Defending state champion Riverside (6-2) was in peak form Sunday afternoon, romping past Moorpark (4-4), 84-57, to capture the Rancho Vista Shootout at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster.
PG Daniel Redmon had 11 pts, 7 asts and 4 steals and was named tourney MVP. The 6-2 sophomore had 50 points in the first two games this weekend, victories over Miramar and Glendale.
On Sunday, Moorpark began the game with 3-pointers by Ctr Mike Meza and SF Spencer Schulte to take a 6-0 lead. And Riverside missed its first 5 shots from the floor.
After that, it was all RCC. The Tigers went on a 16-0 run, taking a ten-point lead as Moorpark missed its next 16 shots from the floor. Riverside never lost that lead, holding an 8-point advantage at halftime and pulling away midway through the second half.
Late in the first half, Moorpark rallied to cut the margin to four points at 33-29 after a pair of free throws by SG Dallas Rutherford. But SG Willie Trimble made a free throw to make it 34-29 with about a minute left, and then hit a 3-pointer as the first half buzzer sounded to make it 37-29 at the break.
When the second half started, Riverside scored the first six points to push the lead to 14 at 43-29. A dunk by Ctr Kevin Bradshaw after a steal by SG Donovan Buford made it a 17-point game at 50-33.
Moorpark tried to rally again, cutting the margin to 9 at 52-43 and 54-45. But then Redmon stole a pass, went in for the lay-up, drew the foul and made the free throw to make it 57-45 with 12 minutes left. Then just six seconds later, he stole the ball near midcourt and went in for another lay-up to make it 59-45. A pair of free throws by PG James Calhoun just 24 seconds later made it 61-45.
This time, Moorpark had no answer. A runner in the lane by Trimble pushed the margin to 21 at 67-46 with 7:11 left. Then Trimble hit a 3-pointer with 6:28 left to make it 70-46 and end any remaining doubt as to the game's outcome.
Trimble led Riverside with 16 pts, and was named to the all-tournament team. Buford came off the bench for 14 pts and 7 rebs, and Calhoun came off the bench for 12 pts, 5 rebs, 4 asts and 4 steals. Bradshaw had 8 pts, 5 rebs and 5 blocks, and was named to the all-tournament team, largely for his defense. He held Meza, the Moorpark center, to just one field goal and anchored the RCC defense that held Moorpark to just 27.6% shooting for the game.
For Moorpark, Rutherford led all scorers with 23 pts and was named to the all-tournament team. So was Meza, who had 8 points and 6 rebounds against Riverside but had 37 points in the first round against Mira Costa.
box score
The Rancho Vista Shootout @ AVC, Lancaster
Sunday, December 6, 2009 5 pm
Championship
Riverside Tigers 84:
10-Daniel Redmon, PG 4/10 fg, 3/4 ft, 2 reb, 7 ast, 4 stl, 2 pf, 11 pts
11-Will Trimble, SG 6/10 fg, 2/3 ft, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 2 pf, 16 pts
15-Andrew Fisk, SF 1/4 fg, 3 reb, 1 pf, 3 pts
22-Kevin Bradshaw, C 4/7 fg, 0/1 ft, 6 reb, 5 blk, 1 stl, 3 pf, 8 pts
32-Valentine Ike, SF 2/7 fg, 4 reb, 4 pf, 4 pts
24-Donovan Buford, G 4/6 fg, 5/6 ft, 7 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 3 pf, 14 pts
2-James Calhoun, G 3/7 fg, 5/9 ft, 5 reb, 4 ast, 4 stl, 2 pf, 12 pts
30-Davie Champagnie, C 1/1 fg, 1/2 ft, 4 reb, 2 stl, 2 pf, 3 pts
21-Orion Palmer, F 2/6 fg, 1/2 ft, 6 reb, 2 blk, 1 pf, 5 pts
23-Jordan Richard, C 1/2 fg, 1 pf, 2 pts
14-Larry Thompkins, F 0/1 fg, 4/4 ft, 1 ast, 4 pts
0-Terrel Jasper, C 1 reb, 1 stl, 1 pf, 0 pts
3-Travon Caples, F 1/1 fg, 2 pts
team rebounds: 4
Totals: 29/62 fg (.468), 21/31 ft (.677), 47 reb, 14 ast, 8 blk, 15 stl, 22 pf, 84 pts
3-pt fg (5): Trimble 2, Fisk, Buford, Calhoun
Technical Foul: Bradshaw (just hangin around)
Turnovers (15): Redmon 3, Richard 3, Ike 2, Thompkins 2, Trimble, Fisk, Buford, Calhoun, Champagnie
Moorpark Raiders 57:
1-Matt Mazarei, PG 3/10 fg, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 1 pf, 9 pts
4-Mike Meza, C 1/10 fg, 5/6 ft, 6 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 3 pf, 8 pts
10-Spencer Schulte, SF 2/6 fg, 3 reb, 3 pf, 5 pts
15-Dallas Rutherford, SG 7/14 fg, 6/7 ft, 4 reb, 2 ast, 2 pf, 23 pts
22-Ryan Islas, PF 0/1 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 4 pf, 0 pts
32-Wendell Antoine, F 1/6 fg, 2/4 ft, 6 reb, 3 pf, 4 pts
3-Kyle Olandt, G 1/6 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 1 stl, 1 pf, 5 pts
5-Billy Corcoran, F 1/4 fg, 3 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 2 pf, 3 pts
11-Jerald Dickson, G 1 pf, 0 pts
2-Brian Sanchez, G 0/1 fg, 0 pts
23-Travis Robbins, F 1 pf, 0 pts
team rebounds: 6
Totals: 16/58 fg (.276), 17/21 ft (.810), 34 reb, 8 ast, 1 blk, 4 stl, 21 pf, 57 pts
3-pt fg (8): Rutherford 3, Mazarei, Meza, Schulte, Olandt, Corcoran
Turnovers (21): Mazarei 5, Meza 4, Schulte 4, Corcoran 3, Rutherford, Islas, Antoine, Olandt, Dickson
Halftime Score: Riverside 37, Moorpark 29
Updated Records: Riverside (#4-South/#7-Calif) 6-2, Moorpark 4-4
Meza & Rutherford (Mpk) and Trimble & Bradshaw (RCC) were named to the all-tournament team. Redmon (RCC) was named tourney MVP.
