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Juan Velez.
Jeremy Pope scores 31
points in team's 99-78 win over Rise Academy. |
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Cerritos College
men's basketball player
Jeremy Pope
(Mayfair HS) drained a career-high eight
three-pointers and finished with 31 points to help
lead the Falcons to a 99-78 non-conference win over
Rise Academy (PA) at The Aviary on Saturday night.
As a team, Cerritos (5-3) went 13-for-26 from
three-point range and pulled away after Rise Academy
got to within 67-63 midway through the second half.
The Falcons will now travel to Pasadena City College
next Friday for a 7:30 p.m. South Coast Conference
cross-over game.
Several times
during the game, the Falcons looked to pull away,
but Rise turned to Chris Cantino each time. Cantino,
who led all scorers with 33 points, converted
14-of-19 shots and also pulled down 10 rebounds. But
it was Pope who netted consecutive three-pointers to
help Cerritos close out the game on a 32-15 run.
The fast-paced
game showcased the team's ability to get up and down
the court, as the Falcons converted 41-of-80 shots
in the game, with five different players scoring in
double-figures. Additionally, Cerritos posted 30
assists on their 41 baskets, with sophomore guard
Wayne Chapman (Bellflower HS)
leading the way with seven, to go along with his 12
points, seven rebounds and four steals.
Sophomore guard
Sean
Chennault (Ben Franklin, PA HS)
finished with 12 points, five rebounds and three
assists off the bench, while freshman
Willie
Edwards (Moreno Valley HS) and
sophomore
Ramon
Williams (Bellflower HS) each
added 11 points. Pope also contributed with his
passing, as he finished with six assists, as did
sophomore
Ken Brown
(Soldan, MO HS/Southwest Tennessee CC). For
Rise Academy, Nelson Bishop scored 19 points and
hauled down seven rebounds.
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