After letting an early 21-point lead slip away, Moorpark finished strong to edge Bakersfield Monday night at Moorpark. PG Anish Sharda scored the Raiders' final 5 pts to overcome a 59-58 deficit with under 2 minutes left and lead Moorpark to a 63-60 win.
Moorpark got off to an extraordinary start, taking a 24-3 lead in the first 7 minutes. SG Reny Maynard scored 16 of Moorpark's first 20 points as he hit on his first 5 shots from the field and added 3 free throws. But Bakersfield closed the gap to 10 late in the first half though they still trailed by 11 at the break. Moorpark still led by 11 at 49-38 midway through the 2nd half, but 3 threes by PG Cody Victor brought the Renegades to within striking distance. Then Bakersfield took its first lead of the game at 51-49 with 5:15 left.
The game see-sawed back and forth into the final 2 minutes. Bakersfield last led at 59-58 but a Sharda three gave the Raiders a 61-59 lead. A FT by C Bryson Gholston closed the gap to 61-60 but another jumper by Sharda made it a 3-point game at 63-60. On the next possession, Bakersfield got the ball inside to Gholston, but his shot was blocked by Raiders' C Justin Saad with 16 secs to go. After a timeout, Moorpark PF Dallas Townsend was fouled and had a chance to make it a 2-possession lead, but missed the front end of a 1-and-1 to give Bakersfield one last chance to tie. However SG Garrett Brown's 3-pointer in the final seconds bounced off the rim.
Sharda and Maynard led Moorpark with 18 pts each, and Saad had a team-best 10 rebs. SF Mike Atkinson grabbed 7 boards and dished out 8 asts without committing a turnover. Overall, Moorpark had just 9 turnovers compared to 19 by Bakersfield. The Renegades were led by Victor, who tossed in 17 of his game-high 19 pts in the 2nd half, and added 5 asts without committing a turnover. F Torrey Harper came off the bench and grabbed 11 rebs. Moorpark moves to 10-8 on the season while Bakersfield falls to 10-10.
Unofficial Box Score:
Monday, January 14, 2002
at Moorpark College
Western State Conference
Bakersfield Renegades 60:
34-Cody Victor, PG – 7/10 fg, 2/5 ft, 4 reb, 5 ast, 1 stl, 19 pts
32-Garrett Brown, SG – 2/7 fg, 1/ 2 ft, 6 reb, 2 ast, 7 pts
40-Bryson Gholston, C – 2/6 fg, 3/8 ft, 8 reb, 2 blk, 7 pts
42-Jon Fulmer, SF – 4/13 fg, 0/1 ft, 5 reb, 2 ast, 4 stl, 8 pts
44-Johnny Wiley, PF – 4/6 fg, 2/2 ft, 4 reb, 1 ast, 10 pts
52-Torrey Harper, F – 3/10 fg, 1/1 ft, 11 reb, 7 pts
54-Quincy Williams, F – 1/1 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 2 pts
team rebounds: 3
Totals: 23/53 fg (.434), 9/19 ft (.474), 43 reb, 11 ast, 2 blk, 5 stl, 60 pts
3-pt fg (5): Victor 3, Brown 2
Turnovers (19): Fulmer 4, Harper 4, Brown 3, Williams 3, Wiley, Gholston, team 2
Moorpark Raiders 63:
44-Justin Saad, C – 3/9 fg, 2/2 ft, 10 reb, 2 blk, 8 pts
33-Reny Maynard, SG – 6/11 fg, 3/3 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 4 stl, 18 pts
23-Anish Sharda, PG – 7/15 fg, 3 reb, 2 stl, 18 pts
22-Mike Atkinson, SF – 2/4 fg, 7 reb, 8 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 4 pts
5-Dallas Townsend, PF – 2/9 fg, 2/3 ft, 4 reb, 2 ast, 6 pts
10-Maike Hernandez, G – 1/5 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 ast, 1 stl, 4 pts
3-Robert Palafox, G – 0/5 fg, 1 reb, 6 ast, 0 pts
32-Adam Segal, G – 2/3 fg, 2 reb, 5 pts
40-David Klinzing, F – 1 reb, 0 pts
team rebounds: 2
Totals: 23/61 fg (.377), 9/10 ft (.900), 32 reb, 19 ast, 3 blk, 9 stl, 63 pts
3-pt fg (8): Sharda 4, Maynard 3, Segal
Turnovers (9): Sharda 3, Hernandez 2, Palafox 2, Maynard, Townsend
Halftime Score: Moorpark 36, Bakersfield 25
Updated Records: Moorpark 10-8, Bakersfield 10-10
Moorpark got off to a great start, leading 24-3 about 7 mins into the game. Maynard hit his first 5 shots including 3 threes and scored 16 of Moorpark’s first 20 pts. But then Bakersfield rallied, closing the gap to 10 at 31-21 late in the 1st half and trailed by 11 at the break. Moorpark still led by 11 at 49-38 before Victor nailed 3 consecutive threes. Bakersfield took their first lead of the game at 54-53 with 5:15 left, and still led with under 2 mins to go. Then Sharda nailed a three to give Moorpark a 61-59 lead. A Gholston FT made it 61-60 but then Sharda hit a jumper to make it 63-60. Gholston’s FGA was blocked by Saad with 16 secs left, keeping it 63-60. Townsend missed a chance to put it away when he missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 13 secs left, but Brown’s 3 in the final seconds bounced off the rim.
