SF Aaron Nixon scored 23 of his game-high 36 points in the second half to lead #6 San Bernardino Valley (13-3, 3-0 in conference) to a 15-point win over host #10 Antelope Valley (12-6, 1-2) Wednesday night in Lancaster.
Nixon's outburst enabled SBVC to overcome an early 10-point deficit to post the win and stay atop the Foothill Conference standings. PG Kevin Henderson had a strong game as well with 19 pts, 6 asts, 5 rebs and 4 steals.
Early on, it was all AVC as the Marauders built a 24-14 lead with just over 5 minutes left in the first half. A pair of baskets by PF Tommy Harris and one by SF Glenn Gilliard helped AVC build a 9-3 lead in the first few minutes, and when PG Tyme Hodges entered the game he spurred a run with a steal & layup and a three to make it 23-14. A free throw by SG Joseph Dickson made it 24-14 with just over 5 minutes left before intermission.
But AVC didn't score again the rest of the half, and Nixon helped SBVC rally to trail by just 2 at halftime. PF Rummel Clark started the run with a putback basket, and SF Kenyatta Madison added a pair of free throws to make it 24-18. Then Nixon scored a pair of baskets to make it 24-22 at the break.
When the second half started, SBVC's rally continued. Henderson scored on a layup in traffic to tie the game, and SG Dewayne Pettus scored to give SBVC its first lead since the first minutes of the game. After Gilliard scored on a baseline drive to give AVC one last lead, Nixon made a pair of free throws and a field goal to push SBVC ahead, 30-26.
Though SBVC led the rest of the way, AVC hung tough into the final minutes until Nixon made 4 free throws (2 after an intentional foul by Hodges) and Henderson scored on a putback to give the Wolverines a 12-point lead at 58-46. Henderson then stole the ball and passed to Nixon for one more basket to make it 60-46 and put SBVC in control.
It was the first game for AVC without the injured Wendell White, who is out for the season with a broken bone in his foot. In White's absence, AVC struggled for offense; SF Carlton Clay led the Marauders with just 10 pts. Dickson came off the bench to add 9 and 3 asts. Ctr Brandon Murray had 7 pts, 8 rebs and 5 blocked shots.
In the women's game, Second-ranked Antelope Valley (17-2, 3-0 in conference) jumped out to a 15-0 lead in the first 5-1/2 minutes of the game and cruised to an easy win over San Bernardino Valley (1-11, 1-2) Wednesday night in Lancaster.
SF Renita Mitchell nailed 5 threes and scored 17 pts to lead all scorers. Ctr Mariqueta Starling had 7 pts and 11 rebs, and PG Shalonie Hutchinson dished out 8 asts for the winners. Since AVC's lead fluctuated between 20 and 30 for most of the game, many reserves saw considerable action and 10 AVC players scored at least 2 points.
SG Juniqua Burt led SBVC with 12 pts and 6 asts. PG Cristina Gooden added 10 pts and 3 asts. But SBVC was done in by a horrible first half in which they shot 13.5% from the floor (5-for-37) and fell behind, 39-13.
Men's Game box score:
Wednesday, January 12, 2005 - 7 pm
at Marauder Gym, Lancaster
San Bernardino Valley Wolverines 66:
3-Kevin Henderson, PG - 7/13 fg, 3/6 ft, 5 reb, 6 ast, 4 stl, 19 pts
15-Rummel Clark, PF - 1/4 fg, 0/2 ft, 10 reb, 1 blk, 1 stl, 2 pts
23-Aaron Nixon, SF - 12/28 fg, 10/10 ft, 8 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 36 pts
4-Dewayne Pettus, SG - 2/7 fg, 1/2 ft, 1 ast, 1 stl, 5 pts
45-Jabbar Young, C - 1/3 fg, 3 reb, 2 pts
5-Kenyatta Madison, F - 0/2 fg, 2/2 ft, 1 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 2 pts
40-Tommey Posey, C - 0/3 fg, 9 reb, 1 blk, 0 pts
12-Samuel Funn, G - 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 0 pts
team rebounds: 7
Totals: 23/60 fg (.383), 16/22 ft (.727), 44 reb, 13 ast, 2 blk, 12 stl, 66 pts
3-pt fg (4): Henderson 2, Nixon 2
Turnovers (15): Henderson 4, Nixon 2, Madison 2, Funn 2, Clark, Pettus, Young, Posey, team
Antelope Valley Marauders 51:
10-Tyronne Miller, PG - 0/4 fg, 1 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl, 0 pts
15-Carlton Clay, SG - 4/10 fg, 4 reb, 1 ast, 10 pts
20-Brandon Murray, C - 3/5 fg, 1/3 ft, 8 reb, 2 ast, 5 blk, 7 pts
23-Glenn Gilliard, SF - 3/11 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 6 pts
34-Tommy Harris, PF - 3/4 fg, 1/2 ft, 5 reb, 1 blk, 1 stl, 7 pts
3-Joseph Dickson, G - 3/7 fg, 1/3 ft, 2 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 9 pts
22-Curtis McHenry, F - 1/2 fg, 3/4 ft, 3 reb, 5 pts
12-Robert Hughes, F - 0/1 fg, 2 reb, 1 blk, 0 pts
21-Tyme Hodges, G - 3/7 fg, 1 reb, 2 stl, 7 pts
team rebounds: 2
Totals: 20/51 fg (.392), 6/12 ft (.500), 29 reb, 11 ast, 7 blk, 6 stl, 51 pts
3-pt fg (5): Clay 2, Dickson 2, Hodges
Intentional Foul: Hodges
Turnovers (18): Murray 4, Miller 3, Dickson 3, Clay 2, Harris 2, Hodges 2, Gilliard, team
Halftime Score: AVC 24, SBVC 22
Updated Records: SBVC 13-3, 3-0; AVC 12-6, 1-2
AVC led 24-14 in first half but failed to score in final 5+ minutes, allowing SBVC to catch up.
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Women's Game box score:
Wednesday, January 12, 2005 - 5 pm
at Marauder Gym, Lancaster
San Bernardino Valley 47:
5-Juniqua Burt, SG - 4/17 fg, 3/5 ft, 4 reb, 6 ast, 2 blk, 1 stl, 12 pts
10-Ariane Dyson, C - 3/9 fg, 5 reb, 1 stl, 6 pts
15-Malia Garibay, SF - 2/10 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 1 stl, 7 pts
22-Lorraine Myers, PF - 2/7 fg, 3 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 4 pts
24-Cristina Gooden, PG - 4/14 fg, 4 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 4 stl, 10 pts
40-Jennifer Dowdy, C - 1/4 fg, 2/4 ft, 6 reb, 4 pts
32-Tiffany Tibbitts, F - 0/2 fg, 4 reb, 0 pts
12-Kenya Henry, G - 0/3 fg, 2 reb, 0 pts
3-Kerpree Musgrave, G - 1/1 fg, 1 reb, 2 pts
34-Irene Gomez, F - 1/2 fg, 2 reb, 2 pts
team rebounds: 12
Totals: 18/69 fg (.261), 7/11 ft (.636), 45 reb, 10 ast, 4 blk, 7 stl, 47 pts
3-pt fg (4): Gooden 2, Burt, Garibay
Fouled Out: Garibay 2:30 left
Turnovers (23): Garibay 8, Burt 5, Gooden 4, Dyson 2, Myers, Dowdy, Henry, Gomez
Antelope Valley 69:
12-Shalonie Hutchinson, PG - 0/1 fg, 1 reb, 8 ast, 1 stl, 0 pts
23-Rhiannon McCrumb, SG - 5/12 fg, 1 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 11 pts
35-Sheena Crenshaw, SF - 3/8 fg, 1/1 ft, 1 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 8 pts
40-RaChauna Randle, PF - 2/4 fg, 6 reb, 2 ast, 3 blk, 2 stl, 4 pts
44-Mariqueta Starling, C - 3/7 fg, 1/2 ft, 13 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 7 pts
15-Jennifer Albertson, G - 2/5 fg, 4 reb, 3 ast, 4 pts
32-Kelli Edwards-Valentine, F - 4/5 fg, 0/2 ft, 8 reb, 2 ast, 2 blk, 8 pts
31-Renita Mitchell, F - 6/14 fg, 2 reb, 1 stl, 17 pts
42-Andrea Houston, C - 2/4 fg, 1/3 ft, 6 reb, 1 stl, 5 pts
11-Sasa Stojic, G - 1/6 fg, 3 reb, 3 pts
22-Juanita Newsom, F - 1/2 fg, 1 reb, 2 ast, 2 pts
24-Jennifer Lee, G - 0/1 fg, 0/1 ft, 1 reb, 1 ast, 0 pts
25-Barbara Hooker, F - 0/1 fg, 0 pts
30-Brittany Bolds, G - 0/1 fg, 0 pts
team rebounds: 6
Totals: 29/71 fg (.408), 3/9 ft (.333), 53 reb, 24 ast, 5 blk, 12 stl, 69 pts
3-pt fg (8): Mitchell 5, McCrumb, Crenshaw, Stojic
Turnovers (21): Starline 5, Stojic 3, Hutchinson 2, McCrumb 2, Randle 2, Albertson 2, Mitchell 2, Crenshaw, Edwards-Valentine, Houston
Halftime Score: AVC 39, SBVC 13
Updated Records: AVC 17-2, 3-0 in conference; SBVC 1-11, 1-2
