Wallenberg senior forward Garrett Moon rises above Washington's Brenden Glapion in the Bulldogs' 61-52 win in the AAA semifinals on Wednesday at Kezar Pavilion. (Photo by Devin Chen)
From Sanfranpreps.com
by - Jeremy Balan
Moon had a game-high 31 points and took control of the game when Washington (23-9) erased a 13-point third-quarter deficit, taking its own 45-43 lead with 4:38 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Moon responded, taking back the lead by scoring four consecutive points on driving attacks at the basket.
“He understood we needed him right then,” Wallenberg Head Coach Patrick Mulligan said of Moon’s surge. “We’ve ridden him all year.”
Washington never got the lead back as Wallenberg (21-6) pounded the ball inside, through 6-foot-7 senior center Christopher Fontaine.
Fontaine had eight of his 12 total points in the final quarter, including a thundering dunk to cap the victory with 10 seconds remaining.
Even with the loss, Washington Head Coach Jolinko Lassiter was impressed with the Eagles moxie down the stretch.
“We had eight minutes left in our season and we were able to give all we had,” Lassiter said. “Ultimately their size counteracted our speed in the end. If we play one more quarter, it may have been different.”
Three Washington players scored in double-figures, led by senior guard Byron Jones who had a team-high 15 points. Junior guard Jeremy Jetton added 12 points, despite battling foul trouble in the first half.
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