Top 50 junior
Oneal Delancy scored a team-high 20 points to go along with five rebounds in the win for Montverde Academy. Kent State signee
Dhani Miller contributed 17 points, nine rebounds and three steals, junior
Javion Tyndale had 15 points and five assists and UCLA pledge
Joe Philon chipped in 10 points, four steals and three blocked shots.
Oneal Delancy came into the semifinal showdown averaging 13.9 points per game. (PHOTO: Julie L. Brown)
Xavier signee
Kalek House came up with a crucial steal with under one minute remaining in the fourth quarter before converting a fastbreak layup with approximately 38 seconds remaining to tie things at 51. AZ Compass Prep stifled a pair of attempts to win it in the final seconds of regulation for Montverde Academy.
With 31.5 seconds remaining in the first overtime, Miller converted his second and-one of the extra session to knot things at 59. Philon came up with a block on a potential go-ahead basket at the other end with 1.5 seconds remaining to send things to a second overtime.
In the second extra session, scoring came at a premium as the two teams had just two points apiece before Delancy knocked down a pair of free throws with 1:20 remaining to give MVA a 63-61 edge.
Following a defensive stand at the other end, Tindale made five of six free throws in the final 30 seconds to seal the victory despite a last-second 3-pointer from four-star Maryland signee
Kaden House to cut the margin to one.
Kaden House scored a game-high 26 points along with 11 rebounds and four steals for AZ Compass Prep in the loss while top 15 junior
DeMarcus Henry piled up 18 points and 13 rebounds. The Dragons erased a 14-point, first-half deficit before falling short.
CIA-Bella Vista routed
Dynamic Prep (Irving, Texas) 81-62 in the second semifinal behind 21 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds from four-star West Virginia signee
Miles Sadler.
Miles Sadler also had 26 points, six assists and four steals in a quarterfinal victory yesterday. (PHOTO: Julie L. Brown)
Amadou Seini, a 7-foot-1 senior, also played a key role in the win with 15 points and 18 rebounds in the victory.
CIA-Bella Vista trailed for just 35 seconds, building a 23-11 advantage at the end of the first quarter, 41-31 at the half and 59-40 at the end of the third period.
Four-star Texas Tech signee
Dakari Spear had a game-high 22 points in the loss for Dynamic Prep.
