CIF Division 5A – Finals Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As the we talk about the different divisions in this playoff finals this year, here is a matchup that may be interesting coming into this game Friday night. St. Pius/St. Matthias has been there before, they have probably been to the finals 3 times in the last 6 years, which is impressive, but they will have their hands full with Antelope Valley and led by [player_tooltip player_id='839812' first='Niya' last='Price'], a college coaches daughter who is bound to make waves.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Friday, February 23, 2024 @ Azusa Pacifi University<br>Antelope Valley HS (15-6) vs. St. Pius/St. Matthias HS (19-11)</strong> <strong>at 2pm</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><strong>2025, 6'2, CG, Antelope Valley HS, [player_tooltip player_id='839812' first='Niya' last='Price']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Niya is a dynamic guard with great size and knows how to play the game, she is a coaches daughter and she has a high IQ that allows her to do some special things on the floor, she is averaging 28.3ppg this season and has already scored 432 points on the season. She can score it, she defends and is the teams leader on the floor, this kid is gonna show you some things in the finals, I expect her to take over and win this game on Friday night, lets see if I am right.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2025, 5'3, PG, Antelope Valley HS, [player_tooltip player_id='887050' first='Ariana' last='Soil']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ariana is a go getter on the floor as the lead guard, she is the second leading scorer on this team and with her and Price, they are the dynamic duo. She is averaging 21.5ppg this season and is putting up numbers in the games she has played. I believe with the scoring power of Soil and Price, they will be hard to beat in my opinion, their opponent must try and stop these two, but that is gonna be difficult. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2027, 5'6, G, St. Pius/St. Matthias Academy HS, [player_tooltip player_id='896592' first='Julianne' last='Calvillo']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Julianne is averaging about 13.3ppg and she is assisting her team in winning some games and is putting up some good numbers for the season. She is scoring in a variety of ways, but we are excited to see how she will combat the dynamic duo of Price and Soil, it is gonna be a very interesting game to watch, we are anticipating a great game between these two. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->