PF Jeff Fahnbullah scored 29 pts and grabbed 13 rebs to lead #3 Mt. San Antonio (5-0) to an unexpectedly easy win over Citrus (4-5) in the day's first game.
Citrus jumped out to a 15-10 lead in the first few minutes behind 7 pts by PF Mark Kelley and 4 by Ctr Chris Minardo. But Mt. SAC soon tied the game at 15 and took the lead on a three by SG Antonio Sykes, and the Mounties led the rest of way. By halftime Mt. SAC's lead was 10, and when Citrus missed 9 of its first 10 shots of the second half, Mt. SAC pulled away.
In addition to the points and rebounds, Fahnbullah added 4 blocked shots and 4 steals. Sykes had a huge game with 21 pts, 6 rebs and 7 asts. Ctr Seymor Walker had 11 pts and 7 boards despite missing most of the second half with foul trouble. And PG Mark Johnson added 6 pts and 6 asts.
For Citrus, Kelley led the way with 20 pts, 18 of which came in the first half. But no other Owls reached double figures in scoring, and Citrus shot just 29.5% from the floor. Minardo had 7 pts and a team-best 8 rebs.
unofficial box score:
Thursday, December 9, 2004 - 2 pm
LA Southwest Intensity Tournament
First Round
Citrus Owls 55:
5-Terance Clark, PG - 1/5 fg, 2/2 ft, 4 reb, 5 ast, 2 stl, 4 pts
23-Mike Thompson, SG - 0/4 fg, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 2 pts
44-Mark Kelley, PF - 8/17 fg, 2 reb, 1 blk, 20 pts
45-Jacob Briggs, SF - 2/5 fg, 2/2 ft, 7 reb, 1 stl, 6 pts
50-Chris Minardo, C - 2/12 fg, 3/4 ft, 8 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 7 pts
14-Ricky Fischer, G - 0/3 fg, 1 reb, 1 stl, 0 pts
10-Aaron Kornegay, G - 1/2 fg, 2/2 ft, 1 stl, 4 pts
30-Danny Anderson, F - 2 ast, 0 pts
34-Jason McClure, F - 3/6 fg, 3 reb, 2 ast, 4 blk, 1 stl, 6 pts
12-Roshawn Knight, G - 0/2 fg, 3/5 ft, 1 reb, 3 pts
40-James Arobgast, F - 0/1 fg, 1 reb, 0 pts
20-Steve Thompson, F - 0/2 fg, 0 pts
15-Aaron Arango, G - 1/2 fg, 1 reb, 3 pts
team rebounds: 3
Totals: 18/61 fg (.295), 14/17 ft (.824), 34 reb, 12 ast, 7 blk, 7 stl, 55 pts
3-pt fg (5): Kelley 4, Arango
Tech Foul: Kelley
Turnovers (28): Clark 7, Kelley 6, McClure 3, M.Thompson 2, Knight 2, Arbogast 2, S.Thompson 2, Minardo, Kornegay, Anderson, Arongo
Mt. San Antonio Mounties 84:
4-Antonio Sykes, SG - 8/18 fg, 2/2 ft, 6 reb, 7 ast, 2 stl, 21 pts
20-Will Maple, PG - 2 ast, 0 pts
23-Keith Allen, SF - 2/5 fg, 1/2 ft, 4 reb, 2 ast, 2 blk, 5 stl, 5 pts
42-Jeff Fahnbullah, PF - 14/23 fg, 1/1 ft, 13 reb, 1 ast, 4 blk, 4 stl, 29 pts
44-Seymor Walker, C - 5/9 fg, 1/2 ft, 7 reb, 2 blk, 11 pts
12-Mark Johnson, G - 3/6 fg, 4 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl, 6 pts
11-Adeola Dagundunro, F - 2/12 fg, 4 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl, 4 pts
22-Duane Wright, F - 2/2 fg, 2/2 ft, 4 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 6 pts
33-David Ball, C - 0/2 fg, 1 reb, 0 pts
21-Conrad Olveria, F - 1 reb, 1 ast, 0 pts
3-Robert Gardner, G - 0 pts
25-Joe Carter, G - 0/1 fg, 1 stl, 0 pts
32-David Mayfield, F - 1/1 fg, 1 reb, 1 blk, 2 pts
team rebounds: 4
Totals: 37/79 fg (.468), 7/9 ft (.778), 49 reb, 25 ast, 10 blk, 14 stl, 84 pts
3-pt fg (3): Sykes 3
Turnovers (23): Fahnbullah 6, Johnson 5, Allen 3, Sykes 2, Maple 2, Dagundunro 2, Wright 2, Walker
Halftime Score: Mt. SAC 46, Citrus 36
Updated Records: Mt. SAC 5-0, Citrus 4-5
