SBCC beats Oxnard for first WSC victory

Eric Becker tallied 12 points and deflected a pass with five seconds left Wednesday night to preserve SBCC’s 66-63 men’s basketball victory at Oxnard.Tony Williams had 11 points and seven rebounds and Scott Burrows added 10 points and six boards for the Vaqueros (4-18, 1-6), who notched their first WSC North triumph of the year.Alex DiManno had a season-high 10 assists and Jalani Davis contributed eight points. The Vaqueros extended a 31-30 halftime lead to 53-43 with 12 minutes to … [Read more...]

Jimenez’s solid game sparks SBCC women over Oxnard

Jennifer Jimenez scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds on Wednesday night as SBCC built a big second-half lead on the way to a 62-54 women’s basketball triumph at Oxnard.The Vaqueros (10-12, 4-3 WSC North) opened the second half with a 24-0 blitz that stretched the lead to 27 points at 54-27. Oxnard (5-13, 1-7) was scoreless for the first 10 minutes of the second half.Sara Crane racked up seven points, 11 rebounds, eight assists and three steals for Santa Barbara, which enjoyed a … [Read more...]

Crane, Steele spark 2-point SBCC victory

Sara Crane did a little of everything on Wednesday night with 11 points, eight assists, four rebounds and three steals, leading SBCC to a 78-76 women’s basketball victory over L.A. Pierce in Woodland Hills.Leslie Steele made 4-of-10 from 3-point land and scored 15 points before fouling out with 7:30 to go. The Vaqueros (9-12) hit their season high in points to complete the first round with a 3-3 record in WSC North play. Pierce is 8-14 and 1-5.SBCC shot 41 percent in the game and led … [Read more...]

Vaquero men’s rally falls short in 81-68 setback

L.A. Pierce parlayed a hot first half into an 81-68 men’s basketball victory over SBCC on Wednesday night in Woodland Hills. The Brahmas (3-14, 1-5 WSC North) hit 60 percent in the opening half, including 5-7 on 3-pointers, to build a 50-31 lead.Eric Becker had 17 points and seven rebounds for the Vaqueros (3-18, 0-6), who shot 38.3 percent and hit only 50 percent of their free throws (18-36). SBCC trailed by 26 (64-38) with 11:30 to play before cutting the deficit to nine at 77-68 with a … [Read more...]

Burrows’ season-high not enough for Vaqueros

Scott Burrows tallied a season-high 20 points Saturday night and SBCC gave Cuesta all it could handle before dropping a 73-66 WSC North men’s basketball game at the Sports Pavilion.Burrows drained 7-11 from the field, including 4-7 from 3-point range, for the Vaqueros (3-17, 0-5). Calen Coleman topped the Cougars (16-7, 4-1) with 21 points.The Vaqueros shaved the deficit to three, 69-66, on an 8-foot baseline jumper by JP Dodson with 48.8 seconds remaining. After a timeout, Dodson was … [Read more...]

Cuesta shakes off nice performance from SBCC’s Crane

Sara Crane had a big night with 14 points, 13 assists and five rebounds on Saturday but SBCC still came on the short end of a 65-60 women’s basketball decision to Cuesta at the Sports Pavilion.After falling behind 11-0 and 16-4 at the outset, the Vaqueros (8-12, 2-3 WSC North) battled back and finally took the lead at 58-57 on a long jumper from the corner by Shannon Abdulla with 4:10 to play. A layup by Crane on an assist from Mercedes Gonzales put the home team ahead 60-59 with 1:56 … [Read more...]

Raiders topple Vaqueros

Moorpark beat SBCC on the boards 44-21 and on the scoreboard, 66-56, in a WSC North men’s basketball game on Wednesday night in the Sports Pavilion.Eric Becker (6-6 from the field) and CJ Edwards (5-6) combined to hit 11 of 12 shots and score 26 points but it wasn’t enough for the Vaqueros, who outshot the visitors 44 to 42 percent.Becker, a 6-5 sophomore from Santa Ynez High, scored 14 points and Edwards had 12 for the Vaqueros, who played without leading scorer JP Dodson and Jalani … [Read more...]

Second-half slump sinks Vaqueros

SBCC played solid basketball for 25 minutes on Wednesday night, extending an eight-point halftime advantage to 45-32 on a layup by Jennifer Jimenez with 14:51 to play.But the Vaqueros went cold for the next 13 minutes, getting outscored 33-7 and falling to Moorpark 69-58 in a WSC North game at the Sports Pavilion.“Those scoring droughts really hurt,” said coach Sandrine Krul. “We didn’t show up defensively, giving up 69 points. This young team is going to get it, I don’t when … [Read more...]

Cold shooting costs Vaqueros

Hancock erased an early deficit with a 14-0 run on Saturday night and went on to beat SBCC 60-50 in a men’s basketball game in Santa Maria.The Vaqueros (3-15, 0-3 WSC North) jumped ahead 8-2 before the Bulldogs (15-6, 2-2) got hot and built a 16-8 lead with 7:50 to play. Hancock led 22-18 at halftime.Santa Barbara was outshot 41 to 30 percent and missed all 17 of its 3-point tries. The Bulldogs made 6-15 from downtown.JP Dodson led the Vaqueros with 15 points while Eric Becker had … [Read more...]

Crane, Gonzalez spark Vaqueros

Freshman forward Sara Crane scored 15 points with 12 rebounds on Saturday and Mercedes Gonzalez grabbed a career-high 17 boards to guide SBCC past Hancock 71-51 in a WSC North women’s basketball game at Santa Maria.Crane hit 7-10 from the field and was one of three Vaqueros in double-figure rebounds. Santa Barbara won the board battle 52-32 with Gonzalez collecting 17, Crane 12 and Keia Nobles 11.Jennifer Jimenez scored 15 points while Nobles had a double-double with 11 points and 11 … [Read more...]

SBCC stopped short by Ventura

Ventura scored 16 unanswered points in the first half Wednesday night and went on to defeat SBCC 96-84 in a WSC North men’s basketball game at Ventura.JP Dodson led the Vaqueros (3-14, 0-2) with 16 points and Scott Burrows had 14. Austin Ramljak and Zalmico Harmon had 23 apiece for the Pirates (10-10, 2-1).Ventura hit 49 percent, including nine triples, while the Vaqueros shot 37 percent. SBCC was effective from the free-throw line, making 24 of 29. The home team won the battle of the … [Read more...]

Vaqueros’ shot fails them in loss to Pirates

Top-ranked Ventura took control with an 18-4 first-half run on Wednesday en route to a 68-44 women’s basketball victory over visiting SBCC.The Pirates (20-1, 3-0 WSC North) outshot the Vaqueros 47 to 23 percent and won the board battle 41-32. Ventura ended the opening half on a 26-8 run that produced a 36-19 lead.Jennifer Jimenez paced Santa Barbara with 10 points and six rebounds. Keia Nobles had seven points and Mercedes Gonzalez added six points and eight rebounds.The Vaqueros … [Read more...]