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| It was the Blue and White versus the Blue and White at Lakeview Middle School on Monday. |
Boys Basketball
at Lakeview Middle School, Orcutt, CALompoc 76, Orcutt Academy 34
[L: 11,30,22,12 - 76 OA: 6,10,10,8 - 34]
Let's see. The Braves had the advantage in size, strength, speed, skill, shooting ability, experience, and several other categories. Lompoc's harassing defense caused numerous Spartans turnovers, including 17 steals. Their rebounding, they had 29, was relentless. One wonders what they could have done with more than 3 full days of practice. The Lompoc gym being used Thursday - Saturday for the Bryan Ayer Classic girls Tournament.
Actually, the lack of floor time did show up in the first quarter. Four of the Braves that hit the floor for the opening tip-off were playing football until last week, and their timing and coordination weren't quite 'there' yet. Many of their 11 turnovers came early and they missed entirely too many scoring opportunities, including quite a few lay-ups.
Although Lompoc was able to forge an early lead, is was, ironically, when the subs started coming in that the Big Blue Machine started scything through the Spartans. As it turned out, the subs saw a lot of action - all 14 players spent time on the floor, and 12 of them scored.
The Braves' early advantage was chopped to a single point (7-6) midway through the 1st period, but Lompoc started to settle down and find their rhythm, hitting a pair of buckets to push the score to 11-6 at the first break. Then the roof fell in on Orcutt. The combination of inside play (Elijah Bailey's 6 points), outside play (4 players hit 3-pointers), and point guard Rafael Arellano's fast break lay-ups (8 points) were just too much for the Spartans.
The Braves scored 30 in the 2nd, and 22 in the 3rd, before completely emptying their bench in the 4th. Lompoc flirted with a 40 point margin, but never quite got to that qualifier for a running clock. The Spartans kept fighting, but sometimes it must have seemed to the Orcutt players that there were 7 or 8 Braves on the court.
In the last minute of the game, Lompoc's final player, erstwhile defensive tackle Maurice Kirby, entered the contest. The Spartans had the ball, and had scoring chances but couldn't convert them. They did claim some rebounds to keep the ball until late. A errant pass, however, found a Lompoc guard who drove down court, but was cut off by the weary defense. He then flipped the ball back to Kirby who was trailing on the play. And, as the Braves' JV squad chanted "Rock-y, Rock-y" from the stands, Kirby floated a 14 foot jumper at the basket slightly ahead of the final buzzer. Nothing but net. It was that kind of night.
Darrell Black thought his young Spartans "played like their age", but believes that they will get better with experience. Well, experience and the return of point guard Jaylen Holford. What he did like was the play of sophomore Manny Mangayo who led the team with 12 points.
Perhaps the least impressed individual in the building was Lompoc Head Coach Joe Smith who simply remarked "I learned that we could be a good team with a lot more hard work."
Braves [1-0]: Tim Dishion 13 (1x3), Elijah Bailey 12, Rafael Arellano 11, Drayton Howell 7 (1x3), Torey Sims 7 (1x3), Luciano Lopez 7, Brian Piemme 6, Chris Gonzales 6, Colin Blout 3, Taylor Cornejo 3 (1x3), Maurice Kirby 2, Glen Taylor 1.
Spartans [0-2]: Manny Mangayo 12, Donte Hodge 6; 4 points- Kevin Good, Mauro Guzman; 2 points - Kurt Reed, Ricky Nuno, Roland Lamboy, and Brandon Richards.
Junior Varsity
Lompoc 64, Orcutt Academy 8
[L: 21,23,12,8 - 64 OA: 4,2,2,0 - 8]
This one was even worse. If it had been a prize fight it would have been stopped early in the first round, as it was the running clock was instituted after the initial bucket of the 3rd quarter, a Lompoc 2, put the Braves up by 40 points. The Spartans had NO offensive mojo working. They scored 3 field goals in the game, including 1 3-pointer and were 1-5 from the line.
Lompoc had 4 players who scored as many as the Spartans - Darius Dunson 12, Ruben Venegas 9, Gabe Simon 8, and Bertrand "B.J." Taylor. All 12 players who suited up played, and 11 of them scored. Orcutt scorers were Javier Sanchez 3, Isaiah Oropeza 3, Vincent Benevides 2. Of the three, only Oropeza was a starter.
Other Area Scores
at Pioneer Valley
Mission Prep 69, Pioneer Valley 31
[MP: 15,26,23,5 - 69 PV: 11,6,8,6 - 31]
Playing 6 games in 7 days, combined with an emotional memorial service for former AD Neil Reed, was just too much for the Panthers
Royals [1-0]: Connor Wolpert 24 (11 Rbs), Quenten Adlesh 18, Ian Stake 10.
Panthers [1-5]: Ali Munoz-Tell 9, Jaskamal Gill 7.
Girls Basketball
at Paisola Pavillion
Lompoc 59, Orcutt Academy 28
[L: 15,12,18,14- 59 OA: 4,13,6,5, - 28]
Braves [3-1]: Chrisshnay Brown 17 pts (14 Rbs), Arianna Espinosa 15, Precilla Castellanos 11, Shyanne Dean 6, Lexie Barbosa 4, Celeste Kamery 4, Rylee Sager 3, Destiny Goggins 2.
Spartans : Chanel Diaz 9, Aston Castillo 5, Allison Munoz 5; 3 points - Kaitlin Tilley, Erica Chambers, Skye Elder.
Junior Varsity
Lompoc 39, Orcutt Academy 35
No Additional Information Provided.
Other Area Scores
at RighettiRighetti 62, Santa Maria 33
Warriors [1-0]: Valerie Luque 14, Amy Ornelas 8, Shailyn Joseph 8.
at Valley Christian Academy
Valley Chrstn. 53, Midland 25
[VCA: 22,4,23,4 - 53 M: 4,8,6,7 - 25]
Lions: Ellie Hedlund 15, Simone Swian 13, Hannah Walls 9.
Oaks: Lupita Guadalupe 12.
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