The Cerritos College men’s basketball team found themselves behind quickly in their non-conference game at Ventura College on Saturday night. The end result was a 78-67 loss, which drops the team’s record to 3-4 on the season. The Falcons will now enter the four-team San Diego Mesa Tournament on Friday and open against Reedley College.

    Unable to contain the duo of Tavaris Gilbert and Kevin Menner, who each scored 19 points, Cerritos tried to work their way back into the game with a balanced second half attack. Although freshman forward Travele Jones (Inglewood HS) led all scorers with 24 points, sophomore guard Andre Zeumault (Garfield, WA HS) drained a pair of three pointers and scored seven of his 10 points in the second half. The trio of sophomore Aaron Thompson (Washington Prep HS), along with freshmen Jeremiah Barnes (Los Altos HS) and Justin Gilliam (Warren HS) all scored six points in the second half.

    On the night, Gilliam led the team with seven rebounds, while Thompson (six rebounds, three assists) and Jones (six rebounds also played well.