Marc Walters scored 26 pts and added 12 rebs to lead Glendale to a win in the WSC-South opener at Valencia. Walters, starting at center for the Vaqueros, scored 16 pts in the 2nd half to help Glendale pull away late. PG Jeff Washington scored 11 pts and PF Kevin Krose grabbed 9 rebs before fouling out. SF Marcus Johnson kept the Cougars close as long as he could, scoring 20 of his game-high 27 pts in the 2nd half. Johnson also led COC with 11 rebs. SG Matt Nelsen finished with 12 pts, and PG Murat Yildiz had 7 pts, 7 asts and 6 rebs for COC.
Unofficial Box Score:
Wednesday, January 9, 2002
at the Cougar Cage, COC – Valencia
Western State Conference – South
Glendale Vaqueros 72:
11-Kevin Krose, PF – 1/ 4 fg, 1/ 2 ft, 9 reb, 1 ast, 4 pts
12-Jeff Washington, PG – 4/11 fg, 2/2 ft, 5 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 11 pts
20-Germaine Dixon, SF – 2/6 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 5 pts
21-Marc Walters, C – 8/16 fg, 9/11 ft, 12 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 26 pts
35-Ramall Goodrich, SG – 4/9 fg, 1/1 ft, 3 ast, 10 pts
40-Matt Kelley, C – 1/1 fg, 2 pts
24-Nick Halic, G – 1/3 fg, 2 ast, 2 pts
30-Fabian Leon, F – 2/4 fg, 2/3 ft, 3 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 6 pts
32-Alton Preston, G – 2/5 fg, 2/2 ft, 1 reb, 4 ast, 6 pts
team rebounds: 5
Totals: 25/59 ft (.424), 17/21 ft (.810), 37 reb, 19 ast, 1 blk, 4 stl, 72 pts
3-pt fg (5): Krose, Washington, Dixon, Walters, Goodrich
Fouled Out: Goodrich 5:21 left, Krose 4:46 left
Turnovers (11): Preston 3, Krose 2, Goodrich 2, Kelley 2, Washington, Walters
Canyons Cougars 58:
12-Murat Yildiz, PG – 2/7 fg, 3/ 4 ft, 6 reb, 7 ast, 7 pts
32-Dax Grooms, SG – 0/7 fg, 2/4 ft, 6 reb, 2 ast, 2 pts
33-Ricardo Suazo, PF – 2/3 fg, 0/4 ft, 7 reb, 4 pts
42-David Hungerford, C – 0/5 fg, 2/2 ft, 6 reb, 1 stl, 2 pts
44-Marcus Johnson, SF – 8/17 fg, 9/13 ft, 11 reb, 1 stl, 27 pts
23-Matt Nelsen, G – 5/13 fg, 1/ 2 ft, 2 reb, 1 stl, 12 pts
30-Carlos Escoto, F – 1 stl, 0 pts
11-DeWayne Taylor, G – 1/ 2 fg, 0/1 ft, 1 reb, 1 ast, 2 pts
40-Krishna Evans, F – 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 1 stl, 2 pts
35-Pat Allen, C – 0/1 fg, 0 pts
team rebounds: 3
Totals: 18/55 fg (.327), 19/32 ft (.594), 45 reb, 10 ast, 0 blk, 5 stl, 58 pts
3-pt fg (3): Johnson 2, Nelsen
Fouled Out: Suazo 3:39 left, Grooms 2:42 left
Turnovers (17): Johnson 8, Nelsen 3, Escoto 2, Yildiz, Suazo, Hungerford, Taylor
Halftime Score: Glendale 27, Canyons 24
