Host Canyons (7-7) got off to a hot start against #15 Fullerton (8-6) and led virtually all the way in their final non-conference matchup Sunday night in Valencia.
PF Cedric Davis had a huge game with 18 pts and 11 rebs, and even made a three. SG Curtis Dunwoody also had 18 pts (4 threes). SF Carlton Spencer, who had a triple-double vs. Antelope Valley in COC’s last game, had another strong all-around effort with 15 pts (3 threes), 9 asts and 7 rebs. And Ctr Andrew Morris had 17 pts on 6/9 shooting.
The Cougars hit 13 threes on the night, and made 12 of their first 16 shots (including 6 threes) to build a 32-18 lead in the first 12 minutes. Though the Cougars cooled down a little after that, they still led by 12 at the half, 45-33. Fullerton closed the margin to 7 late in the game behind the strong shooting of SF Bryce Sheldon, but COC was never really threatened. PG Jordan Surratt nailed a pair of threes to push COC’s lead to 17 at 72-55 midway through the second before Sheldon helped the Hornets close the gap to 73-66. But Spencer knocked down a three, scored a FG+FT 3-point play and drained a pair of FTs to put COC back ahead by 10 at 81-71 and basically clinch the win.
Sheldon had a huge game in his first outing in nearly 2 months (following knee surgery). The South Carolina-bound sophomore made 10 of 21 shots (6 threes) for 26 pts, and added 4 asts and 5 steals. Ctr Michael Earl had a strong game with 19 pts, 6 asts, 4 asts and 3 blocks. PF Ron Dunlap added 16 pts and 9 boards. But the Hornets were outrebounded 43-28 and were never quite able to overcome COC’s hot start. And they were also without standout SG Chris Williams, who was benched for disciplinary reasons (lackluster effort in practice).
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Sunday, January 2, 2005 – 5 pm
At the Cougar Cage (COC), Valencia
Non-Conference
Fullerton Hornets 75:
2-Bryce Sheldon, SF – 10/21 fg, 1 reb, 4 ast, 1 blk, 5 stl, 26 pts
23-Ron Dunlap, PF – 6/7 fg, 4/6 ft, 9 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 16 pts
21-Michael Earl, C – 8/13 fg, 3/ 4 ft, 6 reb, 4 ast, 3 blk, 2 stl, 19 pts
12-Tim Denson, SG – 4/13 fg, 2 reb, 5 ast, 3 stl, 9 pts
20-Paul Porter, PG – 0/4 fg, 2 reb, 7 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 0 pts
11-Jason Richards, G – 0/2 fg, 3/ 4 ft, 1 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 3 pts
3-Nick Buckley, F – 1/3 fg, 2 reb, 2 pts
34-Ranard Robinson, C – 0/1 fg, 0 pts
team rebounds: 5
Totals: 29/64 fg (.453), 10/14 ft (.714), 28 reb, 23 ast, 6 blk, 14 stl, 75 pts
3-pt fg (7): Sheldon 6, Denson
Turnovers (18): Dunlap 6, Denson 5, Porter 3, Earl 2, Sheldon, Buckley
Canyons Cougars 83:
10-Jordan Surratt, PG – 3/6 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 9 pts
20-Curtis Dunwoody, SG – 7/10 fg, 3 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 18 pts
23-Carlton Spencer, SF – 4/11 fg, 4/5 ft, 7 reb, 9 ast, 2 stl, 15 pts
32-Cedric Davis, PF – 5/13 fg, 7/7 ft, 11 reb, 4 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 18 pts
44-Andrew Morris, C – 6/9 fg, 5/6 ft, 6 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 17 pts
3-Landis Scott, G – 2/8 fg, 1 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 6 pts
24-Brett Bissett, F – 7 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 0 pts
33-Will Broadous, C – 0/1 fg, 0 pts
11-Navid Khajavi, G – 0/1 fg, 2 stl, 0 pts
team rebounds: 7
Totals: 27/59 fg (.458), 16/18 ft (.889), 43 reb, 22 ast, 3 blk, 9 stl, 83 pts
3-pt fg (13): Dunwoody 4, Surratt 3, Spencer 3, Scott 2, Davis
Turnovers (23): Surratt 6, Dunwoody 5, Spencer 4, Davis 3, Scott 2, Khajavi, team 2
Halftime Score: Canyons 45, Fullerton 33
Updated Records: Canyons 7-7, Fullerton 8-6
COC made 12 of its first 16 shots including 6 threes and led the rest of the way
