SG Marvin Sykes had 22 pts and Ctr Menas Stephens stuffed the stat sheet with 17 pts, 8 rebs, 6 asts, 4 blocks and 2 steals as SD City topped East LA, 82-71, in the Neil Edwards tourney Sunday afternoon at Citrus College.
East LA started the game well, jumping out to an 11-5 lead in the opening minutes. SD City rallied to tie the score at 12 and again at 17 before East LA got consecutive 3-pointers from SF Zack Ward and PG Albert Chavez to take a 23-17 lead. Another 3-pointer by Chavez pushed the margin to nine points at 29-19.
SD City (6-4) went on an 11-0 run, taking a 30-28 lead on a basket by Sykes after a steal by PF Stephon Lamar. The lead went back and forth for the rest of the half, which ended with East LA (4-4) holding a 37-36 lead after a putback by Sykes in the final seconds.
But when the second half started, SD City went on an 11-2 run to lead 47-39 and led the rest of the way. The Knights pushed the lead to double figures at 53-43 on a 3-pointer by SG Bren Haley, and two baskets by Ctr Kyle Anderson made it 57-43. The lead reached 18 points on a basket by Sykes that made it 64-48.
East LA cut the deficit to nine points at 68-59 with 7:09 left, and got within seven points at 72-65 after a putback basket by SF Elson Vessel with just under four minutes left. But a jumper by Lamar and a fast-break basket by Sykes made it 76-65, and a Sykes 3-pointer ended all doubt as to the outcome, making it 82-69 with just over a minute to go.
Stephens earned all-tournament honors for his strong overall performance. Lamar added 11 pts, 4 rebs and 3 asts, and Anderson came off the bench for 10 pts and a game-high 9 rebs, just missing the double-double. SD City went 2-1 in the tournament, tying for second place.
For East LA, Ctr Rafael Morelos led the way with 19 pts, and SF Deon Geary had 12 pts, 8 rebs and 4 asts. PG Terrell Robinson had 10 pts and Chavez had 8 pts and 4 asts.
box score
Sunday, November 27, 2011 - 1 pm
Neil Edwards Tourney @ Citrus College, Glendora
East LA Huskies 71:
1-Terrell Robinson, SG - 4/5 fg, 1/2 ft, 3 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 10 pts
12-Gabriel Gamboa, PG - 1/1 fg, 2 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl, 1 pf, 2 pts
23-Deon Geary, SF - 4/12 fg, 4/4 ft, 8 reb, 4 ast, 4 pf, 12 pts
24-Fernando Morelos, PF - 3/8 fg, 5 reb, 2 stl, 6 pts
42-Rafael Morelos, C - 8/14 fg, 3/4 ft, 5 reb, 3 blk, 1 stl, 2 pf, 19 pts
2-Albert Chavez, G - 3/8 fg, 2 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl, 1 pf, 8 pts
44-Mark Torres, C - 1/4 fg, 2/4 ft, 6 reb, 1 blk, 2 pf, 4 pts
10-Mazen Harris Javier, G - 0/2 fg, 1 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 0 pts
11-Zack Ward, F - 1/2 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 3 pts
4-Elson Vessel, F - 2/3 fg, 3/4 ft, 3 reb, 1 ast, 7 pts
35-Robert Ponce, C - 0/3 fg, 0 pts
team rebounds: 1
Totals: 27/62 fg (.435), 13/18 ft (.722), 37 reb, 18 ast, 4 blk, 9 stl, 10 pf, 71 pts
3-pt fg (4): Chavez 2, Robinson, Ward
Turnovers (17): Gamboa 3, R.Morelos 3, Robinson 2, Geary 2, Javier 2, F.Morelos, Torres, Ward, Vessel, Ponce
SD City Knights 82:
1-Darin Martin, PG - 3/12 fg, 2 reb, 6 ast, 2 stl, 1 pf, 6 pts
2-Jordan Taylor, SF - 2/4 fg, 3 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 6 pts
10-Menas Stephens, C - 8/14 fg, 1/2 ft, 8 reb, 6 ast, 4 blk, 2 stl, 1 pf, 17 pts
23-Stephon Lamar, PF - 4/12 fg, 2/3 ft, 4 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 3 pf, 11 pts
24-Marvin Sykes, SG - 8/15 fg, 4/5 ft, 2 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 22 pts
22-Bren Haley, G - 2/4 fg, 2 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl, 3 pf, 6 pts
32-Kyle Anderson, C - 5/8 fg, 9 reb, 2 blk, 4 pf, 10 pts
4-Devyn Iglehart, G - 2 reb, 2 ast, 0 pts
5-Justice Howard, F - 1/2 fg, 2/2 ft, 4 reb, 4 pts
team rebounds: 3
Totals: 33/71 fg (.465), 9/12 ft (.750), 39 reb, 25 ast, 6 blk, 9 stl, 14 pf, 82 pts
3-pt fg (7): Taylor 2, Sykes 2, Haley 2, Lamar
Turnovers (16): Lamar 6, Howard 3, Sykes 2, Iglehart 2, Martin, Stephens, Haley
Halftime Score: East LA 37, SD City 36
Updated Records: SD City 6-4, East LA 4-4
East LA led 11-5 and 28-19 before SD City went on an 11-0 run to lead, 30-28.
SD City went on an 11-2 run to start the 2nd half to lead 47-39 and led the rest of the way.
Stephens (SD City) was named to the all-tournament team.
