After sophomore forward Travele Jones (Inglewood HS) drained a three-pointer with 7:13 left in the second half  to get the Cerritos College men’s basketball team to within a 58-53 deficit with El Camino College on Friday night, the Cerritos College men’s basketball team appeared to be ready to make their move. However, the wouldn’t score again until 50 seconds were left in the game, as the Warriors went on a 22-0 run and posted an 80-60 South Coast Conference South Division win. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Falcons (11-11, 0-1), while the Warriors improved to 15-5 overall and 1-0 in divisional play. Cerritos will look to start a new winning streak on Wednesday night when they travel to Long Beach City for a 7:30 p.m. contest.

    Leading by eight (22-14) with 9:10 left in the first half, Cerritos appeared to be on the road to continuing their fine play they have distributed over the last two weeks. But a couple of turnovers that resulted in consecutive El Camino baskets started a downward spiral over the rest of the half that would see the Warriors turn in a 19-4 run to take a 33-26 lead into the locker room at halftime.

    After falling behind 48-38, Cerritos slowly started to turn the momentum in their favor, but each time they would make a move, El Camino answered right back, mainly on a three-pointer by Chad Hunt, who drained four in the second half. The Falcons also didn’t have an answer for Marquise Wright, who scored 24 on the night, along with nine rebounds.

    Jones and sophomore guard Aaron Thompson (Washington Prep HS) tried to bring the team back, but they didn’t see their shots fall, which was the same fate the rest of the team experienced. Jones finished with a team-high 17 points, along with five rebounds and five blocked shots, while Thompson was limited to nine points and six rebounds.

    Freshman guard Van Girard (Gahr HS) came off the bench and added seven points, while the trio of Jeremiah Barnes (Los Altos HS), Darrell Thomas (King/Drew HS) and Wayne Chapman (Bellflower HS) all scored six points.