Photos by Jim Cayer
It was a great day of basketball at Jordan, as Stanford came away with the Division 1 city championship, while Tincher took the Division 2 crown.
Division I Championship: Stanford 40, Hoover 38
The Division I Finals had the look of a prize fight as undefeated Northern League Champion Hoover took on undefeated Southern League Champion Stanford. The lead changed hands several times with the Hawks clinging to a 20-19 Halftime lead. The second half was no different, as the fans got their “money’s worth” as Stanford held a 40-38 lead with just seconds remaining in the game. Hoover had one last opportunity and was able to get off a 3-pointer as time expired….that hit the rim…. ricocheted off the backboard….hit the rim again….and fell out! Leading scorer for the Hawks was Sean Lopez (10 pts.); Leading scorer for the Highlanders was Jaylen Massengill (12 pts. ) & Kevin Walker (10 pts.)
Team members from Stanford include: Front Row (L-R):Head Coach Torrance Toomer, Dwight Kaufman, Giovanni Morandini, Kieran Kellener, Andrew Dossman, Assistant Coach Shiesha Thomas & Coach Brad Kojako ; Middle Row (L-R): Vice Principal Adrianne Matte, Chris Winterowd, Christan Holland, Robert Willis, Carson Malbrough, Marceo Norman, Principal Kathy Cruz; Back Row (L-R): Tyson Day, Haley McGinest, Brandon Kojako, Sean Lopez, Kameron Kojaku, Mikelle Amoranto, Xavier Gunter
Team members from Hoover include: Front Row (L-R): Jerome Biag, Nicholas Stewart, Kevin Walker; Middle Row (L-R): Caleb Turner, Rhei Rodriguez, Kurt-Leo Chea, Malik Cyphers, Jaylen Massengill; Back Row (L-R): Jared Utupo, Dawaun Lucas, Treasure Thomas, Jarid Joseph, Christian Delgado
Division II Championship: Tincher 51, Gompers 38
The Division II match up, Tincher & Gompers, made it an “all-Eastern” Final coming off a pair of exciting wins over Western League rivals Colin Powell and Lindsey. Gompers’ only loss of the season came at the hands of Tincher earlier in the year and it appeared that the Gators might get revenge early in the game. However, the Tigers made good on their Eastern League Title and pulled away in the 2nd half to win it, 51-38. Cory Cummings (16 pts.) led the way for the Tigers while Gompers’ Julio Casillas also poured in 16 points. This now makes back to back Division II City Titles for the Tincher boys. Gompers’ outstanding effort is to be commended as they have only been in Division II competition for 3 years.
Team members from Tincher include: Front Row (L-R): Drew Buggs, Nathan Sanchez, Michael Deyager, Michael Basangan, Kobe Miles, Greg Kemp, Thomas Pua; Back Row (L-R): Coach Provost, Zachary Moran, Mitchell Sutfin, Omari Lockhart, Dominic Peoples, Myles Davis, Cory Cummings, Giovani Gamboa, Coach D. Miles; (not pictured: Mario Durant, Michael Guerrero)
Team members from Gompers include: Front Row (L-R): Jacob Higgingbotham, Brayton Littlejohn, Brent Mohammad, Javion Cardinal; Middle Row (L-R): Alex Grijalva, Michael Reyes, Juan Vallejos, Jose Vallejos, Justin Trias; Back Row (L-R): Coach Britney Williams, Mark Jessup, Milan Meeks, Julio Casillas John Ponce, Coach Ken Zavala
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