Despite making the 7-hour journey from Marysville earlier in the day, #5 (N) Yuba (8-1) was far too good for Palomar (4-5), romping to a 77-65 victory that wasn't nearly as close as the final score makes it look.
Ctr Bobby Evans was 8-for-8 from the floor for 16 pts, and PF Tyler Monroe had a strong all-around game with 15 pts, 7 rebs, 4 asts and 3 steals for the 49ers, who led virtually wire to wire.
Yuba first opened a double-digit lead at 29-19 and led by 12 at 41-29 at halftime. Palomar closed the gap to 7 at 41-34 early in the second half, but then Yuba went on a 20-6 spurt to push the lead to 21 points and put the game away.
SF Theo Overstreet led the Comets with 16 pts, 4 rebs, 5 asts and 3 steals. PF Neiko Robinson came off the bench to scored 13 pts and Ctr Richard LaFleur chipped in with 12 pts on 5-of-7 from the floor.
box score
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 3 pm
at Wheelock Gym, Riverside
RCC Holiday Tournament - First Round
Yuba 49ers 77:
2-Cervante Burrell, SG - 3/8 fg, 1/2 ft, 3 reb, 6 ast, 2 stl, 7 pts
5-Mayse Walker, PG - 4/11 fg, 0/1 ft, 4 reb, 5 ast, 1 blk, 4 stl, 3 pf, 8 pts
12-Bobby Evans, C - 8/8 fg, 3 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 2 pf, 16 pts
15-Derreck Brown, PF - 1/3 fg, 2 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 2 pts
24-Keenan Prince, SF - 3/7 fg, 3 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 9 pts
34-Tyler Monroe, F - 6/10 fg, 3/3 ft, 7 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl, 1 pf, 15 pts
21-Shaun Thomas, F - 4/7 fg, 1/1 ft, 2 reb, 1 stl, 1 pf, 10 pts
32-Tristan Wilson, F - 3/11 fg, 4 reb, 2 ast, 3 pf, 7 pts
4-Josh Figueroa, C - 0/1 fg, 3 reb, 1 blk, 1 pf, 0 pts
1-Preston Bramow, G - 1 pf, 0 pts
11-Niko Monachini, F - 0 pts
33-Kyle Newman, G - 1/2 fg, 1 reb, 3 pts
20-Robert Rodriguez, G - 0/1 fg, 0 pts
team rebounds: 4
Totals: 33/69 fg (.478), 5/7 ft (.714), 36 reb, 23 ast, 3 blk, 14 stl, 12 pf, 77 pts
3-pt fg (6): Prince 3, Thomas, Wilson, Newman
Turnovers (17): Walker 4, Evans 2, Burrell, Brown, Prince, Thomas, Wilson, Figueroa, Bramow, Monachini, Newman, Rodriguez, team
Palomar Comets 65:
4-Adrian Lopez, SG - 1/3 fg, 4 ast, 1 stl, 2 pts
5-Kevin Deeb, PG - 3/9 fg, 6 reb, 4 ast, 4 stl, 8 pts
12-Theo Overstreet, SF - 7/14 fg, 4 reb, 5 ast, 3 stl, 2 pf, 16 pts
34-Richard LaFleur, C - 5/7 fg, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 1 stl, 3 pf, 12 pts
50-Jonathan Allen, PF - 0/2 fg, 3 reb, 1 blk, 0 pts
15-Neiko Robinson, F - 6/12 fg, 1/2 ft, 5 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 13 pts
10-Ross Williams, G - 1/4 fg, 4/4 ft, 1 reb, 2 ast, 2 pf, 6 pts
14-Jordan Deal, F - 1/1 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 2 pts
20-Kristoff Thande, G - 0/3 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 pf, 0 pts
21-Cory Leitzke, F - 3/3 fg, 2 reb, 6 pts
3-Eric Johnson, G - 0/2 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 1 pf, 0 pts
32-Daniel Glister, F - 0 pts
team rebounds: 7
Totals: 27/60 fg (.450), 7/8 ft (.875), 34 reb, 20 ast, 1 blk, 11 stl, 13 pf, 65 pts
3-pt fg (4): Deeb 2, Overstreet 2
Turnovers (21): Deeb 4, Overstreet 4, Robinson 3, Williams 3, Lopez 2, Thande 2, Lafleur, Allen, Glister
Halftime Score: Yuba 41, Palomar 29
Updated Records: Yuba (#5-North, t-#9-Calif) 8-1, Palomar 4-5
