Giants pick up road victory in battle of CVC ranked teams
Porterville, CA – (3) Sequoias 65 (14) Porterville 51
In a defensive battle in Northern Califorrnia, Ryan Johnson had 14 points and 8 rebounds and Scott Ator added 12 points, 7 rebounds and 6 blocks as 3rd ranked Sequoias (12-3, 1-0) limited Porterville (10-4, 1-1) to 18 second half points and went on to pick up a 65-51 road victory over the Pirates. Albert Laureano had 10 points in the loss for Porterville.
Sonora, CA – (2) Columbia 88 West Hills Lemoore 70
Tahj Malik Campbell had 17 points and Isaiah Jones added 15 points as 2nd ranked Columbia (15-0, 1-0) remained undefeated with a 88-70 home win over West Hills Lemoore (6-7, 0-2). Mack Tarver Jr. had 26 points and Camron Wilson added 17 points in the loss.
Inland Empire Conference
Palm Desert, CA – Copper Mountain 79 Desert 75
Tyler Hudson had 29 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists and Mikah Blackwell added 16 points and 20 rebounds as Copper Mountain (5-8, 2-0) used a big second half to edge Desert 79-75 on Saturday afternoon. D.J. Adams had 22 points and 11 assists and Marquis McKinzy added 19 points and 7 rebounds in the loss for Desert (3-11, 1-2).
Ridgecrest, CA – (11) Cerro Coso 87 Palo Verde 76
Josh Miller had 31 points and 10 rebounds and Nate Jackson added 14 points and 5 assists as 11th ranked Cerro Coso (12-3, 3-1) picked up a 87-76 home victory over Palo Verde (8-7, 1-2).
Western State South Conference
Valencia, CA – Canyons 90 Antelope Valley 81
Andrew Henderson had 24 points and 9 rebounds and Jimmy Galgano added 15 points as Canyons (10-5, 1-1) picked up a 90-81 home win over Antelope Valley (8-8, 1-1). Jonathan Daniels had 22 points and 5 assists and Virgil Mahoney added 18 points and 7 rebounds in the loss for the Marauders.
Glendale, CA – (9) Citrus 102 Glendale 77
Anthony Tello had 23 points as 9th ranked Citrus (10-5, 1-1) picked up their first conference win with a 102-77 victory over Glendale (9-8, 1-2). Julian Dejesus had 24 points and Paolo Bedikian added 14 points in the loss for the Vaqueros.
Bay Valley Conference
Pittsburg, CA – Yuba 88 (8) Los Medanos 79
Illyas Rafiq had 21 points and Jacob Henry added 20 points as Yuba (8-6, 2-0) remained unbeaten in conference with a 88-79 victory over 8th ranked Los Medanos (12-3, 1-2) on the road.
Oakland, CA – Merritt 102 Napa Valley 95
Eyoel Massay had 24 points and DJ Leaks added 19 points as Merritt (7-8, 3-1) picked up their fourth win in their last five games with a 102-95 win at home against Napa (3-12, 2-2). Shakir Howard had 35 points and Jaivon Williams added 27 points in the loss for the Storm.
Golden Valley Conference
Susanville, CA – Butte 66 Lassen 58
Isaac Wood made six three pointers and had 20 points and Derrrek Gordon added 12 points as Butte (10-10, 2-1) won their second straight win with a 66-58 win on the road over Lassen (2-14, 1-1). Tre Wilmot had 16 points in the loss for the Cougars.
Quincy, CA – Shasta 69 Feather River 59
Beekdo Lewis had 15 points and Armal Dhinsa added 13 points as Shasta (9-10, 2-0) remained undefeated in conference action with a 69-59 win over Feather River (3-11, 0-2).
Weed, CA – Redwoods 87 Siskiyous 80
Redwoods (11-5, 1-1) picked up their first win in conference edging Siskiyous 87-80 on the road. Kody Bauman had 25 points in the loss for Siskiyous (6-11, 0-1).
Big 8 Conference
Stockton, CA – San Joaquin Delta 86 Diablo Valley 83
Vince Olmo had 22 points and 12 rebounds and Nico Levitt added 22 points as San Joaquin Delta (9-7, 3-1) picked up a 86-83 home win over Diablo Valley (6-10, 1-3). Josh Niusulu had 20 points and Gordy Lindsay chipped in with 14 points in the loss for the Vikings.
Santa Rosa, CA – (13) Santa Rosa 72 (12) Cosumnes River 58
In a battle of two ranked teams within the Big 8 Conference 13th ranked Santa Rosa (9-5, 2-0) picked up a 72-58 home win over 12th ranked Cosumnes River (9-6, 0-3).