Washington senior Byron Jones rised up for a pass between two O'Connell defenders in the Eagles' 72-66 win in the AAA quarterfinals on Friday at Washington High School. (Photo by Devin Chen)From Sanfranpreps.com
by - Jeremy Balan
Washington High School withstood a transcendent performance from O’Connell High School’s Anthony Moody in its 72-66 win in the quarterfinal round of the AAA playoffs on Friday.
Moody had a game-high 38 points, scoring seemingly every way possible, from acrobatic layups to contested fadeaway three-pointers.
“When you have a guy who can shoot like that, especially as deep as he was hitting shots, it makes everyone else on the floor better,” said Washington Head Coach Jolinko Lassiter.
Although Moody, in his final game as a senior, did everything he could to will the Boilermakers (12-16) to victory, Washington prevailed in a game that featured six lead changes and 11 ties.
Washington (23-8) was led by junior point guard Brenden Glapion who scored a team-high 20 points, most on driving layups and on fast-break opportunities.
“He was able to go out and take control of the game when it was on the line,” Lassiter said.
O’Connell led through most of the first three quarters but gave up the lead late in the third and Washington didn’t give it up.
Even with the loss, O’Connell Head Coach Armando Pazos, after his final game for the Boilermakers after eight years of coaching, was happy with his team’s performance.
“They played their asses off,” Pazos said. “Every one of them left all they had on the floor. We just came up a little short.”
- Jeremy Balan
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