SF Chris Nelson had 13 pts, 3 asts and 3 steals to lead Fullerton to a come-from-behind 59-50 win over Cerritos in the Battle of Highway 91 in the finale of the SoCal Summer Heat Shootout.
Cerritos finished the first half with a 7-0 run to take a 28-21 halftime lead. but Fullerton answered with a 10-2 run to start the second half, taking a 32-31 lead. The lead went back and forth for the next several minutes with the final tie score occuring at 44-44.
Then Fullerton went on an 11-0 run to take control of the game. SG Greg Bewernick made a 2-pt free throw to break the 44-all tie, and SF DeAndre Kelly followed with a 3-pointer. A driving lay-up by Bewernick and a steal & lay-up by Nelson made it 53-44. A basket by SG Kevin Conrad after a pass from Kelly made it 55-44, and Fullerton led easily the rest of the way.
Nelson was the only Hornet to reach double figures, but SG Julian Caldwell had 7 pts, 9 rebs, 2 asts and 2 steals. PG Isaiah Johnson had 7 pts and 3 asts, and Conrad had 7 pts off the bench.
PG Robert Gill led Cerritos with 13 pts and he also had 2 asts. SF Willie Edwards had 8 pts, 4 rebs, 2 asts and 2 steals, and SG Anthony Holliday also had 8 pts. PF Dominique Kilgore came off the bench for 4 pts and a team-high 5 rebs.
box score
SoCal Summer Heat
Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ CS Dominguez Hills, Carson
6 pm - Court 3
Fullerton Hornets 59:
2-Chris Nelson, SF - 5/11 fg, 1/1 ft, 1 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 2 pf, 13 pts
7-Julian Caldwell, SG - 3/8 fg, 0/2 ft, 9 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 1 pf, 7 pts
10-Kunnu Shofu, PF - 3/6 fg, 3 reb, 1 blk, 1 stl, 1 pf, 6 pts
11-Isaiah Johnson, PG - 3/3 fg, 0/1 ft, 1 reb, 3 ast, 7 pts
19-Khalfani Williams, C - 2/2 fg, 1/1 ft, 3 reb, 2 blk, 5 pf, 6 pts
13-Rufus Jemison, F - 0/2 ft, 1 ast, 1 pf, 0 pts
1-Greg Bewernick, G - 2/4 fg, 1/1 ft, 1 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 6 pts
12-DeAndre Kelly, F - 1/2 fg, 2 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 3 pts
15-Ramez Michel, G - 2/3 fg, 0/1 ft, 1 reb, 1 blk, 1 stl, 2 pf, 4 pts
6-Kevin Conrad, G - 3/5 fg, 1/2 ft, 2 reb, 2 stl, 3 pf, 7 pts
3-James Mansfield, F - 1 ast, 0 pts
20-Tyler Deliman, F - 0 pts
team rebounds: 4
Totals: 24/44 fg (.545), 4/11 ft (.364), 25 reb, 14 ast, 4 blk, 11 stl, 17 pf, 59 pts
3-pt fg (4): Nelson, Caldwell, Johnson, Kelly
Technical Foul: Williams
Turnovers (8): Williams 2, Shofu, Jemison, Michel, Conrad, Mansfield, Deliman
Cerritos Falcons 50:
22-Robert Gill, PG - 2/4 fg, 5/5 ft, 2 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 13 pts
31-Anthony Scott, SG - 1/7 fg, 1 reb, 1 pf, 2 pts
33-Darius Williams, PF - 1/6 fg, 4/4 ft, 2 reb, 1 stl, 1 pf, 6 pts
34-Willie Edwards, SF - 2/8 fg, 1/1 ft, 4 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 8 pts
35-Marquise Washington, C - 0/1 fg, 1 ast, 1 pf, 0 pts
1-Manny Garcia, G - 0/1 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 0 pts
30-Anthony Holliday, G - 2/6 fg, 3/3 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 8 pts
40-Dominique Kilgore, F - 2/2 fg, 5 reb, 3 pf, 4 pts
42-Dominique McGowan, G - 0/1 fg, 0/1 ft, 2 reb, 1 blk, 2 pf, 0 pts
43-Tyler McIntosh, C - 2/2 fg, 4 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 1 pf, 4 pts
2-Reggie Thomas, G - 1/3 fg, 1 ast, 3 pts
54-Paul Lanier, C - 1/1 fg, 1 stl, 2 pts
team rebounds: 10
Totals: 14/42 fg (.333), 13/14 ft (.929), 31 reb, 9 ast, 2 blk, 6 stl, 11 pf, 50 pts
3-pt fg (5): Edwards 2, Gill, Holliday, Thomas
Turnovers (16): Williams 3, Garcia 3, Gill 2, Edwards 2, Kilgore 2, Thomas 2, Scott, Holliday
Halftime Score: Cerritos 28, Fullerton 21
It was tied at 44 when Fullerton went on an 11-0 run to take control of the game
