“We’re feeling good right now,” Pleasant Grove senior Armond Armstead said following the victory. “It is a big win for us against a really good team, so we’re feeling good.”

That was about all that anyone could say within the Eagles’ program, as interim coach Matt Bradley mandated that his players not comment on the resignation of their former coach.

“We feel like we have some real good momentum right now, winning these last two games,” Armstead added. “We’re just going to try to keep it going through the rest of the season.”
 

Undersized Monterey Trail grabs impressive road win

The Eagles kept the game tight in the second quarter thanks to Armstead, who finished with 20 points, and 6-8 forward Lanvin Peets, But the scrappy defense of the Mustangs flustered Peets and he responded with slamming the ball to the floor late in the second period which earned him a technical foul and a banishment to the bench. Several fouls by Pleasant Grove in the last two minutes of the half also put Monterey Trail on the free throw line and the Mustangs hit five of nine.

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Center Armond Armstead, one of the top football recruits in the state, is Thames’ inside compliment. Armstead, who committed to USC, joined the basketball team after missing just three games due to the football team’s advancement in the playoffs.

Armstead is one of four players averaging double figures, along with Thames. Starters Ra’shauwn Brooks and Glenn Akerland combine to average 30 points per game.