PG Roosevelt Bolden scored 16 pts, all in the 2nd half, and the Pirates held on by the slimmest of margins against Valley at Ventura.
Valley trailed by as many as 14 in the 2nd half, but had a chance to tie or take the lead several times in the final seconds. With Ventura leading by 2, SG Curtis Isom stole the ball and took a three-pointer that missed, and PF Midwin Francis got the rebound. But his 2-point try also missed, and Ventura got the rebound. After a FT, Valley trailed by 3 when SG Alex Cabagnot was fouled trying a 3-pointer with 0.1 secs left. But he made only the first 2 FTs, and the third try bounced off the rim, allowing Ventura to escape with the win.
Bolden nailed 4 threes and also handed out 4 asts for the winners. SG Elijah Muldrow had 14 pts and 4 blocks off the bench for the Pirates. Backup PG Rashien Little led VC with 5 asts, while C Raheem Jones grabbed a game-high 10 boards.
PG Carlos Rivers led all scorers with 22 pts and also dished out 5 asts. Cabagnot finished with 13 pts and a game-high 6 asts plus 3 steals. PF/C Midwin Francis had 18 pts and tied for team honors with 8 rebs.
Ventura, ranked #15 in the South in the preseason, moves to 5-1 while Valley, ranked #9 in California in the preseason, falls to 4-3.
Wednesday, November 20, 2002
at Ventura College
Los Angeles Valley Monarchs 76:
10-Alex Cabagnot, SG - 4/9 fg, 4/5 ft, 3 reb, 6 ast, 1 blk, 3 stl, 13 pts
12-Carlos Rivers, PG - 8/13 fg, 2/4 ft, 2 reb, 5 ast, 1 stl, 22 pts
24-Montell Duhon, SF - 0/2 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 0 pts
35-Earl Felix, PF - 2/4 fg, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 4 pts
33-Midwin Francis, C - 8/15 fg, 2/4 ft, 8 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 3 stl, 18 pts
44-Quishawn Harrell, C - 0/5 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 0 pts
31-Javon Anderson, F - 3/8 fg, 1/2 ft, 8 reb, 7 pts
21-Curtis Isom, G - 2/5 fg, 2/4 ft, 2 ast, 2 stl, 6 pts
23-DaShawn Strong, F - 2/2 ft, 1 reb, 1 ast, 2 pts
4-Kenneth Eatmon, G - 1 blk, 0 pts
42-Javier Dena, C - 0/1 fg, 1 stl, 0 pts
45-Vincent Cofield, C - 1/3 fg, 1 reb, 2 ast, 2 pts
32-Joel Francois, F - 1/3 fg, 0/2 ft, 3 reb, 2 pts
team rebounds: 7
Totals: 29/68 fg (.426), 13/23 ft (.565), 41 reb, 21 ast, 3 blk, 12 stl, 76 pts
3-pt fg (5): Rivers 4, Cabagnot
Fouled Out: Anderson 3:02 left
Turnovers (15): Rivers 4, Anderson 3, Francis 2, Felix 2, Francois 2, Duhon, Cabagnot
Ventura Pirates 77:
10-Jamie Sanchez, SG - 3/7 fg, 3/4 ft, 4 stl, 10 pts
22-Roosevelt Bolden, PG - 5/9 fg, 2/4 ft, 4 ast, 1 stl, 16 pts
30-Sean Simmons, SF - 2/7 fg, 3/4 ft, 5 reb, 4 ast, 1 blk, 7 pts
41-Matt Colton, PF - 3/6 fg, 4/6 ft, 7 reb, 10 pts
34-Raheem Jones, C - 4/7 fg, 1/3 ft, 10 reb, 1 ast, 9 pts
11-Rashien Little, G - 0/2 fg, 3 reb, 5 ast, 1 stl, 0 pts
12-Zach Mikasa, G - 2/4 fg, 3 reb, 1 ast, 5 pts
25-Jackson Wood, C - 0/4 fg, 3 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 0 pts
33-Danny Gray, F - 1/2 fg, 3/6 ft, 3 reb, 2 ast, 2 blk, 1 stl, 5 pts
45-Elijah Muldrow, F/G - 6/11 fg, 2/2 ft, 1 ast, 4 blk, 2 stl, 14 pts
55-Aaron Watson, F - 0/2 fg, 1/2 ft, 1 pt
team rebounds: 7
Totals: 26/61 fg (.426), 19/31 ft (.613), 41 reb, 19 ast, 8 blk, 9 stl, 77 pts
3-pt fg (6): Bolden 4, Sanchez, Mikas
Fouled Out: Wood 0.1 secs left
Turnovers (16): Colton 5, Simmons 4, Wood 2, Gray 2, Jones, Little, Muldrow
Halftime Score: Ventura 39, Valley 31
Updated Records Ventura 5-1, Valley 4-3
Ventura led the whole second half, and by as many as 14, but it almost got away. Isom & Francis both had chances to tie it or give Valley the lead in the final seconds, and Cabagnot had 3 FTs with 0.1 left - he made the first 2 to let Ventura off the hook. All Bolden's pts were in 2nd half. Ventura did a 5 x 5 substitution pattern every 4 mins or so until the final 8 mins of the game.
