Studio City – for some, 13 is an inauspicious number.
For Trent Perry, it was a good omen on Saturday night.
Harvard-Westlake Star Point Guard attempted 13 free throw and made all 13, two of them were left for a 40-digit performance with 3.8 seconds in the game, helping his team win 73-72 over Carlsbad in CIF Socal Regional Open Division Semifinals.
Perry said, “I didn’t want to lose,” who helped seven rebounds and five to go with his 40 points. “Not only for me, but for other superiors, juniors, everyone in the team who works so hard. I could not disappoint them. ,
Harvard-Westlake’s head coach David Rebebo said, “He just took a decision that we were not going to lose.” “When he stops in this way, it ends. They are children and you know that they have good nights and bad nights and nights, but they replied and the rest chased and we got through it. ,
Halftime by eight points with Harvard-Westlake, Perry kicked it in high gear, scored 13 points in the third quarter and brought Wolverin and Lancers into a tie at the end of the frame.
While Perry was increasing the crime in the third quarter, Wolverin also reached 11 points in the quarter after giving 41 in the first half to defense.
“Basketball is a team game. It was not just a man, the entire team shut down on defense, ”said Perry. “The first half was a struggle, but as a team we just came together.”
Also played in the second half for Harvard-Westlake, this antithitis was true in the first two quarters.
Carlsbad came out with a sense of high level of energy and urgency that Harvard-Westlake fought for the match.
Tony Docket, Jake Hall and Yuan Davis scored nine points in the first half, and the elder man Jail Martin had seven points with a handful of blocks.
In the second quarter, a 3-pointer by Docket gave Carlsbad a 30–19 lead, as the scorching start of the lancers put him in a stunning position to succeed.
Carlsbad’s head coach Clarke Alard said, “I told him in the locker room that I was never proud of a team as I was tonight.” “We had asked them to prepare for this game for the last few days that if we did not come here, we were going to fly us thinking that we can win.
“You can tell in the first half that our people have taken it from that heart. He fought on every possession, he rebound, we got 50-50 balls. We were not just happy for the ride of the bus, we came here to win. ,
Carlsbad did not draw his foot from the gas pedal in the second half. Lancers continued to play aggressively at both ends of the court.
The difference was that Harvard-Westlake raised energy and execution at its end, swinging the speed in its side as the game moves forward.
“Energy, execution, aggression. I felt that all three of the three were lacking in two and a half quarters, ”Ribbo said. “But we have a great character and we replied. We fought back. ,
Perry’s support in the scoring category was Junior Forward Nicholas Khamenia, which ended with a loaded box score of 15 points, six rebounds, two aids and two stolen.
Woolverin made it a point to include Khamenia quickly and often, who was looking for him in the post with the benefits of his height. He scored the first six points for Harvard-Westlake.
Isaiah Carol added seven points from the bench, including a 3-pionist, and Robert Hinton scored four points to go with nine rebels.
Docket led Carlsbad with 23 points and ended with 18 points, four rebounds and three assistance. Martin added 15 points and five blocks.
Harvard-Westlake will host Roosevelt in the regional final on Tuesday night, with the winners traveling to Sacramento to play in the state championship game.
Roosevelt defeated St. Joseph 58–41 in the other semi-finals on Saturday.
Tuesday’s game CIF will be a remat of CIF Southern Section Open Division Championship Game, which was won by Wolverin 54–47 a week ago.
Perry said that he and the team would be ready for the challenge.
If one thing is that Harvard-Westlake has learned this season, then how to remain firm through difficulties and successes.
“Firm. Just a lot of perseverance,” Perry said that when asked to describe this season. “Even though there was a couple victory which was not very beautiful and we took some losses, we had to be firm in the whole season, came together as a group. Coach Ribbo actually does a great job. Can