WEST VALLEY PREPS

Millennium basketball makes final 4 of top Section 7 bracket

Desert Edge learns about new-look team

Millennium senior guard Sabien Cain, who just transferred in from Carmel (Ind.) University, drives into the paint against the Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco defense during a Section 7 semifinal game Saturday night at State Farm Stadium in Glendale.

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Millennium sophomore forward Brayden Barrett launches a three-point jumper over the defense of Bellflower (Calif.) sophomore guard Brandon McCoy during the Section 7 SLAM Bracket semifinal Saturday night at State Farm Stadium in Glendale.

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Desert Edge junior wing Buay Dey pulls up for a short jump shot in a Saturday, June 24 Section 7 game against North Las Vegas (Nev.( Legacy High School in Glendale.

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Millennium sophomore wing Cameron Holmes and Bellflower (Calif.) St. John's Bosco sophomore guard Brandon McCoy leap for a loose ball in their Section 7 semifina; Say=turday, June 24 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale.

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The higher a team climbs in showcase high school boys basketball tournaments, the quicker it must adjust to a tougher challenge

Millennium stormed out to an 18-4 lead in the first four minutes of its Section 7 SLAM Bracket semifinal game against Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco. Then the Braves switched to a zone defense.

Bosco reeled the Tigers in by halftime, leading 34-33 powered by junior wing Kade Bonam's 10 second quarter points an offensive rebounding. Sophomore point guard Brandon McCoy put away a 70-59 Bosco win Saturday with 11 fourth quarter points.

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