Ctr Daryl Jones had 23 pts to lead host Rio Hondo (3-6) to a 65-49 win over LA Harbor (2-8) in the first round of the Rio Hondo Classic Thursday afternoon in Whittier.
Rio Hondo never trailed, and held a 9-point advantage at halftime, but led by just 3 until SF Jawan Davis drained a three with 4:11 left to make it 53-47. Then neither team scored for over two minutes until Jones scored after a feed from Davis with 1:48 remaining to make it 55-47. Then, after the Roadrunners got the ball back on a steal by PF Rashon Haralson, the lead went to double digits when Haralson made a pair of free throws with 1:25 left to make it 57-47. Davis scored after a pass from PG Adam Ross to push the margin to 59-47 moments later to seal the win for Rio Hondo.
Jones made 11 of 14 shots from the floor, including a 3-pointer, and pulled down a team-high 7 rebs, blocked 2 shots and grabbed 4 steals. Davis and Haralson each added 9 pts, and Davis also had 5 steals. Ross, despite an off-day shooting, had 8 pts plus 5 asts and 4 steals. PG Ariel Hall-Jones came off the bench to dish out a game-high 6 asts.
Harbor lost despite a monster game from Ctr Charles Jenkins, who had 26 pts and 20 rebs, both easily game-highs. SF Jonathan Williams and Ctr Antonio Hodge each had 8 pts for the Seahawks.
box score
Rio Hondo Classic
Thursday, December 6, 2007
First Round – 3 pm
LA Harbor Seahawks 49:
20-Brent Lofton, PG – 0/6 fg, 1 reb, 0 pts
21-Charles Jenkins, C – 11/22 fg, 4/4 ft, 20 reb, 1 stl, 2 pf, 26 pts
30-Jonathan Williams, SF – 3/5 fg, 2/5 ft, 6 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 8 pts
31-Shoi Yokukawa, SG – 0/1 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 2 pf, 0 pts
33-Sotero Rivers, PF – 0/5 fg, 2/2 ft, 4 reb, 3 ast, 3 pf, 2 pts
53-Antonio Hodge, C – 3/5 fg, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 3 pf, 8 pts
10-Shuto Kawachi, G – 1/1 fg, 0/1 ft, 1 reb, 2 ast, 1 pf, 2 pts
34-Brandon Davis, G – 1/5 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 1 pf, 3 pts
45-Simba Vaughn, F – 0/2 fg, 1 ast, 0 pts
25-Christopher Avery, F – 0/1 fg, 0 pts
54-Justin Lewis, G – 1 ast, 0 pts
team rebounds: 4
Totals: 19/53 fg (.358), 10/14 ft (.714), 43 reb, 11 ast, 1 blk, 3 stl, 13 pf, 49 pts
3-pt fg (1): Davis
Turnovers (27): Jenkins 5, Rivers 5, Davis 4, Lofton 3, Yokukawa 3, Hodge 2, Kawachi 2, Williams, Avery, team
Rio Hondo Roadrunners 65:
2-Adam Ross, PG – 2/11 fg, 4/4 ft, 4 reb, 5 ast, 4 stl, 1 pf, 8 pts
22-Matt Goldbach, SG – 1/5 fg, 3 reb, 5 ast, 4 pf, 2 pts
23-Rashon Haralson, PF – 3/7 fg, 2/2 ft, 5 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 3 pf, 9 pts
50-Jawan Davis, SF – 4/13 fg, 0/2 ft, 3 reb, 4 ast, 1 blk, 5 stl, 9 pts
55-Pierre Baker, C – 1/3 fg, 2 reb, 2 pf, 2 pts
11-Victor Lee, F – 0/2 fg, 2 reb, 3 ast, 2 pf, 0 pts
32-Daryl Jones, C – 11/14 fg, 1/2 ft, 7 reb, 2 blk, 4 stl, 2 pf, 23 pts
3-Kevon Branch, G – 1/6 fg, 1/2 ft, 1 stl, 3 pts
5-Ariel Hall-Jones, G – 1/3 fg, 4 reb, 6 ast, 1 pf, 2 pts
24-Mychael Hamner, F – 2/3 fg, 1/2 ft, 3 reb, 1 pf, 5 pts
44-Victor Reyes, C – 1 reb, 0 pts
4-Keith Stockdale, G – 0/1 fg, 0 pts
14-Yanick Aymon, F – 1/1 fg, 2 pts
team rebounds: 4
Totals: 27/69 fg (.391), 9/14 ft (.643), 38 reb, 24 ast, 3 blk, 16 stl, 17 pf, 65 pts
3-pt fg (2): Haralson, Davis
Turnovers (14): Goldbach 4, Ross 3, Davis 2, Baker, Lee, Branch, Hall-Jones, Hamner
Halftime Score: Rio Hondo 25, LA Harbor 16
Updated Records: Rio Hondo 3-6, LA Harbor 2-8
