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THIS IS "IN THE PAINT," COURTSIDE HIGHLIGHTS OF
ARIZONA JUNIOR COLLEGE HOOPS.
THE COCHISE APACHES ARE HEADING TO THE ACCAC
DIVISION I PLAYOFFS FOR THE 18TH CONSECUTIVE
SEASON UNDER HEAD COACH JERRY CARRILLO, AS THEY
VENTURED TO DOWNTOWN PHOENIX TO TAKE ON THE
TOP-SEEDED DIVISION II PHOENIX COLLEGE BEARS.
PHOENIX CAME OUT AGGRESSIVE WITH THE HOT
SHOOTING OF POWER FORWARD BRENDON PINEDA-MORALES AND
SOPHOMORE GUARD JAKE CIPOLETTI, AS THE BEARS
BOLTED OUT TO A 19-6, FIRST HALF LEAD.
BUT THE APACHES WOULD BATTLE THEIR WAY BACK INTO
THE GAME BY REELING OFF A 19-7 RUN.
GOODYEAR, ARIZONA NATIVE GUARD JORDAN MARTIN KNOCKS
DOWN THIS 3-POINT PLAY, GIVING COCHISE THEIR
FIRST LEAD OF THE GAME.
DEMITRIUS BALARK GOES IN FOR A POWERFUL SLAM DUNK,
BUT THE BEARS TOOK A ONE POINT LEAD INTO THE LOCKER ROOM.
IN THE SECOND HALF, THE BEARS WOULD RUN OFF THE FIRST SIX
POINTS, LED BY SOPHOMORE FORWARD DERRICK BROOKS.
PC GUARD BRANDON BROWN PROVIDING EXCELLENT BALL
SECURITY AND LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE SECOND HALF
LED THE BEARS WITH 18 POINTS AND A 74-63 VICTORY.
PHOENIX COLLEGE IMPROVES TO 21-8 WITH THE WIN.
FROM THE BEAR'S DEN AT PHOENIX COLLEGE,
JEFF LOWERY REPORTING, MCTV SPORTS.
IN MORE SCORES FROM THE 18TH,
MCC OVER CHANDLER-GILBERT, 92-75.
WESTERN BEAT PIMA, 85-69.
EASTERN ARIZONA 73, SOUTH MOUNTAIN 62.
CENTRAL TOPPED GLENDALE 86-77.
AND TOHONO O'ODHAM OVER SCOTTSDALE, 103-79.
THE SOUTH MOUNTAIN COUGARS HOSTED THE CENTRAL ARIZONA
VAQUEROS IN THE LAST GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON IN
THE ARIZONA COMMUNITY COLLEGE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE.
CENTRAL GOT OUT OF THE GATES QUICK.
SOPHOMORE GUARD RO JOHNSON HIT THE FIRST TWO BASKETS
OF THE GAME TO GIVE THE VAQUEROS AN EARLY 5-0 LEAD.
COUGAR GUARD KEVIN KELLY DROVE DOWN THE LANE AND
GOT THIS HOOP TO CUT THE CENTRAL LEAD TO FOUR, 9-5.
LATER IN THE FIRST HALF CENTRAL GETS OUT ON THE
FAST BREAK AND RO JOHNSON DELIVERS THIS BEHIND THE
BACK PASS TO DESHAWN JONES FOR THE LAY-UP AND THE
FOUL, AND THE VAQUEROS LEAD 25-7.
COUGAR FORWARD MONNARD BROWN GOT OUT IN THE OPEN
COURT AND SCORED, CUTTING THE CENTRAL LEAD TO 28-16,
BUT THE VAQUEROS WENT INTO THE LOCKER ROOM UP 49-31.
BOTH TEAMS PICKED UP THE PACE IN THE SECOND HALF.
CENTRAL WAS TOUGH ON THE BOARDS AND DOWN LOW, AND
THE COUGARS WERE HEATING UP FROM THE THREE POINT
LINE, CUTTING THE LEAD TO 12, BUT CENTRAL WAS TOO
MUCH IN THE END AND HELD ON FOR A 90-85 VICTORY.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF LUMPS THIS YEAR.
WE HAD A LOT OF UPS AND DOWNS AND IT FEELS GOOD TO
END WITH TWO IN A ROW.
WE'RE SUPER, SUPER YOUNG, ONLY TWO SOPHMORES.
SO I HAVE A LOT OF FAITH IN THESE GUYS.
I THINK WE'RE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
MIKE CAROTENUTO FOR MCTV SPORTS.
GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE PLAYED HOST FRIDAY NIGHT
TO THE FINAL REGULAR SEASON GAME.
AS DAMIN LOPEZ AND HIS THIRD-SEED GLENDALE
GAUCHOS TOOK BATTLE WITH BRIAN PEABODY'S PIMA AZTECS.
THIS GAME FEATURED THE TWO TOP SCORERS IN THE
CONFERENCE, INCLUDING PIMA'S SHAKIR SMITH, WHOSE HOT SHOOTING
HELPED THE AZTECS BUILD A 14-3, FIRST HALF LEAD.
THE LEAGUE'S SECOND LEADING SCORER, RONALD MARCH,
GETS THE GAUCHOS ON THE BOARD WITH THIS LONG THREE.
RED SHIRT SOPHOMORE GUARD ALEX JOHNSON FINDS THE
PROMISE LAND TO CONCLUDE A 16-4 RUN BY GLENDALE.
GAUCHO FORWARD ROBERT BLUNT CONNECTS WITH
JORDAN DIDIER FOR TWO.
LATER, TANNER WALTRIPS ATTACKS THE AZTEC DEFENSE FOR TWO
POINTS, AS GLENDALE LED BY ONE, AT THE HALF.
GLENDALE'S MICHAEL BERRY GOES ON A HOT STREAK
PUTTING ON A SHOOTING EXHIBITION.
BERRY'S THREE 3-POINTERS AND A 2-POINTER EXTENDS
GLENDALE'S LEAD IN THE SECOND HALF.
JOHN CROUDER GOES IN FOR A POWER SLAM.
THE GAUCHOS WOULD OUTSCORE THE AZTECS 60-39 IN THE
SECOND HALF, IN ROUTE TO A 108-86 VICTORY.
RONALD MARCH OF THE GLENDALE GAUCHOS.
WE JUST GOT THE FIRE BACK IN US RIGHT NOW.
EVERYBODY IS READY TO GO.
EVERYBODY IS PLAYING DEFENSE.
THE OFFENSE IS FLOWING.
SO WE JUST GOT A GOOD GROOVE GOING.
FOR MCTV SPORTS, I'M JEFF LOWERY.
IN MORE SCORES FROM SATURDAY, PHOENIX OVER
CHANDLER-GILBERT, 81-76.
MESA TOPPED EASTERN, 77-64.
COCHISE OUTSCORED SCOTTSDALE, 111-101.
AND TOHONO O'ODHAM OVER WESTERN, 87-83.
MIKE CAROTENUTO FOR MCTV SPORTS.