Cerritos College Athletics - 2008-09 Men's Basketball News: Mad scramble goes Falcons way in win

It was a mad scramble in the final seconds of Friday night's South Coast Conference South Division opener in The Aviary at Cerritos College. The Falcons, clinging to a 62-61 lead in the final 13 seconds, looked to hold off Los Angeles Harbor College, who was trying to take their first lead since early in the game. On their inbound pass, Falcon sophomore guard Wayne Chapman (Bellflower HS) appeared the have stolen the ball on and overthrown pass. But, when he couldn't gain control, the Seahawks got the ball and found themselves with a 2-on-1 break. Three LA Harbor players had tip shots to take the lead, with none of them falling. The end result was a 62-61 win for Cerritos (11-9, 1-0), while the Seahawks fell to 8-11 overall and 0-1 in divisional play. The Falcons will now host Los Angeles Southwest College at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

After opening up a sizable 13-point lead (46-33) with 14:07 remaining, it looked as though Cerritos was going to pull away. But a pair of turnovers and poor shot selection allowed LA Harbor to go on 9-0 run over the span of 5:13 to get to within 46-42. The Falcons got their lead back up to 56-47 after a three-pointer from sophomore guard Jeremy Pope (Mayfair HS), but once again the Seahawks fought back and closed the game to 58-56 with 1:27 left. Kevin Dawson then canned a long three-pointer with 16 seconds left o put the score at 62-61 before the final barrage of shots ended the game.

The Falcons were led by a pair of scorers off the bench, with Pope (12 points) and sophomore forward Marcellus Jackson (Independence HS), who added 10 points and 13 rebounds, leading the way. Chapman chipped in with 10 points and three assists, while sophomore guard Sean Chennault (Ben Franklin, PA HS) added nine points and five rebounds. Sophomore guard Ken Brown (Soldan, MO HS/Southwest Tennessee CC) dished out seven assists and was held to five points. Dawson lead the Seahawks with 12 points.

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