The Foothill defense, the backcourt of Jackson & Jackson and the sharpshooting of Ctr Michael Weimer added up to a commanding 26-point win for Foothill (10-7), which blasted host West Valley (7-10), 72-46, in a Coast Conference crossover game Saturday afternoon in Saratoga.
The Owls held West Valley to just 46 points on 32.7% shooting, forced 17 turnovers, and allowed only one Viking to score in double figures.
Meanwhile, the backcourt combination of PG Chris Jackson and SG Humphrey Jackson combined for 21 pts, 16 asts and 14 rebs for the Owls. Humphrey, the less-celebrated Jackson, was the standout in this game with 15 pts, 8 rebs and 8 asts. But Chris did well also with 6 pts, 6 rebs and 8 asts. Add in Weimer's game-high 16 pts, including 4 threes, and Foothill had more than enough offense for the victory.
Foothill began the game with 8-2 run and led wire-to-wire. West Valley closed the margin to a single point at 13-12 midway through the first half, but back-to-back threes by Weimer pushed the Foothill lead into double digits at 23-12 with 5:19 left before halftime. Foothill led by 10 at 33-23 at the break.
To begin the second half, Foothill scored the first 8 points to blow the game open. Another three by Weimer, a free throw by PF Mike Kaufmann and a fast break lay-up by Chris Jackson on a feed from Humphrey Jackson made it 39-23, and a basket by PF Terence Pellum made it 41-23. A driving lay-up by Chris Jackson pushed the margin into the 20's at 49-28 with just under 12 minutes left, and the Owls cruised from there. Chris Jackson, the 5-8 point guard, had a clean block late in the game to bring the crowd to its feet. And a loud putback jam by Pellum, who finished with 10 pts on 4-of-4 from the floor, put an exclamation point on the game for Foothill.
PF Nick Alexander was about the lone bright spot for West Valley, finishing with team-highs of 14 pts, 4 threes and 5 rebs. SF Marseilles Stewart had 8 pts and 4 rebs while brother SG Dominic Stewart had 6 pts and 3 asts for the Vikings.
box score
Saturday, December 29, 2007 - 3 pm
at West Valley College, Saratoga
Coast Conference - Crossover
Foothill Owls 72:
5-Chris Jackson, PG - 3/8 fg, 6 reb, 8 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 2 pf, 6 pts
21-Humphrey Jackson, SG - 4/11 fg, 5/6 ft, 8 reb, 8 ast, 1 stl, 3 pf, 15 pts
22-Mark Bundlie, SF - 1/5 fg, 2 reb, 1 stl, 3 pf, 3 pts
32-Michael Weimer, C - 6/10 fg, 0/1 ft, 5 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 4 pf, 16 pts
44-Mike Kaufmann, PF - 3/5 fg, 1/2 ft, 3 reb, 7 pts
33-Terence Pellum, F - 4/4 fg, 2/2 ft, 4 reb, 10 pts
31-Ryan Cruz, F - 1/4 fg, 1/2 ft, 2 reb, 1 pf, 3 pts
00-Thomas Tyson, C - 1/1 fg, 2 reb, 1 pf, 2 pts
11-Kevin Denardi, F - 1/2 fg, 1 reb, 2 pts
13-Justin Sweat, G - 3/4 fg, 3 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 6 pts
3-Chris Cannizzaro, G - 2/2 ft, 2 pts
34-Jacob Ho, F - 1 reb, 0 pts
20-Sam Williams, G - 1 reb, 1 pf, 0 pts
team rebounds: 4
Totals: 27/54 fg (.500), 11/15 ft (.733), 42 reb, 19 ast, 1 blk, 7 stl, 15 pf, 72 pts
3-pt fg (7): Weimer 4, H.Jackson 2, Bundlie
Turnovers (18): C.Jackson 6, H.Jackson 3, Sweat 3, Weimer 2, Kaufmann 2, Pellum, Denardi
West Valley Vikings 46:
15-Dominic Stewart, SG - 2/9 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 4 pf, 6 pts
23-Troy Kalbhenn, PG - 2/6 fg, 2/2 ft, 1 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 6 pts
32-Jabari McIntosh, C - 2/4 fg, 4 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 4 pts
33-Marseilles Stewart, SF - 3/11 fg, 2/2 ft, 4 reb, 2 pf, 8 pts
34-Nick Alexander, PF - 5/11 fg, 5 reb, 1 stl, 2 pf, 14 pts
10-Christopher Goutama, G - 2/5 fg, 1 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl, 1 pf, 4 pts
22-Richmond Kinnah, G - 1/2 fg, 1 stl, 3 pts
31-Reece Behrens, F - 0/2 fg, 1/2 ft, 1 reb, 1 stl, 1 pf, 1 pt
44-Ashleigh Walker, C - 0/1 fg, 1 reb, 0 pts
25-David Fenyvesi, F - 0/1 fg, 1 reb, 2 ast, 0 pts
21-Derrick Okafor, F - 0/2 ft, 1 pf, 0 pts
43-Manley Hines, C - 1 blk, 0 pts
team rebounds: 5
Totals: 17/52 fg (.327), 7/10 ft (.700), 25 reb, 11 ast, 1 blk, 9 stl, 13 pf, 46 pts
3-pt fg (5): Alexander 4, Kinnah
Turnovers (17): D.Stewart 7, Alexander 4, Goutama 3, Kalbhenn, M.Stewart, Okafor
Halftime Score: Foothill 33, West Valley 23
Updated Records: Foothill 10-7, West Valley 7-10
