San Marcos won its second game in as many days at the Coast Union Tournament on Friday, taking down Taft 57-37.
The Royals featured a balanced attack, putting nine players in the scoring column. Thayer White talliied a team-high with 10 points and added five rebounds. Matt Welsh contributed nine points. Bennie Kirkwood went for eight points, eight rebounds.
The Royals jumped out to an 18-11 lead after the first-quarter and used a strong second-half to cause the rout.
San Marcos stands at 5-2 now with the win and moves on to play the winner of Morro Bay and North County Christian on Saturday.
SAN MARCOS 57, TAFT 37
SAN MARCOS – Manzo 4, Kirkwood 8, Guild 4, Koopmans 2, Mkpado 8, Ridenour 8, Dodson 4, Welsh 9, White 10. FTs – 3-4.
TAFT — Kidd 3, McPherson 5, LeClair 16, Lopez 2, Jorgensen 11, FTs 6-7.
San Marcos 18 11 13 15 — 57
Taft 11 11 8 7 — 37
3-ptrs – SM 2 (Ridenour), T 5 ( Kidd, McPherson, Jorgenson)
