#10 Diablo Valley (8-4) got off to a spectacular start and romped to a 75-55 win over Alameda (2-7) in the consolation final of the 3rd Annual West Valley Holiday Classic Sunday afternoon at Mission College in Santa Clara.
DVC began the game by hitting 7 of its first 9 shot, jumping out to a 17-4 lead in the first 5:55, and the Vikings didn't commit a foul or a turnover in that time. A 3-pointer by SF Benji Arvizu midway through the half gave DVC a 22-5 lead, and the margin never got below 14 points the rest of the game.
In that remarkable first half, DVC shot 52% from the floor. More amazing, the Vikings had just 2 turnovers, one of which came on a shot clock violation, which was completely understandable given that there were no courtside shot clocks in the gym.
DVC led by 18 points at halftime, and Alameda only narrowed the gap as close as 14 points in the final four minutes.
PG Dan Daviess had 15 pts, 7 asts and 4 steals to lead the way for DVC. Arvizu had 13 pts, SG Brandon Thomas had 13 and Ctr Tyler Phillips had 12 pts and 8 rebs. PF Brandon May had 8 pts, 9 rebs and 6 asts, and was named to the All-Tournament team.
For Alameda, SF Peter Kortman had 10 pts plus 3 rebs, 2 asts, 3 steals and 3 blocks. SG Gonzalo Juarez had 9 pts and PF Mico Johnson had 8. PG Nate Brown came off the bench for 6 pts and team-highs of 4 asts and 4 steals.
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3rd Annual West Valley Holiday Classic
Sunday, December 20, 2009 @ Mission College, Santa Clara
Consolation Final - 12 noon
Diablo Valley Vikings 75:
10-Dan Daviess, PG - 6/10 fg, 3/8 ft, 5 reb, 7 ast, 4 stl, 2 pf, 15 pts
23-Benji Arvizu, SF - 4/6 fg, 4/5 ft, 5 reb, 2 ast, 14 pts
32-Brandon Thomas, SG - 4/10 fg, 3/4 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 4 pf, 13 pts
34-Brandon May, PF - 1/5 fg, 6/6 ft, 9 reb, 6 ast, 2 stl, 3 pf, 8 pts
42-Tyler Phillips, C - 5/11 fg, 2/6 ft, 8 reb, 2 ast, 3 pf, 12 pts
45-Zack Payne, C - 1/6 fg, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 pf, 2 pts
33-Brian Castillo, G - 1/2 fg, 1/1 ft, 1 reb, 2 stl, 1 pf, 3 pts
15-Jean-Phillipe Jean, F - 3/4 fg, 2/2 ft, 1 reb, 8 pts
20-Raheem Leaks, G - 0 pts
team rebounds: 3
Totals: 25/54 fg (.463), 21/32 ft (.656), 39 reb, 19 ast, 0 blk, 9 stl, 14 pf, 75 pts
3-pt fg (4): Arvizu 2, Thomas 2
Turnovers (18): Daviess 5, May 4, Phillips 3, Thomas 2, Castillo, Jean, team 2
Alameda Cougars 55:
4-Reggie Henderson, C - 1/2 fg, 4 reb, 2 blk, 3 pf, 2 pts
5-Gonzalo Juarez, SG - 3/11 fg, 3 reb, 1 ast, 2 pf, 9 pts
11-Troy Moon, PG - 2/5 fg, 5 pts
12-Peter Kortman, SF - 4/8 fg, 1/2 ft, 3 reb, 2 ast, 3 blk, 3 stl, 3 pf, 10 pts
55-Ryan Williams, PF - 2/4 fg, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 pf, 4 pts
13-Nate Brown, G - 2/11 fg, 3 reb, 4 ast, 4 stl, 3 pf, 6 pts
14-Justin Flemister, F - 1/1 fg, 2/4 ft, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 4 pts
22-Glyndelle Poole, C - 0/2 ft, 1/4 ft, 3 reb, 4 pf, 1 pt
20-Nick Feeney, F - 1 ast, 1 stl, 0 pts
1-Nick Stalzer, G - 1 pf, 0 pts
21-Mico Johnson, F - 3/6 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 3 pf, 8 pts
3-Greg Jeffery, G - 0/3 fg, 4/5 ft, 3 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 4 pts
10-Donrick Sanderson, G - 1/2 fg, 1 ast, 2 pts
team rebounds: 7
Totals: 19/55 fg (.345), 10/17 ft (.588), 34 reb, 14 ast, 5 blk, 10 stl, 22 pf, 55 pts
3-pt fg (7): Juarez 3, Brown 2, Moon, Horstman
Intentional Foul: Flemister
Technical Foul: Henderson
Turnovers (24): Moon 4, Horstman 4, Henderson 3, Brown 3, Poole 3, Johnson 2, Juarez, Flemister, Feeney, Jeffery, Sanderson
Halftime Score: Diablo Valley 40, Alameda 22
Updated Records: Diablo Valley (#10-North, #18-Calif) 8-4, Alameda 2-7
DVC began the game on a 22-5 run and the lead was never below 14 again
May (DVC) was named to the All-Tournament team
