#2-ranked Chaffey jumped out to a 23-8 lead in the game's first 8-plus minutes and cruised to a wire-to-wire victory over visiting Southwestern Saturday afternoon in a non-conference game in Rancho Cucamonga.
Chaffey (17-3) started quickly, taking a 9-0 lead after a 3-point play by Ctr Adom Jacko just 1:59 into the game, and never relinquished the lead. The margin was 16 points at the half, and the Panthers led by double digits throughout the second half.
Southwestern (5-8) closed the gap to four points at 12-8 after the initial Chaffey spurt, but then the CHP went on an 11-0 run to regain control of the game. SF Jeff Nibo started the run with a 3-point field goal, which was followed by another traditional 3-point play by Jacko. Then SG John Gilliam scored on a driving lay-up to make it 20-8, and hit a 3-point basket to make it 23-8 with just under 12 minutes left in the first half.
Chaffey led comfortably the rest of the way. PF Roderick Evans-Taylor scored inside to push Chaffey's lead to 18 points at 35-17 with about 7 minutes to go in the first half, and it was 45-29 at the break. A 3-pointer by SG Devyn Sampson pushed Chaffey's lead beyond 20 points at 59-38 with 10:40 left, and the Panthers cruised to the win.
Nibo led Chaffey with 18 pts, which included 3 three-pointers. Gilliam had a strong overall game with 14 pts, 5 rebs, 3 asts, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Jacko just missed a double-double with 13 pts and a game-high 9 rebs, and Evans-Taylor also had 13 pts. PG Julian Nichols had just 2 pts but dished out a game-high 10 asts.
For Southwestern, SF Shawn Lathan had a game-high 19 pts, which came on 7-for-10 from the floor, and grabbed 5 rebs. SF David Scarafone came off the bench for 11 pts, including 3 threes, and Ctr Jimmie Edler-Chapman had 10 pts. PF Blake Yocum had 6 pts and a team-best 6 rebs, and PG Devin Portis came off the bench for 8 pts and team-highs of 5 asts and 3 steals.
box score
Saturday, January 4, 2014 - 3 pm
at the Chaffey Sports Center, Rancho Cucamonga
Southwestern Jaguars 61:
0-Jimmie Edler-Chapman, C - 2/7 fg, 6/9 ft, 1 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 4 pf, 10 pts
2-Shawn Lathan, SF - 7/10 fg, 5/9 ft, 5 reb, 1 ast, 4 pf, 19 pts
4-Blake Yocum, PF - 3/4 fg, 0/1 ft, 6 reb, 2 blk, 3 pf, 6 pts
12-Julian Stewart, PG - 1/6 fg, 1 reb, 4 ast, 1 pf, 2 pts
22-Raushike Michaels, SG - 1 pf, 0 pts
3-David Scarafone, F - 4/10 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 pf, 11 pts
23-Devin Portis, G - 2/6 fg, 3/8 ft, 2 reb, 5 ast, 3 stl, 1 pf, 8 pts
15-Zach Lemusu, F - 0/2 fg, 3 reb, 1 blk, 0 pts
14-Gabriel Jimenez, G - 1/2 fg, 2 reb, 2 ast, 1 pf, 3 pts
24-Marcus Gladden, F - 1/1 fg, 0/1 ft, 2 pts
5-Roosevelt Conklin, F - 0/1 fg, 1 pf, 0 pts
team rebounds: 6
Totals: 21/49 fg (.429), 14/28 ft (.500), 27 reb, 16 ast, 3 blk, 5 stl, 17 pf, 61 pts
3-pt fg (5): Scarafone 3, Portis, Jimenez
Technical Foul: Lathan (Indirect - Delay of Game)
Turnovers (16): Lathan 6, Edler-Chapman 2, Portis 2, Yocum, Stewart, Michaels, Lemusu, Conklin, team
Chaffey Panthers 76:
1-Adom Jacko, C - 4/5 fg, 5/5 ft, 9 reb, 3 pf, 13 pts
5-Roderick Evans-Taylor, PF - 6/9 fg, 1/4 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 1 pf, 13 pts
10-Julian Nichols, PG - 1/4 fg, 10 ast, 2 stl, 1 pf, 2 pts
11-John Gilliam, SG - 6/11 fg, 5 reb, 3 ast, 2 blk, 2 stl, 2 pf, 14 pts
35-Jeff Nibo, SF - 5/8 fg, 5/7 ft, 1 reb, 2 blk, 4 pf, 18 pts
32-Andre Wilson, G - 1/4 fg, 3 reb, 1 ast, 4 pf, 3 pts
12-Cassie Hough, F - 0/2 fg, 1/2 ft, 3 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 1 pt
24-Devyn Sampson, G - 3/6 fg, 0/2 ft, 4 reb, 3 ast, 2 pf, 8 pts
34-Tyler Shea, C - 0/1 fg, 2 reb, 2 pf, 0 pts
4-Breejae Flonnoy, G - 1/3 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 pf, 2 pts
44-Godfrey Freeman, C - 0 pts
25-Mufaro Murinda, F - 1/2 fg, 2 reb, 2 pts
2-Chris Fowler, G - 1 reb, 1 ast, 0 pts
team rebounds: 2
Totals: 28/55 fg (.509), 12/20 ft (.600), 35 reb, 23 ast, 4 blk, 7 stl, 22 pf, 76 pts
3-pt fg (8): Nibo 3, Gilliam 2, Sampson 2, Wilson
Turnovers (15): Gilliam 4, Hough 4, Nichols 2, Flonnoy 2, Evans-Taylor, Wilson, team
Halftime Score: Chaffey 45, Southwestern 29
Updated Records: Chaffey (#2-South, #3-Calif) 17-3, Southwestern 5-8
Chaffey started with a 9-0 run in the 1st 1:59. Southwestern closed it to 12-8.
Then Chaffey went on an 11-0 run to lead 23-8 and led handily the rest of the way.
