SBCC sophomore Richard Somdah has been named to the first-team All-WSC North men’s basketball squad and teammate Chris Vines was an honorable mention choice.Somdah, a 6-3 forward from Houston, Texas, was the ninth-leading scorer in the 14-team conference, averaging 16.4 points. The left-hander scored 20, 20, 21 and 22 points in his last four games. He tallied a career-high 27 on Dec. 29 in a 79-78 win over Rio Hondo.Somdah averaged a team-best 6.2 rebounds for the Vaqueros (7-20, … [Read more...]
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SBCC’s Somdah, Vines earn WSC honors
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Vaqueros lose finale at Cuesta
Cuesta outscored SBCC 31-10 in the final 10 minutes of the first half Saturday night and went on to post an 85-73 men’s basketball win in the season finale for both teams at San Luis Obispo.The Vaqueros (7-20, 3-9 WSC North) made just 23.5 percent in the first half, including 1-13 on 3-pointers. Cuesta (12-17, 3-9) hit 40 percent in the first 20 minutes and led 42-21.Sophomore Richard Somdah, the No. 8 scorer in the WSC, had 22 points and nine rebounds for Santa Barbara, which dropped … [Read more...]
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Big second half lifts Vaqueros over Cuesta
SBCC parlayed hot second-half shooting and a 14-6 closing run to rally past Cuesta 70-67 on Wednesday night in a WSC North men’s basketball game at the Sports Pavilion.Santa Barbara shot 62.5 percent in the second half (10-16) and 53.5 percent for the game. The Vaqueros (7-14) completed the first round of conference play with a 3-3 record. Cuesta is 11-12 and 2-4.Sophomore forward Richard Somdah hit 6-9 from the field and 4-5 from the free-throw line to lead all scorers with 18 points. … [Read more...]
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SBCC crashes boards, beats Pierce
SBCC was downright offensive on Wednesday night with 25 of its 50 rebounds coming at the offensive end in a 66-56 men’s basketball victory over L.A. Pierce at the Sports Pavilion.Richard Somdah scored 18 points with nine rebounds (six offensive) and Tony Hawley collected 10 of his 14 points in the second half for the Vaqueros (5-12, 1-1) , who hit 15-of-20 free throws in the second half to post their first WSC North victory.Hawley, a 6-4 freshman from Dos Pueblos High, had a … [Read more...]
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Vaqueros can’t keep pace with No. 3 Saddleback
Saddleback used a big second half to defeat SBCC 79-53 on Thursday in the consolation final of the Hancock men’s basketball tournament in Santa Maria. The defending state champion Gauchos, ranked No. 3 in the state, improved to 15-3 by outscoring the Vaqueros 50-28 in the final 20 minutes.Richard Somdah had his second straight double-double for SBCC (4-11) with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Tony Hawley added 14 points and Chris Vines and Malik Bradley handed out three assists … [Read more...]
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Somdah lifts Vaqueros over Rio Hondo
Richard Somdah made a driving layup with three seconds left on Wednesday to give SBCC a thrilling 79-78 men’s basketball victory over Rio Hondo at the Hancock Tournament in Santa Maria.Somdah, a 6-3 sophomore forward, had a career-high 27 points and 10 rebounds in the consolation semifinal. Chris Vines added 14 points, six rebounds and three assists for the Vaqueros (4-10), Tony Hawley had 10 points and seven boards and Steve Saenz contributed eight points and four rebounds.After … [Read more...]
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Somdah’s 21 doesn’t do it for SBCC
Richard Somdah scored 21 points for the second straight day on Saturday but SBCC couldn’t overcome poor free-throw shooting in an 84-81 men’s basketball loss to L.A. Valley at the Southwestern Tournament in Chula Vista.Chris Vines added 18 points and Steven Saenz had 14 for the Vaqueros (1-3). Santa Barbara made just 50 percent of its free throws (13-26) in the third-place game.After leading 46-41 at the half, the Vaqueros were up by eight with 14:30 to go before Valley rallied to … [Read more...]
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Vaqueros punished for sloppy play
After a strong start, SBCC couldn’t overcome 26 turnovers on Friday in an 85-70 men’s basketball loss to Miramar at the Southwestern Tournament in Chula Vista.Richard Somdah had 21 points and six rebounds for the Vaqueros (1-2), who jumped out to a 16-7 lead. They didn’t score for the next five minutes, however, and committed six turnovers while the Jets went on a 13-0 run to go ahead 20-16.Miramar led 43-33 at halftime and the Vaqueros got within five, 63-58, at the 5:30 mark but … [Read more...]
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