Owls knock off East Los Angeles in overtime
Glendora, CA – (11) Citrus 101 (7) East Los Angeles 99 (OT)
Leonard Turner made a late basket in overtime and had 19 points and Cedric Reed made eight three pointers as 11th ranked Citrus (8-4) edged 7th ranked East Los Angeles 101-99 in overtime on Wednesday evening. JT Langston had 19 points and Dezmond Washington added 15 points and 11 rebounds in the loss for East Los Angeles (8-4).
Orange Empire Conference
Kobe Newton made six three pointers and scored a game high of 24 points and Gaven Ramirez added 13 points as 2nd ranked Fullerton (11-1, 1-0) used a huge 2nd half to cruise past Santa Ana 86-56 in both teams conference opener. Ian Hietala had 15 points and Nathan McGee-Caldwell added 14 points in the loss for Santa Ana (3-8, 0-1).
In other action in Southern California, Edwyn Collins had 25 points and 9 rebounds and Amir Davis added 21 points and 7 rebounds as 15th ranked Riverside (9-4, 1-0) opened up conference action with a 100-77 win over Golden West (4-6, 0-1). Ricky Briseno made seven three pointers and scored 35 points in the loss.
In Costa Mesa, Drew Yezbak had 19 points and 5 rebounds and Preston Sims added 15 points as 4th ranked Santiago Canyon (11-1, 1-0) won their eighth straight game with a 93-65 crushing victory over Orange Coast (4-7, 0-1). Aundrel Pua had 22 points and Jydon Hall added 15 points and 5 assists in the loss for the Pirates.
Atiba Taylor scored 20 points and Jimuel Reyes added 14 points as Saddleback (8-4, 1-0) went on the road and slipped past Cypress 70-68. Felix Reeves had 15 points and Tommie Flanagan added 11 points in the loss for Cypress (8-5, 0-1).
Pacific Coast Athletic Conference
In San Diego, six Knights scored in double figures led by Josh Williams and Jonathan Ogugua’s 15 points each as 5th ranked San Diego (10-3, 1-0) used a big second half to cruise past Cuyamaca 89-59. Ray King had 16 points and 6 rebounds and Carlos Arevalo added 15 points in the loss for Cuyamaca (3-7, 0-1).
In other action, Palomar (8-4, 1-0) went on the road and picked up a 78-76 win over 13th ranked San Diego Miramar (6-3, 0-1).
Jordan Shelley had 22 points and Carter Plousha added 11 points as MiraCosta (4-7, 1-0) opened up conference play with a 84-57 win over Imperial Valley (0-10, 0-1).
In a battle of two teams in the San Diego area, Devin Hilliard had 14 points and Devin Lee added 12 points as Southwestern (4-9, 1-0) used a solid defensive effort to pick up a 61-46 win over Grossmont (2-9, 0-1).
Santa Monica, CA – Santa Monica 74 Cerritos 71
Anthony Jaramillo scored 15 points and Alex Villi added 12 points and 8 rebounds as Santa Monica (5-8) picked up a huge 74-71 win over Cerritos (6-6). Juice Belvin had 14 points and Jalen Shores added 13 points and 5 rebounds in the loss for the Falcons.
Inland Empire Conference
Josh Miller made five three pointers and had 15 points as 14th ranked Cerro Coso (10-2, 1-0) won their conference opener with a 74-66 win over Barstow (5-7, 0-1).
In other action, Tyler Hudson scored 17 points and Cris Dominguez added 15 points as Copper Mountain (4-8, 1-0) edged Mt. San Jacinto 65-60 on Wednesday night. Anton Mozga had 21 points and Ethan Bell added 11 points for Mt. San Jacinto (5-6, 0-1) in the loss.
In Rancho Cucamonga, Eulysses Foston scored 13 points as Chaffey (5-7, 1-0) opened up conference play with a 60-43 win over Palo Verde (7-6, 0-1). Larry Hemingway had 12 points and Karl Wright added 10 points in the loss for the Pirates.
Joziaha Winfrey scored 20 points and added 7 rebounds and DJ Adams added 19 points and 12 assists as Desert (3-8, 1-0) picked up a 94-80 conference opening win over Victor Valley (1-11, 0-1). Tyler Baskett had 18 points and Blake Goodrow added 15 points in the loss for the Rams.
San Pablo, CA – Cabrillo 84 Diablo Valley 72
Cam Noel had 19 points and Jonel Aponte added 18 points as Cabrillo (6-6) picked up a 84-72 victory over Diablo Valley (5-7). Josh Niusulu had 24 points and Casey Cappo added 22 points in the loss for the Vikings.
Whittier, CA – San Diego Mesa 78 Rio Hondo 60
Javen Woodall had 12 points and Emanwel Henry added 10 points as San Diego Mesa (6-2) went on the road and cruised past Rio Hondo 78-60. Sebastian Lara had 20 points and George Ashley added 13 points in the loss for Rio Hondo (1-14).
Long Beach, CA – Mt. San Antonio 84 Long Beach 76
Five Mounties scored in double figures led by Shaquil Bender’s 16 points and Dyren Brown and Khalid Wilkins each scored 15 points as Mt. San Antonio (8-4) went on the road and knocked off Long Beach 84-76. Kameron Mayhan scored 20 points and Bonard Johnson Jr. added 14 points in the loss for Long Beach (7-7).
Lemoore, CA – West Hills Lemoore 90 (12) Canyons 86
Camron Wilson had 28 points and 12 rebounds and Mack Tarver Jr. added 23 points as West Hills Lemoore (6-5) picked up a huge home win over 12th ranked Canyons 90-86 on Wednesday night. Dillon Barrientos had 18 points and Andrew Henderson added 17 points and 10 rebounds in the loss for Canyons (7-4).
Woodland Hills, CA – Fresno 87 Los Angeles Pierce 84
Grimmett Glen had 12 points and Jeremiah Hannah added 11 points and 10 rebounds as Fresno (6-5) won their third straight game with a 87-84 win over Los Angeles Pierce (7-6). Gabe Abbott had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Zion White added 19 points and 6 rebounds in the loss.
Monterey, CA – Porterville 72 (14) Monterey 68
Chirrag Sidhu and Mason Pryor each had 16 points as Porterville (8-2) went on the road and edged 14th ranked Monterey 72-68. Jaydon Madise had 15 points and 6 rebounds and Kenny Gerrard added 12 points in the loss for Monterey (10-3).
Alameda, CA – (13) American River 74 Alameda 67
