SF Deonte Huff scored 21 pts and grabbed 11 rebs to lead Antelope Valley (4-5) to a 63-59 win over #14 LA Southwest (4-4) in the 3rd Place game at the Oxnard Tournament.
Huff had an excellent all-around game, adding 6 asts and 5 steals to his scoring and rebound totals. For the weekend, he led all tournament scorers with 80 points and was named to the all-tourney team.
AVC opened an early 29-12 lead after 4 threes by SG Gary Thomas, only to see the Cougars rally to within a point at 30-29 after a jumper by PG Carl Munns. The Marauders then pushed their lead back to 10 points at halftime, finishing the half on a 9-0 run.
In the second half, AVC again led the whole way, but again they allowed LASW to close the gap. The Cougars rallied to trail by just 2 at 61-59 after a free throw by PF Brandon Turner in the final minute. But Thomas drained a pair of free throws with 6.5 seconds left to seal the win for AVC.
Thomas finished with 14 pts for the Marauders. SG Donte Bell added 9 pts and 6 asts. PF Rob Bates grabbed 7 rebs.
For Southwest, Ctr Rawlston Charles led the way with 16 pts and 8 rebs. SF Steve Gaston, who didn't play at all in the first half, had 12 pts and 3 steals. PF Brandon Turner, who at 6-3 played guard last year at Irvine Valley, led the Cougars with 11 rebs. Munns had a strong game with 7 pts, 6 asts and 6 steals.
box score
Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 3 pm
Oxnard Tournament - 3rd Place Game
Antelope Valley Marauders 63:
2-Deonte Huff, SF - 7/16 fg, 7/12 ft, 11 reb, 6 ast, 1 blk, 5 stl, 21 pts
3-Brandon McQueen, PG - 1/7 fg, 4/4 ft, 2 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 7 pts
5-Donte Bell, SG - 3/12 fg, 5 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl, 9 pts
13-Robert Hughes, C - 3/4 fg, 1/2 ft, 4 reb, 1 blk, 2 stl, 7 pts
15-Rob Bates, PF - 1/4 fg, 7 reb, 1 ast, 2 blk, 2 pts
11-Gary Thomas, G - 4/9 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 2 stl, 14 pts
34-Raphael Harris, C - 1/1 fg, 1/1 ft, 1 reb, 1 stl, 3 pts
51-Les Harris, F - 1 reb, 0 pts
1-Jovan McIver, G - 0 pts
41-Xavier Johnson, F - 0 pts
21-James Bolden, G - 1 ast, 0 pts
team rebounds: 3
Totals: 20/53 fg (.377), 15/21 ft (.714), 36 reb, 17 ast, 4 blk, 14 stl, 63 pts
3-pt fg (8): Thomas 4, Bell 3, McQueen
Turnovers (24): McQueen 7, Bell 5, Huff 4, Bates 2, Thomas 2, McIver 2, Hughes, team
LA Southwest Cougars 59:
1-Brandon Turner, PF - 0/5 fg, 4/8 ft, 11 reb, 1 ast, 4 pts
3-Rawlston Charles, C - 6/14 fg, 4/6 ft, 8 reb, 2 ast, 16 pts
10-Gerrell Finney, SF - 1 reb, 0 pts
30-Patrick Cleveland, PG - 0/3 fg, 0 pts
33-Jamelle Tolliver, SG - 3/5 fg, 2 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl, 6 pts
23-Carl Munns, G - 3/12 fg, 0/2 ft, 4 reb, 6 ast, 6 stl, 7 pts
31-Joshua Valentine, F - 2/4 fg, 4/5 ft, 4 reb, 1 stl, 8 pts
42-Tyrone Williams, F - 2/3 fg, 6 pts
32-Brian Ware, C - 0/1 fg, 1 blk, 0 pts
22-Craig Walls, G - 0/1 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 0 pts
21-Steve Gaston, F - 4/9 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 3 stl, 12 pts
team rebounds: 8
Totals: 20/57 fg (.351), 14/23 ft (.609), 42 reb, 14 ast, 1 blk, 12 stl, 59 pts
3-pt fg (5): Williams 2, Gaston 2, Munns
Tech Foul: LASW Bench
Turnovers (27): Turner 6, Finney 4, Tolliver 4, Charles 3, Cleveland 3, Munns 3, Gaston 2, Ware, team
Halftime Score: AVC 39, LA Southwest 29
Updated Records: AVC 4-5, LA Southwest 4-4
