A seven-minute scoreless stretch in the first half proved costly for SBCC on Saturday and the Vaqueros went on to drop a 93-66 decision to L.A. Pierce in their men’s basketball season finale at the Sports Pavilion.The Brahmas broke open a tight game with a 16-0 run that produced a 44-23 lead with 1:52 to go in the first half. Pierce (7-13, 5-5 WSC North) outshot the home team 54 to 32 percent while taking a 48-27 halftime lead.The Vaqueros (4-23, 1-11) committed 15 of their 24 … [Read more...]
Vaqueros end season in defeat
Cuesta downs Vaqueros 87-69
Cuesta won the shooting, rebounding and scoring battles on Wednesday in an 87-69 men’s basketball victory over SBCC at San Luis Obispo.The Cougars (22-7, 10-1) clinched a tie for first in the WSC North by shooting 61 percent, including 10-21 on 3-pointers. They outrebounded the Vaqueros 37-22.Anthony Williams scored a season-high 17 and Scott Burrows had 11 for SBCC (4-22, 1-10), which shot 40 percent and fell behind 45-32 at halftime.“They have three good 3-point shooters and we … [Read more...]
Late surge sends Hancock past SBCC
After a tight battle for more than 35 minutes on Wednesday night, SBCC went cold over the final 4:27 and Hancock took advantage to post a 71-60 men’s basketball victory in the Sports Pavilion.The Bulldogs (19-7, 6-3 WSC North) shot 48 percent in the second half and outscored the Vaqueros 10-0 in the last 4½ minutes. Scott Burrows led SBCC (4-20, 1-8) with 17 points and five rebounds.“We had some critical turnovers during that stretch and we missed some shots,” said coach Morris … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Dodson’s season-high spoiled by Oxnard
JP Dodson scored a season-high 22 points on Saturday night but Oxnard rallied past SBCC 90-89 in overtime, spoiling the Vaqueros’ WSC North men’s basketball debut at the Sports Pavilion.The Vaqueros (3-13, 0-1) shot 60.6 percent in the opening half and scored the last seven points to take a 51-44 lead. There were 11 ties and 14 lead changes in the first half.“I was ready to play from the beginning,“ said Dodson, a freshman guard from San Marcos High who tallied 16 in the first … [Read more...]
Nelson’s 3-ball leads to SBCC triumph
Cameron Nelson drained a 3-pointer from the right corner with eight seconds left on Thursday to lift SBCC over Rio Hondo 60-58 in a men’s basketball overtime thriller at the Hancock Holiday Classic in Santa Maria.The Vaqueros (3-11) got 18 points from JP Dodson and 14 from Scott Burrows. They led 28-21 at intermission before the Roadrunners (2-10) rallied to force overtime on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer that tied it at 50.Trailing 58-55 with 16 seconds left in the five-minute extra … [Read more...]
Butte slips past Vaqueros 60-54
SBCC used a full-court press to rally within a point of Butte on Wednesday in the opening round of the Hancock Holiday Classic before going cold in the final seven minutes of a 60-54 men’s basketball defeat.The Vaqueros, playing their first game in 18 days, trailed 51-50 with 7:11 to play and then went more than six minutes without a point. Santa Barbara (2-11) was outscored 9-4 to end the game.Butte, which led 34-29 at intermission, hit 50 percent from the field while the Vaqueros … [Read more...]