San Ramon Valley survives in overtime against Sacred Heart Prep, will play Salesian in the Division I semifinals.
DANVILLE — Nothing comes easy in the California high school basketball playoffs.
San Ramon Valley, the 10th seed, scored the first six points of the extra period and held on for a 59-57 victory.They will have no time to cherish the fruits of their latest win, which followed a victory at defending Division I champion Clovis North in the opening round. San Ramon Valley’s Will Ambidge celebrates his three-point basket against the Sacred Heart Prep in the second half of their NorCal Division I quarterfinal game at San Ramon Valley High in Danville, Calif., on Thursday, March. 2, 2023. “We just did this two days earlier,” SRV coach Brian Boteen said. “We were down 10 against Clovis North and kind of wondering, ‘Why do feel so generous?’ And yet, again, the boys still responded.
“It was a really physical game,” said Ambidge, who scored 13 of his 18 points after halftime. “But I like physical play. I like to bang. Scared Heart is a great team. Really physical. Well-coached. Shout out to them. But I think I handled their physicality.” San Ramon Valley’s Jack Moxley and Sacred Heart Prep’s Drew Wagner struggle for a Loose ball in the second half of their NorCal Division I quarterfinal game at San Ramon Valley High in Danville, Calif., on Thursday, March. 2, 2023.
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