Jacob Majok, a 6-foot-7 junior who got here to Crean Lutheran from South Sudan two years in the past, let free a scream throughout the fourth quarter of a Southern Part Division 1 playoff recreation on Friday night time that was so loud it might need been heard in his native nation.
“I like the fourth quarter,” he mentioned. “That’s crunch time.”
With teammates telling him to “take over” and his coach repeating the identical phrases, Majok did simply that to propel Crean Lutheran previous host Brentwood 62-52 in the playoff recreation. He scored 10 of his 15 factors within the quarter, together with consecutive threes after the rating had been tied 47-47 with 2:39 left.
“Everybody was, ‘Jacob take over,’ ” he mentioned.
Till then, Crean Lutheran discovered methods to remain near Gold Coast League champion Brentwood (25-5) due to senior Matt Ciftcikara scoring 19 factors and the contributions of soccer quarterback Caden Jones, who had 15 factors. Majok additionally carried out nicely on protection, making Brentwood freshman Shalen Sheppard battle along with his rebounding though he scored 20 factors.
Crean Lutheran (17-11) is on a five-game profitable streak and didn’t have its star sophomore guard, Hunter Caplan, due to an harm. The Saints get to face Campbell Corridor in Tuesday’s quarterfinals. Campbell Corridor upset top-seeded Crespi 79-66 behind 43 factors from Colorado commit Isaiah Johnson.
Division 1 is trying extensive open so far as a possible champion. Windward eradicated Inglewood and standout junior Jason Crowe Jr. 71-69 on the street. A giant matchup on Tuesday has Los Alamitos taking part in Rolling Hills Prep. Mira Costa (27-3) continues to carry out nicely throughout a 72-54 defeat of St. Pius X-St. Matthias. Eneasi Piuleini had 25 factors.
The Open Division stays on a path towards the highest two seeds, Harvard-Westlake and Eastvale Roosvelt, profitable their swimming pools, however a bit of uncertainty was injected into the competitors after Friday’s outcomes.
No. 7 Redondo Union defeated No. 3 St. John Bosco 77-75 behind 18 factors from Brayden Miner. No. 8 JSerra defeated No. 4 Santa Margarita 63-51 behind 21 factors from BJ Davis-Ray and 19 factors from Brannon Martinsen.
Whether or not Harvard-Westlake (28-1) or Roosevelt (28-2) goes to stumble would possibly grow to be evident quickly. Contemporary off their upsets, Redondo performs at Roosevelt whereas JSerra is at Harvard-Westlake on Tuesday. Each are rematches, so the underdogs know their opponents nicely.
For followers trying to cheer for groups full of neighborhood children, Camarillo (28-2) and Irvine (28-2) proceed to have historic seasons. Camarillo, seeded No. 1 in Division 2AA, gained 66-62 on the street in opposition to Glendora. Jackson Yeates scored 24 factors. Irvine, seeded No. 14 in Division 2A, defeated Pasadena 66-57. Cooper Stearns, a golfer headed to Stanford, completed with 22 factors and Jalen Yim had 21 factors.