#1-ranked (in the North) Fresno (7-0) jumped out to an amazing 10-0 lead in the first 1:05 of the game en route to a 20-point win over El Camino (2-7) in the day's second game.
It was quite an onslaught, as Fresno stole the ball 3 straight times (and forced another turnover) in the El Camino backcourt. SF Adrian Sanchez scored 7 of those first 10 points, including a three, while SG M'Jumbe Williams also knocked down a three.
El Camino stabilized a bit after that, cutting the margin to 13-6, before Fresno once again created a flurry of turnovers and threes. By the time the half ended, the Rams had a 28-point lead and had already made 11 threes.
Fresno missed 11 of its first 13 shots of the second half to allow El Camino to get the margin under 20, and the lead fluctuated between 15 and 20 most of the second half. By the time it was over, Fresno had 18 threes, 22 steals and a 20-point win.
Sanchez led the Rams with 21 pts (5 threes) and 8 rebs. Williams added 17 pts (4 threes) and 5 steals. PF Anthony Esparza had 13 pts and 2 of those early steals, while SF Geoffrey Clayton came off the bench to contribute 13 pts, 6 rebs, 5 asts and 3 steals in a strong all-around game. Ctr David Lange came off the bench to grab a team-best 9 rebs, while backup PG Anthony Zuniga dished out 6 asts. And Ctr Cedrick Kalombo had one of the most unusual stat lines of the season: 0 pts, 3 rebs, 1 ast, 1 steal and 8 blocked shots.
SG James Chang led El Camino with 21 pts including 4 threes. PF Marcel Montalvan came off the bench to post a double-double with 18 pts and 10 rebs. SF Richard Caldwell added 15 pts and 7 boards. PG Anthony Brown flirted with a quadruple double; he had 9 pts, 9 rebs, 8 asts and 8 turnovers. In all, the Warriors had 35 turnovers.
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unofficial box score:
Thursday, December 9, 2004 - 4 pm
LA Southwest Intensity Tournament
First Round
El Camino Warriors 85:
3-James Chang, SG - 7/11 fg, 3/3 ft, 2 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 21 pts
5-Anthony Brown, PG - 3/7 fg, 2/2 ft, 9 reb, 8 ast, 3 stl, 9 pts
10-Mike Archuletta, PF - 1/4 fg, 3 reb, 1 blk, 2 pts
30-Richard Caldwell, SF - 7/11 fg, 1/2 ft, 7 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 15 pts
50-Harold Young, C - 2/9 fg, 0/2 ft, 7 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 4 pts
23-Phillip Howard, G - 4 reb, 0 pts
34-Amir Fisher, G - 1/3 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 2 pts
44-Michael Banks, C - 1/3 fg, 5 reb, 2 pts
32-Robson Dufau, F - 2/4 fg, 2/2 ft, 1 ast, 6 pts
13-Marcel Montalvan, F - 7/16 fg, 4/4 ft, 10 reb, 2 blk, 18 pts
12-Billie Stone, G - 1/3 fg, 2 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 2 pts
11-Mack Collins, F - 2/3 fg, 1 stl, 4 pts
team rebounds: 2
Totals: 34/74 fg (.459), 12/15 fg (.800), 53 reb, 19 ast, 3 blk, 8 stl, 85 pts
3-pt fg (5): Chang 4, Brown
Turnovers (35): Brown 8, Caldwell 6, Chang 5, Howard 5, Collins 3, Young, Fisher, Banks, Dufau, Stone, Montalvan, team 2
Fresno Rams 105:
1-Reggie Butler, C - 2/5 fg, 1/2 ft, 5 reb, 1 blk, 5 pts
3-McClennon Tolliver, SG - 4/8 fg, 1/2 ft, 1 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 10 pts
10-Adrian Sanchez, SF - 8/14 fg, 8 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 21 pts
23-M'Jumbe Williams, SG - 5/15 fg, 3/4 ft, 4 reb, 3 ast, 5 stl, 17 pts
30-Anthony Esparza, PF - 5/13 fg, 1/2 ft, 3 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl, 13 pts
11-Jon Black, G - 3/5 fg, 2 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 8 pts
12-Geoffrey Clayton, F - 5/11 fg, 1/2 ft, 6 reb, 5 ast, 3 stl, 13 pts
20-Anthony Zuniga, G - 1/4 fg, 0/2 ft, 6 ast, 3 stl, 3 pts
21-Heath Colvin, F - 3/8 fg, 4 reb, 3 ast, 6 pts
33-Cedrick Kalombo, C - 0/3 fg, 3 reb, 1 ast, 8 blk, 1 stl, 0 pts
34-Jordan Farley, F - 0/2 fg, 0 pts
31-David Lange, C - 1/3 fg, 4/4 ft, 9 reb, 1 blk, 6 pts
5-Alex Hansen, G - 1/2 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 3 pts
22-Roy Armstrong, G - 0/1 fg, 0 pts
team rebounds: 2
Totals: 38/94 fg (.404), 11/18 ft (.611), 48 reb, 26 ast, 10 blk, 22 stl, 105 pts
3-pt fg (18): Sanchez 5, Williams 4, Esparza 2, Black 2, Clayton 2, Tolliver, Zuniga, Hansen
Turnovers (18): Williams 4, Esparza 3, Clayton 3, Colvin 3, Tolliver, Sanchez, Black, Zuniga, Lange
Halftime Score: Fresno 62, El Camino 34
Updated Records: Fresno 7-0, El Camino 2-7
