It was a closer game than expected, but once #2 Antelope Valley (13-4) got all 5 of its starters on the floor, the Marauders took control of the game and topped a persistent College of the Desert (6-9) squad at AVC January 5th.
PG Mike Webb led AVC with 20 pts, including 6 threes, and had a game-high 6 asts. Ctr Jonathan Holland had a dominant game with 14 pts, 13 rebs and 3 blocks for the winners. Walter White also had a double-double with 11 pts and 12 rebs, while Wendell White added 16 pts.
AVC jumped out to leads of 14-4 and 39-26 in the first half only to see Desert rally both times, and at the half AVC led by only a point at 42-41. Holland was held out of the starting lineup (late to the shootaround), but controlled the middle until picking up his 3rd foul just before halftime. And Wendell White arrived (following a weekend trip out of town) during the first half and didn't play before intermission.
As the second half began, COD tied the game on a putback basket by Ctr Troy Beebe about 2 mins in, and took a 46-44 lead on an acrobatic up-and-under layup by PG Fredrick Bernard moments later.
But then Holland entered the game, giving AVC its usual starting 5 (Holland, White, White, Webb and Ollie Bradley) for the first time all night. And the result was a 12-0 run that gave the Marauders a 56-46 lead. A block by Holland started it off, followed by a basket by The Bear to tie the game. Another Holland bucket gave AVC a 48-46 lead, and a three by Webb made it 51-46. Bradley added a three, followed by a basket by Webb to make it 56-46. Though AVC never really pulled away, COD never really threatened to take the lead after that.
COD got several outstanding efforts in defeat: Bernard led all scorers with 21 pts (4 threes) and led COD with 5 asts. Meanwhile, SF Ruben Mitchell ruled the boards with 15 pts and 18 rebs, plus 3 asts, 3 blocks and 4 steals. SG Julius Lang added 17 pts on 7/11 from the floor.
All 5 regular starters for AVC finished with double figures in the scoring column. Bradley had his usual solid all-around game with 11 pts, 5 asts and 2 blocks. PF Carlton Clay, who got a rare start, contributed 9 pts for the Marauders.
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Monday, January 5, 2004 - 7 pm
at Marauder Gym, AVC, Lancaster
College of the Desert Roadrunners 76:
15-Brandon Robinson, SF - 2/6 fg, 0/2 ft, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 4 pts
24-Antonio Greer, C - 0/1 fg, 0 pts
32-Fredrick Bernard, PG - 6/14 fg, 5/7 ft, 5 reb, 5 ast, 21 pts
33-Julius Lang, SG - 7/11 fg, 3/7 ft, 6 reb, 1 blk, 17 pts
55-Ruben Mitchell, SF - 6/12 fg, 3/6 ft, 18 reb, 3 ast, 3 blk, 4 stl, 15 pts
50-Troy Beebe, C - 2/7 fg, 4 reb, 1 ast, 4 pts
3-Brady Buys, G - 0/1 fg, 1 reb, 0 pts
23-Art Lomeli, F - 0/1 fg, 2/2 ft, 1 ast, 2 pts
35-Franklin Egypt, G - 3/7 fg, 1 ast, 1 stl, 7 pts
40-Layton Matthews, F - 2/3 fg, 1/2 ft, 3 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 6 pts
team rebounds: 3
Totals: 28/63 fg (.444), 14/26 ft (.538), 45 reb, 13 ast, 5 blk, 7 stl, 76 pts
3-pt fg (6): Bernard 4, Egypt, Matthews
Fouled Out: Lang 1:38 left
Turnovers (16): Lang 5, Bernard 4, Robinson 3, Beebe 3, Matthews
Antelope Valley Marauders 86:
11-Ollie Bradley, SG - 4/9 fg, 2/3 ft, 2 reb, 5 ast, 2 blk, 1 stl, 11 pts
33-Greg Slade, SF - 0/4 fg, 0/1 ft, 2 reb, 3 ast, 0 pts
44-Carlton Clay, PF - 3/7 fg, 2/3 ft, 2 reb, 3 ast, 9 pts
32-Walter White, C - 3/11 fg, 5/5 ft, 12 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl, 11 pts
22-Mike Webb, PG - 7/19 fg, 4 reb, 6 ast, 1 blk, 3 stl, 20 pts
42-Jonathan Holland, C - 6/6 fg, 2/2 ft, 13 reb, 3 blk, 1 stl, 14 pts
10-Tyme Hodges, G - 2/3 fg, 1 stl, 5 pts
31-Wendell White, F - 4/8 fg, 8/9 ft, 4 reb, 1 stl, 16 pts
team rebounds: 2
Totals: 29/67 fg (.433), 19/23 ft (.826), 41 reb, 21 ast, 6 blk, 8 stl, 86 pts
3-pt fg (9): Webb 6, Bradley, Clay, Hodges
Turnovers (11): Bradley 4, Holland 2, Wen.White 2, Wal.White, Webb, Hodges
Halftime Score: AVC 42, COD 41
Updated Records: AVC 13-4, COD 6-9
It was "retro" night for AVC, who wore 1999-era jerseys - hence the different-than-usual numbers for several players. Holland was held out of the starting lineup due to being late to shootaround; Wendell White returned from a weekend trip out of town during the first half and entered the game at halftime.
