Isaiah Tapia came off the bench to lead Santa Barbara High past Buena 68-57 in Wednesday’s Channel League boys basketball game.
Tapia scored a team-high 17 points. Also off the bench, Brendan Fay added 14 points and Michael Day 10.
Danny Tatnall led all scorers with 21 points.
Santa Barbara’s Emilio Gonzalez sat out serving the second game of a school-imposed suspension.
“It was great having a few other guys step up and give us good minutes with Emilio out. We are a deep team with a lot if guys that can play,” said Dons assistant coach Andy Gil.
The Dons came out with a strong first quarter and led 23-12 after the first eight minutes. The two teams alternated winning quarters after that.
The Dons are now 18-4 overall and 7-3 in Channel League play with two games to go. Both are next week, with San Marcos on Tuesday and Dos Pueblos on Thursday.
