HEADING INTO TROUBLE -- Knight Alvara Lopez (16) drives against lurking Eagle defenders. Carlos Vaca, CambridgeHigh-flying Eagles beat Knights, 42-26
The Christian Learning boys varsity basketball team won its third game against no losses with a 42-26 victory over visiting Cambridge Friday afternoon.
It is now mideseason. Every team has played every other team, and it is time to open the discussion of whether this year's Eagles are the best team in the history of the League.
While there may have been individual players who eclipsed the Eagles' achievements, it seems possible to argue that no team has had a higher combined rating in shooting, rebounding, and all-around ball-handling ability.
The Knights put up a fight for a quarter and a half, and actually were tied with the Eagles, 12-12, halfway through the second quarter. That is the first time that the Eagles have been tied ths season, something that in retrospect may rank as an historic achievement.
The Christian Learning boys varsity basketball team won its third game against no losses with a 42-26 victory over visiting Cambridge Friday afternoon.
It is now mideseason. Every team has played every other team, and it is time to open the discussion of whether this year's Eagles are the best team in the history of the League.
While there may have been individual players who eclipsed the Eagles' achievements, it seems possible to argue that no team has had a higher combined rating in shooting, rebounding, and all-around ball-handling ability.
The Knights put up a fight for a quarter and a half, and actually were tied with the Eagles, 12-12, halfway through the second quarter. That is the first time that the Eagles have been tied ths season, something that in retrospect may rank as an historic achievement.
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AIR WAR -- Eagle Tim Zimmerman (5) and Knight Tae Han Kook (15) duel for a rebound.
Jonatan Muñoz, International
However, the Eagles then ran off eight unanswered points to take a 20-12 halftime lead. The game was never again close, as an unrelenting Eagle defense made Cambridge pay a price for every point.
At one point in the second half Cambridge eighth grader Jose Ribera completed an artistic three-point play, making the driving lay-up and connecting on the ensuing foul shot.
However, on the lay-up he looked like a halfback trying to pick up a first down against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He seemed to have to shed would-be tacklers, and ended up sprawled across the baseline.
Cambridge simply could not find an opening wedge, though it was not for lack of trying. An intermittent Eagle full court press kept them disoriented, and even their best ball handlers could not dribble past the ever-intrusive fingers of Eagle guards Kyle Swope and Paul Estes.
An effort to catch up by shooting three-pointers -- which Cambridge is capable of doing -- foundered because even on the rare occasions when they got an open shot, the Knight gunners could not consistently find the range.
Meanwhile, Eagle sharpshooters Danny Canaviri, Tim Zimmerman, and Estes were swishing home shot and after shot, despite heavy interference by a well organized Cambridge defense.
Jeff Stabler and Andre Larsen pulled down most of the rebounds, and Stabler popped a few of them into the basket.
Canaviri was the high scorer in the game with 16 points. Stabler had 7, Estes 6, and Zimmerman 4. Swope and Larsen had two points each.
For Cambridge, Ribera ended up with 11, Alvaro Lopez had 9, and Daniel Kim had six. Ribera and Lopez had one three-pointer each.
Jonatan Muñoz, International
However, the Eagles then ran off eight unanswered points to take a 20-12 halftime lead. The game was never again close, as an unrelenting Eagle defense made Cambridge pay a price for every point.
At one point in the second half Cambridge eighth grader Jose Ribera completed an artistic three-point play, making the driving lay-up and connecting on the ensuing foul shot.
However, on the lay-up he looked like a halfback trying to pick up a first down against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He seemed to have to shed would-be tacklers, and ended up sprawled across the baseline.
Cambridge simply could not find an opening wedge, though it was not for lack of trying. An intermittent Eagle full court press kept them disoriented, and even their best ball handlers could not dribble past the ever-intrusive fingers of Eagle guards Kyle Swope and Paul Estes.
An effort to catch up by shooting three-pointers -- which Cambridge is capable of doing -- foundered because even on the rare occasions when they got an open shot, the Knight gunners could not consistently find the range.
Meanwhile, Eagle sharpshooters Danny Canaviri, Tim Zimmerman, and Estes were swishing home shot and after shot, despite heavy interference by a well organized Cambridge defense.
Jeff Stabler and Andre Larsen pulled down most of the rebounds, and Stabler popped a few of them into the basket.
Canaviri was the high scorer in the game with 16 points. Stabler had 7, Estes 6, and Zimmerman 4. Swope and Larsen had two points each.
For Cambridge, Ribera ended up with 11, Alvaro Lopez had 9, and Daniel Kim had six. Ribera and Lopez had one three-pointer each.
LOOSE BALL -- Eagles Paul Estes(18) and Jeff Stabler (7) scramble against Knights Tae Han Kook (10) and Jose Ribera (7). Carlos Vaca, Cambridge
