SG Sidney Melvin scored 25 pts to lead AVC (12-1) to an 82-72 win over a stubborn Moorpark team in the Championship game of the AVC McDonald's Tournament. Melvin, the tourney MVP, hit on 9 of 12 shots including 5 threes. Ctr Brandon Murray added 12 pts plus 11 rebs. PF Trae Fortier had 11 pts with 5 rebs and also played tough defense on Moorpark's top scorer, Dallas Townsend.
Moorpark (5-6) was led by SG Earnest Williams, who scored 22 pts before fouling out in the final minute. Ctr Mike Atkinson had 8 pts plus 10 rebs and 6 asts for the Raiders, who kept the game close into the final minutes. PG Anish Sharda had 4 of Moorpark's 10 threes and finished with 12 pts and 5 asts but also had 8 turnovers. SG Tunde Alonge had a big game off the bench with 13 pts on 5 of 7 shooting, including 3 threes.
Sunday, December 8, 2002 - 5 pm
AVC McDonalds Tourney - Championship Game
Moorpark Raiders 72:
0-Earnest Williams, SF - 7/17 fg, 7/7 ft, 3 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl, 22 pts
3-Robert Palafox, PG - 1/2 fg, 4 stl, 3 pts
5-Dallas Townsend, PF - 5/10 fg, 0/1 ft, 4 reb, 2 stl, 11 pts
22-Mike Atkinson, C - 2/5 fg, 4/6 ft, 10 reb, 6 ast, 2 stl, 8 pts
23-Anish Sharda, SG - 4/12 fg, 2 reb, 5 ast, 2 stl, 12 pts
1-Johnny Gray, PG - 1/4 fg, 1/2 ft, 1 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 3 pts
15-John McBride, F - 0/1 fg, 4 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 0 pts
10-Tunde Alonge, G - 5/7 fg, 2 reb, 1 stl, 13 pts
44-David Klinzing, C - 0/1 fg, 0 pts
team rebounds: 5
Totals: 25/59 fg (.424), 12/16 ft (.750), 31 reb, 18 ast, 0 blk, 17 stl, 72 pts
3-pt fg (10): Sharda 4, Alonge 3, Williams, Palafox, Townsend
Fouled Out: Williams 22.4 secs left
Turnovers (24): Sharda 8, Williams 4, Atkinson 4, Townsend 2, Gray 2, Alonge 2, Palafox, McBride
Antelope Valley Marauders 82:
3-Trae Fortier, PF - 4/9 fg, 3/4 ft, 5 reb, 1 ast, 2 blk, 1 stl, 11 pts
15-Sidney Melvin, SG - 9/12 fg, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 3 stl, 25 pts
22-Mike Webb, PG - 0/3 fg, 8/10 ft, 2 reb, 5 ast, 1 blk, 3 stl, 8 pts
41-Brandon Murray, C - 3/6 fg, 6/10 ft, 11 reb, 2 stl, 12 pts
33-Idel Dawson, SF - 4/8 fg, 0/2 ft, 2 reb, 3 ast, 2 blk, 1 stl, 8 pts
20-Gabe Stevenson, G - 0 pts
1-Laurence Abel, G - 4 ast, 1 stl, 0 pts
11-Ollie Bradley, F - 0/1 fg, 6/8 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 6 pts
5-Kerry Yates, G - 1/3 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 3 pts
34-Jonathan Holland, C - 1/2 fg, 1/2 ft, 6 reb, 1 blk, 3 pts
13-Brian Waugh, F - 2/2 fg, 1 stl, 6 pts
team rebounds: 4
Totals: 24/46 fg (.522), 26/38 ft (.684), 36 reb, 17 ast, 7 blk, 12 stl, 82 pts
3-pt fg (8): Melvin 5, Waugh 2, Yates
Turnovers (25): Webb 4, Murray 4, Dawson 4, Fortier 3, Melvin 3, Bradley 2, Yates 2, Stevenson, Holland, Waugh
Halftime Score: AVC 42, Moorpark 34
Updated Records: AVC (#3 South / #6 Calif) 12-1, Moorpark 5-6
Moorpark's Ctr Joe Dural dnp - broken hand
All-Tourney Team: Nicholls (RCC), Burgess (Mira Costa), Johnson (MSJC), Hungerford (COC), Willliams (Moorpark), Sharda (Moorpark), Yates (AVC), Murray (AVC), Webb (AVC)
Most Inspirational: Holland, AVC
Most Valuable Player: Melvin, AVC
This is the first time host AVC has won this tournament since 1997
