Hayward at Mt. Eden Boys Basketball 1.31.22

MT. EDEN MONARCHS GAMEPLAN AS THE MONARCHS HOST LEAGUE RIVAL HAYWARD FARMERS. IVAN GARCIA WITH THE HIGHLIGHTS.

EARLY FIRST, WILSON TRAN WORKS HIS WAY INTO THE LANE AND GIVES THE MONARCHS AN EARLY LEAD.

FARMERS WOULD FIRE SHOTS BACK, INCLUDING THIS THREE FROM NOAH SICAT AND HAYWARD HAS A 13-8 LEAD AT THE END OF ONE.

IN THE SECOND, JUJAN MITCHELL HELPS GET A STEAL, ON THE FAST BREAK, EURO STEPS FINGER ROLL AND GETS THE BASKET.

FEW MINUTES LATER, HAYWARD ADDS TO THE LEAD AFTER JAYLIN LESLIE FINDS SICAT WHO DRAINS THE THREE. FARMERS TAKE A 25-17 LEAD AT THE HALF.

BUT THE MONARCHS OPEN THE THIRD ON A 12-2 RUN, BOOKER PERRY PASSES TO TRAN , SPLITS TWO DEFENDERS AND MONARCHS TAKE THE LEAD.

MT. EDEN GO ON A SCORING SPREE AS PERRY DRAINS A CORNER THREE AND THE MONARCHS OUTSCORE HAYWARD 21 TO 8 IN THE THIRD.

IN THE FOURTH, TRAN IS GIVEN TOO MUCH SPACE AND IS MONEY FROM DEEP TO TAKE A BIG LEAD.

LESS THAN 6 MINUTES LEFT, FARMERS LOOKING FOR A SPARK, LESLI STEALS THE BALL, RUSHES TO THE RIM AND THROWS DOWN THE ONE HANDED DUNK TO BRING IT WITHIN SINGLE DIGITS.

BUT MT. EDEN WOULD NOT GIVE UP THE LEAD, MITCHELL GETS THE BOARD, GETS THE SECOND CHANCE POINTS.

MONARCHS USE GREAT DEFENSE AND REBOUNDING IN THE SECOND HALF TO GET THE WIN OVER THE FARMERS.