{"id":88875,"date":"2025-03-04T22:21:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T05:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=88875"},"modified":"2025-03-05T00:30:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T07:30:18","slug":"big-second-half-sparks-minutemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=88875","title":{"rendered":"Big Second Half Sparks Minutemen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Harrison Harper led the Minutemen with 19 points and was a force on defense as well. (Photo by Duane Barker). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By Tim Peterson <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Pasadena) – Maranatha broke open a close game with a big second half and went on to beat Keppel 66-44 Tuesday night in the first round of the CIF Division III State Playoffs. <\/p>\n\n\n

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The Minutemen outscored the visiting Aztecs by 13, 23-10, in the fourth quarter to put the game away. Harrison Harper scored nine points in the quarter and finished with 19 overall to lead Maranatha in the scoring column.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harper also had a couple of buckets in the third quarter doing all his work down in the paint. Maranatha held just a two-point lead at halftime before establishing some separation in the third quarter to lead by nine after three. Bryan Lopez-Wood had five in the third as well as Jagger Topp who also had a couple of big steals. By the time the third quarter ended the Minutemen led 43-34 and then blew it open in the fourth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bryan Lopez-Wood skies to the hoop. (Photo by Duane Barker). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“He’s had a big CIF Tournament for us,” said Maranatha head coach Tim Tucker of Harper. “Both teams came out a little rusty. We hadn’t played in about 10 days. But it picked up later.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keppel and Maranatha played it close to even in the first half. The Minutemen led 10-5 early as Harper threw down a jam and Giacomo Manzella knocked down a couple of threes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maranatha still led 25-19 late in the second quarter but Keppel scored the last four points of the quarter to cut it to 25-23 at the break. Manzella kept Maranatha in the mix scoring 12 points in the first half-all three pointers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Gio kept us in the game because they went on a couple of runs themselves,” Tucker said. “They (Keppel) are well coached and a very good team.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the Aztecs Maddox Hang and James Osorio were both in double figures with 10 points each. Reese Song had nine, Alex Benitez eight and Chris Contreras finished with seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Keppel’s Maddox Hang makes a move. (Photo by Duane Barker).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After Harper’s 19, Lopez-Wood had 15, Manzella 12 and Chris Smith finished with nine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keppel finished the season 26-7 overall while Maranatha, now 15-17, advances to the second round in Division III. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

K 11 12 11 10 44<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M 12 13 18 23 66<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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