It was a tale of two halves for the San Marcos boys hoopsters on Friday night.
Thankfully, the good half outweighed the bad, leading the Royals to a 52-46 win over Fillmore to set up a showdown with Carpinteria in Saturday’s title game.
Nick Marquez had 21 points for San Marcos, which drained every trey in the first half and went into the break with a 38-23 lead. The Flashes closed it all the way, however, as the score was 44-44 late in the contest. San Marcos managed only four points in the third quarter.“It seemed like there was a lid on the basket in the second half,” said coach Jarrod Bradley.
After Fillmore pulled even at 44, the Royals got some key stops, and Christian Mkpado hit a baseline 10-footer off a nice assist from Bryant Koopmans to put them up six with 1:30 left.
Marquez came out on fire in the game with three treys and also finished with three dunks in transition.
SAN MARCOS 52, FILLMORE 46
SAN MARCOS—Vines 8, Johnson 2, Marquez 21, Koopmans 7, Rios 2, Mkpado 10, Guild 2. Totals — 22 FG 2-7 FT .
FILLMORE—Sanchez 3, Hanes 2, Acosta 2, Gaither 1, Aguirre 28, Watson 4, Appenzeller 6. Totals 20 FG 4-8 FT.
San Marcos….22 16 4 10 — 52
Fillmore…………15 8 11 12 — 46
3ptrs—SM 6 (Vines 1, Marquez 3, Koopmans 2), F2 (Sanchez 1, Aguirre 1).
Total Fouls—SM 11, F 12.
