Monterey Peninsula overcame a frigid start got a key pair of 3-pointers from SF Zen Maki that keyed a 16-2 run over the last five-plus minutes and got past College of the Redwoods, 68-55, in the consolation final of the 2012 West Valley Holiday tournament.
On a cold Sunday, Monterey Peninsula (5-7) matched the weather early on, missing its first 12 shots from the floor. That allowed Redwoods (5-6) to jump out to an early 12-2 lead.
SG Hayden Mislavsky scored on a putback of the Lobos' 12th miss with 12:03 left in the first half, and that sparked a 14-2 run that saw Monterey Peninsula take a 20-18 lead after a basket by Ctr Ivo Basor with 6:20 left in the first half.
Redwoods answered with a 7-0 run, going back in front on two free throws by SF Dylan Ingersoll. Ingersoll followed that with a 3-pointer to push the Corsair lead to 25-20. MPC got within a point in the final minute of the half before PF Christian Enos hit a short jumper just before the halftime horn to give Redwoods a 33-30 lead at the break.
Monterey Peninsula took a 37-36 lead early in the second half on a 3-pointer by PF Adam Myren, and pushed its lead to 44-37 after jumpers by Basor and PG Joseph Lampkin.
Redwoods rallied from that deficit, cutting the margin to a single point after a 3-pointer by Ingersoll that made it 48-47. The Corsairs also trailed by a point at 50-49 and 52-51, and by two points at 54-52.
Then Maki, who had missed his first 10 shots of the game, drained consecutive 3-pointers to push Monterey Peninsula's lead to 60-52. Basor scored off a pass from Mislavsky to make it 62-52 with just under 5 minutes left.
Redwoods got a free throw from Ctr Jon Losa, but Mislavsky hit a 3-pointer to push the Lobo lead to a dozen at 65-53. PF Stephen Dorsey made three of four free throws to push the lead to 68-53, sealing the win for Monterey Peninsula.
Basor led all scorers with 16 pts on 8-for-13, coming off the bench for foul-plagued Ctr Richard Meek. Mislavsky had 14 pts, 11 in the first half, plus 7 rebs, 3 asts and a steal. Meek just missed a double-double with 12 pts and a game-high 9 rebs despite the foul trouble; he fouled out with 2:58 to go. And Maki had 9 pts, 4 asts, 3 rebs, 2 steals and a blocked shot despite the tough time shooting (he was 2-for-13).
For Redwoods, 5-7 PG Beau Gastineau had a huge game with 15 pts and a game-high 7 asts. Losa had 12 pts, 7 rebs, 3 blocks and 2 steals, though most of that came in the first half. Ingersoll had 10 pts, including the Corsairs' only two three-pointers, plus 7 rebs.
After the slow start, Monterey Peninsula made 24 of its 44 shots (55%) the rest of the game. On the other hand, Redwoods shot just 28% (7-for-28) in the second half, during which the Corsairs were outscored, 38-22.
box score
2012 West Valley Holiday Tournament
Sunday, December 16th @ West Valley College, Saratoga
Consolation Final - 12 noon
Monterey Peninsula Lobos 68:
2-Joseph Lampkin, PG - 2/4 fg, 2 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 4 pts
3-Hayden Mislavsky, SG - 5/7 fg, 2/2 ft, 7 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 1 pf, 14 pts
10-Adam Myren, PF - 2/9 fg, 1/2 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 2 pf, 7 pts
23-Zen Maki, SF - 2/13 fg, 3/3 ft, 3 reb, 4 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 4 pf, 9 pts
42-Richard Meek, C - 5/6 fg, 2/3 ft, 9 reb, 1 ast, 5 pf, 12 pts
4-Ivo Basor, C - 8/13 fg, 3 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 16 pts
22-Stephen Dorsey, F - 0/3 fg, 4/6 ft, 6 reb, 3 ast, 2 blk, 2 pf, 4 pts
55-Mark Relei, C - 2/2 ft, 1 reb, 2 pts
20-Brandon Hanson, G - 0/1 fg, 1 reb, 0 pts
tewam rebounds: 5
Totals: 24/56 fg (.375), 14/18 ft (.778), 39 reb, 19 ast, 4 blk, 5 stl, 18 pf, 68 pts
3-pt fg (6): Mislavsky 2, Myren 2, Maki 2
Fouled Out: Meek 2:58 left
Turnovers (14): Lampkin 3, Maki 3, Myren 2, Basor 2, Mislavsky, Meek, Dorsey, team
Redwoods Corsairs 55:
5-Mitchell Hash, SG - 1/7 fg, 3 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 2 pf, 2 pts
20-David Everage, PF - 2/8 fg, 4/5 ft, 5 reb, 2 stl, 4 pf, 8 pts
22-Beau Gastineau, PG - 7/12 fg, 1/2 ft, 5 reb, 7 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 15 pts
32-Dylan Ingersoll, SF - 3/14 fg, 2/2 ft, 7 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 3 pf, 10 pts
33-Jon Losa, C - 5/9 fg, 2/4 ft, 7 reb, 1 ast, 3 blk, 2 stl, 4 pf, 12 pts
25-Christian Enos, F - 1/4 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 pf, 2 pts
34-Antoneyo George, C - 0/1 fg, 0/2 ft, 2 reb, 2 pf, 0 pts
15-Tyler Moody, G - 1/1 fg, 2 pts
24-Justin Heidrick, F - 2/2 fg, 1 reb, 2 ast, 4 pts
10-Brandon Rogers, G - 0/2 fg, 1 stl, 0 pts
team rebounds: 6
Totals: 22/60 fg (.367), 9/15 ft (.600), 38 reb, 14 ast, 5 blk, 7 stl, 18 pf, 55 pts
3-pt fg (2): Ingersoll 2
Turnovers (13): Hash 3, Gastineau 2, Losa 2, Moody 2, Heidrick 2, Ingersoll, Enos
Halftime Score: Redwoods 33, Monterey Peninsula 30
Updated Records: Monterey Peninsula 5-7, Redwoods 5-6
Redwoods led by 10 early as MPC missed its first 12 shots of the game.
Monterey Peninsula went on a 14-2 run to lead, 20-18. Redwoods answered with a 7-0 run to lead, 29-22.
Maki hit 2 threes to spark a 16-2 run that expanded MPC's lead from 52-51 to 68-53.
Maki (MPC) was named to the All-Tournament team.
