Cerritos College Athletics - 2008-09 Men's Basketball News: Cerritos blows out LA Southwest, 94-75

With just two regular season games remaining, the Cerritos College men's basketball team moved one step closer to a rematch with Long Beach City College, who provided the Falcons with their lone South Coast Conference South Division loss. On Wednesday, Cerritos dismantled Los Angeles Southwest College, 94-75 to move to 16-10 overall and 5-1 in the division. They will host El Camino College at 7:30 p.m. before their finale with the Vikings next Wednesday.

In opening up a big first half lead, the Falcons looked to sophomore forward Marcellus Jackson (Independence HS), who scored 13 of his team-high 17 points in the first half, while he finished with 11 rebounds and three blocked shots. Cerritos slowly started pulling away early in the game and took a 45-32 lead into halftime. They saw that lead continue to swell, as everyone made contributions.

Sophomore Brandon Hicks (Bellflower HS) came on in the second half and scored 11 of his career-high 13 points, as he netted his first six shots. Additionally, freshman guard BJ Denker (North Torrance HS) scored seven points, while sophomore guard Ken Brown (Soldan (MO) HS/Southwest Tennessee CC) came off the bench and scored 14 points, along with five rebounds and four assists.

Five players scored in double-figures for the Falcons, including freshman forward Willie Edwards (Moreno Valley HS), who had 15 points and five caroms, while sophomore guard Jeremy Pope (Mayfair HS) contributed 10 points and four assists. Bryce Lane (19 points) and Dontae Clark (18 points) led the Cougars.