Hornets pick up season opening win
Los Angeles, CA – (1) Fullerton 88 (13) Los Angeles Trade Tech 75
Shaquil Bender had a game high of 22 points and Jeremiah Davis added 20 points as top ranked Fullerton (1-0) picked up a big early season win on the road Tuesday night beating 13th ranked Los Angeles Trade Tech 88-75 in a battle between two Southern California teams within our Signal The Light Basketball rankings. Jazer Thomas had 15 points and Roland McDougall added 14 points in the loss for Los Angeles Trade Tech (0-1).
Cerritos, CA – (12) Cerritos 81 Santa Monica 71
Jonathan Salazar had 23 points and 14 rebounds and Jalen Shores added 19 points as 12th ranked Cerritos (1-0) opened up their season with a 81-71 victory at home against Santa Monica (0-1). Daniel Akitoby had 21 points and 6 rebounds and Cam Cohn added 11 in the loss for the Corsairs.
San Diego, CA – San Diego Mesa 88 Santa Ana 84
Daron Taylor had 24 points as San Diego Mesa (1-0) picked up an season opening victory 88-84 over Santa Ana (0-1)
Glendale, CA – Chaffey 60 Glendale 59
Marcus Green hit a free throw with 0.7 seconds left as Chaffey (1-0) picked up a season opening victory on the road 60-59 over Glendale (0-1). Michael Henry led the Panthers with 14 points and 5 rebounds and Marcus Green added 14 points for Chaffey in the win. Julian Dixon had 15 points and Abiel Pearl added 14 points for the Vaqueros in the loss.
San Bruno, CA – Marin 72 (12) Skyline 66
Anton Williams had 12 points and Lukas Prongos added 11 points as College of the Marin (1-0) went on the road and held off 12th ranked Skyline 72-66 in opening game action in San Bruno. Julius Alcantara had 13 points and Sean Richardson added 13 points in the loss for Skyline (0-1).
Torrance, CA – El Camino 64 Santa Barbara 58
Dwayne Moore had 13 points and 5 rebounds and Mo Cruz added 11 points and 6 rebounds as El Camino (1-0) picked up a season opening win 64-58 over Santa Barbara (0-1). Wilfrid Nado had 13 points and Jalen Bates added 11 points in the loss for Santa Barbara.
Hunnington Beach, CA – Rio Hondo 88 Golden West 84
Myles Jones made four three pointers and had 26 points and George Ashley added 19 points and 5 assists as Rio Hondo (1-0) went on the road and picked up a 88-84 victory against Golden West (0-1). Soma Doherty had 22 points and Michael Ernest added 19 points in the loss for Golden West.
Yuma, CA – Arizona Western 116 Palo Verde 58
Arizona Western picked up their first victory at home picking up a 116-58 victory over Palo Verde (0-1). Teren Smith had 24 points and Malik Russel added 22 points in the loss for the Pirates.
Irvine, CA – Irvine Valley 60 Cuyamaca 46
Roman Swizek scored 23 points and Charlie Henderson added 10 points and 5 rebounds as Irvine Valley (1-0) picked up a season victory win over Cuyamaca 60-46 on Tuesday night. Anthony McManus had 14 points and 6 rebounds and Xaiver Rubio added 10 points for Cuyamca (0-1) in the loss.
Modesto, CA – Reedley 72 Modesto 56
Obadiah Curtis had 25 points and Juelz Fox added 13 points as Reedley (1-0) went on the road and picked up a 72-56 win over Modesto (0-1) in season opening action. Justice Chase had 18 points and Samuel Stewart added 12 points in the loss for the Pirates.
