PF Durell Davis came off the bench to post totals of 19 pts, 8 rebs and 6 asts, and SF Carlton Spencer scored 20 pts as host College of the Canyons (13-4, 4-0) held off a late charge from Glendale (11-9, 3-2) Wednesday night.
On a night when COC's star Center Andrew Bruckner battled foul trouble and had just 4 pts, Durell Davis came up big for the Cougars. Glendale had jumped out to a 20-8 lead when Bruckner picked up his second foul, and D. Davis entered the game. Moments later, Glendale PF Mark Felder hit a short jumper to extend the Vaqueros' lead to 14 at 22-8, but by the end of the first half, Durell had 10 pts, 4 rebs, 4 asts and 2 steals, and COC had rallied to take a 32-29 halftime lead.
Felder hit a pair of FTs, and SF Mike Newton hit a short runner to give Glendale a 33-32 lead early in the second half, and that lead went to 39-36 moments later. But then COC's Spencer drained a 3-pointer, and was fouled, and also made the free throw to put the Cougars ahead, 40-39. Then Durell Davis scored 7 pts and Fwd Cedric Davis added 2 more as the Davises finished the 13-0 run to give COC a 10-point lead at 49-39. The Cougars still held what looked like a comfortable lead of 11 pts when Spencer hit another three to make it 62-51 with about 3 minutes left.
Then came the Glendale surge. Felder started it with a pair of FTs, and then PG Jason Flowers converted a 3-point play on a layup + FT to make it 62-56 with 2:02 left. Each team missed a pair of chances to score before Ctr Durwin Williams brought Glendale closer on a layup, and then stole the inbounds pass and scored again to make it 62-60 with 32 secs left.
Glendale was now forced to foul, but Spencer made a pair of FTs to make it 64-60. However, Glendale's Flowers converted another FG+FT 3-point play with 24 seconds left to make it a 1-point game at 64-63. And even though PG Curtis Dunwoody made a pair of FTs for COC moments later, Glendale still had 22 seconds and trailed by just 3 points.
But Newton's 3-pointer bounced off the rim. Felder grabbed the rebound, but his putback attempt was blocked by Bruckner and went to Durell Davis. By the time Glendale was able to foul, SG Alex Dunwoody had the ball and just 6 seconds remained on the clock. When A.Dunwoody made one free throw, it clinced the win for the Cougars.
Glendale was led by Felder, who scored a game-high 22 pts. Williams posted a double-double with 12 pts and 11 rebs, and also grabbed 6 steals. Flowers had 12 pts, 4 asts and 5 steals. But the Glendale bench was all but absent with a combined line of 0/5 fgs, 4 rebs, 1 ast, 1 blk, 4 turnovers and no points.
In the womens' game, #6 Canyons (15-4) won easily, 106-69, over Glendale (7-11). SG Erica Doyle led the way with 24 pts and 13 asts, while Ctr Jessi Loring had 21 pts, 13 rebs and 6 blocks. Glendale was led by SF Jerniece Johnson, who had 26 pts and 7 rebs. Glendale kept it close early and trailed by just 3 at 21-18 before COC went on a 25-6 run to take command.
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Wednesday, January 21, 2004 - 7:30
at College of the Canyons, Valencia
Glendale Vaqueros 63:
11-Justin Turman, SG - 3/8 fg, 2 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 7 pts
12-Mark Felder, PF - 7/13 fg, 8/13 ft, 5 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 22 pts
32-Jason Flowers, PG - 4/8 fg, 4/4 ft, 4 reb, 4 ast, 5 stl, 12 pts
35-Mike Newton, SF - 4/12 fg, 0/3 ft, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 10 pts
44-Durwin Williams, C - 4/15 fg, 4/6 ft, 11 reb, 1 blk, 6 stl, 12 pts
22-Travis Bean, F - 0/1 fg, 2 reb, 0 pts
10-Irv Moses, G - 0/2 fg, 1 ast, 0 pts
45-Charles Koffi, F - 0/2 fg, 2 reb, 0 pts
42-Alex Banks, G - 1 blk, 0 pts
team rebounds: 3
Totals: 22/61 fg (.361), 16/26 ft (.615), 34 reb, 9 ast, 3 blk, 17 stl, 63 pts
3-pt fg (3): Newton 2, Turman
Turnovers (18): Flowers 5, Newton 5, Turman 2, Williams 2, Bean 2, Moses 2
College of the Canyons Cougars 67:
20-Alex Dunwoody, SG - 3/7 fg, 2/6 ft, 7 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl, 8 pts
22-Curtis Dunwoody, PG - 1/2 fg, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 3 ast, 4 pts
23-Carlton Spencer, SF - 6/16 fg, 5/5 ft, 3 reb, 5 ast, 2 stl, 20 pts
30-Andrew Bruckner, C - 2/6 fg, 0/1 ft, 8 reb, 1 ast, 3 blk, 4 pts
42-Andrew Morris, F - 2/2 fg, 6 reb, 2 ast, 2 blk, 2 stl, 4 pts
33-Durell Davis, F - 9/14 fg, 1/2 ft, 8 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl, 19 pts
32-Cedric Davis, F - 2/5 fg, 3 reb, 1 stl, 4 pts
44-Pat Allen, C - 2/3 fg, 1 reb, 4 pts
21-Kevin Valle, F - 0 pts
team rebounds: 4
Totals: 27/55 fg (.491), 10/16 ft (.625), 43 reb, 23 ast, 5 blk, 9 stl, 67 pts
3-pt fg (3): Spencer 3
Fouled Out: Morris 24 secs left
Turnovers (26): A.Dunwoody 5, Spencer 5, D.Davis 5, Morris 4, C.Dunwoody 3, Bruckner 3, C.Davis
Halftime Score: COC 32, Glendale 29
Updated Records: COC 13-4, 4-0; Glendale 11-9, 3-2
Glendale led by 14 at 22-8 before D.Davis led the rally. COC led by 11 with 3 mins left before Glendale rallied to within a point at 64-63 but Newton missed a game-tying three seconds later.
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Wednesday, January 21, 2004 - 5:30
at COC, Valencia - Womens game
Glendale Lady Vaqueros 69:
4-Shannon Kegley, PG - 3/11 fg, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 7 ast, 4 stl, 8 pts
21-Danielle Johnson, SG - 0/3 fg, 2 reb, 8 ast, 0 pts
32-Jerniece Johnson, SF - 12/17 fg, 2/4 ft, 7 reb, 3 blk, 4 stl, 26 pts
33-Denise Johnson, PF - 4/9 fg, 3/3 ft, 3 reb, 3 stl, 11 pts
34-Arpi Babakhanyan, C - 5/15 fg, 3/5 ft, 6 reb, 3 ast, 2 blk, 13 pts
3-Fabi Zavala, G - 1/3 fg, 2/6 ft, 2 ast, 2 stl, 5 pts
31-Brittany Franklin, F - 2/3 ft, 2/5 ft, 3 reb, 1 stl, 6 pts
team rebounds: 4
Totals: 27/61 fg (.443), 14/25 ft (.560), 28 reb, 20 ast, 5 blk, 14 stl, 69 pts
3-pt fg (1): Zavala
Tech Foul: Kegley
Fouled Out: Den.Johnson 10:06 left, Dan.Johnson 5:02 left
Turnovers (34): Kegley 14, Jer.Johnson 7, Dan.Johnson 4, Den.Johnson 3, Babakhanyan 3, Franklin 2, Zavala
COC Lady Cougars 106:
33-Tihynna DeBose, SF - 3/4 fg, 2 reb, 1 stl, 6 pts
5-Linnae Barber, PF - 2/7 fg, 3/6 ft, 7 reb, 2 ast, 8 pts
43-Jessi Loring, C - 8/14 fg, 5/6 ft, 13 reb, 1 ast, 6 blk, 3 stl, 21 pts
4-Erica Doyle, SG - 10/14 fg, 4/5 ft, 2 reb, 13 ast, 8 stl, 24 pts
23-Kaipresha Price, PG - 6/13 fg, 3/6 ft, 8 ast, 5 stl, 16 pts
15-Arpa Gregorian, F - 4/6 fg, 0/2 ft, 6 reb, 8 pts
24-Allison Weier, G - 3/4 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 7 pts
42-Gracie Coronado, F - 1/2 fg, 2/2 ft, 5 reb, 1 ast, 4 pts
32-Christine Raphaelian, F - 0/2 fg, 3 reb, 2 ast, 0 pts
22-Krystal Clay, G - 3/6 fg, 6/8 ft, 1 reb, 1 stl, 12 pts
team rebounds: 10
Totals: 40/72 fg (.556), 23/35 ft (.657), 51 reb, 28 ast, 6 blk, 20 stl, 106 pts
3-pt fg (3): Barber, Price, Weier
Fouled Out: Price 15 secs left
Turnovers (29): Doyle 8, Loring 7, Price 4, Barber 3, Gregorian 2, Clay 2, DeBose, Raphaelian, team
Halftime Score: COC 52, Glendale 28
Updated Records: COC 15-4, Glendale 7-11
