City Section Playoff Basketball: Sho Evans Helps Cleveland Beat Fairfax In Overtime

Sophomore Sho Evans of Cleveland High missed a imaginable game-winning changeable astatine nan extremity of regulation, but he did not fto that trim his confidence. When nan Cavaliers needed thief successful overtime connected Saturday night, he delivered during a 68-64 triumph complete Fairfax successful nan City Section Open Division semifinals astatine L.A. Southwest College. The Cavaliers will look top-seeded Palisades successful Friday’s final. Palisades defeated San Pedro 71-56.

Five of Evans’ 7 points came successful overtime, nary bigger than a changeable that went successful pinch 50 seconds near while being fouled and Cleveland clinging to a 61-60 lead. He made nan free throw, and that was nan rustle Fairfax couldn’t retrieve from aft showing feistiness and resiliency each night.

“I conscionable had to person that shooter’s mentality erstwhile you miss aliases make, support shooting,” Evans said. “My teammates and coaches spot maine to make shots.”

Charlies Adams vanished pinch 24 points for Cleveland (20-9), which needed a free propulsion from Harout Posheyan pinch 2.6 seconds near successful regularisation to nonstop nan crippled into overtime. He was fouled connected an violative rebound disconnected a missed changeable by Evans and made 1 of nan 2 free throws. Fairfax kept switching from man-to-man to a trapping area connected defense, and it produced tons of Cleveland turnovers successful nan 2nd half.

Ketrayl Roberson led Fairfax (20-10) pinch 15 points and Chris Stokes scored 13 points.

It’s going to beryllium a difficult task for Cleveland to topple heavy favored Palisades. No City Section force had travel person than 21 points until San Pedro mislaid to nan Dolphins successful Saturday’s semifinals by 15 points.

Freshman Phillip Reed was successful ascendant shape for Palisades successful nan City Section Open Division semifinals.

(Steve Galluzzo)

Freshman defender Phillip Reed continues to surpass expectations and travel done successful a assortment of ways. He had 17 points successful nan first half erstwhile nan Dolphins trailed early and vanished pinch 29 points. The presence of nan Popoola twins EJ and OJ, from Detroit gave nan Dolphins size and athleticism. EJ Had 14 points. Add to each that, inferior defender Jack Levey is an exceptional three-point shooter.