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Sue Phillips was voted national high school coach of the year (Pat Summit award) and deservedly so...However,
her credentials do not mean that she does not make mistakes in judgement, etc. Mitty was undefeated (29-0)
and was leading Pinewood by sixteen points midway through the third quarter in the NorCal Open Division Championship game when her All-American, junior Haley Jones, picked up her fourth personal foul with 3:48
left (8 minute quarters). The tv announcers didn't know she had three already nor did Sue Phillips seemingly or
she would have had her superstar on the bench at least 'til the end of the third period. I knew that she picked up her 3rd on a charging call into my niece's daughter, Courtni Thompson.
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This one play turned the entire momentum of the game around! Haley Jones barely played anymore before drawing her fifth and final foul. Mitty also had starting guard Ania McNicholas foul out, too. The Monarchs were already playing the rest of the season without 6-2 post, Nicole Blakes, who injured her knee 7 games ago. Mitty hung in the best they could for three overtimes with only three players that could be counted on as legitimate threats to score [Karisma Ortiz, Krissy Miyahara & Hunter Hernandez].
Actually-Sue Phillips had two other opportunities to coach her team to victory but passed on them. The first and second overtime periods so happened to give the final possession to the Monarchs with 20 & 30 seconds remaining, respectively. The AM HC could have called a time out to attempt to draw up the game winning shot. They could target the play for 6 foot guard, Ortiz, the Penn State commit, but if she was covered or double-teamed she could pass off to either Miyahara or Hernandez, both guards that hit 3 threes each in the game. However, she chose not to and ended up having players that averaged 2 points per game take those dramatic shots instead.
I realize that this is only girl's high school bball but still...Both Mitty & Pinewood had won six state crowns each and the winner of this game has a chance at a 7th vs Windward of Los Angeles. I'm a longtime Archbishop Mitty fan but I could not really lose out in this championship. My niece's daughter, #20 Courtni Thompson, is the starting freshman SG for the Pinewood Panthers. She scored 10 points this night and she scored 11 last Tuesday in the shocking upset of St Marys-Stockton. Now-my relative gets to play for all of the marbles next Saturday night. go panthers!
Btw-the tv announcers covered all the *in-home visits* that Haley Jones had just experienced from top college head coaches from across the country. The only Pac 12 schools involved in this process were Stanford and Oregon. UConn, Louisville & Notre Dame were in the mix, too. Haley Jones is the most well-rounded girl's high school player that I can remember in the CCS (Central Coast Section).
Next season, however, the best team in the Bay Area (assuming no injuries or transfers) will be Pinewood. Doc Scheppler's team was supposed to peak next year. They will return 10 of 11 players (including five juniors). The Panthers will lose their excellent PG Brianna Claros. Archbishop Mitty will lose its #2, #3 & #4 scorers behind Haley Jones. Don't get me wrong-Sue Phillips will field a strongly competitive team. Their JV team went undefeated (21-0). This is my opinion. Is their another local team that will be able to compete with
the private school (300 students) lost in the Los Altos Hills?
GO BEARS!
Sue Phillips was voted national high school coach of the year (Pat Summit award) and deservedly so...However,
her credentials do not mean that she does not make mistakes in judgement, etc. Mitty was undefeated (29-0)
and was leading Pinewood by sixteen points midway through the third quarter in the NorCal Open Division Championship game when her All-American, junior Haley Jones, picked up her fourth personal foul with 3:48
left (8 minute quarters). The tv announcers didn't know she had three already nor did Sue Phillips seemingly or
she would have had her superstar on the bench at least 'til the end of the third period. I knew that she picked up her 3rd on a charging call into my niece's daughter, Courtni Thompson.
http://www.maxpreps.com/photo/gallery.aspx?photogalleryid=f407b345-5147-44e1-803d-d5048f49e56c&photoid=6ae7be9d-8771-47de-833e-4bbbce2e1ac2
This one play turned the entire momentum of the game around! Haley Jones barely played anymore before drawing her fifth and final foul. Mitty also had starting guard Ania McNicholas foul out, too. The Monarchs were already playing the rest of the season without 6-2 post, Nicole Blakes, who injured her knee 7 games ago. Mitty hung in the best they could for three overtimes with only three players that could be counted on as legitimate threats to score [Karisma Ortiz, Krissy Miyahara & Hunter Hernandez].
Actually-Sue Phillips had two other opportunities to coach her team to victory but passed on them. The first and second overtime periods so happened to give the final possession to the Monarchs with 20 & 30 seconds remaining, respectively. The AM HC could have called a time out to attempt to draw up the game winning shot. They could target the play for 6 foot guard, Ortiz, the Penn State commit, but if she was covered or double-teamed she could pass off to either Miyahara or Hernandez, both guards that hit 3 threes each in the game. However, she chose not to and ended up having players that averaged 2 points per game take those dramatic shots instead.
I realize that this is only girl's high school bball but still...Both Mitty & Pinewood had won six state crowns each and the winner of this game has a chance at a 7th vs Windward of Los Angeles. I'm a longtime Archbishop Mitty fan but I could not really lose out in this championship. My niece's daughter, #20 Courtni Thompson, is the starting freshman SG for the Pinewood Panthers. She scored 10 points this night and she scored 11 last Tuesday in the shocking upset of St Marys-Stockton. Now-my relative gets to play for all of the marbles next Saturday night. go panthers!
Btw-the tv announcers covered all the *in-home visits* that Haley Jones had just experienced from top college head coaches from across the country. The only Pac 12 schools involved in this process were Stanford and Oregon. UConn, Louisville & Notre Dame were in the mix, too. Haley Jones is the most well-rounded girl's high school player that I can remember in the CCS (Central Coast Section).
Next season, however, the best team in the Bay Area (assuming no injuries or transfers) will be Pinewood. Doc Scheppler's team was supposed to peak next year. They will return 10 of 11 players (including five juniors). The Panthers will lose their excellent PG Brianna Claros. Archbishop Mitty will lose its #2, #3 & #4 scorers behind Haley Jones. Don't get me wrong-Sue Phillips will field a strongly competitive team. Their JV team went undefeated (21-0). This is my opinion. Is their another local team that will be able to compete with
the private school (300 students) lost in the Los Altos Hills?
GO BEARS!