Popes lead Falcon cagers over Mission Bay in CIF semis; Go for championship Saturday

Post date: Feb 22, 2019 4:56:08 AM

Mission Bay senior Rejean “Boogie” Ellis scored 33 points Wednesday night but this time it was not enough as host Torrey Pines used a gritty team performance to eliminate the defending champions, 81-70, in the CIF Open Division boys’ basketball semi-finals. Torrey Pines, seeded third coming in, was led by its own offensive virtuosos, identical twins Bryce and Michael Pope. The duo racked up 30 and 24 points respectively and combined for 25 of the Falcons 29 points in the decisive fourth quarter.

These same two teams collided in last year’s Open semi-final, also at Torrey Pines, with Mission Bay prevailing, 64-62, behind 34 points from Ellis. The Falcons were definitely targeting the opportunity for payback and so was a packed house. (more)