ICAN Nets Rare CEN CAL Showdown Title

By Alexan Balekian
VSP Contributing Writer

On the eve of the National Championship game, a team of Central Valley all stars already had their one shining moment. ICAN said ‘I do’ to a rare championship over a Los Angeles based all-star team in the second annual Cen Cal Showdown. ICAN, coached by Marco Vazquez, rallied in the second half to beat Big Round Orange 58 to 43, with a year’s supply of bragging rights and a trophy to prove it.

“This team knocked us out in the semifinal round last season, so this was a revenge game for us,” Vazquez said.

Team ICAN had to win four straight games Sunday to win the title. The hoopapalooza was a two day tournament at Fresno City College. ICAN went undefeated in the tournament, going 7-0.

After trailing 28-23 at the half, Vazquez had to rely on his bench play to stage the comeback, led by Clovis East junior Kevin Bailey with 16 points.

Team ICAN are all juniors and are looking to land a scholarship on the division one level. Several Junior College coaches were in attendance scouting the game, including Fresno City College head coach Ed Madec.

Team ICAN will now hit the road and play in tournaments in Las Vegas next weekend and in Denver in two weeks.

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