San Marcos was up 17-9 after one quarter against defending CIF champion Thousand Oaks on Friday night, but it quickly slipped away from the Royals in a 74-55 loss at the San Luis Obispo Tournament.
Christian Mkpado “worked his butt off” according to coach Jarrod Bradley, putting up 23 points with 12 rebounds for his third consecutive double-double. Bradley also said that J.P. Dodson (nine points) had a solid outing.
Thousand Oaks won the second quarter 30-6 and made 21 of 28 free throws in the game. San Marcos (2-1) turned the ball over 23 times, leading to 30 Thousand Oaks points.
THOUSAND OAKS 74, SAN MARCOS 55
SAN MARCOS — Manzo 4, Johnson 2, Guild 2, Mkpado 23, Ridenour 2, Dodson 9, Welsh 4, White 9. Totals 23 8-12 55.
THOUSAND OAKS — Whalen 17, Solomon 2, Donahue 5, Hall 11, Cosworth 5, Jacques 2, Tiffin 23, Mullaney 8. Totals 23 21-28 74.
San Marcos…17 6 23 9 — 55
Thousand Oaks…9 30 20 15 — 74
3-point goals — SM 1 (White), TO 6 (Whalen, Hal, Tiffin 3, Mullaney). Total fouls — SM 22, TO 15. Technicals — SM bench, White, Mkpado.
