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    San Juan Hills girls basketball unable to stop Oak Park in 2AA quarterfinals
    • February 20, 2025

    SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — The San Juan Hills girls basketball team deployed multiple defensive strategies in its playoff game against Oak Park on Wednesday, but none of them seemed to work.

    San Juan Hills fell to Oak Park 65-49 in the CIF-SS Division 2AA quarterfinals at San Juan Hills High.

    The Stallions opened the game with a zone defense that dared Oak Park to beat them with 3-pointers and Oak Park did exactly that.

    Oak Park (20-3) made its first five 3-pointers and shot 10 of 11 from the field in the first quarter. It led 25-15 after one quarter.

    San Juan Hills (19-12) responded later in the game by playing man-to-man defense and getting out deeper to cover shooters, but the Eagles got the ball inside for easy baskets.

    “They put us in a dilemma,” San Juan Hills coach Jay Williams said. “Our game plan was that they would hopefully not shoot well and we can stop them from getting to the basket because they can do that well. They shot us out of the zone. Credit to them. We tried to adjust but they executed well.”

    San Juan Hills shot the ball well in its own right and got the game within one point for a chunk of the second quarter. The Stallions shot 39 percent from 3-point range, largely due to five 3-pointers from Adelyn Boberg.

    But whenever the Stallions would close the gap, Oak Park would extend the lead with a run of its own. The Eagles went on a 12-2 run to close the first half and entered halftime with a 37-28 lead.

    “We got into a spot where we felt like we had to get it all back on one possession and we just got rushed,” Williams said. “We couldn’t get over the hump.”

    Boberg led San Juan Hills with 20 points. Senior Anna Shreeve had 17 points and seven rebounds for the Stallions.

    Shreeve, a Utah Valley University signee, is one of the more accomplished players in San Juan Hills’ history and wrapped her high school career with one last highlight, a half-court shot at the buzzer to end the third quarter.

    “She took on a leadership role this year and handled it very well,” Williams said of Shreeve. “All the records and accolades she’s received over the years are well-earned. I’m proud of her.”

    “It’s super sad,” Shreeve said. “All my skills have evolved here. I’m so sad to go but this place has made me better and prepared me for the next level.”

    Ellasyn Hunter had eight points and eight rebounds for the Stallions.

    Oak Park has won 13 consecutive games and won its first two playoff games by an average margin of 31 points. The Eagles will host Portola in the semifinals Saturday.

    San Juan Hills was the second-place team from the South Coast League this season and won its first two playoff games — against San Dimas and Diamond Bar — by double-digit point margins.

     

    ​ Orange County Register 

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