SUNSET BOYS: Cimarron dismisses Western
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Updated: Feb. 21, 2010 | 12:50 a.m.
It took Western a week of lawsuits, appeals and hearings to get into the Sunset Region boys basketball tournament.
It took Cimarron-Memorial’s Kevin Olekaibe only a frantic third quarter to knock the Warriors out of the postseason.
Olekaibe scored 19 points in third quarter as the Spartans earned an 86-69 road win over Western in the region quarterfinals on Saturday.
“Kevin, he does not want this to end,” Cimarron coach Steve Boyack said. “He’s had a great year. He steps up when he has to, or all the time. Nineteen in that third quarter was huge for us.”
Western originally missed the postseason after forfeiting four games for using an ineligible player. But Western filed a last-second appeal on the night before the Sunset tournament originally was scheduled to start, and an independent hearing officer restored two of those wins on Friday.
That was enough to put the Warriors into the playoffs, but Olekaibe and company made sure it wouldn’t save their season.
Olekaibe finished with 42 points and five of just about everything else: rebounds, steals, assists and dunks.
“(Olekaibe), he played amazing tonight. He’s a great player,” Western coach Chip Nelson said.
Cimarron (21-9) plays Palo Verde (20-3) at 6:30 p.m. on Monday at Palo Verde. Bishop Gorman (26-2) plays Desert Oasis (16-9) in the other semifinal at 4:40 p.m.
Western scored six points in the final 1:07 of the first half to close to within 38-31. But Cimarron opened the second half with a 15-4 run to take control.
“That was kind of the focus of the halftime was to come out and not let them make a run, becuase they’d taken the momentum away from us,” Boyack said. “We had to regain it quickly, and they responded.”
Ben Dorsey added 16 points for Cimarron, and Leo Bermudez had 13 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots. Bermudez and
Erik Brewer controlled the paint, with Brewer totaling 16 rebounds and seven blocked shots.
Both coaches admitted it was difficult to prepare for basketball this week. The tournament originally was scheduled to begin on Wednesday, and Cimarron was supposed to play Desert Oasis in the first round before Western’s forfeits were overturned.
“It’s been a roller coaster,” Boyack said. “And uncertainty has made it tough. But the kids responded well.”
Nelson said it was difficult to get his players ready to play after they originally were told their season was over.
“The kids were down and obvioulsy upset that they were out, and things just seemed to drag on, and drag on, and drag on with so much uncertainty that it was tough to get them to bounce back,” Nelson said.
“We obviously had a pretty eventful week and a lot of distractions. I know that it’s really no excuse, especially since everybody basically had a lot of distractions.”
Kentrell Washington had 23 points and 12 rebounds for Western.
Desert Oasis 71, Cheyenne 69 — At Cheyenne, Zach Bolenhausen scored on a rebound as time expired to give the Diamondbacks the win over the Desert Shields.
Anthony Lianzo missed a shot with 3 seconds left and Bolenhausen grabbed the rebound over two Cheyenne defenders and hit the game winner in one motion to give Desert Oasis its first basketball playoff victory.
Cameron Mich’l sparked the Diamonbacks in the second half, scoring 26 of his game-high 28 points, including four 3-pointers. Lianzo finished with 20 points.
Jaylen Henry led Cheyenne with 18 points. Chris McCall had 17 points, Victor Bermudez 12 and Brian Organ 10 for the Desert Shields.
Bishop Gorman 90, Arbor View 51 — At Bishop Gorman, Anson Winder scored the first nine points of the game and finished with 33 to lead the Gaels over the Aggies.
Winder drained eight 3-pointers and finished 12-for-17 from the floor. Shabazz Muhammad went 10-for-14 from the field, finishing with 26 points and 10 rebounds for Gorman.
Maiscei Grier had 14 points, and Darington Banks added 12 points to lead Arbor View.
Palo Verde 87, Spring Valley 78 — At Palo Verde, Davion Person had 25 points to lead the Panthers over the Grizzlies.
Moses Morgan added 16 points for Palo Verde.
Corey Clement led Spring Valley with 24 points.
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oookkk wrote on February 25, 2010 01:54 AM:
@facts
yo bro let it go your talking bout get a life but your arguing with some unknown person on here just chill he's getting the best of you just because your responding were talking bout HS sports here not you 2 little person problems so back on HS basketball
Shabazz is older than few but it isn't his fault that he is. I heard his father held him back so he could be like just like how Reggie Bullock's parents did for some who dont know Reggie his parents held him back in MS so he could be better
And in Nevada they really don't look at age they look at years if i started school when i was 16 and graduated at 19 or 20 i am granted to get my 4 years of eligibility. If i am held back in HS then of course that 5th year either i go to Burk or whatever or they'll let me finish but i never had that problem but if Shabazz is really 17 as a sophomore then he still gets his 4 yrs
Well good luck to Canyon Springs and Bishop Gorman. Represent southern Nevada.
canyonfan wrote on February 24, 2010 04:04 PM: iM HUNGRY I THINK ILL EAT A PLATE OF GORMAN. D. wrote on February 23, 2010 05:47 PM: I don't care how old Shabazz he's good that's all there is to it..It doesn't really even matter. Som of the people on here need to be with the media because your ginving these guys WAY to much attention I mean really is your lif that boring that you have to argue about someone elses. But whatever all I know is there is going to be one of the biggest upsets ever in the state championship this week Canyon Springs will beat Gorman. No doubt about it playa. tell the truth wrote on February 23, 2010 01:09 PM: Kevin is good but come on now he is doing the same thing MIKE CUTRIGHT & CHRIS JAMES did when they where at Cimarron and Cutright had the same amount of pts Kevin did an he missed the last 4 games that offense is set for 1 person to shine an he is not the same ht as CJ come on man he is 6'0 at the most keep it real las vegas nba he dont evwn have no offers yet Boycott Gorman! wrote on February 23, 2010 07:39 AM: Next year every team will refuse to play Gorman. They lost to the only teams they played that could recruit like them, Findley Prep and Mater Dei. They don't have to play by CCSD rules, and we don't have to put up with it. They brag because they dominate the state when they are the only school that can legally recruit. We are sick of it. BOYCOTT GORMAN! Facts Facts Facts wrote on February 23, 2010 12:50 AM: @ good education...Even if you put the ' as you call it (most of us with an education call it an "apostrophe") in it, it would still be wrong. It would be wrong because you put A before Bishop Gorman you dummy! "A Bishop Gorman's education..." still doesn't make any sense. For the record, I did say that I didn't say anything that wasn't acceptable on a blog site. Last time I checked, "ain't" is very acceptable here. By the way, you left your famous ' as you call it out of "isn't", you DUMMY! bg wrote on February 22, 2010 11:20 PM: another reason why GORMAN is so great is because I feel safe there. in public school i honestly feel something bad might happen everyday. jus my opinion but i think its true GORMAN wrote on February 22, 2010 11:17 PM: to "The real reason we hate on.." all that you said was pretty accurate. I go to gorman and we do, do all that stuff according to my knowledge. I feel lucky that my parents can afford me and my siblings to go there and we dont qualify for financial aid...And i'll admit i get cocky when it comes to athletics but who wouldnt be if you win so much. The real reason we hate wrote on February 22, 2010 10:34 PM: People don't hate Bishop Gorman because they are good. They hate them because of the elitist attitude that their athletes, student body, parents and alumni give off. Not all of them, but most of them that attend athletic events. As for the recruiting, they legally can by the NIAA rules. Some of the public schools do it also by bending the rules or giving false student information. Bishop Gorman just doesn't hide it (elitism). We all know that there are no athletic scholarships at Bishop Gorman, but many athletes do recieve financial help from wealthy alumni who want an elite athletic program there. Finally the academic side, they control the size of classes, only accept good students, and kick out the undesirables. Another true advantage over public schools (having nothing to do with teachers or curriculum). good education wrote on February 22, 2010 06:26 PM: @ facts....How should I have phrased my comment? Sorry that the ' was left out. But "Aint" still isnt a word. :) Read More Comments |
