St.Bonaventure got three baskets off of offensive rebounds in the fourth quarter and Carpinteria missed a pair of lay-ups, which was enough to make the difference in the Warriors’ 47-41 Tri-Valley League loss on Friday.
Manny Rodriguez had 20 points while John Bustillos and Andrew Sova each had seven, but the Warriors were slow out of the gates and didn’t fully recover.
“In the first quarter we came out very flat, but for the rest of the game we played our rear ends off,” said coach John Ward. “These are games we can win.”
Carpinteria (10-12, 1-8) plays Bishop Diego on Monday.
ST. BONAVENTURE 47, CARPINTERIA 41
SANTA BARBARA — Gear 11, Taylor 10, Higbie 4, Nunez 8, Dwyer 4, Andrews 5, Ferris 5. Totals 16 12-18 47.
CARPINTERIA — Babineaux 2, Madden 3, Sova 7, Bustillos 7, Saenz 2, Rodriguez 20. Totals 14 12-16 41.
St. Bonaventure…17 9 10 11 — 47
Carpinteria…5 8 15 13 — 41
3-point goals — SB 3 (Taylor 2, Gear 1), C 1 (Madden). Total fouls — SB 15, C 11.
