Glendale got strong performances off the bench from guards Alton Preston and Jino LaBomme and a big 3-pointer from Justin Turman to hold off Rio Hondo, 64-59, at Glendale College 11/13.
The Vaqueros jumped to a 34-19 lead late in the first half, but when they went cold in the second half, shooting 29% after halftime, Rio Hondo rallied to make it 59-58 Glendale with just over a minute left. Turman's 3-pointer with under a minute to go put Glendale back in charge, and Preston's FT moments later helped seal the win.
Preston tied with Rio Hondo's SG Nick Christofono for game honors with 15 pts. C Isa Hall of Glendale had a team-best 9 rebs and a game-high 5 asts. LaBomme had 11 pts including 3 threes. For the Roadrunners, PF Thomas Hatcher had a big game off the bench with 10 pts and a game-high 11 rebs.
Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at Vaquero Gym, Glendale, CA
Rio Hondo Roadrunners 59:
2-Rene Herrera, PG 2/7 fg, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 8 pts
22-Nick Christofono, SG 5/16 fg, 5/8 ft, 3 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 15 pts
24-James Gavin, F 3/7 fg, 3/ 4 ft, 6 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 9 pts
32-Darryl Berrmon, 3G 3/7 fg, 3/6 ft, 4 reb, 3 ast, 9 pts
33-Ian Soleimani, C 1/1 ft, 3/ 4 ft, 3 reb, 3 blk, 5 pts
4-Thomas Hatcher, F 5/7 fg, 11 reb, 10 pts
11-Aaron Perez, G 0/3 fg, 1 ast, 0 pts
44-Bassanio Peters, G 0/2 fg, 0 pts
50-Sam Roy, G 0/3 fg, 3/3 ft, 1 reb, 2 ast, 3 pts
team rebounds: 7
Totals: 19/53 fg (.359), 19/27 ft (.704), 38 reb, 10 ast, 3 blk, 5 stl, 59 pts
3-pt fg (2): Herrera 2
Turnovers (16): Herrera 4, Christofono 4, Hatcher 2, Gavin 2, Berrymon 2, Perez, Roy
Glendale Vaqueros 64:
12-Jason Flowers, PG 3/3 fg, 2 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 6 pts
20-Germaine Dixon, SG 3/9 fg, 5 reb, 2 ast, 2 blk, 2 stl, 8 pts
21-Ron Ruffin, PF 4/7 fg, 2/2 ft, 1 reb, 2 ast, 10 pts
24-Marcus Harris, SF 2/4 fg, 4 reb, 2 blk, 5 pts
42-Isa Hall, C 1/5 fg, 1/ 2 ft, 9 reb, 5 ast, 1 stl, 3 pts
32-Alton Preston, G 6/14 fg, 2/5 ft, 6 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 15 pts
10-Ryan Gates, F 0/4 fg, 2/2 ft, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 2 pts
11-Justin Turman, F 1/5 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 3 pts
22-Travis Bean, G 0/1 fg, 4 reb, 1 ast, 0 pts
33-Jino LaBomme, G 4/8 fg, 1 reb, 1 stl, 11 pts
44-Imani Leonard, F 0/2 fg, 1/3 ft, 3 reb, 1 ast, 1 pt
40-Mark Felder, F 0/2 ft, 3 reb, 0 pts
team rebounds: 4
Totals: 24/62 fg (.387), 8/16 ft (.500), 48 reb, 17 ast, 5 blk, 6 stl, 64 pts
3-pt fg (8): LaBomme 3, Dixon 2, Turman, Harris, Preston
Turnovers (18): LaBomme 4, Dixon 3, Hall 3, Flowers 2, Ruffin 2, Harris 2, Turman, Bean
Fouled Out: Hall 1:54 left
Halftime Score: Glendale 39, Rio Hondo 29
Notes: Glendale improves to 1-2. The Vaqueros led by as many as 15 (34-19) late in the first half. But cold shooting (9/31 in 2nd half from floor, 4/11 from the line) almost did them in as Rio Hondo rallied to 59-58 with just over a minute left. But Turmans 3 put Glendale back in control and a FT and rebound by Preston sealed the win.