Barons struggle from 3-point range in 11-point loss to Northern California foe in Division II state championiship game
The push was made, a swarming trap suddenly turning Bonita Vista into the best version of themselves after the worst version took the floor for three quarters, and heads perked up at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
And with 1:30 left and a last gasp needed, guard Alyssa Alvarado fired a three from the left wing, a shot that would’ve put every ounce of pressure back on Central.It banked off the square — and just tipped off rim. Alvarado bent over in sheer disbelief, hands on her hips, a 31% shooter from deep staring at an 0-for-13 mark. Central’s Vivian Moore dropped in a layup, Bonita Vista flung another attempt off rim, and any hope of a comeback was quashed in a 52-41 loss.
It wasn’t just Alvarado, a normally-prolific Bonita Vista offense falling silent from the jump in a game straight from bizarro world. They were the only San Diego-area team to make the Sacramento finals, and area pride quickly fell flat against rims that shrunk, layups just a little too long and jumpers just a little too short. The first-half numbers were almost unbelievable: 14% from the floor, as Central’s Talia Maxwell swallowed up 14 rebounds.
Even as Mahliya Wilson got going in the second half, Bonita Vista never quite did find that basket, putting an end to another customarily strong season from Lamb’s program.
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