Ctr Josh Guillory scored 23 pts and grabbed 11 rebs to lead Glendale (6-7) to a 75-67 win over East LA (5-9) in a non-conference game in Glendale Wednesday night.
Glendale won despite seeing a 15-point second-half lead evaporate as East LA rallied to tie the game at 60 with 4:35 remaining. But then Guillory scored 9 of the Vaqueros' next 11 points to put Glendale back in control of the game.
Glendale never trailed, taking a 6-0 lead in the early going as East LA missed its first 9 shots from the floor and saw SF Lester Keys head to the bench with an apparent knee injury. The Vaqueros pushed the lead into double digits after a steal & basket by PG Cory Davis made it 24-13 and led by as many as 13 points in the first half. At the break, Glendale had a 37-26 lead.
When the second half began, Glendale quickly expanded its lead when SG Markus Monroe drained a 3-pointer to make it 42-28. The Vaquero advantage eventually reached 15 points at 49-34 with 13:36 left after a 3-pointer by PF Peter Newell and a short jumper by Guillory.
But then East LA rallied, tying the game at 60 on SG Jeremy Gerardo's 3-pointer with 4:35 left. Glendale then went back in front when Guillory scored from the lane and, on the next time down the court, Monroe made 2 FTs to make it 64-60 with 3:21 left. But PG Darren Lew nailed a 3-pointer, was fouled and converted the free throw for a 4-pt play to again tie the score at 64-64.
After that, however, Guillory led Glendale to the win. A 3-pointer by the sophomore from Lynwood made it 67-64. After a free throw by East LA Ctr Ralph Nevarez made it 67-65, Guillory scored on a reverse lay-up to make it 69-65 with a minute left. Then Guillory grabbed a rebound, was fouled and made a pair of free throws with 36 seconds left to make it 71-67.
Davis made four free throws in the final 24 seconds to seal the win for Glendale.
Guillory finished with game-highs of 23 pts, 11 rebs and 3 blocked shots. Monroe managed 13 pts despite battling foul trouble, and he eventually fouled out in the final minute. Davis had a superb game with 10 pts, 6 rebs, 5 asts, 4 steals and just one turnover.
For East LA, Nevarez led the way with 13 pts and 9 rebs. Lew had 12 pts and 7 rebs. SF Justin Wallace came off the bench to add 11 pts and 7 rebs.
box score
Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 5:30 pm
at Vaquero Gym, Glendale
East LA Huskies 67:
5-Lester Keys, SF - 1 reb, 0 pts
11-Jeremy Gerardo, SG - 2/12 fg, 1/2 ft, 3 reb, 3 ast, 3 pf, 6 pts
14-Darren Lew, PG - 3/10 fg, 4/5 ft, 7 reb, 2 ast, 4 pf, 12 pts
25-Damien Riley, PF - 1/9 fg, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 2 pts
32-Ralph Nevarez, C - 5/8 fg, 3/8 ft, 9 reb, 1 ast, 2 pf, 13 pts
3-Derrell Wallace, F - 2/8 fg, 2/3 ft, 9 reb, 1 ast, 5 pf, 6 pts
23-Jusin Wallace, F - 3/7 fg, 4/4 ft, 7 reb, 2 ast, 1 pf, 11 pts
44-Eduardo Gonzalez, C - 4/5 fg, 0/2 ft, 1 pf, 8 pts
10-Hiroaki Masuda, G - 2/4 fg, 5 reb, 1 ast, 5 pts
15-Chris Capinia, G - 0/2 fg, 1/2 ft, 1 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 1 pt
34-Ian Fennell, F - 1/1 fg, 1 reb, 3 pts
team rebounds: 7
Totals: 23/66 fg (.348), 15/26 ft (.577), 55 reb, 14 ast, 0 blk, 2 stl, 20 pf, 67 pts
3-pt fg (6): Lew 2, Gerardo, J.Wallace, Masuda, Fennell
Technical Foul: D.Wallace
Fouled Out: D.Wallace 36 seconds left
Turnovers (17): Lew 3, Riley 3, D.Wallace 2, J.Wallace 2, Masuda 2, Keys, Gerardo, Nevarez, Gonzalez, Capinia
Glendale Vaqueros 75:
20-Cory Davis, PG - 3/6 fg, 3/6 ft, 6 reb, 5 ast, 4 stl, 1 pf, 10 pts
22-Markus Monroe, SG - 4/11 fg, 4/4 ft, 4 reb, 1 stl, 5 pf, 13 pts
32-Josh Guillory, C - 9/19 fg, 4/5 ft, 11 reb, 3 blk, 3 pf, 23 pts
35-Deonte Wyatt, SF - 3/12 fg, 0/2 ft, 8 reb, 3 ast, 2 pf, 6 pts
42-Peter Newell, PF - 2/8 fg, 4 reb, 3 ast, 2 blk, 2 stl, 4 pf, 5 pts
24-Lucian Franklin, F - 3/5 fg, 2/3 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 pf, 8 pts
30-Shara Babakhanian, G - 1/2 ft, 1 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 1 pt
33-Audre Cummings, F - 1/5 fg, 4 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 3 pf, 3 pts
40-Michael Cotton, F - 2/3 fg, 1 ast, 1 stl, 1 pf, 4 pts
21-Terry Strong, F - 1/1 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 2 pts
11-Shara Davoodi, G - 0/1 fg, 1 reb, 0 pts
12-Gabriel Chambers, G - 2 pf, 0 pts
team rebounds: 2
Totals: 28/71 fg (.394), 14/22 ft (.636), 44 reb, 18 ast, 5 blk, 10 stl, 24 pf, 75 pts
3-pt fg (5): Davis, Monroe, Guillory, Newell, Cummings
Intentional Foul: Cummings
Technical Foul: Monroe
Turnovers (9): Monroe 3, Babakhanian 2, Cummings 2, Davis, Chambers
Halftime Score: Glendale 37, East LA 26
Updated Records: Glendale 6-7, East LA 5-9
Glendale led by 15 at 49-34. East LA rallied to tie it at 60. But then Guillory scored 9 of Glendale's next 11 pts to lead the Vaqueros to the win.
