Cerritos College Athletics - 2008-09 Men's Basketball News: Last-second shot misses in one-point loss

Down 79-78 with 20 seconds left in the second half, the Cerritos College men's basketball team had a chance to come back and beat Los Angeles Trade-Tech College at The Aviary on Thursday night. Even after sophomore forward Ramon Williams (Bellflower HS) missed a baseline jumper, the Falcons got the ball back with one second left when they tied the ball up under the basket. Sophomore guard Wayne Chapman (Bellflower HS) was long on his three-point attempt and Cerritos suffered a 79-78 defeat. The loss dropped the Falcons to 2-2 on the season, while the Beavers improved to 2-0. Cerritos will now enter the Irvine Valley Tournament starting next Thursday.

The game also marked the home debut of new head coach Russ May, who played for the Falcons from 1989-91 and served as an assistant coach from 1994-99.

Trailing by as many as 14 points (29-15), the Falcons tried to stay with an up-tempo Trade-Tech team that also shot well from the outside. They were able to tie the game in the first half at 34 after a pair of Dominic Kilgore (Cerritos HS) free throws, but then trailed 45-38 at intermission.

It was more of the same in the second half, as the Beavers fought off every Cerritos rally, thanks in part to 21 points from Austin Bowen and 17 points from Yashin Ali. Williams drained a three-pointer with 3:45 remaining to get the team tied at 75, while sophomore Greg Howell (Artesia HS) gave the Falcons a 78-77 lead with 1:41 left after he netted a three-pointer. But it was Bowen who scored the eventual game-winning basket on a driving layup with :26 seconds left.

Williams (four rebounds, three steals) and Chapman (three rebounds) led the Falcons with 12 points each, while sophomore Marcellus Jackson (Independence HS) added 11 points and seven boards. Sophomore guard Ken Brown (Soldan (MO) HS/Southwest Tennessee CC) accounted for 11 points, six assists and three steals in a losing cause.

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