Welcome back to my jounrey, this week is the start of the playoffs, in the first round we have the 15 seeded Richmond Prep.
I was announced as the regular season Jamaican Highschool Boys Bball MVP!
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PLAYOFFS
1 Santa Cruz Prep vs 16 Duncans Prep
1 Santa Cruz Prep wins 88-64
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2 Kingston High vs 15 Richmond Prep
I have 22 points, 13 assists, 13 rebounds, 3 steals, and 4 blocks
2 Kingston High wins 94-54
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3 Frankfield Prep vs 14 Frankfield High
Frankfield Prep wins 78-75 in OVERTIME
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4 Kingston Prep vs 13 Claremont High
Claremont High wins 77-74 in a STUNNER
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5 Cambridge Prep vs 12 Junction
Junction wins 81-74 proving that teamwork is better than pure talent
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6 Santa Cruz High vs 11 Mandeville Prep
Santa Cruz High is down 44-66 going into the final quarter. The Fourth Quarter- 10:00 - 6:00: Santa Cruz High enters the quarter looking defeated, but their coach switches to a "suicide" full-court trap. Mandeville Prep, perhaps overconfident with a 22-point lead, begins to play sloppy. Santa Cruz forces four turnovers in two minutes, converting every single one into a three-pointer. The crowd starts to sense a shift.
Score: Santa Cruz 59, Mandeville 72
6:00 - 2:00: The momentum is now a tidal wave. Santa Cruz’s star guard catches absolute fire, hitting three consecutive contested triples—one from the logo. Mandeville Prep’s "better roster" begins to freeze under the pressure of the surging underdog. Their tall big men are being run off the floor by Santa Cruz’s small-ball lineup. A 15-2 run cuts the lead to just one possession.
Score: Santa Cruz 74, Mandeville 77
2:00 - 0:10: The gym is deafening. Mandeville manages a layup to push the lead back to 5, but Santa Cruz answers with an And-1 drive. On the next play, Santa Cruz strips the ball from Mandeville’s point guard and hits a transition layup to tie it! 79–79. With 15 seconds left, Mandeville has the ball. They drive for the win, but Santa Cruz’s undersized center takes a massive charge! 0:10 - 0:00: Santa Cruz has the ball with 8 seconds left. Instead of calling a timeout, their star guard sprints the floor, crosses over two defenders at the top of the key, and lofts a high-arching floater over Mandeville's 6'11" center. SWISH. The ball drops through the net as the buzzer sounds. The Santa Cruz bench storms the court in a total frenzy.
6 Santa Cruz High wins 81-79
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7 Point Hill vs 10 Malvern
10 Malvern wins 83-82, Malvern has 3 of the nations top 50 players vs the #1 SF Geo Hill, their multiple stars was too much
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8 Alexandria High vs 9 Ewarton Prep
Ewarton Prep wins 79-75 in a classic
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ROUND 2:
1 Santa Cruz Prep vs #9 Ewarton Prep
1 Santa Cruz Prep wins wins 82-70
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2 Kingston High vs #10 Malvern
2 Kingston High wins 90-66
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3 Frankfield Prep vs #6 Santa Cruz High
6 Santa Cruz High wins 77-75
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12 Junction vs #13 Claremont High
12 Junction wins 81-78
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SEMIFINALS:
1 Santa Cruz Prep vs #12 Junction
12 Junction wins 78-77
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2 Kingston High vs #6 Santa Cruz High
2 Kingston High wins 94-68 (Arnie returned in this game, scoring 12 points, 8 rebounds 4 assists, and 4 blocks+steals
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3RD PLACE GAME:
1 Santa Cruz Prep vs #6 Santa Cruz High
6 Santa Cruz High wins 3RD place 82-80
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FINALS:
2 Kingston High vs #12 Junction
2 Kingston High win the championship 86-84
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I win Tournament MVP, averaging 43.6PPG, 22.4RPG, 11.8APG, 3.7SPG, and 5.5BPG
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Marco: I will now be announcing where i will be attending college next year, i have decided that i will go pro and play professionally here in Jamaica