Boys’ basketball: Eisenhower coach gets his players to produce

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SACRAMENTO -- Sitting courtside for Friday night’s state Division II championship game, it was quite entertaining watching Eisenhower Coach Steve Johnson demand that his players come through in a 73-61 victory over Rocklin.

He yelled, he clapped, he advised, he threatened and, in the end, the Eagles jumped on top of him to celebrate the first state championship in school history.

What an accomplishment considering that Eisenhower had to beat Los Angeles Loyola twice to win the Southern California Regional and beat Rocklin twice, not to mention play a virtual road game Friday.

Take a look at the video below for a glimpse of Johnson’s intensity during the game.

-- Eric Sondheimer