Haverford High freshman Alex “Googie” Seidman hits a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter against Sun Valley Saturday. (Pete Bannan/MediaNews Group)
By Matthew DeGeorge
For three quarters Saturday, Sun Valley executed its defensive game plan mostly to perfection.
The Vanguards’ gadget defenses bottled up Haverford leading scorer John Seidman. Their conscientious close-outs of shooters limited the Fords to three makes on 21 attempts beyond the arc. It was exactly what coach Steve Maloney drew up.
So when a different Seidman stepped up to torch the Vanguards in the fourth, there was little Maloney could do but tip his cap.
Younger brother Googie Seidman, a freshman, buried three 3-pointers in the final quarter as the Fords rallied to a 52-45 win in the final of the Vanguard Tip-Off Tournament.
The younger Seidman fueled a 19-2 run for the Fords, who trailed 28-23 midway through the third. His first two triples came off feeds from John, designed plays for the freshman to pop behind the arc opposite the ball screen John dribbled through.