SG Mark Hicks scored 19 pts and Ctr Gor Plavchyan had 17 pts and 20 rebs to lead Glendale to an 80-64 win over visiting Southwestern Tuesday evening at Verdugo Gym.
Glendale (6-6) led most of the way, opening a 20-point lead early in the second half. Southwestern (7-7) closed the gap to 4 points midway through the second half, but then the Vaqueros went on an 11-0 run to regain control, and led by double digits the rest of the way.
Glendale jumped out to an 19-8 lead with 8:25 left in the first half. At that point, Southwestern had made just 4 of 18 field goal attempts. It was a rather striking statistical coincidence - last night WSC-South rival Citrus led, 19-8, about 13 minutes into the game against #1-ranked Mt. SAC, which was also 4-for-18 from the floor at the time.
And the Jaguars got a 3-pointer from SF Dominique Miller, seemingly showing signs of making a comeback. Last night, of course, Mt. SAC overcame that frigid start to post a 16-point victory over Citrus.
But Glendale kept stretching its lead, thanks largely to Plavchyan, who had a double-double in the game's first 15 minutes. Shortly after Plavchyan's 10th rebound, PF Mike Johnson scored on a 3-point play to push the Vaquero lead to 15 points at 29-14 with 4:28 left in the half.
Johnson passed to Hicks for a back-door lay-up to stretch the lead to 17 points at 36-19, and PG Dion Nelson pushed the lead to 19 points at 41-22 with just under a minute left in the first half. SG Devonte Sims sank a 28-foot 3-pointer for Southwestern, but Hicks scored on a lay-up for Glendale to make it 43-25 at the half.
SF Alex Bullock scored on a putback about 40 seconds into the second half to push Glendale's lead to 20 points at 45-25.
Southwestern put together a rally, sparked by a bank-shot and a 3-pointer from Miller, and cut into the Vaquero lead. PF Robert Perez scored on a putback and Ctr Lamar Weston split two free throws to make it 47-35. Then Farah made a pair of 3-pointers, completing a 16-2 run, to make it 47-41 with more than 14 minutes left on the clock. Another Farah 3-pointer brought the Jaguars within four points at 52-48.
But then Glendale went on an 11-0 run, pushing the lead back to 15 points and putting the Vaqueros in control once again. 3-pointers by SF Isaiah Howard and PG Chris Kapooshian sparked the run, which continued with an acrobatic flip shot by Howard and another 3-pointer by Kapooshian that made it 63-48 with 7:45 left. Glendale led by double digits the rest of the way.
Hicks led all scorers with his 19 pts for Glendale. Plavchyan had a huge game with 17 pts, 20 rebs, 3 blocks, 2 asts and 2 steals. Johnson had a double-double with 10 pts and 10 rebs, and Bullock just missed a double-double with 8 pts and 12 rebs. Glendale held an overpowering 58-32 advantage on the boards for the night. Howard and Kapooshian each came off the bench for 10 pts, leading the final clinching 11-0 run.
For Southwestern, Farah scored 17 pts, including 5 threes, with all of those 3-pointers coming in the second half. Miller added 15 pts and 6 rebs. Sims came off the bench for 9 pts and PG Jay Stone had 8 pts and 4 asts.
box score
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 5 pm
at Verdugo Gym, Glendale
Southwestern Jaguars 64:
1-Hassan Farah, SG - 6/17 fg, 3 ast, 2 pf, 17 pts
2-Jay Stone, PG - 4/14 fg, 0/3 ft, 2 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl, 3 pf, 8 pts
4-Lamar Weston, C - 1/4 fg, 1/2 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 4 pf, 3 pts
5-Robert Perez, PF - 3/6 fg, 5 reb, 4 stl, 3 pf, 6 pts
23-Dominique Miller, SF - 6/13 fg, 1/2 ft, 6 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 2 pf, 15 pts
11-Darnell Williams, G - 0/2 ft, 3 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 2 pf, 0 pts
31-David Scarafone, F - 2/4 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 6 pts
12-Devonte Sims, G - 3/7 fg, 1/2 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 pf, 9 pts
15-Ivor Clayton, G - 0/3 fg, 2 reb, 2 ast, 5 pf, 0 pts
21-Lamour Johnson, F - 0/1 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 0 pts
team rebounds: 8
Totals: 25/69 fg (.372), 3/11 ft (.273), 32 reb, 17 ast, 2 blk, 11 stl, 24 pf, 64 pts
3-pt fg (11): Farah 5, Miller 2, Scarafone 2, Sims 2
Fouled Out: Clayton 24.3 seconds left
Turnovers (11): Stone 3, Weston 2, Scarafone 2, Perez, Sims, Clayton, team
Glendale Vaqueros 80:
12-Dion Nelson, PG - 0/2 fg, 6/6 ft, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 3 pf, 6 pts
20-Mark Hicks, SG - 6/12 fg, 7/7 ft, 4 reb, 1 ast, 1 pf, 19 pts
24-Alex Bullock, SF - 4/6 fg, 12 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 8 pts
33-Mike Johnson, PF - 3/9 fg, 4/5 ft, 10 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 2 pf, 10 pts
45-Gor Plavchyan, C - 7/19 fg, 3/8 ft, 20 reb, 2 ast, 3 blk, 2 stl, 2 pf, 17 pts
10-Chris Kapooshian, G - 3/6 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 3 ast, 2 pf, 10 pts
22-Emerson Castaneda, G - 0/3 fg, 2 reb, 2 ast, 0 pts
30-Isaiah Howard, F - 4/6 fg, 1/1 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 10 pts
21-Brian Massey, F - 0/1 fg, 3 reb, 4 ast, 2 blk, 0 pts
team rebounds: 2
Totals: 27/64 fg (.422), 23/29 ft (.793), 58 reb, 19 ast, 6 blk, 6 stl, 12 pf, 80 pts
3-pt fg (3): Kapooshian 2, Howard
Turnovers (19): Plavchyan 7, Nelson 4, Johnson 4, Bullock 2, Howard, Massey
Halftime Score: Glendale 43, Southwestern 25
Updated Records: Glendale 6-6, Southwestern 7-7
Glendale led by 20 at 45-25 early in the 2nd half. Southwestern rallied to get within 4 at 52-48, but then Howard and Kapooshian combined for 11 points in an 11-0 run to put Glendale ahead, 63-48, and the Vaqueros led by double digits the rest of the way.
