NOTE: Victor Valley later forfeited this game for the use of an ineligible player. While the school has declined to name the player, by the process of elimination one can infer that the player in question is Jaron Buchanan.
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Ctr Jaron Buchanan had 17 pts and 8 rebs to lead Victor Valley (5-4) to a 69-61 win over Cuyamaca (2-5) in the consolation final of the Neil Edwards Classic at Citrus College Sunday afternoon.
SG Dwight Gordon added 14 pts, 5 rebs, 6 asts and 5 steals for the winners, and SF Alan Alston had 5 pts, 5 asts and a game-high 11 rebs. PF Tim Sanders also reached double figures with 10 pts.
Victor Valley led from start to finish, jumping out to a 7-0 lead early on and building a 17-point lead at 29-12 midway through the first half. At halftime, teh Rams led, 38-24.
Cuyamaca rallied to cut the margin to just 4 points at 59-55 with 2:55 remaining in the game, and still trailed by just 4 at 65-61 with 1:02 left, but couldn't get any closer. A pair of free throws by Gordon and a dunk by Sanders on a pass from Gordon after a steal by PG Deanard Crouch sealed the win for VVC.
SF Nick Taylor led all scorers with 21 pts, including 4 threes, for Cuyamaca. SG Dahir Nasser had 16 pts and PG Roshun Wynne came off the bench to spark the Coyotes with 12 pts, including a half-court shot at the buzzer to end the first half, and 5 steals.
Alston was named to the all-tournament team.
box score
2008 Neil Edwards Classic @ Citrus College, Glendora
Sunday, November 25, 2007 - 2 pm
Consolation Final
Cuyamaca Coyotes 61:
20-Dahir Nasser, SG - 5/11 fg, 4/6 ft, 3 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 3 pf, 16 pts
22-Gabe Wessel, PG - 0/6 fg, 1/2 ft, 5 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl, 3 pf, 1 pt
30-Nick Taylor, SF - 7/13 fg, 3/4 ft, 2 reb, 1 stl, 21 pts
44-Roger Davis, C - 3/6 fg, 0/1 ft, 2 reb, 3 blk, 1 stl, 2 pf, 6 pts
50-Martin Graham, PF - 0/8 fg, 0/2 ft, 7 reb, 1 ast, 4 pf, 0 pts
10-Tim Burch, G - 0/2 fg, 2 reb, 1b lk, 0 pts
40-Avery Petty, F - 0/1 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 1 pf, 2 pts
12-Roshun Wynne, G - 4/7 fg, 3/4 ft, 1 reb, 1 ast, 5 stl, 13 pts
42-Stephon Stafford, F - 1/1 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 pf, 2 pts
24-Mike Scott, G - 0/2 fg, 1 ast, 1 pf, 0 pts
team rebounds: 7
Totals: 20/57 fg (.351), 13/21 ft (.619), 32 reb, 12 ast, 4 blk, 10 stl, 15 pf, 61 pts
3-pt fg (6): Taylor 4, Wynne 2
Turnovers (18): Wessel 4, Wynne 4, Nasser 2, Taylor 2, Graham 2, Burch 2, Davis, Petty
Victor Valley Rams 69:
1-Jaron Buchanan, C - 8/12 fg, 4/6 ft, 8 reb, 3 pf, 17 pts
3-Dwight Gordon, SG - 5/13 fg, 4/4 ft, 5 reb, 6 ast, 2 blk, 5 stl, 2 pf, 14 pts
21-Deanard Crouch, PG - 2/10 fg, 3 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 4 pf, 4 pts
34-Alan Alston, SF - 2/8 fg, 1/2 ft, 11 reb, 5 ast, 4 blk, 1 stl, 3 pf, 5 pts
40-Tim Sanders, PF - 4/9 fg, 2/2 ft, 8 reb, 4 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 2 pf, 10 pts
5-Tory Dudgeon, F - 0/1 fg, 1 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 1 pf, 0 pts
2-Eric Canales, G - 2/4 fg, 0/1 ft, 3 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 4 pf, 4 pts
50-Kenny McGrath, C - 2/3 fg, 1 reb, 2 pf, 4 pts
22-Eric Bailey, C - 2/2 fg, 2/2 ft, 4 reb, 1 ast, 6 pts
33-Chris Lopez, F - 1/1 fg, 1 pf, 2 pts
24-Mikal Abdullah, F - 1/2 fg, 2 reb, 3 pts
14-Steve Fealy, F - 0 pts
team rebounds: 5
Totals: 29/65 fg (.446), 10/17 ft (.588), 51 reb, 22 ast, 8 blk, 13 stl, 22 pf, 69 pts
3-pt fg (1): Abdullah
Turnovers (20): Gordon 7, Dudgeon 4, Crouch 2, Alston 2, Abdullah 2, Canales, McGrath, Lopez
Halftime Score: Victor Valley 38, Cuyamaca 24
Updated Records: Victor Valley 5-4, Cuyamaca 2-5
Alston was named to the all-tournament team
VVC later forfeited this win for using an ineligible player.
