Peoria coach Patrick Battillo lost his mom, his dad nearly died in a car accident, and his best player was out for part of the season with an injury.
Peoria coach Patrick Battillo lost his mom, his dad nearly died in a car accident, and his best player was out for a good part of the season with an injury.
Andrew Camacho, a senior sharpshooter, who had a great start to his season derailed by an injury, came back for the state tournament and steered the second-seeded Panthers to the title, not letting a loss in the 32-team Open Division deter their quest for the 4A gold ball. Camacho was fouled from behind the arc on his first shot of the second half. He made all three free throws. Then, in the last 3:18 of the quarter, he took over. He made successive 3s, score on a jumper and Christopher Brookins' steal and layup gave Peoria a 47-46 lead.
Jaydon Cameron, who had 14 points, was called for a charge, and Peoria converted with Elijah Ward scoring inside on a pass from Caden Bass and it was over."I said, 'Drew, don't try to force it, your shot will fall, get inside,'"Battillo said."We did what we did all year. Don't force it. For us, it started on the defensive end. We played poor defense and Deer Valley executed. They're a great-shooting team when they execute.
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