Some hot shooting by SG Jamie Sanchez and a solid all-around team effort enabled host Ventura (15-6) to top Allan Hancock (10-12) in a WSC-North game Thursday night. Sanchez, who finished with a game-high 23 pts, nailed a pair of perimeter shots to spur the Pirates to an 11-0 run early in the second half, and Ventura led by at least 8 the rest of the way.
It was a true team effort for Ventura. Their leading rebounder was Matt Colton (12 boards), who was the 4th sub off the bench. SF Elijah Muldrow had 15 pts, and his lay-up with just under 2 mins left ended a 7-0 AHC rally, made the score 82-72 and ended all doubt about the game's outcome. PG Rashien Little had a game-best 7 asts, and backup PG Roosevelt Bolden nearly matched that total with 6 of his own. Ctr Aaron Watson contributed 5 pts, 8 rebs and 5 blocks, while backup Ctr Danny Gray tossed in 10 pts and grabbed 5 boards.
In all, 9 Ventura players made significant contributions to the win. And a key area of dominance was the boards, where VC held a 48-30 advantage. The Pirates also shot 52% from the field for the game.
AHC trailed by just 3 at the half, powered in large part by PF Terrell Young, who finished with team-highs of 17 pts and 7 rebs. Young had 12 of AHC's 40 first-half points. The Bulldogs still trailed by just 3 before the Sanchez-led run extended the margin to 64-50. A 3-pointer by reserve Fwd Anthony English brought AHC to within 8 at 80-72 before Sanchez fed Muldrow for the game-clinching layup.
In addition to Young, AHC standouts included PG Talani Calhoun (15 pts), SF Don English (11 pts, 5 rebs, 4 asts), SG David Romero (9 pts, 6 asts) and reserve Fwd Anthony English (9 pts).
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Thursday, January 16, 2003
at Ventura College
WSC-North
Allan Hancock Bulldogs 75:
22-Don English, SF - 3/10 fg, 4/4 ft, 5 reb, 4 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 11 pts
24-David Romero, SG - 2/6 fg, 5/8 ft, 2 reb, 6 ast, 9 pts
33-Talani Calhoun, PG - 5/10 fg, 3/3 ft, 2 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 15 pts
42-Terrell Young, PF - 8/13 fg, 1/3 ft, 7 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl, 17 pts
44-Schuyler Linnemann, C - 3/9 fg, 2/7 ft, 6 reb, 1 ast, 2 blk, 8 pts
50-Jeff Groce, F - 1/4 fg, 1/2 ft, 1 reb, 1 ast, 3 pts
20-Nolan Dixon, G - 1/2 fg, 2 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 3 pts
5-Donnie Jones, G - 0/2 fg, 1 reb, 0 pts
30-Brad Steinke, F - 1 reb, 0 pts
40-Anthony English, F - 3/6 fg, 1 stl, 9 pts
1-Maurice Hall, G - 0/2 fg, 1 ast, 0 pts
team rebounds: 3
Totals: 26/64 fg (.406), 16/27 ft (.593), 30 reb, 20 ast, 3 blk, 9 stl, 75 pts
3-pt fg (7): A.English 3, Calhoun 2, D.English, Dixon
Turnovers (12): D.English 4, Calhoun 2, Jones 2, Romero, Young, Linnemann, team
Ventura Pirates 88:
10-Jamie Sanchez, SG - 8/16 fg, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 23 pts
11-Rashien Little, PG - 0/4 fg, 4/4 ft, 4 reb, 7 ast, 1 stl, 4 pts
34-Raheem Jones, PF - 3/4 fg, 3/4 ft, 5 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 9 pts
45-Elijah Muldrow, SF - 7/12 fg, 1/2 ft, 1 reb, 4 ast, 3 blk, 1 stl, 15 pts
55-Aaron Watson, C - 2/3 fg, 1/3 ft, 8 reb, 1 ast, 5 blk, 5 pts
22-Roosevelt Bolden, PG - 2/5 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 6 ast, 2 stl, 7 pts
33-Danny Gray, C - 4/8 fg, 2/2 ft, 5 reb, 1 blk, 10 pts
30-Sean Simmons, F - 2/2 fg, 3/6 ft, 2 reb, 3 ast, 7 pts
41-Matt Colton, F - 3/6 fg, 0/2 ft, 12 reb, 1 blk, 6 pts
25-Jackson Wood, F - 0 pts
12-Zach Mikasa, G - 1/2 fg, 2 pts
team rebounds: 6
Totals: 32/62 fg (.516), 18/27 ft (.667), 48 reb, 24 ast, 11 blk, 7 stl, 88 pts
3-pt fg (6): Sanchez 5, Bolden
Turnovers (16): Watson 4, Sanchez 3, Little 3, Muldrow 2, Bolden, Gray, Colton, Wood
Halftime Score: Ventura 43, Allan Hancock 40
Updated Records: Ventura (#10 South, #20 Calif) 15-6, Allan Hancock 10-12
A pair of perimeter shots by Sanchez spurred VC onto an 11-0 run early in 2nd half (from 53-50 to 64-60) and the Pirates led by at least 8 the rest of the way. After an A.English made it 80-72, a Sanchez feed to Muldrow for a layup with just under 2 mins left clinched it for VC.
