SG Anthony Cammon had 20 pts and spurred a second-half spurt that led #9 Chaffey (18-8, 9-4) past host #15 Antelope Valley (15-13, 6-7), 95-79, Wednesday night in a key Foothill Conference game in Lancaster.
The score was tied at 48 early in the second half, but then Chaffey went on a 23-6 run to take a 71-54 lead and command of the game with 8:35 left in the second half. AVC never got closer than 14 points the rest of the way.
Until then, it was close all the way. Chaffey got a 3-pointer from PG Cornell Jenkins and a short jumper from Ctr Geoffrey Harrison to take a 5-0 lead just 1:19 into the game. But after a timeout by AVC coach Dieter Horton, the Marauders rallied to tie it 9-9.
The rest of the first half, Chaffey held a short lead most of the time but couldn't pull away. A Cammon 3-pointer made it 20-16 Chaffey, and the Panthers also led by four at 23-19 and 29-25, but a 3-pointer by SF Donald Williams tied the score at 33. Chaffey took 2-point leads at 35-33 and 37-35, but another Williams 3-pointer in the final minute of the half gave AVC its first - and only - lead of the night, 38-37, which is where things stood at the break.
Chaffey went back in front on a Cammon 3-pointer early in the second half, and pushed its lead to seven points at 48-41 after PF Zach Von Pertz scored on an inbounds play, prompting another AVC timeout. But when play resumed, the Marauders again rallied, tying the score at 48 on a driving lay-up by Williams.
After that, however, Chaffey just pulled away. A 3-pointer by Cammon gave Chaffey its largest lead of the game to that point at 60-52, and then SF Dario Jokic scored on a putback to make it 62-52. Then consecutive 3-pointers by PF Jamal Veal, Cammon and Jenkins pushed Chaffey's lead to 17 at 71-54 with 8:35 left. And this time AVC had no answer, and never got closer than 14 points the rest of the way.
Cammon led Chaffey with 20 pts, including 4 threes, and also had 3 steals. Jenkins had a superb game with 17 pts on 7-for-9 from the floor and also dished out 4 asts. Ctr Mo Hughley just missed a double-double with 14 pts and 9 rebs, and SF Matt Wallace added 12 pts on 4 3-pointers.
For AVC, Williams scored a career-high 30 pts, 19 in the first half, and had 4 threes. SG Nick Bennett had 15 pts and 7 asts. But no other Marauder scored in double figures.
The win clinches at least third place for Chaffey, which has a chance to tie for second place when it hosts Mt. San Jacinto Friday night. AVC falls to 15-13 overall and 6-7 in conference, and must win Friday at Victor Valley to finish .500 in conference play.
Box score
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 7 pm
at Marauder Gym, Lancaster
Foothill Conference
Chaffey Panthers 95:
2-Cornell Jenkins, PG - 7/9 fg, 1/2 ft, 2 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl, 3 pf, 17 pts
12-Matt Wallace, SF - 4/13 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 2 pf, 12 pts
14-Anthony Cammon, SG - 8/16 fg, 3 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl, 2 pf, 20 pts
30-Geoffrey Harrison, C - 4/10 fg, 9 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 2 pf, 8 pts
35-Zach Von Pertz, PF - 1/1 fg, 1/2 ft, 3 reb, 5 ast, 1 stl, 3 pts
11-Mo Hughley, C - 6/8 fg, 2/3 ft, 9 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 3 pf, 14 pts
21-Donte Godlock, F - 1/3 fg, 2/3 ft, 1 reb, 1 ast, 4 pts
1-Trone Jackson, G - 0/1 fg, 1/2 ft, 1 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl, 3 pf, 1 pt
4-Dario Jokic, F - 2/4 fg, 1 reb, 1 pf, 5 pts
5-Deondre Broadie, G - 1/3 fg, 4/5 ft, 1 reb, 6 pts
34-Michael Munoz, C - 1 reb, 0 pts
24-Jamal Veal, F - 2/5 fg, 6 reb, 2 blk, 1 pf, 5 pts
team rebounds: 3
Totals: 36/73 fg (.493), 11/17 ft (.647), 42 reb, 21 ast, 5 blk, 8 stl, 17 pf, 95 pts
3-pt fg (12): Wallace 4, Cammon 4, Jenkins 2, Jokic, Veal
Turnovers (14): Jackson 4, Jenkins 3, Cammon 3, Hughley, Godlock, Jokic, Veal
Antelope Valley Marauders 79:
1-Rod Singleton, PG - 3/7 fg, 1 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 6 pts
11-Jason Logan, SG - 1/4 fg, 0/2 ft, 1 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 1 pf, 3 pts
20-Charles Cole, PF - 1/4 fg, 2/4 ft, 7 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 1 pf, 4 pts
21-Matt Stern, C - 2/5 fg, 0/2 ft, 7 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 2 pf, 4 pts
22-Donald Williams, SF - 13/20 fg, 0/1 ft, 1 reb, 1 blk, 4 pf, 30 pts
5-Nick Bennett, G - 5/10 fg, 2/2 ft, 5 reb, 7 ast, 1 blk, 2 pf, 15 pts
2-Sean Butler, G - 3/4 fg, 2/3 ft, 2 reb, 2 ast, 2 pf, 9 pts
23-Gary Winfield, F - 0/2 fg, 6/6 ft, 3 reb, 1 pf, 6 pts
12-Edwin Herrera, G - 1/1 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 2 pts
team rebounds: 1
Totals: 29/57 fg (.509), 12/20 ft (.600), 29 reb, 21 ast, 4 blk, 3 stl, 15 pf, 79 pts
3-pt fg (9): Williams 4, Bennett 3, Logan, Butler
Intentional Foul: Williams
Turnovers (16): Bennett 5, Singleton 2, Logan 2, Cole 2, Williams 2, Stern, Butler, Winfield
Halftime Score: Antelope Valley 38, Chaffey 37
Updated Records: Chaffey (#9-South, #17-Calif) 18-8 overall, 9-4 in Foothill; Antelope Valley (#15-South) 15-13 overall, 6-7 in Foothill
It was tied 48-48 and then Chaffey just pulled away
