Taylor Hamasaki, and his game-high 25 points, led the Cougars to a 61-46 victory over the Wolverines in the Division IA semifinals.
Aliso Niguel's Bryan Fisher had 22 points in a losing effort.
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Taylor Hamasaki, and his game-high 25 points, led the Cougars to a 61-46 victory over the Wolverines in the Division IA semifinals.
Aliso Niguel's Bryan Fisher had 22 points in a losing effort.
San Clemente captured their 7th straight shutout victory, defeating Corona del Mar 1-0.
Carlos Arias and Steve Fryer travel to Canyon to preview the quarterfinals (click here for boys video):
Steve Fryer and Carlos Arias travel to Canyon to preview the semifinals in boys basketball
Isaac Neilson had 20 points, 18 rebounds, and an earth-shattering dunk that lit Mission's Inferno on fire!
Interviews with Neilson, James Cramer (19 points), and head coach Troy Roelen.
Sonora advances to the quarterfinals where they will play Palm Springs on Tuesday.
Steve Fryer and Carlos Arias finally leave the Register office in Santa Ana, and travel down the road to Mater Dei for a basketball preview spectacular!
The guys breakdown both boys and girls hoops, and interview Monarch players.
Can Mater Dei repeat? Will we see the dream matchup of Brea Olinda vs. Mater Dei? Can Padre Pio run the table? Is Orange Lutheran the team to beat?
Find out above.
But should he have been called for goaltending? The play occurs at the 2:13 mark of the video.
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Anderson is building a legacy at Canyon this his brother Jerime helped to cement while Chris was a freshman.
Canyon head coach Nate Harrison coached Jerime to a county player of the year award in 2008. He sees a lot of similarities between the brothers.
"Jerime was more of a slasher and scorer, and Chris is more of a natural point guard," Harrison said. "But statistically, they are very similar. The finished product with the wins they're putting up here are Canyon are pretty similar also."
Chris learned a lot from his brother while sitting on the bench. As a freshman, Chris looked up to Jerime, and he often goes to him for advice about how to conduct himself as a leader on the court.
"We have a good relationship. We're close to each other," Chris Anderson said. "He gives me advice of what it's like at the college level, and what I have to do to improve my game to compete at the division one level."
"We always had battles, playing in the front yard," Jerime Anderson said. "Of course I never let him win...we're all very competitive, so of course I had to beat him up while he was younger. He's a beast though, I love watching him play."
Harrison knows that Chris is only going to get better with time, as he develops into his body and works on his shooting touch.
"What makes him special is that he really fills up the stat sheet. He does it all."
Los Alamitos head coach Edward Courtemarche was not happy with his team's effort in the second half.
"I don't know that we really fought back," Courtemarche said. "I think we kind of gave up. Against a good team like Santa Margarita, you can't expect to beat yourself up, make mistakes, and expect to win."
The Griffins played without their star player Camryn Crocker. He sat on the bench, with his shoulder in a sling. The team is calling it a shoulder stinger for now, but Courtemarche expects him back soon.
"We kept him out. We're hoping he's ready to go by Tuesday against Edison."
Santa Margarita ramped up their defense in the second half, outscoring Los Alamitos 39-23. The Eagles' Wolfie Wood (son of Cal State Fullerton hall of famer and current NBA official Leon Wood) set the defensive tone with four steals.
"That's the key for us," Wood said. "If we play hard defense, then we'll be in the game most of the time. Our defense came through."
"I think it was really big upset, because everyone knows that they're better than us."
Luzar finished with 22 points and 5 steals as Orange Lutheran defeated Edison 58-51 in the Nike Extravaganza.
"I knew we had the potential to beat them," Luzar said. "We had a lot of heart, and we came out really strong."
Edison's Samuelson sisters finished with 17 points each in a losing effort. One of the Lancers keys to victory, was putting pressure on Bonnie Samuelson.
"We doubled the crap out of her," Luzar added. "We did our best from having her shoot the three."
"I think we made a really big statement. We have the potential to beat a bunch of good teams, and I think a lot of teams underestimate us."
He takes you into his home, as he signs his national letter of intent to play for Notre Dame: