.

Based on my most recent observations, Mir appears to be the better shooter at the present time. But Aubrey shot well in high school.

Who has the greater upside? Not sure. Both are reasonably skilled, hyper-athletic, and great kids.
 
Middletown rolls 70-46 to advance to the state semis next week. Saylor Poffenbarger stats when they become available.
 
Sluconn Husky said:
Middletown rolls 70-46 to advance to the state semis next week. Saylor Poffenbarger stats when they become available.
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Congrats to my buddy Saylor, her teammates, and her coach/mom. She'll be a leading contender for next year's Maryland Gatorade POY award. :)
 
MilfordHusky said:
I think Aubrey is 2' taller and probably has a longer wingspan, maybe by 4-6".

I saw Aubrey in 1 game as a high school junior. For a 5-minute stretch, she played like Maya Moore--steals, blocks, rebounds, layups, 3-pointer, etc.

Based on my most recent observations, Mir appears to be the better shooter at the present time. But Aubrey shot well in high school.

Who has the greater upside? Not sure. Both are reasonably skilled, hyper-athletic, and great kids.
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Aubrey has no shooting form from 5 ft shot to 3 point line. Muir can create her own shot. Can shoot within foul lane and create her shoot. Aubrey will play when a defensive player is needed.
 
Kevinmac said:
Aubrey has no shooting form from 5 ft shot to 3 point line. Muir can create her own shot. Can shoot within foul lane and create her shoot. Aubrey will play when a defensive player is needed.
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Aubrey shot pretty well in high school. Give her time! Gabby was lacking a shot as a freshman, and she became a 2-time All-American.
 
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Rori Harmon ('21) not playing in Cy Creek's state playoff game tonight. No reason given yet.
 
3/6

Saylor Poffenbarger: 32 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 10 steals, 3 blocks


Green said the Lions weren’t awestruck playing against Poffenbarger, but there were several moments throughout the game in which Liberty’s coach cracked a smile in watching the junior forward flash her skills.

“Therein likes a true blessing,” Green said about facing a future Division I player. “Some of these kids, and probably even me, we’ll get our mugs on ‘SportsCenter’ when they do those little [flashbacks in a few years].”


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Liberty enjoys hot start, but Middletown recovers and rolls to 2A quarterfinal win

Eight minutes into Friday night’s Class 2A state quarterfinal saw Liberty filled with exuberance and Middletown looking for an adjustment. The Knights did just that, and try as the Lions did …
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Sluconn Husky said:
3/6

Saylor Poffenbarger: 32 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 10 steals, 3 blocks


Green said the Lions weren’t awestruck playing against Poffenbarger, but there were several moments throughout the game in which Liberty’s coach cracked a smile in watching the junior forward flash her skills.

“Therein likes a true blessing,” Green said about facing a future Division I player. “Some of these kids, and probably even me, we’ll get our mugs on ‘SportsCenter’ when they do those little [flashbacks in a few years].”


www.baltimoresun.com

Liberty enjoys hot start, but Middletown recovers and rolls to 2A quarterfinal win

Eight minutes into Friday night’s Class 2A state quarterfinal saw Liberty filled with exuberance and Middletown looking for an adjustment. The Knights did just that, and try as the Lions did …
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Triple-double for Saylor. A quadruple-double next year would not surprise me. She is extremely versatile!
 
Rori Harmon not likely to play tomorrow either. Be interesting to know what UConn thinks about this.
 
Sluconn Husky said:
Rori Harmon not likely to play tomorrow either. Be interesting to know what UConn thinks about this.
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Bad, bad, bad.

This will hand Duncanville the title on a silver platter.
 
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Saylor draws a crowd. This was from Wednesday's game against Oakdale. She's being fouled by at least 2 players.
 
Video highlights from Thursday's Cathedral Catholic win. Plenty of Isuneh Brady.


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3/5/20 Girls Basketball: Cathedral Catholic 63, Orangewood Academy 47 -

Round two of the Division I Southern California state basketball tournament, eight seed Orangewood Academy visiting top seed Cathedral Catholic. The Spartans get a game-high 20 points from senior Sydney Gandy as they lead the Dons at halftime. But Cathedral is the top seed for a reason...
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3/6


Poffenbarger, a UConn commit, spent much of the game looking for second-chance points by crashing the offensive boards or posting up on the low block and maneuvering around or through defenders. With that emphasis on being around the basket, she went 9-of-11 from the free-throw line.

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During Middletown’s 19-0 second quarter run, Saylor Poffenbarger also got her teammates involved, passing out of a double-team and finding Shipley for a back-door layup and then driving the lane and kicking the ball out to Bri Horman for a 3-pointer.

Poffenbarger even provided some entertainment for Green, using a crisp crossover dribble to shake a defender around the free-throw line and then hitting a fadeaway jumper. Even with his team down 27 points at the time, Green grinned and chuckled.

“I have been truly blessed to coach 19 years consecutively, and I will not be denied the opportunity to enjoy basketball as a purist,” Green said. “She puts in the work, and I can only respect kids who put in the work like that when that’s the result of putting in that kind of work. There’s nothing you can do but enjoy the beauty of it.”

Over the summer, Poffenbarger said she put in a lot of work with her trainer, Larry Gray, on using the dribble to create space for open jumpers — inside and outside the arc.

“She wanted to really get her mid-range jumper going because she didn’t want to be known as a 3-point shooter,” Amy Poffenbarger said. “She wanted to be an all-around player.”


www.fredericknewspost.com

Knights turn tables on Lions, advance to state semifinals

MIDDLETOWN — They certainly weren’t used to this.
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Sluconn Husky said:
3/6


Poffenbarger, a UConn commit, spent much of the game looking for second-chance points by crashing the offensive boards or posting up on the low block and maneuvering around or through defenders. With that emphasis on being around the basket, she went 9-of-11 from the free-throw line.

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During Middletown’s 19-0 second quarter run, Saylor Poffenbarger also got her teammates involved, passing out of a double-team and finding Shipley for a back-door layup and then driving the lane and kicking the ball out to Bri Horman for a 3-pointer.

Poffenbarger even provided some entertainment for Green, using a crisp crossover dribble to shake a defender around the free-throw line and then hitting a fadeaway jumper. Even with his team down 27 points at the time, Green grinned and chuckled.

“I have been truly blessed to coach 19 years consecutively, and I will not be denied the opportunity to enjoy basketball as a purist,” Green said. “She puts in the work, and I can only respect kids who put in the work like that when that’s the result of putting in that kind of work. There’s nothing you can do but enjoy the beauty of it.”

Over the summer, Poffenbarger said she put in a lot of work with her trainer, Larry Gray, on using the dribble to create space for open jumpers — inside and outside the arc.

“She wanted to really get her mid-range jumper going because she didn’t want to be known as a 3-point shooter,” Amy Poffenbarger said. “She wanted to be an all-around player.”


www.fredericknewspost.com

Knights turn tables on Lions, advance to state semifinals

MIDDLETOWN — They certainly weren’t used to this.
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Pure UConn DNA.

... Saylor Poffenbarger created instant offense for the Knights by stripping Lions players. Held scoreless in the first quarter after her usually effective 3-point shot wasn’t falling early in the game, Poffenbarger found several other ways to make an impact, finishing with 32 points, 11 rebounds, 10 steals and three blocked shots.
 
3/7

Aaliyah Edwards: 23 points (9-16 FG, 0-4 3-PT, 5-7 FT), 6 rebounds, 2 steals


Crestwood advanced to the OSBA Championship finals 85-68. Game below.


 
I will be heading out to the Cathedral Catholic / Harvard Westlake playoff game this evening. (Ice Brady vs. Kiki Iriafen). I'll be wearing my navy blue UCONN T-shirt, so if any other Boneyarders are going, look for me. Game is 6 pm at Cathedral's gym.
 
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