Sun Valley’s Noah Griffin defends against Marple Newtown’s Iraklis Kaltsidis. (PETE BANNAN-DAILY TIMES)
By Matt Smith
Aaron Freeman didn’t factor into Sun Valley’s plans at the start of the season. He was a junior up from JV and wasn’t expected to play a lot of minutes.
Those plans changed quickly.
“Aaron at the beginning of the season wasn’t necessarily in the rotation,” coach Steve Maloney said. “Shows how smart I am.”
Maloney, a known wisecracker, was being facetious.
Freeman eventually forced himself into the starting lineup and provided the Vanguards with another versatile and speedy ball handler alongside senior Noah Griffin, who is every team’s worst nightmare when facing Sun Valley.
When the game was on the line Friday night, in the final moments of a District 1 Class 5A first-round slugfest with Marple Newtown, Maloney entrusted Freeman with the ball.
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